Speaker May Seek Dallas Club Ownership After Season
Philadelphia report notes veteran Tris Speaker open to leaving the Athletics to buy the Dallas Club in the Texas League. He says he has long eyed the venture, would consider it at the right price, and has discussed it with Connie Mack who would not oppose. Mack expects Speaker to stay with the Athletics next season.
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Philadelphia
Tris Speaker
Athletics
Dallas
Speaker
Associated Press
Connie Mack
The
Mack
Heavenly Recruiting Brightens Year at Amesbury Church
The pastor reports a successful year with 27 new full members, 6 infant baptisms, 10 adult baptisms, 6 marriages, and 40 funerals officiated at the Amesbury church.
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Amesbury
Mass
Lowman bans smelling warrants in dry law raids
Acting Secretary of the Treasury Lowman orders elimination of smelling warrants in dry law cases. The move frees home brewers and winemakers by requiring warrants or evidence of sale to enter private dwellings and prohibits destruction of private property during raids.
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Lowman
Washington
Secretetary of
Treasury
Prohibition
Plano Park Planting Contract To Be Let
Plano Park Board plans to award the planning contract for Haggard Memorial Park located near the business district. The Lions Club backed the park drive, more than $7,000 was spent on the site, and the entrance was completed at over $500 donated by Mrs Emma Bishop, daughter of J C Haggard after whom the park is named. The planning contract totals $500.
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Plano Park
PLANO
Plano Park Board
Lions Club
Emma Bishop
J. C. Haggard
Sun Mercury ad brief from weekly merchant listing
The Sun prints a compact weekly merchant ad featuring sales and specials. Local shoppers see highlighted prices and items in a concise catalog style notice indicating where to shop and when offers run.
Republicans Fret Over Negro Bolt
Washington report shows the Republican National Committee creating an executive body led by John R. Hawkins to mobilize black voters in the North and Midwest. Funds come from a 4 million dollar campaign estimate, with Colored Veterans Division and potential Chicago and New York branches planned to solidify support for Hoover.
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Washington
North
Middle West
Republican National Committee
John R. Hawkins
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
New Jersey
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Colored Veterans Division
Hawkins
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Dr. Work
National Committee
Chicago
New York
Republican Party
Hoover
U S Mints Announce End of Half Dollar Production
Denver report quotes U S Mint official Robert J Grant saying half dollars will disappear within years as demand shifts to quarters and new paper currency. He notes silver dollars saw limited circulation in the east and costs favor paper money, with most currency distributed in the holiday quarter.
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Denver
Colo
Robert J. Grant
United States Mints
Grant
East
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Money Circulation Tip for Whitewright Readers
The message notes most money is in the eastern half of the country and that coined money moves with circulation. It suggests buying in Whitewright to avoid costly transportation of coins and keep funds local.
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Chicago
Wealth without schooling myth in Ford Edison note
The San Francisco Chronicle cites a saying that wealth can come without education like Ford and Edison did. It frames it as a caution about relying on famous examples and the myth of easy riches.
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Ford
Edison
San Francisco Chronicle
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J. L. Kirkpatrick
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Negro Bolt
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Lloyd Moore
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Sherman, Texas
City and Farm
H. G. Webster
Whitewright
Lilley Dry Goods Company
Lilley
Millinery Department
Lilley Dry Goods Co
Sea of Finance
First National Bank
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