Whitewright voters cast 422 ballots in Saturday election
Whitewright voters exceeded expectations with 422 ballots cast. W Lee O Daniel led the governor race with 159 votes, followed by Ernest Thompson at 154. Pierce Brooks topped the lieutenant governor tally. Local races showed varied results with Floyd Everheart winning the sheriff contest and Joe A. Keith defeating W J Minton in the legislature race. Complete returns appear on page 2.
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Whitewright
W. Lee O’daniel
O’daniel
Ernest Thompson
O'Daniel
Thompson
Pierce Brooks
Coke Stevenson
G. H. Nelson
Brooks
Floyd Everheart
W. Gregory Hatcher
Mr. Hatcher
Sewell McKinney
Joe A. Keith
W. J. Minton
Sherman
Ben Vaughan
J. H. Waggoner
W. W. Talley
R. Q. Evans
W. H. Horton
Justice of the Peace
W. A. Fain
E. B. Simmons
Constable
Bennie Ball
Finis Alverson
Harold Doss
Walter Compton
Tom Brice
Stone leads Holbrook in Galveston area primary
Additional returns from seven teenth Senatorial District counties show W. E. Stone of Galveston leading T. J. Holbrook by about 3,676 votes in last Saturday's Democratic primary. Holbrook, dean of the Texas Senate for 16 years, faced opposition over his stance on the new deal Roosevelt administration and organized labor, with his rivals citing his opposition to several legislative measures.
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Galveston
W. E. Stone
T. J. Holbrook
Texas Senate
Stone
Friends of
Holbrook
Dies Attacks Allred Court Post Naming in Texas
In Austin Gov James V Allred receives commission as federal judge for the southern district of Texas from President Roosevelt in Wichita Falls July 11 amid Rep Martin Dies of Orange criticizing the appointment as non resident. Dies urged Senate to oppose confirmation noting qualified South Texas lawyers. A brief note mentions a new signaling device using ultra short radio waves for short distances.
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Austin
James V. Allired
Southern District of
Texas
Martin Dies
Orange
Allred
Washington
Roosevelt
Wichita Falls
Dies
Alfred
Dr G K Stephens Opens Offices In Bank Building
Dr. George K. Stephens of Sherman will open private medical offices August 1 for general practice in Whitewright, located in the First National Bank building. He is visiting St. Louis with his wife Mary Gail Wilbanks of Sherman. He formerly worked with Dr. M R Woodward in Sherman before joining the Stout clinic about two years ago. Born in Newport Arkansas, his father has practiced there 38 years. He graduated from the University of Arkansas Medical School and completed a three year internship at St Marys Hospital in St. Louis.
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George K. Stephens
Sherman
Whitewright
Stephens
First National Bank
St. Louis
Mary Gail Wilbanks
M. R. Woodward
Stout Clinic
Newport
Ark
University of Arkansas Medical School
St. Mary’s Hospital, St. Louis
Funeral today for Mrs. Mollie Wallace
Funeral services for Mrs. Mollie Wallace wife of the late Joe Wallace will be held Thursday at 4 p m at Oak Hill Cemetery with Dr B Wrenn pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in charge Pallbearers will be E T Doss R A Gillett T J Lilley Newell Skaggs Gomer May and John Reeves Funeral arrangements are in charge of Glen Earnheart Mrs Wallace died in the Wilson N Jones hospital at Sherman Wednesday at 11 p m She had been in the hospital since stricken with apoplexy three weeks ago She was born December 20 1860 at Whitewright before the town was founded She was a daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Jones early settlers of this section She was married to Joe Wallace December 24 1885 Mr Wallace died in 1933 and she was the last remaining Confederate soldier in Whitewright She was a member of the Presbyterian Church Surviving are four sons R O Wallace R J Wallace and S E Wallace of Whitewright and W E Wallace of Covington La a half brother J B Hamilton of Whitewright and two half sisters Mrs S P Moore of Lubbock and Mrs Henry Sloan of Hamilton Out-of-town relatives include Mr and Mrs W E Wallace of Covington La Mrs S P Moore of Lubbock Mrs Henry Sloan and Alton Sloan and family of Hamilton and Mrs R S Boyd and daughter Katherine and Mrs How ard Lasater of Dallas
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Mollie Wallace
Joe Wallace
Oak Hill Cemetery
B. Wrenn
First Presbyterian Church
E. T. Doss
R. A. Gillett
T. J. Lilley
Newell Skaggs
Gomer May
John Reeves
Glen Earnheart
Mrs. Wallace
Whitewright
W. A. Jones
Wallace
Presbyterian Church
R. O. Wallace
R. J. Wallace
S. E. Wallace
W. E. Wallace
Covington
J. B. Hamilton
S. P. Moore
Lubbock
Henry Sloan
Hamilton
Alton Sloan
R. S. Boyd
Katherine
Howard Lasater
Dallas
July Rainfall Totaling 1.82 Inches in Whitewright
Whitewright recorded 1.82 inches of rainfall for July, with showers early in the week and a Thursday afternoon rain starting about 1:30. Rain measured 1.14 inches by 4 p.m. and 0.15 inches afterward, compared with 1.87 inches for July last year.
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Whitewright
Three Poison Plots Target Governor Chandler
Louisville authorities report Gov. A. B. Chandler narrowly survived three poisoning attempts. Mrs. Joseph Burman, head of the state bureau of identification, cites a roadside stand near Covington and a site in Harlan as prior plots. Chandler fell ill after a radio broadcast, doctors deeming his stomach ailment indigestion, with a notarized statement alleging poisoning.
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Louisville
A. B. Chandler
Joseph Burman
State Bureau of Identification
Covington
Harlan
Burman
J. W. Bryan
Chandler
Bryan
O’Daniel’s gubernatorial race cost him nothing
Austin reports W Lee O’Daniel spent 5790.87 in the race with campaign funds on hand and notes that contributions from supporters included 6587.59 in cash and in-kind items. The piece also notes that banks employ many women machine operators while advertising employs the fewest.
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Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
Molly
Future First Lady ODaniel Gracious Polite In Campaign
Texas' future first lady Mrs ODaniel is described as gracious dignified and personable. Born Merle Butcher in Granada Colorado to a German father and French mother she grew up with a well off stepfather Ruben Heinlein. She managed campaign correspondence from home at 2230 Warner Road devising a filing system with labeled boxes and handled thousands of letters and telegrams while her husband ran for governor. The couple have three children Pat Mike and Molly and plan to move to Austin when they enter the University of Texas.
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Texas
W. Lee O’daniel
Merle
Merle Butcher
Granada
Colo
O’daniel
O'Daniel
Colorado
Ruben Heinlein
Kansas
O’daniels
Gene Howe
Amarillo
Warner Road
Will Rogers
Prayer Club
Pat
Mike
Molly
Grayson County Votes in Sheriff Race Runoffs
Grayson County voters cast nearly 14,000 ballots on Saturday with 13,745 votes in the sheriff race among four candidates. W. Lee O'Daniel led overall, collecting 7,108 votes. Runoffs set for Sheriff, Representative Place 1, and Flatorial Representative, with Justice Precinct 3 producing two runoffs for public weigher and constable. Finis Alverson withdrew from the public weigher runoff with Ben Ball. K. B. Simmons will face Jeff Gregory in the constable runoff.
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Grayson County
Grayson
W. Lee O’daniel
Justice
Finis Alverson
Ben Ball
K. B. Simmons
Jeff Gregory
Fannin County Election Totals and Races Listed
Totals for precinct 1 in Fannin County and the commissioner race are given. The precinct borders Whitewright to the east. An unrelated historical note mentions the thick walls of Ivangorod withstanding 22 assaults in 1919 and a Los Angeles designer creating resilient coil springs for sports shoe heels.
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Fannin County
Precinct 1
Whitewright
Ivangorod
Los Angeles
Waggoner Thanks Voters After Grayson County Primary
Jim Waggoner thanks voters after leading in Grayson County first primary for Representative Place 1 with 5863 votes and 1988 votes ahead of the runner up. He urges continued support in August, notes no campaign battles, and pledges to work with the new state administration. A closing tip advises using ammonia in water to clean brushes and combs.
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Grayson County
Governor race sets record primary vote across state
A record vote exceeded 390000 for O D andiel in the first primary as totals reached 1 075 494 from 283 counties with 223 complete results. The prior high was 1 053 117 in 1936. Candidates included Sr CPOEntakniiengiincitersemphieesaled Thompson and McCrawnisciinses with wide tallies for Gickstl and others far down the slate.
Singing Convention At Canaan Sunday
The Fifth Sunday singing convention meets at Canaan three miles north of Whitewright on Sunday July 31 at 2 pm. J E Smith of Canaan announced several quartets will attend and all lovers of singing are invited. Oscar Bow is president of the organization.
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Canaan
Whitewright
J. E. Smith
Smith
Oscar Bow
Push Cart Journey Half Way Over After 3 Months
Jack Mullet his wife and four children trek toward LaCrosse Wisconsin in a two wheel pushcart after three months on the road from Little Rock Arkansas. Firemen offered them dinner at the station house marking their first food in two days. The family’s boy Max is 11 and they ride in turns as they travel dusty highways. The Cascade Tunnel Washington is noted as the longest railroad tunnel in the western hemisphere.
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Kansas City
Jack Mullet
Little Rock
Ark
LaCrosse
Wis
O L Jones Elected Precinct Chairman
The Democratic precinct convention in the city offices at 2 pm Saturday elected O L Jones chairman for two years and chose 38 delegates to the county convention at the Sherman courthouse on Saturday July 30 at 2 pm. Jones replaces W H Horton who resigned to run for justice of the peace. Delegates include Horton Biggerstaff McGinnis Fain Al verson Atterberry Shot Wallace Simmons Doss Brice Hamilton Musser Dillon Key Lackey Haile Stateville Doss Barbee Mangrum Compton Waggoner Meador Echols Hassler Montgomery Ball Everheart LaRoe Henry Martin Cunningham Gillett Lilley.
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O. L. Jones
Sherman
Runoff Set For Aug 27 With Narrow County Interest
With several races decided in the July primary not much state wide interest is seen in the runoff Aug 27. Grayson County expects a good vote for sheriff but overall turnout will be smaller than last Saturday. Key contests include Stevenson vs Brooks for lieutenant governor Mann vs Woodul for attorney general Sadler vs Terrell for railroad commissioner Giles vs McDonald for land commissioner Critz vs Davidson for supreme court justice Graves vs Stephens for court of civil appeals justice Porter vs Davis for sheriff and Waggoner vs Evans for representative. Three of four county commissioner races and several justice precinct contests also on ballot. Whitewright precinct will see a contest for constable between Simmons and Gregory.
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Grayson County
W. Lee O'Daniel
Ernest Thompson
William McCraw
Tom Hunter
Earl Crowley
Clarence E. Farmer
Pierce Brooks
Coke R. Stevenson
G. H. Nelson
Gerald C. Mann
Walter Woodul
Ralph Yarborough
Asso. Justice of Supreme Court
Richard Critz
W. H. Davidson
Tom Smiley
Judge Court of Criminal Appeals
Charles A. Pippen
Harry N. Graves
C. V. Terrell
G. A. Jerry Sadler
Robert A. Stuart
John Wood
Olan R. van Zandt
Edwin Kidd
J. H. Waggoner
Roger Q. Evans
W. W. Talley
Joe A. Keith
W. J. Minton
Roy G. Baker
Saunders Freels
Bevis Davis
Russell
Justice
Justice of the Peace
W. H. Horton
W. A. Fain
K. B. Simmons
Jeff Gregory
Crusher Hassle
Mark Montgomery
Bennie Ball
F. W. Alverson
Harold Doss
Tom Brice
W. W. Compton
Ben Vaughan
Charley A. Alle
Coke Stevenson
Jerry Sadler
Bascom Giles
William H. McDonald
Supreme Court
James A. Stephens
Court of Civil Appeals
Porter
Benton Davis
R. Q. Evans
Whitewright Justice
Five Virtues of Business Listed by College Dean
Everett Y. Lord dean of Boston University School of Business Administration cites five virtues in business Truth Honesty Fairness Courage and Persistence He says Truth is the ideal of education and the cornerstone of business success Exactness is vital and being almost right is wrong He lauds athletics for teaching fair play and rule abiding as a key business lesson.
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Boston
Everett Y. Lord
Boston University School of Business Administration
Public housing urged as rent burden grows
Federal Housing Administrator Straus told Buffalo that three of four Americans cannot pay over $30 a month for rent, yet 90 percent of private construction targets rents above that. He called this the unanswerable argument for public housing.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Straus
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International Harvester
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J. E. Pearson
A. S. Broadfoot
Olvin Gross
E. O. Carson
C. R. Jones
Louis Woosley
A. P. Bolding
J. E. Spies
Buster Cole
Charles G. Nunn
O. L. Couch
Claude C. Hodge
J. Luther Ware
J. I. Boon
R. C. Ford Hampton Harper
Luther Burkett
Dave Ray
W. E. Whitehead
Cc. C. Norwood
Inebt
T. H. Eller
Lifford Taylor
Dick Wait
Lee Moore
Jim Waggoner
J. H
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Cascade
O.L. Jones
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