23 Sep 1932
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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1932
Page
1
The verse by James Russell Lowell critiques life’s costs and bargains with fate and fortune. It laments that worldly exchanges buy nothing eternal while heaven remains the priceless grace God alone offers freely to the humble and poor.
A humorous editorial notes daily runaway incidents as horses and mules return to town with wagons during the Depression era. The writer jokes a rural equine manners school may be needed and praises farm transport aiding economic independence, referencing Roosevelt.
The State Democratic headquarters has organized the district to campaign for Franklin D Roosevelt and John Nance Garner in Texas. Burris C Jackson leads the district committee with F H Kirby S E Dessert Cameron and R B Mitchell among members. Robertson County appoints J Felton Lane to lead county efforts and Mrs T G Curry was named to mobilize Democratic women.
A Texas Democratic plan led by Roy Miller and Senator Margie Neal calls for a broad, twofold campaign to involve men and women across nearly seven thousand precincts. Officials aim to activate 16,000 volunteers, leveraging county and precinct committees to push John Garner’s ticket while denouncing cash bonuses and wartime debts.
A clipping from the Spearman Reporter recalls a veteran narrator speaking on fatherhood and national service. The author reflects on his life, a son’s coming eighth birthday, and the transition from soldier to citizen involved in guiding the next generation. He mentions his wartime sacrifice and limited personal advancement.
The Kosse Cyclone notes Hit and Miss plans to resume his likker business using bug proof turnip seed, while editor Lane of the Hearne Democrat and local Gardener rival favor stronger liquor. The piece jokes about turnips, pot likker, and beer, and comments on Volstead repeal rhetoric and potential job impacts, ending with quotes attributed to Roy S. Hollomon in the Bryan Eagle.
Proponents of repeal argue beer revival would bring workers back to breweries and question what happened to brewery buildings and equipment. The text notes former brewers and plants repurposed for food, ice cream, vinegar, pickles, cheese, candy, meat packing, maple syrup and stock fodder, with new industries using old facilities and about ten times more labor.
A Belton Journal satire notes Mahatma Gandhi, famed Indian statesman, being fitted for a full set of teeth as he plans a hunger strike against British rule. The piece mocks dental salesmanship and India’s goad to sustain life with milk during the London conference.
The Eagle prints a clipped reader note satirizing a scandalmonger as a two legged animal with a corkscrew soul and jelly backbone. The author mocks the figure as a parasite of rumor reflecting moral critique from a bygone era.
A mix of curious notes includes China foot measures from 11 to 16 inches, American tech use, California Casmalia oil with 6.8 API gravity, Col Charles Lindbergh honored over Liberty, Sumatra monkeys harvesting coconuts, transparent eels darkening with depth, oxygen’s abundance, and a Spanish sparrow buried with full military honors after a cat killed its rescuer.
Our lands are all posted, no hunting or trespassing allowed. Names listed include A B Cornforth, Green Brown, George Williams, Sam Tullous, R W Marshall, W H Welch, D A Lusk, W H Rouse, B F Banks. Dated 18 21.
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