Subjects Announced For Baptist Revival
Rev. J. R. Hickerson announces sermon topics for a Baptist Church revival through Monday. Services are 9:30 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. with 6:45 p.m. prayer. Saturday morning closes at 11 a.m. Sunday school aims for 300 attendees. pastor L. O. Evans and Supt. W. T. Simmons urge attendance as crowds grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Hickerson
The
Baptist Church
Christ
Whitewright
Jerusalem
L. O. Evans
W. T. Simmons
Lawmakers Skeptical On F D S Program Prospects
Washington legislators returning for a special session voiced limited optimism about enacting Roosevelt's program before January. Key factors include uncertain farm legislation timing, wage and hour bill opposition, possible anti lynching battles, and unresolved anti trust and regional planning measures. Financing crop control remains a central issue as costs and taxes draw scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Jones
Texas
House Agricultural Committee
Smith
South Carolina
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
House
TVA
Executive Department
Grayson County Gins 46 504 Bales by Oct 18
Grayson County gin reports a total of 46 504 bales of cotton up to Oct 18 this year, vs 33 852 on the same date last year, per cotton statistician G O Peterson. The crop is the largest since 1933 when 50 552 bales were produced, with yield predictions around 55 000 bales for the year, up from 37 664 last year.
Judge Offa Shivers Lattimore Dies at 72
Austin Texas Judge Offa Shivers Lattimore, 72, longtime Court of Criminal Appeals member since 1919, former Fort Worth senator, prominent Baptist lay leader, died early Wednesday after a series of strokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Offa Shivers Lattimore
Court of Criminal Appeals
Fort Worth
Honor Roll Published By The Sun For Subscribed Readers
The Sun lists paying subscribers in this week’s honor roll. Names include H. B. Barnett, D. A. Yowell, A. W. Lyons, Miss Dora Scales, Miss Sallye Hamilton, Ray Cates, W. C. Musser, R. D. Maddux, Mrs. W. H. Marley, J. P. Harper, Mrs. Bessie Compton, Mrs. C. L. Nichols, Mrs. Mary Hestand, Mrs. Claude Wolcott, J. B. Davis, W. R. Wilson, Mrs. B. G. Gowdy, Roger Holcomb, C. M. Smith, Lynn Ward, T. R. Miller, Miss Ruth Jopling, S. J. Burton, Mrs. E. P. Emmett, Miss Lula Lee Vestal, Clifton Jones, J. L. Reeves, J.H. Hopper, R. T. Vestal, R. E. McCamey, L. E. Foster, J. R. Higgins, W. W. Pruett, Mrs. Aaron Howell, Mrs. J. L. McSpedden, Miss Myrtle Badgett, Sidney Watson, B. L. Janway. The note asks readers who haven’t paid to cooperate to get their names published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
H. B. Barnett
D. A. Yowell
A. W. Lyons
Dora Scales
Sallye Hamilton
Ray Cates
W. C. Musser
R. D. Maddux
W. H. Marley
J. P. Harper
Bessie Compton
C. L. Nichols
Mary Hestand
Claude Wolcott
J. B. Davis
W. R. Wilson
B. G. Gowdy
Roger Holcomb
C. M. Smith
Lynn Ward
T. R. Miller
Ruth Jopling
S. J. Burton
E. P. Emmett
Lula Lee Vestal
Clifton Jones
J. L. Reeves
J.H. Hopper
R. T. Vestal
R. E. McCamey
L. E. Foster
J. R. Higgins
W. W. Pruett
Aaron Howell
J. L. McSpedden
Myrtle Badgett
Sidney Watson
B. L. Janway
Hollingsworth Heads Oklahoma City Accident Squad
Oklahoma City announces the creation of an Accident Prevention Squad led by Sergeant Dan Hollingsworth. A eight year veteran of the motorcycle patrol, Hollingsworth was promoted to sergeant effective Oct. 23 to direct the new unit. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J W Hollingsworth of Whitewright and a graduate of the local high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Dan Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
J. W. Hollingsworth
Whitewright
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Night Must Fall at the Palace Theater
The Palace previews Night Must Fall tonight and Friday starring Rosalind Russell and Robert Montgomery. A Saturday screening features Land Beyond the Law with Dick Foran, followed by Angel's Holiday with Jane Withers Monday. Oh Doctor with Edward Everett Horton plays Tuesday and Wednesday. Loretta Young and Don Ameche star in Love Under Fire Thursday and Friday next week, with Hallowe'en favors for preview patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Rosalind Russell
Robert Montgomery
Dick Foran
One in Three Supported by Taxes in Texas
Texas Rep. Austin Celaya says about one third of adults derive income from state, county, or city taxes. He estimates Texas population at 6 million with 1.5 to 1.7 million adults, about 114,000 on old age assistance, and total receipts from pensions and public employees around 600,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Austin Celaya
Brownsville
Health director seeks highway quarantine plan in death zones
Springfield Illinois safety committee considers a proposal by state health director Dr. F J Jirka to quarantine highways that have fatal crash histories. He proposes drivers be required to slow down in death zones with marked areas and posted warning signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Henry Honer
F. J. Jirka
Wallace cuts 1938 cotton goal and raises price
Washington Secretary Henry A. Wallace announced a further 2,000,000 acre reduction in the 1938 cotton production goal, lowering the plan from 5,000,000 to 7,000,000 acres, and raised the price payments to farmers in the soil conservation program from 2 cents to 2.4 cents per pound. The move reflects an overall AAA 1938 reduction plan affecting cotton, corn, rice, and potatoes, with aims to curb surpluses amid rising crop estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vashington
Henry A. Wallace
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Wallace
South
Congress
Presbyterian Men's Club to Meet November 4
The Grayson Fannin County Presbyterian Men's Club meets at the Presbyterian Church next Thursday November 4 at 630 pm with dinner at 7 pm. W J McGee presides. Program includes song invocation fellowship food sing song devotional solos by John Reid and Mrs Perry, business session and round table discussion. Dinner tickets are 35 cents for Presbyterian men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson-Fannin County Presbyterian Men’s Club
Presbyterian Church
B. Wrenn Webb
W. J. McGee
E. B. Baker
Denison
E. O. Whitwell
Whitesboro
John Reid
Sherman
J. H. Perry Jr
Routine examination for TB urged in New Jersey
New Brunswick N J Prof J Arthur Myers urged routine human tuberculosis screening at the thirty first annual meeting of the New Jersey Tuberculosis League He noted most human TB cases are found late due to lack of routine exams for people as cattle receive Regular early diagnosis and treatment could enable ex tuberculosis patients to rejoin the workforce and avoid rehabilitation challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N. J
J. Arthur Myers
National Tuberculosis Association
University of Minnesota
New Jersey Tuberculosis League
Special Session Congress To Cost Taxpayers Big
Washington estimates show taxpayers face about 1 million dollars to summon Congress for a special session plus salaries and staff pay while in session. Additional unforeseen costs like Congressional Record printing could push total beyond 1.5 million dollars. The piece notes China’s limited WWI role due to internal struggles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
China
Whitewright Girl to Appear at Pan-American Casino
Miss Sarah Everheart of Whitewright, chosen by nearly 400 Texas State College for Women seniors as one of four class beauties, will be presented at the Pan-American Casino in Dallas on Thursday night October 28. Casino star Art Jarrett will select the top beauty from each class. results won’t be announced until the senior formal in spring. Her photo will appear in the Daedalian yearbook. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Everhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Everheart
Whitewright
Unemployment Census Promises Privacy in Count
Washington officials urge unemployed residents not to fear the upcoming unemployment census. They say information is used solely to measure unemployment and will not be reviewed by other agencies. Some fear tax evasion or deportation influence, but officials insist blanks are confidential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Austin College Professor Addresses Rotary Club on Europe
Professor C H Gillespie of Austin College spoke to the Whitewright Rotary about current European affairs, stressing Germany as a central driver of political and economic tensions. He argued postwar peace ignited German ambitions and criticized Hitler’s rise, noting a shift from freedom to security as a key urge of contemporary society. H W Key chaired the program and praised the lecture as enlightening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Rotary International
C. H. Gillespie
Austin College
Gillespie
Europe
Germany
Hitler
Jesus Christ
France
H. W. Key
Millionaires Multiply in 1935 Income Report
Treasury figures show one in 3,100,000 people earned $1,000,000 or more in 1935, totaling 41 millionaires, up from 33 in 1924. That era’s 1929 boom had 513 seven figure incomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Treasury
Horse Sky Ball sold for 3500 in Collin County
McKinney reports a five gaited bay gelding named Sky Ball sold last weekend for 3500. Purchaser is R. H. Lewis of Dallas. the horse now bears the name Bohemian Beau and was bought from Yoalley Bay, north of McKinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mckinney
Collin County
Sky Ball
Bohemian Beau
R. H. Lewis
Dallas
Yoalley Bay
Whitewright church names Leroy Brownlow pastor
The Whitewright Church of Christ has called Leroy Brownlow of Gainesville as minister. He will begin Sunday and preach at 10 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. each week, with Sunday morning services in Tom Bean following the Whitewright schedule. Brownlow succeeds J R Waldrum, is unmarried, and has led a revival here last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Church of Christ
Leroy Brownlow
Gainesville
Tom Bean
Brownlow
J. R. Waldrum
Nocona
Whitewright
Farmers Facing Misery at Senate Hearing in Dallas
At a one day hearing of the U.S. Senate agricultural subcommittee in the Crystal Ballroom of the Baker Hotel about 1,200 farmers testified. They urged government action to aid tenant farmers and sharecroppers, debated production control, and pressed for a stronger Bankhead law with a proposed price supports scheme, as testimony depicted worsening conditions for tenants and landowners alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
United States Senate Agricultural Subcommittee
Baker Hotel
Crystal Ballroom
Ralph W. Moore
Granger
State Grange
Moore
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Europe
Grange
R. K. Burks
Mooreville
Falls County
Claud Griffith
Palmer
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Griffith
Bankhead
White
Whitewright Tigers to host Farmersville in first conference game
Whitewright High School meets Farmersville High at American Legion Park at 2 45 pm for the season’s first league game. Merchants close at 2 30 to boost attendance as students sell tickets. Half time features the football queen presentation. crown night follows at 7 30 at the gym carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright High School
Tigers
Farmersville High School
American Legion Park
Merchants of Whitewright
Farmersville
Whitewright
Hallowe'en
Stock Mart Margin Rules Are Changed By Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board announced a drastic revision in stock market margin requirements to take effect November 1. Purchases now require 40 percent cash down, down from 55 percent, while short sales face a 50 percent margin. The move aims to curb short selling and encourage buying amid a down-trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Mart
Reserve Board
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Rivals Smoke Out Rebel Grocer in Connersville
Ingram refused to close on Thursday afternoons prompting rival grocers to flood his store with black cigars. The cooperative closure had been agreed, but Ingram stood apart. Police arrived as the smoke engulfed the shop, guiding the crowd away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connersville
Ind
H. W. Ingram
Ingram
Grid Player Killed as Train Hits Auto
Funeral services were held for Melvin Brown 16 Collinsville football player fatally injured Saturday when his car was struck by a train one mile south of Collinsville Charles Hite 18 another occupant remains in serious condition at his parents home one mile west of Collinsville
Fire at Tom Bean Causes Slight Damage
Slight fire damage occurred Sunday afternoon at the home of S. R. McKinney, superintendent of schools, when an oil burning stove exploded. The house belongs to W. C. Cole. The fire was put out by a group of nearby boys playing ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Bean
S. R. McKinney
W. C. Cole
Farley to Continue Dem Chairmanship and Deny Candidacy
Chicago Postmaster General James A. Farley said he will remain chairman of the Democratic national committee and will not run for governor of New York. He spoke while en route from a Pacific coast tour and denied plans for a personal political venture after resigning from President Roosevelt's cabinet. He will take an automobile manufacturing executive post after resignation, but stressed it will not affect his role as party chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
New York
Pacific Coast
Farley
Roosevelt
National Democratic
Also Mentioned on This Page
F.D
Grayson
O. S. Lattimore
Oklah City
Presbyterian
T. B
Rotary Club
Collin Horse
Dallas Man
Church of Christ
DEM
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!