Official Ballot for July Democratic Primary Grayson County
Official July primary ballot listing Democratic nominees by office for Grayson County. Includes U S Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Supreme Court justices, Court of Criminal Appeals judge, Railroad Commissioner, Comptroller, Land Office, State Treasurer, Superintendent, Agriculture, Representative in Congress, Civil Appeals judge, State and county offices. Individuals named with county associations across multiple districts and precincts. The document serves as a reference ballot for July 25.
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Grayson County
the Sun
United States
Morris Sheppard
Bowie
Guy B. Fisher
San Augustine
Richard C. Bush
McLennan
Joseph H. Price
Tarrant
Joe H. Eagle
Harris
J. Edward Glenn
Bosque Co
James W. Allred
Wichita
P. Pierce Brooks
Dallas
F. W. Fishher
Smith Co
Tom Hunter
Roy Sanderford
Frank S. Morris
H. O. Johnston
Harris Co
Goodson Reiger
George H. Sheppard
Nolan Co
Sam Houston Terrell
Walter Walton Covington
Travis Co
Commissioner General Land Office
John W. Hawkins
Lavaca
William H. McDonald
Eastland Co
Garland Adair
Travis
Fannin Co
Jess Morris
Hunt Co
Associate
Justice Court of Civil Appeals
Tex
B. F. Looney
Dallas Co
Russell W. Bryant
J. H
Jim) Waggoner
Nat B. Birge
H. A. Ivy
J. W. Adamson
Sam C. Johnston
Joe A. Keith
C. H
Shorty
Barrett
R. P. Hunter W. D
Dave
Harmon Collier
A. L
Dodo
Pennell
R. B
Bob
Caraway V. R
Vernie
Henderson
Jake J. Loy S. V. Earnest
J. B
Benton
Davis P. M
Pleas
Porter
Eula Hunter Morton
Earle Whiteacre
Ss. B. Vaughan
J. L. Cantrell
K. B. Simmons
C. A. Pace
Harold Doss
Produce House to Open in Bonham This Week
L. M. Chappell, previously in charge of a Bonham produce house, has rented a building on lower Main Street and will open a produce business this week. He offers to buy all kinds of country produce at the highest market prices.
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L. M. Chappell
Bonham
Main Street
Coming Here on State Aid For Crippled Youth
J F Kilpatrick of Dallas, supervisor of crippled children's work for the State board of vocational education, will be at the Sun office Friday morning to discuss crippled children's work and vocational rehabilitation. The two laws cover adults over 16 with impaired earning capacity eligible for vocational rehab and under 21 children needing hospital care at state expense with parental consent and physician certification.
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J. F. Kilpatrick
Dallas
State Board of Vocational Education
Sun
Double Holiday Death Toll 444
Chicago reports the nation marked the July 4 holiday with 444 fatalities, making it the second longest holiday toll in nine years. Motor vehicle crashes caused 254 deaths, drownings 104, fireworks seven, and other accidents the rest, amid millions on the roads.
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Chicago
Salvation Army Annual Appeal for Funds Here This Week
Salvation Army launches its yearly drive in this section and the Texas division to support a broad Christian program. Campaigner W D Pedigo from headquarters will conduct the canvass. The Army aided 75,000 families with relief and better living, helped find jobs for many, cared for 200 girls in maternity homes and hospitals, and recruited thousands to righteousness, with significant contributions from small towns and rural areas. Only one fund appeal will be made locally this year, and unauthorized solicitations are prohibited.
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Salvation Army
Texas
W. D. Pedigo
Twenty-One Boys Send To Fort Sill Training Camp
Twenty-one youths from Whitewright and nearby areas departed for Fort Sill Oklahoma on Monday to spend a month learning to be soldiers at the citizens' military training camp. An army truck from Fort Sill carried twenty of the boys, and the list of enrollees includes R. V. Holcomb Franklin Harris Lloyd Biggerstaff Harold Hash C. W. Phillips H. O. Lee John Baldwin Si Simmons Floyd Simmons Grady Stepp Don Holland Eldridge Caylor Herman Riddle Jesse DeBerry Weldon Skipworth Chester Hash Bonnie Howell A. J. Turner Thomas Sears Clarence Wortham and Ocie Holcomb.
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Whitewright
Fort Sill
Oklo
Citizens
R. V. Holcomb
Franklin Harris
Lloyd Biggerstaff
Harold Hash
C. W. Phillips
H. O. Lee
John Baldwin
Si Simmons
Floyd Simmons
Grady Step
Lee Leads Oklahoma Runoff Bid in Senate Fight
Gov E W Marland trails far behind Josh Lee in unofficial Oklahoma runoff primary returns with 164 298 for Lee 120 002 for Marland and 115 823 for Smith and 90 611 for Gore Gore concedes defeat while Marland vows to press the runoff and campaigns on social security and a president friendly platform
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Oklahoma City
E. W. Marland
Gomer Smith
Townsend Club
Josh Lee
United States
Lee
Marland
Smith
Gore
Roosevelt
University of Oklahoma
Ponca City
Business in June Reaches 3-Year Peak, Says Commerce
Secretary Daniel Roper cited semi annual reports from Commerce branches showing June business at the highest level since March 1933. He said the broad six month improvement indicates sustained momentum through the year.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Daniel Roper
Commerce
Gets His $13 Age Pension Maries Bride of Sixteen
Columbus report of Oscar Crawford 66 marrying Lydia Havermann 16 after Crawford receives his 13 dollar old age pension. The ceremony occurred at the Colorado County courthouse with consent from Lydia’s father William Havermann. The couple then traveled to the Ellinger farm to begin married life on eighteen acres.
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Columbus
Oscar Crawford
Crawford
Colorado County
Lydia Havermann
William Havermann
H. P. Hahn
C. W. Ellinger
Beer Revenue Hits Increase in Texas Six Months
The Texas Liquor Control Board reports beer revenue up 35 percent over the same period in 1935. For six months, state barrelage taxes totaled 182,002 with overall liquor control revenue at 3,352,297 including liquor wine and permit fees. June marked the peak beer month. The piece notes 1840s blue law efforts against nine pins as background.
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Austin
Texas Liquor Control Board
Found $25,000 Sewed In Romani Trousers
Dallas police raided a White Rock Creek Romani camp detaining sixteen fortune tellers. They recovered $25,000 in mixed bills sewn into a pair of trousers. Investigators say the money may be unreported income. if no other charges arise, evading income tax could be pursued.
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Dallas
White Rock Creek
Butte, Mont
Will Fritz
Butte
Gardner
Internal Revenue
W. A. Thomas
Fritz
Office supply list at Sun office described
A brief inventory note mentions typewriter carbon and pencil carbon along with typewriter paper, all stored at the Sun office for use and replenishment.
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Sun Office
Pension Checks Make 74 Old Folks Happy
Seventy four Texas Old-Age Assistance checks have been delivered by the Whitewright post office for July payments to area pension qualifiers. Not all eligible have received them yet but may as applications are approved. Those who applied before July 1 will receive July payment even if checks arrive later. Most checks ranged from twelve to twenty one dollars and recipients received the gift.
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Whitewright
Half Hundred Heat Deaths Amid Midwest Drought Crisis
Chicago reports at least 50 deaths as heat waves persist for a sixth day. Estimates place crop losses around 300 million dollars while temperatures soar to 120 degrees. President Roosevelt pledges WPA work, subsistence loans, and federal aid to 204,000 farm families including 50,000 on relief projects. Montana wheat and Nebraska corn face severe losses. drought threatens spring wheat across several states.
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Chicago
Midwest
Roosevelt
Washington
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wyoming
Montana
Resettlement Administration
Dancing Pirate Show Impresses Palace Audience
The technicolor musical comedy Dancing Pirate starring Charles Collins drew strong praise as one of the best pictures in memory. Last night’s program also included a Major Bowes short. Friday and Saturday feature Buck Jones in Sunset of Power with the serial and a comedy. Weekend previews show It Had to Happen with George Raft and Rosalind Russell. Midweek features Small Town Girl with Robert Taylor and Janet Gaynor.
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Robert Taylor
Janet Gaynor
Rats given poison return it quickly
Bonham report notes the R. T. Woodruff family set out rat poison. Several family members fell ill, suspected from rats carrying poison into the flour barrel. Biscuits baked from the flour were likely the source. All family members are believed to be out of danger.
Lease of $10,000 Voids Farmer's Pension Claim
McAllen report describes a Linton farmer whose old age pension was canceled after an oil company offered $10,000 for an oil lease. The pension approval was reversed following the offer, though the farmer remained content. The item also notes a historical glance on public libraries and a graphical note on the Rialto Building project in New York.
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Mcallen
Petroleum
Linton
Frank Crow
Roosevelt Leaves Farley for Campaign Duty at Aug. First
President Roosevelt announced a paid leave of absence for Postmaster General James A. Farley starting August 1 to focus on the 1936 campaign. William W. Howes will act as department head, as Farley remains Democratic National Committee chair. The move coincides with Landon’s New England campaign swing and follows broader relief and drought concerns.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
William W. Howes
Dust Bowl
Landon
New England
New York
Farley
Garner
Democratic High Command
Democratic National Committee
White House
Old-Age Pension Payment Checked By U S Official
Dallas report notes federal matching funds prompt scrutiny of Texas old-age assistance administration. Robert Beasley and T E Darcy visit Dallas district offices. Officials say operations run smoothly as payments begin. Monday 1,000 more checks delivered in Dallas County with $15 to $20 per person.
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Dallas
Robert W. Beasley
Washington
Bureau of Public Assistance
J. R. Mallory
Texas Old-age Assistance Commission
Beasley
Texas
T. E. Darcy
Austin
Texas Commission
Darcy
Cleburne
Singing Convention at Pink Hill
The Grayson County precinct two singing convention will be held at Pink Hill next weekend July 11 and 12. A large number of singers from a distance are expected and several well known quartets will be present. B. B. Newland is president Sid Bruton is vice president and Walter Horne is secretary treasurer.
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American Legion
South Whitewright
Hoard Park
Legion Post
Hurst Amusement Company
Carnival
Jess Morris
Greenville
Fannin County
Grayson County
Rayburn
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Pink Hill
B. B. Newland
Sid Bruton
Walter Horne
Wolfe City mill to reopen by end of August
The Kimbell Milling Company of Sherman plans to reopen the local Wolfe City mill around August 1 after a shutdown. Over the past two weeks, more than thirty men have worked on re roofing the mill, and about fifteen workers will be needed to operate it once open.
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Wolfe City
Kimbell Milling Company of
Sherman
Texans Live in 155 Beer Counties 73 Percent
Walter Beck of the Texas Brewers' Institute cites a survey showing 72.88 percent of Texans reside in the 155 counties where beer is legal. The population in that area totals 4,245,418.
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Beer Counties
Austin
Walter Beck
Texas Brewers’ Institute
Acreage Report Sends Cotton to 13 Cents Pound
New Orleans officials report cotton rose around three dollars per bale as July futures crossed 13 cents after a government acreage estimate showed 30,621,000 acres planted. The figure was 500,000 to 1,000,000 acres below forecasts, fueling a strong buying surge and pushing prices near daily highs at the close.
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New Orleans
Chain stores win lower court fight on Texas tax law
Judge Royall R. Watkins of Dallas blocked the state from collecting the chain store tax after a two day hearing at the close of a three week trial involving about 1 million dollars yearly. The injunction bonds total 20,000 and the case may proceed to the U S Supreme Court. The suit involved 1,000 stores with 827 in the original filings and 173 added by intervenors.
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Chain Stores of
Texas
Royall R. Watkins
Ninety-Fifth District Court
Dallas
Watkins
Supreme Court of the United States
Hell 108 Degrees Hotter Than Winter Record
Howell Michigan residents endured a heat wave as temperatures soared to 108 degrees above January levels in Hell reflecting Michigan's extreme swings from a frigid winter to a scorcher. Local officials warned residents to stay hydrated and limit outdoor activities during peak sun hours.
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Hell
Howell
Mich
Livingston County
Michigan
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