Sadler hearing brings oil questions to Avoca schoolhouse
Texas Rail Commission member Jerry Sadler carried a public oil hearing from Austin to Avoca in Jones County. About 250 attendees, many locals with limited landowner royalties, voiced views on the Avoca townsite field. The move underscored Sadler’s idea of government outreach, inviting citizen input alongside oil company experts.
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Jerry Sadler
State Railroad Commission
Avoca
Jones County
Austin
Sadler
Sundae School Sparks Soda Jerker Joke
A lighthearted quip about a soda jerker and his training, imagining the worker’s skill as if learned at a Sundae school. The playful line plays on words to entertain readers with a comic jab at the beverage counter.
Dreaming About a Gum Fueled Train Returns
A playful reminiscence recalls a recurring gag about a trainload of chewing gum, with a quip likening it to a chew chews train. The light anecdote showcases a whimsical, nostalgic moment in print.
State Bureau of Identification Clearing House of Emotions
A Texas police bureau processes 1500 letters daily from 1500 agencies. Citizens seek help locating runaways, missing relatives, and fugitives while officers share fingerprints and stolen property tips. The mail includes pleas about vanished spouses, suspicious murders, and a canine lost in transit.
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State Bureau of Identification
Clearing House of Human Emotions
Austin
Bureau of Identification and Records
Southwest
South Texas
East Texas
el Paso
Identification Bureau
Texas
J. S. Fletcher
Records Bureau
State Bulletin
Wharton
San Antonio
Fletcher
State Identification Bureau
Kansas
King Jeff Estimates Hoboes Population and Life Truths
CHICAGO Jeff Davis known as American king and world emperor of the hoboes, presents the 1939 Yearbook of the Hoboes of America. He claims 1,000,000 hoboes 500,000 tramps and 50,000 bums in America, contrasts hobos with tramp and bum, and critiques movement restrictions while noting his film project.
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King
Jeff
America
Chicago
Jeff Davis
Hollywood
The
Hoboes of America, Inc
Davis
Hobo Organization
Kedzie Avenue
A Post Office and a Lake for All Spearman
Spearman Reporter editor Bill Miller announces as a candidate for Congress upon Marvin Jones resignation. He pledges to secure a lake and post offices for all counties, promising frequent votes and patronage, but notes two catches: supporters must fund his campaign and he must have a two week paid vacation.
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Spearman
Will Miller
Bill Miller
Spearman Reporter
Congress
Marvin Jones
Miller
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Darkey
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Groesbeck Journal
W. Lee O’daniel
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O’brien
Texas State College For Women
Davey O’brien
Elizabeth Robertson
Sammy Baugh
TSCW
Sammy
Little Davey
Stephens & Bryant Insurance Agency
First
Nat’l Bank
Woodstock
Woodstock OF Dallas
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