Texas Comptroller cites June quarter gross receipts at 1.69 million
Comptroller Sam H. Terrell reports the June 30 quarter brought 1,686,830 in gross receipts tax. Governor Miriam A. Ferguson awaits an Interstate Commerce Commission filing to back Fort Worth and Denver City's 202 mile Texas line project on the South Plains.
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Sam H. Terrell
Texas Attorney General's Department
Fort Worth
Denver
South Plains
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Miriam A. Ferguson
National Conference of State Park Commissioners
D. B., Corp of San Antonio
Texas State Park Commission
Endowment Fund Grows as Nation Rallies for Disabled Veterans
Nationwide drive for the American Legion five million dollar endowment fund reports over three million raised with many states over the top. Presidents Coolidge and local leaders witness contributions including six thousand from Panama and large oversubscriptions in Rocky Mountain states. Local posts employ unique methods such as fruit carloads and house to house paper drives to meet quotas.
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American Legion
The
Legion
Indianapolis
New York
Tiinois
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Texas
California
Connecticut
Calvin Coolidge
James A. Crain
Paul J. McGahan
District of Columbia
Coolidge
John Hays Hammond
Northampton
Mass
Department of Panama
Drain
Fred de V. Sill
Panama
Rocky Mountain Group
Richard W. Townsend
Auburn
Cal
Hickville
N. Y
West Coast Post
Communi sy Building The Little Town Opines On Civic Pride
The New York Evening Post notes a small town resists outsider conquest and sustains identity through civic clubs gardens and music. It highlights self sufficiency with local churches jobs and a neighborly network ready to help in need, valuing cultural uplift within its own community.
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New York Evening Post
Smoiler
Community Built Up by Organized Effort in Columbiana
A Shelby County Reporter note praises local civic initiative in Columbiana. Citizens with Mayor Leonard supported by the Exchange Club funded street improvements, completing Depot Street and advancing College Street. Pledged funds aim to pave every street. similar efforts are urged across the county.
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Columbiana
Exchange Club
Club 4 Fund For
Leonard
Florida Again Leads Legion Parade Privileges in Omaha
The Florida department of the American Legion will lead the Omaha national convention parade and receive first seating and hotel preference. Florida topped the 1921–23 membership average with a 134.92 percent, followed by Mexico 112.87 and Nebraska 108.34, with Wyoming, Oregon next.
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Florida
Department of Fiorida
American Legion
National Convention of the Legion
Omaha
St. Paul
National Executive Committee
Mexico
Nebraska
Legionnaires
Wyoming
Oregon
Howard Rowton
Department of Florida
Wisconsin
Delaware
Minnesota
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
In Detail A Colored Laborer and Billing Quip
A colored laborer awaiting pay was told to submit an itemized statement. He crafted a witty bill noting 3 come and 8 go at 4 bits each, totaling $3. The joke reflects clerical delays and arithmetic humor in a labor context from the American Legion Weekly.
Movement to Suburbs Grows Beyond City Cores
The rise of suburban zones around major cities prompts a rethink of urban regulation. Decentralization is underway with real estate demand surging on city fringes. In the Chicago area activity extends 80 miles or more outward.
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Chicago
Garden and Kitchen Notes on Salads and Desserts
A period piece discusses garden gatherings and practical recipes. It covers peach souffle prune and peanut cake, potato dishes with peanut butter, prune and lettuce salad, and general guidance on salads, dressings, and serving ideas. It recalls ancient salad roots and offers simple salmon and easy dressing tips.
Plan for Beauty Drives Detroit Real Estate Talk
A speaker at a Detroit real estate convention urged property men to push for beauty in cities. He argued growth hinges on moral and physical cleanliness and warned that neglect slows wise development while promising dividends of up to eighty percent return.
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Detroit
City Manager Plan Expands Across 14 States
The city manager plan can be adopted by referendum in 14 states including Massachusetts New York Virginia Ohio Oklahoma Kansas Idaho Montana North Dakota North Carolina Wisconsin Louisiana Indiana and New Jersey. Michigan leads with 34 communities under the system followed by Texas 23 California 18 and Virginia where all cities over 25 000 except Richmond operate under city management.
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Massachusetts
New York
Virginia
Ohio
Oklahoma
Kansas
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Indiana
New Jersey
Michigan
Texas
California
Richmond
Witty Sally and the Liver Brigade Hyde Park Snippet
The piece notes W S Gilbert as a member of the Liver Brigade a group of London men who rode daily for health in Hyde Park. His quips kept riders cheerful and he once teased a man walking his horse in the dark by warning of arrest for furious loitering.
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Gilbert
W. S. Gilbert
London
Hyde Park
Frank
Had Overlooked Something
Mrs Newlywed, a proud homemaker, cooks a hunted duck for twenty minutes as the cookbook first advised. When the dinner arrives raw she rechecks the recipe and discovers the instruction meant twenty minutes per pound. The tale hinges on a simple misinterpretation and a hungry husband.
Freshen skin with Cuticura Talcum Powder ad
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic soothing powder for face skin and baby use. It highlights its economical price and exquisite scent, claiming it renders other perfumes unnecessary and positions it as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap and Ointment.
Paris Baking Salon Draws Noted Attention
A Paris baking salon opened its doors and has proven a great success, placing baking among the arts and drawing interest from local cooks and patrons.
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Paris
Public Opinion's Relentless Pulse Echoed in Civic Life
The remark frames public opinion as a constant force shaping decisions and discourse, suggesting that collective sentiment continually pressures leaders and institutions to respond. It underscores the enduring, sometimes stubborn, influence of public sentiment on governance and policy.
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Clem Calhoun
Jones County
Ferguson
Thirty-Ninth Judicial District
Tom Davis
Haskell County
Warren Brillinger
Falls County
Brillinger
Miami
Lake Austin
Harry L. Haynes
Finance Department
Neff
W. J. Womack
State Board of Control
W. J. Johnson
San Antonio State Hospital
Charles W.W. Castner
Michita Falls State Hospital
Canal Zone
Melva Merrill
Ag Lon Merrill
Dan Moody
B. Cousins, Jr
Moody
Wright Morrow
C. A. Wheeler
Texarkana
J. D. Parnell
Wichita Falls
Turner B&b
W. Gregory Hatcher
Matcher
William Jennings Bryan
Cocoanut Grove
Fla
Bryan
American Legion Weekly
Western Newspaper Union
William Morrin
China
Manchuria
American Southwest
Bayer
Beecham
F. Louis Loeffler
Rochestein N. Y
B. F. Allen Co
Canal Street
New York Bay
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Fletcher
Witgens Mitang
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