Government Spends Billions Monthly On Recovery Drive
Washington reports the administration’s 1938 recovery program spends about 5.25 million dollars per hour of business days. Eight major emergency bureaus allocate funds while loan organizations back housing and farm credit. The total pours roughly 1.1 billion dollars monthly, with 42.3 million daily and 5.29 million per hour. Also notes an English chemist’s cheap gold backing for mirrors and Colombia’s move to standardize cotton classification.
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Washington
JWA
WPA
U. S. Housing Authority
Nonmilitary Works Division
War Department
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Rural Electrification
Farm Security Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Housing Administration
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Commodities Credit Corporation
108 Die on Texas Highways in June
Texas state police reported 108 people died violently on Texas highways and streets in June. The six month total reached 764, compared with 900 for the same period in 1937. Police warned against a false sense of security despite the drop.
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Texas
Austin
Drunk Driving Charged In Savoy Car Crash
In Savoy on Sunday night an auto accident injured Mrs Ross with a severe back injury as her husband and two children escaped harm. Roy Winkle, a Bailey mechanic, was later jailed in Fannin County charged with driving while intoxicated. The couple, Mr and Mrs W. W. Ross, were returning from church when a tire blew out and their car was struck from behind.
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Ross
Ben Milam Statue to Be Unveiled at Rockdale July 17
Milam County to unveil a $14,000 bronze statue of Ben Milam on July 17 at 3 p m on Cameron court house grounds. Bryant Baker sculptor’s work will be present. ceremony plans include Hon. Walter Woodul and Lou W Kemp as invitees. Miss Mary Frances White to unveil. E B Kemp named program chair.
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Rockdale
Milam County
Sun
J. L. Cantrell
Ben Milam
San Antonio
Freedom of
Texas
Milam County Centennial Board
District Court Room
Roy Law
Court House
Cameron
Bryant Baker
New York
Walter Woodul
Texas Centennial Commission
Lou W. Kemp
Mary Frances White
J. B. White
White
Miller Drops Texas Governor Bid
Clarence R. Miller a Dallas textile magnate withdrew from the Texas governor race in favor of Ernest O Thompson. He cited his platform promoting industrial development and opposition to C I O activity and said he will campaign for Thompson during the ten days before the primaries. Miller criticized W Lee O Daniel and stressed his mills employ 1 500 workers operating day and night west of the Mississippi.
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Dallas
Clarence R. Miller
Texas
Ernest ©. Thompson
Miller
Ernest O. Thompson
State
Playboy
Thompson
William McCraw
Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board
Ernest Thompson
W. Lee O’daniel
Fort Worth
House
Senate
Texas Cotton Mills
Mississippi River
Eskimos Swelter as Mercury Tops 67 Degrees
Barrow Alaska natives shed furs to endure an unseasonable heat wave. The temperature reached 67 degrees, the highest ever recorded in Barrow, an Arctic outpost about 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
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Barrow
Alaska
Eskimoland
Arctic
Arctic Circle
Orangeville Social Notes Include Sherman Visit
Orangeville News records R. K. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Charley Smith of Sherman spending Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Richey. Mrs. Luther Smith is visiting relatives here. Little James Hall of Whitewright spent part of last week with Mr. and
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R. K. Smith
Charley Smith
Sherman
J. D. Richey
Luther Smith
James Hall
Whitewright
Local Folks Visit Relatives In Nearby Towns
Mrs Clarence Cooper and Mrs John Savage with children visited her father E C Bangs at Ector last week. Mr and Mrs Jim Mayse of Celeste spent the weekend with relatives. Mr and Mrs Clarence Rhody visited Whitewright on Sunday. Mr and Mrs J D Cooper stayed with his parents the Cooper couple over Saturday night and Sunday. A new door lock face guides a key into the slot.
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Clarence Cooper
John Savage
E. C. Bangs
Ector
Jim Mayse
Celeste
Clarence Rhody
Whitewright
J. D. Cooper
Candidate appeals to voters for tax assessor post
A political advertisement from a Fannin County candidate requests support for the tax assessor collector race. The candidate cites long efforts to meet voters, appeals to qualifications, and needing the job to support his wife and two young sons, promising no regrets for support.
Football injury linked to oilman C F Camp death
In Tulsa Oklahoma an old football injury he endured 25 years ago contributed to the death of C F Camp, a wealthy oilman. Camp had an amputated leg after a recent complication. The item also notes a home beverage flavoring tip about orange and lemon rind.
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Tulsa
Okla
C. F. Camp
Camp
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H. T. Atterberry
L. LaRoe
Hannah
Floyd Bassett
Allen T. Short
T. E. Barbee
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Athens
Oliver
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McCormick
Manning & Meador
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis St
Orangeville News
Fannin County
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Rexall
Olan van Zandt
Grayson, Fannin, Cooke Counties
Senator Loy
Red River
Coke Stevenson
Texas Senate
Graves
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