Radio Commission opposition to mass elimination of stations
Washington reports that some Radio Commission members oppose drastic action to remove 150 to 300 low powered stations to reduce interference. Sam Pickard says revoking licenses would not solve the problem and would deprive listeners, stressing the need for coordinated use of wavelengths and practical engineering limits.
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Washington
Radio Commission
Congress
Sam Pickard
Middle West
United States
Texas Irrigated Lands and Railroads Rise
Texas reports 850000 acres irrigated with 300000 in Rio Grande Valley and 100000 more planned. The state has 60 cities with populations over 5000. Over the past three years, railroad construction surpasses all others, with Florida second. The Buffalo Bayou Brazos and Colorado began in 1851, now part of Southern Pacific. A sapphire in the British Museum weighs nine carats and shows a temperature dependent bubble.
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Texas
Florida
Buffalo Bayou
Brazos
Colorado
Southern Pacific
British Museum
Congressman Blanton seeks Democratic nomination for U S Senate
Texas congressman Thomas L. Blanton announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat held by Earle B. Mayfield. He argued his Congress record proves he is best trained and prepared, pledging full attendance, vigilance against waste and graft, and support for a national defense department and immigration suspension with a path to citizenship.
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Congress
Senate
Thomas L. Blanton
Earle B. Mayfield
Blanton
Texas
War and Navy Departments
Department of National Defense
$1 200 From Three Acres of Truck
Charles Wright on a fifty acre farm near Woodlake earned 1200 dollars in cash from selling vegetables grown on three acres in 1927. He markets at Sherman and Dallas with his wife assisting, trips made at night to Dallas and Sherman, vegetables gathered late to fit the market.
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Sherman
Dallas
Charles Wright
Woodlake
Mr. Wright
Brain pace outruns writing says Pittsburgh scholar
Dr. William Root of the University of Pittsburgh argues that intelligent people think twenty times faster than they can write, causing the arm to lag behind brain activity and poor handwriting.
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William Root
University of Pittsburgh
Why a River is Crooked Epigram on Least Resistance
The piece argues rivers and people bend along the line of least resistance from their origins to their end. It presents a moral via a master epigram that crookedness arises from choosing easier paths.
1000 Piece Band Will Give Concert
Greenville hosts the East Texas division State Band Teachers Association contest May 7 during the East Texas Chamber convention. About 115 bands will compete and a 1000 piece band will perform a concert as part of an unusual program announced by local bandmaster Dick Bond.
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Greenville
East Texas
State Band Teachers’ Association
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Dick Bond
Leap Year Bride Pays Bill After Quick San Antonio Marriage
A bride in Selton prompted a quick wedding bill when the groom joked the wife would pay. Judge Bob Law of Selton had officiated a brief marriage for a San Antonio couple at his law office at the county seat. The bride paid the bill promptly, though blushing.
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Temple
Bob Law of
Selton
San Antonio
Want Ad Promises Quick Find for Your Needs
A want ad service invites buyers to describe what they seek as a fast, easy way to locate items or services. The ad touts rapid responses and convenient placement for readers looking to buy or trade locally.
Editor’s Rathers on Honest Labor and Virtue in Society
An editor mocks the pampered elite while praising simple toil and honest living. The piece contrasts a boy studying rural life with a modern seduction by wealth and luxury, urging readers to value integrity over opulent indulgence. It ends citing the Dublin Telegraph and a call to buy locally advertised.
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Pennsylvania
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