Whitewright Sun notes political races and local welcome
The Whitewright Sun reports on campaign activity including five gubernatorial candidates and eight railroad commissioner hopefuls with a Texas run-off anticipated in August. It notes a new funeral parlor opening welcomed by the community and mentions automaker registration reminders and cotton price changes from last year to this year.
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Dallas
Whitewright
Glen Earnheart
Texas
Summer Politics Fun Draws Citizens To Events
Readers are invited to engage in a lively political season with events and discussions this summer. The note highlights opportunities for participation, debate, and community engagement involving local figures and groups.
Who Benefits and Who Pays on Texas Gas Tax Debt
The piece examines Texas 4-cent gasoline tax funding past highway bonds and future road needs. It explains counties used debt for early highway systems, shifted costs to motorists via bond assumptions, and notes a 1-cent federal tax plus a 5-cent state sales tax. It argues motorists bear taxes for past and future road benefits.
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Texas
Right to Look for Relief in the Future Mentioned
The Austin American notes that residents retain a potential avenue for relief in the future, signaling ongoing considerations or pending actions.
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Austin American
H S Graduates To Be Guests of Denton College
Hundreds of Texas high school graduates will visit Denton April 16 as guests of North Texas State Teachers College and the Texas State College for Women for vocational guidance day. They will tour campuses, hold conferences with faculty, and attend a noon luncheon hosted by the Denton Chamber of Commerce. Approximately 1,200 high schools were invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Texas
North Texas State Teachers College
Texas State College For Women
Denton Chamber of Commerce
Teachers College
Chamber of Commerce
Benefits of 1938 Crop Control Bill Listed by Mefferd
Roy B. Mefferd, field representative for the AI A for Texas and Oklahoma, outlines the 1938 crop control act at the Dallas Agricultural Club. He cites a live-at-home program, land diversion from cotton to food crops, soil erosion reduction, tenant stability, and higher farm incomes as key goals, plus protections for farm investments and potential freight-rate relief.
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Dallas
Texas
Roy B. Mefferd
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Oklahoma
Dallas Agricultural Club
Jefferson Hotel
Mefford
Congress
United States
Mefford Says Parity Payments Could Aid Cotton Farmers
Mefford argued that a new farm act could boost farm income by parity payments. He cited cotton’s 18.7 million bales worth 844 million, versus 1.16 billion at parity, noting no appropriation yet and a risk if yields double without penalties. He urged regional farmer cooperation and highlighted administration duties by county agents. Mefford, a vocational agriculture instructor, will tour Texas to explain provisions.
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Mefford
Congress
John Tarleton Agricultural College
Stephenville
Washington
Texas
Honors for Hoover Too Many to Remember
Former President Herbert Hoover received an overwhelming number of honors on his European tour. Secretary Lawrence Richey admitted he could not recall the total, but counted 16 medals and 4 honorary degrees. Cities named streets after Hoover in Brussels Lille Valenciennes and Praha. A planet in Brussels Observatory was named Herberta and another in Vienna Observatory was named Hoovery.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Lawrence Richey
Brussels
Lille
Valenciennes
Praha
Brussels Astronomical Observatory
Herberta
Vienna Astronomical Observatory
Hoovery
Prisoners Taken To Penitentiary In Armored Car Transfer
SHERMAN. The armored prison car of Bud Russell’s penitentiary system loaded twelve felons bound for Huntsville. In the group are Eddie Shannon five years Jack Johnson two years Albert King two Jim Riley five Jack Geesling seven C. W. Riggs two Fred Bates two Wilmer Daugherty two Eugene Copeland five J F Crabtree five to seven Lillie Mae Dudley five to seven and T Z Patton two to three. The men and one woman traveled calmly amid jokes about the “free ride.” A separate note reports a waitress who, after counting customer steps with a pedometer, found she walked about 58,000 steps daily, totaling roughly 25 miles.
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Sherman
Bud Russell
Huntsville
Fiftyninth District
Eddie Shannon
Jack Johnson
Albert King
Jim Riley
Jack Geesling
C. W. Riggs
Fred Bates
Wilmer Daugherty
Eugene Copeland
J. F. Crabtree
Lillie Mae Dudley
T. Z. Patton
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J. H. Waggoner
P Postoffice
T. W. Binion
Mangrum
Bob
Wim
Mangrum’ Grocery
CORI
H. S
Denton College
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoover
Manning & Meadow Furniture — Farmalls — Hardware
Glen Earnheart Funeral Parlor
Cole & Davis Company
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