Whitewright Sun editorial questions public opinion polls
The Whitewright Sun questions the reliability of the American Institute of Public Opinion polls. It argues the Dallas News report on a postwar era query shows a bias against the New Deal and notes prior institute leanings toward Landon and Roosevelt. The piece alleges secrecy and wonders who votes in the polls.
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American Institute of Public Opinion
George Gallup
Dallas News
Institute
New Deal
The
Landon
Literary Digest
Roosevelt
Whitewright
A RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE A RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE
The passage asserts freedom of the press is a universal American right, not limited to newspapers, and credits daily papers as primary defenders of this liberty. It argues censorship as tyranny's first move, eroding the people's access to information and democracy.
Government concerns voiced on free press at convention
James G. Stahlman, president of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association, urged at the annual New York convention that smaller papers show concern for encroachments on a free press. He said the press belongs to the people and has endured through efforts to erode it, not due to politicians leaving it unchanged.
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James G. Stahlman
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
New York
Texas Governor race stirs Austin political pinwheel
In Texas the Governor's race dominates local chatter with Ferguson supporters demanding $15 pensions for all seniors over 65, while Jim Ferguson’s bid remains uncertain. Gov Allred plans Gulf breezes, Karl Crowley loses national party support, and state officials face likely opposition as filing fees loom. Ernest Thompson attends an oil meeting in Wichita, Kansas. Welly Hopkins to join as first assistant attorney general under Bill McCraw.
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Austin
Texas
Ferguson
San Antonio
Dallas
Jim
Fergusons
Allred
Galveston
Tom Hunter
Karl Crowley
Washington
Democratic Party
Bob Barker
Senate
Jim Farley
Farley
Ernest Thompson
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Wichita
Kansas
Welly Hopkins
Gonzales
U. S
Bill McCraw
Scott Gaines
Texas University
Campaigns and reflections span Texas politics and press ties
A montage notes veteran judge Humpty Dumpty Pippen of Dallas and ex Secretary of State Gerald C. Mann launching campaigns for Attorney General, and Bascom Giles mobilizing against Land Commissioner McDonald. It covers Barry Faris in Dallas, Sigma Delta Chi honors, Texas alcohol tax figures, and a meditation on the South’s Democratic strength and national politics as observed by Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Pippen
Dallas
Gerald C. Mann
Sulphur Springs
Bascom Giles
Bill McDonald
McDonald
Land Office
Coke Stevenson
Texas
Barry Faris
International News Service
New York
Hitler
Ruhr
Faris
Sigma Delta Chi
To My Mother On Mothers Day Poem
An 11 year old Whitewright girl writes a heartfelt Mother’s Day tribute praising her mother as kind brave and true. The note mentions hardships and worries soothed by her mother and requests publication without naming the author.
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Whitewright
The Old Mason Dixon Line Reconciled
Reconciliation of Southern and Northern Methodists ends with most formalities met, recalling the vanished Mason and Dixon Line that once split the nation and fueled Civil War memory as Civil War veterans shaped public views. Commercial development continues to influence the era as attitudes soften.
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South
Hoover
Fort Worth
Susanna Wesley The Mother Behind John Wesley
A compact portrait of Susanna Wesley highlighting her influence on John Wesley. It notes her role as mother of 19 and her two daily practices: weekly private talks on eternal welfare with each child and Sabbath family readings. The piece links her life to broader reformers like Robert Rakes and Sunday schools.
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John Wesley
Susanna Wesley
Robert Rakes
Georgia
John
Charles for Oxford and the shaping power of mothers
A reflective passage credits mothers as life shapers and sources of strength. It cites Charles for Oxford, John Wesley’s mother as the architect in God’s hands, and Napoleon’s remark on the world needing mothers, attributed to Sue Stephens.
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God
Moses
Samuel
Paul
St. Frances
Luther
John Wesley
Mother
Charles
Oxford
Napoleon
Sue Stephens
Minimum Pay Bill For Brazil Signed On Labor Day
President Vargas signed a decree creating regional wage commissions for Brazil's 26 states and territories. Each commission, 5 to 11 members, will draft regional minimum wages defining the pay needed to meet normal daily needs, with chairmen chosen by Vargas and equal representation from labor and employers. The decree takes immediate effect, but commissions must assess regional cost of living before setting wages.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Vargas
Brazil
Acre
Gunabara Palace
Varges
Stamp Taxes in Texas Average $1.11 Per Person
A Texas stamp tax report shows 1937 averages of $1.11 per person for stamps on cigars cigarettes beer liquor wine and notes. Treasurer Jesse James says total collections reached $6,665,334 with a collection cost about 0.166 percent. Estimated sales include $35,551,644 in cigarets 20,911,026 cases of beer and 3,962,021 gallons of liquor with April receipts at $1,025,655.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Jesse James
James
Lockhart Revenue Report Totals by Item
Lockhart reported today total revenue by item with liquor 278569 dollars wine 16970 beer 142578 notes 31045 and cigarets 556492 reflecting a broad sales breakdown across beverage and tobacco categories.
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Lockhart
AAA Leaders Warn Corn Acreage Demand Threatens Incomes
Washington officials of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration argued that expanding corn acreage would boost production, lower prices, and harm incomes for corn belt farmers. They cited large stored corn and few livestock needing feed as evidence no big crop is needed this year. The AAA began an educational campaign to rally support for the new farm program amid farmer protests over acreage reductions.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Typewriter Paper and Ribbons For Sale By The Sun
The Sun advertises typewriter paper adding machine paper typewriter ribbons and assorted typewriter supplies for sale. Describes availability and pricing terms in a compact classifieds style item.
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The
Sun
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Whitewright, Texas
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Harry Graves
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Glen Earnheart
State Insurance Commission
Glen Earnheart Burial Association
Glen Earnheart Funeral Parlor
OLD Mason. Dixon Line
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H. L. Gordon
Bright & Early Coffee
Bright & Early
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