O Daniel Rejects 75 000 Radio Offer for Texas Nomination
Governor O Daniel declared he would not accept any 75 000 a year radio deal to promote products, saying voter confidence outweighs money. Rumors linked General Food Products to the offer, with broader context about his expected bid for a second term and rivals in the Democratic primary.
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Austin
O’daniel
General Food Products Corporation
O'Daniel
New York
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Waco
Harry Hines
Albert Derden
Jerry Sadler
Ernest O. Thompson
F D R Proclaims Census Taking Urges Public Answers
President Roosevelt proclaimed the sixteenth decennial census to begin April 1 and urged all adults to answer every census question. He reassured that responses pose no risk or tax implications and that disclosures remain protected by strict penalties for census workers who share data.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Don’t Expect Too Much of Merchants
Editor Fryar warns Clarksville merchants face constant solicitations from churches charities Boy Scouts and local funds. He notes many appeals are for outside or valueless advertising schemes and urges donors to judge proposals as 100% worthy before asking retailers to contribute.
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Fryar
Clarksville
Whitewright
Boy Scout Movement
Chamber of Commerce
Salvation Army
Ham and Mustard Plaster Prescription Revisited
A narrator describes a Black patient named Rastus asking for mustard plasters with ham as a potent prescription. The doctor counters with caution, contemplating another plaster. The exchange highlights racial language and medical quirks in a white Southern setting.
I Give You Texas
A humorous piece on campaign season in Texas noting campaign oratory and the challenge of recalling many names. It recounts stump speeches praising founders and leaders while mocking clichés and the spread of political self introductions in crowded hotel lobbies.
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Rome
Greece
Texas
Judge Blank
Dimmitt
Soandso
Forney
Humorous Anecdotes From Forney Picnic Crowd
A speaker mingles with voters in Forney asking about everyone’s well being, then repeats a dead fathers joke with a voter. A humorous contest features a lawyer’s contempt line and a milk date quip, reflecting old time humor and crowd interactions.
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Forney
Hick Halcomb
Anti Trust Suit Filed Against Ford Motor Company in Texas
Attorney General Gere ald C. Mann filed an anti trust suit in Travis County alleging Ford Motor Company contracts violate state law. The suit seeks daily penalties from September 1938 and calls for an injunction against contract provisions that limit dealer territories and cap prices. Named dealers include Taylor New Braunfels Galveston Dallas Big Spring and Lubbock with all dealers said to operate under similar agreements.
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Austin
Gereald C. Mann
Ford Motor Company
Texas
Dallas
Travis County
Taylor
New Braunfels
Galveston
Big Spring
Lubbock
Ordinary Nose Joke Calls to Visit
A humorous exchange centers on a visitor who lacks a bill and instead carries a plain nose. The odd encounter plays on the word ordinary in a light domestic moment.
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