Interscholastic Music Meet Set at Denton High
White Wright high school students invited to compete in a first time interscholastic music meet at the College of Industrial Arts in Denton on April 23. A. F. Jones, music director, tours North Texas towns to enlist schools. Contestants stay one day and dine free at the college luncheon.
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Whitewright
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
William EF. Jones
Department of Music
North Texas
Congress Once Tried Month For Quorum
Washington March 25. Records show that the first Congress convened in New York in 1789 without a quorum for over a month. By March 11 a circular urged attendance. Paterson and Bassett arrived later, with Elmer and Lee joining to complete the quorum. The body faced hundreds of proposals, state records note.
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Washington
Senate
New York
North America
John Langdon
Paine Wingate
New Hampshire
Caleb Strong
Massachusetts
William 5. Johnson
Oliver Ellsworth
Connecticut
Robert Morris
William Maclay
Pennsylvania
William Few
Georgia
William Paterson
New Jersey
Richard Bassett
Delaware
Jonathan Elmer
Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
Texas Minerals Worth 350 Million Annually
Austin report states Texas mineral output equals 350 million dollars each year. University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology notes only part of resources are known and a smaller portion is developed.
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Austin
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
Cotton Belt Introduces Lone Star Limited Service
The Cotton Belt plans a new Lone Star Limited starting Sunday March 27 to provide quicker service between Fort Worth Dallas and Memphis with changes on the Sherman Commerce division to connect at Commerce. The Sherman line train schedule shifts with the Whitewright Sherman run arriving 5 45 p m and returning to Sherman at about 11 45 a m.
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Cotton Belt
Lone Star Limited
Von Hindenburg Drinks Lemonade Before Retiring
Berlin March 23. President von Hindenburg drinks a glass of lemonade each night before retiring. He uses a cut glass tumbler given by author Richard Skowronnek, squeezes one lemon, adds sugar, and stirs while noting that stirring is the main thing. During the war his bedtime drink was seen as a religious ceremony.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Richard Skowronnek
General Army Headquarters
Yellow corn better for fat soluble vitamin intake in dairy feeding
Yellow corn provides more fat soluble vitamins than white corn, making it preferable when pasture or hay lacks this nutrient. Color of corn does not affect milk color.
Pa Explains Peace Offerings With Candy Or Fur Coat
Clarence asks what a peace offering is and his father answers that it can be simple candy or something grand like a fur coat. The exchange frames reconciliation through gift giving in everyday terms.
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Clarence
A Cruel Concatenation Castor Oil Nickel Exchange
A child story fragment describes a cycle where a mother pays with a nickel for each castor oil dose and buys more oil when the money box fills. The dialogue hints at hardship and a grim routine within a family.
Tornado Trends Discussed By Chicago Weather Chief
Chicago weather officials discuss tornado patterns with focus on Arkansas and the Midwest. Henry J. Cox explains March and April as peak tornado months and notes Chicago’s lake shield limits risk. He contrasts tornado behavior with cyclones and describes how low pressure and air shifts trigger funnels.
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Chicago
Henry J. Cox
Chicago Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Middle Western
South
Lake Michigan
Cox
Elgin
Kansas
Texas
St. Louis
Minister and Williams clash over self-control in toast
A dramatic exchange shows a minister chiding Williams for fighting and hinting at self-control while Williams retorts that he needs wife control. The men’s dialogue captures a tense moment reflecting personal and social pressures.
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Williams
Sun Office Sells Typewriter Paper in Bulk
The Sun office offers 75 sheets of typewriter paper for 25 cents as a constant stock item.
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Sun
Start Mosquito Control Now Says State Engineer
W M Ehlers urges malarial district towns to begin mosquito control immediately to prevent bumper insect crops. Readiness varies with budgets, Clarksville at 1959 dollars and Austin at 1000, Houston funding 12000 annually for year round control.
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W. M. Ehlers
Ehlers
State Board of Health
Clarksville
Sabinal
Hearné
Thrall
Frost
Eastland
Houston
Austin
Waco
Greenville
Leonard
San Marcos
Wills Point
Somerville
Mt. Vernon
Nacogdoches
Arlington
Beaumont
van Alstyne
Kansas Editor Comments On A Poor Man
A Kansas editor notes a long experience in writing about the poor man with pointed observations and a dry wit, reflecting on social conditions and the press’s role in shaping public opinion.
Forth Lamentations on Man and Marriage
A satirical monologue contrasts the brief, grim life of man with domestic trials. It notes a husband’s toil, teething baby, and longing for freedom while critiquing marriage, gender roles, and neglect. The speaker mocks male bravado and domestic vulnerability with vivid rural imagery.
Time Lady Hose Hours Joke From The Water Office
A humor item recalls a telephone exchange with a water office clerk asked about lawn watering times. The clerk delivers a risqué reply implying immediate action after a personal event, framed as a provincial joke of the era.
Moonshine Blinds as Broadway Lights Dazzle
A witty El Paso Times line notes how bright Broadway lights captivate yet moonshine blinds, blending urban spectacle with hazy nightlife imagery.
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Broadway
el Paso Times
Purification Remedy Ad Promises System Health
An old advertisement touts Calotabs as a purifier for the entire system. It claims chronic ailments can be relieved by a thorough course taken weekly for several weeks, with a family package available for 25 cents at drug stores.
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Beasley & Mangrum
R. B. Nall
Commercial Bank Bldg
Sherman, Texas
Flora L. Harbert Chiropractor
Lloyd Moore
Whitewright, Texas
H. G. Webster
Kirkpatrick
J. L. Kirkpatrick
Whitewright Lumber Company
W. J. Barbee
Yau
A. Penny
Davidson & Barbee
Texarkana
Dr. Pierce
R. G. Leverett
W. 5Th St
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