Garner for President rally honors John Garner in Detroit
Roy Miller of Corpus Christi delivered the principal address at the first Garner for President rally in Detroit. Thousands of Texans gathered at Detroit High School gym to praise Garner’s public service and call him the best qualified to succeed Roosevelt, while Miller stressed Garner would not actively seek the presidency but would serve if called.
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Detroit
John Garner
Roy Miller
Corpus Christi
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Detroit High School
Congress
Miller
Garner
Republic
America
West Texas Tech Fans Rush 440 Tickets for Cotton Bowl
West Texas critics note 6000 initial tickets at 4.40 each nearly sold out for the Cotton Bowl with 2000 more needed for public sale. Texas Tech graduate manager Bo Williams reports reservations nearly filled as the Red Raiders prepare to face St Mary's Gaels in Dallas. Coach Pete Cawthon shifts plan to bring the Raiders to Dallas on December 21, with eager fans ready to travel.
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Dallas
West Texas
Plains
Bo Williams
Texas Tech
Curtis Sanford
Williams
Red Raiders
Southwest
St. Mary’s Gaels
California
Lubbock
Pete Cawthon
Raiders
Pete
Pardner
On the Radio Dialog About a Long Little Doggie
A child named Little Jenny exclaims on hearing a radio remark about a dog. She repeats the phrase Get a long little doggie, identifying the radio as the source. The exchange highlights a playful misunderstanding of a radio broadcast.
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Jenny
What Do You Know About Silverware
The Good Housekeeping Studio notes a family needs at least twenty different silver pieces and a complete set runs thirty eight to forty four items. Etiquette and good form matter, but the key is having enough pieces and kinds to serve and eat every dish prepared for family and guests.
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Good Housekeeping Studio
Final Work on Bonham Statue Is Being Done
BONHAM Final work on construction of a monument to James Bonham on the court square in Bonham progresses this week. Finishing touches are applied to the base, with completion expected Friday. the bronze statue, cast in New York, should arrive before then. The 15 foot memorial cost about 1500 dollars, designed by Miss Alice Tenant of Dallas, and model work done earlier in August. It stands on ground donated by the county commissioners’ court at the southeast corner of the courtyards.
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Alice Tenant
Dallas
New York
County Commissioners’ Court
Divorce Petition Notice in Grayson County Texas
Public notice from the District Court 15th Judicial District Grayson County Texas commands the sheriff to summon W T Walker to answer a divorce petition filed November 29 1938 by Cecil Doss Walker alleging abandonment since April 1934 and requesting divorce and relief. Returnable January 1939 in Sherman.
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State OF
Texas
District Court
Grayson County
Grayson
W. T. Walker
15Th Judicial District
Sherman
Cecil Doss Walker
R. B. Caraway
Grayson Co
City of
W. R. Henderson
Want Ads: For Rent and For Sale items
Classified line listing shows offices for rent by Dr. J F Spindle via Joe Johnson and a sale of a work mule priced at 125 dollars from J H Gosnell.
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J. F. Spindle
Joe Johnson
J. H. Gosnell
Inaugurate Regular Broadcasting of a Daily Newspaper
ST. LOUIS Mo W9XZY experimental radio facsimile station inaugurates the world first regular UHF broadcast of specially prepared daily newspapers. No 1 of Vol 1 contains nine pages eight and one half inches long four columns wide in seven point type. Transmission takes 15 minutes per page and W7XZY operates at 31 600 kilocycles with a 20 to 30 mile range. Daily broadcasts continue including Sunday at 2 p m providing 15 sets already in staff homes. Manufacturers expect receivers priced about 260 within a month.
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ST. Louis
The
Post-Dispatch
Wife of early Texas pastor dies in Virginia Point
Funeral services for Mrs Lucy Lee Fleming 75 longtime Virginia Point resident and wife of the late Rev W A Fleming pioneer Methodist minister were held at Virginia Point Methodist Church. Survivors include four sons two daughters a brother two sisters and 12 grandchildren.
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Sherman
Virginia Point
Lucy Lee Fleming
Bells
Honey Grove
Texas
Fleming
Robert R
Harold
Jim Fleming
Paul Fleming
Bonham
G. E. Keeling
Savoy
Zora Fleming
T. H. Ramsey
J. B. Norman
Trenton
Kate Skaggs
Millers Federation Opposes Processing Tax Plan
Fred Borries, president of the Millers National Federation, said in Excelsior Springs that the federation is against reviving a processing tax proposed by Henry Wallace. He warned the tax would raise flour prices, and favored funding farmer benefits through general taxes instead.
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Excelsior Springs
Fred Borries
Louisville
Millers National Federation
Henry Wallace
Kansas
Barries
Borries
Doctor notes saved her life nine times in care
A physician attests he has saved the woman’s life nine times, prompting a wry remark that the woman was always thought of as a cat. The exchange hints at a long medical history and a sharp, humorous rapport between doctor and patient.
Ohio Woman Anna Hahn Dies in Electric Chair
Anna Marie Hahn, 32, a Cincinnati woman accused of poisoning elderly men for money, was executed in Ohio’s state prison chair. She died at 7:11 p.m. sobbing with the Lord’s Prayer on her lips after pleading for mercy and collapsing on the way to the chamber.
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Columbus
Ohio
Anna Marie Hahn
Blond Borgia
Angel of Mercy
Hahn
Jacob Wagner
Cincinnati
O'Daniel Dinner At $100 A Plate To Aid Church
Rev. J Leslie Finnell of Magnolia Avenue Christian Church in Fort Worth announced a December 14 appreciation dinner for Gov Elect W Lee O Daniel and family The $100 minimum per plate will fund the church building fund with about 200 attendees planned The church faces a $50000 debt on its nine year old $150000 structure and program details are still being arranged
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Fort Worth
J. Leslie Finnell
Magnolia Avenue Christian Church
W. Lee O’daniel
O’daniels
Finnell
O’daniel
Students Prove Slot Machines Don’t Pay at School
In Omaha Nebraska instructor P. M. Rickabaugh at Omaha Technical High School used a confiscated slot machine to show 84 pupils that winning was impossible. He exposed inner workings, noting a 40 percent pay ratio versus 80 percent on average machines and that altered wheels and soldered holes eliminated three of four jackpot combinations.
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Omaha, Neb
P. M. Rickabaugh
Omaha
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Clifford
Waukegan
III
Sacramento
Calif
W. R. Vineyard
H. T. Atterberry
Whitewright
Black-Top Road
Tom Barbee
Allen T. Short
Philco
RCA
Johnson
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F. W. Creager
Mgr
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