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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1935
Page
4
A Texas constitutional amendment on the August 24 ballot, seventh and last, would allow the state to furnish free textbooks to children in private and sectarian schools. The piece raises concerns about church state separation and potential abuse, arguing for clearer limits and better framing.
A lighthearted commentary on stereotypes about Texans and a Shamrock Texas AP report that a Texan was bitten by a black widow spider and died. The piece jokingly notes Texans as tall and broad-shouldered and prefers the spider incident as a safer travel tale than carrying a gun.
A hundred years ago Dallas lacked a city, yet today it holds the largest share of the Centennial memory. The piece notes Dallas created its own housing and finished strong, unlike peers that drifted, and argues the finish matters more than the start. It suggests San Antonio and Houston would lead the centennial, but Dallas framed its own path.
A San Saba News column argues war is deadly and that nations would employ disease germs if more effective. It critiques overblown antiwar rhetoric, notes historians and journalists like H R Knickerbocker, and concludes that germs could be used in future conflict if advantageous, despite moral concerns.
A woman bound over to a grand jury for killing another woman claimed she was bewitched. The piece contrasts superstition with public fear and cites remarks on politics and crime, including references to fortune tellers and the Urschel kidnapping case as examples of public sentiment and judicial restraint.
Series of summaries of the seven proposed amendments to Texas Constitution. Proposition 5 would authorize courts to place defendants on probation with suspended sentences under court restrictions. The measure aims to let courts control probation terms and potentially keep offenders out of the penitentiary if restrictions are observed.
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