Whitewright Chamber Names Committees At Monthly Meeting
At a Whitewright Chamber of Commerce session in the First National Bank building, President H G Webster announced multiple committees including road planning steps for Grayson County. Advisory and highways panels will meet Friday to discuss Southeast Grayson County road needs and bond-backed programs.
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Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank
Whitewright
Grayson County
H. G. Webster
W. H. King
D. S. McMillin
Guy Hamilton
S. H. Montgomery
F. E. Douglas
R. A. Gillett
J. H. Waggoner
A. A. Adams
W. L. Manerum
Lucian LaRoe
R. T. Pennington
Dr. R. L. Sears
W. P. Vaughn
J. R. Oliver
B. P. Brents
Webster
J. C. Gillespie
Lloyd Moore
W. E. LaRoe
Clyde Craig
J. E. Mangrum
T. J. Lilley
Ray Manning
H. P. Donigan
Grover Gillett
D. G. Coley
W. J. Barbee
J. P. Montgomery
M. E. Winburn
W. W. Dossey
Jesse Wallace
E. B. Martin
C. J. Abbot
B. Y. Spindle
Ross R. May
Luther Gordon
John L. Reeves
J. L. Kirkpatrick
J. F. Spindle
C. I. Witt
W. H. Ackley
J. L. Bow
H. M. Cowling
J. M
Bob Sears
R. P. Childress
B. H. Thomson
W. R. Hooper
Joe Johnson
Jesse Melver
C. J. Meador
Roscoe Pace
Educational Committee
J. BE. Mangrum
J. W. Willbanks
T. F E. Barbee
Dr. C. P. Johnson
W. T. Simmons
Emmet Penn
B. B. Hall
D. E. Low
J. W. Henry
J. W. Davidson
Jesse Meliver
Roscoe Gillett
Gomer May
C. B. Bryant Jr
Ira Fleming
G. C. Stateville
Lester Hileman
B. W. Newman
Rural Carriers Give Dimes to Buy Boss a Car
Thirty five thousand dimes were donated by rural letter carriers to present a seven passenger car as a farewell gift to H. H. Billany, former Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, who led the rural carriers for eight years. National president N. H. Goodell spoke for the Rural Letter Carriers Association, which encompasses 35,000 of the 43,700 carriers.
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Washington, D. C
H. H. Billany
Billany
N. H. Goodell
Edinboro
Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
United States
Goodell
Fort Worth Wheat Records Fall As Receipts Hit 989 Cars
Flood of Texas wheat floods Fort Worth grain market with 989 cars over two days valued at 1.899 million dollars delivered locally and about 1.6 million dollars cash to Texas farmers. Last week saw 2,248 cars. market expects continued record pace with full handling capacity stretched.
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FT. Worth
Texas
Fort Worth
Grain Prices Improve This Week Across Wheat and Oats
Local dealers pay 96 cents to $1.03 per bushel for wheat on Thursday morning and 40 cents for bulk oats with 43% cents for sacked oats. Threshing season nears end as most grain has been threshed. Expect a few more sunny days before closing. Yields were below expected, with wheat at 8 to 20 bushels per acre and oats at 20 to 40 bushels.
Moody Vetoes Bills Carrying 51 Million in Appropriations
Gov. Dan Moody vetoed most major money bills in Austin, ordering a fresh start for House appropriations. The subcommittee will reassess and begin anew, aiming to trim in conference. The vetoed totals ran to about 46 million in House bills versus 57 million in Senate measures, with roughly 1 million vetoed overall. The largest remaining item seeks 450,000 for rural aid deficiencies from the previous school year.
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Austin
Dan Moody
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Harris-Dilbeck Garden Wedding in West Washington Street Home
Miss Lucille Harris and Charles Dilbeck wed in a garden ceremony at the Moore residence in Shreman. Officiant Rev. J. F. Fender led the double ring service as relatives and a few friends watched. The couple will reside in Tulsa after a wedding trip.
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Ferdinand Moore
West Washington Street
Shreman
Lucille Harris
Lloyd Moore
Whitewright
Kidd-Key
Baylor University
Charles Dilbeck
Tulsa
Okla
J. W. Dilbeck
J. F. Fender
Moore
Guy Hamilton
Mary Dale King
David Lloyd Moore
Dilbeck
Waco
Illinois University
Seven Auto Deaths in Dallas During June
Dallas records show seven fatalities from automobile accidents in June, surpassing six homicides. Health Director Lane B. Cooke received the figures from Miss Birdie Smith, registrar of vital statistics, noting one heat death among the total violent deaths.
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Dallas
Birdie Smith
Registrar of Vital Statistics
Lane B. Cooke
Motor Truck Caravan Visits Town Friday Evening
A caravan of twelve International Trucks will arrive Friday at 6 30 p m for a two thousand mile tour across North and West Texas visiting eighty four towns in nineteen days. The parade is led by Ben Roberts a former Whitewright boy. Manning Clark and Meador distribute International trucks locally.
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Texas
Ben Roberts
Whitewright
Manning, Clark & Meador
Strikers Lose In Court Open Shop Declared
In New Orleans the threat of a general trades strike rose as Federal injunctions halted street car strikers. The Public Service, Inc. rejected union terms and adopted an open shop, prompting court action by Judge Wayne G. Bohar restraining further interference. Mayor O Keefe convened a mass meeting to avert further clashes after riots left two dead and substantial property damage.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Public Service, Inc
City Commission Council
Wayne G. Borah
United States District Court
Public Service
Arthur J. O’keefe
New Small Size Money Circulates While Old Bills Remain
The Federal Reserve begins distributing new small sized currency from Wednesday for all denominations up to 20 dollars. Old large notes stay in joint circulation until banks ship them back. The new notes are about two thirds the size, lighter, with shorter silk threads barely visible, and retain similar coloring though gold certificate marks are removed.
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Federal Reserve
United States
Leahy Faces Execution For Murder With July 12 Deadline
Governor Moody could halt Leahy’s execution set for July 12 for the alleged murder of Dr. J A Ramsey of Mathis whose body lay in a shallow grave. Leahy, once sentenced to 50 years, has twice been reprieved.
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Austin
Moody
Harry J. Leahy
J. A. Ramsey
Mathis
Leahy
Georgetown
Girl Kicked By Mule In Serious Condition
Miss Gladys Lyons seventeen daughter of Mr and Mrs Oscar Lyons formerly of Whitewright was seriously injured Wednesday morning when kicked by a mule at her parents home east of Sherman She received abdominal injuries and underwent surgery Wednesday afternoon at a Sherman hospital.
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Gladys Lyons
Oscar Lyons
Whitewright
Sherman
Miss Lyons
Former Citizen Stillwell Dies at Cisco at 81
John T. Stillwell a former Whitewright citizen dies in Cisco after an operation. Born November 3, 1862 near Hannibal Missouri he moved to Texas in 1875 and later lived in Bowie Ely Community and Whitewright. Survived by son Newell Stillwell Dallas and daughter Eva Bryant. Funeral held at daughter's home with Rev. J. F. Fender and others assisting. He worked with Reeves and Stillwell and Humble Oil Co. at Cisco.
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John T. Stillwell
Whitewright
Cisco
Dallas
Lloyd Moore
CC. B. Bryant Jr
J. F. Fender
H. M. Cowling
J. W. Willbanks
Hannibal
Humble Oil Co
Stillwell
Presbyterian Church
W. H. King
Bryant King
Bascom Sears
R. T. Pennington
North Texas Baptist Encampment Opens at Woodlake
The ninth annual encampment of the North Texas Baptist Encampment Association began at Woodlake, five miles north of Sherman, opening Tuesday for ten days. Officials expect at least 4,000 Baptists and visitors, with attendees from Whitewright in one section.
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North Texas Baptist Encampment Association
Woodlake
Sherman
Whitewright
Grown Cotton Bolls Reported In Fields
Farmers report cotton bolls forming across fields with some stalks bearing two or three bolls. One farmer near Whitewright plans to harvest the first bale soon from forty acres planted late March. Blooms are plentiful and weather has been ideal, signaling a promising crop in Grayson County.
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Whitewright
Grayson County
Flyers Stay In Air More Than Nine Days
Culver City California neighbors watched as two pilots L. W. Mendell and R. B. Reinhart remained aloft in a second-hand single motor biplane for a ninth day. They began July 2 at 7 29 am and at 2 29 pm Tuesday set a world endurance mark. The men waved to crowds while fueling in midair and at 3 29 pm Wednesday had logged 200 hours airborne.
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Culver City
Cal
L. W. Mendell
R. B. Reinhart
Legg Family Involved In Auto Accident Near Trenton
Denison family formerly of Whitewright were in a Sunday afternoon collision on the Trenton Leonard road east of Trenton. Mrs Legg and her baby suffered the most serious injuries, with J A Durham of Greenville also injured but less severely. Both vehicles, a Ford coupe and a Chevrolet coach, were badly damaged.
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B. Legg
Denison
Whitewright
Trenton-Leonard Road
Trenton
J. A. Durham
Greenville
Legg
Durham
Marshall Davis Corner
Texas Advertising Elevates State Image Nationwide
Texas is promoted more aggressively with city campaigns and sectional groups. Panhandle Plains counties formed Panhandle Plains Incorporated to showcase the region and railroads support. South Texas Incorporated debuts to unite ten sections and market the area. Data from diverse communities will be shared with Northern and Eastern audiences to sell Texas as a whole.
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Texas
Panhandle-Plains
South Texas
Senate Cuts Forty Five Employes From List
The Senate reduced its staff from 116 to 71, saving $225 daily. It adopted the caucus report and voted to pay the salaries of the 45 eliminated employees for the week since the third called session began. Most cuts came from enrolling and engrossing, the mailing room, and doorkeepers.
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Austin
Senate
Mrs Holland and Daughter Visit Gilletts in Dallas
Mrs. W. F. Holland and her daughter from Dallas are visiting the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Gillett. The visit highlights social ties and family connections in the community.
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W. F. Holland
Dallas
Grover Gillett
Drum and Bugle Corps to Attend Legion Picnic Tonight
The drum and bugle corps of Chas. R. Simmons Post Sherman will visit Preston Everheart Post Whitewright for the sixth annual American Legion picnic. Thirty five members perform and will be joined by Sherman legionnaires. They parade in the business district before heading to the picnic grounds.
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Drum and Bugle Corps
Chas. R. Simmons
American Legion
Sherman
Thursay
Preston Everheart
Whitewright
Congressman Rayburn Backs Red River Dam Plan
Denison Texas hearing with Congressman Sam Rayburn who urged freight growth and waterway improvements and expressed strong support for the Red River dam project. He addressed Chamber of Commerce leaders and flood control members in a joint session led by W. S. Hibbard about progress and local actions to promote the scheme.
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Red River
Denison
Red River Valley
Old Cronies Die Minutes Apart After Fatal Electric Accident
In Chicago, electricians John Joyce and Steve Noble worked together at the Armour and Company plant. Noble, 51, touched a live connection and died. Joyce, 11 years younger, collapsed and died two blocks away shortly after.
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Chicago
John Joyce
Steve Noble
Steve
Armour and Company
Joyce
Noble
Sears Family Plans Merkel Visit With Aunts
Mrs. R. L. Sears and daughters Mrs. Jack Mitchell of St. Louis and Mrs. Marvin Bryant of Madill Oklahoma leave today for Merkel to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sears.
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R. L. Sears
Jack Mitchell
St. Louis
Marvin Bryant
Madill
Okla
Merkel
J. A. Sears
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North Texas Baptist
Heard Park
South Whitewright
Hames Amusement Company
Jimmie McPherson
McPherson
Blois
France
van Alstyne
Rayburn
Red River Dam
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