Wets Place Two More States In Repeal Column
The repeal drive advances as Alabama and Arkansas vote to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment. Eighteen states have now voted for repeal with many more setting election dates. Tennessee and Oregon move toward ballots while Montana plans December vote if needed. Whiskey stocks shrink to about 10 million gallons as stockholders tally the impact of repeal.
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America
Alabama
Arkansas
Albania
Tennessee
Oregon
Virginia
Oklahoma
Montana
Wet
Red River Flood Control Project Urged at Capital
Texas Oklahoma lawmakers urged inclusion of a 30 million dollar dam on the Red River north of Denison Baers Ferry in the Federal public works program funded by hydroelectric power revenue. Rayburn said it would aid 6 million people, create 3500 jobs for 3 to 3.5 years and cut Mississippi floods by half, with payback in sixty years.
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Washington
Congress
Red River
Denison
Baer
Texas
Rayburn
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Sheppard and Connally
Wright Patman
Texarkana
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Balbo Beard Trend Hits Chicago Loop
Gen Italo Balbo's arrival in Chicago inspires a fad as Loop barbers note residents growing beards similar to the Italian aviator's distinctive facial hair. The trend reflects the general's fame and fashion influence during his visit to the city.
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Balbo
Chicago
Loop
Italo Balbo
Seas
Major Shoe Shipment Arrives in Whitewright at Ayres & Son
The largest local shoe shipment in years reached Whitewright this week to T. W. Ayres & Son. Seventy five cases, about 1200 pairs, of Peters shoes arrived as the firm anticipates higher wholesale prices and reports already realizing a substantial profit.
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Whitewright
T. W. Ayres & Son
Peters
Price Boom Adds Two Billion To Farmers Returns
Booming commodity prices lift American farmer returns on cotton corn wheat and oats by more than 2.15 billion dollars since March 1. The rise reflects Roosevelt recovery effects and crop reports, with large gains in cotton states and the Western Plains.
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Washington
Cotton States
Great Western Wheat Plains
Middle Western Corn Belt
Drought Ends as Rains Benefit Crops in Whitewright Area
Two inch rainfall Tuesday night and Wednesday morning lifts drought status in Whitewright and surrounding sections. Farmers report improved corn and a promising cotton crop with many bolls and blooms, no insect damage, and a likely bumper yield. Sun office advertises typewriter paper and ribbons.
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Whitewright
Adopting Blanket Code Would Create 1 750 000 Jobs
The National Industrial Conference Board estimates adoption of a blanket minimum hours code under the National Recovery Act could add about 1.75 million jobs. With a 35 hour week in manufacturing and 40 hour weeks in mining trade and utilities, employment could rise to roughly 70 percent of the 1929 level, the board says.
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New York
Hugh S. Johnson
National Industrial Conference Board
Roland P. Falkner
Nearly a Million New Members Join Churches in Year
The Christian Herald reports 1922 1933 rise in church membership with 929,252 new members aged thirteen plus and total members reaching 50,037,209. Baptists lead with 347,353 gains, Eastern Catholics 222,237, Methodists 94,697, Lutherans 58,523. per capita giving fell to 19.02 dollars, benevolences 3.12.
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United States
Christian Herald Annual
George Linn Kieffer
Kieffer
Brooklyn Eagle
The
Eagle
Farmers and government jobs cross in clever exchange
Stranger asks about conditions and a Native reply suggests improvement. Farmers desire government work while officials wish to farm, a humorous exchange reflecting economic tensions.
Picnic draws large crowd at eleventh American Legion event
The eleventh annual American Legion picnic at Heard park drew the largest attendance on record with good weather and orderly crowds. Speakers included Congressman J. W. Bailey advocating repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, praised by Judge Rice Maxey of Sherman for supporting states rights.
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American Legion
Heard Park
John Reeves
Denison
Whitewright
Oklahoma
United States
Rice Maxey
Sherman
Rotary Club Discusses U S Cotton Control Stability
Ray Manning told Rotarians that there is no immediate danger of losing U S control of cotton marketing and production. He noted the South's advantage, global demand, and the need for profitable prices around ten cents to sustain prosperity.
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United States
Ray Manning
Rotary Club
South
Manning
Valley of the Nile
Grayson County 4-H Poultry Team Named for A&M Trip
Grayson County boys 4-H poultry judging team selected by county agent B. F. Gray will attend the farmers short course at A. & M. College next week. Travelers are Robert Mc Donald Range Creek Wann Barr Gunter and T. J. Russell Pilot Grove. The trip covers personal expenses of about $2 per boy.
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Grayson County
A. & M. College
B. F. Gray
Robert McDonald
Range Creek
Wann Barr
Gunter
T. J. Russell
Pilot Grove
Gray
Veteran Army General Mortally Burned by Firecracker
Major General Charles G. Morton retired U S A aged 72 died in San Francisco from blood poisoning after a Fourth of July firecracker burn. He was briefly burned last July 4 while entertaining his housekeeper’s young niece.
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San Francisco
Calif
Charles G. Morton
Morton
Sartin Speaks For Prohibition in Whitewright
Judge B D Sartin of Wichita Falls spoke against repealing the 18th Amendment in Whitewright, with Dr T S Clyce and H A Ivy present. Clyce recalled Grayson County saloons in 1903 while urging community action. Sartin warned liquor would ruin commerce and morals and urged Texans to vote against repeal on August 26.
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B. D. Sartin
Wichita Falls
First National Bank
Grayson County
Sherman
Denison
Sartin
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Texas
Postmasters Placed Under Civil Service
President Roosevelt orders civil service for all postmasterships with Farley to draft legislation. About 1,500 acting postmasters named since March 4 may stay without exams. The age limit rises to 66 and residence requirement lowers to one year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Farley
Congress
New Rule Enables Plow Up of Cotton With Counties’ OK
Washington officials announced a plan allowing cotton farmers who signed output curtailment agreements to plow up parts of their fields without waiting for formal acceptance. Emergency permits will let growers destroy cotton immediately while awaiting full approvals. About 1 million farmers have offered to destroy around 10.5 million acres, aiming to cut output by roughly 3.5 million bales this year.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
New Mexico Girl Named Best Rider at Trades Day Show
Miss Zelma Bledsaw of San Juan New Mexico won best horseback rider in a Monday horse show held with Third Monday trades day. Albert Crowder of Sherman Howe highway took first prize for best saddle horse.
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Zelma Bledsaw
San Juan
New Mexico
O. A. Hefner
Albert Crowder
Sherman-Howe Highway
Miss Bledsaw
Mr. Crowder
Whitewright
W. T. Nicholson
Sun
Coffee Hub Harar Drives Ethiopian Cultivation
Harar emerges as today's focal point for cultivated coffee in Ethiopia, highlighting its role in regional production and trade. The article outlines the area's prominence, local farmers, and the market impact on the coffee industry.
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Harar
Ethopia
Train Runs Over Man But He Is Not Hurt
Dallas resident R. L. Smith 23, slept on a South Dallas track waking to a fast freight, which halted with aid brakes and reversed. The locomotive passed over him. crew prepared for a fatality, but Smith crawled out unscathed and continued on.
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Dallas
R. L. Smith
Smith
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Sun Office
Grayson Club
Prohibition
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