Army Engineers Report Flaws Oppose Red River Dam Plan
The Red River dam project faces an unfavorable Army Engineers report. Opponents claim bias in Major General Markham's cost estimates and condemn the reliance on postwar land values. Local press notes reductions in land costs since World War I and cites editor Clint Thompson praising Editor Ashley Evans as ill but improving.
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Red River
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Rayburn
Denison
Mississippi
Texas Power and Light Company
M. Markham
Army Engineers
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van Mow
Ithig
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Presses Parole Reforms After Kidnapping Case
In a telegram to Attorney General Homer Cummings Roosevelt urges tightening of parole laws amid reports of long criminal records and parole abuses. He cites Texas parole violations and cases where paroled prisoners resumed crime, calling for special studies of two suspects and safer parole safeguards.
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Homer
Cummings
Joose
Barrow Brothers
Denison Herald
The Day's Best From Texas Newspapers
A collage of quotes and quips from Texas papers. Mentions include Ft Worth Star Telegram and Dallas Times Herald with wry remarks on politics culture and daily life. The bitty items touch on congress desks ideas tourism and regional humor.
Farm loan rate cuts eyed as steps toward housing gains
A handful of editorials discuss the Federal Land Banks move to lower farm and urban real estate interest rates. They note the potential for increased home ownership and farm purchases, but caution that deeper reforms are needed and long-term impact remains uncertain.
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Baseball and rainouts across leagues and scores by night
Rain postponed several Texas League games including Houston at Dallas Beaumont at San Antonio Galveston at Fort Worth and Tulsa. Night games saw Oklahoma City 4 Oklahoma City 3, National League scores Pittsburg 1 Brooklyn 0 Cincinnati 2 New York Philadelphia 5 Chicago 4 Boston 5 7 St Louis 4 8. American League Philadelphia 4 Cleveland 4 Boston 10 Detroit 8 Washington 16 Chicago 11 in 11 innings New York 4 St Louis 3 in 13 innings West Texas scores Gladewater 4 1 Henderson 3 4 Tyler 5 Jacksonville 4 Longview 9 Palestine 0 night game
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Philadelphia
Chicago
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Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
Gladewater
Henderson
Tyler
Jacksonville
Longview
Palestine
Popeye Strips Turned Into Apron After Incident
The strip depicts a chaotic scene as Popeye and characters discuss a shirt cut up for an apron. A narrator recalls a past poker mishap and a ruined lucky shirt, with tension over permission and a ruined item.
Fragmented Postwar Bits from Diverse Sources
The passage compiles brief, disjointed quotations and mock headlines from various papers. It mentions government lending on epidemic security, a play scene with a mural Hitler, racist rhetoric in Nashville, a courtroom exchange on collusion, and casual remarks about food and daily life.
Worth a Smile and a Language Laugh Line
A collection of quick humor snippets from old papers. Jokes involve accents in English and Czech pronunciation and polite restaurant banter. The quirks of language and social missteps provide light entertainment.
Bonham Men Visit Trenton Onion Fields
Messrs Brivate Weeks and Kelfer Strickland of Bonham visited Trenton last week to inspect onion crops around town. Weeks, a longtime Bonham High School science teacher, is deeply interested in onions and likely gained cultivation insights. Strickland, the Bonham High School athletic coach, promotes cucumber growth and enjoys popularity.
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Kelfer
Strickland
Bonham
Trenton
Town
Weeks
Bonham High
Tribune
Tretton Tribune
Carnivorous plants known to 420 species
There are over 420 known carnivorous plants, but none actually consume human flesh, according to the brief note.
Community comment sparks sharp calls for calm
A local reader’s outburst prompts letters and editorials urging restraint and constructive dialogue. Officials remind residents to focus on shared solutions while tensions ease.
Oklahoma Creates Special Police to Enforce Liquor Law
Governor E W Marland announced a state police force will be created July 1 primarily to enforce Oklahoma prohibition laws. He also noted investigators are handling disposition of $3,000 worth of whiskey stolen last Wednesday near Pauls Valley from a truck carrying liquor from Joplin Missouri to Texas.
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Pauls Valles
Joplin
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Washington Post
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