Old Timepiece Restored in East St Louis Illinois
An antique Swiss timekeeping masterpiece, 150 years old, has been overhauled for Grace Rathell Oliver of East St Louis. The clock not only tells time but on the hour reveals a blessing from Christ, with a music box playing Grabal Mater and a monk striking a bell. The ornate mechanism features Swiss dancers, a piper, a Mendelssohn tune, moving sky scene, weekday and date dials, leap year indication, and seasonal indicators.
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East ST. Louis
Ill
Switzerland
Grace Rathell Oliver
Christ
Mendelssohn
Beer and Race Betting Condemned by Baptist Convention
Fort Worth March 14 resolutions by the American Baptist Association Convention denounce legalized beer and race track bets as public menaces. The group advocates repeal and urges reenactment of the eighteenth amendment with stronger church leadership against these evils.
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Fort Worth
American Baptist Association Convention
Governor Allred unveils weekly reporting parole plan
Governor Allred announced a new state parole system requiring paroled convicts to report weekly to a designated official or outstanding citizen. He said the measure would allow oversight of parolees and their progress and opposed releasing convicts without any strings attached, noting similarity to federal parole.
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Austin
Allred
Centenial row over recognition and planning board bill
In Texas a centennial debate reveals El Paso lawmakers seeking proper recognition for their party in state history while Rep Hankamer asserts confidence in El Paso’s future recognition. A Senate vote adopts a revised planning board bill with nine members and advisory findings, sparking political opposition and debate.
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Tel
Paso Pinto
Harold Mankamer
el Paso
McConnell
Fl Paso
Texas
Hankamer
Hanmaker
Planning Board
Austin
State Planning Board
Senate
House
T. J Holbrook
Galveston
Planning
James V. Allred
Board of Water Engineers
Coastwise oil tanker strike threatens broader port disruptions
San Pedro reports a Pacific Coast shipping crisis as a vessel strike by seamen grows, with about 200 seamen in Los Angeles Harbor and 800 along the coast affected. Violence broke out when strikers attacked former seaman C. W. McNeil in Huntington Park as a freighter incident ended.
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San Pedro
Calif
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Pole
C. W McNeil
Hunington Park
Farm aid and highway spending in new relief bill
The Department of Agriculture and AAA plan 700 million dollars in spending for the next fiscal year. The bill includes 122 million for regular department activities and about 578 million from automatic appropriations, mostly for AAA benefits. Road construction gets 148 million, with 48 million for federal aid highways and 100 million from relief funds for emergency road work.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
AAA
Department
House
Appropriations Committee
Real Estate Values Rising in Amarillo Markets
Rising commodity prices expansion of credit and government refinancing of distressed properties push Amarillo real estate values upward. Increases in rental prices and a housing shortage raise demand for home ownership as buyers who acted early stand to profit. expect prices to climb further as buyers monitor want ads for best selections.
Vets anger over Grace stance stirs Senate hearing lines
World War veterans blasted Bethlehems Grace for criticizing soldier bonus demands. Veterans of Foreign Wars leader Van Zandt called the stance monumental gall, joining American Legion officials Crain in urging the committee to push conscription of capital to remove war profits.
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Washington
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
James E. van Zandt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Senate Munitions Committee
Grace
James A. Crain
American Legion
Legion
De Lawd Entry Dignity Stages Reverent Gate
The crowd applauded as Harrison portraying De Lawd emerged in a Prince Albert coat and white hair. He spoke with reverence about the celestial world while drawing on his race's background and hardships, tracing his path from London Ontario to Detroit before success in hotels.
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Gabriel
de Lawd
Harrison
Canada
London
Ont
Richard
Detroit
Perkins Fight Unsettled Over Social Security Board
Washington report shows a dispute between Secretary Perkins and the Ways and Means Committee over the social security machinery. The board would be independent in the plan, while Perkins urges inclusion under the labor department and a 4 worker threshold for unemployment tax. The committee raised that to 10 workers despite her protest.
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Washington
Perkins
House
Ways and Teans Committee
Miss Perkins
Roosevelt
Social Insurance Board
Department of Labor
Fable of Donkey Fox and Deer at the Meeting
The narrative describes a donkey who overpromises and is challenged by a lion. A mild deer proposes a costly plan that would require others to give up feeding themselves. The animals reject all three, seeing none offered real value as the crowd realizes promises were all they had.
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Esnlemniy
Celebrity Requests and Offers Across the Nation
A collage of brief cries from fans and studios asking for personal appearances endorsements corsets dresses and song permissions across cities including Columbus Boston Atlanta Chicago and Phoenix. The notes show entertainers seeking opportunities to promote projects donate time or grant rights for performances and outfits.
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Columbus
Boston
Mass
Atlanta
Tam
West
Chicago
Phoenix
Weather Bureau Says Dreath Was Mostly Coincidence
Dr Willis R Gregg, chief of the United States Weather Bureau, told the House appropriations committee last year’s dreath was more or less a coincidence. He defended forecasts showing 0 to 95 percent overall accuracy, higher for 4 to 6 hour spans and about 80 to 85 percent for 24 to 48 hours. He noted dust storms and soil moisture might improve with a Great Plains tree shelter belt but not alter large scale climate.
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UU. S. Weather Bureau
House Appropriations Committee
Gregg
Great Plains
Willkie Warns Against Holding Company Elimination
Willkie told the House Interstate Commerce Committee that ending public utility holding companies after 1940 would be the greatest backward step in power development. He warned it would destroy the instrumentality making electricity dependable and economical.
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Willkie
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Hamlin Jury Selection Draws Quiet Court Drama
Hamlin sits through long trial proceedings with minimal reaction. Attorneys quote a Texas interpretation noting the difficulty of finding unbiased jurors, while Hamlin remains brief in court and unconcerned by the uproar around his case.
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Texas
Hamiin
Hamlin
Miller
Flood Threat Diminishes as Rivers Rise in Nearby States
Tornadoes and floods prompted evacuations across western Pennsylvania and Ohio, with West Virginia villages at risk. Cold weather eased some danger in Jackson Mississippi, while the Pearl River and Black River levee failures disrupted communities. Emergency crews urged residents to seek safety as waters rose and displaced families sought higher ground.
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Frankfort
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Jackson Miss
Close-Up 4 Comedy by Dan Thomas George Scarro
Bossy ist Year old half Persian cat has dominated movie roles, appearing in films for most of his life. The veteran feline star, known as Bossy, maintains a steady on screen presence across multiple productions.
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Dan Thomas
George Scarro
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