Poll taxes tallied in county with 3174 paid
County Treasurer Herman Braden reports 3174 poll taxes paid in the county with 2894 paid by men and 280 women. Columbus leads with 19 percent voting strength, Eagle Lake has 90 women voters, and Rood 48. The rest of the page lists local social notes, visits, and personal movements including hospital trips and remodel plans.
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Herman Braden
Columbus
Dodd
Freyia Dadi
Tow
Oliphant i
San Antonio
Santa Rosa
A, Toliver
Willie McFarland
Houston
Nannie Neblett
Neblett
J.trey
Heels
Tamilades
Carney
Kev
McLaughlin
Cvory
Winfere
GJ. Short
Meetnant
International Rice Mills Company
State Internal Revenue Department
Hong
P. H. Burger
Kathryn Mavie
Wes Davis
New Orleans
Town and Farm in Wartime Prepared by Office of War Information
Wartime guidance outlines rationing measures and home front programs. It covers gas coupon serials, farm labor, price controls, and consumer allocations. Authorities plan price adjustments, food releases, and repairs allowances to support industry and households during 1953.
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Office OF War Information
Cooney
Tolr
Hpsik
Het Sear
Far
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Kentucky Derby attendance restricted to locals in Louisville area
The report notes a plan to confine attendance at the 194 Kentuck Derby to residents of Louisville and nearby areas. It mentions efforts to boost manufacturing and repair of farm and aircraft equipment, with February airplane production reaching 350 per day per the Aircraft Production Board.
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Ronce
Ameen
Churchill
Lowsville
Ives Ans
Aircraft Prodiction Board
Local and Nearby Visitors Gather for Birthdays and Visits
A packed schedule of family visits and celebrations unfolds in Bernardo area. Mary Augusta Brod marks her sixteenth birthday with relatives at the Janos home. Aloies Henneke and Sophia Bux Kemper visit, while Cpl Joe Jones and Pvt Edbert Tenneke are noted among travelers.
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Dorothy Neuendorff
Felix Brod
el Campa
Alex Janos, Jr
Mary Augusta
Leo Kuhn
Aug. Netendorff
Aloies Henneke
Freisbirg
Sophia Bux- Kemper
Columbus
Leo Hennecke
Cpl
Joe Jones
Lincoln
Nesbraska
Ries
Aes Beonr
Baldwin Mat
Pvt
Edbert Tenneke
Baldene Basie
Fannin
Hyler
Pesa
Liam Marschin
Eagle Lake
Alex Jones
Alfred
Wreck
Fort Sit
Wiste
Charles N. Duedleston Scites
New Gaines
Banicti Bare
Curtiss
Distant memories and notes on politics and writing
A reflective, stray-gram piece recalls childhood meals and a Chilton Record editor’s views on women in politics. It discusses Mark Twain’s schooling and writing style, punctuation mishaps, and a playful critique of typographical habits across eras.
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Mark ‘Twain
Weather chatter ends as crowd shifts focus
Vague murmurs about forecasts appear in a noisy scene with scattered remarks. A few speakers express frustration while others shrug, muttering that no clear guidance or action emerges from the discussion.
Reported death remark echoes Mark Twain quotation
The text notes a man claiming to be dead and quipping that newspapers should publish it. It records that he would not sleep in a bed again, joking that more people die in bed than elsewhere. The piece mentions Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Reading, daughters, and Richmond relatives visiting Sunday.
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Mildred Davis
P. H. Burger
Houston
A. H. Lee
Tobie Meyer
Rosenberg
Wozencraft
Marian
Wendell
Claribel Plummer
A. B. Conner
San Antonio
H. J. Thomas
W. L. Peterson
Eagle Lake State Bank
Emanuel Roos
Wychen
D.C
Pansy McLaughlin
M,raZir
W. S. Campbell
Minneapolis
Kansas
J.B. Alers
Richmonds
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Treasury Nedshar Advertising Council
Bation
Inder
Throg
Waly
le Er Ie
Ul Javss
Sabes
BO Beuils
Strickland Insurance Agency
Sam H. Broyles
Mgr
Eagie Lake
Texas
Bernardo News
Beckman’s Drug Store
Eagle Lake Lumber
Maz Conner
R Tsk
Robert L. Dridge
Chilton Record
Nest
Leto
Salinlys Bockipali
H. L. Reading
George Crim
Richmond
Aris
W. R. Terrell
Main St
Pathfinder
Farm-Journal & Farmar's
American Poultry Journal
Southern Agriculturist
American Home
Boy's Life
Christian Hei
Farm Journal & Farmer's Wite
Flying Aces
Nature
Popular Mechanics
Popular Science Mer Poultry Tribune
Progressive Farmer Reader's Digest
Screenland
Silver Screen Southern Agricultur Sports
Evewst Om
RFD
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