Games Tournament Here Tonight For Crippled Children
A community games tournament at the Community Public Service Company building supports the Grayson County Crippled Children's Society and the national infantile paralysis fund. Admission is 25 cents per person with prizes at each table and a dance planned in nearby Sherman to boost donations. A First National Bank donation jar aids the effort, which aims to raise funds distributed 75 percent locally and 25 percent to the national committee.
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Community Public Service Company
Crippled Children’s Fund
Whitewright
First National Bank
Grayson County
Crippled Children’s Society
Sherman
National Committee For
Dewey Links New Deal to Slump in Marriage Rates
In Boston, Thomas E. Dewey attacks the New Deal as fiscally mismanaged and wasteful, arguing seven lean years have slowed the economy. He cites a 25 percent drop in marriages from 1922 28 and says economic conditions deny young couples their opportunity to wed.
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Boston
Thomas E. Dewey
New England
New York
Washington
Dewey
America
Too Cold to Snow Myth Debunked by Weather Experts
The article refutes the belief that extreme cold prevents snow. Weather observers explain snow can fall even at 50 below if the air is moist, with examples from the South Pole. It also notes dirty first snows are a myth and mentions Ireland's large brewery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Weather Bureau
Admiral Byrd
South Pole
Basketball game Friday to settle Tuesday dispute
Whitewright and Bells high school boys game halted in the fourth quarter due to officials’ dispute. The rematch is set for Friday at 7 30 p m at the local gym with neutral referees. Bells girls edged Whitewright 30 23 Tuesday. both teams meet again Friday.
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Whitewright-Bells
S. T. Montgomery
Whitewright
Bells
Rotarians Hear Brief Biographies of Members
The Rotary Club program featured six members giving short bios with fifteen questions provided for preparation. Claud Meador drew laughs for about five minutes, setting a light tone that continued as W. E. La Roe, Dr. Geo. K. Stephens, A. M. Bryant, J. E. Morgan, F. M. Echols and Rev. E. P. Wootten shared quick sketches and visitors J. O. Dodson and Hugh Norris spoke briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Claud Meador
W. E. la Roe
Geo. K. Stephens
A. M. Bryant
J. E. Morgan
F. M. Echols
E. P. Wootten
J. H. Waggoner
J. O. Dodson
Sherman
Hugh Norris
Ada
Okla
Dies Committee Awarded Year Extension for Inquiry
The House approved a resolution to extend the Dies committee’s un American activities probe to January 3, 1941, 345 to 21. The vote funds the inquiry at $100,000 amid charges over the panel’s fairness and a Franks E Hook accusation. Joe Starnes led the push while Dies mournfully remained ill at his Orange Texas home.
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Washington
House
Dies
Chamber
Martin Dies
Dem
Texas
Senate
Frank E. Hook
Michigan
Christian Front
Joe Starnes
Alabama
Orange
Starnes
We Apologize and a Riddle About Time
A brief fragment presents a playful exchange about hourglasses and the middle constriction. It frames a joke that the sand’s narrowing wastes time, implying a moral or humorous warning about delay.
Many Changes in Business Firms in Last 39 Years
Mayor F M Echols found a July 4 1901 Sun copy in city files. The ad heavy issue shows Reeves Stillwell spot cash sale with deep discounts on suits skirts linen and hats. Local notices include residents social visits and home moves amid Plumbers busy taps and quality deep water. Horace Hoard leaves for Pan-American Exposition. J L Dyer moves to East Whitewright.
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F. M. Echols
the Sun
B. P. Harrison
Reeves & Stillwell
Spot Cash Dry Goods
Howard & May Drug Co
First National Bank
Truett Bros
Dyer & Jones
Gallaher Bros
S. R. Glidewell
Fuller & Kerley
Fain & May
J. M. Stone & Co
J. O. Mullins
J. M. Yates
McKenna & Sons
Gerstle
Dr. Pierce
Johnston
Scott
Wetmore
Arbuckle
Eilert
Chamberlain
Cripple Creek
Colo
Whitewright
J. T. Falls
Kentuckytown
Lucian LaRoe
Horace Hoard
Buffalo
J. L. Dyer
East Whitewright
Dog Knows English Gramma r Says Rip Follows Lie Down
Stillwater recounts Rip the hearing dog owned by Dr. Agnes Berrigan. A student told Rip “Lay down,” the dog ignored it. The professor corrected, noting the grammar and ordering “Lie down.” Rip complied, proving his training and language cue understanding.
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Stillwater
Okla
Rip
Agnes Berrigan
Oklahoma A. & M
Berrigan
R D Booher Dies In Truck Overturn North Of Greenville
Rudolph D Booher was killed when his truck overturned on the Greenville Wolfe City highway five miles north of Greenville early Sunday. He was en route to East Texas for butane gas and the body was sent to Greenville for ambulance transport and burial preparations. He was 22, a native of the Ely community, a Maytag Ford worker, and a member of Enterprise Baptist Church. Funeral services were held Monday at Enterprise Baptist Church with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Enterprise Baptist Church
Whitewright
R. D. Booher
Oak Hill Cemetery
M. E. Miller
J. A. Henderson
T. B. Randolph
E. G. Gilley
Glen Earnheart
Ross Brown
Curtis Brown Jr
R. P. Booher
Charles Harrison
Benton Russell
J. D. Russell
Rudolph Douglas Booher
Greenville
Greenville-Wolfe City
East Texas
Booher
Tom Booher
Ely
Whitewright High School
A. & M. College
College Station
Maytag Ford Company
Bonham
R. D
T. D. Booher
Leon
Alton
Kenneth
Billie
Jimmie
Dorothy
Tommie Dee
Paula Jean
L. H. Rush
Ross Booher
Itasca
I. W. Booher
Young man buys six greeting cards with sentiment
A college student seeks greeting cards and selects six copies of a sentiment labeled for the "only girl I ever loved" from a shopkeeper. The lighthearted moment highlights his cheerful purchase.
Dr. Joe W. Miller Dies in Fire While Returning for Burial
Dr. Joe W. Miller who left here in 1937 reportedly burned to death on a Wednesday night. R. R. Waldo of Sherman aided by ambulance to transport the body to Sherman for burial, following directions from Mrs. Georgia Miller of Sherman. Miller had offices in Whitewright and East Texas before his death and is survived by his wife and daughter.
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R. R. Waldo
Sherman
Whitewright
Avinger
Joe W. Miller
Waldo
Miller
Dr. Miller
Georgia Miller
Johnson Pharmacy
May Building
East Texas
Texas Solves WPA Intake and Old Age Aid Disputes
Texas officials and federal authorities resolved conflicts between the Social Security Board and the Texas State Welfare Agency over old age assistance and WPA intake supervision. February payments to Texas will proceed, and a merit-based staffing plan for social security agencies in Texas was agreed. Senator Connally and Texas delegations aided negotiations in Washington.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Texas State Welfare Administration
Texas
Work Projects Administration
Texas State Welfare Board
Orville Carpenter
Texas State Unemployment Compensation Commission
C.C. Cammack
Social Security
Paul V. McNutt
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Oscar Powell
WPA
McNutt
County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
Mike Reinhardt
Rockwall
Johnson
State Welfare Administration
Senator Connally
Texas Public Welfare Administration
More Names Added To Sun Honor Roll
Sun subscribers added their names to The Sun honor roll this week despite near zero weather and snow. Names listed include J. W. Keeling, R. J. Phillips, John Jenkins, Mrs. W. M. Sims, R. G. Pennington, T. Fender May, Sue Stephens, Margaret Boone, and E. A. Douglas. Legend notes amethyst as protection against thieves and drunkenness.
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Sun
J. W. Keeling
R. J. Phillips
John Jenkins
W. M. Sims
R. G. Pennington
T. Fender
Sue Stephens
Margaret Boone
E. A. Douglas
Mercury Dips to 2 Degrees in Ten Year Cold Wave
Whitewright and Texas endure a severe blast with subzero nights and heavy snows. Temperatures fell to 2 degrees, with daily readings from 7am through the week and a new blizzard bringing 8 degrees overnight. Farmers report frozen milk and radiator antifreeze problems as homes and schools struggle to heat.
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Whitewright
Texas
Finland
Main Street
Grammar School
Rio Grande Valley
Lake Loy
Sherman
Denison
White Rock Lake
Dallas
Lake Worth
Fort Worth
What We’ve Got Isn’t The Ice Age He Talks About
Washington report on Wilmot H. Bradley’s forecast of an ice age in Scientific Monthly notes the era’s cycles of hot and cold. Bradley argues the current cold spell is a temporary phase and that future glacial periods are thousands of years away.
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Washington
Wilmot H. Bradley
United States Geological Survey
Bradley
Scientific Monthly
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New Deal
Science
Ireland
Rotarians
Heavenly City
A. D
Jesus
Texas Highway Department
George R. Harrison
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