Government Cotton Loan Announced by CCC
Washington officials say loans of 9 cents a pound will be offered on this year's cotton crop with a 4 percent interest rate and a July 31, 1938 maturity. Subsidies up to 3 cents per pound may be paid next year on 65 percent of base production if growers comply with 1938 production controls.
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Washington, D. C
Commodity Credit Corporation
New York
New Orleans
RFC
Corporation
Congress
White House
Senate
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
Cotton Exchange
Texas Cotton Subsidy Estimate Says 35 Million Possible
Washington announced that Texas cotton subsidy payments for the 1937 crop may reach up to 35 million dollars. The final amount depends on 1938 crop control compliance, with expected payments averaging about 20 cents per pound on 65 percent of base production. Base Texas production is 4,995,000 bales and actual payments hinge on growers joining the 1938 program.
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Washington
Texas
Wallace
Department
Work Under Way On London School Building
Work began today on a 300000 dollar new school building on the site of the old one destroyed in a death dealing explosion last March 18 in London New London. Laborers focus on a temporary structure to be ready for use by September 13. The plant will have a central steam heating system housed in a separate building.
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New London
Sherman Adopts Truck Size and Weight Ordinance
Sherman city commission passed an ordinance regulating truck and bus size and weight. The rules mirror state law to extend Sherman police jurisdiction over overload and related violations.
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Sherman
City Commission
Sunlight Cited as Real Hazard in Annual Fire Toll
New York— Frederick P. Walther, an insurance engineer, warns sunlight remains a real source of fire loss in America. He cites direct sun ignition through windows, bottles, and broken glass, plus ignition of pocket materials and film in labs. He urges awareness and preventive action to reduce thousands of dollars in losses annually.
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New York
America
Frederick P. Walther
National Fire Protection Association
Walther
Bi County Meet at Christian Church
Ninety three members of the bi county council of Christian Church women from Grayson and Fannin met at Whitewright for their annual meeting. Mrs Ben F Hearn of Denison was reelected president and Mrs W O Harmon of Bonham secretary treasurer. A luncheon Sept 24 will outline the year’s work. The program honored missionary Laura Lynn Major with Miss Minor of Denison reading her message.
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Hearn
Denison
Harmon
Minor
Georgene Cuchener
Marion Lyle
Frances Jenkins
Irene
Mildred Hancock
South Side Church
Joseph Lewis
Kimberlin Heights
Tenn
F. B. Young
Sherman
Mae Brown
Lloyd Motley
Bessie Hart
Fort Worth
Sherman Camp Fire Meeting Plans Picnic and Council Fire
The Sherman Council Camp Fire Girls announce a Friday event at Brents Park West Cherry Street Sherman starting 5 p m with a picnic reunion and council fire. Whitewright Camp Fire Girls guardians sponsors and parents are invited bringing their own supper. Trail Seeker rank will be awarded around 7 p m.
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Sherman Council
Brents Park
West Cherry Street
Sherman
Whitewright
Council
Mountain Music At Palace Theatre Feature
Feature attraction at the Palace theatre tonight and Friday is Mountain Music with Bob Burns and Martha Raye. A Dick Tracy serial starts Friday night. Saturday shows The Ranger Steps in with Bob Allen. Monday previews Married Before Breakfast starring Robert Young and Florence Rice. Tuesday and Wednesday bargain nights present Behind the Headlines with Lee Tracy and Diana Gibson. Next Thursday and Friday They Gave Him a Gun stars Spencer Tracy, Gladys George and Franchot Tone.
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Palace Theatre
Bob Burns
Martha Raye
Dick Tracy
Bob Allen
Robert Young
Florence Rice
Lee Tracy
Diana Gibson
Spencer Tracy
Gladys George
Franchot Tone
Parking Test Stamps Drivers in Maryland
Bethada Md. Maryland examiners use a new device to test parking skill. A curbside frame marks a parking space longer than a car and applicants must park within its bounds. Twenty applicants failed to hit the target in a single day.
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Maryland
Betheda
Motor Vehicle Department
Allred to Submit Taxes First in Legislature
Governor Allred said he would not open discussions on appropriations until after tax bills pass. He warned that reopening the topic could raise government expenses, suggesting taxes come first before any spending cuts.
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Allred
Austin
July automobile fatalities rise across nation
The U S. Safety Council reports 3420 fatalities in July, up 160 from last year, boosting the monthly toll by 5 percent and seven month total by 12 percent. Despite higher deaths, mileage rose 12 percent, reducing fatalities per 100 million miles by 7 percent versus July 1936. Kansas led state reductions, Maine next, and New York cities surpassed Chicago in total deaths for the year. New York also posted the lowest death rate per 100000, while Milwaukee Boston Philadelphia and Pittsburgh ranged higher in large cities.
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Chicago
Oow Safety Council
Tony
Council
Kansas
Maine
New York
Milwaukee
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Nation Reports 492 Paralysis Cases Across U S
The Public Health Service said infantile paralysis appeared more widespread this summer but not an epidemic. In the week ended August 21, 492 cases were reported nationwide, with Illinois 54, Texas 51, California 25, Ohio 22, and Colorado and Pennsylvania 21 each.
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Washington, D. C
Public Health Service
United States
Illinois
Texas
California
Ohio
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Wages-Hours Bills Outlined For Next Session
Administration advisers say they have begun mapping new wages and hours legislation for the coming Congress. Two bills are planned, one creating a five member Federal board to set wages and hours within limits and the other establishing a system of voluntary fair trade pacts administered by the Trade Commission and Commerce Department. The labor standards bill would mirror last session’s measure, keeping a 40 cent minimum and a forty hour workweek, but exemptions may be dropped. The fair trade bill would authorize industry wide voluntary agreements, with the Trade Commission approving or vetoing pacts and handling violations.
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Washington, D. C
House Rules Committee
The
Trade Commission
Commerce Department
Department
Allred undecided on date for legislative session in September
Governor James V. Allred shifted the calendar to September 27 and weighed delaying the tax-raising session. He noted that a September 27 start with two full sessions could push the last day to Thanksgiving. He planned to decide the convening date before week’s end.
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Allred
Austin
James V. Allred
Grayson County NYA Quota 134
Sherman Texas Grayson County public schools receive 134 NYA part time job quota 120 for whites. Allocation set after state director and local officials review youth population and needs. Miller to form county committee to propose candidates. schools to issue applications. Students apply via superintendent or principal.
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Sherman
E. A. Miller
J. Kellam
National Youth Administration
Grayson County
Texas
Miller
NYA
CCC changes ruling for needy enrollees
Fort Worth report says needy youths ages 17 to 23 may enroll in the Civilian Conservation Corps under new eligibility rules. State Relief Administrator Adam R. Johnson announced the change on Tuesday and a call for 12,200 CCC recruits for the October period has gone out. The National Geographic Society membership exceeds 1,100,000.
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Fort Worth
Civilian Conservation Corps
Adam R. Johnson
CCC
Soil work to begin at once in Dust Bowl plan
Washington. The Resettlement Administration announced immediate enactment of its program to stabilize the Dust Bowl regions. Representative Clifford Hope said funds of 10 million dollars would be spent mainly in soil eroding Great Plains areas while field men identify starting sites. Lands will be re grassed grazing pastures or turned into game refuges with cooperation from soil conservation services and local districts. Some old projects may be revived due to available funds.
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Washington
Resettlement Administration
Clifford Hope
Garden City
Kan
L. C. Gray
Great Plains
Hope
Texas lint grade above year ago shows gains in 7/8 inch to 15/16 inch staples
Cotton ginnings in Texas show higher grades overall than last year at this date though below the best ginnings of the last two weeks ending Aug 19. Fifty percent of lint is white strict middling or better, up from 37 percent last week. Spotted and below middling grades rise modestly. Staple length distribution shows 2.4 percent under 7/8 inch and varied lengths up to 1 inch and longer. Ginning active in seven districts. limited activity in Trans-Pecos and High Plains regions.
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Texas
Division of Cotton Marketing
United States Department of Agriculture
Austin
Coastal Prairies
Flatwoods
Black Belt
Fort Worth Prairies
Edwards Plateau
Trans-Pecos
High Plains
Red Lands
Plains
Cross Timbers
Whitewright Public Schools to Open September 13
Whitewright Public Schools announce opening date of Monday September 13 with staffing changes. Katherine Roddy shifts from Grammar School to English in High School. Opal Press to replace Roddy in Grammar School English for grades five to seventh. New vocational agriculture teacher Tom Cunningham joins High School. Kelous Watson and Lindsey Coffey to drive buses. Pilot Grove rural school contract approved for students above seventh grade. Public budget hearing set. proposed 1937 38 budget around 21000 dollars.
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Whitewright
H. W. Key
Board of Education
Katherine Roddy
Opal Press
Blue Ridge
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
Tom Cunningham
Kelous Watson
Lindsey Coffey
Pilot Grove
Age pension rolls in Texas cut to 114 444
Austin old age pension rolls were slashed for the fourth consecutive month with 114 444 checks mailed to Texas recipients. August added 1 808 names while 3 039 were cut, including 1 400 first time recipients and 408 reinstated after reevaluation. Total September payments total 1 570 832 dollars.
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Austin
Texas
W. A. Little
Old Age Assistance Commission
Wholesale Price Index Declines Slightly in Week
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 0.2 percent drop in wholesale prices last week led by farm product quotations. The all commodity index sits at 87.3 percent of the 1926 average, 7.1 percent higher than a year ago, with farm products down 0.5 percent driven by 2.9 percent grain and 1.2 percent livestock declines. Textile, building materials, and cattle feed also fell, reflecting broader price softness.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Revival date moved to Sept 8 at Central Christian Church
The revival meeting at Central Christian Church will now begin Wednesday Sept 8, two days earlier than previously announced. Rev L Guy Ament of Omaha will lead the event as evangelist in charge.
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Central Christmian Church
Rev. L. Guy Ament
Omaha
Dozen Mispronounced Words Listed by Education Office
Washington report notes the Office of Education compiled a list of the twelve words most often mispronounced, including On Again Toward Interesting Accept Address Preferable Drowned Perform Automobile Attacked Forehead, with a prompt to consult a dictionary for correct pronunciations.
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Washington
Office of Education Today
Ambleside Revisits Cumber land Rush Bearing With Roses
In Ambleside the annual rush bearing is celebrated with children carrying red and white roses instead of rushes shaped into crosses. After the church service, each child receives a square of gingerbread as a farewell token.
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Ambleside
Cumberland
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