Whitewright District Votes April 2 For Three School Trustees
At a Whitewright independent school district meeting, trustees vote to elect three board members on Saturday April 2. Incumbents W. L. Mangrum H. G. Webster and B. B. Hall term ends in April with four hold-overs. Superintendent F. W. Smith is re elected for 1932 33 with a reduced salary of 2250 and praised for restoring financial health.
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Board of Education
Whitewright Independent
W. L. Mangrum
H. G. Webster
B. B. Hall
F. E. Douglas
C. J. Meador
R. A. Gillett
J. H. Waggoner
F. W. Smith
Whitewright
Texas
Smith
Popular Texas entertainer John A Lomax slated for Monday engagement
The Friday Literary Club of Whitewright brings Dallas entertainer John A Lomax to town Monday night March 28. Known for cowboy and African American folk song lore, Lomax has toured major cities nationwide with limited available dates. A fuller notice will appear in The Sun with program location to be announced.
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Whitewright
John A. Lomax
Dallas
Texas
United States
the Sun
Mr. Lomax
William Lyon Phelps
Yale University
A. H. Tolman
University of Chicago
Lomax
L. E. Bassett
Stanford University
California
S. M. Tucker
Polytechnic Institute
Brooklyn
S. P. Brooks
Baylor University
America
Ad wants results from your need
Local want ad offers quick responses for job offers and services. Readers are invited to place concise notices seeking workers or advertise items for sale with contact information and brief details.
Johnson Attacks International Banking as a Racket
California senator Hiram Johnson denounced international banking as a racket and criticized government inaction as American investors lost millions in foreign securities. He urged stricter legislation after a government inquiry into foreign loan flotations revealed exploitation of the public by bankers and officials.
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Washington
Hiram Johnson
California
United States
Farmers Making Every Minute Count In Dry Spring
With dry weather and clearing winds, farmers push land prep and planting. Some replant oats after freezes damaged oats and fruit crops. tender garden plants killed. Strong demand for garden seeds and plants signals ongoing crop recovery efforts.
Plans to speed disarming work at Geneva
The disarmament conference general commission adjourned for Easter after adopting an American resolution to focus on principle when reconvening April 11. The measure sets continuous morning and afternoon sessions for political and general commissions, with technical work subordinated.
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Geneva
General Commission of the
Hugh Gibson
United States
Arthur Henderson
Naval Commission
Oil test near Cannon to drill two wells at 7000 feet
The Dumas interests prepare a first test well on a 15,000 acre lease east of Van Alstyne near Cannon. The derrick is assembled and work will proceed as weather allows. Two 7000 foot test wells are planned, with Mr. Dumas, a former Van Alstyne resident, involved.
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van Alstyne
Dumas
East Texas
Use of gangsters in Lindbergh baby case debated
The raid on the Lindbergh baby kidnapping investigation draws criticism from John Williams, a Rochester deputy sheriff, who calls the involvement of gangsters a slap in the face to police. Williams is in San Antonio to escort a prisoner back to New York.
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San Antonio
Underworld
John Williams
Rochester
N. Y
New York
Cole & Davis Company Announces Lease and Move
Cole and Davis Company has closed a lease with Dr. R. May for the Luther Gordon grocery building. Local manager John Reeves says they will move to the new location on April 1. The current Cole & Davis building is owned by Y B Reed of Trenton.
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Cole & Davis Company
Dr. R. May
Luther Gordon
John Reeves
Y. B. Reed
Trenton
Scholastic Census Urged For Whitewright Schools
The Whitewright school census seeks all children ages 6 to 17 to be enrolled by April 1 1932. Superintendent Fred W. Smith urges parents to enroll every eligible child to secure state funds of about 17 50 per pupil for the 1932 33 term.
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Fred W. Smith
Whitewright
Young Methodists Meet in Van Alstyne Sherman District
Thirty eight Whitewright youths attended the Sherman District Young People's Union meeting at Van Alstyne Methodist Church. Delegations came from Grayson County churches and others. Temporary officers were reelected with Kermit Hollingsworth as president Archer Stinnet as vice president and Helen Gage as secretary. The group meets bi monthly.
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Whitewright
Sherman District
Young People’s Union
Methodist Church
van Alstyne
Grayson County
Kermit Hollingsworth
Archer Stinnet
Helen Gage
Sherman
Missing Pair of Servants Tied to Lindbergh Kidnapping
Hopewell N J reports a possible lead as two German servants, a butler and a maid, left Mrs Leandro Lightfoot's employ the day after the Lindbergh baby abduction. A chisel and wood from the kidnapping ladder were found on her estate but police have not released results.
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Hopewell
N. J
France
Adirondacks
Lindbergh
Highland Park
Leandro Lightfoot
Farm Home Destroyed by Fire Near Ector
The Rocky McMillin family escaped from their five room bungalow near Ector when it burned Wednesday at about 3 am. The rear of the house collapsed as they fled in night clothes with only a few garments. The loss included the building and contents with $1,200 minimum insurance. $65 watch and $13.40 cash were lost in the blaze.
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Rocky McMillin
Ector
McMillin
Grade School Honor Roll Fourth Period
The Sun lists grammar school honor roll for the fourth six weeks. Names span first through seventh grades including Mary Frances Cla born and Pauline Coley. Notable entries include Christine Gladden, Merriwell Vineyard, Lytle Biggerstaff, and Argus Simms among others.
Motorist at 35 risk minutes to gain one
The Chicago Motor Club warns that speeding to save one minute at 35 mph costs about 16,819,200 final minutes of life. Using American mortality tables it estimates a driver at 35 has 32 more years to live, saying few would risk that many minutes for one minute gained.
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Chicago
Chicago Motor Club
Charles M. Hayes
Local Declamation Contest March 18 at Grammar School
The event begins at 7 30 pm in the grammar school auditorium as part of a state contest. Local winners advance to the county contest April 2 in Sherman. Contestants include junior boys Boyd Newman Fred Starr junior girls Aileen Pennington Marjorie Nell Blanton Sarah Belle Gillett Jo Willa Stuteville Margaret Lilley Louise Gladden Vivian Echols Dorothy LaRoe senior girls Frances Hedgpeth and senior boys Guy Hamilton Jr. A ten cent fee covers out of town judges. public attendance is encouraged.
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Mary Frances Claborn
Evelyn Tune
Joe Linden Young
Jim Galey
David Ray Manning
Omalee Waldo
Lucile Starr
Billy Jean Montgomery
C. B. Bryant
Neal Burnham
Fred Cook Jr
Bill George Jr
Billy Coy Harris
Billy Lanius Kincaid
Emerson Sears
Cecil Owens
Davis Parrish
Hoyle Riddle
Lucian Vestal
Millicent Webster
Leola Grace Harris
Billy Bailey
G. W. Ford
Morris F. Gillett
J. H. Gosnell
Billy Jack Harper
Gene Martin Hooper
Jarvis D. Maddux
David L. Moore
Harold Pace
Wandell Riddie
Othel Stapleton
Jack Thompson
Jack Thrasher
Robert Waldo
Marie Badgett
Cherrie Brooks
Margaret Coffey
Dorotha Darwin
Mary A. Harrison
Mary D. King
Alma Joe Sanderson
Iona Bush
George Hansard Jr
Gracie Lee England
Hub Delay Myrick
Robert Benson
Evelyn Hill
J. B. Smith
Jack Wallace
Jack Smith
Imogene Head
Billie Sears
Glenda Mae Rutledge
Lenora Thrasher
Christine Gladden
William Janway
Marjorie Nell Blanton
Helen Claborn
Luther Guy Hagard
Sara Kathryn Atterberry
Argus Simms
Merriwell Vineyard
Boyd Newman
Fred Starr
Aileen Pennington
Sarah Belle Gillett
Jo Willa Stuteville
Anita Vestal
Dorothy Hagard
Litha Sue Hollingsworth
Anita Johnson
Marie Thrasher
Amateene Rector
Lytle Biggerstaff
Pauline Coley
Margaret Lilley
Paul Pierson
J. C. Hannah
Othel Ray Adams
Grammar School
Sherman
Louise Gladden
Vivian Echols
Dorothy LaRoe
Frances Hedgpeth
Guy Hamilton Jr
Pastors Call for Peace as Pulpits Stay Neutral
Ministers of the Kansas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in annual session pledged not to use pulpits for war propaganda or enlistment. The resolution backed U S leadership in disarmament and commended President Hoover for peace while opposing military training in colleges and high schools.
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Topera
Kansas
Blue Ridge Man Found Dead in Dallas
George Calloway former Blue Ridge resident now in Dallas was found dead early Sunday near his home. Severe bruises and a deep head wound marked a violent death. Cause undetermined but believed to be auto strike or attack by bandits and thrown from a car. Deceased was brother of Charlie Calloway of Blue Ridge.
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Mckinney
George Calloway
Ble Ridge
Dallas
Charlie Calloway
Blue Ridge
Bible for Disobedience Presented to Lighthouse Keeper
Norman Shaw the lighthouse keeper, dismissed for refusing Sunday work, was presented with a Bible by admirers at Keswick. The incident highlights church and maritime concerns over Sabbath observance and loyalty to duty.
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London
Norman Shaw
Keswick
Mills Says Treasury Lacks Power To Bar Soviet Goods
A Washington dispute centers on embargo authority. Secretary Mills tells a delegation led by Senator Oddie that under current law the treasury cannot ban Russian products and requires new legislation. The group, including business labor and civic figures, argues Russia uses convict and forced labor and urged an embargo.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
Mills
Oddie
Republican
Nevada
Russia
Roosevelt Wins in North Dakota Primary Victory
Returns from 1,239 of 2,235 precincts show Franklin D. Roosevelt leading in the North Dakota Democratic presidential primary with 31,076 votes to Murray 18,025. Rural counties favor Murray, but Roosevelt holds the statewide edge as Democratic turnout set records. Republican returns show Coxey 12,482 and France 18,428 from 1,082 precincts.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
North Dakota
Roosevelt
Murray
Coxey
France
Sherman Bank Head Dorchester Dies at 76 in Sherman
Chester B. Dorchester longtime Sherman resident and banker president of Merchants and Planters National Bank died in Wilson N Jones Hospital Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church with Dr J A Ellis presiding Dorchester also led Dorchester bank in Dorchester town and served as a railroad official and public hospital trustee He was a Republican with four daughters and three sons surviving
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Sherman
Chester B. Dorchester
Merchants and Planters National Bank
Wilson N. Jones
Dorchester
Frisco Lines
Texas
Sam Lazarus
Quanah, Acme & Pacific Railroad
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Frisco
First Baptist Church
Ray Dorchester
Houston
Norman Dorchester
Denison
Otis Dorchester
Dallas
J. H. Berry
D. W. Gulick
Seattle
Wash
Ralph Provine
Paris
Dick Dorchester
Tabler
Okla
Mack Dorchester
Pauls Valley
Scottish Rite Masons to observe Maundy Thursday in Van Alstyne
J. M. McLemore of Van Alstyne announces the Grayson County Scottish Rite Association will observe Maundy Thursday at the Van Alstyne Methodist Church on March 24 with attendance required for all Knights of the Rose Croix. Starr Armstrong, editor of the Texas Free Mason, will give the principal address. McLemore is president and Spearman Webb of Sherman is secretary.
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J. M. McLemore
van Alstyne
Grayson County
Scottish Rite Association
Knights of the Rose Croix
Starr Armstrong
Texas Free Mason
McLemore
Spearman Webb
Sherman
Building Bridge on Highway to Trenton
State Highway Department crews advance a two way bridge over White Rock creek near Cotton Belt underpass on the Whitewright Trenton highway. Traffic detoured via county line road south to J R Pennington farm then east to reconnect.
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The
State Highway Department
White Rock Creek
Cotton Belt
Whitewright-Trenton
J. R. Pennington
Whitewright
Dr J J Pendergrass retires closes Leonard hospital
Dr J J Pendergrass, a physician of Leonard for over forty years, has announced retirement effective last Friday. The Pendergrass Hospital he owned and operated for many years has also been closed.
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J. J. Pendergrass
Leonard
Pendergrass
Whitesboro Council Reduces Power Rates
At a city council meeting a new power and lights rate schedule was adopted. The plan lowers costs with 10c per kilowatt hour for the first fifteen kWh, 1c per kWh for up to thirty five, and 5c for consumption over seventy five kWh. The first 100 kWh cost $7.20.
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Whitesboro
Sunday theatre vote to decide if shows may operate
Denison citizens will vote on April 5 whether picture shows may operate in the city on Sunday. Bonham voters recently banned Sunday shows by an overwhelming vote. The Palace theatre at Whitewright operated on Sundays before Christmas and residents expressed disapproval by staying away.
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Denison
Bonham
Palace Theatre
Whitewright
Turner suffers broken back in tank fall at warehouse
Marvin J. Turner an agent for Cities Service Oil Company fell from the top of storage tanks at the East Pecan street warehouse about 6 15 p m Monday. He suffered a broken back and a broken ankle and was reported resting fairly well at Wilson N Jones Hospital Tuesday morning with a physician saying he had a chance for recovery.
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Sherman
Marvin J. Turner
Cities Service Oil Company
East Pecan Street
Turner
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
All Fannin County Products Dinner Held by Bonham Chamber
The Bonham Chamber of Commerce sponsors an All Fannin County Products banquet Friday night at the Fannin Club. Tickets cost 35 cents, with arrangements for about two hundred guests. Max Strange will give the principal after dinner address. Products from Soviet Russia are being introduced into Australia.
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The
Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Max Strange
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