Roosevelt shifts GOP balance as liberals gain Senate control
President Roosevelt backs liberal Senator Black for the Supreme Court in a Roanoke Island speech. The move signals a party split with Barkley, Schnellenbach, Minton, and Black forming a new inner circle. Democratic leadership shifts as the wage hour bill sparks further factionalism. observers foresee a possible new political alignment.
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Ashington
Roosevelt
Noke Island
Black
Alabama
Supreme Court
Roanoke Island
Lord Macaulays
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
Harrison
Mississippi
Byrnes
South Carolina
Capitol Hill
Barkley
Kentucky
Schnellenbach
Washington
Minton
Indiana
House
Garner
Amouth
Austin Trust Company Finalizes State Deposit Payment
The Austin Trust Company completed the final payment of 30,977 on the 1,600,000 state funds deposit in its custody as the depression closed. The state retained about 8,000,000 across various depositories at the time of the crash.
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Austin Trust Company
Austin
U.P
Blue Star Ointment promises fast relief for itch
A medicated ointment advertises rapid action against eczema rash tetter ringworm and related itch. It offers money back if the first large jar fails to satisfy and mentions a trial size option.
Trucker Leaders Laud Growth At Amarillo Transportation Week
Amarillo hosts a Motor Transportation Week banquet with Henry E. English of Lufkin and 140 vehicles in a parade. Speakers include Frank Johnson of Austin and Tilden Childs, with data: Texas has about 4 000 authorized trucks in 1 291 companies. last year 94 million miles driven carrying 112 million tons of freight. The event continues through the week.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Hotel
Henry E. English
Lufkin
Truckers’ State Association
Texas
Frank Johnson
Austin
State Association
Tilden Childs
Fort Worth
Federal Bureau of Motor Carriers
Mark Marshall
Texas Railroad Commission
M. L. Berry
State Highway Patrol
Showers Cool Part of State
Scattered thundershowers Wednesday kept temperatures down in many areas, with Abilene reaching 100 before a light shower. Denison and Van Alstyne saw nearly two inches, Wichita Falls about an inch, and Port Arthur .44 inch. Houston Galveston and Palestine reported showers as skies remained cloudy for Thursday and Friday.
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Abilene
Denison
van Alatyne
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Port Arthur
Houston
Galveston
Palestine
Working Girl Best as Wife Cornell View
Cornell University research advises that brides who have worked before marriage or are active in community life are better bets for a successful marriage. A husband with steady employment and savings also improves outcomes, while shared social backgrounds and engaged hobbies support stability.
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UHACA
Cornell University
Department of Rural Social Organization
Polite Ex-Convict Sought After Car Theft
Corpus Christi police and officers statewide searched August 19 for W. Don Carl, an ex-convict who borrowed a car from a Beeville firm and telegraphed he would return it. Carliz, freed after most of an eight year murder term, previously served time for the Steinbeck killing.
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Corpus Christi
W. Don Carls
Texas
Beeville
Carliz
Alfred Steinbeck
Services for David Baillie Veteran Newspaperman
Funeral services for David G. Baillie veteran American newspaperman who died in Aberfeldy Scotland will be held at Christ Church Guilford Conn on Tuesday Aug 24. He will be buried in Alderbrook Cemetery Guilford. Baillie’s body is being brought home by his son Hugh Bailie president of United Press Associations who was with his father on holiday in Scotland when the death occurred.
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New York
Puneral
David G. Baillie
Aberfeldy
Scotland
Christ Church
Guilford
Conn
Apm
Alderbrook
Bailiie
United States
Hugh Balle
United Press Associations
Tea plants in Carolina tried as experiment not profitable
An experimental tea plant in South Carolina failed to become profitable as water levels or moat conditions differed from those in Oregon, where higher water kept plantation challenges distinct.
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South Carolina
Kidnaper of Plane Pilot Overpowered Arrested
Houston Aug 19 A 19 year old youth Jack Hamerly was charged with kidnapping pilot Bob Hunt during a flight at about 2000 feet and robbing taxi driver Bill Ray. Hamerly was overpowered by Hunt and arrested after the plane landed at a Rosenberg pasture.
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Houston
Jack Hamerly
Justice of the Peace
J. M. Ray
Hamerly
Bob Hunt
Arch Sprachey
Ire Williams
Hunt
Laredo
Rosenberg
Bill Ray
Pilot Hunt
Football Is Sculpture To Artist Gridder
Rudolf Jegart a 6 foot 4 inch Milwaukee artist and sculptor arrived for spring practice at the University of Wisconsin as a candidate for an end position on the 1937 football team. He financed a tour of Europe by selling stock in himself and asserted he was ready to prove there is some real talent for college play.
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Madison
Wis
Rudolf Jegart
Europe
University of Wisconsin
Jegart
Milwaukee
Harry Stuhldreher
Football as kinetic sculpture bridges sport and art
A scholar states football resembles kinetic sculpture by capturing movement and volume in play. The quote frames the gridiron as a dynamic form where athletic action parallels sculptural expression.
Sound blotters replace ink blotters in Philadelphia schools
Philadelphia officials say new classrooms use sound absorbing material to prevent echo in rooms. Irwin T. Catherine, superintendent of public schools, explains walls are insulated to stop sound reflection.
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Philadelphia
Irwin T. Catherine
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David Baillie
Gridder
Liberia
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