Texas Governors Nominated in Double Primaries Past and Present
Plainview Herald traces Texas governor nominations from 1906 under the Terrell law to 1940 with the double primary system. It notes key figures Campbell Colquitt Ferguson Moody Neff Allred O Daniel and the shift from convention to primary nominations and runoffs.
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Texas
Herald
Democratic Party
Terrell
Campbell
Brooks
Colquitt
Bell
Ferguson
Ball
Hobby
Neff
Bailey
Robertson
Moody
Sterling
Allred
Hunter
O’daniel
Plainview Herald
The Rest of Us Do Life Insurance Opinion
A Menard News editorial argues that many people do need life insurance, countering the idea that only the wealthy or those with estates require protection for their families, and urging thoughtful provision for kin.
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Menard News
Taxed by illusion in a debt era note
A quotation from the Austin Statesman critiques tax fairness noting the poor pay twice: first for a $1 article, then indirectly through costs. The remark casts taxation as a hidden burden on those with fewer resources.
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Austin Statesman
Camera Fan Snaps Night Circus With Mighty Midget Flash
Bob, a devoted camera fan, shoots distant circus acts using a walnut sized peewee flash bulb. He employs a spot reflector and high speed film to create sharp action shots from the crowd. The article portrays his clever method and the resulting powerful images.
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Bob
Africa
America
Texas Sheriff Hopeful Gains Sheriff Echoes in Lone Star District
The piece notes a sheriff candidate who won only 50 votes of 4000 but arrives with twin six guns claiming readiness to defend himself. It shifts to Memphis politics with ex student Clifford Davis now in Congress and recalls high school debating days and notable regional figures. Also mentions Jack P. Burrus of Dallas heading Texas Wheat Improvement Association and Oklahoma A&M’s Frederick Dines directing the program. Ends with preview of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Boom Town and light personal musings from the columnist.
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Clifford Davis
Memphis
Tenn
Central High
House of Representatives
J. L. Higson
Cliff
Mississippi
Mississipi
L. Q. C. Lamar
Jefferson Davis
James K. Wardman
John Sharp Williams
John” Allen
S. Prentiss
Maine
Old Cliff
Congress
Philomathean Society
Websterians
George Dickins Riley
Ole South
Riley
George Dickens Higgins
Wiggins
Wentworth Riley
Young Davis
Congressman Davis
Sterling Tracy
Little Rock High
Little Rock
Texas Wheat Improvement Association
Jack P. Burrus
Dallas
Tex-O-Kan Flour Mills Company
Frederick T. Dines
Oklahoma A. & M
Texas Association
Texas Grain
Amarillo
Heads or tails and a clever farmhands quip
A city man hired to dig potatoes asks if they’re wild when awakened at 3 am. On learning they aren’t, he wonders why they must slip up on them in the dark. The speaker notes a sharp wit about making change and a humorous line about turning a car on a dime.
Well Braced and Anchored Corner Posts for Fences
Agricultural engineer M R Bentley of the Texas A and M Extension Service recommends well braced corner posts for fences. Use dead man anchors eight feet back, add cross bars to prevent post rise, and ensure braces are nine feet long at 4 by 4 inches or equivalent.
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College Station
M. R. Bentley
Texas A. and
M. Extension Service
Bentley
Soap Prices in Occupied Poland Reach High Costs
American refugees aboard the Exmoor report in Russian occupied Poland a cake of soap costing $5 a loaf of bread 90 cents and two pounds of butter $5. They say lines for food are long and Jews face bribes amid shortages.
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Poland
New York
Russia
Mediterranean
Exmoor
Europe
Refugees Describe Russian Looting and Exchange Tricks
A refugee reports Russians looted property and demanded payment for stolen goods. He describes a harsh border move to German held territory and notes refugees caution Americans about sending money to Poland. He says official exchange rates collapsed from 400 rubles per dollar to about five rubles.
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Ing
Poland
Churches Should Be Made Shorter, Says Fort Worth Column
Claude Callan argues in the Fort Worth Star Telegram that long church buildings blunt religion reaching back pews. He cites memories of Mideastern parish life and stern mothers policing seating to keep faith from shrinking to the front. A classroom joke follows about a deer and a child’s misnaming of a father as a louse.
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Claude Callan
Fort Worth
Kidney Stagnation Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement extols KIDANS as a safe remedy to flush kidneys, ease getting up nights backaches and fatigue. It claims nine million kidney tubes filter wastes and urges buying two boxes with a money back guarantee. If unavailable, send $1 to The Kidans Company in Atlanta for two boxes.
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Kidans Company
Atlanta
Georgia
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