House Panel Approves Military Pay Bill Cut by 68 Million
The House armed services subcommittee approved a revised military pay bill, trimming about 68 million from the raised payroll. Before the cut the proposal would have added roughly 314 million yearly. Chairman Kilday aims to bring it to the House floor next week after May 24 rejection. The measure also dropped a proposed $3 monthly increase in the $42 subsistence allowance for officers.
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Kilday
Texas
Armed Services Committee
Grain Storage Probe Promised Wheat Farmers
Texas Attorney General Price Daniel pledged a thorough antitrust inquiry into charges that grain buyers and elevators withhold storage space to deny farmers government loans and depress wheat prices. J. Walter Hammond urged action and promised evidence from farmers. he praised Brannan for storage policy enabling loans on grain stored ground or in temporary space.
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Daniel
Antitrust
Hammond
Waco
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Survivors recount Coast Guard rescue of plane crash victims
Survivors in a Coast Guard rescue craft describe their moments after a plane crash in Puerto Rico that killed 53 people. They detail the harrowing escape and the chaotic aftermath while awaiting further rescue and medical aid.
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Paved Market Road Sought by West Texas Delegation
A 10 man Bay lor and Foard Counties Fort Worth delegation asks the Highway Commission to pave 38 miles from Seymour to Crowell to move West Texas cattle and products to Fort Worth and Dallas avoiding Oklahoma City. They cite traffic relief on Highway 287 and shorter routes to central markets. Additional requests include maintenance takeovers and new farm to market routes in Winkler Panola Jefferson Falls Hopkins counties.
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J. B. Salmon
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Panola County
Thomas H. Sharp
Carthage
Falls County
Roy L. Levy
Chilton
Blevins
Hopkins County
Sanitary Inspector Named by Counties
R M Mundine Jr former state health official named sanitary inspector for Pampa and Gray County. He previously served health departments in Longview and Freeport.
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R. M. Mundine Jr
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Dairy Products Tie Up A Quarter Of American Diet
A new report shows dairy products account for more than 25 percent of foods eaten by the average American. The finding highlights milk, cheese, and butter as dominant daily staples across households.
US Business Loans Tumble For 20th Time
The Federal Reserve reported that weekly business loans in leading city banks dropped $152 million to $13.476 billion for the week ended June 1, the 20th consecutive decline. Real estate loans rose to a record $4.092 billion while government securities fell $110 million.
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M. W. Clement Named Chairman Of Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia June 8. M. W. Clement was named chairman of the board of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The appointment was announced Wednesday in Philadelphia. Clement succeeds the previous chairman and will oversee major railroad operations.
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M. W. Clement Wednesday
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Arresting Development in Beaumont Ends With Turtle Twist
Deputy Sheriff Tom Jackson, after a man overindulged, searched him and pulled from inside the shirt a large snapping turtle. The man claimed no trap and said his plan was to take the snapper home to cook it.
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Baker Hotel to Add 300 to 350 Rooms in Expansion
Preliminary arrangements for a Baker Hotel expansion were authorized on Wednesday. Officers and directors empowered Fenton Baker to arrange plans and cost estimates for a project that would increase the hotel from 700 rooms in a 17 story building, originally completed in 1925.
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Baker Hotel
Fenton Baker
Llano Rail Cattle Shipments Hit May Record
Llano rail shipments in May totaled 255 cars, a banner month for live stock, with cattle and sheep shipped. The figure, reported by local railroad agent T. M. Massey, surpasses the same period last year.
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T. M. Massey
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Renfro Drug Stores Ad Promises Fast Relief for Athletes Foot
An advertisement from Renfro Drug Stores touts a penetrating formula for athletes foot with claims of amazing results. It offers a money back guarantee if not pleased and urges readers to obtain the product through druggists.
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Renfro Drug Stores
False Teeth Held Firmly With FASTEETH Powder
Do your false teeth slip, drop or wobble when you eat or speak. Apply FASTEETH powder to dentures for a firmer, more comfortable grip. Alkaline non acidic formula leaves no gummy taste and helps control denture odor. Available at drug stores.
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