HOLC Ends Mortgage Refunding Role With Private Firms Taking Over
The Home Owners' Loan Corporation closed its doors after disbursing 2 billion dollars to refinance mortgages on 650000 homes. Remaining funds total 1.2 billion, expected to cover about 490000 of 1 million applications on file. Officials say private lenders are ready to resume normal refinancing and many applications are ineligible for HOLC assistance.
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Washington
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
HOLC
John H. Fahey
Preachers Column Reports Baptist Convention Reflections
The preacher returns from a Baptist convention and notes a strong gathering. He recalls past years at Goldthwaite and a fire that destroyed the Sunday school building, with firemen saving the church. He plans to share convention highlights and park and Alamo notes with readers.
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Baptist Convention
Goldthwaite
San Antonio
Brother Truett
Park
Alamo
Frugal Exchange on a Cold Day
A brief comic exchange shows a playful back and forth about a cold. He jokes that his sneezes obey the cold’s commands, while she asks about plans to ease the illness.
Voting on Postmasters in Milford and Italy
The Dallas Journal notes that Milford and Italy will hold elections to choose postmasters with three applicants in each town. The process, seen as commendable for smaller communities, should engage honest, reputable candidates and mark a notable civic event for residents.
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Milford
Italy
Dallas Journal
Dialogue Between a Girl and Boy About Darwin
A playful exchange has a girl telling about thinking of a great man whenever she looks at the boy. The boy asks who, and she replies Darwin in a witty moment. The exchange reflects light humor through a science reference.
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Darwin
Great Rift of Africa Named World’s Largest Valley
The Great Rift of Africa is described as the largest valley on earth, extending about 5,000 miles through the continent. The feature marks a major geological divide and spans multiple countries, shaping landscapes and ecosystems.
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Great Rift of
Africa
German Cotton Deal Talks Fail to Clear Path
Washington reports Tuesday’s talks on Germany’s proposed cotton exchange failed to alter AAA plans for a 25 percent cut in 1935 cotton acreage below normal levels. Officials expect next year’s parity payments to rise and rents for acreage taken out of production to continue, while final terms of the German deal remain undisclosed.
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Washington
Germany
AAA
Roosevelt
George N. Peek
Export-Import Bank
Oscar Johnston
Scott, Miss
AAA Cotton Pool
Johnston
Sherman City Bans Firework Displays And Sales
Sherman passes emergency ordinance to curb firework use store and sale of explosives. Dealers restricted to 100 pounds per permit in metal building 100 feet from structures. Wholesalers require fire marshal permits. retailers limited to five pounds under glass. No temporary stands for holiday sales downtown.
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Sherman
City Commission
Calling the Names In Nature Study class discussion
A teacher asks students to name the male female and offspring of a sheep. A boy replies confidently Ram the daddy Dam the mammy and Sam's the kid.
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Ram
Dam
Sam
Bankhead Act Faces National Vote In December
The Bankhead cotton control program, a key New Deal farm measure, will be put to a popular vote in early December at about 8,000 ballot points in the South. Voters will decide whether to continue the act for next year, with results not binding on the voluntary program and payments continuing on similar terms.
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Washington, D. C
Farm Administration
Wallace
Jokes Head of the Class Exchange
The joke features a teacher asking Johnny to name and describe the zones. Johnny replies that the principal zones are masculine and feminine, with masculine described as temperate and intemperate, and feminine as frigid and horrid.
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Johnny
Attorney Probes Witness as She Mentions Familial Ties
In a courtroom exchange after cross examination the attorney asks if the line of questioning troubled the witness. She replies she has a six year old son at home, underscoring personal stakes in the proceedings.
Plank Sightings and Wit in Short Columns
A rough mill foreman questions two workers about a missing plank while they insist they are carrying it. A fable style line about memory of the plank appears. A witty exchange shows a young man replying to a widow on her age with a humorous dilemma about looks and intelligence.
Child asks how wars begin in playful hypothetical
A youngster asks his father how wars start. The father suggests a hypothetical quarrel between America and England, but the mother objects. The boy insists the example is hypothetical.
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America
England
Notice of Mule Sale by Manning Clark and Meador
Want ads advertise one pair of extra good four year old mules, well broke and ready for hard service at 300 dollars. Also three smooth mouth mules for 45 dollars and up. Plenty of used implements available. Manning Clark and Meador.
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Manning, Clark & Meador
Auto Loans Offer Flexible Terms with Quick Approval
If you need money or want to refinance car payments to lower amounts, this offer promises any reasonable amount and term with no delay. Bring your license, receipt, and car for inspection to save money. F. W. Creager, Manager, Auto Finance Company, Sherman.
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Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager, Mgr. OF
Sherman
I Think I Know How Wars Begin
A mother accuses, the child denies, and a restrained father urges calm. The boy asserts he understands the roots of conflict, ending with a calm, defiant line about future wars beginning.
Not Dead But Sleeping Inscription Draws Boy’s Wry Comment
A negro boy among graves reads the tombstone inscription not dead but sleeping and remarks that the deceased fooled only himself. The quip highlights graveyard humor in a local sighting.
Card of Thanks from H. H. Sears and children
From grateful hearts we thank the many friends who have been so kind to us in our bereavement. We appreciate the sympathy and consideration extended us.
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H. H. Sears
Hope It Isn't an Epidemic
A brief exchange shows a man greeting another and learning he has been bedridden seven weeks after an illness described as flu, with a wry remark that it has “crashed.”
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Smith
Theater Couple Mystery Sparks Laughs In Sidelight
Two friends at a play discuss a famous actor's performance. The married man jokes about the actor's affection for the leading lady, while the bachelor reveals the actor has been married to her for eighteen years. A separate classroom moment features a boy dodging his father's occupation, calling him the bearded lady in a sideshow.
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Jove
Message of Gratitude for R. W. McMillin’s Family
The family thanks neighbors for kindness during his illness and after his death. They acknowledge sympathy and flowers and say they will remember the acts of kindness. Signed by his wife and children.
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R. W. McMillin
Pet Crow Swallows Carburator Parts In Ontario Incident
In Bartonville Ontario W J Peace watches his pet crow Shadow, known for swallowing objects, eat several carburetor parts during a repair. Shadow perched in a tree as Peace fetched replacements, after which several small pieces were missing.
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Bartonville
Ontario
W. J. Peace
Shadow
Peace
Anonymous gift of 100000 funds to Belton College
The Baylor College of Belton received a $100 000 anonymous gift. The donor’s will funds were probated and the Texas Baptist convention minutes in San Antonio disclosed the bequest. The Southwest Baptist Seminary of Fort Worth was named in the disbursement.
Duval Street Runs from Gulf to Atlantic in Key West
Duval street in Key West Florida extends from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean, serving as a major east west corridor through the island city.
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Duval Street
Key West
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
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Pig) Jones
Jas. S. Kone
Kelly
Fast Side Sq
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Bankhead Act
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Belton College
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Cleveland
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