Joint installation kicks off county veterans merger drive
War veterans from Spanish American War World War VFW and the disabled veterans plan a joint installation at Denison on September 20 with a county wide membership campaign. Mayor Clarence Scott will give the welcome address and Carl E. Nesbitt will conduct the installation. A free feed closes the evening at the Legion Boy Scout camp in East Denison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Denison American Legion
Clarence Scott
Post Department
Carl E. Nesbitt
Mineola
Cheatham
Grayson County
Legion’s Boy Scout
East Denison
Mussolini Plans To Take Women Out of Industry
Rome reports that Benito Mussolini plans to remove all women workers from Italy's industry. He argues women's primary duty is family building and population growth, urging men fill jobs to reduce unemployment and boost national morale. An editorial in Popolo D'Italia supports the move, condemning female work as eroding fertility and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Il Duce
Mussolini
Popolo D'Italia
Milan
Cart wheel Kat evokes trolley tale of broken hat pin
The remark recalls an old story about a irate lady on a trolley who tells a male passenger that his glass eye has broken her hat pin. The line blends humor and social memory, highlighting a bygone era slang and public transport scene.
August Records Show Too Many Getting Relief
Sherman reports a new Grayson County relief record in August with 2,865 relief cases and 12,892 people aided. Food and cash totaling 34,585.63 funded by the Texas Relief Commission supported 4.5 persons per family, while 12,500 pounds of fresh beef weekly were set for distribution. Clothing projects and sewing plants in Sherman and Denison produced 3,500 garments since June, aiding 225 families in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Grayson County
Marion Wilson
Dallas
Fort Worth
Clothing Department
Sherman Sewing Project
Denison
W. J. Crain
Denison and
Texas Relief Commission
Wilson
Grayson
County Relief Board
Austin
Umbrella Question Stirs Beach Exchange
A curious exchange on the beach features a boy claiming six years old while the older man notes the boy is shorter than his umbrella. The boy replies by turning the question back to the umbrella’s height, highlighting wit over age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny
Auto Finance Ad Promises Quick Car Loan Options
Want ads offering money for any reason or refinancing car payments to smaller amounts. No delay. Bring license, receipt, and car for inspection. Will save you money. F W Creager, Manager, Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager, Mgr. OF
Sherman
Congressional bill on old age pensions admitted no action
Congress introduced a measure providing for federal one third cost of pensions to states and territories with a 65 age floor and asset limits, but adjourned without a definite action on the plan or the District of Columbia act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
States
Territories
District of Columbia
Exchange
Infant prodigy Shelly Gilgore at 2% years in Penn study
Philadelphia reports the University of Pennsylvania psychology department regards Shelly Gilgore as a genius with an IQ around 146.6 while his playmates claim a batting average over .300 and call him a regular fellow. He quotes poetry, does arithmetic, and spells two syllables, yet his mother notes his interests lie in baseball and swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Shelly” — Gilgore
University of Pennsylvania
Little Sheldon
Harry Gilgore
Pet Spaniel Kills Cougar In Fight
In Paradise Valley Powell River a small spaniel fought a full grown cougar and won. Two men witnessed the clash as the dog sank its teeth into the cougar’s throat ending the struggle. The dog escaped serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell River
B. C
Frank McQuarrie
Paradise Valley
Trade Places Between Country And City People
Claude Callan argues for periodic exchanges between country and town residents to understand each other’s problems. He contrasts a farm focus on high prices with a city focus on low prices and imagines mutual empathy through shared experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Fergusons Sued for 12500 in Rutland Bank Note
Austin notes Rutland Savings Bank of Rutland Vermont filed in Travis County District Court for collection of a 12500 note given by Governor Miriam Ferguson and her husband James E Ferguson in 1923. The petition seeks foreclosure on 185 acres of land in Bell County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Rutland Savings Bank of
Rutland
Travis County
Miriam A. Ferguson
James E. Ferguson
Bell County
Bank purchases note amid lien claims on Bell County land
The Rutland Savings Bank purchased the note from Pearsons and Taft of Chicago. Pearsons and Taft along with the Associated Manufacturers Company of Waterloo Iowa J P Messer of McLennan County and J H McEvoy and Company of Houston were named defendants in a petition to claim liens on Bell County land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland Savings Bank
Pearsons & Taft
Corporation
Chicago
Associated Manufacturers Company
Waterloo
Iowa
J. P. Messer
McLennan County
J. H. McEvoy & Co
Houston
Bell County
Government aids in speech instruction program
The government offers free speech instruction for people 16 and older unable to pay. The program lasts four or eight months with a monthly play or program in Whitewright led by J. L. German, who studied at Columbia University and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Tuition-based lessons available for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
J. L. German
German
Columbia University
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
N. Y
Thanking Whitewright for kindness to our uncle C A Smith
Mrs J M Davis expresses gratitude to Whitewright residents for their kindness during her uncle C A Smiths illness and for the sympathy shown after his death. She notes they will remember the deeds and words of support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
C. A. Smith
J. M. Davis
FERA Enrollment Starts in Grayson County
FERA enrollment has begun in Grayson County with twenty-one classes ready this winter as part of the emergency education program. County director J. B. Brooks reported inspection of Sherman buildings and planned site determinations this week. Communities including Whitewright Whitesboro Sherman Denison Van Alstyne Collinsville and Tioga seek a county nursery school for winter operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Grayson County
FERA
J. B. Brooks
Brooks
Whitewright
Whitesboro
Denison
van Alstyne
Collinsville
Tioga
Dillinger's Criminal Complex Explained
Milton Weiffenbach a U S Probation Officer for the Eastern District of Missouri argues Dillinger could have been a law abiding citizen if given early scientific study and treatment. He notes nine years in confinement versus a co defendant who served one year may have shaped an adversarial view of society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
John Dillinger
Milton Weifffenbach
United States
Missouri
Weiffenbach
Pawnbrokers’ Loans Reach Half Billion Dollars Annually
A study shows pawnbrokers lend about 500 million dollars each year. The data highlights the scale of collateral cash advances and the role of pawnshops in local credit markets.
Employers Pay Over 200 Million in Benefits to Injured Workers
Employers in this country now disburse more than 200 million dollars annually in benefits to workers who suffer injuries. The figure signals a major ongoing cost for workplace safety and insurance programs.
Parrot Learns Slang Says Mother and Child
A dialogue unfolds as a mother asks if her son Herbert is teaching the parrot slang. The boy replies that he is only teaching the bird what not to say, highlighting a humorous family exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Mamma
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ayres
Peters Diamond Brand
Oxfords
T. W. Ayres & Son Dry Goods and Shoe
P. O
Investment Recovery Corporation
P. O. Box
Dallas, Tex
Claude Callan
Fergusons
Bow-Wright
Dillinger
Nicholson
R. R. Waldo
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!