Absentee Voting Explained by Judge Carter
Sherman June 28 County Judge R M Carter clarifies absentee voting rules to avoid confusion. From June 27 to July 7 voters may use a notary or justice of the peace or vote in clerk’s office with a poll tax receipt or exemption certificate. Ballots are returned with an affidavit and poll tax receipt or exemption certificate after the election.
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Sherman
R. M. Carter
Justice of the Peace
Carter
Lasara Leads Nation In Cotton Ginning With 100 Bales
Raymondville June 29 Lasara seven miles west of Raymondville topped U S cotton gins Monday by records showing more than 100 bales of the new crop. The Rio Grande valley town had the highest ginning total in the region where cotton matures earliest.
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Raymondville
Lasara
United States
Rio Grande Valley
Train kills two deaf mute girls near Lake Pontchartrain
In New Orleans on June 28 two deaf mute girls aged 17 and 24 were killed near Little Woods, La., by the Queen & Crescent Limited of the Southern Railway while walking along tracks during a deaf mute swimming party supervised by J. C. Se land. The incident left the girls unaware of the approaching locomotive as it struck them.
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New Orleans
Lake Pontchartrain
Queen & Crescent Limited
Southern Railway
Charlotte Mowen
Sarah Dunn
Littlewoods
J. C. Seland
National Association For the Deaf
Silent Emily Post Kicks Off Etiquette Lesson
Knick- sees an etiquette teacher at a deaf and dumb school. The man is described and the duties questioned as he instructs pupils in nonverbal manners instead of speech.
More Cash Less Clothes Fight In Sun Office Snarl
A domestic dispute unfolds at the Sun office with a quarrel over money for clothes. A wife accuses her husband of withholding funds while he retorts that she would still appear underdressed. Typewriter ribbons are mentioned as part of the scene.
State Takes Over Whitewright To Bells Highway
The seven mile Bells to Whitewright stretch is now part of state highway 78 linking Bells to Garland. Maintenance shifted to the state highway department last Monday with minor improvements underway. Grayson County officials expect class B road status if the bond issue passes and local citizens seek state aid for further improvements.
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Bells
Whitewright
J. R. Westbrook
Garland
State Highway Department
Westbrook
Grayson County
Girl Dies in Plane Crash During Hearing Restoration Trip
In Winner South Dakota a 21 year old deaf girl and two men died when an experimental flight ended with a 3000 foot drop. The plane collapsed as the pilot attempted to recover from the dive. Victims include pilot Herbert M. Hansen of Platte South Dakota and owner Harry G. Moorehead of Wasta South Dakota.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Winner, S. D
Sioux City Journal
Herbert M. Hansen
Platte
S. D
Harry G. Moorehead
Wasta
Lulu Hoffman
Hansen
Moorehead
Denver
Colorado
Seed House Construction by White and Donigan Gin Company
White and Donigan Gin Company is building a 42 by 120 foot seed house with concrete floor and foundation on the south end of their newly purchased lots. It sits across from the main gin plant and south of the negro Methodist Church and will be among the city’s largest structures of its kind. The facility will store cotton seed during the ginning season.
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The
White & Donigan Gin Company
Negro Methodist Church
Minnesota Adopts Stringent New Auto Traffic Rules
A historical notice outlines Minnesota's recently enacted traffic code restricting unsafe driving. Prohibitions include soliciting rides in roadways, coasting in neutral, boarding moving vehicles, displaying posters on windshields, unsafe muffler use, operating without a windshield wiper, excessive noise or smoke, and improper siren use, with police and fire vehicles exempt to some siren uses.
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Minnesota
Old Law Defines Reasonable Speed With Reckless Presumption
The old law fixes no positive speed limits but requires drivers to operate vehicles with due regard for safety and others. It states a driver must not exceed speeds that are reasonable and proper for traffic conditions, with excessive speeds creating prima facie evidence of reckless driving.
Household Hints For Cleaning And Traps
Household hints describe cleaning brass by ammonia soak and bean water boil. Mice are drawn to oats or biscuit with bread scraps near traps. Adding baking soda to cleaning powder aids knife stain removal. Silver cleans fastest with methylated spirit and a soft rag after drying.
Babies by the Million Projections Spark Nationwide Hope
The piece notes a surge in births with about 2.5 million added last year and expects about three million more this year. It asserts the United States enjoys a birth rate higher than the death rate across the country, highlighting optimism about population growth.
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United States
Two to One State Births Record Highlighted
The passage notes North Carolina holds the current record for the greatest excess of births over deaths. It argues that crime, weather, immigration, trade balance, or gold surplus are less relevant, while consumer ads promote dress patterns and adding machine paper from local merchants.
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North Carolina
Thrift Magazine Promotes True Progress and Happiness
A short excerpt from Thrift Magazine argues that the number of babies per year embodies progress and happiness, presenting a social ideal tied to demographic growth.
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Ican
Thrift Magazine
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S. H. Montgomery & Son
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Jones Drug Store
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