Fannin County Fair Parade Plans Lead September Opening
Brent Tarter chairs the parade committee for the Fannin County Fair opening September 25. He names assistants and outlines prizes for best floats, autos, farm floats, and top students. Out-of-town floats expected. Bonham residents urged to help organize and prepare.
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Sid Smith
Stella Kennedy
Herbert Burow
Denton Williams
Francis Seger
Edith Wasson
Howard Bride
W. T. White
C. (. Nevill
Anse Mullins
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Bonham
Tarter
Mr. Tarter
Robins Sighted in Orange Spark Weather Folklore
Old settlers in Orange report robins arriving early signaling an early winter. The sighting has locals recalling regional weather folklore and awaiting further seasonal cues.
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Orange
Where Man Can Live but Not Raise Family
Quote from Huntington in Harper's Magazine discusses climatic limits on reproduction. It argues humans can survive extreme environments like Greenland Antarctica and Death Valley, but raising a family is impractical in such places due to harsh temperatures and arid conditions.
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Greenland
Antarctica
Scott
Death Valley
Thllseee Tuntington
Harper's Magazine
Western Novel Heroes Draw Rap From Critic
Will James in the Bookman questions the prevalence of gunplay in Western novels. He argues readers demand action and danger to drive plots, with villains facing fatal ends or imprisonment, while praising the genre when the violence serves the story.
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Will James
Bookman
Golfer’s Composition Through Holes One to Three
A fragment describes a golfer’s practice and fading fame. The narrator notes the second hole fared worse than the first, and the third was the worst yet. An incomplete line mentions striking an old ball over something.
Golfers seek lost balls at city course
The fragment recounts a golf scene with a caddy, a lost ball, and a later plan to attend church the next Sunday in Sas City Star.
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Sundar
Sas City Star
Kibitzer Defined as Theater Subtitles Reader
In a movie theater a puzzled woman asks what a kibitzer is and a man in front explains it as a person who reads subtitles aloud to others in the audience, often annoyingly. The scene captures a moment of comic confusion among two women and a bystander.
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Don Picture Theater
Dolly
Kibitzer
Us Girls Bessie Plans Movie Trip With Baby Brother
A snippet shows Bessie spending ten cents to take her brother to a picture show. Her mother questions bringing the eight month old baby Jackie and Bessie defends taking him soon before he becomes too costly or difficult to manage.
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Simple Jewish Funerals Emphasize Equality and Plainness
Funeral customs avoid flowers and ornate rites to uphold democratic simplicity. Pine boxes and plain linens symbolize equality, with no distinction between rich and poor in Jewish funerals.
Phrase Open Sesame Unlocks Robbers Cave Door
A cryptic line from the poem section hints at a key phrase that could grant access or favor, likened to a password that opens a hidden cave. The piece teases a playful Want Ad column inviting readers to engage.
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