Farm Population Gains in Grayson Fannin Counties
Preliminary 1935 census figures show tenant operated farms rising in Grayson and Fannin counties with more land in pastures and woods. Across Collin, cattle numbers increase while horses, mules, sheep, and hogs decline or stabilize. crop acreage shifts reflect broader back-to-the-farm trends.
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Bureau of Census
United States Department of Commerce
Grayson
Fannin
Collin
Grayson County
Fannin County
Collin County
Wonderful machine splits a hair into fifty parts
An instrument called the microtome is described as extremely precise for science work. It can slice material into one micron thickness, equaling twenty five thousandths of an inch, with absolutely accurate cuts. The device often requires freezing or keeping alcohol flowing to prevent material from sticking to the blade. An adding machine paper is advertised at The Sun office for 10 cents per roll.
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Sun
Horse Royalty for Texas Centennial Exposition
The $100,000 collection of Clydesdale draft horses famed worldwide will be shown at the Texas Centennial Exposition during the 1936 World's Fair in Dallas. Eight strongest Clydesdales, including King, will star in the mammoth livestock exhibit. Each horse weighs 2000 to 2200 pounds and stands 16 to 18 hands high. Frank Housely will lead the exhibit and conduct six-hitch driving demonstrations during the Exposition.
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Texas
Frank Housely
Dallas
Allred Tops 12 Outstanding Young Men of America 1935
Durward Howes selects twelve standout men under 45 for America's Young Men. James V. Allred, Carl D. Anderson, Fred Astaire, Hugh Baille, Bishop Raymond Kearney, James M. Landis, Lawson Little, Edwin Musick, Donald Peattie, Wylie Post, Edward Stettinius Jr, and Thomas C. Wolfe are listed. Names chosen from over 20,000 nominees. 6,000 more to be added for 1936 edition.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Durward Howes
America
James V. Allred
Texas
United States
Carl D. Anderson
Fred Astaire
Hugh Baille
Limited Editions Club
Wylie Post
Edward Stettinius Jr
United States Steel Corporation
Thomas C. Wolfe
Howes
Wasps Cause Raucous Breeches Burst During Sermon
A Scotch clergyman faced a painful and comic interruption when wasps built a nest in his breeches during the week. As he began preaching on the Sabbath he jumped and slapped at his lower body shouting that the devil was in his breeches while his congregation watched in astonishment.
School Superintendent Defends End of Numerical Grades
Dallas County Superintendent Joe P Harris recalls his choice to replace numerical grades with satisfactory or unsatisfactory. He cites a college term paper episode as proof that the old system was bunk and notes Dallas public schools adopted the new method last fall.
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Joe P. Harris
Harris
Dallas
Jokes and Work Separate: Bill's Eye and Hours
In a brisk exchange a man jokes about Bill's black eye while his friend notices the change in his appearance. Bill admits work is relentless, from seven to six with only one hour off, and reveals he starts tomorrow, leaving his friend surprised by the long hours and uncertain future.
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Bill
Fragmentary note reads "Health excellent" in next line
A reader recalls a line where someone asks "you seen that" and the reply cleanly states health as excellent in the following line. The brief exchange highlights a concise health assessment.
Arithmetic Comes In Modern Sonny
Modern Dad warns his son about neglecting arithmetic while stressing its use in football scores batting averages and racetrack odds in a playful panel caption setting reflecting a historical newspaper tone. The dialogue humorously frames math as practical literacy for sports and betting contexts.
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Sonny
Nurse Conned Over Poppy Sale At Queen Charlotte Hospital
A handsome salesman offered five dollars for a poppy if the nurse would promise to nurse him at her hospital. She agreed and named Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital, then placed the bill in the collection box.
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Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital
Cow for Sale in Oregon Ad from 1931 Jersey Hayburner
Advertisement offers a slightly used 1931 Jersey cow horse called a hayburner with hornless features. It boasts strong four-wheel hits and a self filling radiator with four faucets. By D. M. Langworthy of New Hope District.
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Oregon
D. M. Langworthy
New Hope
Father confronts son over school report card
A father reads his son's report with anger at weak marks in English and French and fair in mathematics. The son responds that the results are not ideal but still hopeful.
Weight Decline Among Newly Poor Children 1928–33 Study Says
Health service charts show children aged 6 to 10 from newly poor families weighed 2 percent below normal by 1933, with heavier losses before 1928. Analyzed 5,400 youngsters across Birmingham Cleveland Greenville Pittsburgh and Syracuse, tracking 1928 to 1933.
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Washington
United States Public Service
The
Health Service
Birmingham
Cleveland
Greenville
S. C
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Bulletin
Bulletin
Pat's Chicken House Perches Rescue
A moving job in the country turns odd when Pat, hid inside a chicken house, reassures helpers he is fine and carrying the perches as they pause halfway. The scene adds a humorous twist to a heavy load task.
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Pat
Learning By Stages in a Barn Milking Demonstration
A city visitor asks about starting with a calf while a farmer guides him through milking a cow. The exchange captures a humorous learning moment in a rural setting.
The Money Changers Dinner Dilemma
Cohen and his three sons discuss preferring money over meat for dinner and later question how many would want a nickel's worth of pie. The scene centers on a family dinner and a playful cash settlement proposal, with Mrs Cohen arranging the meal.
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Cohen
Haunting Room Echoes With Breakfast Visitor
A guest asks about unusual events in a haunted room as the host’s sinister retainer reveals that fifty years ago a gentleman who stayed overnight appeared at breakfast the next morning. The brief exchange preserves a chilling, old style newspaper tone with a sharp punchline.
Lady Finds Relief From Pain With Cardus
Mrs. Herbert W. Hunt of Hallsville Texas describes dramatic improvement after using Cardus for monthly pains. She suffered severe cramps nausea and fatigue yet says the tired feeling and pains vanished following treatment and she cannot praise Cardus enough.
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Cardus
Herbert W. Hunt
Hallsville
Texas
Ihui
Man Dies After Boasting Of Eating Six Sausages
In Valognes France bricklayer Michel Guerin bragged he could eat six raw sausages in under a minute. He consumed them in fifty seconds and, after a large beer, suffered a fatal indigestion attack.
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Valognes
France
Michel Guerin
Guerin
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Clydesdales
Allred
U.S
Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin- Williams
Whitewright Lumber Co
Dallas Times Herald
Luther Gordon
ED Westbrook
Bass, Parrish & Taylor Building
Sherman, Texas
Barbee-Bassett
Insurance Agency
L. LaRoe & Co
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