Bankhead Act to be fortified against challenges
Administration officials work to smooth the Bankhead Act, seeking 1935 quota shifts and broader exemptions for small cotton producers while keeping enforcement under Wallace and Roosevelt. The plan includes a 30 percent exemption for farmers producing two bales or less and a revised appeal mechanism. Marty Krug and Sam Crawford lead SERA baseball clubs in Southern California.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Wallace
Henry A. Wallace
Congress
Marty Krug
Sam Crawford
SERA
California
Mystery Tot Death Raises Desertion Question in Memphis
Memphis, December 7. An unmarried mother’s newborn was found in a shed and later died after rescue from freezing. County Attorney Bill Bragg ordered the child returned to the 18 year old mother, but did not file charges beyond child desertion and did not rescind the order after the death. The mother claimed fear prompted her keeping the baby.
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Memphis
Bill Bragg
Catholic Dean Voices Views On Problems
William Cardinal O Connell, on the eve of his seventy fifth birthday, criticized laity indifference to alleged persecution of nuns and priests by Mexico. He discussed prohibition, Father Coughlin, pari mutuel betting, indecent films, and business recovery in a broad interview. He cautioned clergy against directly solving political or economic issues.
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Boston
William Cardinal O’connell
Catholic Heirarchy
America
Charles E. Coughlin
Father Coughlin
Hare hunt ends in accidental shooting near Keoel
A huntsman in Keoel was shot when a hare tied to his belt suddenly revived and kicked the trigger, firing the gun. The incident occurred near Budapest on December 7.
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Budapest
Keoel
Two Convicts Die In Blast At Huntsville Ice House
In Huntsville Texas two convicts died when an ammonia tank exploded inside the state penitentiary ice house. Joe Meekins 20 years for assault from Harris County died shortly after the blast. Steven Stuval an ex convict from Connecticut serving two years for forgery died 45 minutes later. Steam filled the building delaying entry while investigators sought a cause.
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Huntsville
Tex
Joe Meekins
Harris County
Steven Stuval
Connecticut
Optometric Association to Hold Monthly Meeting Sunday
Members of the Texas Optometric Association extension program will meet at 1:30 Sunday afternoon. Topics include Visual Problems of the Machine Worker The Conjunctiva and Sclera The Greatest Handicap to Growth and The Orthoptics of Myopia.
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The
Texas Optometric Association
God the Only Cause and Creator Lesson Theme
The Christian Science Sunday lesson centers on God as the sole creator and power. It cites Jeremiah 10 12 and Acts 17 to affirm God’s sovereignty and presence beyond temples, plus a Science and Health passage by Mary Baker Eddy stressing a single Creator who reveals all creation and confirms immortality.
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Christian Science
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
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