Italy and Ethiopia Mobilize For War
Mussolini announced a nationwide mobilization with 44 million Italians under arms and 7,329 communities reacting with banners bells and drums. In Addis Ababa nearly 250000 Ethiopian fighters mobilized toward the front as Haile Selassie proclaims war readiness after accusing Italy of invading with 50000 troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Benito Mussolini
League of Nations
Italy
Venezia
Il Duce
I Duce
Mussolini
Britain
Africa
Ethiopia
Vatican City
St. Peter
Addis Ababa
Haile Salassie
Imperial
Geneva
Gondar
Ras Mulugeta
Jima
Wallaga
Paris Star
Mussa Ali
Whitewright Tigers Meet Tom Bean in Friday Football Clash
Whitewright High School Tigers host Tom Bean High School Friday afternoon in a home game. Boosters sold season tickets for all home games and a large crowd is expected after a 41 to 0 win at Tom Bean last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright High School Tigers
Tom Bean
New Methodist Hymnal Revised And Modernized
Chicago reports the new Methodist hymnal released after seven years of preparation. Modern poets Fosdick Holmes and Symonds contribute, reducing Charles Wesley tunes from 121 to 54 and John Wesley tunes from 50 to 17. Choir director Mary Ruth Craven urges adults to favor richer religious music over childhood favorites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
New Methodist
Harry Emerson Fosdick
John Haynes Holmes
John Addington Symonds
Charles Wesley
John Wesley
Mary Ruth Craven
Hyde Park Church
Gainesville Circus Comes to Sherman Fairs Tonight
The Gainesville Community Circus travels to Sherman for two shows at the Red River Valley Fair on October 4 and 5. For 2019 readers, the act features A Spanish Fiesta opening with pyrotechnics, Riding Keels, a cannon shot, Juggling Pipers, Evelyn Welborn on the cloud swing, and more. Doors open 7 pm with performances at 8 pm rain or shine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Gainesville
Dallas
Evelyn Welborn
Jerry Murrell
Jimmy Scruggs
Billy Basinger
West Texas urges cotton tax removal in 1935 36
Ray H. Nichols of Vernon and West Texas Chamber urges Secretary Wallace to call off the Bankhead cotton control act allotment in 1935-36. He argues drought and pooling excess certificates keep West Texas farmers borrowing, though this year’s crop is strong and could exceed the allotment by 300 000 to 400 000 bales, saving about 10 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
Wallace
Ray H. Nichols
Vernon
Drouth
Nichols
Will Discontinue Physicians Relief Continues Debate
Austin state officials report the Texas Relief program may stop medical service grants after October 1 unless local physicians continue to bill under the old contract. The Medical Association voted September 15 to end the special rates, which have been in place since November 24, 1933. Relief Director Adam R. Johnson said funds are limited and services must proceed voluntarily during this transition to the Works Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Medical Association
Texas
Adam R. Johnson
Medical Association
Doctors’ Organization
Johnson
Man Freed From Illinois Hospital After Stock Speculation Success
James A Reis enhaus, once confined at the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane, was freed on habeas corpus after proving to a judge that since 1930 he profited about 75 000 in stock speculation. The judge ruled he was not crazy, despite his caretakers and critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Reisenhaus
Illinois State Hospital For the
Arthur Brisbane
Sun Office Lists Typewriter Paper Ribbons For Sale
Sun office advertises typewriter carbon paper and ribbons for sale. The listing emphasizes practical supplies for writing and office use.
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Typewriter
Sun Office
Grayson Tax Roll Shows Big Decline in 1955 County
Grayson County reports a 1955 tax roll totaling 36 466 504 with a drop of over 200 000 in valuations including intangibles. Utilities suffered the heaviest losses while personal valuations rose about 23 000 mostly from livestock checks. Carl Allred, county tax assessor collector, notes the roll compares with 1934 figures and forwarded data to the Texas State Comptroller in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Grayson
State Comptroller
Austin
Carl Allred
Allred
Direct relief resumes in Grayson County with 9315 allotment
Ray Boren, county case supervisor, announced no work relief projects in Grayson County in October except FERA teachers. Direct relief is resumed with a 9315 allotment for the first 15 days, as the transition to the WPA program is believed to be the cause.
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Sherman
Grayson County
FERA
Ray Boren
Boren
Grayson County Cotton Ginned in 1935 Crop
Census data show 1 984 bales of cotton ginned in Grayson County from the 1935 crop before September 16, compared with 13 713 bales by the same date last year. The figures come from G O Peterson of Denison, special agent of the Department of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
G. O. Peterson
Denison
Department of Commerce
Sales tax tied to pension bill unlikely to pass
Texas lawmakers struggle over funding a proposed pension for all residents over 65 with a 3 percent sales tax. Supporters say the tax is not inevitable, but subcommittee members and observers view the plan as impractical, forecasting failure in both the House and Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Finance Committee
Sanderford
Senate
Grady Woodruff
Roy Sanderford
J. W. E. H. Beck
Claud Westerfeld
Woodruff
House
Texas
Tom DeBerry
Wright Patman
Washington
Telegraph
Social Security Board
Infatuated Teacher Pursues Senator for Ten Years in Secret
A Boston report tells of a middle aged retired school teacher known only as Sadie who for ten years wrote daily letters to Senator David I Walsh about a Honolulu honeymoon and love. Walsh, unmarried, has never met her. his secretary says she is polite and never pressed for a meeting.
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Boston
Sadie
David I. Walsh
Honolulu
Walsh
Joseph Hurley
D. C
Hurley
Washington
Senate
Local WPA Project Approved for Texas Schools
The Public Works Administration authorized a $22,720 loan and grant for a gymnasium construction and grade school repairs at a local Texas school. Final Treasury warrants follow Comptroller General McCarl approval. Other North Texas allotments include Plano 100000 electric system, Bailey 10000 school additions, Leonard 72727 light plant and city projects, Trenton 43636 ward school, Van Alstyne 23637 gym and auditorium, Greenville 27000 three schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
Texas
Public Works Administration
Washington
Office of
Comptroller
McCarl
Treasury
North Texas
Plano
Municipal Light and Power System
Bailey
Leonard
Municipal
Trenton
van Alstyne
Greenville
County May Lose Some of Quota on Youth Movement
In Sherman, Lyndon B. Johnson warns Grayson County that failing to enroll the entire school aid quota will reduce funds. Only 39 of 217 pupils have applied. full enrollment would bring $1,302 monthly for indigent pupils serving as librarians, clerks, janitors, or lab assistants with up to three hours daily. Rumors about relief cuts are denied. officials urge reliance on county relief to confirm details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Boren
Boren
Spindles Observe Golden Wedding Celebration at Home
Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Spindle celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a Friday evening reception. Relatives and friends from Denison, Ector, Sherman, Rusk, Frisco, Whitewright, Thorp Springs, and Dallas attended. Dr. Spindle, born 1859 in Manchester Tennessee, is a long time Whitewright dentist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Spindle
H. T. Atterberry
Margaret Spindle
Denison
L. K. Gilley
Amarillo
A. L. Jackson
May
Myrtle Badgett
J. E. Foster
Mrs. Spindle
Trenton
Spindle
Alice Jane Moreland
Nathaniel W
Sarah Wiggins Moreland
Mantua
Moreland
James Franklin Spindle
William Robert
Lucinda Franklin Spindle
Manchester
Tenn
Vanderbilt University
J. H. Myer
New York City
Whitewright
Www. O. W
Church of Christ
Old Fashioned Days Mentioned in Local Paper
In a quoted reminiscence from the Pittsburg Gazette, the Bonham Daily Favorite contrasts bygone days with current times noting how milk bottles avoid cigarette ash. The item also mentions merchandise for sale at the Sun office, including adding machine paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pittsburg Gazette
Bro. Lockhart
Bonham Daily
Sun Office
Liquor Legislation Faces House Deadlock in Texas
In Austin the House stalled over liquor policy with a drift toward package goods and no sale by the drink. Prohibitionists offered a substitute to out law saloons, while backers of on premise drinking argued enforcement would fail without broader regulation. Wets push for hotel and club drinking amid city leaders' concern over violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
J. Bryan Bradbury
Prohibition
Morse
Bradbury
Roy Hofheinz
Drys
R. Emmet Morse
Boy Dies in Farm House Fire Near McKinney
Winston Kerr aged 16 died in a Wednesday night blaze that destroyed a two story farm home nine miles northwest of McKinney. His father A D Kerr was critically burned while attempting to rescue him. the mother and two other children escaped unharmed. The boy slept upstairs and the fire went unnoticed until near total destruction. The father was hospitalized for his injuries and the body was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mckinney
Winston Kerr
A. D. Kerr
Masons Invite Entered Apprentice Degree Meeting
Notice calls all members to attend the stated communication Monday night. W. H. Stedham, W. M., urges full attendance. Engraved wedding invitations and announcements available from The Sun.
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W. H. Stedham
W. M
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Bingtown Bugle
O. K
New Methodist Hymnal
West
Masons
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