Texas Prohibitionists Unite for Dallas Organizing Drive
A Texas group of dry leaders gathered in Dallas to organize a statewide prohibitionist effort ahead of the July 23 primary. The 45 signers urged dry Democrats to vote for anti liquor candidates for congress, governor, and state offices, and to ignore the referendum. The move follows a Dallas meeting and a planned statewide conference in Dallas next Saturday led by Alvin Moody of Houston. Signers include Data Bells Fort Worth commissioner, Alvin Mooty Houston, Thomas B. Love Dale as former senator, J D Sandefer Abilene Simmons president, Colby Hall Texas Christian University dean, Bishop Bam R Hay and H A Boaz of the Methodist church.
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Bersong
Alvin Moody
Houston
Democratic State Executive Committee
Data Bells
Fort. Worth
Woodrow Wilson
Alvin
Alvin §. Mooty of Houston; Thomas B. Love
Dale
Open Forum letters on salaries and Puerto Rico misstatements
Public letters critiquing city salary cuts from 5000 to 4200 and 9125 to 600. questions of fairness. Also notes on Puerto Rico etymology and a critique of farm relief policy, with signatories Antonio Montano and Bob Wagener.
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San Antonio
Less Than Fifth of U S Workers Vet Our Editor Reply
Available figures show less than 20 percent of 275 375 classified civil service employees are ex service men. Ex service men appointments declined over five years with 4342 in 1927 3144 in 1926 3449 in 1928 2512 in 1930 and 2298 in 1981. PICKETT NEWTON.
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U. S
France
Pickett-Newton
Porto Rican Protest as editor criticizes Puerto Rico name bill
A Porto Rican reader condemns President Hoover for signing the bill changing Porto Rico to Puerto Rico. The writer argues the measure shows the Porto Rican people under Hoover's administration have lost their principles and tradition, calling the bill not worthy of ink.
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Columbus
Holtland
Porto Rico
Puerto Rivo
Mr. Hoover
Porto Aico
Antonio Montano
Hoover
Puerto Rico
Herbert Hoover
Soover
Prospectors Find Scant Gold in Spur of Stampede
First reports from the army of amateur prospectors who stampeded from here a month ago describe hope and blistered hands but little gold. Several small parcels of placer gold were received today from the prospectors, with some gold found around Pierce City Idaho where early prospectors had taken out millions, including from North Idaho and the Republic region of northeastern Washington.
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Sporane
Wasn
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Pierce City
Idaho
Republic
Washington
Fishermen Hooked in Triple Catch at Honesdale
In Honesdale on July 1 Moton and Alfred Newhardt, two fishermen, hauled a 22-inch pickerel after a triple hook mishap. One hook pierced Milten’s hand while another cut Alfred. A doctor removed the hooks. The piece ends with an advertisement urging readers to buy furniture now, noting low prices in the Light Classified Ads Miscellaneous column.
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Honesdale
Moton
Alfred Newhardt
Milten
Alfred
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