Push to pass oil market bill by House in special session
In Austin on Armistice Day, lawmakers prepared for a Friday vote to push the market demand oil bill to 109 votes in the House. The bill, approved by both chambers, moves to the other for concurrence or rejection with differences over a sunset date. Senate and House debated emergency clause thresholds and Governor elect Miriam Ferguson influence. The session sparked quick friction as senators clashed over calls and alleged industry influence.
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Austin
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Railroad Commission
Sterling
Walter Woodul
Capones
Actor seeks Shylock role after 1100 appearances
New Haven with company Portia Harrison, a 68 year old actor, plans to play Shylock and jokes only a black actor can. He has appeared 1101 times in Green Pastures and would also consider Noah or Moses. He looks forward to a lazy fishing vacation in North Carolina between engagements.
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New Haven
Conn
Richard B. Harrison
Land
Green Pastures
Shylock
Portia
Portias
Harrison
Noah
Moses
North Carolina
George Lawson Keene Appointed Lieutenant Colonel on Governor Staff
Armistice Day elevates George Lawson Keene of Goose Creek to lieutenant colonel on the governor’s staff after serving overseas in World War I. The page also includes a health ad for Kellogg’s ALL Bran praising its iron and vitamin content and benefits for regularity.
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Austin
U.P
George Lawson Keene
Goose Creek
Keene
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Electric palate tests flavor and saltiness with new meter
Westinghouse announces an electric palate called Electrynx a compact meter measuring tiny electric currents in fruit meats tea and coffee. Invented by R C Hitchcock it indicates acidity ripeness and saltiness suggesting scientific sampling for quality control and possible medical uses.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
Westinghouse Company
R. C. Hitchcock
Elec
Tronic
Hitchcock
Ph concept in biology linked to life balance
The Ph concept defines the universal condition needed by living things to balance acidity and alkalinity. Small deviations from this narrow zone can lead to illness or death across humans plants and animals.
Trial of Two Set for Slaying of King Watson
Frank Callan and R. B. Murray face a murder charge in the April 17 slaying of King Watson in Dallas. A Monday trial date was scheduled with a jury panel drawn. Watson was killed by a shotgun blast in a lunch stand. Callan is in jail. Murray is out on bond. Witnesses say the trio quarreled before the shooting.
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Dallas
U.P
Frank Callan
Murray
King Watson
Watson
Callan
Guiding Your Child and Family Authority Reflected
A discussion on how children often hate their parents due to strict schooling demands and fear of consequences, including the impact on behavior toward teachers and authorities. The piece links parental conflict to stepfamily dynamics and notes Austria electrifies its railways upgrading the route from the Swiss frontier to Salzburg.
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Salzburg
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