Philip Nolan and the Texas explorer who shaped a nation
The Texas history narrative notes Philip Nolan led a 1800s expedition to seize horses for the US Army, mapped the region, and faced fatal pursuit by Spanish forces. His actions spurred American interest in Texas, aiding settlement and eventual annexation. his legacy includes a county, town, and creek named for him with calls for a monument.
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Edward Everett Hale
Texas
Philip Nolan
United States
Louisiana
Nolan
Texas Centennial Commission
Mexico
Trusts and League Questions Stir Debate Across Parties
The piece notes Republican leaders backing a brain trust of professors to probe the New Deal while Col. Frank Knox hints at using trained minds for the money issue. It criticizes U S lack of League of Nations unity and cites Ethiopia and Italy. It ends with reflections on advancing transportation tech and global connectivity.
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G. O. P. National Committee
Frank Knox
Saxon
Yale Law Faculty
Chickasha Express
O. K
The Penalty of Wasted Opportunities Sunday Lesson
A Sunday School lesson explores the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, urging selflessness and duty to others. It discusses wealth, social obligation, and the afterlife, noting how indifference to the needy reflects misplaced priorities and harms society.
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Jesus
Lazarus
Job
Dangers of Letter Writing and Political Intrigue
A discussion of how private letters can derail careers in Washington and a caution about the fate of John Garner and Calhoun. The piece links historical letters to political danger and notes the risk of public exposure amid congressional probes.
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John Garner
John Henry Kirby
Washington
Kirby
Garner
John C. Calhoun
White House
Monroe
Calhoun
Andrew Jackson
Spanish Florida
Jackson
van Buren
Sam Houston
Houston
Congress
Sign Up Days Set for Pontotoc Farmers on New Soil Plan
County farmers start applying today for contracts under the federal soil conservation and domestic allotment program. Sign up will occur at nearly every schoolhouse in Pontotoc with township committees present to assist and explain.
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Pontotoc County
Joe B. Hill
Ada
Francis
Byng
Oaxman
Cedar Grove
Denny
Chickasaw Township
Egypt
Union Hill
Ahloso
Midland Township Center
Yeager
Hart
Potential Test Reveals Big Capacity In Jesse Pool Discovery
A test at Continental No. 1 McCarthy near Jesse pool shows potential flow near 5500 barrels daily. Continental No. 2 Simpson offset deepened the McCarthy to 4693 feet, producing 936 barrels in one hour and hinting at 25000 barrels daily on open flow.
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Jesse
McCarthy
Jesse Pool
Simpson
State Corporation Commission
Wildcat
Claus Co
Ada builders surpass yearly permits with weekly total
Ada issued more building permits in one week than in all of 1933 or 1935, with five permits for stores residences and a garage totaling about 9300 dollars. Montgomery Ward remodeling expands interior space while J L Cummings and other West Main projects proceed. East Central State Teachers College dormitories advance. a state National Guard armory and Judge J F McKee apartment store near completion.
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Congress
Ada
Montgomery-Ward
J. L. Cummings
East Twelfth Street
West Main Street
J. C. Hynds
West Main
Charles Wilson
Roy S. Rains
W. C. Kales
East Thirteenth Street
A. L. Crow
West First Street
Montgomery Ward
East Central State Teachers College
National Guard Armory
Pontotoc County
East Main Street
J. F. McKee
Schmeling Confident He Can Beat Louis in New York
Max Schmeling, arriving in New York, pledges strong belief he can defeat Joe Louis in the June 18 Yankee Stadium bout for a chance at the heavyweight title. He says it is now or never and that he may not get another big opportunity in the United States.
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New York
Max Schmeling
United States
Joe
Louis
Yankee Stadium
James J. Braddock
Sehmeling
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