Spray Gun Sleep Method Tops Chicken Thievery Says Wichita County Experts
Clay County authorities and Wichita County experts describe a new poultry theft tactic using ether sprayed into henhouses to sedate chickens before theft. The report notes the method risks death for birds and merely shifts the crime from hit or miss poaching to a scientifically assisted scheme. The piece also notes U S exports for unmanufactured tobacco rose 4.4 percent in volume and 50.8 percent in value last year along with scrap rubber exports totaling over a million dollars, Spain the leading recipient.
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Wichita Falls
Clay County
Wichita County
Tuberculosis Bill Urged in Letter
The Texas Tuberculosis Association backs Senate Bill No. 467 to create a state tuberculosis sanatorium for negroes. The group cites support from the Texas State Medical Society and other groups, noting whites and Mexicans have hospital beds while negroes rely on penitentiary beds. The statement cites 1933 TB deaths of 823 among negroes, a rate of 102.8 per 100,000 versus 53.8 for whites and Mexicans.
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Appropriations Committee
Texas House
Texas Tuberculosis Association
Austin
Pansy Nichols
Texas State Medical Society
Lone Star Medical and Pharmaceutical Society
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Texas Commission On Interracial Relations
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas Conference of Social Welfare
Texas
Pronunciation guide for names in the news
The article explains how to say names such as Harold L. Ickes Bernard Mannes Baruch Fiorello LaGuardia Hermann Goering Alejandro Lerroux and notes that eighty percent of relief callers want gifts rather than work.
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Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Lick-Ess
Bernard Mannes Baruch
Hermann Goering
Prussia
The
Reich
Hair-mahn Gehring
Alejandro Lerroux
Washington
Jokes and Wordplay on Love and Memory
A series of light quips about relationships and memory, featuring jokes on past loves present loves spinach middle names and a running gag about recalling family advice. The humor plays on misdirection and affectionate stereotypes.
Humorous Exchanges Displaying Quick Wit and Irony
A collection of old jokes exchanges barbs about crime love work and marriage. Snappy lines feature a barber humor about a butcher shop a lighter work remark a mock trial of a divorce and quips about smoking money and love. The dialogue showcases 1940s style humor and quick one liners.
Jumble of jokes and quips in a midcentury gag list
A rapid fire collection of humorous lines and exchanges. Characters swap quips about marriage moves, trains, covetous glances, and oddities of daily life. The dialogue features named speakers and punchy one liners with a playful tone.
Advise on Employment in a Long Case
Playfoot remarks that choosing an old man risks death before resolution. He suggests selecting a very young man to avoid the adversities of an extended case. The exchange hints at urgency and the stakes involved in personnel decisions.
Riddle on Tons Prompts Classroom Banter
A classroom exchange jokes about measurement units. The dealer line causes confusion as students debate long ton versus short ton weights. The quip highlights arithmetic not tied to exact facts.
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James
Bobby
Popcorn Physics Explained By Pops And Bobby
A playful exchange where a father explains how popcorn pops. He describes starch cells expanding with heat and fracturing along lines of least resistance, the endosperm swelling, and hull portions shaping as fragments bend back toward the embryo. Bobby explains his reason for sharing is to teach his sister.
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Bobby
Dentist Quips About Tooth Extraction Charge
A patient questions the cost of a tooth extraction while the dentist quotes five dollars. The patient laments the price for a few seconds of work and the dentist jokes about taking longer if desired.
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Dental Service
Quote exchange on income differences in politics
Rhodes asks about last year's income and Bassler replies that the amount was large for a Republican but modest by Democratic standards. The exchange highlights party income perceptions without further context.
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Rhodes
Bassler
Deficit explained by a playful student exchange
A classroom joke features the teacher asking for a definition of deficit and Johnny replying that it means you have less than you once had when you had nothing. The quip highlights a humorous misunderstanding of the term.
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Johnny
Statesman and Senator Debate Answers
A fictional exchange contrasts a statesman’s broad public knowledge with a senator’s caveat that familiarity with questions does not guarantee mastery of the answers. The dialogue highlights political humility and awareness of uncertainty in governance.
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Senator Bakblox
Mother and Child Exchange Echoes of Excitement
A playful exchange unfolds with the child declaring excitement and the mother challenging the grasp of the term. The dialogue hints at urgency and enthusiasm as the child links being excited to being in a hurry.
Too Much Surprise From a Silent Proposal
A humorous exchange about Agatha Tish turning down a proposal until awakening from a faint. The joke contrasts a handsome millionaire's pledge with her delayed consent and ends with a punchline about bridesgrooms returning home to an empty lamp and a table set for a meal.
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Agatha Tish
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