Warns Against Displacing of Farm Tenants
Washington reports AAA moves to stop landlords in the Cotton Belt from ousting tenant farmers for wage labor and day work. Cobb directs officers to enforce 1936 leasing protections, with withholdings possible for violations, and county committees urged to report breaches to state committees.
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Washington
Cotton Belt
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Cully A. Cobb
Southern Division
AAA
Daridlords
Lahdowsiers
Call for Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees scheduled
A call on April 1 invites men to enroll in the CCC through the Waller County Family Welfare Association for potential service in national and state forests parks and on private lands. Applicants must be 17 to 28, unmarried, unemployed, US citizens with dependents, and willing to send most of a $30 monthly allowance to dependents. Enrollees receive clothing food shelter and medical care in camp.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Waller County Family Welfare Association
Mildred Lee Clark
United States
Local Girl Cited for High Honors
Dorothy Rapsilver, a freshman at Huntsville College, ranks in class one among 83 of 800 students in the IQ quiz. She also taught a six day period for a sick teacher, the only freshman in the class, drawing praise from Brookshire.
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E. E. Rapsilver
Dorothy
Huntsville
B. Meecham
Farmers notice for work sheet signings across three towns
Community committeemen and Mr. Eakin will visit Brookshire on March 23, Pattison on March 24, and Monaville on March 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to help farmers complete work sheets. Those unable to sign on these dates may report to the County office to sign later. additional locations will be organized.
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Eakin
Brookshire
Pattison
Monaville
Revival Meeting Set At Brookshire Methodist Church
A revival will open at the Brookshire Methodist Church on Monday March 29 with Rev. T C Sharp of Willis as preacher. Further announcements regarding the meeting will be made next week.
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Methodist Church
Brookshire
T. CO. Sharp
Willis
Old Marriage Custom in Quebec Weds Public Processions
Ancient matrimonial rites survive in parts of Quebec as a wedding is treated as a village festival. In rural districts the public procession to the church can draw the whole population, a tradition rooted in early seventeenth century France.
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Quebec
United States
France
Normandy
Brittany
Colors and Health Colors and health linked by researchers
Scientists note color choices influence wellbeing blue soothes yet excess leads to melancholy red affects sleep irritability and violence red walls and red fabrics may raise heat and irritants grandmothers red flannel petticoats warmer than blue ones body compatibility varies per person
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Ronald Laird
Colgate University
Tit-Bits Magazine
Brookshire School District Expenditures Report and Call for Candidates
The Brookshire Independent School District issues a statement of expenditures for elementary and high school units covering 1935 1986 and 1936 1987 terms detailing salaries and other costs. A public question asks whether to keep students home or send them to Katy and invites patrons to apply for upcoming school board vacancies with D Landsberger secretary.
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Brookshire Independent School District
Katy
D. Landsberger
Pastor Houck to Preach at Fulshear Sunday
The Rev Houck will preach at Fulshear Sunday at 9 30. An offering for churches and parsonages damaged in the recent floods totaled 27 338 dollars.
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Houck
Fulshear
Card of Thanks for Bertha Wendt and family
We express deep gratitude to friends for kindness words and flowers after the loss of our husband and father Bertha Wendt and daughters Mr and Mrs Johnnie Pattison
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Bertha Wendt
Johnnie Pattison
Houston Visitors and Beaumont Weekend Guests
Mr and Mrs W R Muske and Mrs C Gra were Houston visitors Monday. Miss Ora Ford and Louis Mc Cauley of Beaumont spent the weekend here with relatives.
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W. R. Muske
C. Gra
Houston
Ora Ford
Louis McCauley
Beaumont
Farm relief costs could top a billion dollars in 1937 plan
Congress considers farm relief measures likely to exceed one billion dollars in outlays. Proposals include soil conservation payments of 500 million, tenant aid around 125 million, crop insurance about 100 million, and at least 100 million for the ever normal granary, with further sums for related agencies.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Roosevelt
Great Plains
Agriculture Department
Wallace
Resettlement Administration
Farm Credit Administration
Commodity Credit Administration
Rural Electrification Administration
Mrs Anna Jones on the sick list this week
Mrs Anna Jones is listed as ill this week in local notes. No other names or official details are provided.
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Anna Jones
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Bing
C. CC
New Spring
Childrens
Max Wander
Brookshire’s
M. E. Church ‘News
E. H. Martin
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