School tax rate set at 7 cents for 3 million saved
A Texas board cut the school ad valorem rate from 20c to 7c per $100, aiming to save over 3 million dollars. The measure preserves general revenue at 35c and Confederate pensions at 7c, yielding a total state rate of 49c, the lowest since 1916. Gov Allred and Comptroller Sheppard split, arguing over constitutional limits and funding sources.
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Austin
Automatic Tax Board
General Revenue
Confederate
James V. Allred
George H. Sheppard
Charley Lockhart
State Board of Education
Comptroller's Department
Allred
Sheppard
R. S. Calvert
Comptroller’s Department Statistician
Cavalcade Free Attraction at Dallas Exposition
Cavalcade of the Americas, a $500000 history spectacle with over 300 performers, will be free to the public at the Texas Pan American Exposition in Dallas. Director General Frank L. McNeay says the show honors Latin American nations and educational value for Southwest students.
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Dallas
Frank L. McNeay
Southwest
Earhart Presumed Dead as Navy Ends Search
Honolulu dispatch says the United States Navy declared Amelia Earhart dead at sunset Sunday after ending the wide South Seas search. The aviation pioneer and Noonan disappeared July 2 during a 2,570 mile flight from Lae, New Guinea to Howland Island, prompting the Lexington carrier to return to San Diego.
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Honolulu
United States Navy
Amelia Earhart
South Seas
Lexington
San Diego
Noonan
Lae
New Guinea
Howland Island
No Extra Cost for Earhart Search
President Roosevelt said at a press conference that no additional cost was involved in the Navy search for Amelia Earhart who disappeared in the South Pacific. He noted Navy planes fly fixed hours annually and ships burn fuel oil regardless of duties.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Navy
Amelia Earhart
South Pacific
Capitol Hill
British war hero offers to trade medals for job
Major A Reid-Keller, a decorated British World War II hero, marched through London streets carrying a sandwich sign announcing he would exchange his Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Croix de Guerre and other medals for a job due to unemployment.
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London
A. Reid-Keller
Odorant To Be Introduced In Lone Star Gas Mains
Lone Star Gas System will odorize main lines starting Monday July 26 as required by Texas law. The odorant aids leak detection and will not affect gas usefulness or cause odors in use. Effects will spread over about three weeks, with notices that some areas smell like refinery fumes or burning rubber while leaks or open burners are detectable.
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Lone Star Gas System
Community Natural Gas Company
Texas
Oklahoma
Lone Star System
Pension resolution signed by Governor James V. Alfred
Governor James V. Alfred Friday signed Rep. J. H. Waggoner’s resolution of legislative intent in the old-age pension law. The measure directs the Board of Control to ignore cash surrender values of life insurance policies up to 750 dollars for pension applicants, a limit added by the Senate amendment to the House original.
The Hit Parade at Palace Theatre Tonight and Friday
Feature picture The Hit Parade stars Phil Regan Frances Langford Eddy Duchin and others. The Braddock Louis prize fight is added Friday night and Saturday. Saturday features Buck Jones in Smoke Tree Range. Preview Monday shows Don Ameche and Ann Sothern in Fifty Roads to Town. Tuesday and Wednesday bargain nights present Lionel Barrymore Cecilia Parker and Eric Linden in A Family Affair. Thursday and Friday next week pair Wallace Beery and Una Merkel in Good Old Soak.
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Palace Theatre
Phil Regan
Frances Langford
Eddy Duchin
Buck Jones
Smoke Tree Range
Don Ameche
Ann Sothern
Wallace Beery
Una Merkel
Whitewright Constitution Committee Named For 150th Anniversary
The Whitewright group selects Co. B. Bryant Jr., W. E. LaRoe, R. T. Pennington, J. H. Waggoner, Gomer May, H. W. Key, Mrs. Guy Hamilton, Jack Nossaman, R. A. Gillett, and C. J. Meador to work with the national Sesquicentennial Commission for observing the 150th anniversary of the U S Constitution. A nationwide celebration begins Sept. 17.
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Whitewright
National
Bells Road bid date set for July 31
The Highway Department in Austin tentatively announced bids due July 31 on three federal and nine state aid projects totaling 830000 dollars. The program includes surfacing of the Denison Bells highway. Earlier notices had said bids would be asked earlier in July.
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Highway Department
Austin
Denison- Bells
Evangelist J R Waldrum Announces City Meetings
Evangelist J R Waldrum of the Church of Christ announces a series of meetings from July 23 to August 4. Leroy Brownlow of Abilene will preach at 10 am and 8 15 pm with evening services on the church lawn. Congregational singing will mark the meetings. Brownlow recent Abilene Christian College graduate and two years Rochester Church of Christ pastor, six years preaching, two years teaching. Public invited.
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J. R. Waldrum
Church of Christ
Leroy Brownlow
Abilene
Mr. Brownlow
Abilene Christian College
Rochester Church of Christ
Cow Tuberculin Tests Start In Grayson County
Dr. G. H. Allen of Austin began tuberculin tests in Grayson County to rid dairy herds of disease. Over three weeks he plans to inspect 3 000 to 4 000 head, focusing on calves, heifers, and cows. Bulls are excluded. Owners may seek free inspection by applying at the county agent's office. delays risk losing his limited stay. Positive cows will be killed with owner compensation similar to three years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
G. H. Allen
Austin
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Grayson
Allen
B. F. Gray
Dr. Allen
President Signs Bill for Grasshopper Eradication Funding
The president signed legislation authorizing a $1,000,000 appropriation for grasshopper control. This marks the second million allocated this year for grasshopper eradication efforts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cotton Field Meet at Greenville July 30
Farmers, buyers, and bankers are urged to attend the Cotton Field Meet at the U S Cotton Field Station in Greenville on Friday July 30. Field trips run 8 to 10 30 am with a 10 30 conference until noon. Afternoon trips follow for late arrivals. Experts discuss gin practices soil conservation insect control small grains and cotton experiments with demonstrations of root rot control deep tillage spacing and variety plots.
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Greenville
U. S
Department of Agriculture
L. E. Gerdis
Stoneville
Miss
Roy Sanders
U. S. Department of Agriculture
E. H. Varnell
R. R. Reppert
Extension Service
Paul B. Dunkles
Denton
D. R. Hooten
J. W. Wilson
Hunt County
State School Head To Speak in Sherman
State Superintendent L A Woods of Austin will address Grayson and Cooke County school trustees at 10 a m Saturday on school aid legislation in the county building, accompanied by Dr Alec Dickey and Roy Wilson. All trustees teachers and interested patrons urged to attend.
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Sherman
L. A. Woods
Austin
Grayson
Cooke County
E. A. Miller
Woods
Miller
Alec Dickey
Denton
Roy Wilson
Gainesville
Orangeville Revival Closes After Conversion Spree
The revival led by Rev. O F Robinson at Orangeville church ended Thursday night. Thirteen adults were converted during the services, seven joined the church and were baptized Sunday night at the First Baptist Church of Whitewright.
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O. F. Robinson
Orangeville
First Baptist Church
Whitewright
Whitewright Lone Texas Town With Low Fire Insurance Rate
A 1937 Texas fire insurance key rate list shows Whitewright as the sole town under 1,500 population with a 33 cent rate. The article notes average rates for small towns, credit for safety improvements, and a 25 percent premium spike after a 1936 grain warehouse fire, highlighting local impacts on premiums and taxable values.
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Texas
Whitewright
Grayson County
Devisen A
Sherman
Whitesboro
Collinsville
van Alstyne
Tioga
Tom Bean
Howe
Pottsboro
Farmer Mistakes 1912 License For Auto Lifelong
Little Rock Arkansas State Patrol reported a Brinkley County farmer driving a 1912 automobile with a 1912 license. The driver believed a single license lasts for the life of the car, a belief questioned by officials.
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Little Rock
Ark
Herman Lindsey
Brinkley County
Barkley Elected Democratic Senate Leader in Tight Vote
Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky won the Democratic Senate leadership 38 to 37 over Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi. Both pledged cooperation to close party rifts and support Roosevelt's court plan, with no dissension noted after the vote as they met at the White House to discuss the bill.
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Washington
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Democratic
Senate
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Democrats
Barkley
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Harrison
Mississippian
Old Boy
Democratic Party
Pat
Wilson
White House
Rainfall Totals Reported in Whitewright This Month
Rainfall measured at Whitewright totals .90 of an inch over Monday night and Tuesday, per C C Cates records. The period includes .78 inch Monday night and .12 inch Tuesday. This marks the second notable rain this month, with July 9 and 10 rainfall totaling .97 inch.
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Whitewright
C. C. Cates
It Is a Girl Not Twin Boys Born in July Morning
Johnnie Bean informs The Sun a girl was born at 6 a m on Thursday July 22 weighing 8 pounds 1 ounce. Earlier reports claimed twins but Bean says only a daughter arrived. Bean, a Whitewright vocational agriculture teacher, will move to Sherman August 1. Mrs Bean and the daughter stay with her parents in McKinney.
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Johnnie Bean
Mr. Bean
Mrs. Bean
Whitewright
Sherman
Farmer Will Speak In Sherman Saturday
Hon Clarence E Farmer a Texas Legislature member from Fort Worth will address the Grayson County Old Age Pension Association at the Sherman courthouse Saturday at 2 30 P M The speaker advocates liberal old age assistance laws and is noted as a potential gubernatorial candidate next year.
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Clarence E. Farmer
Texas
Fort Worth
Court House
Sherman
Farmer
Grayson County
Ford and G M Face Charges of False Price Advertising
Washington report: The Federal Trade Commission charges General Motors Corporation and the Ford Motor Company with false and misleading representations in auto price advertising. General Motors Sales Corporation is named as a respondent. The FTC says ads show a high F.O.B. price for certain cars, but those models are not the ones typically sold at that price.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
General Motors Corporation
Ford Motor Company
General Motors Sales Corporation
Commission
General Motors
Ford
Two Lives Lost In Auto Accident Near Whitewright
Two well known area farmers die after a collision on the Sherman Bells highway near the Choctaw bridge. Ellis R. Alexander and George Hopper perish within hours. driver John C. Hefner injured but to recover. Funeral services set for Hopper at Canaan church and for Alexander at Whitewright Methodist.
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Whitewright
Lloyd
Woodrow Belew
Henryetta
Ellis R
Doc) Alexander
George Newton
Buck) Hopper
Choctaw Bridge
Sherman-Bells
Sherman
John C. Hefner
Hefner
Shereman
Alexander
Hopeper
Sherman Hospital
Dixie Motor
F. M. Lester
Paris
O. A. Hefner
Elizabeth Hefner
Billie Jo
Otto Hopper
Clarence Burden
Ewing Blanton
Chas. Mitchell
Elmer Marlow
Jim Williams
Lawrence Worley
Elma Hopper
Mr. Hopper
Grayson Show Spurs Leasing Near Whitesboro Oil Pool
Considerable leasing and royalty activity grows after a saturated sand core in the Denver Producing and Refining Co No 1 Cannon Estate Elizabeth Barnes survey A-55 two miles northwest of Whitesboro. Royalty tops $50 per acre near the well and $40 per acre within a mile and a half to two miles. McElreath Suggett Fort Worth paid $40 within 500 feet. Some tracts within a two mile radius sold from $20 to $35 per acre.
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Sherman
Denver Producing and Refining Company
Cannon
Elizabeth Barnes
Whitesboro
Grayson County
McElreath & Suggett
Fort Worth
House passes bill to protect dry states from liquor ships
Washington D C The House sent the Tarver bill to the Senate to shield dry states from out of state liquor shipments. Convicted violators would face up to 1000 dollars in fines and up to five years in prison. The article notes 120000 Americans rely on fishing for a livelihood.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
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Joe
Constitution Committee
Bells Road
Democrats
Harmony
G. M
Minnie Freeman
Robert
Jean
Wilma
Claud Alexander
Panhandle
O. G. Alexander
Joe Alexander
Ewell Alexander
Grayson Show Spurs Leasing
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