Senate Approves Constitutional Move on School District Loans
A Senate committee approved a constitutional amendment to legalize three million dollar bank loans to school districts for one year. Senate passage planned for Monday as author W R Cousins Jr of Beaumont pushes the measure. The vote also advanced bills on Texas shrimp boats in Louisiana waters and the Prison Board’s building plans without final Board of Control approval.
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Associated Press
Senate
W W. R. Cousins Jr
Beaumont
House
Price Daniel
Keith Kelly
State Prison Board
Board of Control
Louisiana
Texas
House Game and Fish Committee
Game Commission
Kindergarten Legislature Aims Hit Proposed Texas Amendment
Senator Grady Hazlewood backs a plan to shrink the Texas House from 150 to 93 and raise age minimums to 24 for representatives and 28 for senators. The measure also sets a fixed salary range and allows unlimited annual sessions, with county delegations capped at five members unless populations exceed 700 000, then add one per 100 000. Senator R A Weinert leads revision for committee review.
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Raymond Brooks
Austin American Capitol
Senate
Grady Hazlewood
House
R. A. Weinert
Voice of America Reaches Broad European Audience
Charles W. Thayer, head of the State Department international broadcasting division, reported that Voice of America programs reach a large European audience. He estimated 25 million listeners, noting admiration, hostility, and occasional boredom, with strong reach in areas under Russian influence and in Bulgaria where spot news spread quickly.
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New York
State Department
Voice of America
Europe
Charles W. Thayer
International Broadcasting Division
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Thayer
Local Drug Store Ad Spots In Austin Chainwide
An arm of a retail promotion appears at all drug stores in Austin including Walgreen's and Renfro's. The notice emphasizes nationwide availability and convenience for customers seeking the advertised products.
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Austin
Walgreen's
Renfro’s. Adv
Black widows kill about 50 people yearly in the U S
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes that black widows cause about 50 human deaths in the United States each year. The data highlight the species danger and annual mortality toll.
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United States
Jester backs continued Texas Good Neighbor Commission
Brow nsville February 24 Governor Beauford Jester said he favors continuation of the Texas Good Neighbor Commission while attending Charro Days. He cited the commission’s good work and questioned abolition talks. He noted a $40 000 state emergency appropriation to combat the black fly threat from Mexico.
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Brownsville
Beauford Jester
Texas Good Neighbor Commission
Texas
Mexico
Veracruz
Franco's Daughter May Wed in Spring Romance Report
Madrid reports Generalissimo Francisco Franco's daughter Carmenita may wed the Marquess de Villaverde in the spring observers say the romance is progressing satisfactorily.
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Franco
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Carmencita
Marquess de Villaverde
Maiden Queen Elizabeth Dies After Nearly Forty-Five Year Reign
Queen Elizabeth of England dies unmarried ending a reign of about 45 years. The monarch, known as The Maiden Queen, left a lasting royal legacy and national mourning follows.
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Elizabeth
England
Will Power Needed St Peter of Capitol Guards Curb Space
Rex J Owens, a daytime guard at the north entrance of the Texas Capitol, enforces a loading zone curb used by supply trucks. He notes workers posing as officials and attempts to move vehicles when necessary, sometimes allowing brief parking if the owner leaves keys. Owens emphasizes duty over politeness and recalls being a wounded veteran hired by the Board of Control to keep the main supply entrance open.
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Austin American Capitol
Rex J. Owens
Owens
Capitol
State House
Board of Control
State Department
Wylie Solon Eyes Ban On Drink While Driving
Representative J A Benton of Wylie announced a bill to prohibit possession of any opened liquor container in a car arguing most drunken driving accidents stem from in car drinking. The measure aims to curb drinking while driving as part of a WCTU push for stricter liquor laws.
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Texas
J. A. Benton
Wylie
Benton
Womaw
Christian Temperance Union
WCTU
Representative Brooks seeks to end comptroller veto power
Beaumont representative Jack Brooks filed a joint resolution to repeal the O'Daniel amendment that requires the comptroller to report state finances. He argues the comptroller usurps legislative and executive powers and vetoes appropriations, noting about five million dollars in bills were blocked last session. The resolution calls for a voter decision at the next general election.
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International News Service
Jack Brooks
Beaumont
Brooks
O’daniel
Senate Okays 150 Appointments by Governor Jester
The Senate confirmed over 150 appointments by Governor Beaufort H. Jester, mostly for minor offices, then adjourned to reconvene at 10 30 a m Monday.
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Senate
Okehs
Beauford H. Jester
Salt Substitute Test Criticized
Dr Anton J Carlson of the National Society for Medical Research criticizes the sale of a lithium chloride salt substitute after FDA AMA reports it caused deaths and illness. He notes only 10 rats were used in early testing and advocates long term animal studies to prevent harm.
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Chicago
Anton J. Carlson
National Society For Medical Research
Federal Food and Drug Administration
American Medical Association
Carlson
Food and Drug
Charro Days Opens in Brownsville with Rio Grande Valley Fête
Brownsville hosts the 12th Charro Days as thousands fill streets for pageants parades and dances. A. A. Hargrove on stage delivers the opening grito while mariachis cross from Mata Moros. Governor Beauford H. Jester speaks at a Valley Kiwanis luncheon.
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Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
A. A
Daddy) Hargrove
Hargrove
Rio Grande
Matamoros
Beauford H. Jester
Balloon spiders reported at two miles up
Balloon spiders have been found as high as two miles above the earth’s surface, scientists noting surprising ascent of arachnids carried aloft by atmospheric currents.
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