Finish Your Turkeys Now For a Wide-Open Thanksgiving Market
A farm advisory urges four to six weeks of full feeding to finish turkeys for Thanksgiving. Finishing weight boosts per pound value. 15 to 16 pound birds remain in demand. Green range lowers grain needs, but full-feed boosts profit even with higher costs. Producers should fatten birds to market weight, ignore fears of over-fatness, and sort by quality before selling.
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Texas
A. W. Jacobs
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Southwest
Printers' Union Adopts Mandatory Five-Day Week
The International Typographical Union votes to make a five day week mandatory in union shops across the United States and Canada. If approved by referendum, the change would outlaw six day weeks while preserving the 40 hour week. Delegates discussed shorter work weeks, rejected requests for a four day week, and revised the union's administration and home trustees powers.
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Birmingham
Ala
International Typographical Union
United States
Canada
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Committee For Industrial Organization
Carter Glass Defines Liberal Conservative
Washington Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, dubbed the unreconstructed rebel by Roosevelt, described a Liberal as someone willing to spend somebody else s money and a Conservative as a man with good sense.
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Carter Glass
Washington
Virginia
Roosevelt
Glass
FFA Band to Open Golden Jubilee at Texas State Fair
The 110 piece Texas Chapter Future Farmers of America band will perform during Opening Day and other concerts at the State Fair of Texas Golden Jubilee. L. I. Samuels of Arlington says about 6000 FFA boys are expected, with H. G. Rylander of Denton directing the band. The group, praised nationally, joins two other FFA musical units at the national conference. Samuels plans touring exhibits in Livestock Poultry and Agriculture during the fair.
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Texas
Future Farmers of America
L. I. Samuels
Arlington
H. G. Rylander
Denton
FFA
Samuels
Workers May Now Check Up On Social Security Accounts
Ernest L. Tutt announced that any worker with an established old age insurance account can obtain a 1937 wage statement from the Social Security Board. Dallas office provides post cards for requests and a second form to list unreported earnings. Over 12 000 wage earners have already requested statements with few complaints about missing wages, except for work not covered by the act such as railroad, farm labor, or domestic service.
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Social Security Board
Ernest L. Tutt
Dallas
Candler
Baltimore
Bureau of Old-Age Insurance
Tutt
Heaid
Weavers Quiet Tonight After Proposal Joke
A humorous exchange about a quiet couple the Weavers after a novel proposal. He presented a diamond ring and said huh while she answered uh huh, highlighting the playful tone of the moment.
Debt Collector and Lawyer Dialogue Echo 19th Century Quip
A terse exchange shows a debt collector asking to call tomorrow and a young lawyer replying twice if convenient, noting that people suppose the collector is a client. The brief vignette captures sharp social wit and class tension in a legal-administrative setting.
The Spice of Life Funny Exchange Panel
A collection of witty exchanges features a man with a black eye from a dance, Mrs. Brestwave and Mrs. Corkscrew commenting on a husband, and a coed revealing a sister in bio matches her hat. The humor rests on social misreads, vanity, and parental support in campus life.
Bulldog Feud Sparks Child’s Laughter and Mom’s Remonstrance
A playful domestic scene unfolds as a mother questions a child about making faces at a bulldog. The child sobs that the dog started it, illustrating a lighthearted moment of household humor amid siblings and pets.
Wigwag Teacher and Johnnie Exchange Tiny Room Dialogue
A brief classroom exchange captures a Wigwag era moment as a teacher asks Johnnie if he wishes to leave the room. He responds with a joking retort about hitchhiking, highlighting everyday student teacher banter in period speech.
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Johnnie
Dialogue Snippet Between Henry and Betty Over Letters
A brief dialogue featuring Easy Little Cuthbert and Little Betty as they joke about letter shapes. Henry admits error, Betty teases about the letters b and d, noting the one with a tummy in back. The exchange carries playful vintage language.
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Cuthbert
Father and Daughter Tease About Engagement Plans
A light dialog captures a father urging marriage plans as his daughter jokes that the suitor will not arrive before eight, hinting at courtship and family expectations in a domestic scene. The exchange emphasizes timing and social norms without dramatic action.
Oscar Wilde and Whistler Bon Mot Exchange
A witty exchange between Oscar Wilde and James McNeill Whistler captures a sharp quip. Wilde reportedly sighs wishing to have uttered the line, while Whistler counters with confidence that Wilde will indeed say it in time.
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Oscar Wilde
Whistler
Oscar
Missing Teacher Exchange Sparks Classroom Banter
A pupil jokes about misspelling pneumatic due to a faulty typewriter while a teacher notes the Brownes’ apparent wealth from their clothes. The reply reveals a lighthearted classroom moment without broader implications.
Jiu Jitsu Tale From a Burglar Encounter
A narrator recalls attempting jiu jitsu on a burglar, describing grabbing the leg and twisting it over the shoulder, then securing the arm around the neck, ending with him being flat on his back as the intruder reacted.
See Naples and die joke twist in flight tale
A pilot tells a passenger the phrase See Naples and die, then reveals the propeller has come off. The joke hinges on the irony of a fatal outcome from a mechanical failure over Naples Bay.
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Bay of
Naples
Die
London actor in Hollywood with a letter of recommendation
A London actor arrives in Hollywood bearing a recommendation letter that praises his stage range from Hamlet to Shylock. The anecdotes include a joke about a wife’s silent response to a drunken return, a remark on teeth, a quip about modern households, and a tale of a seasick passenger with a sympathetic steward. The fragment ends mid-conversation.
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Hollywood
Shylock
Quote on hope of dying keeping person alive
A fragmentary line expresses that only the hope of death keeps the speaker alive, suggesting a grim, introspective moment. The remark emphasizes existential struggle, with no additional context or identifiable figures available in the readable text.
Clergyman Recovers After Barber Nap Misunderstanding
A clergyman waking from a nap at the barber finds the exchange humorous. The barber notes his own attendance at church and a joke about a son leaving college for poor eyesight as a dean of women mix with a beggar request and a student quip across the street.
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Dean of Women
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Breeder-Feeder Association
Printers’ Union
Vative
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
Sherwin-Williams
Whitewright Lumber Co
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Jack
J. C. Wilson
Sherman
Whitewright
Gordon’s
Luther Gordon
State Fair
Hennies Brothers
ILLAS
LaRoe
L. Large & CO
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