Texas and county marriage and divorce trends in 1931
The Census Bureau reports 1931 Texas marriages total 40,507, down 10.3 percent from 1930, with 15,788 divorces, down 857. Grayson County shows 93 marriages and 147 divorces in 1931, Fannin 125 marriages and 60 divorces, Collin 185 marriages and 64 divorces. Dallas led divorces with 2,172. Harris had most marriages at 2,809. Bexar second with 2,490 marriages and 1,420 divorces. Some counties had zero divorces.
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Grayson County
Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce
Fannin County
Collin County
Bureau of Census
Texas
Dallas
Harris County
Bexar County
Garza
Irion
Kenedy
Zapata
Public Warns Against Civil Service Coaching Schools
The United States Civil Service Commission warns the public against paying for coaching courses for Federal civil service exams. Schools selling such courses may be taking money under false pretenses, with an Iowa case under indictment for false representation. Vacancies are filled by transfer or reinstatement, and exams are rarely announced.
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Washington
United States Civil Service Commission
Iowa
Federal
Boy loses eye in hawk nest robbery
A seven year old boy from Amazon Saskatchewan had an eye pecked out by a hawk while attempting to steal eggs from a hawk’s nest. The incident occurred as the bird swooped onto his head during the theft.
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Winnipeg
Joe Halassa
Amazon
Sask
Traffic Table Built By Dan Hollingsworth
Dan Hollingsworth motorcycle officer and Judge Mike Foster model a three column traffic table in miniature showing a street intersection with 24 demonstration cars. The display, conceived from the 33rd floor of the First National Bank in Oklahoma City, illustrates traffic scenarios to clarify accident arguments for John Q Citizen at police court.
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the Sun
Daily
Oklahoman
Oklahoma City
Dan Hollingsworth
J. W. Hollingsworth
Whitewright
Hollingsworth
Mike Foster
First National Bank
John Q. Citizen
Mister Citizen
Judge Foster
Veterans Insurance Bill Becomes Law
President Hoover signed a bill letting 97,000 World War veterans renew five year government insurance contracts without further medical exams. It also allows renewal of expired policies as of expiration date if back premiums are paid within four months.
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Washington
Hoover
NO TAX SANTA CLAUS
A brief considers Uncle Sam the opposite of Santa Claus, noting that government revenue comes from all citizens from birth to death and implying taxes are collected relentlessly rather than dispensed as bounty.
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Sam
Santa Claus
Oregonian
Congress
Four Men Escape from Grayson County Jail in Texas
Four prisoners sawn from a cell and a wall breach slipped from Grayson County jail in Sherman Saturday night. A Sunday morning bulletin from Sheriff Frank Reece named C. S. Nelson Pawnee Oklahoma Lester Thomas Pierce Gainesville and Eugene O Neal and Don Stouse as escapees. Nelson was jailed January 25 1952 for forgery and attempting to pass a stolen check. Pierce fled Cooke County jail in 1931 and faced theft by bailee charges. O Neal from Van Alstyne faced mule and cattle theft charges. Stouse allegedly faced swindling over 50 and removing a mortgaged auto from the state.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Frank Reece
Texas
Oklahoma
C. S. Nelson
Pawnee
Okla
Lester Thomas Pierce
Gainsville
Eugene O'Neal
Don Stouse
Nelson
Bulletin States
United States Mail
Pierce
Cooke County
Gainesville
United States
O’neal
van Alstyne
Bulletin
Sroufe
Shawnee
Newspaper Ads Boost Business Through Slump
A survey from the American Newspaper Publishers' Association finds that 25 companies that maintained or increased newspaper advertising in 1931 saw only a 7 percent drop in net income, while 25 that cut ads had a 73 percent fall. The report notes ads helped firms focus on profitable markets and raise sales, citing an auto maker up 40 percent in net earnings with a 33 percent ad budget rise and an electric refrigerator maker spending 200000 in ads with dollar sales 460 percent of 1930.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association Today
Delegates Pay $2.25 For Steak At Chicago Convention
Chicago delegates learn farm relief costs as a hotel marks sir loin steak at 2.25 per pound though farm market price runs 28 cents. An order of potatoes costs 45 cents with market 1.30 to 1.40 per 100 pounds. veal portions sell for 1.00 while market is 9 cents per pound for veal. Green asparagus lists 45 cents per order with market 1 to 1.25 per box and cauliflower 55 cents per order with market 1.50 to 1.75 per crate. The hotel chef cites overhead and trimmed bone fat to justify the steak price, estimating cost at 1.80 per pound and 45 cents profit.
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Chicago
Ill
Garner
State Grants Injunction Against Gas Rate Hike
District Judge J. D. Moore restrains Community Natural Gas Company from raising gas rates in Texas towns under 500 population. The temporary injunction covers over ninety towns in West Texas, filed by Assistant Attorney General Neal Powers in Ninety-Eighth District Court.
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Austin
J. D. Moore
State Railroad Commission
Community Natural Gas Company
Texas
West
Neal Powers
Ninety
Salesman Invents Automatic Baby Feeder
Quinn Edmonston an insurance salesman has applied for a patent on an automatic baby feeder. The device uses two pieces with a plunger to push food into the baby's mouth and even makes the baby squawk. Edmonston cites food waste from spoon feeding as inspiration for the invention.
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New Orleans
Quinn Edmonston
Edmonston
Snakes Trapped With Lye Filled Eggs Stop Egg Theft
In Graham Texas a dozen snakes raiding C. H. Elkins nests were lured with drained eggs filled with lye and resealed. Twelve were killed quickly and the others ceased visiting as their bodies broken at the point of egg rupture.
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Graham
C. H. Elkins
Tank Valley
Young County
Opera as Stage Music Orchestration of Classical Works
The statement links classical music with opera, noting opera as multiple opuses with lyrics designed for stage performance, and implies much of what is termed classical music consists of operatic works performed theatrically.
Chimpanzees Demonstrate Polite Table Manners
At Yale University’s Institution of Human Relations chim panzees display flawless table manners when watched, using wooden spoons to eat from plates. Offlook, they misbehave, snapping food and tossing plates, and even pulling away a sibling’s intended stool.
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New Haven
Conn
Institution of Human Relations
Yale University
Lost Item Adverts in Want Column Prove Cost-Effective
Readers report success using Want Column classified ads to locate misplaced items. Ads are inexpensive and reach neighbors quickly, with many readers noting swift responses and practical results.
Elevation and Low Mood Quote Featured in Pasadena Post
A short Pierre fragment from the Pasadena Post presents a wry aphorism about how elevation and mood relate. The quip suggests a paradox where status does not guarantee happiness, reflecting urban humor of the era.
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Grayson
Kirkpatrick’s
Kirkpatrick
NYAL
Sinclair
Sinclair Refining Company (Inc
B. B. Hall
Pasadena
Mangrum’s
Mangrum Bros
Shippers of
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Texas Railroads
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