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Newspaper
Carrollton Chronicle
Location
Carrollton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1931
Page
4
The Chronicle sketches political reminders and social essays urging readers to secure poll tax receipts, promote home-based charity, and watch federal relief actions while weaving in local gossip and editorial asides. It references Miss Devon and Olira Bow and hints at advertising motives behind newspaper content.
The author argues for rigorous early hardship for children to prepare them for life. They propose 12 months of hard times during early education, wearing rough attire, avoiding parental financial requests, and performing labor to promote steady perspiration for eight hours daily. The piece reflects a harsh parenting philosophy and calls for a disciplined upbringing.
A fragment recounts a dinner table discussion about buttons granting power, comparing imagined gadgetry to Aladdin's lamp. The wife notes the potential dangers while a friend mocks bold action, ending with a quip on Texas weather mirroring political volatility.
Fragmentary financial note showing cash on hand and disbursements with figures like 1, 1030 and 45910, and a balance of 49.27. Mentions to balance, totals 8 and 4,059.27. No clear dates, entities, or complete items available from the readable text.
In Carrollton the mayor authorizes outlining rights and duties on stock running at large within town limits. The law allows owners or occupants to confine intruding animals until marshal or pound-keeper impounds them, with penalties up to one hundred dollars for violations.
A man, Rustus, pursued a supposed sale or trade involving a woman named Maynenia after seeing her in a drug store. He believed a high price could be obtained and planned to profit by owning her, though details are unclear from the fragment.
Notice of Sheriff s sale by virtue of an execution in Dallas County Texas on January 26 1932 at the courthouse in Dallas to satisfy a judgment in favor of Maris Moore and costs. Property described as First Tract 40 acres at the E corner of the Pearson Survey and Second Tract part of the A Best 640 acre Survey including Lot 6 in the estate of A Best dec and Lot 6 minus 20 acres sold to I Reynolds totaling about 127 acres. Sale on the first Tuesday in March 1932 at 10 00 AM at the courthouse door. Taxable to H S Ledbetter. Sheriff H L Hood. Deputy Jameson.
Public notice commands the Dallas County Sheriff to publish a long summons in a Dallas newspaper. The action concerns C M Joiner and many defendants in a cross action over property interests tied to Franklin and Dallas counties Texas. The case seeks determination of ownership in the disputed estate.
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