Whitewright weekly joins debate on Negro migrants North
In a Texas paper from Whitewright readers discuss migration to the North. The column notes across Georgia Louisiana and Mississippi urging Blacks to flee north is misguided. It argues work and personal conduct affect outcomes, denies social equality exists and contrasts northern living with southern conditions. It contends migrants face higher costs and crowded cities.
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Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
South
Parental concern on teen activity at night in Trenton
The Trenton Tribune urges local parents to monitor their children after dark. It notes many teenagers wander the streets at night instead of studying, blaming widespread parental delinquency for the trend.
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Trenton
Trenton Tribune
Negro Editor's Wise Words Examines Migration Debate
Savannah News reports editor C. Blythe Andrews of The Florida Sentinel in Tampa critiques northern migration for Negroes. He argues Southern Black leadership offers better guidance amid lynching episodes, questioning the push to leave the South for more privileges in the North.
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South
Florida Sentinel
Tampa
C. Blythe Andrews
Andrews
It Really Rained Weather Recalls Historic Floods
A Porters Correspondent from Trenton Tribune recalls extreme rainfall from November to March in 1902 03, noting muddy roads forced people to walk or carry flour sacks to town. He compares it with the current year’s weather and hopes such conditions do not return.
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Tom
Trenton Tribune
I Give You Texas Adds to Changed Boxing Nicknames
The piece reflects on old Memphis boxing at the Phoenix Athletic Club with Negro fighters bearing colorful handles such as Joplin Ghost Hock Bones and Egg-head Ratty. It notes a public official who mocks rivals by claiming they subtract from human knowledge and cites a statesman who responds to an opponent with a quip about memory and humor.
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Phoenix Athletic Club
Memphis
Tenn
Joplin Ghost
Hock Bones
Texas Leaders Defend Public School Land Rights
A column argues against a Louisiana inspired bill to seize 3,000,000 acres of public school land for oil, noting allies who safeguarded school children’s birthright. The piece also surveys subsidies, wind erosion programs, and price controls, including a history of food subsidies and government purchases of surplus foods.
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Texas
U.S. Savings in Subsidies Cut Budget by 790 Million
Washington reports a $790 million reduction in subsidies this fiscal year as most price controls ended on November 9. Only the sugar subsidy remains to support beet and cane sugar production and offset import costs. No wartime subsidies for production remain, with tobacco acreage discouraged by penalties and soil conservation payments continuing.
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Europe
Clinton P. Anderson
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Jesus the Good Shepherd and biblical naming origins
The text cites John 10:11 calling Jesus the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep. It adds a note from verse 14 and briefly asks why the Holy Land is called Palestine, answering that the name derives from the Philistines, enemies of the Israelites.
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Jesus
Good Shepherd
Holy Land
Palestine
Daffy Nitions and Civic Wit Entertain at Home
A collection of humorous definitions mocks aging, civil service, discipline, marriage, and more. The piece plays with social quirks and a town comedy tone. It closes with a practical tip about arranging linens to reveal piece counts at a glance.
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Civil Service
Wolf
Hick Town
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