Britain adds squadrons of warplanes in 1935 1936
Britain announced air force estimates totalling 20 650 000 pounds for 1935 1936 with plans to add 25 squadrons. By end of 1938 the RAF would reach 93 regular squadrons and 130 non regular aircraft amid European armament concerns.
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U.P
Lord Londonderry
Royal Air Force
Great Britain
Britain
Germany
John Simon
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Baron Konstantin von Neusath
Funeral services for Johnson Baby Bobby Charles Johnson
Last rites for Bobby Charles Johnson five month old son of Mr and Mrs C B Johnson of 400 East Twenty First Avenue were held at 11 o clock this morning from the Griggs Chapel Dr C C Grimes pastor of the Polk Street Methodist Church officiated Burial was in Llano Cemetery The child died at 1 o clock yesterday afternoon at the family home Surviving besides the parents are a brother Jimmy 4 years old
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Bobby Charles Johnson
C. B. Johnson
East Twenty-First Avenue
Griggs Chapel
C. C. Grimes
Polk Street Methodist Church
Llano Cemetery
Jimmy
Treasury daily position and year totals reported
On March 2 the treasury showed receipts of 13.26 million dollars and expenditures of 23.14 million, leaving a balance of 2.15 million. Customs receipts for the month were 2.24 million, and year-to-date receipts total 2.29 billion with 4.57 billion in expenditures, including 2.37 billion in emergency spending, leaving an excess of 2.28 billion. Gold assets stood at 38.54 million.
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Treasury
Washington
The
Judging Contests Begin at Houston Fat Stock Show
At the Houston Fat Stock Show the 4-H Club judging contests started today and run through Saturday with hundreds of Texas youths competing. The initial Future Farmers of America events concluded with prize capon sales led by Joe B. Smith of San Saba. first capon weighed 10 pounds and sold for 50 dollars. Clifton Eberspacher of Angleton won for his pen of three capons weighing 25 pounds, selling for 60 dollars. Officials announced circus novelties, trained horses, aerial acts, and dog and pony shows scheduled for today.
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Houston
U.P
Texas
Future Farmers of America, Texas Division
Joe B. Smith
San Saba
Clifton Eberspacher
Angleton
Conspiracy Trial Highlights Psyche of Gould Case
Miss Gale Wendell testified in a $500,000 conspiracy suit by Mrs. Wilma Gould detailing alleged drugging by the bogus Prince Michael Romanoff and an affair with Sir Basil Zarahoff. Other witnesses described Chicago’s postwar half-world, with lawyers and officials said to have visited Gould’s circle.
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New York
Gale Wendell
Wilma E. Gould
Gould
Michael Romanoff
Basil Zarahoff
Munitions Fame
Europe
Marion Peterson
White House
Chicago
Henry A. Uterhart
George Peterson
Uterhart
Mrs. Peterson
Mr. Uterhart
Positive Relief For Itchy Skin Ointment Benefit Ad
Cooling Blue Star Ointment melts on the skin and delivers medicines into pores to kill itching rash eczema and ringworm. Money back if the first jar fails.
Huey Long Promises Revelations On Farley Probe
Sen. Huey P. Long vows to present witnesses before the Senate post office committee to back his call for an investigation of Postmaster General James A. Farley. Farley denies using office for private gain as a subcommittee study of submitted data is ordered before any action on Long's resolution.
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Washington
Huey P. Long
James A. Farley
Louisiana Kingfish
Senate Post Office Committee
Farley
Long
Louisiana
Senate
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Fail To Identify Hamiltons Sister
Witnesses in the Raymond Hamilton Beaumont Armory raid could not identify Maggie Lee Fabris 19 Hamiltons sister as the accomplice. Police arrested her for further investigation and searched for Hamilton after a Feb 16 robbery. A Lanaster filling station reported a man matching Hamilton paid for gas before driving off.
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Dallas
U.P
Raymond Hamilton
Beaumont
Maggie Lee Fabris
Hamilton
Lancaster
Sharp Decrease in Crude Production
United States crude oil output dropped by 98 011 barrels per day last week to 2 491 476 barrels. Major states all fell: Oklahoma from 499 025 to 457 825. Texas from 1 067 782 to 1 048 965. East Texas from 486 791 to 464 105. California from 493 750 to 460 200. Kansas from 146 750 to 146 380. eastern fields led by Michigan from 140 016 to 137 334. Rocky Mountains from 94 334 to 93 220.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
Texas
California
Kansas
Michigan
Rocky Mountains
Merchant, Banker Meyer Dies in Houston at 84
Joseph F. Meyer 84 merchant, director and former Houston National Bank president who helped organize the bank in 1876 died at home. A German native who moved to Memphis at four, he later founded the Joseph F. Meyer Company and served in city offices from 1878 to 1927. He is survived by three sons and six grandchildren. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Houston
U.P
Joseph F. Meyer
Houston National Bank
Germany
Memphis
Joseph F. Meyer, Jr
George B. Meyer
Frank K. Meyer
Den for Head of House Furnishing Guide
The piece argues for a special room for the man of the house even if small or rough, urging simple fittings a wall board kalsine space and evenings to set up. It warns wives against over furnishing and stresses ample cupboard space comfortable seating a large desk to stay tidy and useful.
Daisies Adorn Rochas Spring Black Chiffon Suit
White daisies appliqued on a long sleeved black chiffon blouse brighten a black wool suit designed by Marcel Rochas for spring. Two large daisies accent the suit’s wide revers, creating a striking coordinated ensemble.
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Chiffon
Paris
Marcel Rochas
New Lecturing Aid Lets Speaker Face Audience
A projector for lecturers shows pictures on a mirror behind the speaker so he can operate it without turning away from listeners. Russia’s canal system runs from Leningrad to the Chinese frontier, about 4,500 miles long. The human body holds enough free phosphorus for 800,000 matches, yet three matches are enough to kill an adult.
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Russia
Leningrad
China
Probe Promised in Fatal Fort Worth Car Crash
The district attorney's office vows a county grand jury investigation of a Sunday night crash that killed four in Fort Worth. J. J. Craig, 28, faced four murder charges and a driving while intoxicated complaint. The victims were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sullivan and their children Andrew, 12, and Grundy, 20, with three other relatives injured but not in danger.
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Fort Worth
J. J. Craig
J. W. Sullivan
Andrew Sullivan
TVA Decree Sparks Appeal Over TVA Power Sales
In Birmingham on March 5 federal court orders halted TVA operations with Alabama Power Company. Judge Grubb barred property transfers to TVA and prohibited Alabama Power from acting for TVA subsidiaries in home appliance sales. He also barred 14 North Alabama towns from TVA energy contracts and federal borrowing for distribution. Counsel planned an appeal to the New Orleans circuit.
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Ala
Tennessee Valley Authority
Alabama Power Company
United States Supreme Court
W. J. Grubb
U. S. District Court
TVA
Federal Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Tennessee Valley
Grubb
North Alabama
Panhandle highway work halted except three counties
Relief highway projects in the Panhandle were discontinued yesterday except for Lipscomb, Ochiltree, and Hemphill counties and a small North Highway project beyond River Road. About 800 workers were laid off and a detour remains on Highway 5 north of Amarillo as state funds finish the job. The duration of continued work in the three counties and any new projects were unclear at the state highway office.
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Lipscomb
Ochiltree
Hemphill
River Road
Panhandle
Amarillo
W. J. van London
Mother-in-law, a cherished pillar through hard times
A first-person recounting its evolution from courting days to married life, praising mothers-in-law for sustenance, advice, and endurance. The speaker credits his wife’s mother with meals, care, patient guidance, and unwavering support, portraying the mother-in-law as a cornerstone of family resilience.
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Cap Rock
Conlidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
Solomon
Lloyd Snyder
Debating Friday Night Customs and the Mother-in-Law Joke
An antiquated riff on whether the egg or the hen came first sparks reflections on Friday night debates. The speaker notes that mothers-in-law suffer jokes from sons-in-law and argues for understanding within the human family.
Tribute to a virtuous woman in Proverbs 31 style
An homage to mothers and women led by the speaker’s mother in law. The speech quotes Proverbs 31 lines praising a virtuous woman who provides for family, operates with wisdom, charity, strength, and dignity, and earns respect at the gates.
Proverbial Praise for a Virtuous Woman
The passage honors a wife and mother for diligence and virtue. It notes her children call her blessed and her husband praises her. It emphasizes that charm is fleeting but reverence for the Lord yields praise, and her works earn honor at the gates.
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