Prohibition repeal and tax issues loom in Texas election
In Stamford area counties several matters face voters including ratification of the 21st Amendment and legalization of beer. The edit urges keeping some counties dry, backs a $20 million relief bond, welcomes home rule for large counties, and preserves tax remedies for irrigation and seawall bond issues.
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Reformed Crook Evangelist Faces Scrutiny in Alabama
A Montgomery newspaper recounts Rev Percente’s past as saloon keeper, prize fighter, bootlegger and gambling operator. After a penitentiary term for prohibition violations he turned to ministry, a reform critics call boastful and aimed at glamorizing crime.
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Young People Growth in Church Study Class
The youth class of the Christ church shows rising membership and interest with forty three attendees Sunday at 7 15 pm to study Acts chapter six. The class invites all members to attend again this Sunday at 7 15 pm for the Burprice. A robber entered a New York restaurant and pointed a revolver at a patron but Mrs Helen Daukeshas, 250 pounds, knocked him down and restrained him until police arrived.
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Owl to an auto wreck Mira of Waukegan AL
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a person named Mira from Waukegan Alabama and an auto wreck with an action about walking to church. Limited legible details prevent a precise event or outcome.
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A Lone Climb From Capitol Dome Observations
The narrator ascends the state capitol dome enjoying city views from a high balcony. He notes visitors including a mother with teens and recalls Pretty Boy Floyd graffiti, then reflects on the ascent, weather, and memories of Gerald Porter.
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Chevrolet Shows Big Increase in Car Production
Chevrolet reports a July surge with 67 520 new cars and trucks delivered, the best July since 1929 and a 155 percent rise from last July. H J Klingler says June and July likely peak months, with overall seven month total 372 772 units versus 279 772 a year ago.
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Kansas City Man Elope With Aunt Sparks Arrest Comment
Bernard Kolisch of Kansas City eloped with his aunt and, when arrested, said she fascinated him as a snake charms a bird.
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Kansas City
Observing a Town Its Hidden Details and Questions
An essay prompts readers to test their powers of observation about familiar town scenes. It describes blind men as a metaphor for partial views and asks readers to identify features around the Post Office square such as a forty five year old weathervane and a cactus plant at a church, inviting curiosity about the local landscape.
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Texas 4 H Club Sows Beef Calves Profitably at Sale
Seventeen Nolan county 4 H club members marketed 16520 pounds of beef calves for an average net of 22.55 per calf at the annual show and sale with Sweetwater merchants. First place calf fed by Henry Bennett sold for 9 cents per pound.
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Town Jottings on Stamford Sights and Puzzles
A playful set of questions about Stamford landmarks asks how many Plymouth agencies exist on the town, how many clocks ring around the square, and which store features a green Paris frog doorpiece and a radio aerial to the Post Office grounds. It notes a Ruth Smile sidewalk motif and a bear in an art scene.
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