Blush Crusade Aims to Revive American Charm
New York reports Grace Donahue a Chicago beauty professor launches a national blush movement to curb spiritual hardening of the arteries among American women. She forms blush monthly clubs promising inclusion of jokes ditties or salacious bits, praising Sir Robert Taylor and Sonja Henie as top blushers and hoping for a signed photo prize.
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New York
Grace Donahue
Chicago
Miss Donahue
Association of
Robert Taylor
Sonja Henie
Helen Hayes
Radio advertising gagsters draw listener ire in Fort Worth
O. O. McIntyre writes in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that radio fans reject excessive gags and long sponsor blurbing. He favors brief sponsor statements or engaging scientific-style pitches over loud preambles and repeated jokes, noting many tune out ads yet will listen to concise sponsorship messages.
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Major Bowes
O. O. McIntyre
Fort Worth
Dry Cleaned A Negro Baptist Sermon Quip
A gospel exhortation ends with a quip about washing sins with one attendee, Bradder Jones, claiming he had his sins washed away at a church across the road. The speaker retorts that Jones is only dry cleaned, highlighting a humorous misperception of repentance.
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Breddern and Sistern
Bradder Jones
Buried treasure swindle ends in jail and loss
W G Daddy a Black farmer near Cason on Daingerfield highway was duped by two Dallas men posing as treasure seekers. They convinced him a treasure of $45,000 existed and required $300 to secure it. Police arrested one suspect in town, the other jailed in Morris County. Daddy lost $45. the con men face grand jury action.
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W. G
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
Five Hundred Thousand Interscholastic League Participants
Roy Bedichek announces that over half a million Texas public school children in rural, grade and high schools took part in the 1937 38 Interscholastic League program. About 1 200 are expected to qualify for the State Meet May 5 6 and 7. The league entered 5 672 schools and held county meets in 246 of Texas 254 counties.
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Austin
Texas
Roy Bedichek
University of Texas Bureau of Public
Bedichek
Coin on the Foot Joke Between McGinty and Pat
A humorous exchange features McGinty remarking about a terrible coin on his foot and Pat quipping that it is a fair place since no one can step on it but him. The brief gags play on wordplay and light bathroom-style humor.
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McGinty
Home Ec Club Plans Rally Fund Drive
Reflector reports the Home Economics Club raising funds to defray expenses for delegates attending the Home Makers Rally in San Antonio as organized by N F D.
Style show invites Whitewright women to rally trip
The home economics department under Mrs. Katie Knox invites all women of Whitewright and nearby areas to a Friday April 29 style show at 10 30 am in the High School auditorium. Contest entries include best school dress best general wear and best special occasion dress from home economics classes with winners 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 Hambright Bells and Miss Eunice King home demonstration agent.
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Katie Knox
Whitewright
San Antonio
Homemakers
Ec. Club
Virginia Henderson
Trenton
Dudley Hambright
Bells
Eunice King
P. B
Black List Traps the Big Bugs in Class Pranks
A humorous school column recalls seniors dominating the list of mistakes as sophomores, led by James Norris, fumbles slip from Emma Jean, Joe Preston Lee, Grapes, Paul Phillips, Herman, Red Conner and Roy Martin. The piece highlights peculiarly misused words and phrases in a playful senior vs sophomore vignette.
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James Norris
Emma Jean
Joe Preston Lee
Paul Phillips
Herman
Red” Conner
Roy Martin
Curiosity Aroused in Riveting Snooper Note
Roy writes the Snooper that curiosity has been aroused and the mood is highly charged by the remark quoted, signaling a developing intrigue or unresolved mystery. The brief message captures a tease of further detail to come.
Surprising Surpriser at W H S prompts chatter
In a playful note from the school scene, students discuss surprising behaviors. Ernest Lewis and Emma Jean Layman are mentioned regarding class and practice attendance. Drunette Farley watches seniors rehearse while Thomas Sears and Herman Riddle are noted in passing.
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T. J
Ernest Lewis
Emma Jean Layman
Drunette Farley
Thomas Sears
Herman Riddle
Local gossip and curious questions underline small town chatter
The note lists rumors about residents like Guy Andrew in Lover's Lane, T. D. S. at the library on Thursday, and Emma Jean skipping play practice. It hints at possible reasons tied to D. F. and mentions Jackie preparing a speech for Jo Willa while Phyllis favors Orangeville's Romeos over Whitewright's.
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Guy Andrew
Lover's Lane
D. F
Emma Jean
Jackie
Jo Willa
Phyllis
Orangeville
Whitewright
State uses night shifts for unemployment benefits
In Texas Comptroller George H. Sheppard’s office night shifts were added to process unemployment compensation checks. Through last week 187000 checks were written, totaling 1671206 dollars, averaging about 8.50 dollars per recipient. About 50 percent of unemployed receive full benefits as the 12 week period is extended to 16 weeks, with 82545 applications completed and 65897 approved.
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George H. Sheppard
Texas
Sheppard
Analysis shows benefits use under work first program
The State Observer notes 26 648 denied claims with 50 percent using full credit, about 10 percent receiving one or two weekly checks, and 40 percent returning to work before any payment. The aim is to place as many claimants in new jobs as possible rather than pay insurance benefits.
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State Observer
Milton Says One Tongue Is Enough For A Woman
Milton replied that he would not teach his daughters multiple languages. He stated, "No indeed. One tongue is enough for a woman."
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Milton
Politician Quotes Dictionary Epithets Over Facts
A friend decries a political antagonist hurling names while a senator urges letting him search the dictionary for epithets instead of a records-based argument. The exchange highlights rhetoric versus facts in a political setting.
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Senator Sorghum
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