Railroads Warn of Another Wage Cut
Chicago reports the American railroads plan a 20 percent cut in basic wages effective February 1, 1933, aiming to trim payrolls further after last year’s voluntary 10 percent reduction. W. F. Thiehoff of Chicago Burlington and Quincy chaired the wage committee, signaling a broad industry move despite labor opposition and possible arbitration.
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Chicago
U.S. Board of Mediation
W. F. Thiehoff
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Local Social Notes From Prosper and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Byron Caraway of Prosper visited the community Saturday. Several locals connected to Farmersville and Sherman areas spent the weekend with family. A birth was announced in McKinney with mother and baby reported doing well. The Sun sells typewriter paper.
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Byron Caraway
Prosper
Henry Tidwell
Harless Caraway
Dallas Thornton
Donnie Lee Buchanan
Farmersville
Claud Buster
Dallas
D. B. Tate
Grace Akridge
Sherman
Wallace Caraway
Vylanta Cato
Frances Lou Golden
Leonard
L. S. Markham
Albert Fox
Crowell
T. A. Terry
Clyde Smith
McKinney Hospital
Mildred Caraway
Jodie Akridge
Farmington
George Smith
McKinney
Joe Tate
Elvin Petty
Gus Wilson
M. Caraway
Family
Baptist Convention Dates Change to November Sixteen
The Executive Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas in Dallas voted to move the state convention meeting from November 9 to November 16. Plans were finalized for a 600000 dollar Every Member Canvass Campaign to fund missions and benevolences through October 30 with pledge week October 23-30. Dr. J Howard Williams leads the campaign with 17 organizers across Texas, and allocations will be set at the Abilene gathering November 16.
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Baptist General Convention of Texas
Dallas
Baptist Convention
Abilene
Texas
J. Howard Williams
China
An Earnest Plea For The Dove
The turtle dove and related birds are vital to Texas agriculture by feeding on weed seeds and insects. Government studies show the dove saves farmers about one percent of each crop by consuming weed seeds, including 7,000 weed seeds daily, while making 64 percent of its diet from weed seeds and 8 percent from waste grain. The dove does not eat cultivated fruit.
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Texas
Turtle Dove
What's in a name candidate for coroner in Kansas City
Dr. Ben F Coffin is named as a coroner candidate in Kansas City Missouri. B Square resides in Jackson Heights New York and O B Wise is a Cincinnati jeweler. Marriages noted include Redish Brown at Palm Beach Florida Louise Hale and R E Rainey at Glennville Georgia. Imagray Wolf participated in a Dallas wedding. E G Knights lives at Day and Light streets Williamsport Pennsylvania.
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Ben F. Coffin
Kansas City
B. Square
Jackson Heights
N. Y
O. B. Wise
Cincinnati
Palm Beach
Fla
Louise Hale
R. E. Rainey
Power Company
Glennville
Imagray Wolf
Dallas
E. G. Knights
Day and Light Streets
Williamsport
Sterling Petition in Formal Contest in Texas
Gov. R. S. Sterling filed a formal contest of Miriam Ferguson's Democratic nomination for governor, alleging fraud and illegal votes in the Aug. 27, 1932 run-off. The petition claims ballots cast by nonresidents, out of state voters, and erroneous poll tax handling were counted, potentially shifting the result by at least 10,000 votes.
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Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Ross S. Sterling
Mrs. Ferguson
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Ferguson
Executive Committee
Monkey Cheers at Movie Scene in Detroit Zoo
Joe Menzie the prize chimpanzee at the Detroit Zoo attended a sound film with his trainer. When two chimpanzees in the scene were placed in a soap and water bath he emitted a Bronx cheer that became applause as the scene showed them at a table eating and drinking.
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Detroit
Joe Menzie
Detroit Zoo
Bronx
Grant demands audit of Texas Republican funds from Creager
Houston report states John F. Grant, a Republican figure, publicly urges an audit of the State Republican committee headquarters accounts led by R. B. Creager. Grant says private requests failed and contributors deserve transparency on how funds are spent amid Creager’s banking background noted.
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Houston
John F. Grant
R. B. Creager
State Republican Committee
Grant
Republican Party
Republican
Creager
First National Bank
Merchants National Bank
Brownsville
Texas
Boners in exam papers a lighthearted classroom quirk
A collection of humorous slips labeled boners shows students misreading questions and crafting witty answers. Teachers note the charm and challenge of parsing earnest effort from playful missteps across exams and essays.
Fragmented Historical Text Snippet About Language and Phrases
The passage mixes explanations of phrases with literary references and rhetorical questions. It discusses watered stock in railroads, Shakespearean figures, Mussolini terminology, gun smoke timing, and a stray ad query about buying something.
AIM HIGH Make no little plans and aim high for impact
A quote from D H Burnham on ambitious planning appears in a short note for Sun and Semi-Weekly Farm News advertising a one year subscription to the same address for $1.85. The piece emphasizes enduring value of big plans and orderly progress.
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D. H. Burnham
Sun
Auto Finance Company of Sherman Offer
Auto loans available for any reason or to refinance car payments. No delay. Bring license receipt and car for inspection. Will save you money. Manager F W Creager at 117% S Travis St Sherman.
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Auto Finance Company OF Sherman F. W. Creager
MGR
S. Travis St. Sherman
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E. O. Thomas
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J. L. Cantrell
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Sherman Daily Democrat
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