Rural es News Opens School Year With 127 Enrollees
The public school started Monday with 127 students, slightly under the expected full term enrollment. Teachers returning include Byron Caraway principal, Mrs Downing, Helen Oliphant, Maurine May, Marian Barbee, and Simmons teaching music. The piece also notes community events, travels, visits, and local obituaries.
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Byron Caraway
Downing
Helen Oliphant
Maurine May
Marian Barbee
Simmons
Rose Hill
Methodist Church
The
Christian Church
Boles Orphans Home
Greenville
R. E. L. Byron
West Texas
D. M. Taylor
Herbert Taylor
Callie Taylor
Gainesville
Sam Ownby
Dug Henry Place
S. F. Garland
Dallas
S. G. Ashinhurst
Baylor Hospital
Edith Ward
Page Ashinhurst
Sherman High School
Moron Ashinhurst
C. B. Neely
Temple
John Garland
Bob Russell
Southland
Helen Taylor
van Alstyne
Forrest Doggett
Cline Hopper
Cora Butts
M. C. Sooter
Methodist
Brother Sooter
Simmie Ward
Sherman
Elm Grove
W. F
Billy) Cato
Pel Cato
Slaton
Farmersville
T. W. Cato
Westminster
Mr. Cato
Oxford
A Negro View of Governor Al Smith in The National
W. E. B. Du Bois reports that Governor Smith shows limited friendliness to African Americans. He notes Smith avoided negroes in official acts, vetoed bills for a colored magistrate in Harlem, and rarely meets black delegates, while Democratic HQ spreads anti negro propaganda.
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al Smith
Smith
New York
W. E. B. Dubois
Dubois
Klan
Democratic
Washington
Harlem
Gene Tunney enters British art scene in philosophy clash
Evolution in the plant kingdom lures Mr. Gene Tunney to British art galleries for a debate with George Bernard Shaw, described as a climbing cauliflower in a terse Vancouver Daily Province item.
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Gene Tunney
George Bernard Shaw
Vancouver Daily Province
Fair Passes Million Mark Fourth Time
Dallas reports 1928 State Fair of Texas attendance tops one million for the fourth time, totaling 1,101,264 with 45,110 on the final day. Despite not beating last year’s record, president Harry Olmstead cites strong support for agriculture and livestock, noting more visitors came from outside Dallas County.
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Dallas
Texas
Harry Olmstead
Dallas County
Illinois Hits World Paving Record With 70.68 Miles In One Week
Illinois set a world paving record by laying 70.68 miles of concrete pavement in one week on state projects. The roads measure 18 and 20 feet wide and surpass the previous best by more than seven miles. About 100 concrete paving mixers were active, with some capable of placing more than a mile in seven hours.
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Illinois
Texas Louisiana line to supply Whitewright area soon
The Texas Louisiana Power Co builds a large plant at Whitewright and constructs a high powered line to Farmersville and other towns including Blue Ridge Princeton Bells Celeste Ladonia Leonard Lone Oak Trenton Tom Bean Bailey Randolph to bring electricity from its own plant.
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Texas-Louisiana Power Co
Whitewright
Farmersville
Blue Ridge
Princeton
Bells
Celeste
Ladonia
Leonard
Lone Oak
Trenton
Tom Bean
Bailey
Randolph
Hoover Denies Hoax Claim of Dances With Negro Woman
Washington. An official denial from Hoover campaign staff says Governor Bilbo’s claim that Herbert Hoover danced with a colored woman at Mound Bayou during flood relief is untrue. The telegram calls the accusation the most indecent statement in the campaign and notes Hoover never left his train platform.
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Washington
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Herbert Hoover
Mound Bayou
Hoover General Headquarters
Bilbo
George Anderson
United States
Passenger Plane Has a Dining Room
A wry Macon Telegraph note imagines Miss Emily Post guiding a passenger to respond politely as a plane enters a tailspin during dinner and soup spills in his lap. The item blends etiquette satire with air travel mishap humor.
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Emily Post
Macon
Ankle Length Skirt Trend Noted in Norfolk Style Review
A Norfolk Virginian column notes a shift toward ankle length skirts signaling a broader fashion update. The piece highlights lighter fabrics and revised silhouettes while referencing shopper reactions and store offerings.
Campaign HQs to be swept after election says Santa Anna Register
The Santa Anna California Register mocks the post election scene noting the prospect of campaign headquarters needing cleaning the morning after voting. The remark implies tight race tempers and cleanup duties following results.
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Santa Anna
Cal
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Rurales News
Pilot Grove
Henry Ford
Beloit
Wis
City and Farm
H. G. Webster
Whitewright, Texas
St.Louis Southwestern
Commerce
Texarkana
Memphis
Lone Star
D. G. Coley
Ticket Agt
City
Coty
Vick
Oriental
Adolphus
Scott Tissue
Jones Drug Store NO
Planters National Bank
Hoover
Someon
Norfolk
Tappan
Quality Jewelers
Sherman, Texas
Grayson County
Brunswick
Columbia
Everything Musical
Vestal Music and Machine Co
South Travis Street
Enders
Ghevrolet
Jewett
Chevrolet
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