Farmers Stage Anti Hoover Parade Des Moines Des Moines
Des Moines residents joined a large anti Hoover parade protesting farm prices and economic hardship ahead of President Hoover's campaign speech. Police quelled a minor disturbance when men tore Hoover banners from a Missouri caravan. over 200000 in overalls marched the city streets with signs blaming Hoover and demanding relief and fair farming costs.
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Des Moines
Hoover
Fair Grounds
Missouri
Iowa
Mr. Curtis
Republican 4-H Club
Hyde
Hell
Uhrichsville Man Rides Mule After Car Collision
Guy Harless of Uhrichsville found his mule unharmed but the car damaged in a collision. He then jumped onto the mule and rode it to the nearest garage to obtain mechanical aid.
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Guy Harless
Uhrichsville
Presbyterian Ladies Plan Pure Food Show in Whitewright
The Presbyterian Church ladies organize a three day Pure Food Show in Whitewright next week with a baby show, baby contest, cake baking contests, produce store, candy booth, gift shop, merchant demonstrations, and three nightly entertainment programs plus auctions and prize giveaways. Ten cent admission supports church fundraising.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Whitewright
Fannin County
Possum Eaters
Bradley and Roberts Escape Serious Injuries After Car Crash
A. G. Bradley and Charley Roberts were struck by a car driven by C. B. Bryant Jr. at the Bond and Maple streets intersection near the Penn Apartments. They were only bruised with no fractures, taken to local hospitals for evaluation after the 7:30 p.m. collision.
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A. G. Bradley
Charley Roberts
C. B. Bryant Jr
Bond and
Maple Streets
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Roberts
Maple Street
Penn Apartments
Mr. Bryant
Bryant
Sherman Hospital
Bonham Hospital
Senator Jake Loy resigns from Ninth District seat
Jake J. Loy resigns as State Senator for Grayson Fannin Cooke Counties effective immediately. He seeks County Judge nomination and hopes successor election coincides with the November general election to avoid extra cost. The resignation followed Loy gas bill efforts and a request for governor approval and timing details.
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Sherman
Jake J. Loy
Grayson
Fannin
Cooke
Ross S. Sterling
Loy
Texas pecan crop far below normal
Texas forecasts a crop from 15 to 19 percent of normal as S W Bilsing of Texas A and M College reports on spraying studies. Burkett trees fare best in the surveyed area while storms disrupted Gulf Coast production. fair pockets appear near Comanche Marlin Corsicana and San Saba and a large 1000 acre grove owned by E C Butterfield is noted.
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San Angelo
Texas
S. W. Bilsing
Texas A. & M. College
Bissing
Burkett
Gulf Coast
Comanche
Marlin
Corsicana
San Saba
E. C. Butterfield
Par ent Teacher Association to Meet Again at Grammar School
The second PTA gathering for the new school year is set for 7 15 Tuesday Oct 11 in the grammar school auditorium. The program centers on art in schools with two grade living pictures song and several vocal and piano solos. Open to the public and all interested in school welfare are invited.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Grammar School
Martha Joe Sears
Nell Penn
Whitewright Cotton Ginned This Season Totals 2 235 Bales
By Wednesday night 2 235 bales of cotton had been ginned in Whitewright this season. Last year on the same date 4 097 bales had been ginned. Estimated 75 percent of the crop picked, with receipts about half of 1931 totals. Prices ranged 6 65 to 6 90 per bale lint and 11 00 per ton seed.
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Whitewright
Democratic nominees to mobilize for Texas victory
Roy Miller announces a drive to enlist every Texas Democratic nominee from weighers to congressmen in a militant effort. He says 7,000 nominees exist across 254 counties and 6,600 precincts, aiming to equip five person committees and secure over one million votes and a 500,000 Democratic margin statewide.
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Austin
Texas
Roy Miller
Miller
Higher Things Than Money Proverb on Wealth and Joy
A brief exhortation contrasts money with the deeper rewards of skilled work. It asserts money funds life but does not buy the finer joys, as true satisfaction comes from doing tasks well and finding inner happiness alongside earnings.
Whitewright Fire Insurance Rates Fall in East Texas Study
East Texas Chamber of Commerce study shows Whitewright’s current fire insurance key rate at 38, below the regional average of 55 for small cities. A 3 to 15 percent credit system rewards good fire records, with 15 percent for loss ratios under 35 percent and penalties up to 15 percent for poor records.
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Whitewright
East Texas
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Cattle feeder project starts under Kay Kimbell at Sherman
A livestock feeding project began in Sherman led by Kay Kimbell in partnership with the Sherman oil mill he recently acquired. About 500 white face cattle will be finished for market with Claude C. Willis of Whitewright directing the operation. The site is the Sherman Slaughtering and Rendering Company property southeast of the city. Kimbell also owns 300 head near Achille, Oklahoma and will feed cattle there. Last week 150 head of baby white faces arrived and 350 more are to be shipped in this week by truck and rail.
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Kimbell
Achille
Okla
Barn Destroyed by Fire at Pilot Grove
A barn belonging to Bill Dixon in Pilot Grove was destroyed by fire Monday night. Dixon carried $300 insurance on the structure and had no content coverage. origin unknown. He has bought lumber and will start rebuilding a new barn.
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Bill Dixon
Pilot Grove
Dixon
The Brightest Star Sirius and Canis Major
The brightest star Sirius or the dog star, lies in Canis Major. Light from Sirius takes eight years to reach Earth, and Canis Major means the Great Dog in the southern sky.
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Earth
Revival to Begin Next Sunday in Grayson County Churches
Grayson County B. T. S. revival scheduled to start Sunday Oct 9 at full time churches for one week with part time churches to join Oct 16. First meeting 2:30 pm at Sherman First Baptist led by Dr W Marshall Craig. Events listed through Oct 23 with inspirational addresses, group transportation, and awards for study courses counting toward a church attendance banner contest.
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Grayson County
W. H. Ackley
Whitewright
State Baptist Training School Department
Sherman
First Baptist Church
W. Marshall Craig
Gaston Avenue
Southmayde
L. R. Lamb
Denison
Grace Conn
Dallas
Dripping Springs
W. A. Chisholm
Mineral Wells
First Church
T. C. Gardner
Inoculation Push Against Diphtheria Epidemic in Whitewright
Whitewright schools report several diphtheria cases in nearby areas while hundreds of grammar students were inoculated last year. Local doctors and Supt. F W Smith urge immediate immunization for all children without toxoid history as a preventive step.
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Whitewright
Sherman
Dallas
F. W. Smith
Bids For Negro Vote At White House Talk
President Hoover addressed a group of over 150 Negro leaders from multiple states on the White House steps. He pledged the party would uphold its duty toward African Americans, invoking Lincoln and speaking of liberty justice and equal opportunity. The brief speeches from Negro representatives followed amid several applause breaks.
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Washington
Hoover
Lincoln
White House
Bonham Mayor's Car Recovered After Theft Near Tom Bean
The mayor of Bonham, May or Crawford, reported missing from the Fannin County fairgrounds Monday night, was found in a ravine near Tom Bean by a son of Commissioner J R Westbrook of Denison. It had no radiator tires or other removable parts. No thief has been located.
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Crawford
Bonham
Fannin County Fair
Tom Bean
J. R. Westbrook
Denison
Fannin County
Thefts of Church Poor Boxes Rise in London
The report notes a surge in thefts from church poor boxes across London parishes. Police urge congregations to secure donations and monitor collections while investigators review recent incidents and canvass neighborhoods for clues.
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London
Roosevelt and Smith Share Hands at New York Democratic Rally
At the New York Democratic State Convention in Albany Alfred E. Smith and Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt met on stage with cheerful handclasps and praise. Smith nominated Roosevelt’s running mate Herbert Lehman, lauding Smith’s decade of partnership and Roosevelt’s leadership, while both assailed the Republican administration and touted Prohibition reforms as a path to victory.
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Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Chicago
Frank
Smith
Roosevelt
Lehman
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