Grayson County Democrats to Convene Saturday Precinct Meetings
Democratic conventions in Grayson County precincts will be held Saturday after noon May 7 to select delegates to the county convention and show preference for president. The Wright precinct meeting will be at 2 PM in City Hall. All Democrats urged to attend and vote. Delegates to the county convention and future state convention will be chosen.
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Grayson County
United States
Whitewright
Will H Evans Speaks to Sherman Rotary Club
Sherman resident Will H Evans spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon last Friday on current times and public issues. He was accompanied by Kidd-Key College students Miss Edna Brunitt and Miss Mildred Able who performed two musical numbers.
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Will H. Evans
Sherman
Rotary Club
Evans
Rotarians
Kidd-Key College
Edna Brunitt
Honey Grove
Mildred Able
Winfield
R. T. Pennington
Mr. Evans
Filling Station Destroyed by Fire Northwest of Town
The filling station owned and operated by Jake Keeling on the highway northwest of town was destroyed by fire Tuesday night at about 10:30. The origin is unknown. Neighbors failed to extinguish flames due to lack of water. Keeling carried 250 dollars in building insurance and 25 dollars on fixtures. This is the third time in recent years the station at this location has burned.
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Jake Keeling
Keeling
Fall to be released from prison in three days
Albert Bacon Fall former Secretary of the Interior will be freed within three days barring delays. With time for good behavior May 8 marks the sentence expiration for accepting a bribe while in President Hardings cabinet. He is reported as a model prisoner and the only cabinet officer convicted of a felony in the naval oil reserves leasing case.
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Washington
D. C
Albert Bacon Fall
Justice Department
Fall
Harding
Children With Penny Bail Father In Blytheville
In Blytheville Arkansas magistrate releases Jim Montgomery on bond of one cent provided by his three motherless children. Officers found a liquor distillery on the farm and the magistrate orders the children to keep their father at home until a hearing.
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Blytheville
Ark
Jim Montgomery
Liberty
Circus Visit Planned for Whitewright Next Saturday
Seal Bros. circus comes to Whitewright with two shows at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the baseball park on South Bend Street. Sponsored by the Whitewright Post American Legion, part of the proceeds go to the veterans group. The two ring show travels by trucks, one of the largest truck circuses touring towns.
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Seal Bros. Circus
Whitewright
Baseball Park
South Bend Street
Whitewright Post
American Legion
Woman Killed After Drugstore Hold Up in Oklahoma City
A young woman in black was shot dead while fleeing a drugstore robbery in Oklahoma City. Storekeeper J H Jackson said he fired as she ran off with about 10 dollars. Police identified the deceased as Lena Hurt 25, previously arrested for vagrancy and drunkenness. Jackson was not detained.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
J. H. Jackson
L. J. Hilbert
Auto Theft Bureau
Lena Hurt
Hilbert
Jackson
Miss Nell Penn to Appear in College Recital
Miss Nell Penn daughter of Mr and Mrs Emmet Penn Whitewright will be presented in an organ recital by the Texas State College for Women music department on May 8. She is junior majoring in music and serves as junior class president and member of the F M Bailey Scholarship Society.
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Nell Penn
Emmet Penn
Whitewright
Department of Music of
Texas State College For Women
Miss Penn
F. M. Bailey
Young Men Arrested for Stealing Gas
Two young men were arrested Saturday night by Constable George Bennett after passersby reported gasoline being stolen from a tractor of Interstate Contracting Company parked south of town along highway 160. The suspects confessed and were jailed. charges filed Monday morning.
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George Bennett
Interstate Contracting Company
Masons to Confer Degrees Tonight in Special Meeting
O. L. Jones, secretary, announces a special Masonic lodge session Thursday at 7 30 PM to confer the fellowcrafts and masters degrees. Visitors from Leonard and Bailey will attend.
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O. L. Jones
Masonic Lodge
Leonard, Bailey
Local Student Wins Honors for Fire Prevention Poster
Jack Meador, son of Mr and Mrs C J Meador, received a compliment letter from the National Fire Protection Association for a fire prevention poster entered in a grammar school contest. The poster was exhibited at the International Convention in Toronto and viewed by hundreds, with it now in New York awaiting further exhibitions.
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Jack Meador
C. J. Meador
National Fire Protection Association
Meador
Texas Fire Insurance Commission
Olga Juniger
Toronto
Canada
New York
T. Alfred Fleming
Streetcar Dispute Over Pedestrian Safety Ironies
A streetcar official vents frustration that drivers strike people waiting to board while noting riders have paid fares. The exchange highlights conflict over pedestrian hazards associated with streetcar traffic and fare rules.
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Jaywalker
Laymen Will Meet to Arrange Four-Church Revival
Laymen from four Whitewright churches will convene at the Presbyterian Church Tuesday night at 7 45 for revival planning and to address arising issues. Chairman W L Stowers urges full turnout as the evangelist committee likely reports. The Detroit News notes Devil's Lake Michigan hosts an ice cutting bee as a contrast to ordinary bees.
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Whitewright
Presbyterian Church
W. L. Stowers
Devil’s Lake
Michigan
Detroit News
Western Union Reduces Telegraph Office Hours in Whitewright
Effective May 5 the local Western Union telegraph office in the railroad interlocking plant will operate eight hours daily from 8:30 am to 11:30 am and 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm on weekdays. C. I. Witt remains in charge with limited Sunday hours, as E. A. Douglas is relieved and no one is on duty during other times. The change follows prior reductions from 24 to 16 hours, now to eight, attributed to the discontinuance of passenger train service on the Cotton Belt.
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Western Union
E. A. Douglas
Whitewright
C. I. Witt
Witt
Cotton Belt
Fire victim starts second year lying flat in hot oven
Memphis man Smiling Jack Doty began his second year in an oven heated to 103 degrees after severe burns from an auto crash. Doctors say months remain before removal. skin grafts from cousin Clyde Gwinn continue as wife nurses him and he stays determined to recover.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jack Doty
Doty
Clyde Gwinn
Gwinn
Car Collision Wrecks Two Automobiles on West Main Street
At about 10 the collision occurred in front of C L Jones home on West Main. Four women and two men escaped uninjured though a Chevrolet sedan turned over. Drivers blamed blinded by lights for the crash. owner names could not be learned.
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C. L. Jones
West Main Street
O. L. Jones
Teachers elected for Canaan School
L. E. Ricketts of Ector has been elected principal of the Canaan school for 1932 33 term and Miss Lila Smith of the Canaan community who taught at Bethel last term has been elected to teach the lower grades.
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L. E. Ricketts
Ector
Canaan
Whitewright
Lila Smith
Bethel
Planters Building to Have Two Tenants
The Planters Building on Main Street is undergoing remodeling after its 1911 construction by Planters National Bank. The bank vacated earlier this year and will be replaced by Joe Johnson jewelry and radio shop and Sanderson barber shop occupying the west half and the remainder respectively. The vault is being removed and a new front added.
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Main Street
Planters National Bank
Joe Johnson Jewelry and Radio Shop
Sanderson Barber Shop
Johnson Shop
D. A. Ray
Inez
Gladys Ray
Planters Bank
Europe sells dollars amid fears of inflation
Foreign money markets fearing U.S. currency inflation began selling dollars and reallocating balances into other currencies. The movement started in Europe and spread to American markets, according to foreign exchange authorities.
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Europe
U. S
New York
Hansard Erects Garage Building for Lease
George Hansard owner of a West Grand avenue service station is constructing a 20 by 24 foot building west of the station to be leased to Paul Cook for a new garage business. Cook brings years of local garage experience and will install equipment and operate once finished.
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George Hansard
West Grand Avenue
Paul Cook
Cook
Essay Contest Held By Texas Federation Of Women's Clubs
The Texas Federation of Women's Clubs announces an open essay contest for ninth to twelfth grade students on education and life insurance. Prizes range from 65 to 5 dollars plus district awards. entries due June 1 1932 with three typewritten copies and double spacing.
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Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
W. W. McCrory
Mistletoe Ave
San Antonio
Texas
Texas State Association of Andrewriters
District Insurance
State Insurance
Guy Hamilton
Foreclosure suit targets Post-Dispatch Building by Sterling group
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company files in Federal District Court a foreclosure action against the Post-Dispatch Building Company naming Governor Sterling and others as defendants. The suit seeks payment on notes totaling 1.5 million dollars with claims of prior defaults and delinquent taxes.
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Houston
Post-Dispatch Building Company
Governor Sterling
Federal District Court
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
National Bank of Commerce
W. M. Cleaves
Boopa Doop Girl Seeks 250 000 Damages in Suit
Helen Kane the Boopa Doop Girl filed in New York Supreme Court for 250000 dollars in damages and a permanent injunction to stop Paramount Publix, Max Fleischer, and Fleischer Studios from producing and showing Betty Boop cartoons.
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New York
Helen Kane
Supreme Court Today
Paramount Publix Corporation
Max Fleischer
Fleischer Studios
Sam Montgomery Jr. Named Operator at Gulf Service Station
Sam Montgomery Jr. was checked in Monday as operator of the Gulf Service Station on lower Main Street, relieving Ronald Vestal who had charge of the station for several months. He will offer Gulf products and Goodrich tires.
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Sam Montgomery Jr
Lower Main Street
Ronald Vestal
Gulf Products
Mr. Montgomery
Goodrich
California Votes for John Garner in Democratic Primary
California Democrat turnout favored John N. Garner in the state’s presidential primary, with a 44,687 lead over Roosevelt and 211,913 to 167,116 and 135,981 respectively. Hoover won the Republican vote with 622,113 as the party sought to show strength and deter defections.
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San Francisco
California
John N. Garner
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred F. Smith
House of Representatives
Wilson
Roosevelt
Garner
Smith
Hoover
Los Angeles
Capone Starts Term In Federal Prison
Al Capone begins an eleven year sentence for tax evasion, escorted by federal agents from Cook County Jail to a Atlanta bound train. He smiles as the procession moves through Chicago and into Dearborn Street Station ahead of departure.
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Chicago
al Capone
Atlanta
Georgia
Loop Street
Dearborn Street
Capone
Whitewright Hosts Big Day For Highway Opening
Whitewright drew about 3,000 visitors for a free picture show and special bargains marking State Highway 160 opening from Collin County line to Whitewright. Merchants reported their best business since fall, with crowds from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and many sold out. The event highlighted improved access to southern farming regions and potential future gatherings to boost trade.
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Whitewright
Collin County
Texas
Senate Finance Committee Reverses Tax Bill Changes
The Senate Finance Committee added four tariff duties to the revenue bill and overturned prior decisions. Oil and coal import taxes were restored with duties on copper and lumber. Jewelry tax was eliminated, and rates on grape juice fountain syrups and oil pipeline taxes were lowered. Chair Smoot urged Treasury estimates to gauge revenue before potential Senate reporting.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Tariff Coalition
Consolidated Corporation
Smoot
Treasury
Senate
Missionary to Speak at Presbyterian Church Friday
Rev. R. M. Allison a China missionary will lecture at the Presbyterian Church Friday night May 6 at 7 45 o clock. He spent years in China and will share first hand insights on the current situation. Pastor Rev. Mr. Russell extends a cordial invitation to all to attend and hear Mr. Allison.
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R. M. Allison
China
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Russell
Sun
Mr. Allison
Woman Kills Man At Home Burglary Attempt
Abe Winthrop, 40, died from wounds after Mrs. J. A. Murrell, 32, shot him when he tried to enter her son's sleeping quarters in Fort Worth. Earlier a prowler entered Miss Alene Strickland's home. Winthrop was charged with burglary in both cases.
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Fort Worth
Abe Winthrop
J. A. Murrell
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