Congress OKs Colossal Farm Bill Sign Across Agencies
President Roosevelt signed an $918.6 million agriculture appropriation adding funds for surplus removal and parity payments to five crops. The bill allows $100 million borrowing from the RFC for rural electrification and rehab, totaling about $1.20 billion for the Agriculture Department and related measures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Soil Conservation Program
Budget Bureau
Department
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Germans Start Drive to Seize American Trade
Buenos Aires reports Germany has opened a strong trade offensive in South America. Nazi agents allegedly contact Argentine officials with authority to negotiate large barter deals and purchase millions of pesos worth Argentine foods and raw products to fund electrification and hydroelectric projects.
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Buenos Aires
Germany
South America
Argentina
Uruguay
United States
Ballots to be Printed Soon for Grayson County Primary
Grayson County Democratic executive committee moves to contract ballot printing for the July 27 primary. Only candidate F F Trim of Denison route 1 failed to post the assessment fee. his name will not appear. Whiteacre estimates about 14 500 votes. county voting strength near 20 000.
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Denison
Sherman
Postmasters to Fingerprint and Register Aliens
Congress approves a bill to have postmasters register and fingerprint aliens. The plan adds 500 federal agents to combat espionage and will begin within about two weeks. About 3.5 million aliens are expected to be registered, with records sent to the FBI in Washington. Aliens must notify address changes within five days or face a 1000 dollar fine and six months in jail. Buy your printing in Whitewright.
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Congress
Bureau of Immigration
Federal Bureau of Investiation Office
Washington
Masons Install Officers at Sherman District Meeting
The largest Masonic installation ceremony in Texas history was held at Sherman municipal auditorium with about 600 attendees. District officers from 13 blue lodges were seated, led by master of ceremonies W G Langston and installing officer Claud L Austin.
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Texas
Sherman Municipal Auditorium
Whitewright Lodge No. 167
W. G. Langston
Denison
G. P. Webb
Sherman
Dallas
Claud L. Austin
E. G. Gilley
Ector
Clyde Montgomery
J. W. Pender
Denton
W. A. Neef
Mike H. Thomas
F. D. Stephens
Tom H. Cunningham
J. D. Kent
W. H. Stedham
B. W. Newman
O. L. Jones
Herman Bedford
J. P. Williams
Earl Jenkins
Ray Farrow
Mack Pierson
J. B. Hamilton
John Reeves
J. C. Gillespie
List of Candidates For Fannin County
The list announced by County Democratic Chairman Deets Dorough includes candidates for numerous offices across districts, with incumbents noted for several posts. Names cover congressional districts, county offices, precinct roles, and a wide slate of candidates for sheriff, treasurer, clerks, commissioners, and judges.
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Fannin County
Democratic
Deets Dorough
Sam Rayburn
Biven R. Galbraith
Henry Zollner
George P. Blackburn
M. D. Emerson
A. S. Broadfoot
Choice Moore
John W. Connelly
David W. Ray
Felix Robinson
J. E. Pearson
Pink Stoddard
E. B. Barrett
O. L. Couch
Louis Woosley
Paul Arledge Jr
Jelly Baker
J. E. Leatherwood
John J. McFarland
E. J. Hendricks
Olvin Gross
Talmadge Moore
Tom B. Denton
Henry Chaney
J. E. Whitley
W. H. Harper
Charlie Jones
Wesley Farmer
P. H. Littrell
Roy Epperson
Mabel Taylor
Charlie G. Nunn
Earl Gross
Malley Holcomb
Sherman Latimer
George Edwards
Jess J. Johnson
W. E. Taylor
Yody Allbright
W. H. Savage
Carl L. Rousey
M. E. Whitlock
T. B. Tyler
R. D. Morrison
R. F. Page
Henry H. Gray
Manuel G. Neely
Wade McKee
H. Simmons
Hugh Rigby
Till Baldwin
Dick Wait
Tom H. Hodges
Bob Traylor
W. C. Reynolds
Howard Smith
Marshall Stapp
Georges. Williams
Buster B. Anderson
W. A. Speele
T. E. Wright
Plumer Dawson
Mark Jackson
J. P. Moore
Bert Chandler
Justice of Peace
T. J. Cox
R. Abernathy
R. L. Williams
Bill Robertson
Geogre B. Biggerstaff
Bill Long
State Candidates Speak Here Saturday in Whitewright
A. B. Davis and O. L. Summerville, both of Dallas, spoke to a small voter gathering in the Whitewright business district Saturday afternoon. They were the first state ticket candidates to visit Whitewright since the 1940 campaign opened.
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A. B
Cyclone) Davis
O. L. Summerville
Dallas
Whitewright
New Car Prices Seen Rising With 1941 Models
District Mich Ward's automotive reports expect slight price increases for new cars as 1941 models are announced. Tax increases higher living costs and material costs plus anticipated wage adjustments will push prices up during the inflationary cycle.
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Detrict
Mich
Ward
Armistice Terms for France Announced by Berlin
Berlin disclosed the German French armistice terms on Tuesday night detailing occupation of over half of France, disarmament and demobilization plans, naval fleet restrictions, and government arrangements. It specifies joint German Italian control in occupied zones, conditions for peace, and references the signature by Huntziger and Kieth dated June 22 in Compiègne Forest.
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Berlin
France
Germany
Geneva
Dole
Paray le Monial
Bourges
Tours
Tour-Angouleme
Libourne
Mont Demarson
Orthez
England
Paris
Italy
Charles Huntziger
Wilhelm Kiet
Forest of
Compeigne
Naval Reserve to Train 5000 Volunteers Annually
The Navy announced a World War era plan to train 5000 volunteers each year for commissions in the naval reserve. Unmarried American-born men aged 19 to 25 with two years of college may apply next Friday at naval district headquarters or nearest reserve unit or Navy recruiting station. The embryo officers will receive intensive training in gunnery navigation engineering communications and watch standing at sea. Regular officers will teach discipline teamwork and technical skill as the fleet prepares for expansion. Fourteen towns in the United States are named Hope.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Naval Reserve
Naval District
Naval Reserve Unit
Navy
Carnegie Head Again Calls For Execution of Dictators
Dr. Samuel Harden Church of the Carnegie Institute urges inflicting death sentences on Hitler and Mussolini and isolating their peoples for ten years. He recalls past promises to hang the Kaiser and Napoleon and argues such acts would deter future aggressors. He proposes banning trade and contact with Germany and Italy until their peoples are disarmed and trusted again.
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Pittsburgh
Hitler
Mussolini
Samuel Harden Church
Carnegie Institute
Carnegie Magazine
Church
Napoleon
Lloyd George
Coventry
Huntsville Educator Tom S Montgomery Receives Ed D
Tom S Montgomery head of the education department at Sam Houston State Teachers College received his Doctor of Education degree from the University of Texas. He was born in Whitewright and educated at Grayson College, UT Austin in 1911, Columbia University in 1920, and holds Phi Beta Kappa and other honors.
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Tom S. Montgomery
Huntsville
Ben Montgomery
Whitewright
University of Texas
Grayson College
Columbia University
New York
Tom S. Montemery
Department of Education
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis Clubs
Montomery
Montgomery
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Delta Kappa
Kappa Delta Pi
Alpha Alpha
Whitewright Tigers Set To Meet Van Alstyne Next Sunday
Whitewright travels to Van Alstyne for a Sunday contest after beating the Sherman All-Stars 13 to 6 at home. In that slugfest, Sherman led 5 to 3 in the seventh before Whitewright erupted for eight runs. Players listed include C Burchfield McCorstin Dyler Thomas Montgomery Starr Patridge Booher Fields V Burchfield Bean and others.
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Whitewright Tigers
van Alstyne
Tigers
Sherman
Loans approved for Fannin fair plant construction
Final approval for a 20000 loan by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for a Fannin County fair plant was announced in Washington. Mayor Joe B Hrdlicka received word from Congressman Sam Rayburn that the action clears the final barrier to construction. The Work Projects Administration will supply the remaining 64000 needed.
Fire Warning Given Texas Cotton Gins
Fire Insurance Commissioner Marvin Hall warned Texas cotton gins to expect higher fire risk as ginning season nears. He cited static electricity as the main cause and lint ignition from sparks. Official records once showed about five fires per gin per season, with some plants reporting up to 100 fires during peak periods. Hall urged grounding machinery and strict cleanliness and caution. Montana wealth data noted as a separate point.
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Marvin Hall
Hall
Congress approves $14.54 billion for next year's federal operations
Congress recessed with a total budget of 14.5399 billion dollars for the 1940-41 fiscal year, including 5.0822 billion for defense. The package also grants 795.5 million in contract authorizations and 125 million in lending authority, with automatic debt service and trust-fund obligations included. President Roosevelt had requested 14.1423 billion, a modest shortfall from the congressional total.
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Washington
D. C
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Funds for Denison dam assured after FDR signs bill
President Roosevelt signed the War Department civil functions bill allotting funds for the Denison dam. Major Lucius D. Clay said the appropriation would cover work through the year, with an estimated Denison dam allotment of about 4.8 million dollars. The total War Department program totals will set the final allocation.
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Denison
Roosevelt
War Department
Denison Dam
Lucius D. Clay
Denison District Army
Chief of Army Engineers
Eden asserts U S aid will keep Britain in fight
Secretary of War Anthony Eden told Britons by radio that Germany’s blitz would be repulsed by nearly 2,000,000 armed defenders with strong help from the United States. He warned that failure to turn the tide would end civilization in Europe and pledged to strike back wherever the foe is found with American arms and munitions.
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London
Anthony Eden
Germany
United States
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Carnegie
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Fannin Fair
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