Miss Corinne Lewis New Faculty Member
Miss Corinne Lewis of Fort Worth has joined Whitewright High School as English and public speaking instructor. She fills the vacancy created by Jan Dawson’s resignation and is a 1933 Texas Christian University graduate who taught public speaking there last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinne Lewis
Fort Worth
Whitewright High School
H. W. Key
Miss Lewis
Jan Dawson
Chickasha
Okla
Texas Christian University
Ordination Service At Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church will ordain seven men to deacon on Monday night at 8. The list includes T. J. Lilley Clay Horton C J Meador F D Layman J P Darwin Roy Blanton and W T Simmons Dr J A Ellis preaches the ordination sermon Rev H L White offers the prayer and Dr J F Murrell gives the charge to church and deacons The pastor G C Ivins invites all pastors deacons and the public to attend hoping for a beautiful and profitable service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
T. J. Lilley
Clay Horton
C. J. Meador
F. D. Layman
J. P. Darwin
Roy Blanton
W. T. Simmons
J. A. Ellis
H. L. White
J. F. Murrell
G. C Ivins
War Veterans Die By Scores in Camp Wiped Out by Gale
Miami Florida dispatch reports a tropical hurricane wrecking the Florida Keys with estimates of dead ranging from 200 to over 500. Red Cross officials in contact with affected areas warned total fatalities may be high. rescue efforts and communication restore operations were underway as authorities traced casualties among veterans at Matecumbe Key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Florida Keys
Leonard K. Thompson
Red Cross
Washington
Florida
Weather Bureau
Jacksonville
Macon
Carolinas
Coast Guard
Matecumbe
Keys
Joe Stewart
George Branch
Islamorado
Island Chain
Florida East Coast Railroad
Jack Combs
St. Petersburg
Gulf
Cedar Key
Thompson
Otto Russell Home Destroyed by Fire
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Russell in the western part of town burned to ashes about 8 30 p m Sunday. The family was away and the residence garage and smokehouse were destroyed along with the house. Insurance valued at 2000 on the house and 500 on contents. Russell plans to rebuild at once. This is his second fire since moving there with a prior barn and feed loss four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Russell
Mr. Russell
Russells
Russell
Legislature called to meet September 16 in Texas
Governor Allred summons the Forty Fourth Legislature to convene September 16 to tackle liquor regulation including open saloon prohibition and possible state liquor monopoly. The session may also address old age pensions and a shift away from the fee system for local official pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Allred
Alfred Thursday
House
East
Texas
J. E. McDonald
Agriculture
Attorney General’s Department
Grayson Baptists Meet at Pilot Grove September 12
The Grayson County Baptist Association will hold its annual meeting September 12 at Pilot Grove Baptist Church, six miles southwest of Whitewright. Judge D B Steed of Sherman presides as moderator, Dr J A Ellis of Denison chairs the program committee, and Frank Johnson of Van Alstyne serves as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County Baptist Association
Pilot Grove
Whitewright
D. B. Steed
Sherman
J. A. Ellis
Denison
Frank Johnson
van Alstyne
Denison to Welcome Whitewright Entertainers Friday
Whitewright delegation to Denison arrives for Forest park program at 8 o clock arranged by Miss Madge Sears. The event marks Denison’s first hosting of Whitewright performers this summer and features a string orchestra led by Jim Parker with vocalists, duets, a skit, and a variety of acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Whitewright
Forest Park
Denison Herald
Madge Sears
Chamber of Commerce
Tabes
Black Land
Sears
Peabody School
Weavers of Gray Favor Joint Meet With Old Foeman
Veterans of the Confederate Army agreed to a 1938 reunion with the Grand Army of the Republic on Gettysburg Battlefield where 30 000 soldiers died. They will be free to carry the Stars and Bars at the joint event as Paul Roy invites the G A R to Grand Rapids next week for a similar invitation. The 45th annual United Confederate Veterans session opened as Dixie played by the US Marine Band drew cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weavers
Old
Amarillo
Grand Army of the Republic
Gettysburg
Robert E. Lee
Paul Roy
Roy
George H. Earle
State Commission of
Pennsylvania
Grand Rapids
Mich
United Confederate Veterans
United States Marine Band
August Rainfall in Whitewright Totals 1.36 Inches
Whitewright records show total August rainfall at 1.36 inches from five days: August 12 to 29. Year to date rainfall reaches 32.76 inches, well above the eight month normal of 26.93 inches, while July and August were notably dry. The ground remains very dry with only topsoil moistened by recent showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
C. C. Cates
City
Whitewright Cotton Receipts Rise as Gins Load 189 Bales
The three Whitewright gins have received 189 bales of cotton by Wednesday night amid strong picking and favorable weather. Early picking boosts expectations for crowded gins Friday and Saturday, with Whitewright possibly yielding more cotton than any Grayson County town this season. Prices show cotton at 10.85 per unit and cotton seed at 30 to 35 dollars. corn brings 35 cents a bushel as the Kimbell corn sheller runs around the clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Grayson County
Farley Sees Roosevelt Backers Calm for 1936 Victory
Postmaster General James A. Farley, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, returns from Hawaii and predicts Roosevelt’s reelection in 1936 by the same plurality as 1932. He downplays third party fears, says the clash will be liberals versus conservatives, and cites voter support for the president despite tax critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Farley
Hawaii
California
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Nose-Heavy Plane Blamed For Rogers Post Crash
Government experts ruled Tuesday that a nose heavy aircraft and a carburetor iced or fouled could have driven Will Rogers and Wiley Post to their deaths near Point Barrow. Air commerce chief Eugene L. Vidal called the cause a combination of factors including a banking turn and low speed after takeoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Eugene L. Vidal
Air Commerce Chief
Commerce Department
Point Barrow
Post
Cotton plan details due this week in Washington
High farm officials expect the 1935 cotton loan subsidy plan to be announced within days. The program would pay a subsidy up to two cents a pound for cotton grown under Bankhead Act allotments, with payments tied to the daily average price at 10 spot markets and possibly routed through regional offices rather than headquarters. Farmers would receive the difference between the daily average price and 12 cents on the day of sale, with records kept for contract signers’ daily sales and cotton weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AAA
Agriculture Department
Bankhead
Football Rules Changes Won’t Muddle Fans This Season
Walter R. Okeson, chairman of the national rules committee, told the Ohio Association of Football Officials that fans need not fear major changes this fall. He said the game will appear similar to 1934 with only minor clarifications affecting officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
National Football Rules Committee
Walter R. Okeson
Ohio Association of Football Officials
Rotary Club Centennial Texas History Program
The Sherman Rotary Club hosted a Texas Centennial program at a luncheon led by Dr. F. D. Layman who distributed twenty four Texas history questions to members. After grading, the group learned new facts as the answers were read. Dorothy Hamilton accompanied on piano for "The Eyes of Texas" and "Texas Our Texas" with visitors Clyde Lucas and Jesse McGee present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Layman
Rotary Club
Texas
Dorothy Hamilton
Clyde Lucas
Jesse McGee
Sherman Rotary Club
Sweet potato patch stolen from farmer in Gainesville
John L. Burch a county farmer reported his sweet potato patch missing after thieves dug up and carried off about twenty bushels. Sheriff Luther McCollum is investigating the incident and searching for clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
John L. Burch
Luther McCollum
Whitewright street project approved in Dallas review
Whitewright plans a street improvement costing 25 866 85 approved by the Federal Works Progress Administration district office in Dallas and sent to San Antonio for final review. Other Grayson County applications include Tom Bean campus improvements of 2 063. Mayor Echols notes waterworks plans and school repairs with a gymnasium auditorium sent to Fort Worth for federal loan and grant consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Federal Works Progress Administration
Dallas
San Antonio
Grayson County
Tom Bean
F. M. Echols
Public Works Administration At
Fort Worth
Echols
Woman killed by truck near Ector
Mrs. Levi Weathersby a 30 year old woman was killed when struck by a Sherman driven truck near Ector early Wednesday. Sheriff A L Chaffin said no charges would be filed. She leaves a husband and young daughter. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Weathersby
Ector
H. N. Pinkston
Sherman
Charlie Wright
A. L. Chaffin
Fannin County
Denison
Bells
Bonham
Fall Trade Campaign Inaugurated Here In Whitewright
Whitewright merchants plan a fall trade campaign to boost autumn sales. The Community League campaign committee is coordinating with merchants and will distribute free cash gifts on Saturdays from Sept 14 through Christmas, with advertising to detail the gift program and list cooperating merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Community League
Farmers Will Be Asked To Pass on Corn Hog Program
Washington announces hearings will decide if the corn hog adjustment program should continue in 1936. Claude Wickard says a referendum among farmers will gauge need for a control program to balance corn and hog production, with aim for larger hog output next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Claude Wickard
Farm Administration
County Agent Urges Spraying of Cotton to Save Crops
County agent B. F. Gray warns farmers in Sherman area to spray fields now to curb leaf worm damage. Worms appear in southern county fields. treatment costs 30 to 50 cents per acre. Treated areas show far less damage than untreated ones, with stripped leaves and exposed bolls threatening final yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Gray
Sherman
Allred Opposed to Legalizing Bookies in Texas
Governor Allred rejected legalizing horse race bookmakers for tax revenue and opposed bookies in any form. He suggested no session plan to end bookmakers and told Rangers to shut and keep closed all bookmaking shops as part of his anti bookmaking campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Allred
Texas
Fairchild Estimates U.S. 1935 Cotton Crop at 11.97 Million Bales
Fairchilds Bureau in New York projects the 1935 U.S. cotton crop at 11,974,000 bales led by statistician Herbert Caterson. The forecast, up 327,000 bales from August 1, reflects 64.7 percent of normal condition on September 1 and a yield of 199.9 pounds per acre.
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New York
Fairchild
Bureau
United States
Herbert Caterson
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Baptist Church
Grayson Baptists
Martha Bryant
Vivian Echols
Reading
Betty Nell Yeager
Hugh Tim Atterberry
John Burma
Dorothy LaRoe
Bryan Teague
Martin Brothers
Curl Reeves
Raleigh Waldo
Ben Hall
Haskell Williams
Janice Horton
Jim Parker
Sarah Catherine Atterberry
Margaret Coffey
F.D.R
Rogers and Post
Okeson
Fairchild Cotton
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