Election Order From Gov O Daniel Sets April 6 Vote
Gov O Daniel issues proclamation number 18903 dated February 20 calling a special election for district clerk to fill the unexpired term of R B Caraway. The election, to be held Thursday April 6, will determine a holder for nearly two years. About 11 000 eligible voters. 9 918 poll taxes paid. Majority of voting strength exempt for age over 60 or under 21. County officials Loy Barrett Porter form county election board and sheriff to post notices by March 7.
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R. M. Carter
J. T. Suggs Jr
Caraway
Loy
C. H. Barrett
P. M. Porter
County Election Board
Pastor Lovell Cut Off During Garner Attack Broadcast
KTAT in Fort Worth halted Rev. John Lovell of Ranger mid sermon after he attacked Vice President Garner in a religious program. Station official said the action was to protect public welfare and not permit political content under a religious front.
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Fort Worth
KTAT
Texas
John N. Garner
John Vell
Calvary Baptist Arch
Ranger
Tme
Lovell
Garner
Ifere
Len Finger
Governor O'Daniel Ends Regular Press Conferences
Governor W Lee O Daniel in Austin cut personal contact with newspapermen. He will hold press conferences only at his instance and at times fixed by him, abandoning the pre arranged Tuesday meetings. The shift follows a period of infrequent Tuesday sessions and a type written notice circulated Monday night announcing the change.
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Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
O’daniel
James V. Allred
Ailing lawmakers not worth bouquets in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City records show sympathy letters replace bouquets for ailing Oklahoma House members after a motion to cap flower expense at five dollars was cut to three dollars and then dropped in favor of letters. Rep Bascom Coker led the change. Rep Malcolm Baucom was ruled out of order on a penny post card suggestion.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Bascom Coker
Malcolm Baucom
Crossroads at Texas Legislature as session stalls
The forty-sixth Texas Legislature reached a crossroad as the proposal period ends and only existing measures move forward. Bills total about 1,033, with pension reform stalled, minority regulation rising, and barbers fixing prices debated. Fights over appointments, a tense governorial relationship, and disputes over a broad range of bills mark a contentious session.
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Austin
House
State Tax Commissioner
Old Age Pension Commission
Texas
Big Spring State Hospital
Senate
Mann Rules Sale of Liquor by Drink Unconstitutional
Texas Attorney General Mann ruled that selling hard liquor by the drink would be unconstitutional. The decision comes ahead of a planned House Liquor Traffic Committee hearing on a local option bill. The opinion notes the open saloon prohibition remains in the 1935 constitutional framework.
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Texas
Court Upholds State Right to Halt Trucks in Weight Case
Texas Supreme Court_RULES license and weight inspectors may halt motor trucks to enforce the 7,000 pound load limit. It upholds an injunction against other peace officers but strikes down a statewide injunction that had blocked truck stops. The ruling centers on a dispute over the lower Rio Grande Valley grapefruit traffic and martial law requests.
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Austin
Texas Supreme Court
Dist
Bryce Ferguson
Edinburg
Fountain Kirby
Groesbeck
Rio Grande Valley
W. Lee O’daniel
Gerald C. Mann
Mann
State Supreme Court
Ferguson
Kirby
Supreme Court
Caraway Charged With Embezzlement in Six Indictments
Sherman Texas directory district clerk R B Caraway faces six indictments charging embezzlement and misapplication of trust funds totaling about 2 709 67 to 2 159 84 plus smaller amounts from November 1938 to February 1939. Bonds posted by relatives and associates covered six separate cases. Witnesses include W Whiteacre and R C Neaves.
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J. T. Caraway
W. L. Caraway
Tom Bean
A. C. Lupher
Stockman
P. H. Luby
G. W. Hestand
Sherman
Whiteacre
R. C. Neaves
R. H. Burris
Olga Burris
Herbert B. Varley
William J. Varley
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company of Texas
R. J. Stone
R. W. Steakley
Grand Jury
Tomato Growers Favor War to Raise Prices
The House Agriculture Committee heard from a New Jersey tomato grower claiming about 25,000 farmers want the United States to go to war to lift farm prices. The witness, Homer McCampbell of Homdel, N J, said the growers’ finest wish is for America to enter conflict. Committee members pressed which nation the farmers supported, but the question yielded no answer.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
New Jersey
United States
Theron McCampbell
Homdel
N. J
McCampbell
America
Kentucky Palace Presents Loretta Young in Feature
The Palace Theater shows Kentucky tonight and Friday with Loretta Young Richard Greene and Walter Brennan in the feature. Saturday offers In Old Mexico with William Boyd, while the Jones Family in Down on the Farm arrives Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday bring Joe Penner in I'm From the City.
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Palace Theatre
Kentucky
Loretta Young
Richard Greene
Walter Brennan
Old Mexico
William Boyd
Prevue
Jones Family
Joe Penner
the City
East Texans object to West Texan highway post pick
Lawmakers in East Texas criticized the selection of a West Texan as Highway Commissioner and voiced frustration at a pledge to take drastic tax action. The dispute reflected regional tensions in state governance.
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House
Senate
Third term chances slim says Fortune Magazine
Fortune Magazine in its March issue foresees very little chance for Roosevelt to win if he runs in 1940 and doubts any other New Deal candidate could prevail. The survey shows only about a third would vote for Roosevelt, while 70.5 percent remain undecided on his successor. Garner, Dewey, and Van Denberg are named as possible candidates in that order.
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New York
Roosevelt
Fortune Magazine
Fortune
Garner
Thomas E. Dewey
Manhattan
First Wage-Hour Penalties Imposed in Boston
In U S District Court, Brown's Contract Stitching, Inc. and Treasurer Nathan Brown were fined 500 and 1000 dollars respectively for violating federal wages and hours law. They pled guilty to failing to pay minimum wages and falsifying records. Restitution of about 700 dollars to underpaid employees was ordered.
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Boston
U. S. District Court
Lawrence Shoe Company
Brown
Brewster
All-Egg Meal Recipe Contest Opens in Cleveland
Cooks nationwide may win 1000 dollars for the best egg meal menu in a contest sponsored by the World's Poultry Congress. The event will be held in Cleveland from July 28 to August 7.
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Cleveland
Ohio
World’s Poultry Congress
Rainfall totals in Whitewright reflect wetter February
Rainfall in Whitewright over the past week reached 1.99 inches, with 0.23 on Friday and 1.58 late Friday into Saturday. February totals stood at 4.30 inches, down from 6.73 inches in 1938, while 1939 January-February rainfall was 6.61 compared with 11.03 last year. Farmers report ample water in pools and wells for the first time since last summer and note the winter moisture. February saw few fruit trees budded or blossoming and many nights were cool with some ice on several days.
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Whitewright
C. C. Cates
Fannin Voters Set March 25 Bond Election for Roads
Bonham report shows Fannin County will vote March 25 on a $250,000 county WPA road bond to finance a county wide hard surfaced system. The WPA has allocated $700,000 for the project and plans include hiring WPA labor and state highway equipment. paving Highway 75 south of Bonham five and a half miles will start in March, then extend north to the Red River bridge.
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Works Progress Administration
O. L. Crouch
State Highway Commission
Bonham
WPA
Red River
Wants Law to Stop Hot Checks
In Austin Senator Rogers Kelley of Edinburg introduces a bill to make writing or passing a worthless check a felony. He notes Texas lacks a specific law, and current prosecutions rely on the swindling statute, which only applies to checks of fifty dollars or more. The measure would criminalize issuing any worthless check regardless of amount.
11-TO-10 Vote Rejects Hire in Truck Load
Advocates of raising the truckload limit lost the initial round Tuesday. An 11 to 10 vote by the highways and motor traffic committee recommended against passage of two bills to boost the limit to 14000 pounds or to set a scientific formula based on wheelbase weight and tire size. Homer Leonard and Abe Mays pledged to push for a floor fight via a minority report.
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Austin
Highways and Motor Traffic Committee
Homer Leonard
McAllen
Abe Mays
Atlanta
House
Reshaping Faces Soon After Birth Easy Claim
Dr. Ray Edward Raymaker of Missoula Montana told the Philadelphia County Dental Society that skilled dentists could reshape an infant’s facial bones within 30 minutes after birth using only fingers and a small instrument. He cited 16 years of research and hundreds of reshaped babies.
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Philadelphia
Ray Edward Raymaker
Missoula
Mont
Philadelphia County Dental Society
Raymaker
Montana
Cotton Payments By AAA Set 3.6 Cents On 39 Allotment
Texas farmers within 1939 acreage allotments will receive price adjustment payments totaling more than 30 million dollars across cotton wheat and rice. Cotton payments equal 3.6 cents per pound plus conservation payments, with totals of 3.6 for cotton, 28 for wheat, and 22 for rice per respective units. George Slaughter, Texas Agricultural Conservation Committee chair, notes these guaranteed incomes encourage diversifying crops and soil conservation despite uncertain 1939 markets.
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College Station
AAA
Texas
George Slaughter
Texas Agricultural Conservation Committee
Freshman Royalty Named at May Fete Duchess Jo Willa Stuteville
Jo Willa Stuteville, from Whitewright, Texas, is elected to represent the freshman class as Duchess at the May Fete on May 27. Tommy Head is chosen as her Lady in Waiting by acclamation. Stuteville, 5'2" and 102 pounds, majors in business administration and plans for life after college. She favors Exposition blue and Golden Gate Yellow, the Wesleyan colors, and notes a growing interest in music.
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Jo Willa Stuteville
Tommy Head
Jo Willa
Jo Wila
Exposition
Golden Gate
Texas Wesleyan College
Whitewright
Texas
Graham
Recommendations on Denison Dam Cost Are Mapped
Washington Captain Lucius Clay in charge of the Denison dam project said definite recommendations on expenditures and plans would be ready about April. He met with General Julian L. Schley to discuss the Lugert Altus reclamation report and noted the Lugert Altus flood control cost would be apportioned. Denison dam near Denison Texas on the Texas Oklahoma border is estimated to cost just under 54 million dollars.
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Washington
Lucius Clay
Denison
Red River
Clay
Julian L. Schley
Army Engineers
Congress
Altus
Oklo
Lugert-Altus
Denison Dam
Texas- Oklahoma
Texas
Dentist Urges Temporary Teeth for Babies in Philadelphia
Dr. Richard C. Mears of Bala-Cynwyd urged temporary false teeth for infants at the Philadelphia county dental convention. He said baby teeth should be saved when possible, and if extraction is needed they should be replaced with bridges or plates until the second teeth grow in to preserve spacing and alignment.
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Philadelphia
Richard C. Mears
Bala-Cynwyd
Mears
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