A Tribute To The American Legion
The American Legion formed in 1919 with key events in Paris St. Louis and Minneapolis. Whitewright Post No 225 honors Preston Everheart, detailing eligibility for veterans and the legion's welfare, education, and civic programs including 3000 Boy Scout troops and 5000 posts' emergency relief corps.
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The
American Legion
United States
Paris
France
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Minn
Whitewright
Preston Everheart
Floyd Everheart
Jack Everheart
Armed Forces of
Legion
Veterans’ Employment Committee
Texas State Employment Service
American Legion Posts
Fourth District Legion Convention Invites Fred E Young
Austin Department Adjutant Fred E Young will join delegates and members as the Fourth District American Legion convention is held Sunday with expected attendance and activities by local posts.
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Department
Fred E. Young
Austin
American Legion
Pledge of Loyal Members to Uphold One Hundred Percent Americanism
The passage lists the aims of a wartime civic group, honoring members who died for country. It declares to defend the Constitution, maintain law, foster Americanism, remember Great War events, instill personal duty to Community State and Nation, oppose autocracy, balance power, promote peace, safeguard democracy, and sanctify brotherhood through mutual helpfulness.
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United States of America
University of Texas Graduate Becomes Philadelphia Bootblack
Alice Conniffee, a 1930s UT graduate with a teaching certificate, leaves relief life to work as the citys only woman bootblack at North Plaza City Hall. She funded the venture from a four dollar weekly relief check and aims for at least two dollars daily as photographers boost interest.
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Philadelphia
Alice Connifee
University of Texas
County Sheriff Candidate Defies Ardent Opposition
A man who ran for sheriff received 55 of 3,500 votes and the next day marched down Main Street wearing two guns on his belt. Citizens told him he had no right to carry firearms, but he responded that a man with few friends in the county must carry guns.
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Main Street
1938 AAA Costs Over 449 Millions
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration reports 1938 farm program costs at 499,532,875.44 dollars, with 464,832,875.44 paid to farmers and local admin, and the rest for regional labs, surpluses work, and 1939 aid advances. Field expenses total 9,050,599.62, Texas leads state totals at 63,764,159.20, while Alaska records 1,289.51 and Rhode Island 40,443.26.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Agriculture Department
Texas
Alaska
Continental
United States
Rhode Island
Grayson
Polish Labor Mobilized On German Farms In War Effort
Berlin reports that about 1.1 million Poles are employed on German farms, including 800,000 farm laborers and 300,000 Polish POWs. Polish workers report for examination at Warsaw Lubin Radom and Cracow. Wages are set to allow sending 50 marks monthly to families in Poland.
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Berlin
Germany
Warsaw
Lubin
Radom
Cracow
Poland
Keller Named Chairman of Texas Blind Commission
Phillip Brooks Keller of Dallas, brother of Helen Keller, was appointed by Gov. O Daniel to lead the State Commission for the Blind. He will serve until January 1 1941, succeeding the late James Boddeker of Galveston. The commission coordinates welfare work among organizations aiding the blind.
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Austin
Phillip Brooks Keller
Dallas
O’daniel
State Commission For the Blind
James Boddeker
Galveston
Keller
Helen Keller
Times Have Changed Reflecting on Old Meals
A reminiscence notes shifts in daily routines as the speaker recalls supper before bed in youth, contrasting it with modern breakfast habits and how times have altered meals and schedules.
Col Thompson Returns to Governor Race in Texas
Railroad Commissioner E. O. Thompson steps back toward a bid for governor after a false start for Congress. He announced he would not run for Congress, citing lifelong Washington service as a barrier, and hints at a May or June formal entry.
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Col. Thompson
Austin
E. O. Thompson
Thompson
Amarillo
Congress
Washington
Governor O'Daniel Proclaims Health, Mother’s Day and Watermelon Week
Governor W Lee O'Daniel proclaims May 1 as child health day in Texas May 12 as Mother’s Day and July 1 to 8 as watermelon week in Texas He invites agencies and organizations to join in activities raising awareness of child welfare and protection across the state.
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Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
Witty exchange on automatic washing machine jibe
In a light exchange a character proclaims the washing machine is marvelous and effortless while another questions who will press the button. The dialogue hints at humor about labor and technology.
Want Ads Rooms for Rent at Mrs G W Pope Residence
Classified note offers rooms for rent at Mrs G W Pope residence with contact C W Pope. Also listed is a used Coolerator refrigerator for sale with smaller boxes offered by Joe Johnson.
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Coolerator
Joe Johnson
Baby Bonds Too Successful
Treasury sales of Baby Bonds, a $100 maturity note offered at $75, surged after pension fund approval but later faced regulatory curbs. Changes barred corporations and institutional buyers, limiting future sales to individuals and possessions abroad. The program, once set to fund government needs, faced reduced demand from big investors.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Victorial Advocate
Opium Smuggling Foiled by Camel Carriers in Sinai
Frontier patrol intercepts a thirteen camel caravan after learning of a plan to smuggle opium by having camels swallow tin tubes. On entry to Egyptian territory the camels were seized and one slaughtered revealing forty eight opium tins inside a camel's stomach.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Frontier Patrol
Sinai Desert
Frontier Police
Leg pull on Uncle Mose ends with quick repentance
A group of boys finds Uncle Mose lying by a stone wall and hears his loud plea for mercy as he pretends to repent for drinking. He suddenly sits up and cries that he was joking and never meant the confession, surprising the onlookers.
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Uncle Mose
Lawd
Fragmentary Spiritual Quotation From Ancestral Speech
The passage presents a lament in dialect about drinking and walking in righteous paths until Gabriel toots his horn, implying a religious or moral warning from an ancestral voice.
Crowning Teacher
A blacksmith instructs a novice in shoeing a horse. He explains to fetch the shoe from the fire and strike it on the anvil after a nod. The apprentice followed the commands once, but will never hit a blacksmith again.
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Batiste
T. W. Ayres & Son Gossard
Sun
Sam Rayburn
15Th District Court
R. C
Bob) Slagle JR
Co. H. (Shorty) Barrett
M. E. Talley
J. H
Jim) Waggoner
Bennie
Ben) Ball
Fannin County
J. E. (Hutch
Leatherwood
John W. Connelly
Otto Russell
Haile
Jesse James
Whitewright Paint and Paper Company
Whitewright Hatchery
R. L. Holcomb
Johnnie James
Ford
Chevrolet
Manton Fain
W. Davis
Jerome McKinney
Denison
Ramsey
East
Houston Street
Sherman, Texas
T. E. Barbee
E. W. Clark
Sherman
Star Credit Company
Grayson County State Bank
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
S. Travis St
Morgan
Glen Earnheart Benefit Association
Glenn Earnheart
Gien Earnheart Benefit Association
State Insurance Department
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