Stuteville Moves as Yeager Takes Over Sinclair Station
G C Stuteville moved his filling station equipment to a newly remodeled building across from the fire station. J A Yeager becomes operator of the Sinclair station at Main and Bond Streets. The new Stateville service station carries Magnolia products and has two automatic line pumps and two hand pumps. Restrooms, parts room, wash rack, and storage are described as located in the rear and west side of the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Stuteville
J. A. Yeager
Mr. Stuteville
Sinclair
Main
Bond Streets
Stateville
Magnolia
Census of Idle Starts and Relief Boost Forecast
Washington reports an unemployment census launched with 150000 postmen delivering 14 questions to homes hotels and camps to measure jobseekers. Answers due by Saturday midnight to show who needs relief and who wants work with results due in December after a regional accuracy check. Mayors warned of potential deficiency funds if industry and employment worsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Conference of Mayors
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
Group in Klan Robes Ransacks Miami Clubhouse
Miami authorities investigated a raid on the La Paloma night club by men and women in Ku Klux Klan regalia. The proprietor said the place was ransacked, entertainers assaulted, cash and a watch stolen, after a KLan initiation at Moore Park led to patrons being forced out and the club closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
la Paloma
al Youst
Moore Park
Keys Thrown In Sewer Rule For Parked Cars
Police Lieut Oscar E Johnson orders 16 officers in the motor theft bureau to pull ignition keys from parked cars and discard them in the sewer. The plan, followed for a week, has deterred motorists from requesting lost keys, except when keys are on a ring with other keys, in which case the ring is taken to police headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Oscar E. Johnson
Motor Theft Bureau
Johnson
Dewey Offered $150,000 Movie Role by Grand National
Grand National Studio offered New York district attorney elect Thomas E. Dewey a $150,000 part to star as the hero in a film about catching and convicting gangsters. The offer was announced in Hollywood as Dewey, famed for his anti gangster campaign, considers the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Grand National Studio
Dewey
Youth Hit by 66000 Volts May Recover in Waco
Sidney Diamond, 16, suffered severe burns and shock after climbing an 85 foot Texas Power and Light tower. Doctors said he has a 50-50 chance of recovery as he lies in a Waco hospital. Playmates recount the accident and an ambulance rushed him to care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Sidney Diamond
Young Diamond
Texas Power and Light Company
Ambua
Whitewright Red Cross Campaign Receives $50 Donation
Mayor F M Echols reports a $50 contribution to Grayson County Red Cross headquarters in Sherman as the Whitewright drive continues. He aims to raise more before Thanksgiving. Unpaid members urged to pay at the city office to receive a membership card button and receipt. Donors listed include R L Johnson Ira Fleming and many others with total donations of $7.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Echols
Red Cross
Whitewright
Grayson County
Sherman
Echols
R. L. Johnson
Ira Fleming
J. R. Cates
Jesse Wallace
F. O. Mangrum
W. T. Simmons
R. A. Gillett
C. B. Bryant Jr
Pernie Badgett
C. B. Bryant Sr
W. O. Houston
W. E. LaRoe
Lester Haile
Gomer May
Cull Reeves
M. T. Craig
WOW Club
T. J. Lilley
C. J. Meador
Allen T. Short
Luther Gordon
Stephens & Bryant
R. T. Pennington
Cole & Davis
F. D. Layman
Pascal Farley
Omer Sanders
T. G. Doss
Chas
E. Ayres
C. H. Stuteville
J. H. Waggoner
N. L. Manning
R. H. May
T. E. Barbee
Stores Close for Thanksgiving in Whitewright
Whitewright merchants announce Thanksgiving closures with some shops shutting only at 11 a.m. Others stay closed all day. Whitewright and Van Alstyne high schools are slated to meet in a Thanksgiving football game in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
van al ‘Yne
International skater Sara Henie tops Palace bill Tonight
At the Palace theatre tonight and Friday the internationally known ice skater Sara Henie stars in the feature Thin Ice with Tyronne Power co starring. Saturday presents Trail Dust with William Boyd and on preview Monday Jane Withers in Wild and Woolly with Walter Brennan. Tuesday and Wednesday bargain nights offer Claire Trevor Joan Carroll and Bill Robinson in One Mile from Heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Henie
Palace Theatre
Tyronne Power
William Boyd
Jane Withers
Walter Brennan
Claire Trevor
Joan Carol
Bill Robinson
Uniform national regulations for trucks urged by industry leader
Robert F. Black of Cleveland Ohio a director of the Automobile Manufacturers Association told the American Trucking Associations fourth annual convention in Louisville that the trucking industry needs a uniform set of national regulations and intelligent reciprocity among states. He cited a 1936 average tax of 95.60 per truck and noted more than 2 000 delegates attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Robert F. Black
Cleveland
Ohio
Automobile Manufacturers’ Association
American Trucking Associations, Inc
Black
Grayson County Cotton Ginned Surpasses Last Year
Census data show 50,794 bales ginned in Grayson County from this year's crop before Nov 1, up from 34,738 bales by the same date last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Fannin County Gins 63 854 Bales up to Nov 1
Fannin County reported ginning 63 854 bales of cotton before November 1 for this season. This compares with 48 038 bales a year earlier. The current crop is the largest since 1933 when totals reached 70 943 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannin County
Department of Commerce Bureau of Census
November Rainfall and Weather Gripse City Report
November rainfall totaled 2.58 inches, per C C Cates of the city water department. Whitewright recorded .77 inches Monday and .11 Sunday, totaling .88 for the week. Subfreezing temps arrived Tuesday night with 30 degrees Wednesday. An electrical storm blew out about 60 street lights, now being replaced, per Mayor F M Echols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Cates
City Water Department
Whitewright
F. M. Echols
Manning Talks to Rotary Club on School and Red Cross Work
At a Rotary luncheon Newton Manning principal of Whitewright Grammar School outlined current subjects and methods, contrasted with past teaching, and highlighted Red Cross nurse work in the school teaching hygiene and screening defects. He urged enrollment in Red Cross. Dr. Jackson of Texas State College for Women will speak Friday night at the First Baptist Church basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Newton Manning
Whitewright Grammar School
Manning
Jim Jernigan
Red Cross
Gomer May
Jackson
Texas State College For Women
Denton
First Baptist Church
Helpful Hints To Reduce Gas Bills
Gas savings come from careful use of home appliances and avoiding overheating. Readers are advised to adjust burners, avoid inefficient equipment, not heat large spaces with ovens, and turn off or down flames to prevent waste and poor air quality. Close doors and slightly vent rooms to retain warmth.
Sudden Wealth From Spouse’s Death Revealed
A widow recalls a fortune inherited from her husband, revealing that she had five million dollars at the time of marriage. The exchange highlights dramatic wealth change and social reactions to unexpected alimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Train strikes Jim Ashlock at Katy depot injuring him
Jim Ashlock of near Tom Bean and former Whitewright resident was hit on the forehead by a fast Katy passenger train at the depot as he stood at the crossing. He was taken to a local physician and later to Wilson N. Jones hospital in Sherman for days of treatment. Witnesses saw no clear object cause and the exact projectile remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Ashlock
Tom Bean
Whitewright
Katy
Mr. Ashlock
East Whitewright
Kay Dillon
F. O. Mangrum
Ashlock
Bankhead proposes federal control of cotton acreage
Senator Bankhead of Alabama proposed a rigid federal control of cotton acreage for next year and beyond. The plan would set a national target, cut acreage to about 25 million acres in 1938, tax violators 75 percent of cotton value, and use federal loans and Soil Conservation Act benefits to support compliant growers while storing surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bankhead
Alabama Democrat
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Freshman Confuses Activities for Ailments at UW Yearbook
A University of Washington freshman listed in the yearbook that he belonged to Flat feet earache and appendicitis once. He apparently mixed up affiliations and afflictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle, Wash
University of Washington
Woman of 27 files sixth divorce in Los Angeles
Nina De Milo Can field Moore Martin Colton, 27, obtained her sixth divorce in Los Angeles after four months of marriage to Darrel L. Colton. She testified he came home intoxicated, insulted her, struck her, and accused her of infidelity leading to the breakup. The judge granted the divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Nina de Milo Canfield Moore
Martin Colton
Darrel L. Colton
Ely to Whitewright Road Project Moves Forward
Engineering plans show a rock surface ten inches thick and sixteen feet wide for the Ely to Whitewright road in Fannin County. Officials say work could start between December 1 and 15, with new bridges and connections to the Ector to Ely route and WPA involvement.
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Whitewright
Ely
Fannin County
F. M. Echols
WPA
Dallast
Ector
C. C. Norwood
Mr. Noorwood
Ben Vaughan
Grayson County
Trenton
Whitewright- Ely
Vaughan
Bells
Pink Hill
Canaan
Oak Hill Cemetery
Rose Hill
Town Adopts No Church No Crime Slogan
Walcott Iowa with 398 residents boasts no church building or minister. The town adopts the slogan no church no crime. In 1936 burglars broke into the post office and stole postage stamps valued at 200 dollars, marking a rare deviation from prior peace.
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Walcott
Evansville Wife Wins Divorce Over 50 Cent Support
In Evansville Indiana testimony showed Elmer G Sell gave his wife Mamie Sell only 50c during four years of marriage. The court ruled 50% was not enough and granted Mamie the household goods and 1050 alimony, plus she recovered the 50c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Mamie Sell
Elmer G. Sell
Tax Collector To Be Here Monday
Collier Yeary Grayson County tax collector announces he will be in Whitewright Monday Nov 22 to collect 1937 taxes. He may be reached at the First National Bank for taxpayers wishing to pay then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier Yeary
Grayson County
Whitewright
First National Bank
Crop of Insects May Raise Farm Prices
Washington report says weather favorable for grasshoppers chinch bugs crickets Hessian flies caterpillars moths weevils and scales, forecasting serious outbreaks next summer. The agriculture department notes a surplus risk to farm prices due to pests while contrasting with historical sugar price in London.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Bonham Game to Be Played Friday Night
The Whitewright Bonham football game moves to Friday night in Bonham after officials changed dates without Whitewright consent. Whitewright failed to secure a Friday afternoon kickoff. Local dopesters predict a Bonham victory.
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Whitewright
Bonham
Defat
Dopesters
McCraw Hails Tax Victory for Texas Pipeline Levy
Texas Attorney General McCraw praised the Supreme Court ruling upholding the intangible tax on pipelines. He said the decision reduces the state deficit by 2 million dollars, provides about 500 thousand dollars annually, and boosts county finances. back taxes of 4 million dollars are expected to be paid, with distributions to general revenue, Confederate pension, and school funds.
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House Subcommittee On
Congress
Fred Vinson
Senate
House Labor Committee
Rules Committee
House
Austin
McCraw
United States Supreme Court
Texas
General Revenue Fund
Confederate Pension Fund
Col
E. H. R. Green
Residents of Savoy Leave After Four Decades
Mr and Mrs W L Cullar depart Savoy after more than 40 years as they relocate to San Juan to aid Glen Haven orphanage with provisions. Mr Cullar will serve as field man collecting goods, traveling by truck. A separate anecdote recalls Sir Richard Steele taking a friend to dine and later drafting an article sold to cover the bill.
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Savoy
W. L. Cullar
San Juan
Glen Haven
Cullar
Sir Richard Steele
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Stuteville
Yeager
Gang Buster Dewey
Ely-to-Whitewright
William Bankhead
House Rules Committee
Henry A. Wallace
Senate Agriculture Committee
London
M’craw
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