February Rainfall and Temperature Compare for Whitewright
Whitewright recorded total February rainfall of 0.41 inch with daily totals of 0.08, 0.10, 0.12, and 0.27 inches. January precipitation reached 2.42 inches, making combined two month total 2.83 inches, versus 1.05 inches the year prior. The period’s average temperature stood at 43.53, higher than 38.94 last winter, with 39 freezing days this winter compared to 51 last year.
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Whitewright
C. C. Cates
City
Sherman Weather Recorder
Sherman Democrat
Sherman
Daniel
Texas Population at 6 077 000 on July 1, 1935
Washington reports census figures showing Texas population at 6 077 000 on July 1 1935 up from 6 038 000 the year before. 1935 births 114 721 and deaths 62 633 in Texas. national totals 127 521 000 population and 2 155 105 births with 1 392 752 deaths nationwide.
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Washington
Texas
Bureau of Census
United States
Arriving Like Lamb March Forecast Lingers
Washington weather summary notes March arrived gentle and lamblike but forecaster Charles L. Mitchell cautions it may not roar out like a lion. He says U S weather is lamblike overall yet hopes the public abandons superstitions such as groundhog day in favor of clearer climate expectations.
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Washington
Charles L. Mitchell
United States
Pension Liberalizing Bill Is Recommended
Austin reports the House State Affairs Committee recommended a second old age pension liberalization bill. It bars use of aid from children in determining eligibility. Author Rep. J. Bryan Bradbury of Abilene wants it on the calendar if the broader proposal fails.
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Austin
House
J. Bryan Bradbury
Abilene
Baptists to Hold Training School Beginning Monday
A B. T. U. training course will be conducted at the Baptist Church for five nights next week starting Monday. Services begin nightly at 7 o'clock with Rev. E. P. Wooten, pastor of the Nevada Baptist Church, in charge. Classes cover all departments of the work.
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The
Baptist Church
E. P. Wooten
Nevada Baptist Church
Youths Flying Kites Near Wires Warned
Officials from the Community Public Service Company issued a warning to parents about the danger of flying kites near electric wires. They cited accidents from kites getting tangled and urged boys to fly only in open spaces. If entangled, do not attempt removal. a trained crew will handle it. Metal frames and fine wire strings are hazards that can cause injuries and disrupt service.
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Community Public Service Company
Palace Shows Pennies from Heaven and More This Week
The Palace presents Pennies from Heaven starring Bing Crosby and Madge Evans tonight and Friday. Spanky McFarland from Dallas appears in General Spanky Saturday. Preview Monday features Three Smart Girls with Binnie Barnes Deanne Durbin and Alice Brady. Tuesday and Wednesday Jane Wyatt and Louis Hayward in The Luckiest Girl in the World. Thursday and Friday show After the Thin Man with William Powell and Myrna Loy.
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Palace Theatre
Heaven
Bing Crosby
Madge Evans
Spanky McFarland
Dallas
Binnie Barnes
Deanne Durbin
Alice Brady
Jane Wyatt
Louis Hayward
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Market Monopoly In Farm Products Charged by Board
Washington report: The federal trade commission accuses major agricultural sectors of monopolistic control. The tobacco industry is led by thirteen firms, wheat and flour by thirteen milling companies, meat by ten packing firms, and potatoes in Chicago and New York show high consumer prices. Recommendations seek grain futures reform, stronger anti trust enforcement, revised cotton payment methods, and a tobacco tax based on net selling price.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Chicago
New York
Grain Futures and Commodity Exchange Acts
Lack of Authority To Seize Liquor Is Corrected by Bill
The Forty-Fourth Legislature failed to re enact the search and seizure clause in new liquor regulations. The Senate passed the House bill by Joe A Keith to restore authority pending gubernatorial approval, after courts dismissed cases and officials in dry counties protested illegal searches in flagrant violations.
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Austin
Senate
House
Joe A. Keith
Court of Criminal Appeals
Thomasson Inspects Local WPA Projects
Gus W. Thomasson district director and staff from Dallas inspected Waterworks and street improvement projects completed last year under the Works Progress Administration. The two day Grayson County tour included officials from county government and Sherman business leaders with a hotel banquet in Sherman honoring Thomasson.
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Federal Works Progress Administration
Gus W. Thomasson
Dallas
Mr. Thomasson
J. D. Morgan
F. T. Patillo
Harry Lichenstein
Earl J. Brennan
Grayson County
Jake J. Loy
S. B. Vaughan
Perry Waldrop
H. M. Scott
G. C. Nesbitt
Frank Thompson
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
G. P. Webb
Will Leslie
Newell Johnston
Sherman Democrat
Whitewright
WPA
Grayson Hotel
Sherman
Thomasson
H. P. Donigan
R. T. Pennington
C. B. Bryant Jr
F. M. Echols
Debt Adjustor to Talk to Farmers
Farmers facing foreclosure should contact the Grayson county debt adjustment committee. J. B. Fritz of Dallas will meet farmers next Tuesday from 2 to 5 p m at the Ivy business college building West Pecan. He cannot loan money but will guide on possible aid and arranging repayment plans with creditors. Bring creditor list and amounts owed including unpaid taxes. Service is free.
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Sherman
J. B. Fritz
Dallas
Grayson Farm Debt Committee
J. L. Ladd
E. B. Scott
Tom Bean
E. C. Winn
Collinsville
Fritz
Ivy Business College
West Pecan
Whitewright FFA cage team wins district title
Whitewright cagers captured the district Future Farmers of America title at Sherman High School after a five team tournament. Connor led with 16 points in the final as Whitewright beat Farmersville 34 to 16, with 12 more in the other game against Whitesboro.
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Whitewright
Sherman High School
Future Farmers of America
Connor
Farmersville
Pilot Point
Whitesboro
Bells
Allred Plans Rooster Auction For Charity
Governor Allred will send his bantam rooster named John Garner to a charity auction in Alabama. He urges the president vice president and all governors to contribute a rooster each to raise funds for underprivileged children.
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Allred
John Garner
Rooster
Austin
Alabama
Garner
Couzens Estate Valued at 31 Million in Michigan Probate
The estate of late U S Senator James Couzens of Michigan is appraised at 31 million dollars in an inventory filed with Wayne Probate Court by attorney Clarence E Wilcox. Couzens died October 22 without a will. Under Michigan law the widow gets one third and each of four children one sixth.
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Detroit
United States
James Couzens
Michigan
Wayne Probate Court
Clarence E. Wilcox
Couzens
300000 to Get Social Security Pensions in 1937
The Social Security Board expects to pay old age pensions to about 300000 people in 1937. An estimated 100000 will reach 65 this year, while 200000 may die. eligible retirees and heirs could receive up to 31 2 percent of wages taxed, with caps. A legal hitch delayed actions, prompting a nationwide publicity drive while forms are prepared and payments certified.
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Washington
Social Security Board
United States
Board
Treasury
Youths Form Large Part of Prisoners In Texas
Huntsville report shows youths aged 17 to 25 make about 40 percent of Texas prison inmates. Of 5,948 prisoners on December 31, 1936, 2,323 were under 25. Burglary topped felonies with 994 entries. Dallas and Harris Counties led with 178 and 228 new prisoners respectively.
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Texas
Huntsville
W. M. Thompson
Bureau of Records
Harris County
Dallas
Bexar
Tarrant
Oklahoma House opposes Denison dam plan on Red River
The Oklahoma House passed a resolution opposing the Denison Texas dam and reservoir project on the Red River and urged Governor Marland and state congressmen to block construction. A companion measure sends three representatives and a conservation commissioner to St. Louis for the Mississippi Valley Association meeting March 11 and 12 to discuss the Denison project.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Denison
Texas
Red River
Marland
House
The
Conservation Commission
Mississippi Valley Association
St. Louis
Spring Cleanup Begins Urging Citizen Cooperation
The city launches its March cleanup of cans and unburnable rubbish and asks residents to place accumulations in alleys or side streets. Property owners are asked to dispose of tree trimmings and broken limbs from the winter ice storm by burning on calm days or hauling away to cleanup facilities.
Oil Tax Bill Passes House By 86 53 Vote In Austin
The first major tax bill of the session would raise the oil production levy from 2% to 6c per barrel or 6 per cent of value above $1. The House shut off debate and approved the measure 86 to 53, sending it to the Senate amid uncertainty over Senate approval. The bill originally proposed 10c.
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Austin
House
Senate
Mexico to Play Big Role at Pan American Exposition
Dallas based report from Ray Foley, assistant director general, says Mexico will participate prominently in the Greater Texas and Pan-American Exposition. He refuted Mexico City reports of nonparticipation and noted Mexican officials now plan active involvement as the 1937 exposition emphasizes Pan-America.
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Dallas
Mexico
Republic
South
Ray Foley
Foley
Mexico City
Pan-America
Clark Succeeds Sage as Highway Engineer in Marshall Office
Marshall residents learned Monday that B I Sage resigned as resident highway engineer and J C Clark was named acting resident engineer by S C McCarty division highway engineer of Atlanta. Clark, previously assistant resident engineer here, assumed the post Saturday. Sage's future plans were not announced. Clark is the son in law of Mr and Mrs E T Doss of Whitewright.
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Clark
Sage
Marshall
Mr. Clark
E. T. Doss
Whitewright
Lawyers Retard U S Social Progress, Says Educator
Dr Edward C Lindeman of New York told a Dallas audience that lawyers, now a legislative majority, retard social progress. He said lawyers use legal knowledge to block action and have become arrogant. Lindeman is a professor of social philosophy and director of a WPA recreational program.
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Dallas
United States
Edward C. Lindeman
New York
School of Social Work
Lindeman
WPA
Roosevelt Pushes Wage and Hour Legislation At Present Session
President Roosevelt urged new wage and hour laws this session, singling out none as must pass and noting hope Congress acts before adjournment. A presidential committee report on the NRA urged flexible, simple regulation and weighed legal paths for future controls, while crediting wage gains but faulting impractical codes and overreach.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court
NRA
National Recovery Administration
Hugh S. Johnson
President's Committee On
Brugh Grandfather of Robert Taylor Dies in Beatrice
Beatrice Neb. Jacob A. Brugh 83 grandfather of actor Robert Taylor died at a son's home near Beatrice Sunday night of influenza and old age. Brugh, once a Cass County relief client at $16 a month, was moved to Roy Brugh's home last week.
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Beatrice, Neb
Jacob A. Brugh
Robert Taylor
Beatrice
Brugh
Cage County
Roy Brugh
Man Dies After Gasoline Rub For Rheumatism In Kitchen
Paterson New Jersey George Pence, 64, suffered rheumatism and in cold weather moved to the kitchen stove and rubbed his leg with gasoline. He died. He was buried on Tuesday.
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Paterson, N. J
George Pence
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