Ikenheimer Okay but Can't Win Says Scotty
Death Valley Scotty predicts Democrats win the presidential race while noting a Republican could take the victory if prosperity fails. He criticizes Ikenheimer as a weak general and describes his own snakebite recovery and crutchbound survey of political figures including Keefe, Taft, MacArthur, Stassen, and Warren.
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Death Valley
Calif
Scotty
Ikenheimer
Keefuvver
United States
Taft
MacArthur
Stassen
Warren
California
Army to Bypass Washington on Reserve Officer recalls
The Army announced on Sunday night that no further orders to recall individual reserve officers to active duty will be issued for the rest of the year with very few exceptions. A Texas frontiersman, James Bowie, was noted as the inventor of the Bowie knife.
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Washington
Army
Texas
Frontiersman
James Bowie
Party Cake Recipe from GE Consumers Institute
Hints for Homemakers presents a Devils Food Cake with Nougat Frosting for a celebratory look. The GE Consumers Institute provides an explicit two-layer 8-inch cake method with emulsifier shortening, buttermilk, cocoa, and a nougat icing featuring corn syrup, honey, and almonds for a festive finish.
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General Electric Consumers Inestitute
GE Consumers Institute
Tornado Toll 238 With 1 202 Injured
The Red Cross reports 238 deaths across six states Arkansas Tennessee Missouri Mississippi Alabama Kentucky from a Friday tornado. About 1 202 injured, 732 hospitalized, 1 190 homes destroyed and 1 499 damaged affecting 3 052 families in the six state disaster.
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Washington
Red Cross
South
Arkansas
Tenessee
Missouri
Mississippi
Alabama
Kentucky
Drouth Impacts Iowa Wheat Crops and Roosevelt’s Tennis Cabinet
Iowa farmers discuss a severe drought with one noting a wheat harvest so short he had to lather it to mow it. The piece also mentions intimate Roosevelt acquaintances nicknamed the Tennis Cabinet.
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Iowa
Chefs Pay Raise Sparks Suspicion in Western Mine
A mining firm rewards a longstanding Chinese cook after a fine dinner. On the next payday the cook notices extra pay and asks why. The superintendent claims merit, but the cook suspects a long-standing deception. The anecdote ties to a Washington hearing on price stabilization.
Antique Trade Talk on Ham Yields From a Medium Hog
The speaker asks for an estimate of how many hams can be produced from a medium sized hog. The exchange centers on commodity prices and livestock processing quantities in a historical context. The dialogue highlights implied market concerns over yield and value.
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Ficial
Lawyer’s Question Admissible as Witness Speaks, Not Home
A lawyer interrogates a witness about a defendant’s remarks. After lengthy objections the judge rules the question admissible. The witness then reveals the defendant was not home, leaving the lawyer's pursuit unfinished.
Father instructs boy on telling age before trolley ride
Before boarding a trolley car, little Billy's father tells him to answer the conductor with his age if asked.
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Little Billy
Billy
Sonny
Brown files candidacy for 15th District Court judge
The Sun announces David H. Brown as candidate for Judge of the 15th District Court subject to the Democratic Primary on July 26, 1952. Brown seeks election to the bench.
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The
Sun
15Th District Court
David H. Brown
Humorous Anecdotes From Everyday Encounters
A string of brief comic vignettes features a five year old aboard a trolley, a fussy breakfast order with a dramatic coffee request, a homesick traveler appealing to a druggist, and a farcical neighbor dispute over a cow that ate sour mash and died.
Cow’s Eggnog Warning and Volcano Fire Pit
A fragment mentions milking a cow to death after eggnog and describes the Kilauea crater in Hawaii as a pit of eternal fire. The text is terse and combines surreal imagery with a volcanic reference.
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Kilauea
Hawaii
Whitewright Texas to Elect Mayor on April First 1952
The city election order by Mayor R R Summers sets April 1 1952 as election day to choose a mayor for a two year term. Voting at City Hall with R C Vestal as judge and clerks Mrs O L Jones and Mrs L E Alexander. Attested by City Secretary Harold Doss.
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Texas
Grayson
Whitewright
I. R. R. Summers
R. C. Vestal
O. L. Jones
L. E. Alexander
R. R. Summers
City of
Harold Doss
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Theodore Roosevelt
Pascal Farley
O. V. Barker
David Ray Reeves
Ralph Wallace
McMillin
West Grand Avenue
Odd Fellows
Whitewright Lodge Hall
E. B. Martin
C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Co
Dawson Butane Gas Company
Hannah Florists of
Sherman
Carrie Hamilton
Langford Nursery
Tom Bean
Babcock Auto Store
Farley & Hill
Stephens & Bryant
C. J. Meadow Hardware
Tom Barbee
Alotf
Farmall
Bond Street
Main
Delfel Place
Lewis Whitworth
Orenduff
Cole’s
Philips Grocery
J. F. Spindle
Russell R. Summers
Richard S. Stark
James H. Gosnell
Stetson
T. W. Ayres & Son
Sociale
Planter’s
Yukon
Libby
Donald Duck
Florida
Sunkist
U. S
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