Tramping Tigers Triumph as Cooper Shut Down in Second Half
Whitewright's Tigers toppled Cooper 25 to 6 at Legion Field as 25 points came in the last half after Cooper was held scoreless early. Thornhill led the rushing and pass plays with Starr and Holmes connecting on key passes. Robnett starred for Cooper. First downs 18 each, yards gained 179 for Cooper and 189 for Whitewright.
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Tigers
Cooper
Whitewright
Plano
Legion Field
Thornhill
Starr
Holmes
Montgomery
Tiger
Robnett
Bulldogs
Chew Tigers
Rice Field
Lawrance
Christie
Thompson
Mitchell
Jackson
Tigers Fall to Plano In B Football Debut
Plano dominates in their first year in B competition, leveraging years of experience and a heavier line. The Bulldogs’ veteran roster and bigger weights proved decisive as Plano edged the Tigers, who fielded many first year football players.
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Plano
Tigers
Bulldogs
Week winners preview from select college and high school games
Rockwall to barely defeat Rouse City. Plano to win from Garland. Sherman to edge Bonham. S M U comeback falls short against Arkansas. TCU likely to run over Centenary. A and M to beat Utah. Rice to defeat Sam Houston. Minnesota favored over Texas with close margin. Baylor set to beat Oklahoma. A and M to win over Hardin-Simmons and Howard Payne.
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Rockwall
Rouse City
Plano
Garland
Sherman
Bonham
Arkansas
Centenary
Utah
Rice
Sam Houston
Minnesota
Texas
Baylor
Oklahoma A
M. Hardin-Simmons
Howard Payne
Split tax payment due November 30
State and county taxes may be paid in two installments with the first payment due by November 30. The second half is not due until June. If paying in full, the deadline is January 31.
Blue Ridge Wildcat Well Draws Oil Men To Area
A wildcat well east of Blue Ridge fifteen miles south of Whitewright has penetrated an oil sand. Drilling paused for casing and cementing. storage tanks and equipment now sit on site. Drilling expected to resume Friday. Reports say leases sold for up to fifty dollars per acre and royalties as high as one hundred basis. The excitement has drawn large crowds and spurred land sales and royalty trades nearby. Whitewright residents with adjacent holdings have leased or sold portions of their royalty.
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Blue Ridge
Whitewright
More Under Arms Than Just Before World War Began
Geneva report shows 8,200,000 men permanently under arms worldwide with 545,000 in navies. World armies rose from 5,900,000 pre war to 4,800,000 in Europe vs 3,600,000 in 1931 32, counting only admitted permanent forces. parliamentary and semi permanent groups are excluded.
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Geneva
League of Nations
League
Europe
Lack of Wage Law for Texas Women Draws U.S. Critique
A U.S. labor report on Texas women cites the absence of a minimum wage and faults the 54 hour week law as outdated. The survey, covering 18,500 women in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio, highlights long hours and wages below living standards, urging Texas to align with modern industrial needs.
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Washington
Secretary of
Frances Perkins
Women's Bureau of the Labor Department
Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Landlord Moves House, Evicts Man Seeking Tent Shelter
In Sherman a White man, Bill Stewart, says his landlord moved his house off the lot leaving him and his children aged 3 to 17 with belongings on the site. He sought county aid to buy a tent while awaiting old-age pension, but commissioner S B Vaughn said charity funds are exhausted though he would seek donations for shelter. Stewart has lived near Whitewright for 32 years.
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Whitewright
Government Pension Scheme explained in Q and A format
Washington explains the old age pension phase of Social Security with eligibility rules exclusions and wage calculations. It details begin dates in 1942 and 1937 payroll deductions rising to 3 percent, employer contributions, monthly benefits based on total wages, death benefits, and how to apply, plus rules about working after 65. The guidance quotes the Social Security Board on the program's aim to secure retirement income and foster youth employment opportunities.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Workers Told to Keep Records Under New Social Security
Washington advised workers to keep permanent records after January showing employer names, duration of work, and pay. Information returns on taxable wages are required from employers for 1937 and quarterly thereafter. Postmasters will start distributing identification cards and account numbers for social security, with several deadlines. Exemptions listed include agricultural and domestic workers, casual labor, non profit staff, government employees, railroad workers and ships crews.
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Washington
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue Collector
Farley
Social Security Board
Helvering
County Has Funds To Match WPA in Present Program
Sherman reports ample funds across precincts to match Works Progress Administration road funds until new taxes are approved. County auditor B M Whiteacre submitted cash balances to the Commissioners Court. Precinct 2 trustee S B Vaughn of Denison, with a bank balance of 11144.83, supports the precedent he has upheld.
M Kellar To Demand Probe of Literary Digest Poll
Senator McKellar of Tennessee said he will seek a Senate investigation into the Literary Digest national election poll. He urged keeping all poll materials intact for full facts and cautioned against repeats of the pre election poll despite its discrediting in the election.
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M Kellar
Literary Digest
Memphis
Tenn
McKellar
Tennessee
Senate
Congress
Palace Theatre Week Program Highlights Big Star Lineup
The Palace theatre presents Libeled Lady with Myrna Loy Jean Harlow William Powell and Spencer Tracy today and Friday. A western Ranger Courage with Bob Allen screens Saturday. The Lonesome Pine in technicolor stars Fred McMurry Sylvia Sidney and Henry Fonda shown Saturday night preview and Monday. Pikskin Parade with Stuart Erwin Jack Haley and Dixie Dunbar comes Tuesday and Wednesday. The Texas Ranger with Fred McMurry Jean Parker and Jack Oakie plays Thursday and Friday next week.
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Palace Theatre
Myrna Loy
Jean Harlow
William Powell
Spencer Tracy
Bob Allen
Fred McMurry
Sylvia Sidney
Henry Fonda
Stuart Erwin
Jack Haley
Dixey Dunbar
The
Texas Ranger
Jean Parker
Jack Oakie
County Officials Report Cash Balances and Prison Costs
Commissioner Clayton Flannery Precinct 3 shows 694.86. H McAdams Precinct 4 7236.80. Perry Waldrop Precinct 1 2013. Increst funds from a 1936 50000 warrant to raise WPA matching money for roads remain. Feeding 60 Federal prisoners in Grayson County jail in October cost 1. Reacting government pay totaled 1082.0 for the month.
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Nerly
Clayton Flannery
H. McAdams
Perry Waldrop
Grayson County
Whitewright Gains A New Industry With Hot House
Mrs. Lester Haile completed a modern 20 by 40 hot house southwest of her home in Whitewright. She stocks flowers and pot plants with the newest heating equipment, pursuing a longtime goal to build a local hot house business.
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Lester Haile
Haile
Whitewright
Cotton Forecast Variations Baffle Federal Experts
Federal forecasters say no long range method yet exists to prevent wide swings in cotton yield estimates. The season's official yield was 12.4 million bales, close to the four month earlier figure of 12.48 million, but September projected 11.12 million. Regional belt forecasts varied greatly, potentially moving markets and farmers fortunes.
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Washington
Texas Democrats Raise Record Texas Campaign Gifts
Texas Democrats reported 275000 in contributions to the Roosevelt Garner campaign fund, exceeding all states except New York. State Director Roy Miller said Texas donations topped the quarter million quota by about 25000 and surpassed previous records with over 20000 individual contributions. A national deficit of about 500000 remained, prompting calls for a post election fundraising drive to balance the books. Texas will be asked to contribute an additional 50000 to help the national party go in the black.
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Austin
Texas
New York
Roy Miller
Democratic National Committee
Miller
W. Forbes Morgan
Morgan
New Pastor Appointed to Whitewright Methodist Church
Rev. Joe M. Connally, pastor of Wolfe City, is reassigned to Whitewright for the coming conference year. The Sherman district lists appointments including Connally as conference evangelist, while outgoing pastor Rev. C. W. Dennis leaves Whitewright for Pecan Gap.
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Joe M. Connally
Wolfe City
Whitewright Methodist
Houston
Connally
Whitewright
North Texas
C. W. Dennis
White
Pilot Point
E. B. Jackson
Prosper
Kirk M. Beard
Ravenna
J. L. James
Sadler
Fred Adams
Sherman
Key Memorial
M. L. Hamilton
Travis Stret
E. K. Means
Southmayd
W. R. Houston
Trenton
J. E. Wade
van Alstyne
G. E. Camster
Whitesboro
W. D. Craig
R. May
Dallas
Grand Street Methodist Church
Wichita Falls
King Edward to Wed Wallis Simpson in Buckingham Palace
London report states King Edward will marry Mrs Wallis Simpson in Buckingham Palace’s private chapel after his coronation next May. A high authority says Mrs Simpson will gain peeress status before the marriage and will become duchess of Lancaster or Cornwall after wedlock, likely Lancaster, with plan subject to change.
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King Edward
Wallis Simpson
Buckingham Palace
London
Edward
Simpson
Duchess of Lancaster
Duchess of Cornwall
Local office records show monthly profit margin of 575 dollars
A fragment notes that over the past month the Federal inmates netted a good margin of profit totaling 575 dollars. Mentions related items including typewriter carbon and paper at Sun office.
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Sun Office
Unemployment rolls shrink as census eyed for data
Commerce department experts report unofficial figures show unemployment under nine million, dropping from 11 million in January and 9.55 million in August to slightly below 9,000,000 at September end. They warn figures are unofficial and seek funding for a comprehensive unemployment census.
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Washington
Commerce Department
His First Shot
Two farmers practice with a rifle. Ezra aims at a fly on a cow sixty feet away and pops it. The other farmer, from Missouri, laments he killed the cow, not the fly, as Ezra quips it was his fast shot.
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Ezra
Missouri
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U.S
Denison Herald
Methodist
Costigan
Colorado
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