McMullen Comments On Democratic Agricultural Plank
Governor McMullen of Nebraska praises the Houston Democratic agricultural plank for adopting McNary-Haugen concepts including a federal farm board and credit loans. He notes it favors an equalization fee to distribute crop surpluses without subsidies and says the GOP should adopt this protectionist stance for farming.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily Journal Today
Adam A. McMullen
Nebraska
Lowdon
Houston
McMullen
Federal Farm Board
McNary- Haugen
Republican Party
Democratic Party
New Paper Money To Be Smaller
The 1928 design change will shrink one dollar bills from 7 7 16 by 3 18 inches to 5 16 by 2 11 16 inches. Other denominations follow in 1929. The BEP expects $2,000,000 annual savings and a 50 percent rise in printing efficiency, with bills easier to handle and longer lasting due to reduced folding.
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Beaureau
Treasury
Emergence of Weevils Slows Across 16 Stations
Boll weevil emergence between June 1 and June 15 slowed sharply at sixteen experimental stations. Emergence nearly complete with reports indicating little to no further emergence likely this year. Over the two weeks an average of ,03 weevils emerged per station.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Notice to visit Sun office for typing supplies
Local notice invites readers to come to The Sun office to purchase typewriter carbon ribbons and paper. The call to action emphasizes available supplies including typewriter ribbons and carbon sheets for business and writing needs.
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The
Sun Office
Typewriter
Annual American Legion Picnic in Whitewright July 12 14
The Preston Everheart Post American Legion hosts its fifth annual picnic in Whitewright July 12 13 and 14 with Roy Gray Amusement Company providing rides. A full program features speaking events by Dallas Judge Wm Pierson and candidates for sheriff district judge mayor and congress plus two daily baseball games and daily negro league exhibitions by local teams.
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American Legion
Preston Everheart Post
Whitewright
Roy Gray Amusement Company
Dugan
Orchestra of Bells
Wm. Pierson
Dallas
Earle B. Mayfield
Tom Bean
Nobility
R. M. Carter
Persimmon Grove Proves Profitable in Texas
In Lampasas area one of only two commercial persimmon groves in Texas, that of J. J. Cockrell at Riverside Farm on the Colorado River, yields high profits with a new 300 tree grove entering bearing. Prices reach about five dollars a bushel, the region’s top fruit price. The other grove is J. E. Fitzgerald’s, a 36 acre persimmon orchard in Erath County.
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Fitzgerald
Erath
Ten Plagues in Egypt Listed as Ten Not Seven
The text argues there were ten plagues in Egypt, not seven, detailing the biblical sequence: Nile turned to blood frogs lice dust swarms of flies cattle died boils hail locusts three days of darkness and the firstborn destroyed. Exchange.
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Egypt
Tickville Marshal’s new uniform miffs locals in gossip
The Tickville town marshal adopts a new uniform and gains little real speech among townsfolk. Sidney Hocks speaks at the post office but few listen as Raz Barlow, Poke Bazley, Miss Peachie Sim, Atlas Peck, and Clab Hancock are noted in local chatter about appearances and minor misadventures.
Two Killed When Auto Is Hit by Interurban
H B Goodman 64 and his wife 60 of Galveston were killed Monday when their car was struck by an interurban on Jefferson street in Oak Cliff. The auto was demolished and caught fire before the bodies were removed. Rescuers moved the couple before flames spread. Motorman J L Baylor said the car approached the crossing but could not stop in time. Goodman drove with his wife in the rear seat.
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Dallas
H. B. Goodman
Galveston
Jefferson Street
Oak Cliff
Goodmans
J. L. Baylor
Goodman
Retail Trade In State Shows Gain
Texas May retail sales rose 3.3 percent from 1927 to 1928, totaling 5,982,000 from 79 department stores in principal cities. Forty-nine stores posted gains, 30 reported losses, and 77 comparable stores ran 12.7 percent above April due to seasonal factors and better weather.
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Austin
Texas
Bernard Nichols
Texas Business Review
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
The Short Prayer Asks Only What Is Needed
A historical reflection on Jesus teaching brevity in prayer citing the Lord's Prayer. It contrasts lengthy petitions with concise requests, arguing God is a practical, businesslike administrator who knows human needs in advance and values directness over rhetoric.
Short prayers and businesslike faith in daily life
The reflection urges concise prayer rooted in practical faith. It argues prayer keeps the heart receptive to heaven without forcing God to alter his plan, comparing prayer to a disciplined, businesslike effort that clears worldly clutter and preserves access to divine favors.
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J. S. Thomas
Navy recruit's four years aboard a submarine ends in sorrow
A young aspirant seeking world travel via the Navy spends four years in a submarine, but the tale carries a somber note about the costs and disappointments of such a path.
Belief body cannot fly higher than eight and a half miles
The article states a prevailing belief that the human body cannot achieve flight above eight and one half miles due to air pressure, a limit discussed as a scientific or speculative constraint.
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Opwan
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Joe) Cox
Tom W. Perkins
McKinney
Congress
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Rayburn
Roy Finley
Blue Ridge
Whitewright Black Steppers
Bonham Buffaloes
Sherman Tigers
McKinney Black Devils
R. R. Robinson
Stigler
Okla
W. S. Hays
Eagleton
Ark
Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Tickville
Sidney Hocks
Sidney
Raz Barlow
Poke Bazley
Dog Hill Church
Atlas Peck
Clab Hancock
Bow-Wright Drug Co
Rogers
Mangrum Bros
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Heaven
Earth
Pace & Graves
Cox’s Grocery
First National Bank
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