Immigrants All and the Mixed Ancestry of Early America
Harold J. Jonas argues in Immigrants All that colonial America was built by three million people from sixteen nationalities. The 1790 census shows English 60.9 percent, Germans 14 percent, Irish 9.7, Scots and Dutch smaller, with notable Jewish and Spanish groups. many others remain unassigned, forming part of the Yankee stock.
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Virginia
Mr. Jonas
Florida
trans-Mississippi
United States
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Spain
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New Amsterdam
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Art Postoffice Robbed Saturday Night
The Art postoffice and store suffered a break in Saturday night May 27 with about $61 stolen from the safe. Deeds and insurance papers belonging to postmaster and storekeeper A. O. Toeppich were also taken. No suspects or traces found.
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Art
A. O. Toeppich
Llano
Kindness to Sick Dog Nets Student $500 Prize
Collegeville Ind May 31 a sick stray dog named Montmorency was nursed back to health by Bob Danehy a St Josephs College premedical student. Danehy treated the animal and wrote a paper on it and the judges awarded him the annual 500 prize for the best scientific report.
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Collegeville
Ind
Montmorency
Bob Danehy
St. Joseph's College
Danehy
Texan Dies as Sliver Pierces Eye and Brain
San Antonio June 3 A Beyer 20 of San Antonio was killed Saturday when a wood sliver pierced his eye and entered his brain after his car collided with a truck. Seven others were injured slightly including Tom Donaldson of Dallas and Katherine Hamilton of Austin in Beyer's car.
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San Antonio
F. Beyer
Tom Donaldson
Dallas
Katherine Hamilton
Austin
Beyer
Painting Talk Sparks Jane In Art Studio Banter
In a quiet studio conversation two artists discuss a painting. One remarks it evokes Jane while the other suggests Jane uses a bit more paint for effect. The exchange hints at evolving stylistic approaches in the artist's circle.
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Jane
Uncertain Ownership After Case Heard
A lawyer questions the suspect identity of a car thief as the plaintiff's certainty collapses during a courtroom hearing, leaving the tenderfoot unsure whether he ever owned a vehicle. The dialogue reveals shifting perceptions of ownership and guilt amid legal proceedings.
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Tenderfoot
Texas pension rolls to surge under new law
Austin officials predict 100,000 will apply for the $3 monthly Old Age Pension, with 85,000 more qualifying and potential total near 203,500, about 75 percent of state seniors 65 and over. Approval by the Social Security Board is uncertain and could shift costs to the state.
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Austin
Tex
W. A. Little
Old Age Assistance Commission
Social Security Board
Washington
Little
Federal Board
Texas
Department of Public Welfare
Roads Claim More Lives Than Urban Streets
State police report April traffic toll totals 100 deaths from 1,167 accidents. Highways and country roads together accounted for 62 deaths, urban streets 37. 24 pedestrians among the fatalities. Ages skew 18 to 64 with three quarters in prime working years.
Insurance Slayer of Boy Must Die
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied a rehearing for Francis Marion Black Jr. who was sentenced to death for pushing 14-year-old Marvin Dale Noblett off a cliff in Brewster county near Alpine to collect insurance. The crime occurred June 9, 1938.
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Austin
Texas
Francis Marion Black Jr
Marvin Dale Noblett
Court of Criminal Appeals
Black
Alpine
Brewster County
Morris Ranch Locals Report Visits and Graduates
Robert Meerris of Kerrville visits Morris home. Miss Leila Byrd and Mildred Byrd with friends in San Antonio. Ruth Bierschwale has a tonsil operation. Ben Walker and two sons visit relatives at Helotes. Clayton and Reginald Morris Jr. return for summer. Grammar graduates: Allison Griffin Roland Bonn Rudy Klein Albert Everett Jr. No tenth grade graduates. Hugo Usener Lelia Byrd attend Commencement at Tivy Field. Rodeo at Blanco by Ottmar Schnerr succeeds. locals include Mrs. Ottmar Schnerr Hugo Usener Otto Grona family.
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Robert ‘Meerris
Kerrville
Morris
Leila Byrd
Mildred Byrd
San Antonio
Ruth Bierschwale
George Bierschwale
Ben Walker
Helotes
Clayton Morris
Reginald Morris Jr
Allison Griffin
Roland Bonn
Rudy Klein
Albert Everett Jr
Hugo Usener
Lelia Byrd
Tivy Field
Ottmar Sehnerr
Blanco
Ottmar Schnerr
Otto Grona
Fall From Rumble Seat Kills Painter
Fort Worth and Weatherford reports say Tom Dawson died after a fall from a rumble seat during a trip from Fort Worth to Weatherford. He was found with head injuries by a passing motorist and died en route to a Fort Worth hospital after being last seen in a car with Bar ney Bennett and Miss Gladys Crawford and the Bodifords.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Tom Dawson
Parker County
Weatherford
Dawson
Irby S Bodiford
Barney Bennett
Gladys Crawford
Bodifords
Bennett
Miss Crawford
Bodiford
Sheriff's Office
New Cooking School Grad Sparks Kitchen Banter
Mrs Whifflebotham declares the new hire is a cooking school graduate. Whifflebotham quips that she must have flunked badly in her biscuits.
G B Range Boon to Cooking Says Maas
Maas explains electric broiling is fast and flavorful. It makes steaks rare when needed and crisps bacon due to radiant, even heat. The pamphlets show how anyone can prepare many foods tastefully with electricity.
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