Roosevelt Faces Big Job Ahead As White House Starts
Franklin D Roosevelt will enter the White House as the 32nd president next March pledging wide retrenchment in federal expenses. He aims to cut ordinary government costs by 25 percent and seeks balanced budgets, repeal of the 18th amendment, and a broad new deal with programs for farm recovery, securities control, and tariff reform.
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Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelt
Chicago
Columbus
Ohio
Federal Power Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Agriculture Department
Dead Man Game Causes Camp Kids to Relocate
A camp counselor explains a new game rule. If the enemy calls your number from their side, you must be a dead man and lie still. Ten minutes later a camper whispers that he is a dead man but stands on an ant hill and asks to move.
Scotland Floods Prompt Mothers to Carry Children to Safety
The River Spey overflowed its banks flooding villages in Scotland as women in rubber boots carried children across roads to safety amidst the rising waters.
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Spey
Scotland
Mrs Ferguson Re elected Texas Governor in Historic Comeback
Having defeated GOP opponent Orville Bullington by a large margin on Tuesday, Mrs Ferguson returns to the Texas governor's chair after six years in retirement. The nation's first woman governor notes a record comeback and carries support from friends and opponents for a new administration.
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Orville Bullington
Records Broken Again By Fergusons In Texas Race
Mrs. Miriam Ferguson, likely Texas next Governor, voted a straight Democratic ticket with daughter in Enfield precinct. The Ferguson family doubles as first- and second-term governors, while ex Governor Moody and foe Sterling split loyalties amid a long running feud. Inauguration set for January 17 with potential cabinet shakeups and interim acting governor Witt expected.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Stuart Watt
Dan Moody
Fergusons
Ross S. Sterling
Moodys
Enfield
Conn
E. M. Pease
Ferguson
Moody
Sterling
W. P. Hobby
Ku Klux
Jane Y. McCallum
W. W. Sterling
Moore Lynn
Edgar E. Witt
Foul Stranger Two Old Chaps Clash Over Glasses
A local resident describes two elderly men eager to fight yet unable to due to worn glasses. They fear breaking the glasses if they clash, and they cannot see each other clearly without them.
Musical Comedy Oh Doctor to Be Staged Here
The Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church will present Oh Doctor a three act musical comedy at 8 pm Tuesday November 15 in the grammar school auditorium. More than 75 local cast members promise lively entertainment with dance numbers and humorous scenes led by Miss Lucille Howard.
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Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church
Grammar School
Lucille Howard
Louise Echols
Sam Montgomery Jr
John Silman
Joe M. Russell
the Bowery
Jennie Noe Crittenden
Jared
Irline Stephens
Princess Compton
Peggy” Silman
Dick Barbee
Aline Hanna
Dorotha Darwin
Miss Howard
Whitewright
The Ideal Wife lecture sparks a sewing pin solution
A lecturer extols a wife's duties and lists many tasks but a small man interrupts with a practical jab. He demonstrates how sewing on and on can be replaced by a safety pin to fasten a button, turning the talk into a humorous anecdote.
Parent Teacher Association Monthly Meeting Content
The Parent-Teacher Association held its regular monthly meeting at the grammar school auditorium. National Educational Week items included Quiet music, songs by grammar school pupils and the high school glee club, a playlet by the fourth grade, and talks by Harold Key and Superintendent F W Smith. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday evening December 13.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Tommie Chenoweth
L. G. Hagard
Harold Key
F. W. Smith
Mt. Vernon Bells”—High School Glee Club
Aileen Pennington
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Andrew
Mrs Elizabeth Andrew died at her Pilot Grove home on November 2. Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ in Pilot Grove with Rev C C Merritt and other ministers officiating. Burial followed at Pilot Grove Cemetery. Survived by husband J C Andrew, children Leslie Don Frances and Mrs T C Wood, three brothers and three sisters. Born 1883 in Bethel south of Whitewright. Widely known in Grayson County.
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Elizabeth Andrew
Pilot Grove
Church of Christ
J. C. Andrew
Leslie Andrew
Don Andrew
Fort Worth
T. C. Wood
Wichita Falls
J. W
Frances Andrew
Dee Williams
Amarillo
Mallie Williams
Haskell Williams
Whitewright
Thurman Hamilton
Floydada
Jess Norris
Orbin Blanton
San Antonio
Andrew
Bethel
Bethel Dramatic Club forms Merry Makers group
Bethel residents note the Bethel Dramatic Club organized with eighteen members and adopted the name Merry Makers. Local social updates mention travel visits by Mr. and Mrs. Orbin Blanton to San Antonio and Mrs. Ray McCord of Sherman visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Reeves.
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Bethel Dramatic Club
Merry Makers
Orbin Blanton
San Antonio
Ray McCord
Sherman
Joe Reeves
Clarence Dixon
Slaton
Nita Powell
Vera Holland
F. G. Bradley
C. O. Bradley
Abilene
J. D. Williams
Frances Hedgpeth
Greenville
Margaret Lowery
Bonham
D. E. Lindsey
The
Baptist Church
Safe Pleasant Way to Lose Fat
An advertisement promises quick fat loss and health gains using Kruschen Salts. It claims a 15 pound monthly loss, energy boosts, and facial improvements, with a four week supply sold at drugstores worldwide and a money back guarantee if results disappoint.
Wharton 4-H Boy Reels 51 Cents Per Bushel For Corn
Kenneth King 13 year old Wharton County 4 H Club member fed a litter of 9 pigs with self feeder corn and protein supplement plus skim milk on alfalfa pasture. The result was 58 days of 2 pound daily gains and 51 cents per bushel corn value. He also sold a beef calf for 65 dollars after 153 days of gains. He grows corn and cotton by demonstration methods.
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Wharton
Kenneth King
Wharton County
J. O. Graham
Kenneth
Local Social News Highlights From Terrell to Sherman
Desert News items record Tom Terry and daughter visiting relatives in Terrell. Mrs D B Tate hosted by sister in Westminster. Shoppers from McKinney and visitors from Westminster, Wichita Falls, Celina, Savoy and Whitewright. Jury service for S B Martin in McKinney. A wedding occurred in Durant Oklahoma between Mary Jo Wilson and Wade Crawford.
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Tom Terry
Bernice
Terrell
D. B. Tate
Will Eubank
Westminster
Joe Fogle
Bill Wilson
McKinney
Hilliard Eubank
M. C. Hughes
Burl Moye
Wichita Falls
Luther Gentry
Oleta Wallace
S. B. Martin
E. Petty
Sherman
Arthur Caraway
Mary Jo
P. Wilson
Wade Crawford
Trenton
Durant
Okla
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Bethel News
Desert News
Sun Office
Purina
North Texas Seed Company
Planters Gin Company
J. W. Terry
Bells
George German
L. LaRoe
E. D. Barlow Nursery
Byrne Commercial College
Dallas
Tyler Commercial College
Tyler
R. L. Johnson
Armour & Company
Federation
Fleur
Gladiola, Kimbell’s Best
Smith’s Best
Rodkey’s Best
Federal
Nicholson’s
Post’s
JBC
East Texas
Nicholson
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