Whitewright Sun Notes Anniversary Editions of Dallas Morning News and Van Alstyne Leader
The Whitewright Sun reports special anniversary editions of the Dallas Morning News and the Van Alstyne Leader. It praises Editor R. S. Fulton and Associate Editor Paul Tooley and commends Van Alstyne business support for the Leader’s 20 page edition and the News’ 144 pages.
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Paul Tooley
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Debates on liquor sale and saloon regulation
The writer lashes at repeal advocates arguing against returning liquor sales to saloons and questions the wisdom of permitting sale in cafes or stores. He urges a well regulated exclusive institution for liquor and warns of the dangers of widespread sale amid a national temperance push.
Help for Legislature Slot Machines as Revenue Plan
The State Press argues for a State monopoly on slot machines to fund pensions and deficits. It envisions 10,000 State slotters earning $10 gross daily, yielding $100,000 daily and $36.4 million yearly. Proposes conspicuous placement and two to one chance guarantees to sustain patronage.
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Dallas News
Social access to liquor sparks push for tighter regulation
The McKinney Examiner argues the saloon concentrates social access to whisky while liquor sales in cafes, lunch spots, and stores spread poison through society. It calls for a sensible regulatory law restricting hard liquor and beer to defined limits to curb the harmful spread.
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McKinney Examiner
What is your vocabulary what is your vocabulary
In a Las Cruces New Mexico News quotation a venting piece notes lawyers boast vast vocabularies while statutes teem with complex terms. It compares word counts of doctors tea shop waitresses Winston Churchill and American sports writers, joking about language growth and public discourse.
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Brain
Las Cruces
N. M
Split Texas session reshapes pensions and saloon rules
In Austin the special session saw the Senate pass Clint Small's open saloon definition while the House rewrote old age pension finance. The House may seek separate tax bills to fund pensions, and the Senate hints at its own revenue laws. A second session could cost around 100000 dollars as pension talks drag on.
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Senate
Clint Small
House
Roy Sandeford
Belton
Jim Ferguson
Methodists define sale as every outlet selling hard liquor
In Pharr Brownsville district pastors passed a resolution declaring any place selling hard liquor a sale, urging Methodists to sever business ties with saloons. The piece argues a dry should mean more than voting, extending to landlords and providers, and mocks near total abstinence as impossible.
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Pharr
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Dallas Journal
National Guard to Guard Tampa Election Draws Nicaraguan Attention
The mobilization of 300 National Guardsmen to protect a municipal election in Tampa, Florida, will amuse the Nicaraguans who can supervise their elections without U S military intervention per the Detroit Free Press.
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Florida
Detroit Free Press
Bank Embezzler Pleads Guilty as Racetrack Gambling Looms
A Fort Worth bank employee plans to plead guilty to embezzlement after using seven thousand dollars to bet at Arlington Downs. The piece questions Texas race track gambling licensing and its societal impact while contrasting local urges with broader advertiser behavior in Honey Grove and Clarksville.
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Arlington Downs
Texas
Bonham
A Mean Low Down Shrimp
A wife discovers a concealed note from her husband promising a new hat if she resists temptation and leaves the paper untouched. She faces a dilemma on how to claim the hat without exposing the secret bargain.
Texas County Tax Rates Range From 20c to $2.67
A compiled list shows Texas county tax rates from 20 cents to 2 dollars 67 cents based on last year’s figures. Grayson County sits near the statewide average among the many counties named, with numerous entries for Kendall Kenedy Kerr Kimble King Kinney and more.
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Grayson County
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