Merchants Promote Free Chevrolet in Whitewright Drive
Whitewright merchants launch a fall trade campaign to boost local business through December. A free Chevrolet Coach valued at 648 dollars will be awarded to a participant, with Friday and Saturday circulars listing sponsors and details. Citizens may join by submitting names at The Sun office before Friday noon.
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Whitewright
Chevrolet
Sun Office
Lloyd Moore
J. L. Devenport & Co
Cole & Davis Company
Mangrum Bros
Joe Johnson
Manning, Clark & Meador
Roberts Bros
W. T. Nicholson
L. Laroe & Company
North Texas Seed Company
Lee Norris
Lester Haile
Luther Smith & Son
J. H. Hollingsworth
Whitewright Gin & Ice Co
Whitewright Lumber Co
Kimbell Milling Company
Bow-Wright
Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
Drs
May & May
Kingery & Craig
Silman Grocery & Market
Luther Gordon
R. L. Sears
F. D. Layman
C. P. Johnson
C. H
Stateville
W. H. Horton Dairy
Cull Reeves
Texaco
John Pace
Dyer & Jones No
Gulf Service Station
Lilley
J. A. Yeager
W. H. Stedham
Whitewright Sun
First National Bank
E. B. Martin
L. O. Lackey
Paul Stephens
Insurance
Simmons Style
Oil Ouster Suit Resumes in October
Attorney General James V. Allred said preliminary testimony in the anti trust oil ouster suit would likely resume in the first week of October. The delay was due to the illness of defense attorney Clarence Wharton. The suit accuses 15 oil companies and two oil associations of violating the Texas anti trust statute by restraint of trade.
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Austin
James V. Allred
George Shelley
Allred
Clarence Wharton
Texas Ratifies Lame Duck Amendment in Senate Action
Texas formally ratified the lame duck amendment to the Federal Constitution when the Senate adopted a House joint resolution. The measure would shift new Congress members to January 1 and retirements to March 4, changing the current schedule. The Senate also memorialized Congress to pay the soldiers bonus by a 20 to 6 vote after speeches for and against.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
House
Congress
Boy Commits Death to Avoid Repeating Senior Year
Wakefield Massachusetts police say Lionel Chaulk, 18, killed himself to dodge repeating his senior year after failing last year. The note indicates he did not want to return to high school for his diploma. Broadcasting stations in Japan are united under direct government control.
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Wakefield
Mass
Lionel Chaulk
Japan
House Passes Bill To Remit Tax Penalties In Texas
The Texas House approved a Senate bill by Rawlings and others to remit interest and penalties on delinquent taxes. The final vote was 115 to 11. An amendment by W. E. Pope of Corpus Christi included incorporated towns and cities among beneficiaries. the measure was then tabled, precluding further action this session.
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J. L. Goodman
Franklin
Fritz Engelhard
Eagle Lake
Farmers Strike Clash With Deputies Over Livestock Trucks
About 500 farmers allied with the National Farmers' Holiday Association halted a caravan of livestock trucks near James Iowa. Deputies faced the crowd with rifles and bats but did not fire. A truce was declared except on Highway 75 where clashes continued.
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Sioux City
Iowa
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
James
W. C. Daniels
Sergeant Bluff
Woodbury
Plymouth County
Nebraska
South Dakota
R. E. Rippey
Hoover Reinstates Post Office Clerk Kerr in Gary
Washington reports the restoration of a $1,700 post office clerk position in Gary Indiana for Ben H Kerr. Arch Coleman First Assistant Postmaster General ordered the reinstatement at President Hoover’s direction after Kerr was dismissed for alleged postal law infractions including proposing a veterans bonus cash payment at an American Legion convention. The President said civil service workers may differ with his views without violating the law.
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Washington
Gary
Ind
Ben H. Kerr
Hoover
Arch Coleman
Kerr
Brown
Post Office
American Legion
Republicans Report $76 025 Campaign Fund Contributions
The Republican National Committee reported to the House clerk that it received campaign fund contributions of $76 025.57 for the three months ended Aug. 31. Expenditures for the same period totaled $97 631.09, mainly for salaries and operating costs.
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Washington
Republican National Committee Today
House of Representatives
Cooperative marketing associations in 1931 USA
In 1931 there were 11 950 cooperative marketing associations in the United States with about 3 000 000 members. They conducted a year's business totaling 2 400 000 000 dollars.
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United States
Government cotton report shifts prices after release
The government cotton report issued at 10 AM projected 11,310,000 bales, up 4,000 from August. The futures market fell about 5 per bale as traders reassessed, with 863,232 bales ginned by September 1. Local buyers had paid 9.10 for lint and 2.90 for seed cotton before the drop.
Sinclair appoints new distributing agent at Whitewright
G M Gann of Tom Bean takes charge of the Sinclair Refining Company distributing agency in Whitewright succeeding B B Hall who had led the office for several years He plans to decide soon whether to relocate while Hall remains in Whitewright after over a decade in charge of local distribution
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G. M. Gann
Tom Bean
Sinclair Refining Company Distributing Agency
B. B. Hall
Mr. Gann
Whitewright
Mr. Hall
Labor Day Toll Tops One Hundred Ninety Nine
United Press tally shows nearly 200 deaths during Labor Day holiday as autos caused most fatalities. Six died in airplane crashes including a plane collision at national air races in Cleveland and stunt flyer Al Wilson. Heat and accidents at beaches, ferries, and a derailed interurban near Milwaukee contributed additional fatalities.
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United Press
Portola
Calif
al Wilson
Hollywood
Cleveland
Colorado
Ohio
St. Louis
Harry Lanfersteck
Harrisburg
Washington, D. C
Milwaukee
Sterling Plans to Contest Election
Dallas reports Governor Sterling’s supporters will seek a court recount of the August 27 Democratic primary results. Unofficial returns show Miriam Ferguson defeating Sterling by 3870 votes. the group plans court action over fraud claims, not a state executive committee recount, alleging broad irregularities and listing alleged voter fraud in several counties.
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Dallas
Dallas News
Sterling
Miriam A. Ferguson
State Executive Committee
Lubbock
Sterling Headquarters
Sam McCorkle
Mexia
McCorkle
East
Texas
Tin production in 130 years shows US output low
world tin output from 1801 to 1930 totaled 6 582 000 long tons with the United States as the main consumer yet producing only 1 176 tons during the period, highlighting a distant balance between demand and domestic supply.
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United States
One Northern Hardwood Yield From a 21 Inch Tree
A tree of northern hardwoods with 21 inch diameter at five feet yields one cord of wood. This fact notes that a single tree of this size provides a standard cord, indicating timber value and measurement.
Rain Delays Cotton Picking in Whitewright Week
Heavy rain Monday and Tuesday slowed cotton picking in Whitewright. By Thursday morning 602 bales were received, far below last year’s 46 bales, as weather and pest issues disrupted fields. prices shown before the government report caused a near five dollar loss per bale with partial market rebound possible.
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Whitewright
Taxpayers in Grayson organize league formation details
The Taxpayers' Better Government League of Grayson County named Edwin Kidd president and organized with 45 charter members. Officers include John Marshall Sherman John Umphress Van Alstyne Ollie Bird Denison H. A. Ivy secretary treasurer and Hattie Hills assistant secretary. An advisory committee from all 59 precincts will be named. Monthly meetings start in Sherman with the first Saturday in October. Col Nat H. L. Decker of Denison was invited to speak.
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League
Sherman
Nat H. L. Decker
Denison
Three Jim Fergusons In Town Create Page Turmoil At Austin
Hotel pages report confusion as three men named Jim Ferguson visit Austin. Former Texas governor Jim Ferguson, St. Louis insurance executive Jim G Ferguson, and Arkansas game warden James K Ferguson appear in connection with politics and campaigns. Both Ferguson and Miriam Ferguson campaigned in Texarkana the same night on opposite sides.
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Austin
Jim
Arkansas Pioneer Predicts Harsh Four Month Winter
St Joe Arkansas. Henderson Pennington, aged resident and long time weather observer, predicts a hard winter with extremely cold weather lasting four months. Signs cited include heavy corn husks, thick animal fur, early locusts and cockle burr maturation, and a northbound duck migration suggesting frost within a month.
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ST. Joe
Ark
Henderson Pennington
Sterling Ferguson file expense accounts in Texas governor race
Final campaign expense statements filed with the Secretary of State show Governor Sterling and manager Ernest Alexander spent 9 476 29 for Sterling and Miriam A Ferguson 6 402 94 for Ferguson. Sterling totals 8 958 in contributions while Ferguson reports 1 869 50 received. Primary limit for governor is 10 000.
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Austin
Secretary of State
Sterling
Ernest Alexander
Miriam A. Ferguson
Hearings Opened on Texas Gas Rates
With the full Texas Railroad Commission in attendance a hearing began in Austin on the fairness of natural gas rates charged in ninety Texas towns with populations under 500 by the Community Natural Gas Company of Dallas, a Lone Star Gas affiliate.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Community Natural Gas Company of
Dallas
Lone Star Gas Company
Ferguson Extends Lead As Complete Texas Returns Favor Mrs Ferguson
Complete official returns from 254 counties show Mrs Miriam A Ferguson ahead of Gov Ross Sterling by 3870 votes. Ferguson 477844 Sterling 473973 total 951818 with gains and losses in several counties, including San Patricio and Comanche, widening her margin. Kendall Sutton Brazoria Karnes Kerr Lipscomb matches unofficial totals.
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Miriam A. Ferguson
Stonewall
Blanco
Comanche
Sterling
San Patricio
Dallas
Ferguson
Kendall, Sutton
Brazoria
Karnes
Kerr and Lipscomb
County Road Bond Bill Passes House
The Texas House approved a county road bond bill 120 to 9 in a special session. It sets aside one cent of the four cent gasoline tax to fund bond maturities and sinking funds, with administration by state officials. Eligible bonds dated before 1933 and any outstanding warrants would be paid from the new fund, while counties remain responsible for the obligations.
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Austin
Texas
R. S. Sterling
House of Representatives
Senate
Coolidge Endorses Hoover in Reelection Push
Former President Calvin Coolidge declares support for Herbert Hoover in the 1932 race. In a Saturday Evening Post article titled The Republican Case he calls for Hoover's re election for his achievements and for what he has prevented. The endorsement signals a strong party duty stance despite earlier private misgivings.
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Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Hoover
Saturday Evening Post
Coolidge
White House
Mr. Hoover
Miss Lucille LaRoe Opens Fourth Expression Season
Miss Lucille LaRoe begins her fourth season of Speech Arts instruction at Grammar and High School on Sept 12. Classes focus on rendition diction play-work and storytelling with public appearances planned. D a n c ing sessions plus rhythm and group dances will also be offered. Enrollment by interview or call 144.
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Lucille LaRoe
LaRoe
Whitewright Public Schools Set to Open Next Monday
Whitewright schools plan to begin Monday September 12 with staff meeting Saturday at 1 00 PM to outline the opening and the matriculation process. Classes start with grade by grade assignments and book issues followed by a regular schedule starting Tuesday with new students classified by the superintendent and principals.
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Whitewright
F. W. Smith
Harold Key
Dorothy Tapscott
N. W. Manning
A. N. Gee
Gladys Ray
Sue Stephens
Margaret Boone
Susie Noe
J. T. Bryant
Kate Fulton
Mae Hall
Sallye Hamilton
Mary Pumphrey
Gertrude Schooling
Whitewright Students to Attend Various Colleges this Year
Whitewright will have strong representation at Baylor College University of Texas Texas Christian University and other schools this year though fewer students will study away than in prior years The Sun lists known enrollees including Myra Nell Vestal Baylor Belton Earl Blanton Duncan Fulton and Mary Cornelia Roberts UT Austin Clyde Johnson Texas Christian University Millard Mangrum OU Norman Homer Lee Sears A and M College Denton Madge Sears and Johnnie V Dossey CIA Denton Lloyd Stowers State Teachers College and Elizabeth Waggoner both Denton with others likely to be added.
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Whitewright
Myra Nell Vestal
Baylor College
Belton
Earl Blanton
Duncan Fulton
Mary Cornelia Roberts
University of Texas
A. & M. College
College Station
Madge Sears
Johnnie V. Dossey
Denton
Lloyd Stowers
State Teachers College
Elizabeth Waggoner
Commerce
Notice to College Students Read The Whitewright Sun
The Whitewright Sun offers a special student rate of 1.00 for the full school session to keep away‑at‑school readers informed. Arrange shipment before leaving and send your address upon arrival to receive each issue.
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Whitewright Sun
Green Promises Labor Fight as Wage Outlook Improves
William Green AFL president pledged to press for higher wages as economic skies clear. He spoke at a Labor Day rally in Pittsburgh after the city’s first parade on the holiday in 15 years, with about 2,000 vehicles in review before Green and officials.
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Pittsburgh
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
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