Co-op Buys New Gin Co for 17500
At a Whitewright Cooperative Gin Association meeting directors finalized purchasing the New Gin Company's Greenville plant for 17500. T. A. Gray becomes president, replacing H. H. Sears. Houston Bank for Cooperatives will fund 60 percent in cash with the rest secured by a second lien as appraisal and bank approval loom.
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Whitewright Cooperative Gin Association
New Gin Company
T. A. Gray
H. H. Sears
New Gin Company of
Greenville
Whitewright
Sun
H. P. Donigan
L. E. Alexander
Houston Bank For Cooperatives
Houston Bank
Marion Smith
O. G. Bow
J. H. Brown
W. B. Holcomb
Newell Skaggs
T. B. Autrey
Outline of relief bill for WPA and reforms
Washington reports a 1.735 billion relief bill proposing WPA reforms. It would provide roughly two million unemployed with WPA jobs over a year, create a three member bipartisan WPA board, set a monthly wage schedule, require 130 hours of work per month, and adjust benefits for dependents. It also ends the federal theatre project, requires sponsors to fund adequate shares, and imposes loyalty and anti crime provisions.
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Washington
WPA
Roosevelt
Public Works Administration
Bob Burns Stars in Palace Feature Tonight and Friday
Palace theater presents I'm From Missouri starring Bob Burns the Arkansas humorist and bazooka player. Co stars include Gladys George Glen Lockhart and Judith Barrett. Saturday features The Renegade Ranger with George O'Brien. Monday preview Jane Withers in Boy Friend with Aileen Whelan Richard Bond Douglas Fowley Warren Hymer. Tuesday Wednesday Peter Love in Mr Moto in Danger Island with Jean Hersholt Amanda Duff.
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Palace Theatre
Missouri
Bob Burns
Arkansas
Gladys George
Glen Lockhart
Judith Barrett
George O’brien
Jane Withers
Boy Friend
Aileen Whelan
Richard Bond
Douglas Fowley
Warren Hymer
Funeral Omitted By Request In Lancaster Burial
Virgil Abram Meek, 65, was buried Sunday in Lancaster, Pa., at his request with no embalming no casket no flowers and no funeral service. He left written instructions to keep the funeral strictly private and explained the choice as a critique of society’s forms and ceremonies.
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Lancaster
Virgil Abram Meek
Plans Completed for Baptist Revival Here Beginning July 2
Dr. W. M. Wright of Dallas will preach at the First Baptist Church revival starting Sunday July 2. Wright, a former Paris pastor, led a $60 000 educational building project and chaired civic righteousness efforts. He held Texas B T U Convention presidency and remains active as a speaker and evangelist. Two services daily are planned with all invited.
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W. M. Wright
Dallas
First Baptist Church
Wright
South
Shreveport
Paris
Texas B. T. U. Convention
General Convention
All
Texas Baptists
Lions Club
L. O. Evans
Farmers urged to study soil districts as model
COLLEGE STATION Any group of farmers planning to organize under the soil conservation district act should send a committee to observe similar districts in other states. C Dutch Hohn of Texas A and M urged observation after tours in Louisiana Arkansas and Oklahoma noting the act is an enabling measure not a grant program.
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Heidenheimer
Horace Fawcett
del Rio
W. G. Kennedy
Muleshde
J. P. Martin
Martinsville
Walter Cardwall
Luling
Paul Walser
Soil Conservation Service
Texas A
Geo. E. Adams
Texas Extension Service
Minden
Conway
Russellville
Ark
Broken Arrow
Konawa
Okla
Oklahoma State Board
Hahn
Texas
Tramp begs for pie on anniversary in maid and hostess exchange
A tramp pleads for food with a humorous line about his anniversary. A lady of the house offers bread and butter, noting she cannot spare pie or cake, highlighting a small, old world moment of courtesy and wit.
Committee Approves Farm Loan Measure
The Senate agriculture committee backed a bill to underwrite 350 million dollars in private loans for farm purchases. Sponsored by Senator Lee of Oklahoma, the measure mirrors federal housing loans and aims to help tenants become landowners through administration by the Farm Security Administration.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Lee
D Okla
Federal Housing Administration
Jones
Tex
House Agriculture Committee
House
Farm Security Administration
Highway Patrolmen Do Classroom Duty
AUSTIN. Patrol officers trade motorcycles for classrooms as Texas schools offer traffic safety courses this summer. Ten colleges train safety educators while state headquarters provides materials. Patrolmen are chosen as instructors by district captains. Of 60 percent college trained, 44 percent studied teaching. Some patrolmen are former teachers and some schools seek them as instructors.
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Austin
Texas
Old Bessie Leads Way to College in Portales
Old Bessie helped nine Eastern New Mexico Junior College students fund their education last term. The boys milked their way through the term forming a cooperative, buying feed, milking together, and selling milk to Portales residents. Net profit totaled $600.
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Portales
N. M
Old Bessie
Eastern
Caraway Receives Two Year Sentence on Embezzlement Charge
Sherman. R B Caraway former district clerk was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary after a jury found him guilty on embezzlement charges. He has filed motions to set aside the verdict and for a new trial. Bond around 2500. An appeal is being considered by the court of criminal appeals at Austin.
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R. M. Carter
Meredith
Sherman
Longview
Carter
Webb
Slagle Jr
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Caraway
B. M. Whiteacre
College Thumbers Form Fraternity at Gettysburg
Gettysburg Pa Motorists who pick up hitch hikers will face a new fraternity. The Registered Collegiate Thumbers, formed at Gettysburg College, claim they will spread nationwide. They describe themselves as worthy individuals seeking free transportation and promise agreeable company and intelligent conversation.
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Gettysburg
Gettysburg College
Collegians
Lightning Strike Harms Children at Iowa Farm
A bolt of lightning struck Jake Koop's Faulkner farm causing a fire and injuries. It melted the radio wiring, knocked a 4 year old boy to the ground, stunned 14 year old Gladys Koop at a milk separator, and started a fire in the milk house which 16 year old Anna Koop extinguished with a bucket of milk.
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Faulkner
Iowa
Jake Koop
Gladys Koop
Anna Koop
Legislators Return to Homes After Kagoing Amendment
In Austin a court of inquiry was ordered to probe lobbying practices during the current Legislature. County Attorney Paul Holt said subpoenas would compel testimony from 20 purported lobbyists before Justice Sam Rogers. Gov. O Dan iel had called alleged lobbying violations as the house adjourned taxless after defeating a sales tax amendment. The session ended after 163 days with repeated failed votes and tense closing moments.
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Austin
Paul Holt
Holt
Court of Justice
Sam Rogers
O’daniel
Texas
House
R. Emmett Morse
Senate
James E. Taylor
Kerens
Morse
Ernest Boyett
Auto of Future to Have All Comforts Of Modern Dwelling
Edwin L. Allen of Standard Products Co outlines a future car design with moveable chairs, sunroof, air conditioning, beds and wash-stands. The car would open at a push button, feature translucent roof panels, temperature controls, a concealed bed, and built in toilet facilities. An in-car home office dialogue capability is imagined with movable controls allowing driving from any seat.
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New York
Edwin L. Allen
Standard Products Co
World Automotive Engineering Congress
Allen
Whitewright Girls Attend Denton Meet
Nine representatives from Whitewright High School attended the Future Homemakers Conference at Texas State College for Women from Thursday to Saturday. Miss Frances Williams sponsored the group, with members Frances Williams Mary Dale King Martha Jo Darwin Sara K Atterberry Lucille Starr Evelyn Hill Drunette Farley Mary Ellen Brown Merlyn Brown. Approximately 200 club members and sponsors from North and West Texas attended, with program activities including discussions skits committee sessions recreation hours and a WFAA broadcast.
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Denton
Future Homemakers
Texas State College For Women
Whitewright High School
Frances Williams
Mary Dale King
Martha Jo Darwin
Sara K. Atterberry
Lucille Starr
Evelyn Hill
Drunette Farley
Mary Ellen Brown
Merlyn Brown
Sayers Hall
TSCW
West
Texas
Clara Tucker
WFAA
Tucker Urges Drys Win Grayson County Beer Vote
Dr E B Tucker president of Austin College spoke at a Sherman Presbyterian service urging voters to back a beer prohibition in Grayson County. He argued taxes on arrests and hospital costs show beer brings societal harm and that churches must help workers dependent on bars. He noted beer boosts crime and impairment while advocates push it as a stimulant. Lee Johnson was named to lead finances for the local vote-beer-out effort.
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E. B. Tucker
Austin College
Sherman
Grayson County
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
B. Wrenn Webb
First Presbyterian Church
Wetl
Tucker
Colleges May Lose Open Admissions As Costs Tighten
Nebraska’s Chancellor C S Boucher told the American Association of University Women that rising government costs and taxes are pushing colleges to enroll only students with proven academic aptitude. He warned high schools and junior colleges must adapt to guide less gifted students toward useful citizenship. William G Carr of NEA and ASA endorsed the shift, urging secondary schools to stop treating themselves as solely preparers for college and profession.
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Denver
Nebraska
American Association of University Women
C. S. Boucher
University of Nebraska
Association
Boucher
William G. Carr
Educational Policies Commission
National Educational Association
American Association of School Administrators
Carr
Land Vacancy Bill Signed By O'Daniel
The governor announced that on Monday night he signed the land vacancy bill, aiming to curb abuses by professional vacancy hunters. The measure defines a good faith claimant as one who occupied land later found vacant and part of the state school fund, granting them the preference to purchase from the state.
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Austin
O’daniel
Marbles Recovered After 1863 Loss in Savannah
In Savannah Georgia workers demolishing a building unearthed 16 marbles once lost by Augustus Pigman in 1863. The 84 year old former druggist will send the marbles to his 3 year old grandson in New York. Also notes edible paints and old paint making directions in a colonial cookbook.
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Savannah
Augustus Pigman
Pigman
New York
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New Gin Co
Palace
Archbishop Trench
Isaac D'Israeli
Bossie
College “Thumbers” Form Fraternity
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Drys
Denison
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