Texas Refugee Flight in 1836 Described by Mrs Harris
The Run away Scrape recounts a March to April 1836 panic after the Alamo fall. Mrs. Dilue Harris recalls 5,000 refugees crossing the Trinity in floods, illness and danger, until the San Jacinto victory allowed a return home and a Houston convention in September.
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Austin
Texas
Europe
Alamo
Houston
Santa Aanna
San Jacinto
University of Texas
Dilue Harris
Trinity
Liberty
Mrs. Harris
Bond for Second Term as Chief Justice Promoted
Public notice urges voting for Judge Bond, highlighting his service as District Judge in Kaufman, Van Zandt and Rockwall Counties and his interim appointment as Chief Justice after Ben L. Jones death. It asserts his qualifications and warns against deceitful candidates.
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Bond
Kaufman, van Zandt
Rockwall
Ben L. Jones
Texas
James V. Allred
Judge Jones
Judge Bond
Mothers and Daughters Share Worries in 4-H Club Study
Texas 4 H Club girls in Lubbock County list what they wish their mothers wouldn t do. They urge less worry less pampering and more independence while Desca Hale notes adolescents seek intelligent guidance not indulgence. A hornet s nest holds about 200 insects.
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College Station
Lubbock County
Desca Hale
M. College Extension Service
The Spice of Life Gags and Gentle Jests Recounted
A bundle of lighthearted vignettes recounts misunderstandings and comic misadventures. A concert hall observer notes a boy’s watch humor, a buckshot misidentity, a baseball quip, a moron joke, a fraternity dispute, a brainy menu pun, and a nervous hotel guest seeking quiet.
Visitor on the Farm Exchange Sparks Rural Wit
A visitor compliments a farmer on a fine wheat crop while a chronic grouch notes the strain on the soil. The exchange captures rural humor about farming challenges and soil impact.
Misplaced Wit in Household Dialogues and Comic Exchanges
A collection of short humorous vignettes features a gum chewing girl and a cud chewing cow drawing parallels, a push for better halves with a fatherly definition, wedding questions among friends, and a light exchange about charity gifts and a dictionary as this year’s present.
Political Exchange Sparks Lively Campaign Moment
A voter tells a candidate they would not vote for him even if he were the Angel Gabriel. The candidate fires back that if he were Gabriel the voter still would not be in his precinct.
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Algy
Matilda
Companion
Angel Gabriel
Wise Youth and the Ages of a Widow and Wife
A witty exchange shows a young man delaying guessing a widow’s age, offering to pick between ten years younger or older by her looks or intellect. Another man compliments his wife’s angelic nature but explains the lines about her flitting, harping, lacking attire, and being up in the air.
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Mary
Actor wed for third time signs wedding invite with jab
An actor now married a third time had a bride who was previously married once before and wrote across the bottom of the invitations a note reading Be sure and come This is no amateur performance.
Bridegroom Seeks Meter Fix After Wedding Laugh
A bride and groom marry at the parsonage and receive marriage guidance from the clergyman. The groom thanks him and jokes about not paying enough, then asks to be shown how to fix the gas meter so it won’t register.
Stenographer Interview Sparks Acceptance Questioning
A prospective stenographer answers a barrage of questions about slang spelling gum and behavior. The examiner tests reactions with quirky prompts then hires the applicant after a final confirmation on start date.
Five Years For Following a Home Money Slogan
A convict recounts accepting advertising advice and receiving a five year sentence. He notes the slogan Make money at home led to the punishment. The remark hints at the dangers of following questionable promotions.
One-Term Legislature Question Prompted by Child Dialogue
A cartoonish exchange questions why a child cannot attend school during holidays. A mock debate follows on legislative term limits with a quip about where a term would be served, highlighting satire on politics and schooling.
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Dimwitt
Dolicini
Europe Faces Major Hunger Winter Says U S Officials
United States officials warn that 35 million people in Europe face actual starvation this winter as Axis powers control food and rationing widens. About 150 million may experience rationing, with Poland and other occupied regions described as severely deprived and dependent on German shipments.
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Washington
Europe
Germany
Poland
Foreign Bureau
United States Department of Commerce
Louis Domaretsky
Experts warn of likely famine in Europe if war lingers
Analysts say Europe except Poland may face hunger this winter but avoid famine. If the conflict lasts into next year, experts fear an appalling winter in 1941.
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Europe
Poland
Riddle on Wood Types in a Match Question
William asks how many kinds of wood make a match and Harriet answers two kinds, saying he would and she would. The playful exchange highlights a wordplay about wood and determination.
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William
Harriet
Frugal humor as installment collectors replace ice delivery
Mrs Jones asks how cooks seek excitement now ice men are gone. Cook notes collectors of refrigerator installments provide a different kind of amusement as a brisk exchange of witty lines.
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Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Court
Whitewright Lumber Co
Mose
Sam
Helen
Christy
Tenth Street
Charley Hagler
Grayson County
Russia
Finland
Holland
Denmark
Belgium
France
Italy
England
Agriculture Department
Ashburn’s
Ashburn
TC Sas Jee
Luther Gordon
L. LaRoe & Co
Tain
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