Penitentiary plots and rhetorical questions in a distant paper
A long column mocks prison escapes and venue changes from Michigan to Texas, jokes about distributing water and access to a Texas paper, then digresses into a Philadelphia goldfish funeral and a monkey’s sense. The piece weaves satire on readers and readers’ habits with reflections on human nature.
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Michigan Penitentiary
Michigan
Texas
Philadelphia
San Angelo Enterprise
Wry Canadian quips about prisons and kitchens
A commentary on views of prison reform and crime in Texas and Oklahoma. An Oklahoma baseball catcher, jailed for bank robbery, seeks relief by appealing his conviction as he continues in the penitentiary while joking about the kitchen as a setting for a honeymoon.
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Oklahoma
Governor appoints Textbook Commission rejects Klan history content
The governor forms a Textbook Commission and it refuses to accept any public school textbooks that claim the Ku Klux Klan existed in both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The move signals a stance on how the Klan's history is presented in state education materials.
Floods drive thousands from Polish homes. Texas corn spoils
Flooding on the Vistula uproots thousands of Poles amid rising waters. In Texas Fannin County the corn crop suffers badly due to drought and pest damage, leaving farmers worried about yields and market prospects.
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Vistula
Fannin County
Texas
England ready to join talks on China treaties
England signals willingness to participate in conference on revising extraterritorial rights in China but says timing is not right to charge treaties. When a recognized Chinese government forms and stabilizes, England will be ready to revise the treaties.
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England
Coolidge
China
Bergdoll Claims Hidden Pot Of Gold In Maryland Hills
Grover C. Bergdoll swears he buried $240,000 in Maryland hills before fleeing to Germany. He says only he knows its location, and his claim surfaced while seeking to clear his mother of hiding wealth from the alien property custodian. The American Legion doubts his oath.
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Grover C. Bergdoll
Maryland
Germany
Bergdoll
Roman
Richardson voters back incorporation by ten to one
The Clarksville Times notes Richardson residents favored municipal incorporation by a ten to one vote. The piece questions who cast the lone opposing ballot, given typical residency and voting rules, and wonders if recent Shar wood Sports relocation influenced opinion.
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Richardson
Sherwood Sports
Clarksville Times
Simes
Sharwood Sports
Spotts
Imprudent editor questions Ferguson's Forum subscription pressure
The Denison Herald critiques an insurance official fired for refusing Ferguson's Forum and questions the Tyler Chamber of Commerce pecan gift. The piece notes travel denial to a Texas Press Association meeting and jokes about pecan sacks and the editor’s absence.
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Insurance Commission
Ferguson
Jim
Denison Herald
Texas Press Association
Tyler
Chamber of Commerce
O Perans
Texas Pecan ‘Nursery
East Texas Standard
Peor
Tyler Chamber of Commerce
N. B
Jiow
Chamber of Commerce of
Chamber of Commerce of Tyler
Tyler Chamber of Commercce
Herald
Chambers of Commerce
Ruth and the Crockeyjoy on the attic roof
A young girl Ruth dreams of a magical Crockeyjoy who invites her to Crockeytown via a roof garden adventure. She returns home drowsy, dreams of a future visit, and vows to stay awake next time to see his world.
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Ruth
Routh
Mhen
Crockeyjoy
Crockeytown
Huth
Crockeyfoy
Stuth
Bone One
Avith
Cruckeyjoy
Rovig
Wether
Howe
Favorite Ad Offers Purple Transfer Paper Supplies
Classified notice in The Favorite advertises Purple Transfer Paper at 18 by 24 inch sheet size. Also mentions rental housing opportunities and a house to rent.
LOOK LOOK Bus Schedule Between Bonham and Dallas
Service runs from Bonham to Dallas with multiple daily departures. Southbound times begin 6:00 a.m. and run through 1:00 p.m. Northbound departures from Dallas start 7:30 a.m. and run until 6:00 p.m. Leaves Bonham Depot West 4th and 372. Dallas from 10 Commerce. One way fare 3.00 dollars. round trip 5.00 dollars. Contact numbers provided.
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Lea
Dallas
le OG Wik
Bonham
Depot
West 4Th & 372
Merce
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Crockeyjoy Adventures
Wells & Humphrey
Ruth Dear
Tony Hill
Pete Webster
Pete
Mickie
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Paris
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