House Passes Sea Wall Bill and Rolls Other Measures
The Texas House approved a Port Arthur sea wall plan costing 3 million dollars with 2.2 million from an eight ninths ad valorem tax remission and 2 million from a Jefferson county tax. Other actions included licensing physicians, leasing Texas university lands, seed testing, cotton exchange taxes, and Pecos river dam survey funding. More than 100 bills were held for final passage before noon Thursday.
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Associated Press
Austin
Port Arthur
Jefferson County
Quinn
Beaumont
House
Senate
Texas University
Board of Regents
Free Conference Committee
Commissioner of Agriculture
Parl
Dallas
Petsch
Fredericksburg
A. & M. College
McDonald
Pecos
Texas
Congress
Vaccine Now Available Against Spotted Fever
Northwest residents can obtain a one year protective vaccine against Rocky Mountain spotted fever as announced by International News Service. Portland report notes the vaccine program is returning for broader public access starting March 12.
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International News Service
Portland
Ore
Northwest
Rocky Mountain
Orgatone Praised By Amarillo Woman For Kidney Relief
Mrs. J. H. Holston of Amarillo says Orgatone greatly improved her long standing kidney and digestion problems after three bottles. She notes weight gain, better sleep, and no gas, and urges friends to try the medicine sold exclusively in Amarillo by The City Drug Store with other Orgazone agencies listed in Texas.
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Amarillo
J. H. Holston
North East Fourth
Texas
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Orgatone
Orgazone
City Drug Co
Borger, Tex
City Drug Stores, Inc
Pampa
Jury Upholds Cattle Rights On Highways
Brookfield Missouri March 12. A jury upheld cattle without tail lights using public highways at night. Charles Boyd a Brookfield contractor lost a suit against Judge Anderson of Marceline for damages to his car after it struck a herd near Marceline on a state highway.
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Brookfield
Charles Boyd
Anderson
Marceline
Boyd
Marceting
Court House Records Deeds and Vehicle Listings Summary
Court house records show warranty deeds involving Hatcher to Lawrence lot 8 block 25 Wolf etc with $1,700. Lowmiller to Barnes lots 1–10 block 121 OT. Sage etux to Scott et al 5 acres in Sec 160 AB&M with party in trust. Coggin etux to Ellzey lot 20 block 8 CC PK with $10,000. Barnes to Lowmiller etc. Vehicle registrations include Williams Panhandle, Irvin Ford, Snow 2312 W 6th Plains Chev, Williams 18th and Grant, and dealer listings for Clowe & Cowan, J W Harden, Thompson Drug Co.
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Harry Hatcher
J. R. Lawrence
Wolf
Sallie R. Lowmiller
W. Latney Barnes
D. O
Louis K. Patton
E. A. Rowley
C. L. Giles
E. M. Jones
Borns
H. Rippy
Grace Lynch
Plem
A. E. Sullivan
Joseph Basler
M. Bush
A. L. Anderson
L. R. Wiliams
Panhandle
Tex
Walter Irvin
Ford
A. C. Snow
Plains
O. Williams
Grant
Herman Axlerod
Czechoslovakia Plans Reform of Tax System
A report notes Czechoslovakia intends a comprehensive reform of its tax system. In a separate item a vaccine shipment to the United States Public Health Service at Hamilton Montana is described as preventing tick fever for one year and not treating the disease.
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Ted
United States Public Health Service
Hamilton
Mont
Czechoslovakia
Hoover Gives Attention to 10 Secondary Jobs
United Press reports President Hoover aims to fill about ten government posts this week after cabinet talks. Frank T. Hines of Utah is named director of the veterans bureau. Potential moves include Budget Bureau chief, Interior transfers, solicitor general, and an industrial mobilization post for Tulsa's P. J. Hurley.
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United Press
Washington
Hoover
Frank T. Hines
Utah
Veterans’ Bureau
Herbert M. Lord
Budget Bureau
Julius Klein
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Commerce Department
Interior Department
Charles H. Burke
The
United States
William D. Mitchell
Alfred A. Wheat
New York
P. J. Hurley
Tulsa
Okla
Charles B. Robbins
Turkish Officials Must Wed Only Native Women
March 12. The National Assembly passes a law requiring government officials who marry foreign women to resign. Those already married to foreigners will be removed from foreign, defense and naval departments.
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Constantinople
Mar
National Assembly
Defense
Naval
Canned Fruits and Vegetables Praise and Vitamins
Dr. Morris Fishbein urges reading on canned produce noting three year vitamin retention in tomatoes spinach and strawberries. The piece extols canned cabbage peas spinach apples peaches and other fruits as rich in Vitamin C and encourages liberal use in meals.
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Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
New York Telegram
The
Sugar Institute
New England Manufacturing Index Reaches New High
The New England Council reports January manufacturing activity at 127.6, the highest monthly total since 1923. The index shows a rising trend since September last year with gains across major industry groups, despite quarterly fluctuations and a 3 percent rise over 1927’s yearly average.
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Interntonal News Service
Boston
Mar
New England Council
New England
Deaf People In Paris Soon Hear Stage Speech
Paris readers learn that deaf theatergoers will soon hear spoken lines via devices similar to Tastevin’s newer invention. The article notes the use of assistive devices in theaters, enabling the deaf to experience live performances with clearer audible delivery.
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International News Service
Paris
Tastevin
Deaf theater headset gives hearing to the afflicted
Private wires lead to reserved seats in Milan and London for theater deaf readers. A central theaterphone amplifies stage words through personal earphones. During trials at the Odeon and Champs Elysees theaters, even the deaf exclaimed I can hear, IT can hear.
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Milan
London
Odeon
Champs Elysees
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International Harv
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Wolcott
Oliver-Eakle
St. Louis
Rock Island Station
H. W. Clutter City
Erving Meleions
Pe Cormick
Tri-State
Metropolitan
Farm Papers
Oil Journals
Ency
Pilgrim
Morrow Thomas
Yankee
Gauche Hilo
DACP
Polk St
Fannie Ward
Evere
Wnandes
American Tobacco Co
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Acturere
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