Barkley Blasts Republicans as Democrats Aim at Reform
Democratic keynote speaker Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky assailed the Republican era from 1920 to 1929, denouncing the Coolidge and Hoover administrations and urging repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. He urged cooperation, tariff reform, co operative farming policies, and a five day week to ease unemployment.
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Chicago
Ill
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Harding
Coolidge
Mellon
Barkley
Hoover
Congress
Tariff Commission
Democratic Party
Downward Revision in World Cotton Consumption
New York reports a sharp drop in U S mill activity prompts a revised forecast for American cotton use this season. Total U S consumption is now seen at about 4 7 million bales, with English and Continental demand higher than last year while the United States remains at unusually low levels.
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New York
United States
New York Cotton Exchange Service
the Exchange Service
Continental
Orient
Great Britain
The
Postage Increases Effective Here At 6 P M July 5
Whitewright Postmaster F A King announces the new federal revenue law, with letters posted after 6 p m July 5 requiring 3c per ounce and 1c for drop letters. Final daily mail at 6 p m. postmarks delayed to next day. postcards stay 1c. air mail 8c first ounce and 13c additional. second class rates rise.
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Whitewright
F. A. King
King
Absentee Voting To Begin In Grayson County
Grayson County citizens may cast absentee votes at the county clerk office in Sherman from July 3 to July 19. Mail ballot requests may be sent with poll tax receipts or exemption papers. ballots must be marked and returned before July 19. About 400 to 600 absentee ballots are cast each election year.
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Grayson County
Sherman
J. L. Doggett
Widespread Ban Considered on College Radio Broadcasts
A group of 12 Eastern institutions plans a broad fall ban on college football broadcasts to curb falling gate receipts. Conferences from Southern to Pacific Coast weigh restrictions while the Big Six defer action. CBS criticizes the stance as unhelpful to the sport.
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New York
Big Ten
Big Six
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast Conference
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Company
Rayburn to Return After Democratic Convention
Whitewright residents learn Sam Rayburn will come back to Texas after the Chicago convention adjourns to campaign for reelection. Rayburn chairs the Texas delegation and leads the drive to set Speaker John Garner as the Democratic nominee. He is a senior House member and chairs the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee.
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Whitewright
Sam Rayburn
House of Representatives
Texas
Chicago
Rayburn
John Garner
Congress
Biggerstaff Plans Move of Market to New Brick Location
J. H. Biggerstaff has rented the J. B. Dickson brick building, formerly the City Meat Market, and will move his market there within a few days. He says the larger space will improve customer service and convenience.
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J. H. Biggerstaff
J. B. Dickson
Revival Draws Notable Attendance Across Multiple Churches
A cooperative revival meeting organized by the Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Central Christian churches closed Wednesday night. While exact figures are unavailable, conversions and church additions total about seventy five, with the Baptist Church gaining the most new members. The Flowers party led by Evangelist R L Flowers and Mrs Flowers along with Mr and Mrs J M Edwards drew large downtown crowds despite earlier rain and inclement weather.
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Baptist
Methodist
Presbyterian and
Central Christian Churches
Baptist Church
Flowers Party
R. L. Flowers
J. M. Edwards
Flowers
Georgetown
Mrs. Edwards
South Texas
Rains Hit Whitewright Amid Chicago Convention Weather
In Whitewright Texas a weekend storm left thirty street lights out after a lightning bolt. The city endured brief blackouts twice, as rain and wind continued into Sunday night. The deluge aided crops including corn cotton and vegetables and even sparked a surge in chigger populations.
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Texas
Chicago
Barkley
Whitewright
Egg within an egg from Mrs. Martin’s Black Minorca hen
Mrs. S B Martin of Desert reports an egg inside an egg sent to The Sun. The outer shell measures 8x9% inches and contains a perfect inner egg with room for about three more shells. The egg weighed eight ounces, the equivalent of four standard eggs.
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S. B. Martin
Desert
Sun Office
Marietta Oklahoma Cracks Down on Quick Weddings Near Courthouse
Love County Oklahoma passes an ordinance making it a misdemeanor to solicit marriage ceremonies within 150 yards of the courthouse and bans sharing information on where nuptial knots may be tied. The law targets agents from Texas seeking hurried weddings after stricter Texas laws.
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Marietta
Okla
Oklahoma
Gretna Green
Love County
Red River Bridge
Texas
United Appeal
Washington barbers approve baldness research policy
In Seattle the Washington state barbers association approved a plan to fund scientific research to seek a cure for baldness. The move follows a discussion at their annual meeting about hair restoration prospects and truthful advertising.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington State
Barbers’ Association
American Legion Picnic Promises Week of Events in Whitewright
The American Legion picnic committee led by J R Riddle teams with local legionnaires to promote the tenth annual event at Hoard Park South Whitewright July 6 to 9. Activities include Bill Hames carnival shows baseball games and political speeches by speakers from Bells Greenville Lubbock Sherman Dallas and more. Denison Sherman Bonham Fannin County day designations mark opening activities with ample policing shade and ice water for attendees.
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American Legion Picnic Committee
J. R. Riddle
J. P. Darwin
RB. W. Newman
Grayson
Fannin
Collin Counties
American Legion
Bill Hames
Tom Wells
Bells
J. F. Morris
Greenville
Otro Cox
A. S. Noble
Pink Parrish
Lubbock
R. M. Carter
Sherman
M. H. Wolfe
Dallas
Hubert Bookout
Hoard Park
South Whitewright
Occupations Shifted Across a Decade in Census View
The 1930 census compares occupations from 1920 showing fewer child workers and more working women. Shifts include countryside to city, rise of filling station workers and auto dealers, declines in draymen and blacksmiths, plus growth in teachers and officials.
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Bureau of the Census
United States
Special Legislature Urged to Shift County Road Burden to State
Texas county officials press for a special legislative session by July 15 to authorize using gasoline tax revenue allotted to the Highway Commission to pay current county road bond debts. They warn county tax values have fallen and urge Governor Sterling to call a session to provide state relief and debt service.
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Dallas
Texas
Adolphus Hotel
Otis Miller
Anson
Jones County
Sterling
Highway Commission
Frank
House
Senate
Grayson Grand Jury Indicts 138 in Fort Worth District Case
Sherman report notes 138 indictments from the Fifty Ninth District Court grand jury, a record for the district since 1928. Counts include murder, assault to murder, burglary, theft, liquor offenses, arson, forgery, cattle and mule theft, auto theft, and post office burglary among others.
Revival Opens at Kentucky Town With Baptist Minister
Announcement for a revival starting Sunday in Kentucky Town with Rev. Ward of Boswell Oklahoma guiding services in a brush arbor built by the Baptist Church. Pastor Rev. J. L. Carter invites residents and neighbors to attend as the two week event likely unfolds.
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Kentuckytown
Mr. Ward
Boswell
Okla
Baptist Church
J. L. Carter
2000 Food Varieties Shown to Grocers
In St Louis the National Association of Retail Grocers held its 35th annual convention with over 7,000 retailers from across the United States in attendance. A key feature was a model market stocked with more than 2,000 varieties of food.
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ST. Louis
United States
National Association of Retail Grocers
Democrats Adopt Pro Repeal Plan At National Convention
The Democratic national convention voted 934 to 213 to adopt the majority plank for repealing the Eighteenth Amendment. The platform calls for Congress to propose a constitutional repeal and endorses state actions to promote temperance and regulate liquor under new policy. The Texas delegation favored repeal with 67 to 61 in caucus, voting as a unit. The full platform text appears on the newspaper’s last page.
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Democratic National Convention
Minority Report
Congress
Texas
Houston
Democratic Platform
Democratic platform outlines length and key planks
Chicago reports the Democratic platform size at roughly 1,896 words with prohibition as the longest plank at 143 words and unemployment and old‑age insurance as the shortest at nine words. The platform is among the party’s shorter documents, far from the 1928 plank’s 8,000+ words.
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Chicago
Ill
Senate approves plan to loan veterans travel home
The Senate adopted a resolution to lend money for railroad transportation home to honorably discharged World War I veterans stationed here. The loan covers travel to their homes up to July 15 and subsistence at 75 cents per day, repayable from future adjusted service certificates.
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Washington
Senate
House
Veterans’ Affairs
Ferguson to Speak in Sherman on July 8
James E. Ferguson will travel to Sherman on July 8 to speak on behalf of Mrs. Miriam Ferguson who is running for governor. Telegraphed details on arrangements were not received by Flem Coleman.
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Department of Agriculture
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Biggerstaff
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