Hill Billy Now Losing His Old Rural Accent
Washington report says mountain speech in the Smokies is shifting toward lowland usage. Linguist Joseph H. Hall notes many mountain speakers now say learn instead of larn and that Roosevelts R pronunciation differs from regional norms. He warns language color may fade as such phrases disappear.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Parks Service
Great Smoky Mountains
South
Joseph H. Hall
East
Hall
New York
America
Boyce House Joins Gerald Mann Campaign Staff
Boyce House, a famed Southwest newspaperman and Saturday Evening Post contributor, has joined Gerald C. Manns publicity team for his attorney general bid. The Texan former Fort Worth Star Telegram editor led Yarboroughs campaign and now supports Mann, praising his people roots and stance against racketeers. A note on filmmaking gear and Maude Adams trivia also appear.
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Boyce House
Southwest
Saturday Evening Post
Gerald C. Mann
West Texas
House
Fort Worth
Yarborough
Mr. House
Gerald Mann
Judge Yarborough
Texas
Mann
Drying off cows boosts milk later, notes dairy extension
The article outlines dry off practices for dairy cows to improve next lactation. It details abrupt drying, water withdrawal, hay-only feeding for several days, gradual reintroduction to grain and silage, bone meal salt mix, and adjustments based on pasture quality and clover presence. It also includes school grade changes and bus route notes from the same source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Eudaly
Extension Dairyman
A. & M. College
Transfer Protests Acted On by County Board of Education
Sherman Gray county school board completed actions on protests to pupil transfers filed Friday and Saturday. Eighty protests were sustained and 74 overruled. Students whose protests were overruled will be allowed to transfer per their applications as stated by County Supt. E. A. Miller. A petition sought to cut Ethel school from the district.
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Red Branch
Plainview
Dorchester School
County Board of Education
Weekend Visits Across Local Towns Mention Relatives
Orangeville residents Lonnie and Hershell Wilder visited relatives in Anna last week while Mrs. Robert Wolverton and her children from Ector stayed Friday with the Burden family. Clarence Rhody hosted relatives in Trenton over the weekend as Miss Sue Wilson from Lipan visited Dorothy Lyons and Viola Wilson. Cullard Pruitt and children from Slaton were here visiting kin. Louise Bangs of Ector spent Sunday with Joe Reneau, John Savage and family spent Sunday with relatives in Trenton, and J D Richey with son Berney and Aunt Mollie Smith visited several places Sunday morning. Paul Brown and his wife spent the weekend with O V Wilder’s family, and Junior Wilder spent Sunday with Johnnie Dee Brown.
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Lonnie
Hershell Wilder
Anna
Robert Wolverton
Ector
Lawrence Burden
Clarence Rhody
Trenton
Sue Wilson
Lipan
Dorothy Lyons
Viola Wilson
Cullard Pruitt
Slaton
Louise Bangs
Joe Reneau
John Savage
J. D. Richey
Berney
Mollie Smith
Paul Brown
O. V. Wilder
Junior Wilder
Johnnie Dee Brown
Man offers wife as security for gasoline in Connecticut
East Hampton, Conn. A customer who bought five gallons of gasoline from Michael T. Wall, filling station manager, couldn't find his wallet and offered to leave his wife as security. Wall took his name and address and waved the couple on their way.
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East Hampton
Conn
Michael T. Wall
Wall
Bees face heavy losses from poisoning in Navarro cotton fields
Local beekeepers report extensive bee deaths as farmers spread poison in Navarro County cotton fields to combat cotton insects, with losses noted across many sections of the county.
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Corsicana
Navarro County
Want Ads and Notices From Sherman Local Column
Classified items list four wheel trailer for sale by W B Holcomb, land breaking notice by Charles M Chumbley, a found currency piece at Ma sonic hall, and J F Fender seeks owner for recovered money. Also automotive loans offered by Auto Finance Company, F W Creager manager, 117% S Travis St Sherman.
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Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
S. Travis St
Sherman
Curator Changes View On Ancient Californians Timeline
Malcolm J. Rogers of the Diego Museum of Archaeology suggests excavations north of San Diego indicate humans in California may date to about 4,000 years ago rather than 15,000. He notes deep deposits but argues the geology limits dating further back. Previous finds had linked earliest Californians to Australian blacks across a wide area. Southwest Museum scientists had supported a 15,000-year origin and US-wide implications.
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San Diego
Calif
Here
Malcolm J. Rogers
The
Diego Museum of Archaeology
Burkett Sues County Over Eye Injury From Water Pipe
Mrs. Roy Burkett testified before the Sherman commissioners that a two inch water pipe protruding from the ground caused a car collision in front of her North Travis Street Road home on June 26 and injuring her eye. Precinct Commissioner Waldrop said workers had broken the pipe and set a temporary by pass with flares, but no action was taken.
Farm teams shy at electric fences
Farmers and stockmen in the region discuss the new electric fences now popular with some, noting benefits but also drawbacks. A local farmer describes how the devices alter livestock behavior and raises concerns about practicality and safety in routine farm work.
Field Work Hampered by Mules Near Fence Line
Deport Times notes a farmer reports difficulty getting his mules to pull a plow to the end of the row beside a fence. The paper predicts substantial backing off in fields where electric fences are employed.
Postman Ends Long Career Of Walking 100,000 Miles
BEAVER FALLS Idaho John L Lou Houston wound up his career as mail carrier by walking the last 11 miles of a 100000 mile trip begun 34 years ago He was appointed as substitute carrier in 1904 and retired saying the postal service was a pleasure because he liked his job He figures he walked around the world four times yet never left the town limits
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Beaver Falls
Idaho
John L. “Lou” Houston
Houston
Postal Service
Moral: Don't Teach Women to Play Golf in Rochester
In Rochester New York George Millham 23 coached Eleanor Kramer 20 in golf swinging a club. After stepping away to the front Kramer swung the ball and struck Millham causing a fractured nose and hospitalization.
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Rochester
N. Y
George Millham
Eleanor Kramer
George
Car mix up ends with wife in back seat
Arvil Martini of Hammond Indiana told police his car was stolen or he forgot where he parked it. A cruising squad found the vehicle with his wife sitting in the front seat and later waiting in the back.
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Indianapolis
Arvil Martini
Hammond
Ind
Eyes Most Active Of All Human Senses
Scientists estimate 87 percent of impressions reach the brain via the eyes. Studies show two of every ten school children, four of college age students, and six of every ten adults over 25 have defective vision.
Inadequate Light and Pest Control Innovations
The text notes that poor lighting contributes to vision issues. It discusses soil treatment with lead arsenate as a potent Japanese beetle control but notes its high cost for large areas. It also mentions invention of extension handles for lawn mowers to ease mowing on terraces.
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Hill Billy
Boyce
Maude Adams
Kiskadden
T. W. Ayres & Son
Carter’s Underwear
Gossard
Orangeville News
W. B. Holcomb
Charles M. Chumbley
Kentuckytown
Edna Rathbun
Ross May
H. T. Atterberry
Masonic Hall
J. F. Fender
Allen T. Short
Als
Whitewright Hatchery
G. W. Ford
Fain
W. Davis
Dallas
Whitewright
T. E. Barbee
Fred Garner
California
Says County
Farley
Farley’s
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric
Aewman, Public Service Company
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