TEXAS FARMS ADVICE AND HARVEST NOTES
Minnie Fisher Cunningham reports on farm extension tips for Bonham readers. J Rosborough advises pruning dewberries and blackberries to boost next year’s yields while tomato suckers are trimmed for fruit quality. Marion county berry vines on wires double yields. Fort Bend and Lamar entries total miles of garden beds and current harvests. Chalk in bread aims to bolster tuberculosis resistance amid Greenland scarcity.
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Manco Morrow
Marion County
Morrow
Hilda Thielman
Lamar Girls’ Demonstration Club
Fort Bend County
Thought for Today on happiness and saints
A noted reflection contrasts ordinary men's and saints' pursuit of happiness. It notes they share the aim but differ in the object they seek. Pascal’s quote frames a moral meditation on desire and virtue.
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Pascal
Bible Verse Quotation From Psalm 37 3 4
A religious quotation from Psalm 37 3 4 urges trust in the Lord to prosper a life of righteousness and fulfillment. The lines promise that those who delight in the Lord will receive the desires of their heart.
Social Security Bill Passes Congress with Pensions Plan
The Star-Telegram outlines the new social security bill, noting the Clark amendment protects private pension plans from federal payroll taxes. It explains 65 plus old age pensions begin July 1, 1937, with government matches limited to 15 dollars per state contribution, and taxes rising to 8 percent by 1949. It cites state variance, totals of about 200,000 covered in 1934 estimates, and ongoing debates over minimum benefits and private systems.
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Congress
Fors. Worth Star-Telegram
The
Star-Telegram
Senate
Supreme Court
Ing
Wyreate
Ways and Means
Massachusetts
Indiana
Wagner
Justice Sutherland vacationing in Italy
The Dallas Times Herald notes Supreme Court Justice Sutherland has traveled to Italy for vacation, joking he may want to see a real dictator in action. The quip reflects a light, satirical tone about a high court figure.
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Justice Sutherland
United States Supreme Court
Italy
Dallas Times Herald
Miscellaneous Snippets From Newspapers On Crime Taxes and Puzzles
A crop of brief clippings notes odd crime reports misfiring cash registers and juror confusion in Washington a jab at tax bills and Indian land deals, plus a quip about editors and a puzzled reader in New York and North Carolina.
Isle of Capri spoof and ads mix in Grand Rapids Chronicle
A fragmentary humorous column and ad notes parody radio ads and product pitches. Includes lines about Isle of Capri references, Pepsodent, Ironized Yeast, Ore and various brand mentions, plus a brief joke on labor fitness and a typewriter innovation.
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Ise of
Capri
Reid
Isle of Capri
Minnitruy
Isle of Caprik
R Allen
Grand Rapids Chronicle
Unclear School Day Message About Pies and Father
Fragmentary text questions a school day incident about a father and whether he ate an apple pie. The garbled words and capitalization obscure the event and participants.
Women blamed for vandalizing roadside wildflowers in Texas
The Dallas Journal argues that motorists uproot roadside wildflower plantings and urges public enforcement. It accuses women of most lawlessness, claiming their nurturer role contradicts the destruction, and suggests recording license numbers to deter offenders and beautify Texas.
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Highway Department
Texas
Dallas Journal
To you who wait for gay wings and fairy ships
Mary Rae McCullar writes a poetic address to a waiting beloved, praising flights of romance as she breaks old vows for journeys at sea. She declares unending return, and contrasts joy with a life she cannot love or hate.
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Mary Rae McCullar
Border Cities Star Minks Comment Sparks Bird Debate
A Border Cities Star item notes readers debating an "extrnet bird" reference with guesses ranging from roc to dodo to blue eagle, illustrating quirky reader interpretation. The quote reflects a playful misread of an unknown term amid local chatter.
Marie Koneeny Crowned National Sokol Champion
Mrs Marie Koneeny of Berwyn was proclaimed all around woman champion at national Sokol contests in Cleveland. She has been a gymnast since childhood and competes with an 11 year old son.
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Marie Koneeny
Berwyn, JL
Cleveland
Unemployed Parade Featured in Odd Ad Line
A fragment shows a koan like line about marching in a parade of the unemployed and a plug for subscribing to Dairy Favorite, suggesting a humorous or surreal clipping with promotional aside.
Demosthenes’s Cubble Speech Paves Orator Path
In a historic boast, Demosthenes reportedly used a cubble to train his speech, while contemporaries and later orators, including Boston Herald readers, drew lessons on elocution from his famed method.
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Demosthenes
Boston Herald
Tomato movement slows after heavy rains in East Texas
In Jacksonville on Friday heavy rains slowed shipments after 103 tomato cars were snipped. The lighter Saturday shipment weakened the market with growers paid 23.4 to 3 cents a pound for green wrapped fruit.
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Jacksonville
Texas
Park Spoons Benches Decision Sparks City Action
In Sandusky Ohio on June 23 the city blocked park benches in remote areas citing influence concerns. City Manager Robert L J Wagner announced police will oversee bench placement using discretionary authority.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Robert L.J. Wagner
Hersafty
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Rosborough
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Greenland
Greinland
Fryar
Huth
Commerce Journal
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Clark Gable
Aimee McPherson
Densal Times Herald
Fort Worth
Worcester
Mass
Evening Gazette
Washington
Jawyer
Newburgh
N. Y
Sacramento Bee
Atlanta Journal
Richberg
NRA
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Tim
Montral Star
Dwig
Simpy
Nou
Bil Dwyer
Thimble Theatre
Popeye
EAD
DIDIA
Brea
Trvaeling
E. C. Segar
Louis Allis Mesenger
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Hare Cli Thomas
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