Back Taxes and Schools Campaign Urges Texas Tax Payments
The Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce backs a Delinquent Tax Educational Campaign urging payment of past due school taxes. About 8 million in 1933 and over 24 million delinquent taxes exist, risking school budgets. Campaign aims to boost collections through ads as Dallas city and county tax offices join in. The drive ends Saturday.
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Friends of Education
Texas
Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Victor Bouldin
Mineral Wells
Bouldin
City of Dallas
County of Dallas
Why Banks Have Been Unsafe
Glenn Frank argues for a divorce of commercial and investment banking to restore depositor safety. He says crises stem from banks holding speculative securities rather than self liquidating loans and warns that mixing both forms risks future runs. He notes deposits require quick access and credit relies on liquid, self supporting paper.
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Glenn Frank
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Federal Reserve Bank
Roosevelt
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Reunion in Yucatan Voices in Spanish in a Dramatic Exchange
A dramatic scene unfolds in Yucatan with two disembodied voices: a refined speaker arguing miracles are unfashionable and public opinion would mock brilliance, and a harsher, bookish voice claiming extraordinary matters deserve to be written. A gust and lightning end the moment.
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Yucatan
Guadalupe
Senor
Castaways Survivors Reach Rescue Plane Near Cozumel
In a jungle and sea ordeal three castaways led by Frank Grahame and Juan survive a perilous drift after a fall from a pyramid scene. A mail plane to Cozumel appears on the third day, offering hope of rescue for Grahame Greene and Juan as they signal from the shore.
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Juan
Greene
Prank Grahame
Grahame
Cenate
Janice
Langton
Frank
Billy
Graham
Cenote
Cozumel
Green
Hombre
Frank Grahame
United States
Herbert Jensen
Life expectancy gains over two centuries
Dr Fishbein notes dramatic rises in life expectancy from 25–30 years at birth in 1814 to the 40s by the late 1800s and continuing rapid growth in the 20th century due to sanitation and medical advances. He cites US data for men and women and contemplates reaching Biblical lifespans with further health improvements.
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United States
Howe Still Needed by Public as He Edits for Readers
E W Howe, at 81, considers retirement but faces a flood of readers urging him to continue. The New York Chronicle notes his sharp, common sense voice remains in demand as he contemplates rest in Miami. The essay also reflects on Bath design, Shaw’s shorthand, Princess Der Ling, and Paddy the Beaver stories.
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NEA
Drouth
Juan
New York
E. W. Howe
Miami
America
Ed Howe
Babe Ruth
Princess der Ling
China
Chinatown
Anni May Wone
Harold Ross
Paul Whiteman
The Little Brown School House Feature
A compact school page presents questions and answers on geography and animals. It asks the third largest city, highway investment totals, and animal equivalents for Reynard Bruin Leo and Dobbin, with concise responses: Paris, 15 billion dollars, fox bear lion horse.
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Paris
Reynard
Bruin
Leo
Dobbin
Fox
Bear
Word Builder Puzzle Clues and Quotations
A newspaper quiz presents a word chain with blanks adding one new letter each step. It includes a bartender line about a popular drink and cash for whiskey drinkers, plus a pugilist quote about being in good condition and wanting to throw fright into an opponent and knock him out.
Paddy and Mrs Paddy Brace for an Expected Spring Flood
The Patties rebuild and reinforce two dams to create a safe water supply for gathering food. They install a spillway to prevent a rapid rise, anticipate an unusually large flood, and plan to access trees closer to water for beaver meals while expressing sympathy for neighbors by the Big River.
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Paddy
Mrs. Paddy
Yowler
Bobcat
Puma
Old Man Coyote
T. W. Burge
Guiding Your Child Tiny Tot Party
A 1934 article by Alice Clarissa Richmond offers practical tips for hosting short lively parties for very young children. It recommends simple activities, toy balloons, light snacks, and a small take home favor to prevent overexcitation and ensure smooth dispersal.
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Alice Clarissa Richmond
Bobby
Teacher of the Blind Puzzle Clues
A column of crossword style clues lists horizontal and vertical entries with definitions and word lengths. Items include references to a professor of the blind, terms about air, ecclesiastical residence, and various common nouns, adjectives, and tools.
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Jaly
Amarilis
Amaillo
Globe News Publishing Co
Sixth
Fillmore
Gene Howe
Wilburn
Hawk
Associated Press
The
Associated Prove Fe
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo Daily News
MAIL
Oklahoma
New Mexico
the Globe
BY William Ferguson
Lillian Sholes
Christopher
Latham Sholes
REA Service. Inc
E.W. Howe
Thornton W. Blegels
Amarillo
Will Hogg
Beverly
Tom Mix
Amsterdam
George Bernard Shaw
Miss Patch
Shaw
Peddy
Beaver
Laughing Brook
Wong
Pirie MacDonald
Scotland
Fifth Avenue
Duncan M. Stewart
Herald Square
Harry Silvey
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Little Brown
Word Builder
Buster Bear
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