Diplomas Awarded to 28 at Whitewright High
Twenty eight members of the senior class received diplomas at Whitewright High School commencement in the auditorium. Principal H W Key presided, with salutation by Norma Joe Mangrum and valedictory by Monabelle Biggerstaff. Scholarships were announced for top averages.
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Whitewright High School
H. W. Key
Norma Joe Mangrum
Monabelle Biggerstaff
Community Choral Club
Guy Hamilton
Tommie Chenoweth
G. C. Ivins
C. W. Dennis
F. W. Smith
Key
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Thomas Sears
Sun
Billie Earl Montgomery
Robert Doss
Bonham High School
Supt
Louise Autrey
Marguerite Booker
Vera Dodd
Pearl England
Alice Harper
Elizabeth Hedgpeth
Ruth Jopling
Norma Jo Mangrum
Mary Frances Myrick
Julia Ann Pritchett
Merle Robbins
Dorothy Ryan
Woodrow Belew
Jack Bradley
J. B. Cates
Jesse DeBerry
Franklin Dixon
Sonny Hancock
Ballen Lay
Wayne Martin
J. W. McKinney
Thomas E. Sears
David Woodrow Smith
Grady Stillwell
Malcolm Williams
Fred Starr
Aileen Pennington
the Baptist Church
Susie L. Noe
Lloyd Badgett
J. D. Bush
Lyndal Bush
James Hoyt Claborn
Norma Frances Donigan
Sarah Belle Gillett
Nell Holmes
James Erwin Hughes
Weldon Jones
Louise Magers
Roy Martin
Boyd Newman
Quentin Nicholson
Herman Riddle
J. W. Sanderson
Jo Willa Stateville
Hamilton Vestal
Merriwell Vineyard
Clyde Whitworth
Patsy Jean Young
Joe Preston Lee
Judge Rules for State on Rate Power
District Judge Charles Wheeler ruled the State may pursue a suit to enforce a reduced gas rate set by the Railroad Commission but cannot seek money damages for alleged excess charges after the rate took effect. The decision keeps in force the injunction against Lone Star Gas to comply with a 32c gate rate at city gates since Sept. 13, 1933, while denying penalties for past overcharges.
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Austin
Charles Wheeler
Railroad Commission
Wheeler
Lone Star Gas Company
Noble enters race for county judge
A. S. Noble former county judge announces candidacy for county judge with a formal announcement to follow in days. He lives in Sherman and will oppose incumbent Jake J. Loy who is in his first term.
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A. S. Noble
Noble
Sherman
Jake J. Loy
Grayson
Collin Counties
Elbert M. Barron
James S. Kane
Denison
Bevis Davis
Collinsville
Medical Society To Meet Here
The Grayson County Medical Society will hold its monthly meeting in Whitewright next Tuesday at 8 PM in the Presbyterian Church basement. Doctors from nearby counties are invited to attend. a pre meeting dinner will be served. Dr. Ray M Balyeat of Oklahoma City will discuss Diagnosis for Treatment of all Common Allergic Problems. Case reports will be read. About thirty or forty physicians are expected. Dr. Ross R May is president and Dr. E F Etter is secretary.
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Grayson County Medical Society
Whitewright
Presbyterian Church
Ray M. Balyeat
Oklahoma City
Ross R. May
E. F. Etter
Sherman
Want Ad Seeks Results in Classifieds
A brief notice invites readers to place want ads for quick results. The item emphasizes effective reach and timely responses for buyers and sellers, highlighting simplicity and accessibility of classified listings.
Candidates Meet at Pilot Grove Rally Draws Large Crowd
A Friday evening rally at the Pilot Grove community tabernacle hosted county and precinct candidates plus several district contenders. After speeches, a pie sale raised over 40 dollars to fund tabernacle seats, auctioned by Emmet Essen. A contest for ugliest man misfired when Sun editor was awarded the prize by mistake.
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Pilot Grove
Community Tabernacle
Tabernacle
Emmet Essen
Sherman
Sun
Funeral Services Held for D A Ray in Whitewright
Funeral services for David A. Ray 71 were held at the Methodist Church with multiple clergy in charge. Interment followed at City Cemetery. he died after a heart attack the prior Monday. Survived by wife Mollie Harbert son Raymond Ray and daughters Bernice Neff Hazelle McKenzie plus many relatives.
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David A. Ray
Methodist Church
C. W. Dennis
J. F. Fender
W. A. Kirkpatrick
J. R. Waldrum
Church of Christ
City Cemetery
M. E. Winburn
J. W. Henry
John Reeves
Clarence Martin
Ray
Whitewright
Mr. Ray
Raymond Ray
Lakeview
Bernice Ray Neff
Hazelle Ray McKenzie
John A. Ray
Duncan
Okla
Ben F. Ray
Caddo Mills
Jim W. Ray
Gainesville
Bettie Pool
Springtown
Ella Hollerand
Greenville
Sarah Clark
Poolville
Dellah Ticer
Portland
Ore
David Ray Neff
Nancy Helen Neff
Trenton
Bobbie Jack McKenzie
Lufkin
T. M. Lutrell
Earl Faires
Commerce
W. H. Murray
Oklahoma City
J. C. Thompson
Doss Beckham
Celeste
C. C. Mecham
Memphis
Holmes Connelly
Murray
B. F. Ray
John Hollerand
William ‘Pickens
W. F. Bell
Brookston
Sam Leverett Jr
Cooper
A. J
Byers
Charles McGregor
Elbert Chiles
Sherman
Green
Jesse McGuire
Arthur Holmes
Fort Worth
Toenail Tinting Declared Legal by Attorney General
In San Francisco Attorney General U S Webb ruled tinting toenails by cosmetologists is legal. The ruling comes after a complaint from Charles B Pinkham secretary of the State Medical Board who feared claims of curing toenail maladies. Webb prohibited advertising tinting as a cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Webb
Charles B. Pinkham
State Medical Board
Witty exchange over past music and present marital quirks
The dialogue recalls a former light musical talent. Bisez notes the wife once played the ukulele before marriage, while humorously adding she now playfully targets her husband with jokes.
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Jubb
Peasley
Bisez
Drought Relief Fund Set at 525 Million
President Roosevelt and a congressional delegation reached agreement on a 525 million dollar drought relief program for the West and Middle West. The plan lacks fixed allocations, aiming for flexibility to meet changing needs and potential rainfall variations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Drouth
West
Middle West
White House
Hoover
Capitol
Liquor Issues Up in 1934 in Eleven States
Dallas report surveys 1934 election plans on liquor across eleven states. North Dakota votes June 27 on an initiative to legalize sales while Mississippi eyes a county store monopoly. South Carolina and Maine consider constitutional repeal processes in 1935, 1935 legislative cycles follow, Florida Idaho Kansas Nebraska South Dakota West Virginia Wyoming face statewide votes on prohibition clauses.
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Dallas
James M. Doran
North Dakota
Mississippi
South Carolina
Maine
Florida
Idaho
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
West Virginia
Wyoming
Commonwealth
Steers Draw Plows of Arkansas Farmer
Perry Ark. Farmer John Ashley broke two steers to the yoke and, with a gee and haw, works them in the fields. His farm is praised as one of the county’s best cultivated. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Faires of Compree visited Mrs. D. Ray Saturday.
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Perry
Ark
John Ashley
Mrs. Earl Faires of
Compree
D.ray
Farm Credit Body Lends Over Billion
The Farm Credit Administration lent 1.273 billion dollars in its first year of operation. Deputy Governor W Forbes Morgan said about 90 percent of funds went to distressed borrowers to consolidate debts and extend terms.
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Wichita
Farm Credit Administration
W. Forbes Morgan
Bank Commissioner
Morgan
Texas Democratic slate filed with party chairman
A list of candidates for state offices in Texas was filed Tuesday at the office of J. K. Brim, party chairman. The ticket includes for United States Senator Connally, Fisher, and Bailey Jr.. for Governor McDonald, Hunter, Hughes, Allred, Small, Witt, Russell. for Lieutenant Governor Berkeley, Hornsby, Moore, Woodus. for Attorney General McCraw, Smith, Hair, Woodward. for State Comptroller Sheppard, Patterson, Tillison. for Treasurer Terrell, Lochart, Marable. for Superintendent Jefferson Smith, Woods. for Commissioner of Agriculture Davis, McDonald. for General Land Office Jones, Walker. for Railroad Commissioners McNees, Pundt, Smith, Hatcher, Parker, Johnson. for Supreme Court Associate Justice McClendon, Sharp, Lattimore. and for Criminal Appeals Morrow.
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United States
Tom Connally
Marlin
Guy B. Fisher
San Augustine
Joseph Weldon Baily Jr
Dallas
Houston
William McCraw
Clyde L. Smith
Woodville
J. F. Hair
San Antonio
Walter Woodward
Coleman
George H. Sheppard
Austin
J. J
Jack) Patterson
D. B. Tillison
Athens
George B. Terrell
Charley Lochart
John Marable
Jefferson G. Smith
L. A. Woods
Waco
Fred W. Davis
J. E. McDonald
Waxahachie
General Land Office
Walter E. Jones
Longview
J. H. Walker
James McNees
John Pundt
Lon A. Smith
W. Gregory Hatcher
R. D. Parker
H. O. Johnson
Supreme Court of Texas
James W. McClendon
John H. Sharp
H. S. Lattimore
Fort Worth
Judge Court of Criminal Appeals
W. C. Morrow
Christians Beat Baptist A 9 8 In Extra Inning Contest
Errors and misplays plagued the Baptist A as Christians pull off a dramatic 9 to 8 win in the eighth inning. Cantrell started for Christians, Mooneyham pitched for Baptists who faltered under poor defense. The week also saw Methodist upset Christians 9-7 and Baptist A extend a 11th straight win for Baptist A after a 23 14 tenth inning surge by Ross and Montgomery. Schedule notes list Christian vs Baptist B and Baptist A vs Methodist next week.
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Baptist A
Baptist
Baptists
Lay
Christian
Mooneyham
Cantrell
Christians
Cates
Methodists
Thomas Sears
J. B. Harrison
Horton
Baptist B
Barbee
Ross
Montgomery
Methodist
Bailey to Speak in Sherman Monday Evening
Joseph W. Bailey Jr. of Dallas, Democratic Senate nominee, will speak at the Houston street park in Sherman Monday at 8 pm. Music by the Sherman Municipal Band precedes Bailey’s address which will follow other candidates and be broadcast on station WFAA. Whitewright residents plan to attend.
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Joseph W. Bailey Jr
Dallas
United States Senate
Houston Street
Sherman
Sherman Municipal Band
Bailey
WFAA
Whitewright
Montana Homesteaders Ride Third Boom in Land Claims
Helena reports Montana is amid a third homesteading surge as men seek small parcels to farm for self support. Unlike prior booms, the current rush lacks the get rich quick zeal of past eras, per U S land office records. A drill sergeant exchange closes with a recruit asking if pulling the trigger changes bullet range.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
United States Land Office
Former Citizen Dies at Chillicothe
J. E. Turner aged 90 died at his niece Mrs. C L Northcutt in Chillicothe after living with her since 1930, formerly of a farm southwest of town. Born December 25 1844 in Rutherford County Tennessee he came to Grayson County in 1874. Survived by four sons T W Turner Gladewater R B Turner Childress R S Turner Crystal City H B Turner Chillicothe and sister Mrs E C Ownby Chillicothe. funeral held in Chillicothe Cemetery.
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J. E. Turner
C. L. Northcutt
Chillicothe
Turner
Northcutt
Mr. Turner
Rutherford County
Tennessee
Grayson County
Mary Aurora Evans
Celestial light mystery ends as kite and flashlight prank
Townsfolk in York South Carolina reported a bright light in the southern sky after nightfall causing wild chatter and swamped phone lines. The light turned out to be a flashlight tied to a kite, ending the sighting with a simple explanation. Nearby, Mrs. Sam McMillin of Lubbock visits her mother Mrs. W T Rosa.
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York
S. C
Sam McMillin
Lubbock
W. T. Rosa
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B. Wrenn Webb
Dr. Webb
G. C. Minor
Central Christian Church
G. F. Bryant
Winnell Stapleton
Gracie Lee England
Fred Cook Jr
Joe Cook
Lewis Vestal
Medical Society
Sarah Teague
Tom Bean
Anna Lee Yowell
D. A. Ray
Texas
Arkansas Farmer
Farm Credit Body
J. K. Brim
Democratic State Executive Committee
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