Texas Gains 42 000 in Census Year Says Bureau
The Census Bureau reports Texas added 42 000 people in the year to July 1 1935. Texas population rose from 5 824 715 in 1930 to about 6 077 000 in 1935, with a 4.3 percent increase since 1930. Nationwide total stands at roughly 127 521 000. Officials caution estimates may contain sizable errors and stress that only a full census fixes long term figures.
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Phares Resigns Safety Post to Return to Patrol
AUSTIN. Albert Sidney Johnson of Dallas, chair of the Public Safety Commission, announced the resignation of L G Phares and the appointment of Horace H Carmichael as director of the department. Phares will become chief of the highway patrol and head the Drivers License Bureau. Carmichael has been assistant adjutant general with substantial state law enforcement experience.
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History class joke about Anne Boleyn
A history teacher questions Johnny about Anne Boleyn. Johnny replies with a humorous misreading from the book, saying Anne Boleyn was a flat iron. The exchange highlights schoolboy wordplay on a famous historical figure.
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Sun WANT ADS Buy Sell Trade 25 Words or Less
Classified want ads advertise quick trades with concise wording. Use 25 words or less for 25c per line to list items for sale or seeks.
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Endowment boost from oil wealth funds Texas University
The University of Texas, aided by oil leases on 2.1 million acres, has built a $31 million endowment. Royalties and lease bonuses since 1924 funded nine buildings and four dormitories, with a 315 foot tower part of a library complex. The permanent fund now totals about $21.28 million, plus land valued at $10 million.
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Texas University Builds Bonds To Replace Leaky Buildings
The article notes a 1932 Texas constitutional amendment allowing the university to invest part of its permanent fund in its own building bonds to fund construction, replacing aging roofed shacks with new facilities.
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Jokes From Aboard Stir Laughs And Snappy Lines
Comic snippets feature an officer encouring morale Captain says don't give up the ship and a passenger jokes about meals Modern Aunt Fannie and a blessing query spark humor Machine age child remarks on food as courtesy of God Almighty A history professor questions Talylrand and a student responds with a cheeky dig about a fan dancer and baby talk
Humorous Exchange From Old Nursery Rhyme Dialogue
A pair of dialect lines features a boy bragging his father’s leg is hickory and another child retorting that his sister owns a cedar chest. The brief witticism reflects rustic humor and kinship imagery found in period humor displays.
Tender Exchange Sparks Dance Floor Tease
A playful exchange between two dancers hints at flirtation as the night unfolds on the floor. One compliments the other’s tenderness while recalling a night spent dancing, revealing a lighthearted mood and mutual attraction.
Bimms and Simms Exchange Witty Dollar Quip
In a brief exchange Bimms asks if a dollar goes as far as before. Simms replies that dollars go farer now and his all go so far they never come back. The lighthearted banter highlights financial quips among contemporaries.
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Cautionary Baby Responds To Lighter Incident
Mrs. Fred reports a baby has swallowed matches and seeks guidance. Fred suggests using a cigarette lighter for relief, revealing a risky response to a household emergency. The exchange highlights unsafe handling of a potential choking or burn hazard.
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Texas AG Bans Panhandler Slur in Police Courts
Texas Attorney General William McCraw campaigns against the word panhandler as a slur. Pittsburg Mayor McNair orders police courts to discontinue the term. He notes the Panhandle region is wealthy in wheat, oil, and cattle and the state plans a 100th birthday World’s Fair Exposition in Dallas. Chicago and Baltimore mayors express sympathy and pledge action.
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William M. McNair
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Edward J. Kelly
Chicago
Texan Banter and Scarecrow Sights Along the Rio Grande
A traveler and a Texan exchange quips about small crops due to a dry season and dandelions mistaken for blossoms. They reach the Rio Grande where a radiator joke lands with the visitor. A Scotch visitor asks why Scots have humor, answered as a gift. A reformer quips about saving gels of the city, and a native jokes about saving a blonde.
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Guessed It Wife What makes my life miserable joke
A brief joke exchanges between wife and husband. The wife laments misery and the husband replies Youve got me. The punchline rests on a self referential rift about shared burdens.
Sober Up Doctor Comic Exchange
A humorous exchange plays on medical caution and drink. The patient quips about returning when the doctor is sober, highlighting a pun on diagnosis and personal state in a lighthearted bedside banter.
Backwoodsmen Question Stranger After Finding Body
Two locals arrive at a cabin and report finding a dead man in the holler. They describe the victim and ask Joe if it matches him. Joe denies, noting the man wore a gray shirt with red and white cheeks, not his flannel. The door closes on a mistaken identification.
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Howdy
Joe
Shoemaker Laughs At Tight Shoes Tale
In a brief exchange, MacIntosh notes the shoes fit him but are a bit tight for his brother working the night shift, prompting the shoemaker to respond about the fit. The dialogue reflects a small, humorous complaint over footwear.
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Centennial Spirit in Texas Citrus Greeting
A Centennial visitor admired Texas scenery as a local guide pointed out a citrus grove in the Valley. The visitor praised the fruit as grapefruit, but the guidecorrected that they were limes, highlighting regional agriculture and shared pride in the corridor’s produce.
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Nervous Woman Improves After Cardui Treatment
Mrs Cora Sanders of Paragould Arkansas describes regular shaking spells from nervousness. She felt run down and cramping until using Cardui, then improved. shaking stopped and cramps eased. She gave Cardus to her daughter who was likewise helped. many testify Cardus benefits others. If not benefited, consult a physician.
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