Winter Bonds Debate Looms Over Texas Finance
Governor Ferguson warns of riot and hunger if bonds fail after winter. Proposals push for martial law as a safeguard while Strauss and others warn against setting a refinancing precedent. Texas plans to use permanent funds, totaling about four billion dollars, to back bonds for universities and state agencies amid overdue interest and investment concerns.
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Ferguson
Strauss
State University, & M. College
Edgar Witt
Texas Regents
Grain Elevators Agree On Ethics Code To Aid Recovery
Representatives of 25 000 country grain elevators from coast to coast met in Chicago to draft a code of ethics for the agricultural adjustment program. The tentative code would set a 40 hour week and 40 cent hourly wage, abolish grading practices and gifts to buyers, and prohibit losses from purchasing grain at altered prices. Approval is expected before the broader plan proceeds.
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NRA
Johnson
Chicago
Marines poised to lead Cuba operation from Havana
In Havana within 24 hours the first Marine Brigade would lead, with other Marine units ready to sail from American ports within two days if ordered. Officials indicated the Cubs could be the first to move.
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Marine Brigade
Cubs
Offisaid
Cuba
Beer Licensing Rules and Fees Explain Local Restrictions
The article outlines licensing costs totaling up to 220 annually per retailer with state and federal components, plus a $2 county fee and a $1.50 per barrel consumption tax. It details eligibility, residency, age, and moral requirements, petition steps, and strict sale rules including hours, age limits, and proximity to churches or schools.
Texas beer vote faces rocky path over penalties and fines
The text outlines penalties for violating clauses as misdemeanor offenses with fines from 25 to 500 dollars or up to one year in jail or both. A forfeiture fee of 50 to 500 dollars is possible. The state implies difficulties ahead for Texas if beer is approved.
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Texas
Disputed Wives Clash Over Deeds Divorce Claims
At a Chicago station a crowd argued over Captain Deeds and his marriages. Betty Deeds claimed the others sought his money while Marie Deeds and her mother accused the others of deception. Betty said she could prove divorces in Mexico and China.
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Betty
McMahon
Marie Deeds
Mrs. Potvin
Deeds
Mexico
China
Pre-School Examinations Planned at Landergin School
Pre-school children will be examined Friday at Alice Landergin School. Health unit physicians dentists and nurses will conduct the tests with PTA assistance. The health unit recently conducted 55 examinations at Wilson School.
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Alice Landergin School
Alice Landergin Parent-Teacher Association
Wilson School
Nogales City Council Demands Back Taxes From Merchants
Nogales Arizona August 10. The city council orders delinquent merchants to pay up before any supplies are purchased. The ultimatum states you pay us and we will pay you, applying to outstanding tax payments.
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Nogales
Ariz
U.P
Count de Saint-Yrielx Love Thief Sentenced in Paris
Edmond Achour an Algerian posed as nobility to swindle 741 women, stealing their pocketbooks and jewels after winning their hearts. He used aliases including the Count de Saint-Yrielx and the Marquis de la Ferronnays. He was sentenced to three years in prison in Paris. He previously served five years in Nimes for a prior offense.
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Paris
U.P
Edmond Achour
Achour
Count de Saint-Yrielx
Marquis de la Ferronnays
Nimes
Germans Consider National Thanksgiving Day for Farmers
Berlin reports the German government weighs establishing a Reich wide Thanksgiving Day for farmers. A date is not fixed but early October is likely, aligning with harvest completion. The holiday would mirror the National Day of Labor celebrated on May 1.
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Berlin
U.P
July Sunshine Triggers Unusual Hatch and Melt in Texas
In Devine, Mrs. Alice Ward left two eggs in a nest and claims both hatched with minimal care. Near Killeen, Wes ley Locklear reported honey melted from a hive due to the blistering Texas July sun.
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Austin
Texas
Devine
Alice Ward
Killeen
Wesley Locklear
Use of Nobility Titles Banned in Spain Yet Newspapers Flout Law
Report from Madrid notes Spanish law bans nobility titles but Republican papers often use them in social columns while referring to the same person differently in political coverage. The Duke Santiago Stuart is called the Duke of Alba in social notes, though listed without constraint elsewhere.
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Madrid
U.P
Spain
Santiago Stuart
Duke of Alba
Amarillo NRA Plan Promptly Explored for Uniform Hours
A local Amarillo council debates NRA guidelines on store closing times and wage funding. Leaders stress plan practicality for January and deny violating General Johnson while noting consumer payroll costs.
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NRA
Globe
Amarillo
General Johnson
Wake Up Your Liver Bile Without Calomel Carter's Pills
An old ad copy urges readers to take Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate bile flow and improve digestion. It warns against laxatives and mineral waters, touts herbal extracts, and notes the 26¢ price from 1931 C. M. Co.
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Carter
C. M. Co
No broad plan to save NRA council, Amarillo group asks help
A voice from Amarillo appeals for support to sustain a local NRA council's efforts. The speaker insists they are a group of American citizens doing their dead level best and seeks assistance to implement their plans, stressing continued good faith and credit.
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NRA
Unidentified Dead Mount in San Francisco Burials
San Francisco coroner T B Leland reports for the year ending June 30 that 65 bodies were unidentified at the county morgue. Of these, 58 were men and seven were women.
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T. B. Leland
Four Women Identified Among Buried Victims
The report notes four women identified while 35 men and three women remained unlocated among those buried. investigators have yet to learn the burial sites.
Spoon Umbrella Guards Eyes of Citrus Pickers
Riverside California August 10 A local inventor pitches a grapefruit squirt deflect with umbrella head on a spoon handle that opens inside fruit and closes when removed and another inventor offers a non sharp edge knife with slots to hold peas. sales not reported.
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Riverside
Cal
U.P
Lowell Relics Fill 75 Barrels for Move
A. Lawrence Lowell, 75, retiring Harvard University president, moved from Cambridge to Back Bay. The chinaware required 75 barrels and his books filled more than 50 cases.
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Boston
U.P
Pal A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Cambridge
Back Bay
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