Top Cotton Crop Doubts Grow Amid Rain and Weather
September rainfall to date stands at 1.56 inches with a yearly total of 12.50. The month’s rain varied regionally, haltingly easing lawns but not saturating ground, while nearby towns reported heavier totals and San Angelo saw flood damage. Farmers interviewed by a Sun reporter express pessimism about a top crop, noting only possible but uncertain chances depending on future weather.
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Whitewright
San Angelo
Lubbock
Sun
More Cotton Ginned This Season Than Last Year
Ginning receipts through Wednesday reach 2,970 bales, 157 bales above the 1935 total. Estimates suggest about 3,500 bales will be ginned this season. Rain slowed activity with under 400 bales ginned in the last two weeks. Seed prices ranged up to 39 a ton for plant in seed, while cotton brought 12 to 12.40 for top grades.
Huey Long Estate Valued at 153588 By His Attorneys
New Orleans Louisiana late Senator Huey P Long left an estate valued at 153588 53 including insurance policies payable to his children An inventory filed in Civil District Court by attorney Charles J Rivet lists 3049997 in policies The estate’s property spans Orleans Caddo and East Baton Rouge parishes with Orleans community property valued at 10004556 and Guaranty Bank deposits totaling 5045424 plus East Baton Rouge property mainly a law library valued at 20190
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Civil District Court
Chas. J. Rivet
Orleans
Caddo
East Baton Rouge
Orleans Parish
Senator Long
Long
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Alexandria
Husband Granted 4450 in Sister of Governor Allred Death Case
W B Stokes and wife Hazel Stokes sister of Governor James V Allred reached an agreed judgment in Dallas. Hazel Stokes died after a collision near Mineola on March 21 when the car she rode in with her husband hit a truck driven by J R Johnson. The court awarded 4450 against Johnson and the truck owners W E and L P Ellis, plus 25 to Rene Allred Sr and 25 to Mrs Mary M Allred. The settlement was fully agreed by all parties.
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Dallas
W. B. Stokes
Hazel Stokes
James V. Allred
Mineola
Royall R. Watkins
Stokes
J. R. Johnson
Johnson
W. E
L. P. Ellis
Rene Allred Sr
Mary M. Allred
Langbein spends half year polishing 27-year-old car
Fred W. Langbein, a Memphis tailor, has spent about three hours every Sunday morning for 27 years polishing his first and only car. Purchased in 1909 for 895 dollars, the vehicle has logged nearly 600000 miles across four speedometers. Neighbors recall taunts of get a horse, now quieted.
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Memphis
Fred W. Langbein
Langbein
Pilot Grove Transfers 20 Students to Local School
Pilot Grove transferred twenty students to a larger local high school, with a history and math teacher J C Jernigan joining them. The Pilot Grove board approved the move as ninth through eleventh grades were discontinued. The piece discusses rural consolidation trends and examples from Monroe and Wolfforth on South Plains.
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Pilot Grove
J. C. Jernigan
Denton Teachers College
South Plains
Yearbooks Printed For Literary Club
The Sun printed yearbooks for Friday Literary Club and Whitewright Music Club. Books feature green and pink colors, contain club mottos, officers, members, constitutions, and year schedules from Oct 2 to May Day breakfast. Officers include Inez Ray and H T Atterberry among others, with a separate music club issue listing similar details.
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Sun Commercial Printing Department
H. T. Atterberry
Dorothy Tapscott
C. J. Meador
Grady Gillett
J. B. Hamilton
Inez Ray
C. P. Johnson
Ross R. May
F. D. Layman
Emory Christian
R. T. Pennington
H. P. Donigan
J. B. King
J. H. Waggoner
Whitewright Music Club
A. L. Jackson
Guy Hamilton
C. E. Ayres
Jewel Kennemer
Tommie Chenoweth
J. C. McMillin
Roosevelt Called Sure Winner by Socialist Leader
Norman Thomas, Socialists' presidential nominee, declared in Cincinnati that Roosevelt is a sure winner while en route to Yellow Springs. He said impressions from touring the country show Roosevelt still far ahead and Landon has not enlarged anti Roosevelt sentiment. Thomas added he has made no preparations to move his furniture yet.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Roosevelt
Norman Thomas
Yellow Springs
Thomas
Landon
White House
Pure Food Show Dates Set For October at Church Event
The Pure Food Show will run October 15 16 and 17 announced this morning. Sponsored by the women of the Presbyterian Church, the event has been held annually for many years.
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Women of the Presbyterian Church
Pink Bollworm Board Named by Governor
Governor James V. Allred appointed a pink bollworm committee Wednesday to investigate the danger of an infestation in the Rio Grande Valley. J. E. McDonald, Commissioner of Agriculture, told the Governor that inspectors had found an infestation in Mexico and on this side of the boundary. The Valley’s cotton district includes Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy and Starr counties.
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Austin
James V. Allred
Rio Grande Valley
J. E. McDonald
McDonald
Mexico
Cameron
Hidalgo
Willacy
Starr
Improving Oak Hill Road Gets Under Way
Work began Tuesday on a one mile stretch from Bond street to Oak Hill Cemetery entry. Grading and knifing will ready a two course asphalt surface to create an all weather road. County Engineer H M Scott supervises with County Commissioner Ben Vaughan and Whitewright city cooperation. Oak Hill gravel road built about sixteen years ago and resurfaced in 1934 under the first Government work relief program.
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Bond Street
Oak Hill Cemetery
H. M. Scott
Ben Vaughan
Whitewright
Oak Hill
Road program announced across Texas in two year plan
The State Highway Commission announced a two year forty million dollar federal aid highway program to close gaps in the state. It will be funded by two seven and a half million dollar federal allotments and matching state funds. Commissioner John Wood said only emergency state projects would use state funds and bids could start in November. The program aims to be contracted within sixteen months.
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Austin
State Highway Commission
United States Bureau of Public Roads
John Wood
Palace Showings Feature Gable McDonald Buck Jones and More
The Palace program lists tonight and Friday as Clark Gable and Janet McDonald inSan Francisco Saturday Buck Jones stars in Cowboy and the Kid Saturday night preview and Monday with Gene Raymond and Ann Sothern in Walking On Air Tuesday and Wednesday Jack Holt appears in Crash Donovan.
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Palace
Clark Gable
Janet McDonald
San Francisco
Buck Jones
Gene Raymond
Ann _ Sothern
Jack Holt
Crash Donovan
Daylight Saving Time Ends Next Sunday in the East
Eastern residents will gain one hour of sleep as clocks return to Standard Time next Sunday. The change shifts radio programs one hour later for Wright City listeners and affects daily office routines across the region.
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Whitewright
U. S. Waste of Water Warns Against Soil Scalp
Johns Hopkins University president Isaiah Bowman told the upstream engineering conference that Americans are scalping the land and wasting water. He warned drought and dust storms cause more damage than war and urged soil care and cover to curb future suffering.
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Washington
Isaiah Bowman
Johns Hopkins University
Bowman
United States
Sherman Boosters Visit Whitewright Friday
A caravan of about fifty autos with near 200 Sherman residents will travel to Whitewright Friday at noon to praise Sherman and the Red River Valley Fair. They will lunch with Rotary Club attendees, perform a program by a 20 piece band led by Roy Hester, and carry loud speaker gear. Will Leslie leads arrangements and speaks for the group. Local Whitewright residents are urged to greet them warmly.
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Red River Valley Fair
Whitewright
Sherman
Rotary Club
Roy Hester
Will Leslie
Denison May Absorb Two I O O F Units
Denison Odd Fellows considered bringing Pottsboro and Whitewright I O O F and Rebekahs into the Denison lodge. The plan aims to unite the three units for strength in the district. Two membership applications were reviewed at the Monday night meeting led by Noble Grand C. C. Foster.
Stores Close For Football Game Friday
Shanghai dispatch reports martial law declared in the International Settlement as Japanese marines hunt gunmen after three of their men were shot, one killed, in the Hongkew area. The W. H. S. Tigers host Tioga at three at American Legion field with many town businesses closing in support. admission 15 and 25 cents.
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Shanghai
International Settlement
Eijiro Kondo
Hongkew
Soochow Creek
W.H.S. Tigers
American Legion Field
Tioga
Tigers
Tom Bean
Dyer and Childress Drug Store
Dr. S. A. White
Allen T. Short
C. J. Hogue
Ashburn
Manning, Clark & Meador
Barbee and Bassett
City Meat Market
Craig's Cafe
Simmons Barber Shop
Cull Reeves Cleaners
Community Public Service Co
Community Natural Gas Co
O. L. Jones Insurance
Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
T. W. Ayres & Son
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Vela’s
Pierce's
Johnson Jewelry
Sanderson
Spindle’s
Mangrum
Gordon Grocery
Fleming Grocery
Smith Cash
Stateville
Cole & Davis Co
Gordon’s Dry Goods
Stephens & Bryant
J. A. Yeager
Southern Ice Co
Southland Ice Co
Stubblefield
Whitewright Lumber Co
L. LaRoe & Co
Pascal Farley
Arney
Lester Haile
Boss Shoe Shop
Ed Martin
L. O. Lackey
Sanders’ Cafe
Johnson Pharmacy
Frank D. Layman
Kimbell Mill
J. L. Devenport & Co
Houston
Whitewright
Whitewright Seeks Quick Donation to Democratic Campaign
Earl Whiteacre leads Grayson County drive with a county quota of 2630 and Whitewright town quota of 69.60. The committee urges donors from farmers and business leaders to contribute before Saturday night, aiming for prompt full reporting and local reporting to authorities.
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Whitewright
Earl Whiteacre
Grayson County
National Democratic Campaign Fund
AAA
W. H. Horton
F. M. Echols
W. E. LaRoe
J. H. Waggoner
Governor to Name New Tax Sources
AUSTIN. Governor James V. Allred said his message to the special session will include specific recommendations to raise old age pension revenue. He indicated he would follow the Democratic platform favoring increases on natural resources and oppose a general sales tax, with some pretty specific recommendations. He noted a possibility to equalize Texas sulfur tax with Louisiana’s $2 levy.
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Austin
James V. Allred
Texas
Louisiana
Bells School Reports 335 Enrolled As Second Week Opens
Bells school reports 335 total pupils as the second week of classes begins, with 130 in the high school. A new all steel school bus is due this week to replace one of the three in service. Bus drivers bring 139 pupils from rural districts. Forty two students enroll in a first time typewriting course. Tommie Chenoweth piano teacher Agnes Oliver expression teacher and George Dugan orchestra leader hold classes at a studio on the school grounds.
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Bells High School
Tommie Chenoweth
Agnes Oliver
George Dugan
Red River Station To Open Next Month
Sherman and Denison will host Radio Station KRRV on air early October. R. M. Dean says the 186 foot antenna and Sherman studio construction were delayed by rain but progress continues in both Denison and Sherman. Denison studio sits on Hotel Simpson main floor. soundproofing and walls underway. Maurice Wray and L. L. Hendrick arrived from Shreveport to oversee studios.
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Sherman
KRRV
Denison
R. M. Dean
Red River Valley Broadcasting Corporation
Simpson
Maurice Wray
L. L. Hendrick
Shreveport
Sherman couple wary of gifts after prize pup turns coy
Dr and Mrs H S Stout learned their German police pup, once a gift from a friend, was actually a coyote. The animal grew rapidly and raised suspicions until Sherman dog catcher Pat Howell identified and removed it.
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Sherman
Baby Dies After Delicate Operation At Danish American
In Chicago a six day old infant Julian Tafel Jr died at 7:55 p m in the Danish American Hospital after a delicate intestinal operation intended to spare him from a mercy death. An oxygen tent was used and doctors, including a specialist and two special nurses, had fought to save him though the prognosis was marked as critical with only a 50-50 chance of survival.
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Chicago
Julian Tafel Jr
Corps of
Mystic leads man to grave of slaying victim
Isadoro Garcia told Sheriff Guerra that mysticism guided officers to the grave of Cristobal Perez who disappeared July 15. Garcia claimed he could name the killer if given 30 days of concentration. Justice Saens examined the mashed head and ruled Perez murdered.
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Rio Grande City
Isadoro Garcia
G. A. Guerra
Cristobal Perez
Garcia
Justice Saens
Perez
Guerra
Grayson County Class C Chase To Start on Sept 25
Grayson County Class C conference opens Friday Sept 25 with eight teams playing 46 conference games through Nov 26. E J Cappleman of Tioga presides. Nonconference games include Van Alstyne Whitewright Whitesboro. Schedule lists Sept 24 Sherman B at Collinsville and multiple Oct Nov matchups across Sherman B Collinsville Gunter Tom Bean Dorchester Bells Whitesboro Tioga Pilot Point.
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Grayson County
Sherman B
Collinsville
Pilot Point
Gunter
Whitewright
Tioga
Tom Bean
Whitesboro
Howe
Dorchester
Sherman
Bells
van Alstyne
Which Kind Are You
Hugh Chambers states there are three kinds of men: those who respond to one reminder, those who need three or four reminders, and a third group of highly entrepreneurial creative men who act on initiative. The Log notes his observations on motivation and leadership.
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Hugh Chambers
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Wolfforth
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Oak Hill Road
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