Random Facts and Records From Early 20th Century Digest
A collage of quirky statistics and trivia: towns with odd spellings in Kansas and Maine, newspaper spending, government land holdings, a Dijon hotel wine bath, Venice gondolas, Kinder garten origins, D C psychiatrists per capita, star speed, Montana size ranking, Western Airlines birthday, Columbus voyage pace, temperance beginnings, rainfall terminology, copper in coins, auto makes, Henry Ford gear absence, dental decay avoidance, Canadian exports share, 1889 advertising book match, Longfellow honor in England, salt in Utah’s lake, Mardi Gras origins, and cattle egrets color change.
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Virginia
Ash
Kan
Carpet
Tex
Odear
Shoo
Fla
Kay
Houdy
Miss
Fiver
Tenn
U. S
Alaska
Nevada
Dijon
France
Venice
America
Columbus
Washington, D. C
Montana
Texas
California
Western Airlines
Christopher Columbus
Temperance Society
Connecticut
Henry Ford
U.S
England
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Westminister Abbey
Utah
Great Salt Lake
Inaugural Plans for Connally Take Center Stage in Austin
Governor-elect Connally will be sworn in January 15 in a ceremony overseen by state lawmakers. Festivities begin January 14 with a Victory Dinner for 5,000 Democrats at the Municipal Auditorium and include an interfaith breakfast, a large parade with high school bands and out of town floats, and a Capitol illumination.
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John B. Connally
Frank Erwin
State Democratic Executive Committee
Austin
Driskill Hotel
Connally
Preston Smith
Senate
House of Representatives
U. S. Navy
John Connally
Tax plan eyed for small revenue gain and exemptions
Parkhouse predicts the committee will favor more tax exemptions than abolitions. Net revenue would rise slightly from the current tax yielding 170 million annually. HIDES FOR THERAPY The Volunteer Services Council for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools asks deer hunters to donate hides for patient and student therapy. Shipping tags explain donate process and council will handle tanning and delivery of leather.
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Parkhouse
Volunteer Services Council For
Texas
Council
Azalea Trail Festival Draws Five Thousand Visitors
Five thousand people attend the annual Azalea Trail Festival in Mobile Alabama each year, showcasing the city's spring bloom event and related activities.
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Mobil
Ala
Subscriptions Rates and Newspaper Policies
Rates list 200 for Grayson and Fannin counties 3 for outside regions 5 for foreign subscriptions. The Sun is a service institution inviting news items. The editor may reject items deemed too old or promotional content.
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Grayson and
Fannin Counties
the Sun
Scoutmaster Upholds Code After Stop Sign Theme
A Corpus Christi scoutmaster challenged a ticket for a stop sign violation citing invalid intersection details. Judge Cannon dismissed the charge on a technicality, then the scoutmaster offered to pay the fine to the police scout fund, saying he had indeed run the sign. Gas heater sales are projected to exceed 2.5 million units this year per the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association.
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Corpus Christi
C. E. Cannon
Cannon
Police Scout Fund
Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association
Louis XIV Household Troops Linked to First True Uniforms
Historical notes suggest the household troops serving King Louis XIV of France introduced what may be the first true military uniforms. The claim points to distinctive attire that set a standard for future armed forces.
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Louis XIV of
France
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New Orleans
Ima
Mickey
Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Capitol
State Department of Public Health
Lee College
Baytown
Lee
San Jacinto College
Pasadena
State Board of Education
James W. McGrew
Texas Research League
Sen
George Parkhouse
Dallas
State and
Parkhouse Committee
Whitewright
Member
Federal Deposit Insunrana Coy
Dodgers
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Dorothy Perkins
Walker Pharmacy
The
Advertising Council
National Safety Council
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