Texas Electors Certify First Republican Electors
The Texas State Canvassing Board declared the twenty leading Republican presidential electors elected on Monday marking the first Republican slate to win. Lloyd Fletcher led Democrats with 341,032 votes while Mike H. Thomas of Dallas led Republicans with 367,036. The electors meet January 14 in Austin to cast votes for Herbert Hoover and Charles FE Curtis.
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Austin
Lloyd Fletcher
Mike H. Thomas
Dallas
Herbert Hoover
Charles FE
Curtis
Alcohol Test Blinds Radiator Lights Say Witness
In a peculiar exchange a tester asks if the alcohol given to a radiator was effective. The reply claims the solution was so strong it blinded the lights, prompting curiosity about the device testing outcome.
Mother and Two Children Drowned in Creek Flood
John Janacek of 2604 Clinton Avenue survived a wreck when muddy waters of Big Fossil Creek swept his car off a road near Birdville. His wife Mrs Janacek and their two children Alfred 5 and Joe 2 drowned as the vehicle overturned and were carried downstream. Janacek had just visited a farm to inspect hogs after work at Armour and Company.
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Fort Worth
Big Fossil Creek
John Janacek
Clinton Avenue
Janacek
Alfred
Joe
Birdville
Armour and Company
Denton Road
Watauga
Editor Tells How to Spoil Christmas
A Terrell Tribune quotation advises starting the holiday season with cynicism. It warns against embracing the spirit, avoiding the background of Christmas, and viewing it as a money scheme. The result is a terrible Christmas and universal ill will.
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Terrell Tribune
Women urge uniform marriage and divorce laws nationwide
Various women's organizations press for a single standard in marriage and divorce law from Nevada's liberal statutes to South Carolina's no divorce rule. Some still deem it impossible to force uniform national law despite progress.
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Nevada
South Carolina
Divorces Rise in 1927 Amid Steady Marriages
United Press reports a six percent rise in divorces in 1927 from statistics in 26 states while marriages remain flat. Federal data show about 20 marriages per three divorces in 1926, with roughly 15 percent of marriages ending in divorce. The note adds five divorces per 100 marriages and cites changing gender ratios in separations.
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United Press
Engraved Cards Ready for Delivery to Customers
All engraved cards ordered by customers have been received and are prepared for delivery. The Sun reports swift fulfillment and readiness for distribution to buyers.
Heflin Challenges U S Cotton Estimate In Senate
Senator Heflin of Alabama charged that the 1928 cotton report overstates production by 500000 bales. He cited figures from cotton commissioners across states and argued more than 1800000 bales would need to be ginned after December 1 to match government estimates.
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Washington
Heflin
Alabama
Senate
Bonham Furniture Ad Promotes Trade-Ins and Specials
A Bonham advertisement urges readers to trade in old stoves for cash and note the store’s walnut bedroom suite and a popular jacquard living room set. The copy touts a honey grove sale and Santa delivery of items, inviting customers to visit and compare.
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Honey Grove
Santa
The Gay Deceiver
George proclaims Peggy would be ideal wife noting she darns her father’s socks. Pete admits he was fooled until he realizes the pattern is always the same socks.
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George
Peggy
Pete
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