Rain and church aid fill Pilot Grove notes
Heavy rains delay planting as farmers face a bleak outlook with weeds thriving and corn unfinished. A baby cyclone nearby, plus Easter offerings to Bales Orphan's Home, Easter egg hunts, and church improvements mark community activity amid ongoing wet weather and delayed field work.
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Here
A. L. Scott
Clara
Ewell Scott
Roberta
Louise Sloan
J. D. Judd
Slaton
Ralph
R. E. L. Binion
D. M. Taylor
The
Christian Church
Greenville
Bales Orphan’s Home
Earl Benson
Little Folks
Joe Burks
R. W. McMillin
Arlie St. John
M. C. Sooter
Anna
Clara Fae
J. M. Wright
Whitewright
Christ
Bethel Self Help Club Meets for Dress Designing Program
Mrs. Howard Hedgepeth entertained the Bethel Self Help Club Friday afternoon April 15. Dress Designing was the discussion topic. Members present included Mrs. O. G. Bow Mrs. Jewell Jarvis Mrs. Herbert Taylor Mrs. Jessie Bow Mrs. Frank Holland Mrs. C. B. Neely and Misses Sarah and Pauline Binion plus hostess. Visitors were Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. D. M. Taylor. Refreshments of ham sandwiches cake and peaches were served. The club will meet May 6 with Mrs. Jewell Jarvis.
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Howard Hedgepeth
Bethel Self Help Club
O. G. Bow
Jewell Jarvis
Herbert Taylor
Jessie Bow
Frank Holland
C. B. Neely
Sarah
Pauline Binion
Stewart
D. M. Taylor
Epworth League Program Highlights Readings and Talks
Leader Darla Jones opens with song and prayer followed by Scripture reading Acts 10 1 6 34 36. Readings include A City's Adventure by T J Reed or Another City's Adventure by Pat tie Pritchett and Students Like the Adventure by Irene Rector. Also featured are An International Dinner Party by Kermit Hollingsworth The Commission on Interracial Co operation by Frances Jared and What is Justice to the Negro by Martha Jo Sears.
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Darla Jones
T. J. Reed
Pattie Pritchett
Irene Rector
Kermit Hollingsworth
Commission On Interracial Co-operation
Frances Jared
Martha Jo Sears
Injurious Effects of Fried Foods Warned by Expert
DentonApril 20 Much has been written about the dangers of fried foods but an expert in the household arts department at the College of Industrial Arts says the fault lies with the cook not the method Fat in itself is wholesome but burned fat releases acrolein a tear gas and fried foods are often wasteful and unhealthy
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Denton
College of Industrial Arts
Palmer Man Shoots Peeping Tom at Home
Carl Cox proprietor of the Electric Garage shot and perhaps fatally wounded Ben Wilder a Negro porter at a barber shop when Wilder was found peeping through a window at Cox home The wounded man fled about a half mile before officers captured him in custody.
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Palmer
Carl Cox
Ben Wilder
Wilder
Police chiefs purge as detectives placed on three month probation
Chicago news reports that detective staff were placed on a three month probation after Chief Go-Get-Em Mike Hughes declared Chicago must rid itself of criminals within 90 days. Det. Chief William OConner summoned officers and warned them to find crooks or face removal.
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Chicago
Mike” Hughes
William O’conner
American boys turn to piano for livelihood in Chicago
Chicago on April 20 reports that American boys are flocking to piano work, rising from under 10 percent of male students at a technical school to about 40 percent in ten years. Teachers credit radio and the appeal of jazz bands and movie-house pipe organs offering strong salaries as key factors.
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Chicago
H. C. Lewis
Radio fans misled by unusual atmospheric conditions
The Brookly n Eagle notes that recent atmospheric conditions caused many radio enthusiasts to think they were hearing Nanking, reflecting strange propagation effects and mistaken reception.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Secret Service Guards Coolidge’s Every Move
Secret Service protects the President with a four to six man plainclothes detail for walks and outings. A guard travels on the running board when in a car, with one armed to leap into action. Trains receive a precautionary engine ahead, while White House police guard the offices. The First Lady travels with an assigned protector.
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Secret Service
Secret Service Department
White House
James A. Garfield
World population predicted to reach sixty billion
Professor A. E. Ross of the University of Chicago projects that in 100 years the world population will reach 60.8 billion if current birth and death rates persist. He notes a current death rate of 15 per 1,000 and a birth rate of 45 per 1,000, with the population having doubled in 90 years and colored races comprising about 70 percent of the total.
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Chicago
A. E. Ross
University of Chicago
Ross
Marriage as Life Sentence Commuted for Bad Behavior
A brief New York American quip notes marriage being the only life sentence that might be commuted for bad behavior.
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New York American
Proponents of debt cancellation face questions on own circles
Wall Street Journal notes debate over foreign debt cancellation policy and whether supporters would apply it domestically.
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Wall Street Journal
Prohibition Shakeup Hits Bootleggers Less Than Shakedown
El Paso Times notes that the Prohibition shakeup troubles bootleggers less than the stronger shakedown. The remark highlights uneven enforcement and potential resilience of illicit trade amid policy changes.
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el Paso Times
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Palace Theatre
Majestic Range
Bascom Sears
J. R. Pennington
Planters Gin Company
J. K. Magers
Whitewright Sun
P. Janway
J. W. McMurry Grocery
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J. L. Cardwell
Canton
Manning
Clark & Meador
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Mark Montggomery
Coles
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Whitewright Hatchery
Lubbock
Mary Lee Thompson
Whitesboro
Texas
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Dyer & Jones
Epworth League
AIR Chicago
Auto Tops
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Rexall
Coolidge
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Simon Daniels & Company
OAS
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Sherman’s Greatest Department Store
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