Blush Crusade Aims to Restore Women’s Rosy Glow
Grace Donahue, a Chicago beauty advocate, calls for a national blush of the month clubs to combat alleged spiritual hardening of arteries. She argues modern women forget how to blush, leading to faded skin and perceived ugliness. The plan invites all entrants with a blush as the only requirement, praising figures like Sonja Henie Helen Hayes and Robert Taylor. She hopes Taylor will autograph his photo for a grand prize.
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New York
Grace Donahue
Chicago
Miss Donahue
Association of
Robert Taylor
Sonja Henie
Helen Hayes
Radio Advertising Gags Draw Listener Ire
O. O. McIntyre in Fort Worth Star Telegram argues listeners tire of overdone radio promos. He favors brief sponsor statements and meaningful sponsorship over repetitive gags and long puffery, noting many tune out ads unless content stays concise and relevant.
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Major Bowes
O. O. McIntyre
Fort Worth
Dry Cleaned A Negro Baptist Sermon Quip
A Negro Baptist exhorter bids the congregation come to the altar to wash away sins. All but one man go forward. The man reveals he has washed elsewhere and is humorously labeled dry cleaned rather than washed.
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Breddern and Sistern
Bradder Jones
Buried treasure swindle ends in arrest in Dallas
W G Daddy of near Cason falls for treasure hoax by two Dallas men and a woman who claimed buried gold on his farm. They charmed him into sending $45 to Washington for the treasure transfer, but a banker and police stopped the scheme. Waters is jailed in Morris County, Johnson held in Dallas, while Daddy recovers from the loss and warns others that not all that glitters is gold.
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Green
Daddy
Cason
Daingerfield Highway
James Waters
Buster Johnson
Dallas
New Orleans
Waters and Johnson
Big Boy Simmons
Doddy
Big Boy
Washington, D. C
Waters
Morris County
Buster
Washington
Green Daddy
Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Million Texas students join Interscholastic League spans state
More than half a million Texas public school children in rural, grade and high schools have participated in the 1937 38 Interscholastic League program including local county and district meets already held Roy Bedichek head of the UT Bureau of Public School Extracurricular Activities announced about 1 200 are expected to qualify for the 29th annual State Meet May 5 6 and 7 The 1937 38 League program is the farthest reaching the organization has undertaken with 5 672 schools entering contests and 246 of 254 counties hosting county meets Texas Interscholastic League is the largest of its kind in the country.
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Austin
Texas
Roy Bedichek
University of Texas Bureau of Public
Bedichek
Footnote about a coin on the bottom of the foot joke
A cartoon caption shows McGinty revealing a terrible coin on the bottom of his foot Pat replies that it’s a fair place since nobody else can step on it. The exchange plays on wordplay and foot injuries with a light tone.
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McGinty
Home Ec Club Plans Rally Expenses Fund Drive
The Reflector notes the Home Ec Club aims to defray costs for delegates attending the Home Makers Rally in San Antonio. Organized by N. F. D., the initiative seeks community support to cover travel lodging and related expenses for the participants.
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San Antonio
Style Show Invites Whitewright Women to Enter
The home economics department under Mrs. Katie Knox invites women from Whitewright and nearby areas to a style show Friday April 29 at 10 30 am in the High School auditorium. Contest entries include best school dress best general wear dress and best special occasion dress from home ec I II and III. Winners will be sent to the Future Homemakers Rally in San Antonio May 5 6 7 with all expenses paid by the Home Ec Club. Judges are Miss Virginia Henderson Trenton Miss Dudley Hambbright Bells and Miss Eunice King home demonstration agent.
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Katie Knox
Whitewright
Ec. I
San Antonio
Homemakers
Home
Ec. Club
Virginia Henderson
Trenton
Dudley Hambright
Bells
Eunice King
P. B
Black List Traps The Big Bugs In Senior Class
Seniors dominate the list with only one sophomore, James Norris, represented. The piece mocks misuses like ain’ts and past tense errors, noting Grapes as the top offender with three ain’ts. Other students such as Emma Jean, Joe Preston Lee, Paul Phillips, Herman, Red Conner, and Roy Martin are cited for linguistic slips.
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James Norris
Emma Jean
Joe Preston Lee
Paul Phillips
Curious remark sparks Roy the Snooper headline
A cryptic quote shows curiosity rising as Roy the Snooper teases a forthcoming discovery. The line hints at a playful mystery and suggests an upcoming reveal or investigation without giving specifics.
Surprising Surpriser at W H S prompts chatter
In a playful note from the senior year, questions arise about who attended English class, practice nights, and time, with references to Ernest Lewis, Emma Jean Layman, Drunette Farley, Thomas Sears, Herman Riddle, and a lighthearted “Surprising Surpriser” mentioning strange behavior and nicknames at W H S.
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T. J
Ernest Lewis
Emma Jean Layman
Drunette Farley
Thomas Sears
Herman Riddle
Local gossip snippets mix in town chatter
Imagined questions about who was seen in Lover's Lane and who visited the library on Thursday night surface. Questions linger on Emma Jean’s skipped practice and Jackie’s upcoming speech for Jo Willa while Phyllis prefers Orangeville’s Romeos to Whitewright’s.
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Guy Andrew
Lover's Lane
D. F
Emma Jean
Jackie
Jo Willa
Phyllis
Orangeville
Whitewright
D. A
Night shifts run Texas unemployment office to handle bills
In a rare move the Texas Comptroller George H. Sheppard ordered two night shifts to process unemployment benefit checks amid a flood of claims. Through last week 187000 checks were written totaling 1671206 dollars, averaging about 8.50 per recipient, with roughly half of recipients using full benefits. The program’s benefit period has extended from 12 to 16 weeks, and 82545 applications have been completed with 65897 approved for benefits.
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George H. Sheppard
Texas
Sheppard
Analysis shows how benefits reach workers in transition
The report finds 26,648 denied benefits while 50 percent use full credit, about 10 percent get one or two weekly checks, and 40 percent return to work before any payment. The aim is to place as many people in new jobs as possible rather than granting insurance benefits, per the State Observer.
Milton Says One Tongue Fits a Woman
Milton was asked if he would teach his daughters multiple languages. He replied no indeed. One tongue is enough for a woman.
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Milton
Political clash over name calling and facts
An agitated friend quotes a political opponent hurling insults. Senator Sorghum replies that better to hear epithets from a dictionary than to rely on a record for facts, highlighting a dispute over substance versus rhetoric in a political exchange.
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Senator Sorghum
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