Texas college bureau offers 50 sound and 175 silent educational films
The Visual Instruction Bureau of The University of Texas in Austin has added about fifty motion pictures with sound to its resources for schools and groups in Texas. A catalogue lists 16 mm sound films and 175 silent titles, plus lantern slides and 35 mm materials.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Popeye
Jack and Jill
Big Bend
George Washington
Washington
Mickey
Texas farms show hardy crops and clever DIY home fixes
In Matagorda County 1936 floods hurt gardens but fruit crops fared better as Mrs. Henry Bunk gathered berries pears peaches and native grapes for pantry shelves. In Cooke County Mrs. C E West reused linoleum scraps to insulate the kitchen ceiling while Mrs A D Dudley of Oak Creek club renovated an improved bedroom for about 2.98 dollars using scrap glass and lumber and a handmade mattress from wool sacks.
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Matagorda County
Henry Bunk
C. E. West
Fairview Home Demonstration Club
Cooke County
Runnels County
A. D. Dudley
Oak Creek
Dudley
Carveth Wells Promises Florida Exploration on Conoco Radio
Explorer Carveth Wells discusses Florida as a year round playground in the Continental Oil Company broadcast Exploring America with Conoco and Carveth Wells. He promises tales of Florida exploration under ten flags and highlights attractions of America’s Tropics de Luxe. Station WFAA will air Sunday December 18 at 12:30 PM.
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Carveth Wells
Continental Oil Company
America
Conoco
Florida
WFAA
Curiosity Causes Officer To Weep
In San Francisco the Hal Ol Justice desk yields a tear gas bomb that bursts in Inspector David Stevens face. The gadget triggers alarms and evacuations as officers and prisoners react with fear and tears before fire crews defuse the device. It showcases the unintended consequences of a curious discovery.
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San. Francisco
David Stevens
Hal Ol Justice
Inspector Stevens
Omaha Groom Seeks Annulment Over Hidden Five Children
Joseph Manco of Omaha NE sought an annulment after discovering his new bride had five children he didn’t know about. The judge informed the bridegroom there was nothing he could do for him.
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Joseph Manco
Omaha
Neb
San Francisco Man Sues Wife for Divorce Over Employment Restraint
Valianos Kefalinos of San Francisco sues his wife for divorce claiming she restrained him from seeking employment. The filing details alleged coercive control and a dispute over marital rights within the household.
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Valianos Kefalinos
San Francisco
Rug design with diagonal blocks and blue center square
A rug design features a block pattern with alternating light and dark diagonals and a two inch blue block at the center. Rugs are hooked in long running lengths and can be tacked together to form a square.
Woman Fills Job As Grid Coach In El Paso
Edith Schell, graduate of the College of Mines and Metallurgy, becomes a football coach at Bailey Elementary in El Paso, reportedly the only woman coach in the state. She splits time between English, health and spelling classes and supervising playgrounds and football coaching. Nearby, the Killingsworth family and Ona Mae Killingsworth visited Mangum, Oklahoma, Sunday.
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EL Paso
Edith Schell
College of Mines and Metallurgy
University of Texas
Schell
Bailey Elementary School
Bailey
College costs drain parents as millions flow weekly
American households spend about 19 million dollars each week during the school session to send children to college, highlighting the heavy financial burden on families.
Creomulsion Ad Promises Fast Relief for Coughs
An advertisement urges readers to try Creomulsion for lingering chest colds and bronchial irritation. It claims the product reaches the seat of trouble, soothes inflamed membranes, loosens germ laden phlegm, and expels it. The druggist guarantees satisfaction with a money back promise if not effective from the first use.
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Ady
Woman fears relief payment will end
Mrs. Richard Cocke is recovering after a major operation last Thursday. A three pound rainbow trout named Mike attracts visitors at Chipeta Park in Colorado Springs by coming close to the pool edge to be petted.
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Richard Cocke
Mike
Chipeta Park
Colorado Springs
Colo
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