Brookhart Opens Texas Inquiry On Federal Patronage
Sen Brookhart of Iowa arrives in San Antonio with Sen McKellar to probe coercion and patronage by Texas Republican leaders. Subpoenas issued for Nolte and others as Brookhart vows to expose improper influence used to pressure postmasters and federal office holders in the state. Creager vows rebuttal testimony and contest.
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United Press
San Antonio
Tex
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
South
Texas
Brookhart
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
R. B. Creager
Eugene Nolte
Orville Bullington
Nolte
Creager
Brockhart
Flyers Take Off on Flight to Singapore
Captain Charles Smith and three companions started from Derby, Western Australia in the Southern Cross for Singapore en route to England. They aim to beat Bert Hinkler’s 15 day record, covering about 1650 miles via the Indian Ocean Java Sea. In a separate note Italy grants school tax exemption to fathers with ten living Italian nationals children.
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Indian Ocean
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Java Sea
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Bert Hinkler
Highway Body Awards Contracts for Over Three Million
The Texas highway commission awarded new construction work totaling 1 906 838 and let contracts totaling 3 340 008 across multiple counties. Projects include concrete pavement on highway 121 in Tarrant, a bridge on highway 119 in DeWitt, grading and drainage on highway 114 in Dallas, a Colorado River bridge on highway 1 75 in Wharton, and additional works in Ellis Dallas San Patricio Uvalde Falls Grayson Blanco and other counties.
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Dallas
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Blanco County
Mortgage Conceived By Auto Insurance Pitch
A sales pitch warns that driving without adequate Property Damage and Public Liability coverage creates a potential mortgage on all property. It asks how one’s finances would endure a $35,000 damage suit and offers affordable protection through insurance.
Senate tariff debate over sugar threatens August timetable
The Senate finance subcommittee on tariffs faces a heated sugar section as hearings spill into broader House lines. Witnesses and delegations push for changes while members cross examine at length, clouding prospects for the August 19 rewrite. Cuban raw sugar imports and world price considerations dominate the dispute.
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Senate
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Sugar duty debate features 2.40 per pound proposal
The bill would raise the rate to 2.40 cents a pound from 1.76. It sets the world rate at 8 cents and keeps sugar from the Philippines and Porto Rico on the free list, a major point in the dispute.
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Philippines
Porto Rico
South Texas editor dies at Marlin
Marlin Texas June 27 B G Whitehead 60 editor of the Rio Grande Valley Sun Pharr Texas died here Wednesday after a prolonged illness He suffered influenza last January from which he never fully recovered and had come here for treatment He is survived by his wife and several children.
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Marlin
Tex
B. G. Whitehead
Rio Grande Valley Sun
Pharr
Texas
Texas County Auditors Elect New Officers at Annual Meeting
Fort Worth Texas June 27 New officers of the County Auditors association of Texas were chosen at the annual convention Jim E Yates of Kaufman county is president W W Preston of Caldwell county is vice president and John L English of Amarillo is secretary treasurer El Paso was selected as next year’s meeting place. Also noted are a 66th wedding anniversary celebrated by Mr Charles B Erickson and wife of Humboldt Iowa and a report of a black hen that shed its black plumage for white feathers by Albert Zachrison of Auburn Washington.
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Fort Worth
Tex
County Auditors Association of Texas
Jim. E
Yates
Kaufman County
W. W Preston
Caldwell County
John L. English
Amarillo
el Paso
Gums Bleeding Linked to Pyorrhea Warned by Ads
An advertisement warns that bleeding gums signal pyorrhea which can cause heart and stomach issues among others. It promotes Creosone as a home treatment claimed to stop symptoms, rebuild gums, and offer a money back guarantee with a full size bottle available at drug stores.
Melo softens hard city water for better washing
A narrator promotes Melo to soften hard city water used in laundry. The ad claims white fluffy suds become dirty curdled water without Melo and asserts the cleaner works with or without soap, urging readers to buy Melo at grocers.
Radio Listings Skyline: Chicago and Beyond Schedule Notes
Radio program listings across multiple stations show a dense lineup of orchestras talk shows and music blocks from mornings through late nights. Notable entries include Uncle Bob The Lads and various orchestras with precise times and durations across KYW WBBM WGN WLS WMAQ WLW WS B Atlanta KRLD and WBAP.
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Agriculture Forum
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