Food stamp officer to visit Whitewright Friday
C H Barrett county food stamp issuing officer will be in Whitewright on Friday June 20 at 9 a m to issue stamps to relief clients. The visit aims to speed local distribution ahead of the planned schedule and follows delays that left Whitewright clients without commodities for over a month. Sherman and Denison clients already received stamps this month while others faced discrimination for unknown reasons.
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F. M. Echols
C. H. Barrett
Whitewright
Indictments for Draft Evasion Filed in Dallas Case
A federal grand jury returned two indictments under the Selective Service Act. John Bernard Hagerty is charged with failing to return a questionnaire and report a change of address, using multiple aliases to avoid detection. Frederick Emerson Thorne is charged with failing to register after returning to the United States from Mexico City around April 21.
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Dallas
John Bernard Hagerty
Mexico City
Founder of Savoy College Honored In Reunion Sunday
The piece recalls R. R. Halsell founder of Savoy College praised as a scholar educator who built the school and inspired students. It notes his Christmas levee memories, eccentric dress, and lasting legacy in Oklahoma where he rests, highlighting his impact on learning beyond politics or fame.
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Savoy College
Savoy
R. R. Halsell
Halsell
Withal
Hassell
Euclid
Bob Hassell
Oklahoma
Hitler
Services of Ag Teacher Available To Local Farmers
Agricultural teacher R. B. Cruse reports red mites and bluebugs on farms. He suggests carbolineum for roosts and nests and sodium fluoride sulfur for infested fowls. Cruse notes cattle vaccination for blackleg pink eye pneumonia and hemorrhagic septicemia and urges farmers to consult him for guidance.
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R. B. Cruse
Cruse
Biggerstaff Elected State FFA Delegate
The Whitewright FFA chapter elected John Biggerstaff, president, as delegate to the State FFA convention in Marshall July 16 19, replacing Billy Ray Conner who attends a trade school in Austin. The chapter supports the Woodlake encampment Aug 4 6 with a $2 dues per member, and will use a buddy system for swimming.
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Whitewright
Future Farmers of America
John Biggerstaff
Biggerstaff
FFA
Marshall
Billy Ray Conner
Conner
Austin
Inks Dam
Woodlake
Dive Bombers Sought To Drive Red River Back Into Channel
Bonham residents request help from air force units to blast a channel to restore the Red River under Lowell's Bluff bridge. The river breached the north approach on the Oklahoma side creating a 300 yard wide gap. O D Dickey, highway engineer, fears north bridge pier undermining but survey waits for flood subsidence.
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Red River
Channel
Bonham
Uncle Sam
Lowell’s Bluff
Oklahoma
Wichita River
O. D. Dickey
Highway Department
Governor W Lee ODaniel Painted In Oils
Gov W Lee O Daniel is having his oil portrait painted at the Governor's mansion by Austrian born artist Dario Rappa Dopar to who has painted portraits of Pope Pius XI Georges Clemenceau and Presidents Coolidge Hoover.
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Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
Dario Rappa D’oporto
Pius XI
Georges Clemenceau
France
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Sherman Air College Bill Apparently Killed
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday apparently killed a bill that the Senate had passed to establish a four year aeronautical and engineering college near Sherman with Federal aid.
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Sherman Air College
Austin
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Aeronautical and Engineering
Sherman
Rainfall Totals Mark Week Across Regional Report
Rainfall of 1.06 inches occurred over the past week with .64 inches Friday night and .42 inches Saturday night. This is a little over a quarter of the 4 inches that fell the preceding week. June totals reach 7.86 inches, up from 5.06 inches for June last year.
Draft Act Starts Boom in Babies Birth Rate Jumps
The Census Bureau reports a surge in births with about 20 000 more babies born in the first four months than last year. Dr Halbert Dunn notes 25 percent more marriages last year and says the declining birth rate has reversed with a likely rise for several years.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Halbert Dunn
Bureau
Dunn
America
Molly O'Daniel Engaged to Jack Wrather Jr
Mrs. W. Lee O'Daniel announced the engagement of her daughter Molly age 19 to Jack D. Wrather Jr. age 23 from Tyler, a UT graduate.
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Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
Molly
Jack D. Wrather Jr
Tyler
University of Texas
Federal match for state pension funds assured
Federal matching funds for a $1 750 000 emergency pension appropriation were expected to cover June August payments. State checks would average about $18 50 with federal support, versus $9 50 without it, pending only formal Washington notice.
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Austin
J. S. Murchison
State Public Welfare Department
Murchison
Washington
Driving While Drunk Law Passes Over Veto
The Texas Legislature overrode Gov. O'Daniel's veto to make driving while drunk a misdemeanor with penalties for first offenses, and a felony for subsequent offenses. The measure, written by S. J. Isaacks, passed 24 to 5 in the Senate and 100 to 21 in the House, taking effect immediately. First offenders face 50 to 500 dollars or 10 days to two years in jail, or both. repeat offenses carry 1 to 5 years. The act also elevates accidental felonies to felony punishment. The Texas Safety Association praised the enactment.
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Austin
Senate
W. Lee O’daniel
S. J. Isaacks
House
The
Texas Safety Association
Dies endorsement from Texas stirs national action call
Congressman Martin Dies told audiences in North West Central and East Texas that Texas support for his Dies program will mobilize the nation to curb subversive activity. He spoke for his Senate bid and cited the North American Aviation strike ended by military action as proof the situation is grave.
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Austin
Dies
Texas
Martin Dies
United States Senate
European Migrations Uprooted Seven Million Strong
New York estimates by Metropolitan Life Insurance statisticians show more than seven million Europeans uprooted before and during the war. The total includes refugees labor prisoners and evacuees across England Germany and Unoccupied France with England evacuating about one million and Germany transferring over two million people.
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New York
New York City
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Statisticians
England
Germany
France
New 21 Year Olds Integrated By Draft Numbers
Selective Service announces that men who turned 21 and registered by July 1 will be integrated with existing registrants rather than added at the end of the list. About 750,000 are expected to enroll on July 1, with a July lottery tentatively set for late July to determine classification order.
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Washington
Selective Service
Congress
Knox
House Committee
St. Lawrence Seaway
Great Lakes
Senate Military Committee
Downey
California
Navy Department
Merchant Marine Reserve
Abel T. Bidwell
Bureau of Navigation
No. 2 Draft Board Sends 138 Men to Army
Sherman area draft board No. 2 reports 138 draftees sent to the induction station in Dallas for one year trainees since last November. Of these, 114 were accepted and 24 rejected for physical defects. Added volunteers and regulars may raise area contributions to the preparedness program.
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No. 2 Draft Board
Sherman
Uncle Sam
Board No. 2
Sherman Area
Will Leslie
Dallas
Army
Bonham to Build New Fair Grounds
Bonham begins construction on a new fair grounds complex two miles north of the city under a WPA plan. A warehouse will be erected first, followed by rodeo pens exhibition buildings and other structures. Bonham will supply $20 000 in cash with $65 000 more funded by WPA plans.
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Bonham
wWork
1,251,283 At Work for U. S. Government
Defense hiring pushed Government employment to a new high of 1,152,283 at the end of April. The War Department added 26,205 workers to 257,532, the Navy rose to 201,107, and the Panama Canal force increased to 33,920. April payroll totaled $189,213,464, up $4,969,158 from March.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
War Department
Navy Department
Panama Canal
100 Billion May Be Ultimate War Cost for America
A government defense official said the United States may spend over 100 billion dollars in defense before Germany is defeated. The secretary of the navy announced fast progress on Bermuda and Newfoundland air bases and urged a large recruit drive as reservists await activation.
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America
Washington
United States
Germany
Joseph L. Trecker
Defense Contracts Service
Knox
Bermuda
Newfoundland
Navy
New Tax Bill Delayed Until Autumn By Barkley
Senate Democratic Leader Barkley said a defense revenue bill will not reach President Roosevelt before September. He noted a long fight over tax legislation and predicted heavy disputes before final form is reached, following his release from a Naval hospital for a tooth infection.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Roosevelt
Naval Hospital
Indictment Of 69 In Food Price Conspiracy Case
A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted 69 persons firms and organizations on charges of conspiring to fix prices for canned peas. The defendants include 31 canning companies and three national pea marketing associations accused of price fixing since 1938 under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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Chicago
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