Texas Triumphs Keep Five House Chairs for Texan Democrats
The Texas primary leaves five key House chairmen from Texas in place Rayburn and Sumners easily win, Mansfield, Rovers and Harbors with Buchanan and Jones unopposed. Connally remains aligned with the New Deal in most votes while Garner backs re election.
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Roosevelt
Senator Connally
Garner
Bailey
White House
Washington
Texas
House Committee
Dallas
Rayburn
Interstate Commerce Committee
Sumners
Judiciary Committee
Mansfield
Rovers and Harbors
Buchanan
Appropriations
Jones
Agriculture
House
Connally
Decis
Flying machines promise mountain life for a superior race
The article envisions distant future travel by flying machines enabling families to live on mountains and high hills where air is pure. It notes horses and roads fail at elevations, compares humans to eagles, and predicts a superior race inhabiting high terrain.
Sabbath Reflections and Funeral Notice
A poem by Franklin Lee Stevenson questions Sabbath observance and asks what God would say about personal worship. The second line notes a funeral service conducted quietly in a church, home, or private parlor.
Dempsey Says Divorce Valid Amid Perjury Case
Reno reports that Jack Dempsey's 1931 divorce from Estelle Taylor is valid in his view, with District Attorney Melvin Jepson stating a perjury charge against resident witness James McKay targets the witness, not the divorce. Jepson notes McKay's testimony about daily Reno contact and a California hospital stay.
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Reno
Nev
Jack Dempsey
Estelle Taylor
Melvin Jepson
Dempsey
Jepson
James McKay
New York
McKay
Mr. Dempsey
California
Railroad versus car travel in the mountains sparks debate
The piece contrasts mountain rail travel and steep highway driving as trains struggle at 15 mph while cars reach 50 to 60 mph. It notes the weight and passenger loads of both, cites costs of rail and auto trips, and argues for smarter policy beyond NRA funding. It also recalls Dollfuss's burial near Vienna and broad Austrian tensions after his murder.
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Universal Service
Austria
Russia
Dollfuss
Carinthia
Leoben
Remarkable Patent Medicine Ad Claims Fast Relief
An illustrated ad touts 666 SQUID tablets and salve for malaria protection in three days and cold relief on the first day plus headaches or neuralgia in minutes. It promotes a laxative and tonic as the “most speedy remedies known” with dramatic claims and limited medical backing.
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de Voltaire
Marie Dressler
Ti World
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Heimwehren
Mrs. L. K. Braday
Colorado
T. Pender May
Whitewinch
el Paso
Ernest Goodin
Canton
NRA
Uncle Sam
Vienna
Amarillo, Tex
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