Bonded Warehouse to Store Cotton in Whitewright
The Commodity Credit Corporation will advance 12c per pound for cotton stored in a new bonded warehouse in Whitewright. Eligible borrowers include producers landlords and landowners with 1934 and 1935 cotton acreage agreements. Loans handled via local bank with no deductions for storage or charges, and 4 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Commodity Credit Corporation
H. P. Donigan
Donigan
U. S
Bankhead
Rayburn Plans Congress Funding for Red River Dam
Denison Texas Congressman Sam Rayburn said Congress will need to appropriate funds for the Red River flood control dam if the Mississippi Valley Committee report backs the project. He noted Public Works Administration funds are insufficient and that the committee will submit the report to President Roosevelt and Interior Secretary Harold Ickes. Rayburn also said engineers who opposed the plan may now support it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Rayburn
M. L. Cooke
Mississippi Valley Committee
Roosevelt
Harold Ickes
Department of Interior
Cooke
Bonham
Red
Arkansas
Army
Red River
Mule Kept After Matrimonial Agent Case in Wise County
A Parker County farmer keeps the mule given by a Wise County man in a marriage arrangement. In Boyd a jury ruled the mule owner did his duty and is entitled to retain possession of the “enery, cantankerous beast” despite the unhappy marriage. County Attorney Jennings C. Brown quipped the animal now has a just cause for action.
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Decatur
Parker County
Wise County
Boyd
Muchmaker
Jennings C. Brown
Rodeo Train From San Antonio to New York Featured Odd Cargo
Fourteen cars of bucking bronches Brahma steers and sleeping cars for fifty persons formed a rodeo train from San Antonio to New York via Denison on Monday bound for Madison Square Garden. The Katy line also carried birdseed horseshoes buggies to be assembled and a carload of bees.
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Denison
San Antonio
New York
Madison Square Gardens
Col. W. T. Johnson
Mike Hastings
Katy
State Fair of Texas Prepares First Horse Auction
More than 300 head of show draft and race horses will be sold at the State Fair of Texas auction on Friday and Saturday October 19 20. State Fair officials aim to make the sale one of the largest in the country.
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Texas
Whitewright Students Bound for Colleges This Week
Twenty three local boys and girls will attend colleges this term with seventeen entering state schools and six private institutions. Names and destinations include Lloyd Stowers Joe Thomas Meador Malcolm Williams at University of Texas Austin Robert Doss Billie White at A and M College Denton Madge Sears Dorothy Hamilton at State College For Women North Texas State Teachers College Sun County area students head to East Texas State Teachers College Commerce J M Dixon Burgher Reed Vestal Myra Nell Vestal Thomas Gillett Lorena Garner Edwin Fulton at Austin College Sherman Guy Hamilton Jr at Houston University Woodrow Belew Julia Ann Pritchett Ruth Jopling at Draughon’s Dallas Emma Clair Vestal at Detroit Business College. Most have already departed or will depart this week.
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Whitewright
Sun
University of Texas, Austin
Lloyd Stowers
Joe Thomas Meador
Malcolm Williams
M. College
College Station
Robert Doss
Billie White
State College For Women
CIA
Denton
Madge Sears
Dorothy Hamilton
North Texas State Teachers College
Sonny Hancock
Thomas Sears
Kermit Hollingsworth
Fitz Bryant
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
J. M. Dixon
Burgher Reed Vestal
Myra Nell Vestal
Thomas Gillett
Lorena Garner
Baylor Medical College
Dallas
James Bryant
Austin College
Sherman
Edwin Fulton
Houston University
Houston
Guy Hamilton Jr
Draughon
Waitress to Take Fortune and Work
Josie Davidson a 26 year old waitress prepares to depart for Florida where a $150000 fortune awaits her after a lengthy estate dispute yielded her share. She plans to keep working and declined talk of sensational publicity while avoiding discussion of wealth.
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Houston
Josie Davidson
Florida
Josie
Ida Scholars 10 Attend School Here
A Grayson County School Board reversal allows Ida high school students to attend Ida instead of Whitewright. The board had canceled a Whitewright bus permit for Ida students after a misinterpreted Parmley letter, then reopened the case following protests and a hearing attended by Nell Parmley and local school officials.
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Grayson County School Board
Whitewright Independent
Ida
Whitewright
Ida High School
Nell Parmley
Boards of Education
Tom Bean
Miss Parmley
H. W. Key
C. J. Meador
Austin
Department of Education
Mussolini orders compulsory military training for Italians ages 8 to 33
Rome reports Mussolini decrees total mobilization to arm the nation. The decree creates three training stages beginning at age eight, with military instruction continuing into adulthood. The Balilla youth group will be required to complete military courses for advancement.
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Rome
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Il Duce
Bologna
Mussolini
Balilla
Fascisti
Tiny Radio Transmitter Hits Four Inch Wave Lengths
A compact transmitter has been created that emits radio waves with a four inch wavelength. Researchers say the device could enable specialized communications or testing applications in compact systems.
Mrs E C Thomas Buried In Whitewright
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church for Mrs E C Thomas Sr who died at Wilson N Jones Hospital in Sherman after months of ill health. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery beside her late husband with eight children and eight grandchildren surviving. She was a longtime church member and civic figure in Whitewright and Medlin town, born near Honey Grove 73 years ago.
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Methodist Church
E. 0. Thomas Sr
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Sherman
Thomas
C. W. Dennis
J. F. Fender
Oak Hill Cemetery
W. P. Vaughn
T. E. Barbee
R. A. Gillett
H. P. Donigan
J. M. Simmons
J. E. Mangrum
R. T. Pennington
Gomer May
Whitewright
Manley Thomas
J. H. Scott
Los Angeles
Calif
E. O. Thomas
First National Bank of
Tom Bean
F. D. Thomas
Whitesboro
F. E. Douglas
Grady Ryan
Dallas
S. C. Evans
Houston
Earl Sparks
Amarillo
Mr. Thomas
Scott
Alwilda Ryan
James E
Evelyn
Robert C. Thomas
Frank D. Jr
Mollie Jo Thomas
Manley Jr
Dale Thomas
Mollie Medlin
Pharoah
Eliza McPhail Medlin
Honey Grove
Alabama
Texas
Tanyard
Red River
Eliza McPhail
Bentonville
Ark
Grayson County
Medlintown
Medlin
Spartenburg
S. C
First National Bank
Gettysburg
Doctor gets four months for cutting dog throat over unpaid bill
Dr. C W Crawford of Winston Salem was sentenced to four months for cruelty to animals after he allegedly beat owner Hugh Thomas and cut the dog’s throat when the owner did not pay a small veterinary bill. He also received a $25 fine for assault.
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Winston Salem
N. C
C. W. Crawford
Hugh Thomas
Crawford
Sale of Cotton Tax Certificates Explained by Gray
Sherman reports B F Gray clarifies how to sell and transfer cotton tax exemption certificates. With Grayson County producing about 22 000 bales versus a 27 319 bale allotment, producers may hold for personal use, sell to local growers, or surrender for national pool sale. Certificates sell at 20 dollars per bale, saving 28 dollars per non exempt bale.
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Sherman
B. F. Gray
Grayson County
Mr. Gray
Gray
Rangers Open Season Here Friday Against Bells
The Rangers prepare for the 1934 season opener Friday afternoon on the new Miller hill field against Bells High School. Coach and players have little experience and weight, but show willingness to work hard. Key players include Paul Pierson Virgil Birchfield Aaron Childress J Y Russell Byron Teague and others as they vie for end tackle guard and backfield spots. Season tickets at $1.00 grant access to five home games.
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Rangers
Bells Eleven
Miller Hill
Bells High School
Paul Pierson
Virgil Birchfield
Aaron Childress
Ross Brown
Brown
Mark Montgomery Jr
Clifton DeBerry
Montgomery
DeBerry
L. E. Garner
Garner
Harold
Texas
Pierson
Eldridge Caylor
Birchfield
Caylor
A. N. McCoy
W. T. Holmes
Murl Ryon
Holmes
Ryon
Rose Hill
McCoy
Childress
Byron Teague
J. Y. Russell
Russell
Guy Stepp
Fred Starr
Merriwell Vineyard
Grady Stepp
William Clay
Dan Feagan
Whitewright
Bonded warehouse eyed to aid Whitewright cotton farmers
Local gins have ginned 1814 bales of cotton this season, down from 2075 a year ago as receipts slow. Farmers plan to store cotton in a bonded warehouse to borrow 12 cents a pound, with storage and interest deferred until sale and government risk if prices fall.
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Whitewright
Whitewright Golf Club announces match play club championship
The Whitewright Golf Association will hold a match play club championship with a first round draw listing byes and paired matches such as Dick Barbee versus Roy Blanton and Glenn Doss versus B. W. Newman. All rounds are 18 holes except the final at 36. first round must finish by Wednesday Sept 26.
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Whitewright Golf Association
Jim Simmons
Sidney Watson
Paul Vestal
Dick Barbee
Roy Blanton
Glenn Doss
B. W. Newman
Dick Montgomery
Marshall Padgitt
Bill Brannon
R. R. Waldo
Emery Christian
Harold Key
Paul Falvey
Gladys Ray
Burl Bagley
Bill Cunningham
Buell Spindle
Charlie White
Earl Hampton
James Lackey
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IDA Scholastics
E. C. Thomas
Golf Club
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