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...Fannin County, the Rayburns are known as "black-dirt folk," the flattering description of the more opulent farmers and cattlemen who own the county's best rich, deep black soil. They stand apart from the folk on the "grey-dirt" farms, where only a thin layer of slate-covered loam hides the limestone...
...slate Algonquin knives, a 4-lb. Algonquin axhead...
When I first saw Mr. Patterson's so-called Slate for Normalcy" letter in TIME, June 21, I thought that it was a well-meaning joke. However, as I read farther, I became aware that the letter, despite its contents, was sincere...
...like A. H. Patterson's letter with his slate for the national elections, and I like your solemn publication of it without comment and I shall enjoy seeing the reaction. I don't suppose that more than one reader in five will recognize it as a hoax...
...letters to TIME on "A Slate for Normalcy," 30 viewed Planner Patterson with alarm; 20 hoped (correctly) that he was solemnly spoofing; only 13 felt sure...