Texas Future Farmers League Tops Nation in Rural Life Contributions
The 23 131 Texas Future Farmers of America members rise to first in national contributions to rural life. Abilene's chapter leads 553 in Texas with broad efforts in soil and water conservation pest control rural recreation public speaking and home improvement across the state.
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Dallas Morning News
Texas
Future Farmers of America
Abilene
Texas Future Farmers
Kansas City
Future Farmers Organization
Future Farmers
Aerial Coyotes War Report From Idaho Farm Journal
In Twin Falls Idaho farmers used an airplane to shoot coyotes near sheep and cattle. Lamoine Stevens and Grand Kilbourne piloted the craft and fired buckshot to kill over 600 coyotes in two winters. Pelts earned five to ten dollars each, and the venture is described as practical and exciting sport.
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Idaho
Farm Journal
Twin Falls
Lamoine Stevens
Grand Kilbourne
Violin and Locomotive Metaphor For Free Music And Business
A writer argues that music and business require flexibility to advance. Classic songs suit traditional ensembles, while modern works need diverse orchestration. Freedom and adaptability spur progress, with the United States cited as an example of incentive and inspiration.
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Southland
Kentucky
Dixie
United States
Finland At Risk From Russian Demands After Baltic Domination
Russia presses Finland for territorial and other concessions risking independence. Finland leans toward limited grants to avoid war, while preparing small forces for defense. The United States and Nordic nations plead for Finland, which historically gained independence after 1917.
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Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Russia
Finland
Stalin
United States
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
New England
New York
New Jersey
Death of Western novelist Zane Grey shocks readers
The famed American author Zane Grey died of heart disease at 64 after a 35 year writing career. He began as a dentist, published about 580 novels, and gained fame with Riders of the Purple Sage in 1912. He was known for Western adventures and later sea stories from his yacht.
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Zane Grey
Grey
Lina Elise Roth
Zane
Alice Josephine Zane
Zanesville
Ohio
Apples Prove Helpful in Building Disease Resistance
A western medical college reports apples help keep illness at bay and build up resistance. The study notes apples in varied colors and flavors support general health and disease protection.
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Western Medical College
Hot Dawg Price of Felly Missus
A playful quarrel between a husband and wife ends with a confession of foolish marriage when the couple argues over affection and infatuation. The dialogue hints at remorse and lingering sentiment in a light domestic scene.
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Mister
The Food of Love Song Inquiry
A customer asks about a song titled The Food of Love. The assistant says no and offers Boiled Beef and Carrots as an alternative.
Transformation At The Hairdresser Shocks A Child
Grandmother shows off a new haircut to her granddaughter Jane who blurts she no longer looks like an old lady but like an old man. The family scene captures playful misunderstanding and a lighthearted moment.
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Granny
Jane
The Electric Razor Pitch Turns on a Tiny Joke
A salesman visits a house and tries to interest the husband in an electric razor. The wife jokes he shaves only once a year, then recalls he used to shave twice a year when they had lady lodgers.
Laconic remark sparks confrontation after market meeting
Pat and Mike discuss a remark from a public meeting in the market square. Mike admits he struck the speaker on the jaw, claiming it was for safety, while Pat questions the meaning of laconic.
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Pat
Mike
Sounds Fair: Cleric Advises Plowman on Trimming Bushes
A frugal cleric observes his plowman idle on the plow and suggests trimming bushes with a pair of shears during the horses rest period. John meets the rebuke with a quiet exchange, reflecting on thrift and work.
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John
Thanksgiving Day Menu Suggests Hot Dogs
The notice proposes serving hot dogs for Thanksgiving Day to end the traditional turkey feast on the regular date. The suggestion hints at a casual alternative for holiday gatherings.
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Turkey
Chamber of Commerce roster urges Alpine Brewster County support
A roster lists members and supporters of the Alpine Brewster County chamber of commerce urging public recognition and renewed membership to boost the local economy. The appeal thanks contributors and invites others to join, praising loyalty to the community and aiming to strengthen the chamber as a leading regional business body.
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Alpine
Brewster County
Chamber of Commerce
Suggestion to peel potatoes in pulpit during anthem
The remark proposes bringing a bowl of potatoes into the pulpit and peeling them during the anthem as a provocative act. It reflects a provocative, informal aside rather than a formal report of events.
Signs on Highland Park trash cans urge odd messages
In Highland Park Michigan unusual labels appear on street trash cans with phrases such as Stuff Me Say you Dump that paper here and Toodle lum a lum a toodly ay any waste paper for me today The quirky signs stand out in the city landscape and attract curious attention.
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Highland Park
Mich
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D. M. Bennett
Mrs. C. D. Wood Barry Scobee
Helen Friend
Society
Fort Davis
Congress
Future Farmer Award
R. M. Bankhead
T. A. Beard
Irma Lee Batey
Grace Bedell
B. F. Berkeley
A. J. Bierschwab
J. S. Billeiter
M. N. Bobo
C. F. Barger
Odalia Bowman
Joe Brady
Burke's Food Store
J. E. Burgess
Casner Motor Co
Central Power & Light Co
City Drug Store
E. C. Coleman
J. C. Cooley
Alice Cowan
Miltia Hill
Avalanche
M. C. Adams
First National Bank
L. Kokernot
GRO. W
G. B. Crawford
Granada
Wallace Beery and
Chester Morris
Thunder Afloat
Winslow
Ariz
C. Houck
Houck
Crumby Optical Co. Pert
Matt Smith
Storey Whiteside Lumber Co
Alan R. Fraser
Helland Betel Bldg
Alpine, Texas
G. K. Lange
St. Alpine
Otis Turner Real Estate—Insurance
H. R. Gard
J. W. Shepperd
Turner Bidg
Oppesite Post Office
Mae M. Ament
Herd Bidg
W. G. Fielder
Mobilgas Mobiloil
Big Bend Feed Co
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