Hunter enters third bid for Texas governor
Tom F. Hunter of Wichita Falls formally announces his campaign for Texas governor his third bid. He attacks Governor James V Allred over the old age pension issue calling the record callous and outrageous and vows to stay in Austin on the job. He frames his candidacy as a clash of candor and policy with a focus on social welfare and responsible governance.
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Dallas
Tom F. Hunter
Wichita Falls
Hunter
James V. Allred
Texas
Allred
Jimmie
Jimmie Allred
Alfred
Friends
Austin
The Spice of Life and a Good Cow Parable
A San Francisco Bay area reader shares humor and a parable. Willie mimics adults to justify conduct as a future politician. A Saratoga farmer defends a nonmilking cow by arguing it will provide milk if it has any.
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Clayton Quan
Saratoga
Calif
Gotrox and Spiffen discuss dowry style marriage offer
Gotrox asserts his daughter needs a husband earning at least 5000 dollars annually to support her. Spiffen suggests a compromise offering 2000 dollars a year his income plus 3000 dollars from Gotrox toward her support.
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Gotrox
Spiffen
Monotony as the lesson after bigamy joke
A teacher explains bigamy as having two wives at once. A student quips that the word for having only one wife is monotony, delivering a witty classroom punchline.
Parrot Sells Mystery Story Sparks Humorous Exchange
A dealer recounts a joke about a talking parrot: a customer asks if it can talk, the dealer quips that a women’s club sold it because the members were jealous of him, turning a simple inquiry into a playful anecdote.
Egypt trip sparks jokes about pyramids and insects
Mrs. Dasher recalls visiting the pyramids in Egypt where stones bore hieroglyphics. Mrs. Gush quips hoping none of them got on Mrs. Dasher, noting rumors that foreign insects there are terrible.
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Mrs. Dasher
Egypt
Pyramids
Automatic Chubb Engagement Ends Over Clothes Costs
A quick exchange reveals the engagement ended when she disclosed her clothing expenditures and he disclosed his income. The humorous line implies the dissolution was mutual and financial in nature among the couple.
Neighbor and Butcher Called Over a Mouse Catching Cat
The speaker asks a neighbor to borrow the use of the telephone then calls the butcher. He dismisses sending penny-worth of cat meat, saying Kitty has caught a mouse.
Governor's pledge to active, open service for Texas
The speaker vows to seek sound counsel, embrace opposing views, and avoid inaction. He commits to operating from the governor's office with doors propped wide, ensuring accessibility to the people and prioritizing Texas and its citizens in all state matters. He notes he may err, but will err by action rather than omission.
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Texas
New Benefit Change Under Soil Conservation Plan
A new departure in government support shifts in the soil conservation program replacing the AAA. Farmers will be paid for keeping land in pastures and crops like alfalfa even if they do not intend to change current use.
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AAA
Divorce Petition Citation In Grayson County Texas 1936
Citation in Grayson County Texas directs Sheriff or Constable to publish for four weeks and summon Lindsay Smith residence unknown to appear May 1936 in the 15th Judicial District District Court at Sherman. Plaintiff Pearl B. Smith seeks divorce on cruel treatment and asks custody of Evelyn Ruth Smith with possible further relief. Writ dated March 23, 1936.
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State OF Texas
District Court
Grayson County
Grayson
Lindsay Smith
15Th Judicial District
Sherman
Pearl B. Smith
Evelyn Ruth Smith
S. V. Earnest
District Court of
Grayson Co
Pecan
Texas
Frankie Slaughter
Repartee Party Miss Catnip and Mr Dogbone Exchange
A fragment of a humorous dialogue features Miss Catnip remarking that some parents find their daughters surly at night and Mr Dogbone replying that some parents cannot locate their daughters at all at night. The snippet captures a playful, coy exchange in a comic sketch.
Book Joke Exchange Between Lovers Turns Silly
A witty exchange unfolds as a bookish man asks why his girl closes her eyes when kissed and the simp replies to look in the mirror to see himself. The humorous vignette underscores playful banter and self-referential humor.
Mrs Job Bears Burden of Job’s Trials Lighthearted Joke
A humor piece reflects on biblical figures with a punchline that Mrs Job suffered more than Job. The exchange plays on the name and burden of hardship, delivering a light domestic quip about patience and misfortune.
Getting Along Jones in College Languages Costs
Smith notes his son is doing well in languages. He mentions paying for three courses totaling 120 dollars: ten for Latin ten for Greek and one hundred for Scotch.
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Jones
Smith
Ras Tus and the Sheriff Trial Quirk
A vintage humor line features Rastus debating guilt with a sheriff. The quip shows Ras tus admitting uncertainty and preferring a trial to confirm guilt, reflecting classic rustic comic wordplay.
Promising Potion Sells to Help Husband Belief
A woman asks for a medicine advertised as good for man and beast. The druggist confirms. She purchases a bottle to help her husband, basing her choice on the advertised remedy.
Texas Centennial Facts Highlight State Symbols and Landmarks
The Texas Centennial year features the Bluebonnet as state flower, pecan as state tree, and mockingbird as state bird. Houston is noted as America's foremost cotton port, 50 miles inland from the sea, with 76 state parks and major attractions like Santa Helena Canyon in Brewster County. Voter registration in 1936 is projected at 1,250,000.
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Texas
Santa Helena Canyon
Rio Grande River
Brewster County
Lone Star State
America
Houston
Laxative line promotes Black-Draught products
Mrs C W Adams of Murray Kentucky praises Thedford's Black-Draught powder for biliousness and endorses Syrup of Black-Draught for children. The ad emphasizes trust in the laxatives for both adults and youngsters as they outgrow sweets.
Address change notice to save 2c per misaddressed paper
The Sun asks readers to promptly notify of address changes to avoid mailed copies returning at 2c each. Readers planning a change a week ahead should write in to prevent missed papers and save the cost for each misaddressed copy.
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The
Sun
Uncle Sam
Marvels of science shown to chemists in Kansas City
The American Chemical Society members viewed recent marvels of science in Kansas City. Dr. Gerald M. Rassweiler and Lloyd Withrow of General Motors described a high speed camera system that analyzes gasoline explosion in engines, revealing how knock starts and propagates.
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Kansas City
American Chemical Society
Gerald M. Rassweiler
Lloyd Withrow
General Motors Research Laboratories
Italy, war, citric acid, and a mold alternative
The article notes Italy's wartime lemon shortage for citric acid spurred English experiments. It reports that a black mold on fruit can convert sugar into citric acid as efficiently as lemons, and cites government estimates that US soils lose about 3,000,000,000 tons of solid material annually.
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Italy
Ethiopia
England
United States
Rapa Islanders Wear Loin Cloths Despite Cold Climate
Inhabitants of Rapa, the southernmost Polynesian island, traditionally wear only loin cloths, even though the climate can be bitterly cold at times.
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Rapa
Polynesia
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