Broad drive to curb soil blowing dust bowl winds advances
The Soil Conservation Service leads a wide counter‑attack to prevent recurrence of the West dust bowl damage. WPA allocates 6 million dollars for Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, with projects across Deaf Smith, Sherman, Hartley, Oldham, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soil Conservation Service
H. H. Bennett
Amarillo
Texas
H. H. Finnell
Colorado
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Deaf Smith
Sherman
Hartley
Oldham
Haskell and
Seward
the Conservation Service
Civilian Conservation Corps
Bennett
Dalhart
Rockies
Inscriptions Chosen for County Building Facade
Judge Jake J. Loy announced two inscriptions for the new county building. The phrases are Righteousness exalteth a nation from Proverbs 14 34 and The welfare of the people is the supreme law by ex Senator S B Cowell Whitesboro. Church leaders opposed a proposed line The voice of the people is the voice of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake J. Loy
S. B. Cowell
Whitesboro
Loy
God
The Preacher's Column Promotes Campaign and Community Spirit
Our Sunday school attendance was just below par while the offering rose a third above par through a church campaign running Sept. 15 to Dec. 15. Readers are urged to sign envelopes for a perfect treasurer’s record and join in nightly training services as the minister prepares a new sermon for October about relationships. The piece notes local events, seasonal hats, cotton ginning, bank activity, and a death in Amarillo with sympathy extended to Guy Newman and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelican
Senator Borah
B. W. Newman
Newman
Amarillo
Guy Newman
First Baptist Church
Cotton Used As Basis of New Highway Paving
In Greenville Mississippi a cotton based blanket is laid on a half mile Scott road as a test for a new highway paving method. Industry leaders from the South and nation witness the demonstration with claims of durability and flexibility and projections of large future spending on cotton pavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Miss
Mississippi
Scott
Here
Charles K. Everett
New York
Cotton Textile Institute
Card of Thanks for Floyd Pace
We express gratitude to friends for sympathy deeds and flowers after the death of our son and brother Floyd Pace and appreciate your thoughtful support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Pace
Louis Knocks Out Baer in Fourth Round for Historic Victory
Joe Louis defeated Max Baer at Yankee Stadium in New York in the fourth round before about 90,000 spectators. Baer was knocked down twice in the third and finished after two minutes fifty seconds of the fourth, as Louis dominated with lefts to the head and body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Stadium
New York
Joe Louis
Detroit
Max Baer
Baer
Louis
Max
Donovan
Ringsiders
Frank Wright Named Fannin County Auditor
District Judge George P. Blackburn appoints Frank Wright former assessor and collector as county auditor to succeed Smith S Lipscomb killed in an auto accident near Gainesville. Wilbur Faxon named assessor and collector by Commissioners Court after sixty three applicants.
Methodist Church Sunday Services Invitation
Pastor C W Dennis asks all Methodist members to attend Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 p m next Sunday. He invites friends to join and welcomes all who wish to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Dennis
Methodist Church
Bible Study and Sermon Invite at Waldrum Church
Minister J. R. Waldrum invites to preaching at 10 a.m. and communion at 10 45 a.m. Bible study follows at 11 a.m. On Wednesday at 7 p.m. a lecture on Hebrews 2 and a sermon titled The Conversion of a Civil Officer. Read Acts 8 26 40 beforehand to enhance the lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Waldrum
Rally Day at Dr B Wrenn Webb Church
Sunday details outline Rally Day events at the church with 11 a m worship and 10 a m Sunday school. Program includes Doxology Invocation scripture readings hymns and prayers plus department readings and solos. Evening service at 7 30 p m on Moses in Midian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wrenn Webb
Maurice Ray Martin
Margaret Hanna
Billy Rhom Pennington
Thomas Kirk May
Our Young People’s Organization
John Harmon Burma
J. W. Henry
Our Missionary Society
Ben Montgomery
Ladies’ Aid Society
Lester Haile
Robert Howard
W. L. Stow
Tom Barbee
B. B. Hall
Fellowship of Presbyterian Men’s Club
Oran Sears
Moses
Egypt
Midian
Farmersville Man Robbed by Trio in Fort Worth
Roy Jackson, 24, of Farmersville, was abducted by three men who used a trick knife and demanded a bet before robbing him of a watch and a high school class ring and dumping him from a car. Fort Worth police received a description of the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta
Roy Jackson
Farmersville
Jackson
Fort Worth
Insurance Agent Answers If Building Burns Down
A man asks what he would get if his building burns tonight and the insurance agent replies with a ten year estimate. The exchange highlights policy terms and the practical outcome of a fire coverage agreement.
Denied Notebook Tragic Death of Kansas City Boy
Kansas City, Missouri. Robert Gibson, a high school freshman, faced denial of a needed notebook due to family poverty. After repeated refusals at home he shot himself in the chest, later regaining consciousness on the operating table as doctors rushed to treat him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Robert Gibson
Robert
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Sun
Typewriter
G. C. Ivins
the Baptist Church
Children’s Oxfords
Peters Diamond Brand
T. W. Ayres & Son
Albert Correri
Wall Street
Correri
C. F. Grunwald
C. F. Childs & Company
Albert
Nicholas
Cole
Sun Office
Stafford
Paragon
the Sun
Whitewright
Manning, Clark & Meador
John Deere
Buster
Julius Bauer
Kurtzmann
Starr
Wurlitzer
Jesse French
Richmond
Melville Clark
Dallas
G. H. Jackson
Elm St
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
MGR
S. Travis Sr
F. P. Pace
C. J. Pace
Frank Wright
Fannin County
Farley’s
Pascal Farley
Church OF Christ
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Arkansas
Nicholson
Florence
Rollie R. Waldo
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!