Memphis Democrat Celebrates Fiftieth Year Of Publication
The Memphis Democrat marks fifty years of continuous publication and service to Hall County, dating to its origin from The Hall County Herald in 1927. Editor Claude Wells stresses faith in Hall County’s future and the paper’s role in advancing the Green Belt region alongside The Wellington Leader.
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Memphis Democrat
Memphis
Hall County
Hall County Herald
Purchase
The
Democrat
Wellington Leader
Claude Wells
Greenbelt
Museums, hotels, and a snapshot of urban history
The piece surveys the Cotton Council’s Memphis headquarters and U S hotel history from early New York City inns to the Maxwell House in Nashville. It notes hotel life’s evolution, dining breadth, and modern scale with a traveler’s anecdotes and oddities about mobility, religion, and a Missouri student’s perfect attendance.
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United States
New York
Parker House
Boston
Tremont Hotel
Murray Hill
Maxwell House
Nashville
Cotton council aims to boost national purchasing power
The five main cotton interests form a single national body to raise cotton use and exports. The program targets better products, expanded foreign markets, and new cotton uses through research, with support across all regions since the cotton issue is national, not just Southern.
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South
Food stamp experiment shows early promise in two states
Washington reports cautious optimism as the orange and blue food stamp plan runs in Rochester North Carolina and Dayton Ohio. Early data show relief families spend surplus funds while grocers gain from shifted purchasing. officials stress the need for months of testing before final judgment.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Rochester
N. C
Hener
Dayton
Ani Jlus
Mexico City Grasshopper Monument Idea Sparks Farmer Interest
Fragmentary notes describe a proposed grasshopper monument in Mexico City and interest from American farmers. The piece also mentions a divorce situation for Walter and Pedro Priddy of Vancouver Washington tied to a non marriage status rather than divorce.
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Mexico
Walter
Pedro Priddy
Vancouver
Wash
Solomon A Study In Extremes From An Ancient Lesson
The article traces Solomon’s life as a mix of wisdom and flaw. It highlights his dream granted request for an understanding heart, note the Temple project, and a prayer for universal God, while warning of wisdom shadowed by heavy taxation and marital excess leading to later kingdom trouble. It also mentions his lineage from Bathsheba and David’s actions, framing the dual nature of his reign.
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Solomon
Stuat
Jerusalem
Joavid
Soloomon
Hs Greshest
Salomean
Soloman
Flathsheba
David
Milk Pitcher Back On The Table Promotes Dairy Health
Ruth J. Cooper, home economics consultant, urges placing the milk pitcher on the table as an emblem of good nutrition. Milk is a nearly perfect food, a strong protein and mineral source, and pairs with cereals, fruits, and meals to sustain growth and energy.
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Ruth J. Cooper
Breeder-Feeder Association
Odd Bits Of News From A Patchwork Page
A collage of short items touches on broadcasting woes, a domestic dispute civil action in Danbury, a two legged driver license case, a Scotch chauffeur receiving 60000 from an employer, and imports of bamboo and violets. It mentions Violet Queen Ethel A Coon of Rhinebeck and Frog logs supply to hotels. Pennsylvania passes an anti fraud act.
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Ethel A. Coon
Rhinebeck
Violet Queen
Local Roundup Echoes Town Happenings At Roundup
Residents of Roundup appear in a chain of brief vignettes. Dixie Ruffin and Lois Ruffin collect books at the county library while valedictorian names from Sumner county shine. J B Stevenson arrives with soap as others visit the library, ride home, or tend gardens and pets. The notes capture daily life in a small town.
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Dixie Ruffin
Lois Ruffin
Libig
gDbxde
Sumnerwoot
Lois
Gracia Bell Reeves
Nanother
J. C. Jenkins
James Keith
E. Compton
Wellington
Flouston
Houston
J. B. Stevenson
Julia Mune
Marella
Mary Ann Richards
Mary Ann Hunter
Barbara Morgan
Ray Morgan
G. W. Poteet
J. J. Burt
Tom, Jr
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Yaston
Cotton Council
Oscar Johnston
Scott
Mass
National Cotton Council
Tom Ramos
Los Angeles
Greece
Missouri
Europe
Solomas
William. Donn
Danbury
Conn
Robert Esham
Manchester
Ing
Allen Evans
Far East
George
Bruyette
Swanton
Pennsylvania
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