House Will Have Its Fun in Texas Centennial Era
The House of Representatives allows a traveling troupe to perform stunts as a preview to a session. Rep Jasper Reed protests that 15 minutes could be spent studying pills to save taxpayers money, but he is overruled. Senate centennial hearings travel from Texarkana to Wichita Falls, with members joking about the trip. Fort Worth’s Rep Frank Patterson Jr introduces a booklet titled Historic Spots Around Dallas, provoking laughter. Texas cities tout heroic stories as the Centennial effort draws ribbing from colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Uup
House of Representatives
Jasper Reed
Texarkana
Reed
Senate
Brownsville
el Paso
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Ben Oneal
Dallas
Frank Patterson, Jr
Fort Worth
A. C. Dunn
Amarillo youths attend H Y Congress in Austin
Two Amarillo boys Clifton Oliver and Oran Coble joined about forty youths from across the state at the H Y Congress in Austin over the weekend. Lubbock was selected as the Older Boys Conference site for the district. Miss Darthula Walker of West Texas State Teachers College Canyon to speak at Highland Park PTA at 8 p.m.
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Amarillo
Clifton Oliver
Oran Coble
Austin
Lubbock
Miss Walker
Highland Park Parent- Teacher Association
Darthula Walker
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Highland Park
Kidneys Purify Blood With Cystex Prescription
The ad urges kidneys to clean acids from blood using Doctor's prescription Cystex. It claims rapid action within 15 minutes and relief from nocturnal symptoms and pains. The formula is guaranteed with money back, priced at 75 cents at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Foster-Milburn Coy
Home modernization under FHA loans in Amarillo
Amarillo homeowners like Harry R. Sager and Frank L. Hackley are using National Housing Act loans to upgrade their houses. Improvements include new heating, extra rooms, reroofing, sanding and redecorating, with loan amounts of 991 and 135 dollars respectively. The NHA insures 20 percent of the note and requires at least 100 dollars borrowed for permanent improvements.
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Harry R. Sager
NHA
Cecil O'Brien
Polk Street
McCormick Co
Pierce Street
Amarillo
Sager
Amarillo Better Housing Program
Negro Fiend Still Eludes Searchers Net
Authorities pursued evidence to identify a suspect who attacked a white woman Monday night and menaced four other women on successive nights. A man arrested in Turkey Hall County was ruled out, two local suspects were released, and a third known to officials remained sought for questioning.
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R. D. Rivers
Turkey
Hall County
Surveyor Estimates 30 Days More Work on Grand Avenue
County Surveyor Morris Brown estimated today that 30 additional days are needed to complete improvement work on Grand Avenue between Third and Tenth Avenues. The project widens the pavement from 18 to 20 feet and patches holes before a one inch coating of rock asphalt is applied.
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Morris Browning
Grand Avenue
Third
Tenth Avenues
New Deal Credited With City Planning Expansion
The New Deal was credited with driving orderly planning for cities parks highways dams and public improvements. Charles E. Eliot Jr executive of the National Resources Board told a planning conference that since December 1 1933 over 40 state planning boards and two regional boards have been formed with 769 city planning agencies and more than 100 county groups now in existence.
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ST. Louis
Charles E. Eliot
National Resources Board
Eliot
Gentle laxatives for children in care of health notes
A doctor advises avoiding mineral laxatives for kids and using a liquid senna based remedy like California Syrup of Figs. It emphasizes regulated doses, avoiding adult strength products, and claims smoother digestion and regular bowel movements as the child recovers.
Liquid Test for Constipation in Children
Instructions describe using a liquid laxative to relieve occasional slagging or constipation in children. Steps include selecting a proper strength, giving a child appropriate dose, then reducing the amount until the bowels move naturally. California Syrup of Figs is recommended as the ideal laxative if it is the genuine product.
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California
Begin Asphalt Work On Grid Grandstand At Butler Field
The Modern Roofing Company began laying a new asphalt covering for the grandstand at Butler Field home of the Sandies and the Amarillo College Badgers. The board of trustees of the Amarillo Independent School District awarded the contract for $270. the roof covers 45 000 square feet.
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Butler Field
Sandies
Amarillo College Badgers
Amarillo Independent School District
Tattooed Drunkards Bill Proposed in Texas Legislature
A Texas bill proposed by Rep. Z. E. Coombes would tattoo a blue small h on each hand of habitual drinkers to warn others not to serve them. The penalty for serving a tattooed person would be a fine of 10 to 50 dollars. The bill was presented at the legislature on an appeal from a hard drinker who asked for anonymity. The statement framed the tattoo as a protective emblem. A nationwide plan is implied by the proposal.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Z. E. Coombes
Dallas
Coombes
Charitable Agencies Aid With Supplies and Funds
The passage notes aid from the CWA and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration providing supplies, men, and money. It also states Eliot did not propose how these agencies should fit together in a broader plan.
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CWA
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Eliot
District Clerk Ben Smith and Mrs Smith on Vacation Visit
District Clerk Ben Smith and his wife are this week enjoying a vacation visit with relatives in a quiet southern state. The couple plans several local sightseeing stops and family gatherings during the trip.
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Ben Smith
Mrs. Smith
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Marshall
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Pep
Vigor
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