Whitewright Schools to Open September 12 with Transfers
Whitewright public schools will begin Monday September 12 with higher enrollment due to transfers from rural districts. Enterprise district sends students and may maintain a teacher locally. New bus to handle transfers. three buses total with Kelous Watson Edgar Ayres and a third driver to be hired. Five to six new teachers planned including Frances Williams and S T Montgomery with duties in high and grammar schools.
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Whitewright
Enterprise
Annabelle Bedford
Summers
Canaan
International Hicks
Kelous Watson
Edgar Ayres
Frances Williams
Denton
S. T. Montgomery
Lucile Sanders
Nona Sullivan
Whitesboro
Bedford
Clara Myrick
H. W. Key
J. C. Jernigan
N. L. Manning
Jack Lackey
Kathryn Roddy
Jewell Kennemer
L. E. Ricketts
Tom Cunningham
Mary Pumphrey
Sallye Hamilton
Carter Fletcher
Vaccination urged for Texas schoolchildren health drive
Dr. George W. Cox Texas State Health Officer urges local boards of health and education to require compulsory smallpox vaccination and diphtheria immunization for all children before fall registration. He cites deaths from diphtheria in 1937 and recommends pre school physicals to spot defects. Also notes crankcase oil prevents rust on farm machinery.
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Austin
Geo. W. Cox
Boards of Health and Boards of Education
Cox
Texas State Department of Health
Texas
State Health Department
Epworth Training Conference Set At Methodist Church
East Sherman Young People's Union Epworth Training Conference meets at the local Methodist Church for four days starting Sunday. Attendees include youths 15 to 23 from Bonham to Van Alstyne and adult leaders. Sessions run Sunday 3 p.m. and Mon to Wed at 7:30 p.m. with courses leading to certificates. Rev. Joe M. Connally dean and Rev. Paul O. Cardwell district director.
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East Sherman
Young People’s Union
Epworth
Joe M. Connally
Sherman Presiding Elder
Bonham
Ector
Savoy
Ravenna
Mulberry
Bells
Trenton
Randolph
Pilot Grove
Marvin
Bailey
Hickory Creek
Dodd City
Whitewright
van Alstyne
Methodist Young People’s Assembly
Connally
Paul O. Cardwell
Denison
Grayson Well To Be Placed On Pump Test
Grayson well in Mildred Oil and Kerlyn No 1 A L C Neathery Quillen survey near Collinsville awaits tubing completion. Oil shows no gas or saltwater, 12 foot sand producing, potential 500 to 700 barrels after pump test. Lab grade 32 gravity. Royalties rise to 175 per acre near adjacent lands.
Fears of Father for Wayward Son Turn Out True
In Chicago a father's panic over his 15 year old son Al Shanahan who disappeared with a target pistol led to four robberies in one night. Police traced the youth to his home where he confessed after matching the description his father provided.
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Chicago
James Shanahan
Young Shanahan
Auto Defect Clinics Test 2000 Cars Daily in Texas
State police conduct auto defect clinics testing about 2,000 cars daily for horn, brake, light, wheel and wiper faults. Assistant director Homer Garrison Jr says the aim is to fix faults, not file charges. Clinics run 2 to 5 days in towns and cities with local officers.
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Austin
Homer Garrison Jr
Idcal
Sherman Police Hurt by Auto While Questioning Suspects
Capt Ross Stark and Patrolman Clarence Yoast of the Sherman police were badly hurt when struck by a car as they questioned occupants of another vehicle. Stark suffered a broken left leg and Yoast had a thigh gash. Two Bowie men were jailed on charges of drunk driving assault with a motor vehicle and driving without a license.
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Sherman
Ross Stark
Clarence Yoast
Sherman Police Department
Stark
Yoast
Bowie
First Baptist Church Campaign Enters Second Week
The September for the Lord campaign at First Baptist Church continues into week two with strong growth. Sunday school attendance reached 274 and BTU 111, with higher tithe offerings and midweek services breaking attendance records. Two conversions occurred in Sunday school last Sunday.
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First Baptist Church
Polly Jo Bronaugh
Sanger
J. C. Jernigan
Tropic Holiday Feature Lights Palace This Week
The Palace theatre returns to its regular schedule next week after a brief three day feature. Tonight and Friday show Tropic Holiday with Dorothy Lamour Bob Burns and Ray Milland. Murday presents The Old Wyoming Trail with Charles Starrett. Jane Withers in Keep Smiling on Monday. Bargain nights Tuesday and Wednesday feature Josette with Simone Simone Don Ameche and Robert Young.
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Palace Theatre
Dorothy LaMour
Bob Burns
Ray Milliland
Murday
Charles Starrett
Jane Withers
Simone Simone
Don Ameche
Robert Young
Josette
Corn acreage to remain near 1938 levels, Tolley says
Washington H R Tolley of the Agricultural Adjustment administration stated that if this year's corn crop matches August forecasts, 1939 acreage allotments will be not greatly different from 1938. The commercial corn belt had 40,491,000 acres, with farmers urged to cut planting by about 18 percent. He noted loans on the crop at roughly 57 cents per bushel and that 1939 planting details would follow the October report.
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Washington
H. R. Tolley
Dr John A Ray Returns From France To Baylor Texas
Dr John A Ray returned from Paris after summer study and will begin work at Baylor University in Waco soon. A veteran linguist and former consul, he has taught at multiple universities, holds many degrees, and served from 1909 to 1921 in various international posts including Maskat Mara caibo Shef field Odessa Bushire and Lourenco Marques. He is national VP of Phi Sigma Iota and comments on the new deal with interest.
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John A. Ray
Paris
France
Ray
Washington University
St. Louis
Baylor University
Waco
Texas
Baylor
United States
Europe
Orangeville
Whitewright
Alfred Judson Ray
Matilda Caroline Routh Ray
John Ray
Bailey Public School
Yale University
Yale
University of Paris
Maskat
Arabia
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Sheffield
England
Odessa
Russia
Bushire
Persia
Lourenco-Marques
Portuguese East Africa
Williams College
United States Naval Academy
Vanderbilt University
Tom Connally
Biggest Sweeps Winner Returns to Old Job as Ice Cream Vendor
London tale of Emilio Scala who won 1,790,000 in 1931 then returned to selling penny ice cream if he finds happiness back at the counter. Once rich, he bought a 23 room house, cars for his family, and faced relentless attention, lawsuits, and pushy suitors but says he is happier now than during wealth. His story contrasts the usual fate of big-money winners with a life returning to humble work.
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London
Emilio Scala
Emilio
Riley
Italy
Battersea
Grable
Seala
Forest Gate
Four Farm Fires Here During Week Entail Big Loss
Four fires in Whitewright over the past week caused heavy losses. The Joe Wallace homestead house was destroyed late Tuesday, with owner Elmo Wallace in process of taking over from his brothers. A barn on Oran Sears’ farm burned Tuesday morning, destroying corn and hay. A large barn on Frank Wright’s place burned Sunday morning, with losses to hay oats and tools. Wright held barn and implements insurance. A barn on C N Bowie’s place burned Saturday night, destroying Floyd Badgett’s threshing equipment. Roscoe Wallace occupied the Wallace residence briefly. Elmo planned to move in soon.
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Whitewright
Joe Wallace
Oran Sears Place
Frank Wright Place
F. B. Rascoe
Wright
C. N. Bowie
Floyd Badgett
Bowie
Badgett
Wallace
Roscoe Wallace
Elmo Wallace
Morgenthau Announces $700 Million Government Bond Sale
Secretary Morgenthau said the Treasury will borrow $700 million in new money this month to fund the recovery program. The issue comprises $400 million of 12 to 14 year bonds at 2.5 percent for 1950-1952 and $300 million of Treasury notes at 1 1/2 percent due June 15, 1943. The operation aims to finance recovery with favorable market conditions.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Morgenthau
Treasury
Youth group urges O'Daniel to oppose gambling
A Texas Christian Endeavor convention representing 15,000 members asked Governor-Nominee W Lee O'Daniel to oppose horse racing and legalized gambling. They noted his former Endeavor membership and urged a firm stance based on moral, economic, and spiritual concerns.
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Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
State Convention
The
Christian Endeavor
Christian Church
O’daniel
Endeavor
O'Daniel
New London School Opens Nation's Safest Facility
The doors of the Nation's safest school building opened Tuesday to 700 pupils. The $400,000 memorial honors 297 teachers and students who died in the New London school explosion in March. Architects emphasized gas safety to prevent leaks.
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New London
Family cafe dream and generous gift to kin
A speaker reflects on buying a shop for their sons and mother to run, expressing happiness in belonging there and pride in their boys learning the business. They declare no personal need for money, but want to aid relatives who have squandered past gifts and are now broke.
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Mamma
Whitewright cotton gins report 1696 bales processed
By Thursday morning the three Whitewright gins had ginned 1696 bales of cotton, up from 910 a week earlier. Cotton is arriving from state areas and Oklahoma as gins stay crowded. Local prices were 8.80 per bale and 23.00 per ton for seed. government report cites 11,825,000 bales yield, down 163,000 from August estimate and market reaction limited.
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Whitewright
Oklahoma
McDonald backs domestic allotment plan in letter
J E McDonald agriculture commissioner urged Governor Nominee O Daniel to repeal the federal compulsory crop control. He called the current program a path to scarcity and peasantry for American agriculture and urged Beaumont convention Sept 13 to demand adoption of a domestic allotment plan by the next Congress.
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Austin
J. E. McDonald
O’daniel
McDoneld
Texas
Beaumont
Plane crash kills Arizona governor candidate Zander
Benson Ariz C M Zander 61 a longtime Democratic gubernatorial hopeful was killed Tuesday when his campaign plane crashed near Benson Airport Charles Grosso Phoenix pilot and owner of the plane died about 30 minutes later Zander was one of five candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in the upcoming primary scheduled for Tuesday
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Benson, Ariz
C. M. Zander
Arizona
Benson
Charles Grosso
Phoenix
Zander
R L Johns Elected Secretary Of Slaton Chamber Of Commerce
Reymond Lee Johns, son of Mr and Mrs W L Johns, formerly of Whitewright, has been elected secretary manager of the Slaton Board of City Development and Chamber of Commerce. A Slaton High School graduate, he earned a BA in journalism from Texas Tech University, was Alpha Chi member, led the Texas Tech Press Association, and served on the Toreador staff. He married Wilma Redding of Punxsutawney, Pa., last Saturday in Lubbock at the Ratliff home.
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Reymond Lee Johns
W. L. Johns
Whitewright
Slaton
Toreador
Johns
Wilma Redding
Punxa
Tawney
John L. Ratliff
Lubbock
Man ends life at crash scene in harboring dispute
In Los Angeles Alexander Ferris settled an automobile accident dispute at the crash site by committing hari kari. Ferris struck a motorcycle and knocked Cecil Balding to the pavement without injuring him. While radio police investigated, Ferris used a long butcher knife to kill himself as bystanders watched.
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Los Angeles
Alexander Ferris
Ferris
Cecil Balding
Bee Found Inside Boy's Ear in Kenton Ohio
Young Dan Snyder complained of a buzzing sound in his head on Wednesday a doctor removed a live honey bee from his ear. In unrelated note, Hudspeth County ranches reportedly host between 2500 and 3000 antelope.
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Kenton
Ohio
Dan Snyder
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Grayson
Scala
Fred
Joe
North End Road
Fulham
U. S
NEW London School
Nation's Safest
M’donald Scores
U. S. Cotton Control
R. L. Johns
Man
Self
Hudspeth
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