Repeal Enters Texas After Prohibition Landslide
DALLAS Aug 26 Sixteen years of state wide prohibition ended as a large margin vote repealed the ban while local option questions lingered over dry districts and the time for hard liquor sales in wet areas. Dealers and officials prepared for the new era as orders surged and enforcement awaited guidance from state attorneys general.
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Dallar
Texas
Houston
Dallas
Attorney General
Army to keep liquor rules on posts unchanged after Texas vote
Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood announced no immediate change in army policy on intoxicating liquors on posts. Officers may keep liquor in quarters and at mess as under prewar rules, while enlisted men face prior barracks restrictions. The 1898 canteen law bans sales at post exchanges. beer is allowed in military reservations.
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Texas
Johnson Hagood
Eighth Corps
Farmer Unearths Cache of Liquor in Field
Whitewright August 26 A farmer named Alverson unearthed four pints of moonshine liquor while cutting weeds in a corn field near here. He had previously found caches on his farm. The liquor bore the U S revenue stamp and Alverson, a total abstainer, was surprised by the find.
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Whitewright
Alverson
Wren‘ & New
U. S
Johnson to Speak at Canyon College Homecoming
Gen Hugh Johnson, former head of the national recovery administration, is scheduled as principal speaker at West Texas State Teachers college homecoming on November 2. General Drokinson is expected to discuss present-day economic problems.
Pile Sufferers Question Answer Advertisement Claims
An old advertisement pitches MEM-ROID to ease internal piles by removing the cause and improving blood flow in the lower bowel. It promises a harmless internal remedy with a money back guarantee if not satisfied, and urges readers to consult druggists for ROMER OID Meahiate tone.
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Br. J. Onhante
Wild Northwest Country Visits and Curious Bear Tale
Today continues with a coastal note about Alaska Oregon Washington and Hawaii as a vivid portrait of the Northwest. A bear chases a dog and a boy fishes while a Dunsmuir News writer recalls local folk and wild country near the Oregon border. A playful wander through North West scenery ends with a flourish on distant places and tropical dress.
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Oregon
Washington
Northwest
Alaska
Hawaii
Pacific
Indies
Seventh Avenue
New York City
Brooklyn
Cataune Jong
Water Flows Again From Town Pump
GAINESVILLE Aug 26 Twenty five years ago Cooke county voted dry and Lindsay residents removed the pump lid to curb water supply for passers by. With dry law lifted water flows again from the town pump as the 3.2 percent beer sale was legalized and postmaster Fred Mosman and merchant Joe Schmitz replated the panel and restored flow.
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Gainesville
J Ury
Cooke County
Lindsay
Joe Schmitz
Change Sought in Name of College
Amarillo Texas 26 The Amarillo chamber of commerce directed a resolution urging West Texas State Teachers College at Canyon be renamed West Texas State College. The body argued the present name misleads about broad general training and not solely teachers education, and the new title would reflect the college’s broader use and existing facilities.
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Amariltio
Arg
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
West Texas State College
Ornate Saddle on Display in Mexico
Ornate hand carved saddle on display at Piedras Negras in Mexico. Valued at more than 1500 peau, it belongs to Gen. Jesus Jaime Quinones, Piedras Negras garrison commander. Five months of hard work went into its mountings. The Baddlé is kept for patriotic parades and reviews. Forty seven stolen automobiles were recovered in California during the first months of 1905.
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Eagle Pass
Piedras Negras
Jesus Jaime Quinones
California
Bexar County Shines In Texas Repeal Vote Totals
Bexar County provided about half of Texas repeal support with 34 180 total votes among 58 000 statewide. Repeal backed by 28 537 to 4 828. alcohol reform and age pension measures also show strong county margins. Some precincts reported low dry support and a few voted against key amendments, with results awaiting official canvass.
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Bexar County
Berard Ladon
Bexar
Harris County
Bexar County Drys
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Rover County
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Laden
Panhandle Vets to Hold Meeting
Amarillo officials announce the Panhandle Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet during the forty fifth annual reunion of United Confederate Veterans. The likely meeting date is September 4 in the afternoon, with W S Birge the district commander stating departments from New Mexico Kansas Oklahoma and Colorado will be invited.
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United Confederate Veterans
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District Courts
New Mexico
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Advisory Prison Board Sought by Edinburg Rotary Club
Edinburg August 26 The Edinburg Rotary club under C R Fitzpatrick launched a movement to form an advisory board in Hidalgo County to make recommendations to the state board of pardons and paroles. The governor James V Allred proposed such a plan recently and local committee members have yet to be named.
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Hidelgn County
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Warcn
Rotary Club
C. R. Fitzpatrick
James V. Allred
Six Dry States Now as Texas Repeals Prohibition
Washington Aug 14 reports Texas voters appear to repeal prohibition. Remaining dry states are Kansas and Oklahoma under constitutional prohibition and Alabama Georgia Mississippi Tennessee under legal prohibition.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic for Malaria Relief
Quick relief from chills and fever caused by malaria promises to purge infection from the blood and fortify against reinfection. The nostrum contains tasteless quinine and iron, touted as safe for children, with a bottle priced at one dollar and a larger size advertised for value.
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Grove
Grave
Stenographers More Emotional Than Actresses Says Professor
Hollywood report on a Columbia University psychologist study using Unar Merkle Ann Roberts and Marlon Horton as subjects. Measurements of heart action respiration and blood pressure were taken while viewing love scenes with Clark Gable and Jean Harlow. Findings claim stenographers show heightened impulses due to focused attention with fewer emotional outlets.
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Hollywood
Calif
Justin W. Brierly
Columbia
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayersly
Unar Merkle
Ann Roberts
Marlon Horton
Clark Gable
Jean Harlow
Cotton loan plan meets farmer opposition in New Orleans
In New Orleans on August 26 traders and cotton spokesmen opposed the proposed 12 per cent loan per pound, arguing it would not help farmers. They cited officials like Men who favored an equalization plan and said the president's proposal could yield about 14 cents per pound for farmers, depending on implementation. The discussion followed congressional actions that halted sine die adjournment.
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New Orleans
Congress
Mu Aybright
Joan
N. Wilkinson
American Collen Co-operative Association
A. DA Stewart
Mississippi Colten Co-operative Pasociation
World Court Judge of Germany Dies
Prof Wollher M A Schnecking aged 8 Gere Man member of the parliament court of International Justice and the permanent court of arbitration Wertoxay former professor of international law at Kel University dismissed in November 1933 for political unreliability formerly a member of the German Reichstag
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the Haugh
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M. A. Schnecking
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Reichstag
Rocket for Strato Invasion Explodes During Test
A test rocket aimed at probing the stratosphere exploded yesterday in Yonkers New York, heard three miles away. No injuries were reported as the craft failed to reach its intended altitude amid the dramatic blast.
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Ape
Eolendals
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