Rayburn Opens Campaign in Bonham Texas
Bonham Texas June 3 Congressman Sam Rayburn of the Fourth District opened his campaign at the American theatre before an estimated crowd of about one thousand many turned away Former County Judge H A Cunningham spoke on Rayburns strong record then introduced Minnie Gribble principal of Bailey English school who introduced the speaker Rayburn defended his record denying he is anti farmer noting his nine years in Congress and listing bills he sponsored He will stay seven weeks visiting towns and schools in the five county district of Fannin Grayson Hunt Collin and Rains Opponent Ed Westbrook of Wolfe City backed by labor unions also ran against him two years ago
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Rayburn
Congress
Ed Westbrook
Wolfe City
Fannin
Grayson
Hunt
Collin
Raines
Satan Holds a Wedge of Discouragement Auction
A parable describes Satan selling weapons of warfare at an auction until only one wedge remains, Discouragement. He refuses to sell it, claiming it would let him resume power. the piece is warned as born of Satan, not God, urging readers to brace up and resist discouragement.
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Satan
God
Glasses fittings advertised at Payne Cottage and Sherman
See Dr. Watkins at Payne Cottage Whitewright Friday June 9 for glasses that suit your eyes. He has years fitting glasses and can prescribe lenses for best results. Also at Room 3 Crenshaw Building Sherman. If glasses aren’t right, don’t keep them. Prices to suit the times.
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Dr. Watkins
Payne Cottage
Whitewright
Crenshaw Building
Sherman
Times
Advt
Man dies en route to funeral in Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs Texas June 2. While Ed Burkett of Tira was on his way to attend the funeral of his old friend J. C. Collins who died suddenly at that place on Monday Mr Burkett died while seated in his buggy.
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Sulphur Springs
Texas
Ed Burkett
Tira
J. C. Collins
Mr. Burkett
Blue Star foot salve recommended for various ailments
An advertisement praising Blue Star for foot troubles and skin diseases. It claims benefits for corns bunions callouses and conditions such as itch eczema ringworm poison oak and old sores. The product is noted as not staining clothing and having a pleasant odor from Dyer Jones.
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Dyer & Jones
Local Humble Times: Small-town Doings and Oddities
Dunk Botts seeks re election while Raz Barlow tips his derby hat at a young woman at Bounding Billows. Sim Flinders carries two watches and ponders which is correct. Columbus Allsop’s wagon bogs down in mud on Gander Creek road and is saved after near submersion. Sap Spradlin delays a haircut until Saturday. The Tin Peddler departs town leaving jewelry behind as color holds. Washington Hocks notes his wife’s head ailment but dismisses concern. Sie Kilden skips indoors during rain. Clair Hancock plans a Rye Straw Store trip but a nesting hen blocks the way. Yam Sims needs a haircut but sends Ellick Helwanger. A thief in Calf Ribs store evades capture after a narrow escape. A dog incident near Thunderation unsettles the Deputy Constable, in a tight race context.
Man made whisky for forty years unaware of law
Petersburg West Virginia June 6 Henry Hours a Smokehole district resident said he had been making whisky for nearly forty years and only recently learned there was any law against it. He spoke as authorities investigated illegal distilling activity in the area.
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Petersburg
W. Va
Henry Hours
Smokehole
Old Man Hours Alleged Still Operation Sparks Educational Campaign
Grant and Pendleton Counties troopers visited and arrested a district native who claimed hours was running a still for years. Corporal Briner said the incident marks the start of an educational campaign in the Smokehole region.
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Grant
Pendleton
Briner
Smokehole
Two Boys Drown While Trying to Save Girls at Tulsa Lake
In Tulsa on June 2 Walter Doyle aged 16 and Harvey Parrish age 18 drowned at Birch Creek Lake while attempting to save three girls who had stepped into deep water. Other students rescued the girls and brought Doyle’s body to shore. a Tulsa pulmator failed to revive Parrish.
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Tulsa
Okla
Walter Doyle
Harvey Parrish
Birc Creek Lake
Lowell School
Woman Given Death Penalty in Georgia Murder Case
Atlanta June 3 a jury found Mrs Cora Loukinson guilty of murder in the first degree in a case believed to be the second death penalty imposed on a white woman in Georgia.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Cora Loukinson
Georgia woman to hang for murder of husband
The slaying of her husband Dr W D Vinson on March 31 ended with a jury verdict lacking a recommendation, triggering the automatic death penalty under Georgia law. Mrs Vinson was sentenced by Judge Humphries to be hanged July 28 and may appeal to the state Supreme Court. The judge noted a prior wartime execution of a white woman in Georgia and called Mrs Vinson the second to face the death penalty. Nearby ads note discounted boys and girls union suits at 50 cents and men's athletic union suits at 75 cents from McCarty-Davis.
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W. D. Vinson
Georgia
Vinson
Humphries
Supreme Court
Mrs. Vinson
What Is A Woman Worth In Court Rulings
A dated column traces a New York court trend where juries assign monetary values to a woman’s body parts and life. It cites a $40,000 verdict for loss of a leg and tallies values for legs arms eyes a broken heart totaling $470 000, with a closing ad for P. J. Pierce & Sons soda fountain.
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New York
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Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Raz Barlow
Sim Flinders
Columbus Allsop
Sap Spradlin
Washington Hocks
Sie Kilden
Clair Hancock
Rye Straw
Yam Sims
Ellick Helwanger
Depuy
Thunderation
Men’s Athletic Union
J. W. Davidson Quality Groceries
Dr. Price
Dr. Price’s
Price Baking Powder Factory
Independence Boulevard
Chicago
Illinois
P. J. Pierce & Sons
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