Texas voters face tax shocks in war economy race
Column reviews how federal wartime taxes will curb state revenue hopes and push Texans to cut government costs. It notes Governor race attention shifts to war records and leadership, with Ernest Thompson challenging O'Daniel as Texas braces for a tighter fiscal era.
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Texas
Congress
Kington
Trexas
United States
Thompson
Ernest Thompson
O’daniel
Matrimony word perplexes speaker in playful exchange
In a humorous dialogue a character asks the meaning of matrimony and another retorts that it is not a word but a sentence, highlighting a quirky misunderstanding. The exchange evokes a folksy, comic tone with two speakers named Mose and Rastus.
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Mose
Rastus
Stomach Comfort Ailments Note Sold At Griffii Drug Store
Restore potassium balance with Alkalo sine A to ease indigestion gas gall bladder pains and high blood pressure. Money back guarantee 30 day treatment $1.50 offered by Griffii Drug Store.
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Griffii
Traffic signals and driver error warned in insurance notes
Traffic signals time movement for fair street use by drivers and pedestrians. Travelers Insurance records show nine of ten accidents stem from undue haste, with red amber and green meanings misinterpreted. Slow down and live longer.
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Travelers Insurance Company
Pleasant Ridge Community Notes Include Visits and a New Baby
Mrs Freeman Byrd and baby visit with Mrs A A Harding. Families from Alvord Denton Bowie Vernon and Electra are noted for Sunday and weekend visits. A baby named Charles Melton was born June 10 to Mr and Mrs Jim Richmond. Mattress orders arrive for local households as residents host relatives and travelers.
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Lillian Greenhouse
Denton
Crowell
Co. S. Mears
Wayne Reesler
Vernon
Riley Buckner
Carmel Chadwick
Philip Ray
Charles Ronald
J. N. Chadwick
Avery Wortman
Jim Richmond
Hugh Buckner
Decatur
Henry Buckner
Mamie Sue Appling
Junior McKinney
Lethan McGee
Opal Whetsell
Dorothy Duck
Mother
Charles Melton
Fletcher Tucker
Lubbock County
W. T. Culverhouse
Local Family Visits Extend Across Texas Towns
Lin dale residents Mr and Mrs Raymond Holt and their young child visited Roy Shockley in the past week. In Stanford, Mr and Mrs Little and their sons visited Clyde Little and J B Little. Herman Tompkins and family enjoyed Sunday with Bigsbee in Electra. Wade Wright and daughter Modena traveled to Wichita Falls due to her illness. Mrs Francis Garvin of Bowie spent the weekend with her parents T H Coffman and wife.
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Raymond Holt
Little Son
Longview
Roy Shockley
Little
Stanford
Clyde Little
J. B. Little
Herman Tompkins
Bigsbee
Electra
Wade Wright
Wichita Falls
Modena Wright
Francis Garvin
Bowie
T. H. Coffman
John
Frank Dodson
Mercedes
Texas
Garlington
Friay
Marlow Saunders
Sunset
N. E. Heath
T. D. Denman
Thomas
H. T. Garlington
George Garlington
Harold
Robert Garlington
Barney Huth
Dallas
Huth
W. E. Carter
Marvin Fischer
Butcher
Kilgore
Fischer
Park Springs 4-H Demonstration Canning Meeting
The Park Springs 4-H Clubs met with sponsor Mrs Appling and demonstration agent Miss Barrett at Opal Whetsells home on Thursday June 13. Members listed attended despite rain with plans for July’s meeting at LaVerne Allens. Community notes cite local ice cream supper and Sunday School attendance plus visits by Miss Snell Chadwick and Mr and Mrs W E Price.
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Park Springs
Appling
Miss Barrett
Opal Whetsell
Whetsell
Jay Lee McGee
Doris Robinson
Lucille Alexander
Robbie Gene Robinson
Marie Forsythe
Georgia Beth Anderson
LaVerne Allen’s
Red Hollow
Methodist Church
Taylor Singing Convention At Taylor School House
The community prepares for a singing convention at the Taylor school house on Sunday June 23. Attendees are urged to bring well filled food baskets and stay all day. Several local families are mentioned visiting relatives across Mercedes Sunset Wichita Falls Dallas Bowie Kilgore.
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Taylor School
Secret Call Sparks Suspicion In California Household
A California home hears a whispered long distance message from New York. The servant reports the caller said it was long distance and the mistress says they already knew, hinting at a possible important line.
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California
New York
Boy Fights Medicine With Father’s Return
A sick boy refuses medicine as his mother weeps. He comforts her saying Father will return soon to make him take the dose. The scene centers on family resolve and hopeful remedy delivery.
Rock Hill School History from Pioneer Era to 1885
The Rock Hill School near Bowie began as the first public white settler school in 1880 with teacher Mr. Roberts. It used rawhide lumber, faced Indian raids, and operated three months per year. Prof. W. J. Linen taught there in 1885 and again a decade later. W. A. Fincher served as an early trustee, with his son Curly Fincher still living on the old home place.
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Rock Hill
Bowie
Roberts
Montague
Denver
Denton Creek
Queen’s Peak
Gainesville
Cooke County
W. J. Linen
W. A. Fincher
R. D. Rugeley
Farm record keeping for homemakers and 4 H clubs
The article urges farm families to keep simple records using a nickel tablet and pencil. It suggests inventorying all farm and home property, classifying cash expenditures and incomes, and updating inventories end of year to improve financial health.
Vinnie Dee Michie Promotes County Home Demonstration Bulletin
In a short note the article says tomatoes supply vitamin C whether eaten fresh, canned, or cooked and invites readers to contact the County Home Demonstration Agent for a new bulletin on ve% TM idle cookery.
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Vinnie Dee Michie
Rest Before Meals Warned By Health Official
Dr. Geo W. Cox states children should rest before meals during summer as strenuous play spoils appetite and impairs digestion. He notes both excessive and insufficient activity reduce physical capacity and calls for properly regulated camps and playgrounds to provide balanced schedules.
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Geo. W. Cox
Poor Timing at Breakfast Boarder Compliments Landlady
A boarder regrets arriving late for breakfast. The landlady responds with gracious praise of her service. The exchange ends with the boarder noting he would have preferred the egg earlier this week.
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Boarder
Card of Thanks from the Jolly family
The Jolly family expresses deep gratitude to friends and neighbors of Rocky Point and Newport for kindness during their mother’s illness and death. They say they will remember you and pray God’s blessings upon you all. Signed Miss Ethel Jolly Mrs Maud Rhodes J W Jolly
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Rocky Point
Newport
Not a Pleasant Cure Hantling a Relapse Ham Joke
A shopper named Rastus returns a ham to a store claiming it is bad. The clerk insists it was cured recently. Rastus concedes it may be cured, but quips that it has had a relapse.
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Rastus
Not Just Then Jack Describes Loneliness and Need
The line conveys a buried plea as a weary man explains his age and isolation, lamenting that he has no friends in the world and asks for help or companionship from a sympathetic listener. The dialogue hints at social vulnerability and a longing for support.
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Jack
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W. E. Price
Taylor
Lillie Bell Garlington
Secret
Matthews, Heard & Cady How. CO
Rock Hill School
BY. Geo. W. Cox, M. D
Texas State Health Officer
Ethel Jolly
Maud Rhodes
J. W. Jolly
Wizw Ghaip
ACME
Gary Nees Lumber Co
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