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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1936
Page
3
A 1936 outlook discusses how many new voters reach 21 annually and how their votes could sway the Roosevelt vs Landon contest. It notes that youth skepticism and campaign efforts aim to educate voters while predicting outcomes via straw polls, polls, and cross sectional sampling by media groups.
The article recalls past droughts from 1889 to 1936 and notes widespread impact across the Middle West Northwest Southwest and South with severe crop losses in North Dakota South Dakota Iowa Nebraska Illinois and others. It cites grasshoppers hunger and record heat, government relief via work programs, and warns the drought areas face an pessimistic outlook for the future. It closes with a Dallas visit summary of Mrs. Harold D Parks and family returning home with Dr C T Rives and C T Rives Jr.
The nationwide registration of presidential preference is under way and may allow prediction by mid September on whether the White House will see a new tenant in 1937 or a renewal of the current occupant.
District Attorney W. A. Stro man expresses gratitude to the electorate of the 119th Judicial District for their votes and courtesies during the primary. He states he will endeavor to merit their continued goodwill and cooperation.
The Cavalcade of Texas resumes at the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas after a windstorm wrecked the stage and debris halted performances for 84 hours. Two thousand workers rebuilt the set in 70 hours, restoring the saga of an empire with two thousand spectators in attendance and several hundred extra benches added for overflow. The storm damaged costumes and lighting but most attractions were ready by 10 AM the next day.
The mother's testimony identifies the killer and her innocent role in bringing him to justice, a coincidence described as uncanny. Vogel earns praise for solving the case with a strong chain of evidence, while sermons condemn sin and ill-gotten wealth in the wake of Gerald's arrest.
Mrs Albert Spill Miss Mildred Spill and Merrick Spill travel through Dallas for the Texas Centennial. They also plan visits in Fort Worth and with relatives at Ennis before returning home.
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