Early Texas settlers honored as centennial notes recount Rowlett and others
Editor highlights the first treaty with the Caddo by Daniel Rowlett and a pioneer party in Grayson County near Sherman. It recalls Dugan and Washburn families entering the wilderness, establishing Tulip Bend and Bois d Arc settlements as Texas moved toward independence.
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Lone Star
Grayson County
Red River County
Sherman
Daniel Rowlett
Rowlett
Richard Locke
John G. Locke
Daniel Black
John Seymore
Fannin County
Tulip Bend
Red River
Tulip
Lexington
Daniel Dugan
Texas
Bois d’Arc Creek
Dugan
Bonham and
Honey Grove
Bois d’Arc
Orangeville
Josiah Washburn
FERA
Mexico
FHA Aims Long Mortgages To Stabilize Market
The Federal Housing Administration plans to shift mortgage funding to long term credit to reduce foreclosures and market freezes. It can insure loans up to 20 years with 80 percent appraisal value, set up 61 underwriting offices, and has approved about 1,200 lenders serving 2,500 localities. Over 35 million dollars in loans have been underwritten, with a spring drive expected to boost building trades and employment.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Housing Administration
Britain and France Back German Armament Move
Britain and France agreed to scrap key Versailles limits allowing German rearmament with Hitler and to sign a far reaching air defense pact. The release calls for broader cooperation, invites Italy Germany and Belgium as partners, and seeks new security pacts across Eastern Central Europe while preserving the Rhine demilitarization.
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London
France
England
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Italy
Britain
Austria
League of Nations Council
Germany
Belgium
Rome
United States
League of Nations
Tuberculosis in Children Warning From State Health Official
Dr. John W. Brown states babies and young children are highly vulnerable to tuberculosis when sharing rooms dishes or beds with infected individuals. He notes several forms of the disease and emphasizes rapid development in children, urging early recognition and prompt medical care to save lives.
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John W. Brown
Eagle to Oppose Sheppard in Texas Senate Race
Washington D C reports Representative Joe Eagle a Houston lawyer who entered the house in 1912 announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for Texas senator in 1936 He said Sheppard fails to represent Texas and that his four senate terms were built on national prohibition He attacked Sheppards positions on prohibition economy bill 1933 soldier bonus oil bill World Court and cotton aid.
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Washington, D. C
Joe Eagle
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Houston
House
Sheppard
Senate
Eagle
Black Widows: Cannibal Mates and Northward Spread
The Agriculture Department notes black widow spiders Latrodectus mactans eat mates after marriage and are highly venomous. Dr. F C Bishop attributes drought expanding their range from the South to the Northwest, Massachusetts, Washington DC, and beyond with bite treatment guidance issued.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
North America
F. C. Bishop
Bureau of Entomology
Massachusetts
Washington, D. C
Bishop
Public Library Pioneers Early in North Carolina
A historical note recalls Bath as home to North Carolina’s first public library established in 1700. The item mentions using dampened absorbent cotton to pick up small glass fragments, as cotton attracts shards for cleanup.
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North Carolina
Bath
Belgrade Carpenter Devours Eighty Cevapcici
Dragoju Illic a Belgrade carpenter set a record by eating eighty cevapcici, spiced lamb pork and veal sausages, washed down with four bottles of wine. A large crowd watched as he started quickly, slowed after sixty, and finished the final twenty with effort.
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Belgrade
Dragoju Illic
Illic
Typographical Gems Not Even a Nick Razor Makers
Government bulletin notes razor makers not allowed to cut workers. Sioux Falls paper reports Mrs. suffering from complications at home. Portland paper notes a trainer who has tended a horse near the county gate for more than forty five years.
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Nick
Sioux Falls
S. D
Portland (Ore
Sounds Like the Old Days Bank Seized in Wild West Fashion
A New York paper notes a bank repossession at 1 30 in a Wild West style. A Vale Oregon paper reports J C bitten severely on the hand by a cold Saturday while he was breaking.
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New York Paper
J. C
Vale (Ore
Not suitable work for a refined middle aged housekeeper
A Richmond paper advertisement seeks a refined middle aged lady to act as a working house keeper. The notice describes the applicant as prodigal, strong and healthy. The Dallas paper question targets west side Akard merchants sweeping refuse and rubbing bish into butter at all times.
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Akard
Pacific
Jackson
Dallas Paper
Richmond
White bread praised by California diet researchers
Good Diet News cites University of California studies showing lobster salad and fish are digestible with milk, and that white bread is a nourishing, tasty staff of life rich in Vitamin B. It notes ash content affects acidity and that bold claims about mixed alcoholic drinks are left to individuals. The piece adds trivia about graphite pencils and Detroit River commerce.
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University of California
California
California Experiment Station
Detroit River
Curious Facts From The Times On Food And Medicine
A Waxahachie doctor notes the ankle lies between foot and knee in the leg. The piece recalls that tomatoes were once called Love Apples and that yeast contains many living plants. It mentions whisky aging in wood and the wood supplier's role in maturation.
The Sun Sells Typewriter Paper and Supplies
The Sun advertises typewriter paper car bon adding machine paper and typewriter ribbons for sale.
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The
Sun
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