Financing Whitewright Sewing Room Discussed At City Hall
A small group met at city hall Monday night to plan financing Whitewrights share of a WPA sewing room. The unit employs 50 women earning about 1611 40 monthly and 3522 yards of material monthly. Local 10 percent funding was discussed with Ira Fleming leading a pledge drive of five dollars monthly. The project aims to provide relief amid possible government withdrawal from local relief duties.
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Whitewright
WPA
Ira Fleming
Evans Speaks At Rotary Luncheon
Rev. Leslie O. Evans, pastor of the First Baptist Church, spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon on the Jewish persecution in Germany. He reviewed the history of the Jewish people, noted global protest, and warned that the outcome remains uncertain. Dick Montgomery will lead the next Friday luncheon program.
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Leslie O. Evans
First Baptist Church
Rotary Club
C. J. Meador
Evans
Germany
Dick Montgomery
England Seeks Quality Cotton From This State
COLLEGE STATION Foreign spinners seek Texas one-variety cotton for trial. A Manchester firm asks for 50 to 100 bales of good middling 31 32, to test spinning. E A Miller notes AAA supports regional, county-wide one-variety efforts to boost volume and quality of Texas cotton.
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Texas
AAA
Miller
Bossy Cow Delivers Two Calves 38 Days Apart
Beresford south dakota farmer J E Johnson reports his cow Bossy gave birth to a large healthy calf on October 8 and, astonishingly, produced a second calf almost as large and healthy after just 38 days.
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Beresford, S. D
J. E. Johnson
Bossy
PWA to halt new project funding in 1938 reserves
Washington officials said the Public Works Administration would not allocate new non federal project funds for 1938. About 26.1 million of a 750 million appropriation remains in reserve to cover deficits on ongoing projects as actual costs often exceeded estimates.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Congress
Red Cross Roll Call Totals From Local School
Local gram mar school pupils contribute 8.58 to the Red Cross roll call fund with a long list of names. Additional donations from First National Bank and many individuals push the grand total to 56.58.
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Grammar School
Red Cross
Norma Smith
Guy Bailey
Betty Jo Hamilton
David Lee Johnson
James Reeves
Joe Truett Vestal
Ernest Harrison
Betty M. Sears
M. H. Mullins
Jimmie Watkins
Joe Vestal
Gladys Taylor
Betty Lee Jones
J. H. Lance
Willie Journey
Jane Meador
Billy Ray Harrison
Nannie F. Clark
Willie Frank Morton
Marion Myrick
Travis Binion
Jack Vineyard
Jimmie Queener
Billy Jack Mullins
Wanda Nell Jones
Helen Smith
Nova Jean Hughes
Betty Blackerby
Joe Glenn Parnell
Elaine Connally
Bettye
Jeanne Oliver
James Ross Hall
Betty Bryant
Hubert Brown
Billie Joe Scott
Clinton Smith
Jessie McCorstin
Richard Woods
Martha Dee Williams
Happy Jack Watson
Jonnie
Ruth Wilson
Bessie Sanders
James Johnson
Harold Ray Vineyard
Mildred Brown
Billy Jack Blackerby
Imogene Coffman
Ida Pearl Thrasher
Billy Joe Norris
Dortha Mae Clark
Bettye Nell Yeager
Don Newman
Betty Jo Pierce
Wanda Green
Carl Simmons
Fred Ray Garner
Paula Jean Garner
Bessie Jo Russell
Annette Harper
William Hughes
Lonnie Ray England
Philla Ann Hinton
Joe Earl Call
James Louis Arledge
Bobby Haliburton
Billye Faye Dillon
Alice Taylor
Billye Jean Wallace
Irene Kent
Lonnie Myrick
Jack McSpedden
Jimmie McSpedden
Eugene Thornhill
Pat Gray
Betty Ann Darwin
Janis Jayne Horton
Lonnie Dee Martin
Nancy Sue England
Betty Lou England
Dan Kent
Ima Sue Garner
Eugene Reeves
Edith Biggerstaff
Henrietta Jackson
Margaret Ann Burnham
Katie Kincaid
Monty Atkinson
Eudell Bush
Joe Howard Cook
J. D. Hughes
Dale Marie Robbins
Betty Jane Harper
James C. Stuteville
Pattie Everheart
Mildred Kent
Billie Grammer
Thomas W. Brown
Gaynelle English
Azilee Smith
Ben Robert Jones
Anna Ruth Johnson
Etna Louise Brown
Virginia Lee Jones
Mary Lee Hughes
John Rufus Taylor
Edith Arney
Buford Jack Justice
Nelda Raye Brown
Jack Johnson
Mary Frances Thornhill
Patrick Murphy
Lucile Sanders
Sarah Everheart
W. H. Bedford
Jesse Wallace
F. O. Mangrum
Ray Cates
F. M. Echols
Mrs
Emmet Penn
Siges Erin
R. L. Johnson
C. B. Montgomery Meee
Luther Gordon
George Burnham
Frank Smith
Esisss
R. L. Sears
IG. C. Stateville
John L. Reeves
Ij. E. Morgan
Ira Fleming
Glen Earnheart
Lloyd Alexander
Feses
Jim Jernigan
Sain Sa Gant Maris
R. T. Pennington
Dick Montgomery
H. G. Rountree
C. J. Meador
J. H. Waggoner
Husband and wife joke about meatless future
A light exchange ends in the husband’s quip that they will become vegetarians after the butcher refuses more credit, turning potential hardship into a humorous outlook.
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John
Thanksgiving Proclamation of Franklin D. Roosevelt 1938
The President designates Thursday 1938 as a day of general thanksgiving. He honors early American leaders, notes gratitude for harvest and democracy, and prays for those in distress abroad. The speech urges reverence to God and a faithful way of living to merit continued blessings.
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Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States of America
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Penalty Faces Some Lint Growers If Quotas Are Set
Cotton farmers in Texas will vote December 10 on imposing marketing quotas for 1939 with penalties for noncompliance. A two thirds majority is needed for tax and withholding penalties to apply. If quotas fail, the 1939 program becomes voluntary with a 3.6c bonus for compliers and no penalty taxes. noncompliers may sell at market price. A state meeting at Fair Park Auditorium December 6 will explain the program with R. M. Evans and Dean E. J. Kyle speaking.
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Texas
South
College Station
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Fair Park Auditorium
R. M. Evans
AAA
Dean E. J. Kyle
Texas A. & M. College
Ex-Lettermen To Play Football Game Here Friday
Whitewright high school ex letter men meet Trenton high school ex lettermen at 2 30 p m Friday in the horseapple bowl to raise funds for football sweaters. Both lineups feature 1934 to 1938 alumni with many from the undefeated 1935 Whitewright team. Coached by H W Key, Whitewright plans further games including a clash with Austin College freshmen. The probable Friday lineup lists Montgomery Roberts Vineyard McCoy Jackson Jackson Harrison Thornhill Teague DeBerry Stepp and others. The team will also travel to Van Alstyne for the annual Thanksgiving game ending the locals season.
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Whitewright High School
Trenton High School
Exlettermen
Whitewright
H. W. Key
Austin College
Mark Montgomery
Billie Roberts
Merriwell Vineyard
A. N. McCoy
A. L. Jackson
Paul Pierson
J. B. Harrison
Bussy Thornhill
Byron Teague
Clifton DeBerry
Guy Stepp
van Alstyne
New Wildcat Staked Near Blue Ridge
A wildcat oil test was staked in Northeast Collin County for Pace Petroleum Corporation. The plan is to drill around 2,600 feet targeting sand that yielded oil and salt water in a nearby test two years ago. Location lies about 1.5 miles east of Blue Ridge and 0.75 mile west of the old E A Parkford California Consolidated No 1 C M Fagg. Derrick work is underway with equipment moved in. George Pace of Duncan Oklahoma heads the operating company. Bourland & Gannon of Gainesville drillers.
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Collin County
Pace Petroleum Corporation
Blue Ridge
E. A. Parkford-California Consolidated No. 1
C. M. Fagg
Fagg
George Pace
Duncan
Okla
Bourland & Gannon of
Gainesville
Grid player placed inside iron lung in Arizona game
Tubacity Ariz Pliny Adams a 16 year old Hopi Indian boy whose neck was broken in a football game was placed Monday in an iron lung rushed here from Phoenix He is paralyzed from the neck down and can breathe only with great difficulty Dr Nathanial Safron said the iron lung arrival gives him a chance to recover The injury occurred when he fell head first while attempting a tackle in a game between Tuba City and Ganado on Saturday
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Tubacity
Ariz
Pliny Adams
Phoenix
Nathanial Safron
Adams
Tuba City
Ganado
Six Dollar An Acre Loss Where Cotton Stalks Are Burned
McKINNEY Farmers who rake cotton stalks into piles and burn them lose six dollars per acre. Farm Agent Jack McCullough of Collin County says turning stalks under instead of burning provides plant nutrients and humus, boosting future yields and reducing soil erosion.
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McKinney
Jack McCullough
Collin County
ODANIEL 15 ADVISED TO EXPLAIN HIS PLANS
Dallas James E Ferguson urges Governor elect ODaniel to reveal his pension funding and legislative plans to the voters. He warns without transparency the upcoming session could become chaotic. Ferguson says senators are ready to help if he outlines his goals and needs.
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O'Daniel 15
Dallas
James E. Ferguson
O’daniel
Texas
Ferguson
Mothers Protest Christmas Break Length at Kenosha Schools
A delegation of mothers urged the Kenosha school board to shorten the holiday break, arguing nine days home before Christmas would strain children. The board voted to keep schools open until December 21 and added the extra days to the Easier vacation program.
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Kenosha
Wis
Thanksgiving Closing Sparks Local Business Hour Change
Wirewright businesses close Thursday for Thanksgiving following long established custom. Shoppers urged to complete purchases this afternoon and tonight for holiday needs. High school football travels to Van Alstyne for the annual Thanksgiving game with pep squad and supporters. Other games include Gainesville versus Sherman at Sherman to decide the district title and Bonham versus Denison at Bonham.
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van Alstyne
Gainesville
Sun Subscriber For Forty two Years
J R Westbrook former Whitewright citizen and longtime Texan legislator has been a Sun subscriber for 42 years now entering a 43rd year while homebound by illness. The Sun notes Whitewright’s long print history with the Plow and Hammer merging in 1899 to form the current newspaper lineage.
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J. R. Westbrook
Whitewright
The
Sun
the Sun
Westbrook
Denison
Grayson College
Texas
Denison-Whitewright
Plow and Hammer
the Plow and Hammer
Sun Honor Roll Adds Dozens of New Names
The Sun reports a five day influx of new names to its honor roll and a flood of renewals from a special subscription push. The offer remains one dollar for a year, with subscribers earning addition to the honor roll. Names listed include George Burnham, Miss Margaret Boone, N G Merrell, J L Denton, J D Hughes and many more.
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Sun
George Burnham
Margaret Boone
N. G. Merrell
J. L. Denton
J. D. Hughes
J. C. Waldrop
W. F. Wright
J. W. Hollingsworth
J.J. May
John Reeves
S. H. Montgomery
J. R. Westbrook
J. C. Gaines
W. F. Fields
Ernest Harrison
Lucile Giles
Rev. C. Chumbley
Hugh H. Tr
J. F. Holland
Ben Savage
C. L. Holland
H. M. DeBerry
John Oliver
Clarence Woosley
Lucian Sloan
M. O. Miller
Justified Tenant and Landlord Banter
A humorous exchange frames a tenant asking why rent rises for occupying a shabby attic. The landlord retorts that the tenant uses the stairs more than anyone else, delivering a light social quip about living conditions and costs.
Christmas Shopper Judge Rules on Sale
A clerk debates the purpose of a mysterious article while a Christmas shopper wonders about its intended use. The clerk suggests it may be sold as a Christmas present, highlighting a quirky exchange from a holiday shopping scene.
Union Thanksgiving Service Tonight at Methodist Church
The annual union Thanksgiving service is at the Methodist Church at 7 o'clock tonight with all city churches cooperating. Rev. L. O. Evans delivers the sermon and Mrs. Guy Hamilton directs a choir from several churches. An offering funds underprivileged children in the local grammar school.
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L. O. Evans
Guy Hamilton
Two Cotton Bowl Games Planned With Tech In One
Cotton Bowl Athletic Association chief J Curtis Sanford said Texas Christian University and Texas Tech football teams were sought as principals for two games around New Year. Texas schools would be matched with two other top teams, with ticket sales under way. Sanford mentioned Elliott Roosevelt of Fort Worth inviting his father the President to attend. Dates given as Dec 31 and Jan 2. TCU authorities stressed they are not committed to a bowl, denying reports of Cotton Bowl participation.
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Dallas
J. Curtis Sanford
Texas Christian University
Texas Tech
Texas
Sanford
Elliott Roosevelt
Fort Worth
Texas Christian
Howard Grubbs
Helpful Hints To Reduce Gas Bills
Practical guidance urges careful operation of gas appliances to cut costs and protect health. It warns against overheating, using worn out equipment, heating multiple spaces with ovens, and leaving heaters or stoves burning when away. Tips include adjusting burners, boiling only needed water, and proper ventilation strategies.
Child Delinquency Highest Since 1930
Washington reports 1937 saw 31,000 juvenile cases in children's courts, up from 27,000 the prior year. Boys accounted for 85 percent of cases, over half for stealing, with no explanation offered by the Labor Department bureau. Also notes Belfast linen production comparison.
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Washington
Children’s Bureau
The
Labor Department
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