Christmas Customs Across Nations and Time
The article traces Christmas roots from Germany and Holland to early American settlers, noting Pilgrim Father restrictions and later adoption of gifts. It highlights a humanitarian shift with community trees, free dinners, and aid for the poor, urging generosity for this year’s needy.
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Germany
Holland
Belgium
France
America
Pilgrim Fathers
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Virginia
Abilene Reporter News Pushes Back On Bus Line Ad Demands
A Stamford Texas letter to the Abilene Reporter-News accuses the Abilene paper of pressuring for free news space to boost a bus line’s ad campaign. The editor condemns outside incentives and vows to charge full advertising rates to any such requests, aligning with local merchants and rail ads.
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Stamford
Texas
Abliene Reporter
The
Southwest Coaches
Abilene
Wichita Falls
Sweetwater
Geo. W. McDantel, Jr
Abilene Reporter-News
Reporter-News
Star Mail
Anson
Haskell
Reporter Pu Hy Company
Ornmry
Busine
Charmin
Reporter- News
Tamford
Chambers of Commerce
Goar
Pyiga
Caeh
Congress Plays Politics In Washington On Relief Funds
Washington diary decries congressional delay and obstruction over relief funding. It argues lawmakers prioritize expediency over public welfare, notes Hoover’s fading influence, and urges a January cleanup to avoid an extra session. It mentions Red Cross relief readiness and Senate House tensions.
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Washington
Congress
Pusey
Toda
Hoover
House of Representatives
United States
Drouth
Treasury
Doles
John Barton Payne
Red Cross
Payne
House
Senate
Buncombe
Longworth
Constitutional Intent in Compensation Clauses Examined
A legal discussion analyzes how framers’ intent and the Constitution history inform whether the Legislature may increase compensation up to a maximum. It emphasizes the primary purpose and both the letter and spirit of the law in interpreting constitutional provisions.
Full Crew Law Ruling and Pay Amendment Stance
A Travis County judge rules the full crew law mainly targets steam powered trains, not mercury related rail cars, while the Attorney General clarifies that the 42nd Legislature may draw the $10 per day pay under the constitutional amendment. The memorandum argues a liberal interpretation to fulfill the amendment’s purpose and remedy legislative underpayment.
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Mlea
Attorney General's Department
Travis County
George Calhoun
Rice H. Tilley
Tilley
House
Senate
Austin
Texas
Draughons College Promises 24000 Job Placements Aid
The Draughons Employment Departments in Dallas Wichita Falls Abilene and Lubbock advertise sending 24000 prewritten messages to banks and firms across the Southwest to place graduates in starting positions. Experts craft applications to boost chances, with mailings offered to qualified applicants who enroll and request copies of the messages. Mrs James E Spencer left her husband after three days of married life in a separate note.
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Draughon’s Colleges
Dallas
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Lubbock
Draughon’s College
Dept. SA
James E. Spencer
Highway Hightales and a Man’s Marital Quandary
An elderly man flagged a driver and rambled about marriage trouble after his wife left him for another man. He cited spending all he had on a farm and a failed attempt to have his wife cured at a sanitarium, asking whether a divorce is required for remarriage and whether to pursue arrest or violence.
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Orrizon
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Cleburne Huston
East Haton Street
Santa Claus
Abilene, Texas
Fred Holmes
By Vann VO Kennedy
Ea Od
Coe Ey
Barrow Funeral Parlors
By Will Lute
Frederick C. Walcott
U. 8
Bible Guild
Strauss
Yeatts Tailor Shop
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