Greenwich Village Art Colony Jest Prompts Candid Reinforcements
A tale from a New York visit recalls two West visitors joining an artist group where a young painter couple fear social ruin if their marriage is known. The punchline warns against being labeled antisocial or anti intellectual. A driller laments costs, earning $800 monthly with $150 board, $50 clothes, leaving $600 for essentials.
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Out West
New York
Greenwich Village
Boyce House
Tack’s Rain Forecast Triggers Wide Praise and Parties
The piece lauds Tack for predicting a heavy rain on the High Plains, crediting his supporters for success. Open houses and long distance calls flooded his inbox as committees from Enid Oklahoma and Austin planned banquets and gatherings in his honor, with townsfolk and farmers praising the weather prophet.
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Tack
High Plains
Hatter
Enid
Oklahoma
Ernest Thompson
Austin
Ernest
Texas
Goats and votes for sale sign spotted county gate
Mr House recalls seeing a crude sign on a gate in Hi County reading goats and votes for sale. He recalls the flagrant political joke as a local anecdote from the area. The remark reflects rural attitudes toward elections and cattle trade.
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Hi- County
Bank Robbery in Waco Sparks Chicago Gangster Claims
Reports claim a Waco bank robbery involved Chicago gangsters while others insist it was the notorious Sam Bass era figure. Local historians note the tale places the event far in the past and spark debate over the true culprit.
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Waco
Chicago
Sam Bass
estimable Mr House dominates upcoming features
The note credits Mr House with prolific output and signals that many more writings from him follow. The excerpt praises his steadiness and suggests a continued stream of work from the same author.
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Mr. House
Never-at-funeral Negro offers unusual reasoning
A Negro noted for never attending funerals explains his view. An elderly comparison illustrates that mothers misidentify their own baby's cry among many. The crowd at a bridge party and the herd example underscore the point about individual recognition amid many.
Parachuters or Tenters Do Not Apply to Baby Gender Jokes
A speaker discusses embarrassment over guessing a baby’s sex from appearances and a mother quips that even women cannot identify boys from girls in diapers. The tale recalls a wartime training story revived for humor, about a West Texas rancher who sees soldiers fall from the wind and asks if they are parachuters, only to learn they are tenters.
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West Texas
Storm at Sea and the Calm Scotsman’s Rescue Tip
A ship endangered by a fierce storm sinks as terrified passenger wails. A composed Scotsman asks why the man screams about the ship and his fate, offering a stark counterpoint to panic. A magazine humor piece mocks culture while noting electric ranges with Venetian blinds on oven doors. A bank robber cites perfect health and a desire for instant wealth, denying a broken home or past traumas.
Two Psychiatrists Meet in Elevator Jokes End in Confusion
A string of jokes about psychiatrists ends with an unclear punchline as two doctors ride an elevator and exchange lines about ear cutting and hats. The setup riffs on perception and miscommunication with light humor.
Hamlet Quips and Laughs Amid Mad World Talk
A humor themed reminiscence quotes Hamlet about a mad world and notes that a sense of humor marks the sane. It recounts Jack Adkins’s encounter with a polite teen who asks how he is, and Adkins replies cheerfully, a remark some older readers may enjoy.
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Jack Adkins
Mr. Adkins
Riorny
Dear Tack Opinion Letter on Telephone Firms
A reader writes about women expressing views on businesses conducted by telephone. She states she registered at the booths during the process and shares her opinion on the subject. The letter reflects local newspaper tone and readers’ engagement with public issues.
Fair and new shows and cooking schools
A reader comments on promotional booths and prizes tied to merchants, calling it paid advertising. The piece mocks a polite caller and notes the potential impact on sales and reputation, mentioning a refrigerator-selling husband and dismissing the wife as snooty.
Worries About Tack's Ears and Missing Tooth
A reader writes about the columnist head shape and facial features, recalls a missing tooth, notes ears and feet development, and jokes about an ear contest. The letter ends with a remark on using dried fish as fertilizer in Pakistan.
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Tack
Pakistan
King of Old Brain Teaser Solved In 28 Seconds
A columnist recalls a puzzle where a king allocates a fortune to the wisest of three sons. Five disks, three blue and two red, are shown, with the eldest deducing his own color after observing two blues and hearing the setup. The record notes that the correct answer arrives at 28 seconds.
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Mr. Brain
Texas
Brain
Terry Lomax
Tack
E.R.T
All Right We’ll Change Back Soon Dear Tack Letter
A reader in Memphis Texas expresses confusion and insecurity about a newspaper column and criticizes the image used. The writer recalls a camp meeting tale about praying for aid in an emergency and asks Tack to help promptly. The letter is signed by Mrs. D. Sidney Baker.
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Ernest Thompson
Texas
Tack
Old Tack
Neerely
D. Sidney Baker
Memphis
Rewan Tesson Hand Jacoby on Bridge
Bridge column discusses a complex hand where the winning play hinges on heart management. It describes Harry Fishbein’s flawless sequence starting with clubs, trumps to dummy, and the decision not to guess the heart king, concluding the hand despite East winning a trick.
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Rewan Tesson
Jacoby
West
Dummy
South
East
Wreck Victim Brought Here
Minnie Lou Brooks a 17 year old from Texola Oklahoma was brought to Northwest Texas Hospital with internal injuries after a two vehicle crash near Shamrock Saturday night. Cecil Beard 55 of Parkview New Mexico died in the collision as Edsel Dorrell driver of the car Miss Brooks rode escaped injury.
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Minnie Lou Brooks
Texola
Oklo
Northwest Texas
Miss Brooks
Shamrock
Cecil Beard
Parkview
Shamrock General Hospital
Edsel Dorrell
Mayfield
Okla
Beard
Darrell
Wagoner
Amarillo
Richerson
Finesse Choices in Three Card Suit Endgame
The text outlines declarer play in a bridge endgame with three suit options. A spade lead to the ace-queen, a club lead to the king-jack, or a heart lead to the combined ten and ace offer the path to the twelfth trick, depending on East’s return.
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East
South
Harry Fishbein
New York
Declarer
Rites at Groom For Mrs. Tisdale
Funeral services for Ida B. Tisdale 79 will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at Groom Baptist Church with Rev. C Springer officiating. A Kentucky native who moved to Groom two months ago to be with her daughter Mrs W Jones she was a Baptist. Survivors include three daughters two brothers a sister and one grandson. Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home Amarillo directs services.
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Groom
Fep
Ida B. Tisdale
Groom Baptist Church
Rev. C. Springer
The
Baptist Church
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home of
Amarillo
Be careful with fire in the woods and match safety
Warning to prevent wildfires stressing that a stray match must be fully extinguished and cannot rekindle once a match goes out, urging vigilance in forested areas to avoid fires.
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