Blush Crusade Aims To Revive American Blushing
New York report outlines Grace Donahue of Chicago forming a national blush of the month clubs association to combat spiritual hardening of the arteries. She says women stopped blushing, cheeks fade, and faces grow ugly. The plan invites all activities while stressing the value of blushing and even Robert Taylor jokes for morale.
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New York
Grace Donahue
Chicago
Miss Donahue
Association of
Robert Taylor
Sonja Henie
Helen Hayes
Radio advertising gags irk listeners say experts
O. O. McIntyre in Fort Worth Star-Telegram argues that audiences tolerate sponsorship but reject repetitive gags and lengthy high minded promos. He favors simple sponsor mentions or brief scientific style bits over bloated blurbing.
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Major Bowes
O. O. McIntyre
Fort Worth
Dry Cleaned A Negro Baptist Sermon Quips Brings Laughter
A church exhortation ends with a humorous quip as a deacon jokes about a man named Bradder Jones. The pastor asks if Jones has washed away his sins, and Jones replies that he did so at the church across the road. The speaker concludes that Jones has only been dry cleaned.
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Breddern and Sistern
Bradder Jones
Buried treasure swindlers fool farmer near Cason
W G Daddy of a Daingerfield highway farm was lured by two Dallas men and a woman into a treasure hunt that ended with a $45 loss. They claimed a buried can held $45,000 and demanded $300 sent to Washington for ownership. After police intervened, one suspect was jailed in Morris County and another held in Dallas. The farmer, shaken, learned a hard lesson in trusting promises of buried riches.
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Daddy
Cason
Daingerfield Highway
James Waters
Buster Johnson
Dallas
New Orleans
Waters and Johnson
Big Boy Simmons
Big Boy
Doddy
Washington, D. C
Waters
Morris County
Buster
Washington
Green Daddy
Mount Vernon
900000 Take Part in League Programs
Austin reports more than half a million Texas public school children in rural, grade and high schools have joined the 1937 38 Interscholastic League program including local, county and district meets already held Roy Bedichek head of UT Bureau of Public School Extracurricular Activities announced about 1200 will qualify for the 29th annual State Meet May 5 6 7 The League has had the broadest reach of any such organization with 5672 schools entering contests and county meets held in 246 of Texas 254 counties The Interscholastic League is the largest organization of its kind in the country the official said.
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Austin
Texas
Roy Bedichek
University of Texas Bureau of Public
Bedichek
McGinty Says He Has a Terrible Coin on Foot
A comic exchange features McGinty claiming a terrible coin is on the bottom of his foot and Pat responding that it is a fair place since no one else can step on it. The dialogue highlights a humorous footnote-style gag.
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McGinty
Pat
Reflector Club Raises Funds for Rally Delegates
The Home Ec Club aims to defray expenses for delegates attending the Home Makers Rally in San Antonio. N F D.
Style Show By Whitewright Home Ec Club Highlighted
The home economics department under Mrs Katie Knox invites all women of Whitewright and nearby areas to a style show on Friday April 29 at 10 30 in the High School auditorium. First prize in each category earns a trip to the Future Homemakers Rally in San Antonio May 5 6 and 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
Home
Virginia Henderson
Trenton
Dudley Hambright
Bells
Eunice King
P. B
Black List Traps The Big Bugs In Senior Wordplay
In a humorous school page piece seniors mockingly trap a few classmates in grammar slips. James Norris, Emma Jean, Joe Preston Lee and Grapes are named for mistakes while Paul Phillips and Herman face comments on tests and dignity.
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Emma Jean
Joe Preston Lee
Paul Phillips
Curiosity Raises Aroused Remark From Roy Snooper
A brief squib notes Roy Snooper remarking that curiosity was aroused by a prior statement, signaling a playful exchange and the columnist’s characteristic word choice. The line preserves the column’s informal tone and wit, reflecting midcentury newsroom style.
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Roy
Surprising Surpriser in W H S Senior Play
In a joking column the piece questions students like T. J. and Ernest Lewis about sleep, attendance, and social behavior. Emma Jean Layman misses practice while Drunette Farley observes seniors. Herman Riddle is noted as ugliest boy amid junior theatrics at W. H. S.
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T. J
Ernest Lewis
Emma Jean Layman
Drunette Farley
Thomas Sears
Herman Riddle
Local rumors swirl over Thursday library and town figures
Fragments note lively questions about who was at Lover's Lane, D F in the library, Emma Jean skipping play practice, Jackie preparing a speech for Jo Willa, and Phyllis preferring Orangeville's Romeos to Whitewrights. The text lists names like Guy Andrew and D A while hinting at social ties and town events.
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Guy Andrew
Lover’s Lane
D. F
Emma Jean
Jackie
Jo Willa
Phyllis
Orangeville
Whitewright
D. A
State Adds Night Shifts to Handle Unemployment Benefits
Texas unemployment offices report two secretarial night shifts at Comptroller George H. Sheppard’s office to process benefit checks under the Unemployment Compensation law. Through last week 187000 checks totaling 1671206 dollars were written, an average of 8.50 per recipient, with about half of the unemployed using full benefits. The law now extends the benefit period from 12 to 16 weeks. Current rolls list 82545 applications completed, with 65897 approved as eligible.
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George H. Sheppard
Texas
Sheppard
Analysis of benefits shows job-focused program aims
The State Observer reports that among 26,648 denied benefits, about 50 percent used their entire credit, 10 percent received one or two weekly checks, and 40 percent returned to work before receiving any payment. The setup seeks to place as many as possible in new jobs rather than pay insurance benefits.
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State Observer
One Tongue Is Enough for a Woman Says Milton
Milton was asked if he would teach his daughters other languages. He replied No indeed. One tongue is enough for a woman.
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Milton
Names and Epithets in Political Dispute
A friend quotes a heated exchange with Senator Sorghum over political rhetoric. The antagonist hurls epithets while the senator urges sticking to facts from the record, preferring diction to deduction in public discourse.
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