City health officer named as Dr R L Sears July 1
Dr. R L Sears appointed city health officer starting July 1 and to align with the State Department of Health. The city seeks public cooperation in new health duties and limited R F C assistance to families with surplus garden produce for winter canning. Project planning under the national recovery act aims for funds for essential improvements, with surveys noting school gas heating, library expansion, and waterworks upgrades as urgent needs costing about 10000 dollars and creating 1692 man days of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Sears
State Department of Health
Whitewright
State Department of Education
Southern Association
State Insurance Department
Moist and Arid Delegates Named For Repeal Battle
Prohibitionists and anti prohibitionists in Austin elected 31 delegates and 31 alternates each to the August 26 vote on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment. The wets and dries chose chairs and delegates by district, with Thomas S. Clyce of Sherman as 9th district delegate and H. W. Stark of Gainesville as alternate for the dry side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
United States
Harmony
James E. Ferguson
Do. C. McDonald
Ferguson
W. A. Keeling
Dty
Grayson
Fannin
Cooke Counties
Thomas S. Clyce
Sherman
H. W. Stark
Gainesville
R. T. Lipscomb
Bonham
R. S. Reed
Denison
Funeral services for Dr William J Doss
Funeral services for Dr William Joseph Doss 64 were held at his late residence conducted by Rev C C Merritt. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery. He died June 24 1933 after years of illness. Born Oct 30 1868 near Whitewright he studied at Whitewright Grayson College and the University of Louisville Medical College. He practiced in Savoy later in Blue Ridge. Surviving: widow son Glenn daughter Cecil two brothers E T Doss S S Doss a sister Mrs R H May. Two sisters died earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Joseph Doss
C. C. Merritt
Church of Christ
Oak Hill Cemetery
T. E. Barbee
John Henry
T. J. Lilley
W. J. Barbee
J. H. Waggoner
P. A. Short
Doss
Savoy
Blue Ridge
Bessie Thompson
Glenn Doss
Cecil Doss
E. T. Doss
Whitewright
S. S. Doss
San Benito
R. H. May
R. L. Hayter
W. L. Johnson
Oklahoma Governor Signs Beer Election Appropriation
Governor Murray signed a $132,000 appropriation for the beer election on July 11 and the ad valorem tax cut referendum on August 15. No counters will be used. the inspector judge and clerk will handle the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Murray
Groundwater Lift Spurs Town Water Reservoir Plan
The article notes the need to lift water from a deep well and store it above ground, leading to plans for a new concrete reservoir. Estimated cost is about 1900 dollars for 250 man days. Additional surveys are for a golf course recreation center and a utility auditorium, with efforts to urge state and county road improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
County Commissioners Court
Public Park Plan Sought for Grayson County
Denison led effort to obtain a federal Civilian Conservation Corps public recreation center for Grayson County. A Sherman Chamber of Commerce meeting set groundwork with local land funding, site committee appointments, and talks with state CCC director Lawrence Westbrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Grayson County
Conservation Corps
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Clarence Scott
J. Lee Greer
J. W. Madden
J. J. Loy
Lawrence Westbrook
Austin
Civilian Conservation Corps
The
Scott
Madden
Ben Gafford
Wilcox
Sherman
Prohibition Bureau to Cut 1300 Jobs June 30
Washington Attorney General announces more than 1,300 Prohibition Bureau staff will be furloughed or dismissed on June 30 to save 4 million dollars in the next fiscal year. The affected include administrators, stenographers, typists, attorneys, and clerks with regional counts listed for each state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cummings
Prohibition Bureau
Congress
Lewis Douglas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oregon
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Alabama
Hawaii
Boy Scout Troop 2 Meets in Whitewright
Tuesday meeting of Boy Scout Troop No. 2 in Whitewright drew 12 attendees including James Irving Hughes Jim Pat Meador Mark Montgomery Jack Meador and patrol leaders O A Hefner and Albert Lea Jackson. The group closed with Scout games and set a next meeting for July 4.
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Boy Scout Troop No. 2
Whitewright
James Irving
Hughes
Jim Pat Meador
Mark Montgomery
Jack Meador
O. A. Hefner
Jack Lewis Yeager
The
Flying Eagle Patrol
Fred Coley
Albert Lea Jackson
Fred Starr
Hamilton Vestal
Merriwell Vineyard
Quentin Nicholson
Wolf Patrol
Flag saved from battleship Maine tied to Syracuse man
Paul J. Gorman of Syracuse New York recalls an American flag saved from the battleship Maine about 35 years ago. The artifact connects him to a historic maritime event and a family memory.
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Paul J. Gorman
Syracuse
N. Y
Maine
States Split on Prohibition Repeal Actions Across Nation
West Virginia and California join the bid to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment as other states weigh timing for 1934. Alabama and Arkansas set July 18 votes, with a list of states advancing or delaying action through autumn and into November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
West Virginia
California
Florida
Missouri
Montana
Utah
Nebraska
South Dakota
Alabama
Arkansas
Tennessee
Oregon
Texas
Washington
Vermont
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
Idaho
New Mexico
Arizona
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Wheat Processing Tax Fixed at 30c in July Proclamation
The 30 cent per bushel wheat processing tax becomes effective midnight July 8 after approval by President Roosevelt. The levy targets mills converting wheat into human food and will apply for the marketing year, with adjustments by Secretary Wallace as infrequently as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
R. G. Tugwell
Roosevelt
Wallace
Graham
Farmers Sign To Cut Cotton Acreage In Whitewright
Farmers in Whitewright sign contracts to cut cotton acreage as the campaign spreads. Thirty farmers pledged Wednesday and more lined up Thursday at the site next to Kirkpatrick's drug store. Most agreements call for 25 to 35 percent reductions with a goal of destroying at least 10,000,000 acres of cotton if the belt-wide drive succeeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Kirkpatrick
Cotton Reduction Committee
Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Three Year Old Tries Pennies For New Baby Payment
Charline Taylor a Roswell child visiting Clovis brought a wagon of 35 cents in pennies to a doctor offering the coins as payment for her baby brother. She had saved the coppers for over a year. Brazil orders all gold miners to sell to the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
N. M
Charline Taylor
C. M. Taylor
Roswell
Charline
Brazil
Engraved or Printed Cards and Invitations Overview
Public notices describe engraved or printed cards, invitations, or announcements obtainable for events like weddings, ceremonies, or social gatherings. Source outlines varieties, pricing, and ordering options, with emphasis on design choices and handmade versus mass produced cards.
Farmers in Whitewright Endorse Cotton Acreage Retirement Plan
About 300 residents attend a Whitewright meeting where B F Gray county farm agent outlines cotton acreage retirement options for 1933. Voters unanimously back selling part of cotton acreage to curtail production noting estimates must reflect five year county yields and potential government purchases.
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Whitewright
B. F. Gray
Mr. Gray
Gray
Grayson County
Whitewright Wins Attendance Cup From Garland Rotary
The Whitewright Rotary Club received the 48th district Attendance Cup from Garland Rotary at a July meeting in Garland. About 150 Rotarians and guests from Dallas, Terrell, Atlanta and other towns attended the outdoor event with a picnic lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Rotary Club
Garland Rotary Club
Garland
Rotarians
Rotary Anns
Garland Club
Whitewright Club
Dallas
Terrell
Atlanta
J. A
Hot) Alexander
Whitewright
W. R. Hooper
Hooper
Gomer May
DeKalb
Rham Pennington
Grain prices ease after two advance days
The grain market cooled Wednesday with Chicago down after gains earlier in the week. Local buyers paid 84 cents for wheat and 37 to 39 cents for oats with higher value for sacked oats.
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Chicago
Two Plans Outlined For Retirement Acreage Cotton Sales
The Sun details plan numbers one and two for selling 25 to 50 percent of cotton acreage. Plan one pays 6 to 12 dollars per acre plus a six cent per pound option on government owned cotton, with prices based on lint yields. Plan two offers cash payments from seven to twenty dollars per acre depending on yield, with local committee led by Bryant King Finis Alverson and Carl May to inspect crops at signing and plowing up time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gray
the Inquirer
America
England
Gray
Whitewright
Bryant King
Finis Alverson
Carl May
Kirkpatrick
Also Mentioned on This Page
William J. Doss
Jimmy Mattern
Wiley Post
New York
Harold Gatty
BOY Scout News
Rotary Club
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