Walter Johnson proves he can throw a dollar across the river
In Washington's birthday folklore, Congressman Sol Bloom wagered that Walter Johnson could fling a silver dollar across the Rappahannock. Johnson, now a Maryland farmer, reportedly demonstrates the feat if the river's width is as in Washington's era. Bloom had doubted Washington’s own feat and the age of the Spanish milled dollar, but Johnson’s myth bust ties to history and ends with a quip about crossing oceans.
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Walter Johnson
Washington
Sol Bloom
New York
Maryland
Rappahannock
Bloom
George Washington
Parson Weems
Parson
America
Mr. Bloom
Atlantic Ocean
Man’s Heart Skips Beats After Gas Explains Health Find
W. L. Adams suffered heart skips after meals until a treatment rid him of gas. The ad cites Smith Drug Company as endorsing the remedy and claims he can now eat anything and feel fine. This brief notice promotes a product from the drug firm.
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W. L. Adams
Adlerika
Smith Drug Company
TVA ruling affirms federal control of navigable streams
The Supreme Court confirms federal supremacy over navigable waters and power generation at federal dams, limiting the government to selling power incidental to other objectives and not as a primary electric utility. The opinion notes possible future actions on retail distribution while utilities may benefit from buying power rather than building dams. Mrs. Blanche Grimes and Mrs. C W Gregory and their families spent a week in Dallas and Waco.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Tennessee Valley Authority
Supreme Court
Tennessee Valley
TVA
Congressional Budget and Election Skirmishes Rise in Washington
The March Washington briefing notes that after farm aid, Congress plans a packed schedule with seven live bills including rural electrification and chain store regulation. Pressure groups, from inflationists to governors and mayors relying on federal aid, shape debate as anticipation grows for post election recovery. Presidential talk centers on Landon versus Roosevelt with party dynamics discussed.
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Washington
Congress
Robinson
Senate
Coughlin
Thompson
Townsend
Capitol Hills
Landon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wheather
Sessions Receives Legion Distinguished Service Certificate
Hon. Horace B. Sessions, Texas state representative, received a certificate of distinguished service from the American Legion Texas department. The honor recognizes his role in establishing the Texas Memorial Museum at the University of Texas as a Centennial feature financed by Centennial coin sales. Fifty cents of every dollar from the coins funds the project.
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Texas
Horace B. Sessions
American Legion
Department of Texas
Texas Memorial Museum
University of Texas
Weekend Visits Highlight Local Figures And Political Talk
Miss Fannie Lou Stokes spent the past week end in Lubbock at the home of her father R. L. Stokes. Miss Lucille Galloway visited Brownwood with her parents. Observers predict the Republican nominee may be Landon or a dark horse, with Justice Roberts as a usual reference point. Senator Vandenberg is seen moving from dark horse to regular contender.
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Mayme Gregory
Jewell Kilpatrick
Mandy Lee Smith
Waco
Miss Kilpatrick
Mart
Fannie Lou Stokes
Lubbock
R. L. Stokes
Lucille Galloway
Brownwood
Landon
Justice Roberts
Supreme Court
Senator Vandenberg
The Show is a Flop in War and Worldviews
A writer contrasts a moneyed man’s arrogance with a childlike embryo’s view of a world beyond, then notes how some see two worlds within one house. He recalls friends who see values, art, and spirituality differently, suggesting life may exceed imagination and even death. It ends with antiwar sentiment and the stage metaphor The Show is a Flop.
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England
France
Italy
Nellie
Ris ing Star Visit For Local Couples
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Caskey and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Martin spent the past weekend visiting in the home of their parents in Rising Star.
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T. E. Caskey
Joe Martin
Rising Star
Flynts Visit Overton This Weekend
Mr and Mrs W F Flynt and Miss Essie Flynt were visitors in Overton the past weekend enjoying local hospitality and sight-seeing around town.
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W. F. Flynt
Essie Flynt
Overton
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Gore
Panama
Fletcher
Commercial Credit Corporation
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Joe Gish
Youk Bank
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