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Whitewright Sun in Whitewright, Texas

16 Aug 1918

Page 8

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Whitewright Sun

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Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1918

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8

Pretensions and Founders Club Dreams in 1910s Society

Bowden Pain, a bank cashier from the Pains, pursues membership in the exclusive Founders' Club to win Martha Jenks, a stylish woman he meets at Dobbs' florist shop and later in clubrooms. Both pretend wealth to fit the social scene, learn the truth, and discover mutual affection while navigating expensive dues and social expectations.

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Dolbs Bowden Pain Mr. Clark Ike Dobbs Pain Mrs. Clark Bowden Martha Jenks Martha Founders’ Club Dobbs’ Florist Aline Martha Tuffle
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I Will Wait A Week To See If I Want It

Lucinda details a restraint plan to curb impulse buying. She waits a week after seeing an item, often finds it still on sale but sometimes decides she no longer wants it, and avoids accumulating unwanted purchases. The plan, she says, works well and saves her from buying junk.

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Lucinda Claude
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No Rice for Face Powder in Wartime France

Paris reports the French government bans manufacture of face powder from rice a wartime measure. The report says French women discard rice used for powder equaling about 100000 soldiers daily rations.

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Paris France
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Hobby Refuses To Reduce School Fund

The State Board of Education set per capita school fund at 7.50 for the next year amid a projected 1 million dollar deficit. Governor Hobby refused to cut the apportionment and vowed to raise funds or seek Legislature aid to ensure urgent education needs are met for 1,258,654 children. The total apportionment reaches 9,419,755 with 24,727 more students than last year.

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Austin Texas State Board of Education Hobby
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