Grayson County Interscholastic events announced for spring
Supt. E J Cappleman Tioga announces Grayson County Interscholastic League activities for spring at Kidd Key park Fair park Washington School Sherman and Austin College Powerhouse Debates March 25 and a March 27 one act play at Whitewright High School March 29 literary events with multiple contests and $1 per team entry or 25 cents per individual.
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Grayson County Interscholastic League
Supt
E. J. Cappleman
Tioga
Kidd-Key Park
Fair Park
Austin College
Washington
Sherman
Ralph Yeakley
van Alstyne
Whitewright High School
Southmayo
Washington School
S. W. Yeary
Howe
Margaret Bray
Fairview
Katherine Roddy
Whitewright
Louise Linton
Jack Helvey
Tom Bean
Carl McAllister
Southmayd
Picture Memory
L. B. Eastham
Des Voignes
Milton Pace
Collinsville
P. Shores
Sadler
W. B. Cooke
Gunter
C. V. Hanning
Willow Springs
Cappleman
United States Stockpiles Quinine for War Demand
The United States is accumulating a record quinine stockpile to weather wartime shortages. About 8.5 million ounces will be stored, including 3.5 million finished product, with the rest from cinchona bark. This stock supports malaria treatment for millions and aligns with prior government purchases and private reserves.
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United States
East Indies
U. S
Peru
Cinchon
Europe
Dutch East Indies
Indies
Pacific
What Lawyers Think of the Average Woman as a Witness
A noted survey in American Weekly explores how lawyers perceive women on the stand. It cites Taft and several courtroom anecdotes showing women as quick-witted, truthful, and capable of outsmarting attorneys, while some lawyers advocate courteous treatment to elicit cooperation.
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William Howard Taft
New York
Detroit
Pittsburgh
American Weekly
Vegetable Laxative Promises Gentle Morning Relief
Advertisement touts Black-Draught as an all vegetable laxative that eases constipation and headaches. A quarter to half teaspoonful nightly with water, then a full evacuation in the morning. Time-tested and economical with 25 to 40 doses for 25 cents.
Texas Senate Motion Calls for $15 Pension for All Seniors
Texas Senate finance committee backs Karl Lovelady bill to pay $15 monthly pensions to residents over 65 with 16 of 25 years in state, plus possible federal supplements. No income, property, or child support checks. lien on property removed. debate over racial equity noted.
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Austin
Senate Finance Committee
Texas
Karl Lovelady
Lovelady
T. C. Chaddick
Quitman
Chaddick
Lawmaker Debates Funds for State Pension Payouts
The discussion centers on finding funds for state pensions and the gap between federal eligibility rules and state grants. It notes federal limits on aid and the lack of proposals in Lovelady and Chadwick bills to raise the several millions needed for the $15 monthly pensions from state funds.
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Chadwick
Lovelady
Man Electrocuted Using Radio Set While Bathing
The body of Ralph Gray, 32, a radio mechanic, was found in a Greenville rooming house tub. A radio receiving headset and aerial were connected, with Justice of the Peace Mitchell ruling death accidental electrocution after he plugged the set into a light socket and bathed. Also noted, a New York program allows about 85,000 public school children to buy a half pint of milk for 1 cent during lunch.
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Greenville
Ralph Gray
Justice of the
Paul H. Mitchell
Gray
New York
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