Storm brings hail and lightning damage around Whitewright
A Sunday storm with heavy rain and vivid lightning caused minor damage in Pilot Grove with two residences struck and a horse killed. Whitewright saw no damage but crops suffered in Rose Hill and nearby farms. Farmers report one inch to two inch rainfall and disrupted cotton and corn work as fields remain difficult to plow.
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Whitewright
Pilot Grove
Walter Dotson
Tom Bean
Rose Hill
J. E. Moran
L. C. Burkett
R. H. Wortham
J. H. Martin
Ely
Boy Scout Troop 2 Plans Court of Honor and Hike
Boy Scout Troop No 2 held its weekly meeting with eight members present. Court of honor is Thursday at 8 PM where Jack Meador will advance to star scout Hamilton Vestal to tenderfoot and Guy Hamilton Jr to eagle. An all night hike to Orangville is planned for Friday night.
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Boy Scout Troop No. 2
Merriwell Vineyard
Herman Riddle
Fred Starr
Fred Coley
Hamilton Vestal
Wolf Patrol
Jack Meador
Jack Lewis Yeager
Jim Pat Meador
Flying Eagle Patrol
Star Scout
Tenderfoot
Guy Hamilton Jr
Orangeville
Per Capita Tax Resolution Set At 22 50
The Texas House passed the Woodward resolution to submit a constitutional amendment capping per capita tax at 22.50 per person per biennium. The Senate had approved the proposal months earlier, aiming to curb government revenue growth.
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HOUSE
Austin
Texas
Woodward
Senate
Medals Awarded At Annual Grammar School Party
Miss Lucille LaRoe hosted the annual grammar school party as awards were given for the year. Norma Frances Donigan earned the loving cup as top full-time student with 96 average. Aileen Pennington Sarah Belle Billett and Marjorie Nell Blanton tied for high honors in the half-time pupils contest and received medals.
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Lucille LaRoe
Norma Frances Donigan
Aileen Pennington
Sarah Belle Billett
Marjorie Nell Blanton
Sara Kathryn Atterberry
Margaret Lilley
Centenarian Finds Work at R F C Office
Corpus Christi residents report Jesus Martinez age 101 registering with J L Gardner for work at the Alice Reconstruc tion Finance Corporation office. Born in Mexico December 24 1831 he came to the United States over forty years ago and spent much time in Jim Wells County. He was employed and joined younger workers.
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Corpus Christi
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Alice
Jesus Martinez
J. L. Gardner
Martinez
Mexico
United States
Jim Wells County
Grayson County to vote on beer with state election
Grayson County commissioners plan a local option beer referendum on August 26 to run with the state election. A petition by 10 percent of qualified voters is expected to trigger the countywide vote, with six of eight precincts already under local option laws.
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John Washburn
O. C. Cannon
J. J. Loy
Justice
Grayson County
Sherman
Denison
National wealth declines by half since 1920 says board
The National Industrial Conference Board finds national wealth for 1932 at 247.3 billion dollars, about half of the 1920 peak. Per capita wealth dropped from 4587 in 1920 to 1981 in 1932, with declines largely due to falling asset values rather than quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Industrial Conference Board
Knotted rope and giant oak stop runaway turkey
M C Hoye of Glenray West Virginia says he once tied a medium turkey and was dragged aloft as the bird flew. He looped a rope around a sapling then a limb of a giant oak to bring the turkey to a halt.
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M. C. Hoye
Glenray
W. Va
Weather Experts Forecast Cooler Year This Volcanic Activity
The American Meteorological Society predicts a cooler year due to volcanic activity in South America. Dust from eruptions is said to reduce sunlight, lowering temperatures globally.
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The
American Meteorological Society
South America
Whitewright High School Ends 1932 33 Session
The Whitewright public schools close the 1932 33 session with 32 diplomas awarded and Texas Association of Colleges scholarships to Mary Jo Sears valedictorian and Dick Montgomery salutatorian. The baccalaureate was at the Presbyterian Church and the high school graduates heard Dr J F Fender.
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Whitewright
Texas Association of Colleges
Mary Jo Sears
Dick Montgomery
J. F. Fender
Dorothy Hagard
Anita Vestal
Marie Thrasher
Presbyterian Church
G. C. Ivins
The
Baptist Church
Guy Hamilton
A. W. Yell
Dorothy Tapscott
Marguerite Boone
Dallas
Newton Manning
Eight States Vote On Repeal Of the Eighteenth Amendment
Washington observes that eight states have repealed prohibition ahead of the looming vote. By November 7, 32 states may have decided, though 36 are required for repeal to take effect. Current repealers include Michigan Wisconsin New Jersey Rhode Island Wyoming New York Delaware Nevada with Illinois Indiana Massachusetts Connecticut Iowa New Hampshire California and West Virginia scheduled to vote in June.
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Washington
Michigan
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Wyoming
New York
Delaware
Nevada
Illinois
Indiana
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Iowa
New Hampshire
California
West Virginia
Peek Calls Cotton Industry Meeting
George N. Peek administrator of the farm adjustment act called a meeting of cotton industry representatives for Saturday to gather suggestions for applying the act to cotton. The first meeting dedicated to the South's chief crop aims to explore possibilities for the current year and gather grower to spinner viewpoints before the administration issues its cotton program.
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Washington
George N. Peek
South
Peek
Methodist preacher Grady May to speak at 11 am
Rev Grady May will preach at 11 o clock in the Methodist church. Sunday school starts at 10 o clock. Young People service at 7 45 p m. No evening service due to Baptist revival beginning. L G Hagard pastor.
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Grady May
L. G. Hagard
Whitewright Golf Association Opens 36 Hole Tourney for President's Cup
The Whitewright Golf Association will start a 36 hole medal play tournament for the president's cup this Sunday. Members and eligible relatives may play between June 4 and 11 in foursomes with the first 36 holes to count as scores. Cards must be signed and left with Ray Manning. scores posted at Manning Clark and Meador windows.
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Whitewright Golf Association
Ray Manning
Manning, Clark & Meador
Industry Bill May Increase Gasoline and Theatre Tax
Washington Senator Har rison said the administration's industrial recovery public works bill would face Senate debate Monday after committee hearings. Opponents urged a gasoline tax increase to fund the plan while a theater tax drew opposition from William A. Brady who questioned exemptions for the Metropolitan Opera Company. The piece notes taxes and funding concerns, plus the death of Charlotte Jarvis Spurgeon at 86 in Croydon.
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Washington
Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
F. B. Dow
American Petroleum Institute and Allied Organizations
McCue
Boise
Idaho
C. E. Michael
Virginia Manufacturers Association
William A. Brady
New York
Treasury
Metropolitan Opera Company
Public Works Fund
District of Columbia
Business Gains Reported From All Over the Country
Washington reports indicate modest but noticeable gains across many industries. Employment rises with overall business upturn as the Roosevelt partnership idea gains support and credit offices note a new peak in inquiries from 127 affiliated groups.
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Washington
Roper
Department of Commerce
National Association of Credit Men
Baptist Revival To Begin Sunday In Whitewright
Rev G C Ivins of First Baptist Church announces a home talent revival starting Sunday morning at the Whitewright church. Ivins, new to Whitewright, brings sermons and an enlarged choir with community singers invited to participate regardless of affiliation.
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G. C. Ivins
First Baptist Church
Mr. Ivins
Whitewright
Ivins
Wandering radium discovered in Texas case
The University Hospital reported wandering radium found in Texas after Edgar Miller of Guthrie left Oklahoma City with a dressing containing $1,100 worth of radium upon his lip. Hospital officials searched for him, then he surrendered the dressing to Dr. M. W. Rogers of Rule, Texas, for safekeeping and the radium was returned.
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Oklahoma City
University Hospital
Texas
Edgar Miller
Gutherie
Miller
M. W. Rogers
Louis Meyer Wins 500 Mile Auto Classic at Indianapolis
Louis Meyer 29-year-old Huntington Park driver wins the Indianapolis 500 in 4 hours 48 minutes 0.55 seconds at 104.162 mph. Two friends die and two others are seriously injured in crashes on the brick track as officials clear wrecks. Meyer joins Tom Milton as the only two-time winner of the race.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Louis Meyer
Huntington Park
Calif
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Rank
Tommy Milton
Meyer
Mark Billman
Lester Spangler
Los Angeles
G. L. Jordan
Lafayette
Spangler
Freddie Frame
Two Brahma Steers Imported for June Trades Day Rodeo
Otto Russell imported from Fort Worth two Brahma steers for the June 19 Trades Day rodeo. One large steer with a mean disposition promises notable action. the other a small steer will be ridden by Otto Jr. The trio of Brahmas joins other animals already lined up for the event. Owners of bucking animals are urged to contact Russell or D. A. Ray or bring them on Trades Day.
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Otto Russell
Fort Worth
Mr. Russell
Otto Jr
D. A. Ray
Kimball Oil Mill Buys Three Gins for Seed Supply
Kay Kimbell purchased gins at Tioga Anna and Pilot Point to supply seed for the Kimball Oil Mill. The Anna gin, Farmers and Merchants' Gin and Mill Company, was bought from Sherman Oil Mill. Pilot Point and Tioga gins are Light Brothers plants with ten and five stands respectively. All are to be renovated for the upcoming season.
Remission Bill Becomes a Law
Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson signs the Oneal Senate bill offering tax relief on delinquent state and county taxes. Taxes may be paid with escalating penalties through Sept 30 1933 and beyond with multiple installments, or an alternative plan allows staged payments with interest and potential for forfeiture if any installment is missed.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Senate
15c Cotton by End Of Year Predicted
ATLANTA Ga Fifteen cent per pound cotton by end of this year is forecast by G C Adams Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture He bases the prediction on three points Our money has been cheapened and the currency inflation program will advance prices The people have done without clothes and other cotton goods long enough to buy in large quantities The mills find farmers reluctant to sell at a low price and there is a shortage of cotton goods Eggs are so cheap in Holland that they give a hard boiled egg free with each glass of beer.
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Atlanta
G. C. Adams
Georgia
Foods Contain Calcium and Vitamin D Preventing Tooth Decay
Spinach cabbage eggs milk and cod liver oil supply calcium or vitamin D essential for preventing tooth decay.
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BOY Scout
Grayson
Roosevelt
St. Louis
Federal Lands
E. A Purvines
Pleasant Plains
Ill
E. J Bodman
Charlotte Jarvis Spurgeon
C. H. Spurgeon
Croydon
England
Japan
Kimbell Oil Mill
Holland
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