Paris Minister To Hold Meeting At Local Methodist Church
Rev. Homer T. Fort, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Paris, will start a two week evangelistic campaign at the local Methodist Church Sunday. He will preach Sunday night and conduct services twice daily at 10 am and 8 pm. Fort is a prominent revivalist, formerly pastor at Waples Memorial in Denison and also served in Cleburne and Missouri. The church expects visitors from nearby towns and good Whitewright turnout.
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Homer T. Fort
First Methodist Church of
Paris
Joe M. Connally
Mr. Fort
North
Texas
Connally
Fort
Waples Memorial Methodist Church
Denison
Cleburne
Missouri
Whitewright
Texas Legislators Set To End Long Session
Tired Texas lawmakers prepared to close nearly half a year of work with only a few days left. Both Houses cleared local proposals for passage while the anti gambling push receded. Bills to strengthen betting laws and end dog racing await floor action. a road cement funding reform gained narrow committee approval.
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Austin
Texas
James V. Allred
Pension Session Need Is Seen
Representative G C Morris of Greenville, chair of the House old age pension inquiry, said the investigation shows a special session is needed by Sept 1 to raise more pension funds. He warned the funds may not last to Nov 1 without reducing rolls or cutting average grants. Reports of 30 000 removals were officially denied.
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Austin
G. C. Morris
Greenville
Morris
Shall We Dance at Palace Theatre
Feature picture tonight and Friday star Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Saturday previews Bret Harte’s The Outcasts of Poker Flat with Preston Foster. Monday Virginia Bruce and Melvyn Douglas in Women of Glamour. Tuesday and Wednesday bargain nights. Midnight Taxi with Brian Donley and Frances Drake. Next Thursday and Friday Wake Up and Live with Walter Winchell and Ben Bernie.
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Palace Theatre
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Preston Foster
Bret Harte
Virginia Bruce
Melvyn Douglas
Brian Donley
Frances Drake
Walter Winchell
Ben Bernie
Last Half Tax Deadline Near Sherman
Sherman area tax reminder from Collier Yeary for the final June 30 deadline on 1936 state and county taxes. He notes steady payments and a looming last minute rush while preparing a list of unknown property deemed unclaimed to be sold for tax funds and to establish ownership.
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Sherman
Collier Yeary
Yeary
Timber merchant jokes about trunk calls to branches
A dated quip plays on a timber merchant naming timber branches and trunk calls. The joke imagines a phone line mix up as the merchant keeps connecting calls to his branches. The line-up of puns evokes a lighthearted business aside.
Earle backs Roosevelt for 1940 third term
Harrisburg governor George H. Earle abandons own political rise to endorse Franklin D. Roosevelt for a third presidential term in 1940. He notes no Democrat or opponent matches Roosevelt in stature and moral leadership, stating he is for Roosevelt “for President in 1940” without hesitation.
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Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Earle
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Democratic Party
Denison Bells Road To Be Paved In Grayson County
A Grayson County delegation told the Texas state highway commission in Austin that work will start soon on highways 14 and 160. Highway 14 from Dorchester to US 5 will be federally funded and completed when funds are allotted. highway 160 from Bells to Denison will begin within 60 days at an estimated cost of 260000 dollars. The group also pressed Gov Allred to sponsor a bill to pay Grayson County 14000 dollars owed under the salary law, but the governor declined to submit a new appropriation bill this session.
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Sherman
Grayson County
State Highway Commission
Austin
Jake J. Loy
J. W. Madden
W. L. Peterson
Ford Seal
Jack Madden
Denison
Dorchester
Highway 5
Congress
Loy
Bells
W. R. Nelson
Carthage
County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
Lou
James V. Allred
Allred
Farmers to Discuss West Texas Offer to Furnish Sheep
J P Davis of Howe, president of the Grayson County Sheep Growers Association, calls a 8 p m meeting at the county building to review a plan by West Texas sheepmen to furnish Grayson farmers 10 000 head on a profit sharing basis. Ed Bean of Ozona and L R Vaughan of the San Angelo Wool Company will speak. plan includes $50 000 worth of sheep placed on farms at no cost, with farmers receiving half of net sales after the first lambing.
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West Texas
Grayson Farms
Grayson County State Bank
Drouth
Grayson
Bean
Ozona
Vaughan
Dolph Vaughan
Sherman
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
Texas Relief Rolls Peak As 400000 Still Subside On Jobs
The Texas relief commission spent 116.8 million dollars from federal and state funds to aid during the depression. At its height the relief rolls included 1.2 million people dependent on aid, and relief director Adam Johnson estimates more than 400,000 in the state still subsisting on government created jobs.
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Austin
Texas Relief Commission
Adam Johnson
Board of Control
Waggoner Resolution to Save Insurance for Pension Clients
A Texas House resolution by Representative J. H. Waggoner seeks to bar the Old Age Assistance Commission from counting cash surrender values and loan values of life insurance policies as resources in determining eligibility for old age aid. The measure argues such values are not liquid assets and would deny worthy applicants, urging that policies be exempt up to 750 dollars to cover last illness and burial costs.
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House At
Austin
J. H. Waggoner
Whitewright
Waggoner
Old Age Assistance Commission
House of Representatives
Senate
Texas
Senate Approves Relief Bill With Slight Amendment
Roosevelt forces push a $1.5 billion relief appropriation through the Senate despite Rep. Vandenberg’s bid to return control to the States. The chamber extended the Public Works Administration for two years and freed $340 million from the revolving fund for grants and loans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Vandenberg
Michigan
Chamber
House
Public Works Administration
PWA
Senator Bridges
New Hampshire
Lodge
Massachusetts
Connally
Texas
House veto blocks plan to move state agencies
In Austin the House rejected efforts to relocate parts of state government to Dallas. A motion to move the pension and liquor control departments passed 67 to 51 but was stalled by a statute fixing liquor control headquarters in Austin. An amended plan to move only the pension office was defeated 64 to 55.
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Austin
Dallas
House of Representatives
House
Sun Offers Typewriter Paper Ribbons and Supplies
The Sun advertises typewriter paper and carbon paper plus adding machine paper and typewriter ribbons for sale. It highlights office supplies suitable for clerical work and general typing needs.
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The
Sun
May Sidetrack Original Court Change Measure
Democratic senators opposing the Roosevelt court bill predict administration forces will seek a substitute without action on the original measure. They claim votes to defeat the bill exist and warn against any compromise. Filibuster talk surfaces as opponents and supporters seek public backing ahead of weekend meetings.
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Washington
Judiciary Committee
Wheeler
Montana
Robert Jackson
Jefferson Island
King
Utah
Burke
Nebraska
Cleveland
Joseph B. Keenan
Immigration Inbound to U S Rises From 1935 to 1936
In the 1936 fiscal year the United States recorded 44,307,496 persons entering from abroad, a rise from 51,730,336 the prior year. The total covers both transients and immigrants.
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United States
Anti Betting Law Approved In Austin
A conference committee tentatively passed bills banning dog racing betting and book making on racing and athletic contests. Penalties include fines and jail terms up to four years for track operation. Service providers aiding bookies face fines. charters of involved firms may be forfeited. Police may arrest without warrants for violations.
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Austin
Lloyd Davidson
Court of Criminal Appeals
Johnson asks cotton loan aid to stabilize markets
Texas representative Lyndon B. Johnson urged the Farm Credit Administration to resume government loans to cotton producers. He cited 6 million bales acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation and said loans on 80 to 90 percent of parity could prevent a forced, late-season dump. Johnson noted Texas growers expect movement soon and urged Congress to act before adjournment.
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Washington
Farm Credit Administration
Lyndon B. Johnson
Austin
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Texas
Myers
Congress
Public Debt Reaches All-Time High, Treasury Reports
Washington reports the federal debt climbed to 36.633 billion dollars on June 15, the highest in history. A year earlier debt stood at 34.331 billion. New securities totaling 800 million and a 500 million Social Security transfer pushed the peak.
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Washington
Treasury
Texas Farmers To Wage War on Cotton Fleas
GREENVILLE Texas farmers gathered on the United States cotton breeding experiment station grounds to learn control of the fleahopper which threatens the early crop. Dr F L Thomas warned that widespread damage from fleahoppers could cut yields and invite weevil increases. Dusting with sulphur at 12 to 20 pounds per acre was shown as effective, with demonstrations of machines from small hand dusters to large power units.
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Greenville
Texas
United States Cotton Breeding Experiment Station
F. L. Thomas
Texas Blackland
Freeport
Homer McNamara
Thomas
Resettlement Administration
Texas A. & M. College
Dr. Thomas
Correction in publishing Whitewright club members list
The Sun corrected a publishing error from last week naming members of the Whitewright Music Club on the Second District Federation of Music Clubs artist concert program at the Pan American Exposition on June 16. Mrs Maurice Holcomb, a local club member, played a piano number and was omitted due to linotype and proofing mistakes.
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Whitewright Music Club
Second District Federation of Music Clubs
the Sun
Maurice Holcomb
Ballot list items for August 23 amendments
A drawing in the Secretary of State’s office assigns August 23 ballot spots for amendments. Items include eliminating double liability for bank stockholders authorizing aid to dependent children ending the county officials salary plan providing tax discount system allowing Harris County a tax for a read plan and aid to the needy blind.
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Austin
Secetary of State
Harris County
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