Lou Nova Knocks Out Baer in Eleventh Round
Lou Nova stopped Max Baer in one minute and 21 seconds of the eleventh round at Yankee Stadium in a scheduled fifteen round bout. The referee halted the fight due to Baer’s battered face. Nova earns a title shot by facing the Louis-Galento winner in September. Louis will fight Galento next month for the championship.
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Lou Nova
Max Baer
Yankee Stadium
Baer
Nova
Joe Louis
Tony Galento
Louis
Galento
New Sprint Plant Eyed as East Texas Asset
Ernest L Kurth of Lufkin voices optimism over a $6 000 000 newspap er mill under construction in Lufkin. He says the plant will be a key East Texas asset capable of supplying 60 percent of world wood pulp and could employ about 50 000 workers if about 50 similar mills were built, transforming the South’s economy.
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Ernest L. Kurth
Lufkin
East Texas
Kurth
South
Fort Worth Visitors and Dublin Episcopal Meeting
Fort Worth visitors Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gaddy Mrs D. G. Isham and Miss Rebecca Isham spent Wednesday in the city. Mrs. Lottie Card attended a district Episcopal Church meeting in Dublin on Monday.
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J. C. Gaddy
D. G. Isham
Rebecca Isham
Fort Worth
Lottie Card
Episcopal Church
Dublin
Tall Tales From American Humor And Country Yarns
A compilation of humorous snippets and tall tale quips attributed to writers and readers. Included are Franklin inflected sketches of American misperceptions, a Texan riddle about heat, a dust storm prairie dog sighting, a dog versus sofa joke, and a light closing note about ordering rubber stamps.
Texas Traveler Shares Mexico City Impressions
A Texas traveler recalls prices in Mexico City from La Reforma Hotel to street life. He notes strawberries with cream for eight cents, orange juice for a dime, and a seven centavo newspaper. Traffic speeds at 50 mph, buses with dual doors, and polite vendors. the piece blends humor, observations, and local color with Texas news bits.
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Lions
Mexico City
la Reforma Hotel
la Reforma
United States
Paseo de la Reforma
Brer Rabbit
Brer Fox
The Boy Who Made a Mistake Poem by Jesse Allen Tiner
A devotional poem traces biblical figures David Saul and Paul to a modern youth who claims never to err. It contrasts repentance with pride, urging confession and grace through Christ. The piece frames sin, repentance, and divine forgiveness as central themes.
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Earth
Jesus
Eden
Christ
Peanut Cultivation Tips From Tex A and M Extension
Comanche County farmers receive guidance from E A Miller on peanut culture. Key points cover Spanish and Macspan varieties, soil types best suited for peanuts, field preparation, weed control, fertilizer mixes, inoculation with bacterial culture, and the benefits of lime on deficient soils.
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Comanche County
E. A. Miller
Extension Agronomist
Texas A. & M. College
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Peanuts Cultivation Guidelines From Nacogdoches Station
The guide covers inoculation with reliable culture, seed sources, planting timing for cotton and peanuts, row spacing, seed quantity, and pod handling. It notes quicker germination with hulled seed, hand or planter methods, shallow cultivation, and avoiding covering blossoms. Harvest starts as foliage turns yellow green. hay and nuts may be grazed by hogs. Curing uses poles and stacks. rotation with winter cover crops restores humus and fertility.
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Nacogdoches
Hull
Maurice Hoffman to Receive Law Degree at Texas University
Maurice Hoffman son of Mr and Mrs Charles Hoffman of Comanche will be among candidates for law degrees at the University of Texas on June 5. He has been a top student aboard a straight A record, served as Longhorn Band president, and was valedictorian of Comanche’s 1932 graduating class. He studied music early under Pat Howard, band director.
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Casa Manana
Lou Wolfson
Fort Worth
United States
Jerry Sadler
Slocum
Hickory Grove
Anderson County
Ralph Yarborough
Chandler
Maurice Hoffman
Charles Hoffman
Comanche
University of Texas
Hoffman
Longhorn Band
Maurice
Pat. Howard
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London
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London Times
Great Lakes
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Niagara
Carl Carmer
Amarillo
Knott Knotes
Oklahoma
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Brown
Comanche Milling CO
Fagan Chevrolet Company
Ren Rvick Station
Y. Try Health
Texas
Mexico
Mr. House
Pyramid of the Sun
Roosevelt
Lynn Landrum
Dallas News
Tom Connally
United States Supreme Court
Renee Allred, Jr
James V. Allred
Connally
Bascom Giles
By Jesse Allen Tiner
David
God
Solomon
Saul
Paul
Texas University
Piggly Wiggly
W. H. Thate
Chase & Sanborn
East
Digaly
Charlie McCarthy
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