Remembering the Great Depression in 1930s Tulsa
The piece recalls hard times of the 1930s with wage cuts from 42.50 to 18 dollars weekly, bank holidays, widespread unemployment, hunger, Red Cross shortages, and shuttered businesses. It contrasts past suffering with present debates on social policy and farm regulations while noting youth and schooling attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Morris
Ropes Plainsman
Ropesville
Hockley County
Red Cross
The Voice of the Low 10 student test tale
A second grade pupil narrates experiences with an IQ test and a strict classroom that labeled him with low intelligence. He describes confusing questions about pictures, family relations, and spelling, noting stress from hurried testing and Miss Brown's disapproval.
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Farmersville Times
Brown
John
Mary
Miss Brown
Subscription Rates Published by The Sun Newspaper
Grayson and Fannin Counties subscriptions are $2.00 outside those counties $2.50, foreign subscriptions $5.00. The Sun is a service institution inviting news items from individuals and organizations. The editor reserves the right to decide what is news and to reject old or promotional material.
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Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
US 2
the Sun
Community Guests and Weekend Visits Highlight Local Notes
The column lists residents and relatives visiting family in Sherman and surrounding areas. It notes travels to Dallas Eldorado Ark Van Alstyne DeKalb and Dallas and mentions bridge and bingo gatherings. Names include Mrs Sam Golden Mrs Martha Shoemaker Mr Tyrie Tomerlin and others with extended family connections.
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Sam Golden
Dallas
Tyrie Tomerlin
Law graduate Dick McSpedden earns SMU LLB degree
Dick McSpedden received his LLB at SMU Dallas graduation on June 1 and passed the state bar in March. He was admitted to the Order of the Wool sack for high legal studies. His wife is Billye Faye Dillon of Whitewright.
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Dick McSpedden
SMU
Dallas
Order of the Woolsack
Billye Faye Dillon
Whitewright
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West Chestnut St
Carter-Sager Building
Denison, Texas
Martha Lee Shoemaker
Dayton, Ohio
Carson Burchfield
Jimmie Lynn Vandagriff of
Sherman
Mrs
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Roy Cupit
van Alstyne
Betsy Shaw
Mrs. James Vineyard of
Grand Prairie
C. K. Smith
Eugene Thornhill
Mesquite
W. C. Thornhill
George Brown
Charles Wortham
DeKalb
Emory Christian
Russell Summers
Lallace May
Billy Christian
Jimmie Christian
Jack Hicks
Sharon
Dick Gibson
O. E. Head
Bob Holland
C. J. Davenport
D. E. Frazier
Houston
Grady Gillett
Lillie Gardner
Frank Alexander
Hugh Hunter
Ray Rayburn
Elmer Sanderson
E. H. Teeters
Co. N. Massey
L. F. Jacks
J. W. Bell
Windom
J. W Woodard
Cathryn
Ladonia
George Jacks
J. D. Atkinson
Fort Worth
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el Paso
Tom Bean
Grady Langford
Tom Bean, Texas
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Ork
Atlas
P. O
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