The New Farm Bill and How It Functions
The article outlines a farm relief bill passed by Congress and signed by the President to align farming with other industries. It details the Federal Farm Board as administrator of a half billion revolving fund to promote cooperative marketing, curb surpluses, and expand markets through stabilization corporations and producer owned associations.
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Congress
Calvin Coolidge
Federal Farm Board
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Farm Board
Debenture Plan Not Included in Final Tariff Bill
The article notes that a debenture plan long discussed was omitted from the final tariff bill, though supporters hope it can be attached later. It mentions the potential for adding the plan to the tariff measure and cites The Progressive Farmer as a source of commentary.
Social Roundup in Pilot Grove and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Doyle Lane spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Earl Benson and family. F Lovell and son Warner returned from a visit in Tennessee. Miss Louviey Neely visited Ray Henderson in Van Alstyne. Anna Belle Hayes had appendicitis surgery in Sherman. Rev and Mrs Howard McSpedden and children from Greenville visited relatives here. Ray Henderson of Van Alstyne visited Rev J A Henderson. E B Benson made a business trip to Van Alstyne. Mrs F Lovell went to Leonard Hospital but returned home after doctors found no operation needed. Mrs J L Taylor visited her daughter Mrs J D Lane in Sedalia. Mr and Mrs Bill Dixon and Mr and Mrs Dan Andrews were in Leord. Jim Robertson and wife spent Sunday in Sherman.
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Doyle Lane
Earl Benson
F. Lovell
Warner
Tennessee
Louviey Neely
Ray Henderson
van Alstyne
Anna Belle Hayes
Sherman Hospital
Howard McSpedden
Greenville
J. A. Henderson
E. B. Benson
Leonard Hospital
J. L. Taylor
J. D. Lane
Sedalia
Bill Dixon
Dan Andrews
Leoord
Jim Robertson
Sherman
Denison Boy Dies After Motor Crash
Morgan Bailey a 19 year old Denison youth and Woodlawn Country Club caddy died in Sherman after being knocked from the car he rode in. The crash occurred on a country road near Woodlawn Country Club when the car he was in collided with another driven by A T Jones. Bailey was among seven boys riding to the club. Bailey died of injuries about 2 pm. A corn field at the road corner limited visibility.
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Sherman
Woodlawn Country Club
Morgan Bailey
Leonard Bailey
Denison
Woodlawn
Bailey
Clifford Hardwicke Jr
A. T. Jones
For Sale Jersey Milk Cow and Calves Near Whitewright
For sale nice Jersey milk cow advertised by H. S. Doss located one mile northeast of Whitewright. Also for sale a milk cow and two heifer calves offered by Walter Compton of Whitewright.
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Nice Jersey
H. S. Doss
Whitewright
Walter Compton, Whitewright
Jersey
R. R. Waldo
Moore’s Furniture Store
Prohibition Opposed by Medical Leader in Farewell Address
Dr. William S. Thayer, retiring president of the American Medical Association, denounced prohibition and intolerance in his farewell address before thousands of physicians. He warned that national laws on eating, drinking, dress, and religion infringe on local rights and liberties and enforce tyranny rather than public welfare. The speech drew enthusiastic applause.
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Portland
William S. Thayer
Baltimore
American Medical Association
Association
Thayer
United States
Mayor Defends Crapping Practice As Harmless
Dallas mayor J Waddy Tate defended craps among negro youths after an aged waiter faced vagrancy charges from a police raid on a negro recreation club. Tate said the activity was as harmless as bridge and urged clemency though the state law on shooting craps applies.
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Dallas
J. Waddy Tate
Old Oriental Hotel
P. D. Crawford
Tate
Crawford
Mayor’s Offhand Racist Remark Sparks Texas Debate
The text records Mayor Tate defending gambling among African Americans while suggesting a governor could seek a state law to exempt negroes from police molestation. The remarks frame a broader racial and legal conflict within Texas politics.
Fireman Dies After Home Blast in Dallas
Dallas, Texas. Andrew Hamilton, 38, a city fireman, died in Parkland Hospital after injuries from an explosion at his home on Colonial Avenue. His wife, present during the blast, suffered minor burns and was treated and released. Officials suspect a gas leak from a stove connection caused the blast that blew out part of the brick house and ignited flames.
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Dallas
Colonial Avenue
Andrew Hamilton
Parkland Hospital
Hamilton
Cotton acreage to be larger
Washington reports the July 1cotton acreage at 48,457,000 acres, 3.2 percent more than a year earlier, with 46,946,000 acres cultivated on July 1 last year according to the Agriculture Department.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
McCraw Blames Northern Negro Papers for Trouble
Dallas district attorney William McCraw accuses northern Negro newspapers of promoting social and political equality, saying they have persistently denounced Jim Crow laws and contributed to local tensions.
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Dallas
William McCraw
Dallas County
Streetcar Segregation Debated After Motorman Injured
The article notes that segregation laws were deemed unconstitutional by the U S Supreme Court and urges compliance. Tension rises after a streetcar motorman was badly hurt when he asked a Black passenger to move to the rear section of the car.
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McCraw
United States Supreme Court
Cotton Acreage Table Announced By State
Washington reports July 1 cotton acreage in cultivation by state led by Texas with 18,697,000 acres and Mississippi 4,408,000, followed by Georgia 3,922,000 and Alabama 3,389,000. Other totals include Oklahoma 4,685,000 and Arkansas 4,064,000 with a United States total of 48,457,000 acres.
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Washington
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Missouri
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
States
United States
Lower
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Pilot Grove News
J. H. Graves
Otto Russell
J. FE. Turner
McKinney
D. A. Ray
Presbyterian Church
P. A. Short
P&o
Manning, Clark & Meador
Fordson
J. L. Cardwell
J. Lee Yates
Planters Gin Company
Buell Spindle
Groves-Barnes Lumber Co
Beckley and Jefferson
Senate
M’craw
Northern Negro Papers
RED Ball Bus Line
Sherman, Leonard and
Earl
Carl Jenkins
Dyer & Jones
DRS
American Legion
Cole & Davis Co
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