Winners announced in yard contest by Friday Club
The Friday Literary Club civic committee released winners for the yard beautification contest. Top yards included best all around won by Large Mrs B G Gowdy and several category prizes across shrubbery lawn and garden, rockery, windows, and public spaces. A total of 45 homes and eight public places competed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friday Literary Club
Emmet Penn
H. P. Donigan
Cc. P. Johnson
B. G. Gowdy
Am Fi Donigan
J. D. Hoard
Luther Gordon
Guy Hamilton
Clay Horton
Frank Phillips
W. J. Doss
W. H. King
Clyde
Cc. B. Bryant Jr
Lester Haile
H. T. Atterberry
Cc. B. Bryant Sr
C. P. Johnson
Hulet Maxey
Sam Cleveland
Marguerite Milon
Chas. Hamilton
Ethel Campbell
E. B. Tucker
Frank Troy
Chess Robson
Sherman Garden Club
150 000 Legion Members Go To Saint Louis
Saint Louis prepares to host the 1935 American Legion convention with 150,000 expected attendees. Pullman cars will provide sleeping space as 500 sleeping coaches are readied, and Forest Park may host a tent city if needed. Housing for 6,500 hotel rooms is arranged across the metro area, with help from offices and possible temporary buildings for musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Saint Louis
ST. Louis
American Legion
Pullman City
Forest Park
Belleville
East St. Louis
Mississippi River
St. Charles
Legionnaires
Auxiliary
Veterans’ Organization
Women’s Auxiliary
Bankhead Pushes Cotton Plow-Up to Meet Quotas
Senator Bankhead proposes a new plow-up plan and 12 cent loan extension to curb the 1930s era cotton carryover. He suggests renting extra cotton acreage or a voluntary destruction program if weather threatens quota compliance, arguing NRA ruling poses no risk to farm support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bankhead
Dem
Alabama
Farm Administration
NRA
White House
Supreme Court
Abandon Drive For Payment Of Bonus In Current Session
Washington reports that bonus forces in Congress agreed to drop cash payment aims this session and shift to backing the Patman inflation bill next year. The House Senate conference rejected compromise plans and referred the issue to the people for action in the next session, despite a 90 percent cash option proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Thomas
Oklahoma
Harrison
Youths Save Snakebite Victim With Unusual Aid
A 19 year old hiker Dana Wallace was bitten by a copperhead snake two miles from a highway. Vin cent Bour of the NRA bit Wallace's foot to suck out the venom, then applied a tourniquet and carried him to a car. Wallace is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dana Wallace
Vincent Bour
NRA
Bour
Wallace
Tiny tornado wrings chickens' necks near Oklahoma farms
A small tornado near Blackwell Oklahoma dipped water from a farm pond and wrung the necks of the farmer Oscar Smalley's chickens without bruising their bodies. The twister moved through Sumner County Kansas and struck near several northern Oklahoma communities.
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Blackwell
Okla
Oscar Smalley
Sumner County
Kansas
Oklahoma
Eleven Conversions At Baptist Revival In Whitewright
The First Baptist Church revival in Whitewright will end Sunday after a week of nightly services led by Dr. M F E Davis of Howard Payne College Brownwood. Eleven conversions at the 8 p m service mark a record in years as the junior choir of about fifty voices enhances the worship. Three daily services, 10 a m 5 p m and 8 p m attract large crowds including 60 to 75 children at the 5 p m children’s hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
M. FE. Davis
Howard- Payne College
Brownwood
Whitewright
G. C. Ivins
Officers Elected by Whitewright Lodge No 167
Whitewright Lodge No. 167 A F and A M elected officers for the Masonic year starting June 24. W H Stedham named worshipful master, Mack Pierson senior warden, Sidney Watson junior warden, C W Bryant treasurer, O L Jones secretary, and Dr J N Powell Tyler. Installations set for July first. appointive posts not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Lodge No
A. F
A. M
W. H. Stedham
Mack Pierson
Sidney Watson
C. W. Bryant
Oo. L. Jones
J. N. Powell
Tyler
Tractor Operators Warned Not to Make Turns on Highways
Sherman officials warn farmers and tractor operators against using county highways to turn around with cultivators and plows. Several county roads are badly torn up by heavy equipment and roadside ditches are damaged. Commissioner S B Vaughan says the court will seek action from the grand jury against violators if the practice does not stop.
Reilly Loses Funds Claim Over Hauptmann Appeal
Edward J. Reilly, once Hauptmann’s lead counsel, failed in Supreme Court to impound the appeal fund for Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s case. Justice Charles C. Lockwood ruled against a receiver, casting doubt he could claim fees from a crowd raised for the appeal amid the Flemington trial. Some lines note Mosel Valley vineyards in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
Edward J. Reilly
Supreme Court
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh
Reilly
Hauptmann
Flemington
Charles C. Lockwood
Bells-Denison Road Work Begins on Final Section
Drainage and grading on 5.4 miles of the Whitewright Bells Denison highway No. 160 started Monday. Hable Construction Co of Corsicana won 34 416.96 for grading and drainage. Buckner Brothers of Cleburne won 9 951.83 for the Mill Creek bridge area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright-Bells- Denison
Hable Construction Company
Corsicana
Mill Creek Bridge
Bells
Buckner Brothers of
Cleburne
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Highway Commission
Denison
Whitewright
Blue Ridge
Farmersville
Garland
Dallas
New Administrator Appointed for Local District
Robert Howard named administrator for the Whitewright district relief office and will be assisted by Miss Frances Phillips. Emory Christian transferred after leading the local office for over a year. Grayson County relief allotment for June cut to 15000 dollars, less than half May’s, about one dollar per capita for relief recipients. Total relief cases read 3000, averaging nearly five persons per case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Christian
Whitewright
Fort Worth
Robert Howard
Frances Phillips
Grayson County
Marion White
Red Cross Hygiene Certificates Awarded to 44 Grayson Women
American Red Cross issued certificates to 44 Grayson County women after completing a home hygiene and sick care course taught by nurse Edna Druliner during March to May. Participants included 30 white and 14 Black women from Whitewright Denison Sherman and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Grayson County
Edna Druliner
Red Cross
Whitewright
A. L. Jackson
Myrtle Badgett
H. T. Atterberry
Lillian Slusher
Nevada Garner
George German
A. T. Short
Pernie Badgett
J. C. McMillin
Denison
Alma Arnold
Florence May Evans
Alby McCain
Lela Carroll
Lola Johanning
Crystal McCoy
Maude Parker
Sherman
Gladys Arrington
Bettie Brown
Elizabeth Blanton
Isabel Schumaker
Edythe Brame
Mabel Mahan
Laura Miller
Lucille Dean
Helen Case
Eudelle Hood
Pearl Drye
Louie May Scull
Anna Mae O’hanlon
Anna Lipstrey
Eddie L. Mitchell
Edna L. Wright
Fannie Shaddock
Callie W. Hamilton
Hennie Jewell Miles
Launda Mae Yates
Josephine Anderson
Ruby
Skating Rink Opens to Public in Whitewright
George Crosswhite of Sherman opened a skating rink in Whitewright on the former ice house lots. The new rink welcomed the public Wednesday night and drew a fair crowd for its first night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Crosswhite
Sherman
Whitewright
New dental chair lets patient hear music through bones
Detroit reports a dental chair that plays bone conducted music during drilling. Two bone conduction plates in the headrest transmit sound from a phonograph to the patient, with no audible noise to the ears. Dr. Allison Hardle notes it works best on children, though adults also respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Allison Hardle
Alcohol Blamed For Deaths Of Two Austin College Students
A prank with methyl alcohol from the chemistry lab proved fatal for Durwood Newman and James Garrett, ages 19 and 20, at Austin College in Sherman. Eight others fell ill as the board of regents and faculty opened a full inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Austin College
Durwood Newman
James Garrett
Athens
Texas
E. B. Tucker
Board of Regents
Tucker
Newman
Garrett
Mess Hall
Wallace Johnson
Johnson
Bill Pierce
Garret
Employers Continue Code Hours and Pay Amid NRA Ruling
A survey finds many employers keep 40 hour weeks and minimum wages despite the Supreme Court ruling against NRA provisions. Some announce wage boosts while labor groups report more firms abandoning the code, with protests in several cities. The American Iron and Steel Institute urges units to maintain current hours and wages during the uncertainty. The piece also notes unrelated culinary and clothing details.
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Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Associated Press
NRA
Roosevelt
Industrial Eagle
American Iron and Steel Institute
Two New Faculty Members Elected by Board
The Board of Education elected two new faculty members for the coming session. Margaret O'Dell of Byers will teach home economics at the High School, and Nadine Blanton of Sherman will be the Grammar School's primary teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Margaret O'Dell
Byers
Nadine Blanton
Sherman
Miss O'Dell
Texas State College For Women
CSA
Denton
Smith-Hughes
State Department of Education
Denton High School
Miss Blanton
Sherman High School
Austin College
Denton Teachers College
Austin
University of Texas
Tioga Public School
Foster Blanton
P. A. Short
Claude Phillips
Grammar School
Supt
H. W. Key
Home Owners May Apply For Loans Until June 27
Sherman reports new HOLC loan applications are being accepted by the Home Owners Loan Corporation. Grayson County residents may apply through the Dallas office at 1201 Main, with a June 27 deadline. Applicants must be in actual mortgage distress and follow strict application rules and penalties for false statements.
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Sherman
HOLC
J. D. Buster
Grayson County
Home Owners Loan Corporation
James Shaw
Dallas
Main
Buster
Home Owners Loan Act
Cloudburst Destroys Crops Near Roscoe
A cloudburst four miles south of Roscoe Nolan County left hundreds of acres submerged and ruined grain and cotton. Four inches of rain fell in thirty minutes with hail, large stones stacked five feet deep in ditches, damaging roofs and windows. Telephones disrupted in the area.
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Roscoe, Nolan Co
Here
Cotton seed aid to farmers from Shantung Association
The Shantung Cotton Association will distribute sixty thousand pounds of American cotton seed to farmers in the Chinese province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shantung Cotton Association
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Ticino
Pavia
Italy
Aim of Bankhead
Sun Office
Masonic Lodge
Germany
Mosel Valley
Roscoe
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