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Died. James Edward ("Pa") Ferguson, 73, homespun, gallus-snapping Texas politico; of apoplexy; in Austin, Tex. In 1917, during his second term as Texas' Governor, he was impeached for using state funds to pay private debts. Barred from further office-holding in Texas, Pa sponsored his wife "Ma" on a bargain billing, "Get two Governors for the price of one." Ma served two terms as Governor (at public functions she always slipped off her shoes to rest her bunions), signed over 3,000 pardons on Pa's advice...
...June 6, Canada's divisions stormed ashore under the Red Ensign. Originally designed to identify Canadian ships at sea is Britain's standard merchant ma rine flag with the Union Jack in the quarter of a red field - to which is added Canada's coat of arms in the fly. The Canadian beach was at Bernierès-sur-Mer, between Caen and the Orne River. There, for the first time in history, Canada fought under her own national flag...
Local churches held mixed parties for them. The white children had been well coached on interracial manners. When one let slip the word "nigger" her sister snapped: "Now you stop that! You know what Ma said about saying words like that...
...goods if the U.S. tries to export goods while it blocks imports by high tariffs. But believing that the roads are certain to be rough, the delegates felt there was all the more need for shock absorbers-to save the whole world from being jarred by every thank-you-ma'am that each nation hits...
...couldn't sleep a wink last night, Ma. because Tom Gaines and Huddy Futral were tuning up on their sweet potato and jug respectively for their part in he Hillbilly Band. That's why I'll have to knock it off now, Mom; I'm so tired. I hope I'll see you at the Commissioning. Until I do see you, then, Ma, I remain Your salty son, Murgatroyd...