Sterling claims he won victory in Texas runoff
Governor Sterling declared he had a substantial majority of legally cast votes in the Texas governor runoff with Miriam Ferguson and would be declared the nominee. He urged action to ensure an honest ballot, predicted re election, and touted plans to reduce county road taxes and aid homeowners under new federal mortgage laws.
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Austin
Sterling
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Texas Election Bureau
Ferguson
Friends of Good Government
Congress
James E. Ferguson
Reverend Spurlock Dies in Dallas at 65
Rev. E. L. Spurlock, 65, former president of Kidd-Key College, died at his home 5907 Hillcrest Dallas at 10 30 p m Tuesday night after years of ill health He was born in Wolfe City and raised in Hunt County and earlier served as pastor at Bells and Canaan churches for several years Sun and Semi-Weekly Farm News both one year to same address 1 85
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E. L. Spurlock
Kidd-Key College
Hillcrest
Dallas
Spurlock
Wolfe City
Hunt County
North Texas Methodist Conference
Methodist Church
Bells
Canaan
Sun
Two Rural Routes to Be Consolidated in Sherman Area
Rural mail route 1 from Tom Bean will be merged with route 4 in Sherman on Sept 1. The new route covers 54 miles with 240 boxes, serving areas north and east of Tom Bean. Mail for Tom Bean residents will switch to Sherman route 4. Tom Bean post office addresses remain unaffected.
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Tom Bean
Sherman
George L. Kolb
Howard S. Stevens
F. B. Vincent
Bells
Sherman Democrat
Cotton Price Fluctuations Narrow After Rally
Cotton moved from a $20 plus gain to a $4 drop over Tuesday and Wednesday. Local buyers paid above 9 cents earlier, then prices fell to 8.25 by Thursday morning. Gins reported 317 bales gin in by Thursday morning, compared with 400 bales on Sept 3, 1931.
William M. Ingram Pioneer of Nobility Passes Away
William M. Ingram 84 longtime Nobility resident south of Whitewright died Tuesday after a long illness. Survived by eight of ten children including G L Thompson B M Ed Clarence R C and Eula Ingram all of Nobility W E Ingram Anna and Mrs W M Cox of Whitewright. Twenty four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren also survive. Funeral held Wednesday at Crossroads Presbyterian Church with Rev J A Henderson of Pilot Grove. pallbearers were his grandchildren. He had been a Presbyterian member for 40 years.
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William M. Ingram
Whitewright
Mr. Ingram
G. L. Thompson
B. M
Clarence
R. C
Eula Ingram
W. E. Ingram
Anna
W. M. Cox
Crossroads Presbyterian Church
J. A. Henderson
Pilot Grove
Ingram
The
Presbyterian Church
VanZandt Franchise Tax Law Upheld
Representative Olan R. VanZandt of Tioga celebrates a US District Court ruling upholding the VanZandt Franchise Tax Law in the Southern Corporation et al. v. Jane Y. McCollum. More than $814,000 in a suspense account will be released to the state. VanZandt authored the law despite utility opposition in the Forty-First Legislature.
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Olan R. VanZandt
Tioga
United States District Court
VanZandt
Southern Corporation Et al
Jane Y. McCollum
van Zandt
Texas
Suit seeks to set aside fund for care of cats and dogs
William H. Babcock and eleven relatives sue to overturn an 86000 dollar trust for pets left by Henry C. Babcock a retiree described as a monomaniac on dogs and cats The case targets Merchants Commerce Bank and Trust Company as trustee alleging improper administration of the fund.
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Sue
ST. Louis
William H. Babcock
Henry C. Babcock
Mercantile Commerce Bank and Trust Company
Rudy Vallee Agrees to Settlement in Reno Divorce
New York report says Rudy Vallee will pay Fay Webb $50,000 upfront and $1,000 monthly for life plus a half share of their Beverly Hills estate valued at $100,000. Webb plans to depart Friday for Reno.
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New York
Daily News
Rudy Vallee
Fay Webb
Reno
Beverly Hills
Calif
Bank Robbery at Blue Ridge: Woman Shot During Looting
Five armed men in a black car robbed the Security State Bank at Blue Ridge fifteen miles south of Whitewright taking over $2,000. A bystander, Mrs. J. O. Nelson, was wounded when she walked from a drug store to the post office. Bank workers A. H. Eubanks Jr. and Miss Alfred Richardson were forced to lie on the floor and later released near Farmersville. Police recovered the car number.
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Security State Bank
Blue Ridge
Whitewright
J. O. Nelson
A. H. Eubanks Jr
Alfred Richardson
Eubanks
Miss Richardson
Farmers
Sherman Bank Official Retires From Service
Barlow Roberts retires after more than thirty years as chairman of the Central State Bank of Sherman. He leaves to devote time to farming, owning large farms in Grayson County. B B Wilbanks succeeds him as president, guiding bank affairs.
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Sherman
Texas
Oklahoma
Barlow Roberts
Central State Bank of Sherman
Roberts
Grayson County
B. B. Wilbanks
Wilbanks
Trenton Ships 130 Cars of Onions
J R Coolidge reports June 1932 Katy railroad business in Trenton rose to 23 720 58 from 12 587 27 a year earlier. Trenton surpassed Greenville by 2 287 18 and neared Denison by 1 781 55 due to large onion shipments totaling 130 cars.
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Trenton Tribune
J. R. Coolidge
The
Tribune
Trenton
Katy Railroad
Greenville
Denison
Rotary Club Program Highlights American Negro Topic
Miss Margreta Fender spoke on The Possibilities of the American Negro before the Rotary Club Friday. The Pennington family performed black face numbers with Mrs Pennington at the piano, and the group sang Old Black Joe. Fender, daughter of Rev J F Fender, said American music grew from Negro folk songs and praised potential future achievements. She heads the English department at Texarkana Junior College.
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Rotary Club
Rhom T. Pennington
Joe
Miss Fender
J. F. Fender
Whitewright
Texarkana Junior College
Whitewright Schools Set to Open on September 12
Whitewright schools will open Monday September 12 with preparatory work underway. Faculty gather September 10 to plan the opening and organize records laboratories and books. Doors open 8 15 a m Monday with classes assigned at morning session and books issued Tuesday for regular schedule.
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Whitewright
Government Advances 50 Million to Stabilize Cotton Market
Washington reports a 50 million dollar advance to cotton cooperatives and the Cotton Stabilization Corporation to hold about 2 million bales off the market until next year. The move, under the RFC act, aims to ease payroll strains and stabilize prices, with strict sale and futures limits attached.
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Washington
Jesse H. Jones
Texas
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Cotton Stabilization Corporation
Stabilization Corporation
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
Cooperatives and Stabilization Corporation
Reconstruction Corporation
Negro School Building Repaired in Whitewright
The Whitewright board of education repaired and repainted the negro school building in North Whitewright during summer vacation. A new floor and other improvements were made, windows replaced, blackboards updated, and interior paint applied. The building is ready for the new school year.
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Whitewright
Sterling leads in Grayson County six towns in runoff
Six towns in Grayson County vote for Sterling in Saturday run off. Sherman shows the largest Sterling edge with 1334 votes over Mrs. Ferguson. Denison adds 189, Whitesboro 97, Van Alstyne 55, Whitewright favors the governor’s candidate by 167. Ferguson towns Bells Pottsboro Tioga Howe Pottsboro Tom Bean show small margins.
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Sterling
Grayson County
Sherman
Denison
Whitesboro
Collinsville
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Ferguson
Bells
Pottsboro
Tioga
Howe
Tom Bean
Mrs. Ferguson
van Alstyn
Cecil Badgett Dies in Sears Pool at Whitewright
Cecil Badgett 41, son of Mrs. Spivy Badgett, drowned at the T. E. Sears farm pool one mile southeast of Whitewright on Thursday afternoon. He swam to a log, sank while returning to shore, and was later pronounced dead after two hours of resuscitation efforts led by Sidney Watson. Badgett, born February 24, 1891, served in the U S Navy and worked at local filling stations. He leaves a mother, siblings, and several relatives. Funeral services were held at his residence with the City Cemetery burial, American Legion pallbearers among the honored mourners.
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Cecil Badgett
Spivy Badgett
T. E. Sears
Whitewright
Floyd Samples
Sears
Samples
Cecil
Mr. Samples
J. R. Ford
Mr. Ford
Sidney Watson
Texas-Louisiana Power Company
Amercian Legion
W. H. Ackley
First Baptist Church
Joe M. Russell
Presbyterian Church
American Legion
Claud Dillon
Cull Reeves
Bob Sears
C. W. Bryant Jr
W. E. LaRoe
Grover
Pernie Badgett
Tom Davidson
Duncan
Okla
Walter Badgett
Earl Badgett
Roscoe Badgett
Denison
C. K. Spindle
L. T. Bishop
Ray
Power Plant Reopened to Support Local Gins
Since the cotton season opened the Texas Louisiana Power Company has run its large plant locally to supply electricity for multiple gins. The firm previously hooked to the Texas Power and Light line at Bells but could not meet demand for both systems, so the local plant was reactivated.
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Texas-Louisiana Power Company
Texas- Louisiana Power Company
Texas Power and Light Company
Bells
Tennessee Ratifies 19th Amendment in 1920
The 19th amendment, the woman’s suffrage amendment, was ratified by Tennessee on August 18 1920 as the 86th state completing the three fourths requirement. The 1920 election marks the first presidential vote by women in all states.
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Tennessee
France Senate Approves Medical Students Latin Greek Reading
The French senate passes a bill requiring medical students to read Latin and Greek. The measure aims to ensure foundational language skills for anatomy pharmacology and historic medical texts, signaling a shift in curriculum standards.
Ferguson Tops Sterling by 2398 in Texas Democratic Runoff
Mrs Miriam A Ferguson led Governor Sterling by 2398 votes in the Texas Democratic gubernatorial runoff with 951102 votes counted from 254 counties. Final unofficial totals show Ferguson 476750 to Sterling 474352 with county returns still incomplete in Kimble Reagan and Zavalla. Official results will be certified later to the State Democratic Executive Committee ahead of the party convention in Lubbock on September 12.
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Miriam A. Ferguson
Sterling
Texas
Texas Election Bureau
Ferguson
Election Bureau
Kimble
Reagan
Zavalla
Mrs. Ferguson
Texas State Democratic Executive Committee
Lubbock
George B. Terrell
Alto
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Dallas
Sterling P. Strong
Terrell
Pink Parish
Bailey
J. H. Cyclone Davis
Sulphur Springs
Strong
Joe Burkett
San Antonio
Burkett
Anti-Saloon League
William Pierson
J. E. Hickman
Texas Supreme Court
Pierson
Hickman
Co. V. Terrell
Lee Satterwhite
Odessa
Texas Railroad Commission
Satterwhite
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
W. Gregory Hatcher
Thompson
Fifth District Court of Civil Appeals
Joel R. Bond
Robert M. Vaughn
Bond
Vaughan
Sixth Court of Civil Appeals
George W. Johnson
Ed Rabb
Johnson
Rabb
Vote bet loser hauls man to capital steps
W O White of Texarkana Texas paid a bet after wagering Mrs. Miriam A Ferguson would not lead Governor Sterling by 50,000 votes in the first Democratic gubernatorial primary. White transported M E Bussy from Texarkana to the State Capitol at Austin arriving Monday afternoon after leaving Aug 15.
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Austin
W. O. White
Texarkana
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Sterling
Capitol Steps
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Blue Ridge Bank
Sherman Bank
Grayson
Ross Sterling
Capital Steps
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