09 Sep 1932
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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1932
Page
1
A poem by Mortimer Lewis Judd found in the Houston Post explores how song offers comfort and strength. It speaks to readers walking sorrowful paths, finding courage in verse to keep going toward a brighter, distant horizon.
The Civil Service Commission bans government employees and families from publicly praising the veterans bonus. The Houston Post defends veterans’ rights to timely payment, citing political pressure from President Hoover and a broader fight over bonus funding. It notes reinstatement of a dismissed postal clerk amid protests and edges into national figures and organizations opposing bonus payments.
The Robertson County Democratic Executive Committee met in Franklin and canvassed the run off primary returns. They checked poll lists tally sheets and other papers and found no changes from unofficial returns published September 2. The chairman praised long serving officials Ben L Parten and others for faithful service.
The Houston Press argues that strict poll tax limits misstate voting power in Texas. It notes 65,499 poll taxes paid and 9,299 exemptions in Harris County, totaling 74,798 eligible voters on poll tax receipts or exemptions, with additional 10,000 plus eligible without one. It claims 25 percent more eligible voters than paid, so votes exceeding poll tax payments were likely inflated across 132 Texas counties.
The article greets the Hearne public school faculty arriving for the new term. It expresses gratitude from the citizens and cites Henry Van Dyke on the teacher as unknown yet essential, praising teachers who guide youth and illuminate minds amid challenges.
A Dallas News opinion contrasts a be whiskered husband’s dominance with a noted statesman’s fall in a August runoff for Texas leadership. The piece argues excessive whiskers led to the defeat of a renowned Texas debater, reflecting on the region’s political discourse and attire during the campaign.
Congressmen-at-large races narrow to two per hill with voters choosing between a wet and a dry. In two races the drys won big. in one contest a young candidate advocating repeal of the eighteenth amendment defeated the veteran dry by about 150000 votes, his facial beard cited as a social obstacle for female voters.
The Rockdale Reporter notes Editor John Esten Cooke of the Rockdale Reporter savoring sorghum syrup and buttercakes since Monday after L G Treadwell of Hicks sent a gallon of molasses. Treadwell has produced 825 gallons of syrup by Monday morning, mostly for neighbors and the public, with about 40 gallons from his own cane. The piece portrays a shift from store bought to home produced syrup and highlights regional farming pride and local editor personalities.
The piece recalls ghum making on sandy hillsides and ribbon cane in creek bottoms as a yearly cycle, with sorghum molasses and hickory ham meals. It applauds East Texas farmers for resilient citizenship through hardships and notes rising sorghum and ribbon cane production in Robertson and Milam counties amid reliance on sorghum syrup and regional foods.
Market reports for medicinal roots show drug farmers could prosper despite cotton losses. Wild ginseng brings 4.75 dollars per pound, yellow root 3.80, true Virginia snakeroot 0.20, and other components like Wahoo bark and Seneca root offer small per pound returns. The author bets Robertson county can grow any drug commodity well and in abundance.
Eight schoolmates joined Miss Emma Jane Peel of Houston for a spend the day party at Box Bar Ranch. A sewing bee replenished doll wardrobes while chaperone Mrs. H. A. Ely supervised a mid-day lunch. Afternoon games and doll costume finishing followed.
Miss Dorothy Bivin and Miss Clemmie Cummings attend a house party entertained by Miss Mary Alice Graves at the home of Dr. and Mrs. M. L. Graves in Houston.
A collection of varied stats and anecdotes from 1931 touching on insurance policy counts in the U S Texas exports ranking California, railway mileages, bird species in Texas and oil reserve estimates. Also notes aluminum violins, African sauvage beer practices, Sumatra household rule, and US government spending versus World War I costs.
Jewel Elaine Creed daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Creed celebrated her fourth birthday on Friday. Her mother invited thirty little friends to an afternoon on the lawn with games including fishing for toys in a simulated pond. Ice cream cups and animal cookies topped a green and pink birthday cake as gifts were exchanged for the celebrant.
Mr. and Mrs. A J Sowell of San Antonio are guests of the Curry sisters during a social visit. The brief note records their presence and cordial visits.
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