Snakes Worth $10 Each to Landowners
Denton report on wildlife value notes snakes save farmers from vermin at $10 each. Dr J K Silvey, biology professor at North Texas State Teachers College, warns against extermination harming balance. lecture in conservation course notes wildlife ties to soil, crops, forests, and minerals. May records mark Lubrock weather. 104 high, 31 low. another subfreezing May reading. A tool creates beads on metal tubing ends for tighter joints.
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Denton
J. K. Slivey
North Texas State Teachers College
Silvey
Believe My Record Merits Third Term in Grayson County
Political advertisement by Mrs. Eula Hunter Mortan seeking a third term as county treasurer of Grayson County. she argues county custom favors three terms and urges voters to examine her record, stating she will meet voters or appreciate their vote and influence.
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Grayson County
Eula Hunter Mortan
Help Reduce the Auto Toll Excerpts on Safe Driving
Excerpts from a State Public Safety handbook define driver responsibility and classify drivers as expert, in-between, or poor. It explains required mastery of vehicle mechanics, laws, and safe practices, and notes authority to suspend licenses for unsafe drivers. The text urges turning a bad driver into safer behavior, even by becoming a pedestrian.
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State Department of Public Safety
Department of Public Safety
Farmers harvest fish from corn rows near Oxford
In Tally Ho township near Oxford North Carolina excessive rains flooded Flat River and receded to leave hundreds of fish in the fields. About six farmers gathered more than 200 pounds of assorted fish in one afternoon.
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Oxford
N. C
Tally Ho Township
Tombstone Trend More Streamlined Polisher Finds Salt Lake City
James S. Walker, with 68 years in the trade, notes tombstones are shifting to simplicity. Angels, doves and lambs are now rare as markers become more streamlined. Governments now record birth and death, reducing the need to carve life histories in marble.
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Salt Lake City
James S. Walker
Walker
Short-Term License Sought By Bridegroom To Be
A youthful groom-to-be in Dallas sought a six to seven month marriage license to save expenses, asking if it could cost less than the usual 1.50. Deputy Clerk O H Crossett explained only the regular license was available and he agreed to take it.
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Dallas
O. H. Crossett
Crossett
No News Is Good News Reversals in Front Pages
A critical note on newspaper practice shows editors often prize bad news, shaping front pages to emphasize abnormal and grim events. The essay argues such framing makes everyday life feel subnormal and perilous, shaping readers' perceptions without balanced coverage.
For Sale Items and Auto Finance Notice
Classified ad style list offers Fordson tractor with Athens side plow and multiple farm tools with prices. Also advertises automobile loans with immediate approval, inspection, and money options. Includes a card of thanks from Mrs W L Mangrum and children for kindness during illness and death.
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Fordson
Athens
Oliver
Chevrolet
McCormick
Manning & Meador
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
S. Travis Sr
Sherman
W. L. Mangrum
No Bad News and the News of Good
A reflection notes that newspapers rarely highlight everyday goodness. It cites a British editor who headlined No Bad News to show that absence of evil can be news. The piece argues that the presence of good is news in multiple senses and worth attention.
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Christian Science Monitor
Political Announcements for 1938 Democratic Primaries
The Sun lists candidates authorized to run in the 1938 Democratic primaries. For Congress in the 4th District: Sam Rayburn Grayson County. For Representative Place 1: J H Waggoner. Sheriff candidates include J Benton Davis John C Evridge P M Pleas Porter Floyd Everheart. Commissioner Precinct 2 candidates: S B Vaughan Charley A Allen Harold Doss Finis Alverson Walter W Compton Bennie Ball Tom Brice.
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The
Sun
J. Benton Davis
John C. Evridge
P. M
Porter Floyd Everheart
Harold Doss Finis Alverson
Walter W. Compton
Bennie
Ben) Ball
Tom Brice
Hogwallow News Roundup of Small-Town Quirks and Quips
The Postmaster laments upside down stamps stumping his neck while canceling letters. Calf ownership woes, jailer returns, borrowings gone astray, and rain draining crops mix with sales and rash humor. Everyday oddities showcase small town life with locals like Yam Sims courting and a moonshine hunt on Musket Ridge.
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Clai Hancock
Tickville
Tobe Moseley
Tobe
Yam Sims
Sile Kilden
Jefferson
Jeff
Flutie Belcher
Sid Hocks
Fellowship and a friend’s touch soothe sorrow and toil
James Whitcomb Riley’s verse frames fellowship as a balm for blue days while noting hardship, then shifts to a stark Fact: China’s lowest paid workers, garbage collectors, earn under three dollars a month in many cities.
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China
U. S
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H. T. Atterberry
L. LaRoe
Hannah
Floyd Bassett
I Allen T. Short
Grayson, Fannin
Collin Counties
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Whitewright
T. E. Barbeetf
Tom Barbee
the Sun
Sam Rayburn
Jim) Waggoner
Grayson
Collin
Russell W. Bryant
Sewell R. McKinney
E. A
Ed) Miller
S. B
Ben) Vaughan Charley A. Allen
David Crosher
Hassler
K. B. Simmons
Mark Montgomery
For Justice of the Peace
W. A. Fain
W. H. Horton
Fannin County
Chas. G. Nunn
Hampton Harper
Hogwallow News
James Whitcomb Riley
Grain
Lester Haile
Dad & Lad’s‘Store
Denison, Texas
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