Blum pleads for 40 hour week amid Paris strikes
Premier Leon Blum appealed to about half a million French workers to avert disorder. He urged passage of a forty hour work week and parliamentary votes on collective contracts and paid vacations, as striker actions shut large Parisian shops and food outlets. The speech triggered a spike in buy orders on the Bourse.
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Byrns Honored By Nation In Service Today
In Washington a nation mourns as Joseph Byrns lies in state after guiding the House through historic times. President Roosevelt and Speaker William B Bankhead led tributes while Bertrand Snell called Byrns a personal friend in a somber service before the House gallery. Dr James Shera Montgomery opened the session with a prayer as mourners paid respects.
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Associated Press
Washington
Joseph Byrns
House of Representatives
Pesident Roosevelt
Nation
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Byrns
Bertrand ,Snell
New York
Joe Byrns
James Shera Montgomery
Eskridge Case Rests After State Shows Firearms
Houston June 5 The state rested in the murder trial of Rey Edgar Eskridge after introducing evidence of the firearms claimed by police. Witnesses testified Eskridge had a shotgun and ammunition when arrested in Orange Parish. The defense claimed self defense and sought to mitigate the defendant’s mental state citing relatives as possibly insane.
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Houston
Rey Edgar Eskridge
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Congress Adjourns In Recess Next Week After Joint Resolution
Washington June 5 The house and senate adopted a concurrent resolution stating that when Congress adjourns next Monday they will go into a temporary recess starting June 1th.
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Senate Today
Sheriff Provides Pulley and Rope for Prisoners to Climb Out
Sherman June 4. Sheriff J Benton Davis told prisoners at Grayson County Jail he had supplied a roof opening and a pulley to aid escape attempts. A boom, pulley and rope used by workmen to haul concrete to the roof were in place but no prisoner used them as vents remained blocked with concrete.
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Nationwide June Campaign Aims to Cut Auto Deaths
Na tions Safety Council director Cameron announces a nationwide summer campaign to reduce traffic deaths and injuries as the 1936 driving season peaks. He cites April 1935 death toll and predicts fewer crashes if drivers and pedestrians adopt safer, courteous behavior with media support nationwide.
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Bonki Future Farmers Buy Jersey Heifers and Bull
Bonki Future Farmers purchased Jersey heifers and one bull for their project funded by Kraft Phenix Cheese Corp Rotary Club and local banks. The calves came from Reed & Butler of Temon and claim some of the best Jersey cattle in America. The dairy show will award prizes funded by Kraft Phenix Reed & Butler and the local Chamber of Commerce. Boys receiving animals include Billy McConde Millard Martin Lannie Henegar Guy Simpson BY McClure Clyde Crabb J D Penser Elbert Eden John Lewis Cleghorn and Rayburn Winkler.
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Elbert Eden
John Lewis Cleghorn
Rayburn Winkler
Cotton Market Opens and Closes Lower in July
The New York Quotations show July opening at 31.63 and closing at 11.65 reflecting a sharp drop in cotton prices. This market movement indicates a volatile trading session with significant price decline from open to close.
Rebuilding Red River Bridge Move Prompted by Federal Bureau
Letter to Representative Rayburn from Thos H McDonald chief of the Federal Bureau of Bridges discusses the planned construction of a bridge across the Red River at Lowell’s Jatt north of Bonham Texas. The Oklahoma Highway Commission is preparing estimates while Texas and Oklahoma highway departments coordinate, with action anticipated soon.
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Roosevelt Hosts World Women Leaders at White House
Mrs Alfred Watt of Vancouver Island and Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt welcomed a representative of the Associated Country Women of the World during the group’s third biennial convention in Washington DC. The Roosevelts and two cabinet members addressed over 6 000 delegates from all states and 16 countries.
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Vancouver Island
Rayburn to Introduce Roosevelt in Denison on June 13
Denison prepares for a presidential appearance as Congressman Rayburn plans to introduce President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the afternoon of Saturday June 13. Local officials including Mayor Scott outline crowd control, traffic halts near Union Station, and a Katy band performance to entertain before the train arrives.
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Carnation Milk Plant Opens At Sulphur Springs
About 10 000 people attended the Carnation Milk Company opening in Sulphur Springs Texas. Voi Young G Agent reported a large turnout and an impressive program. The plant is described as a mammoth modern facility and among two Carnation Texas plants. Receipts yesterday totaled around 10 000 pounds. Exhibits included 18 famous Carnation milk cows from Spokane Washington. The world champion milk cow was not present but other cows posted strong records and 75 to 100 Jersey cows from local owners augmented the show.
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Wrong Name But Right Man Corrected in Telecine Company Note
A correction clarifies that yesterday reference to Mr W P Puckett as Texas Telecine Company manager was in error. The correct name is W P Duckett, with the intended identification of the manager clarified.
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Texas Telecine Commpany
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Will Rogers Fumorous Dixie Tale Reflects Audience Mood
A Will Rogers anecdote notes Dixie remains America's favorite tune despite odd jokes about its use by vaudeville players. A story of a frail vaudeville man who used many instruments to entertain, yet drew no applause except from the orchestra. The orchestra leader explains the crowd's reaction as sympathy, not regional sentiment.
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HAM State Bank
Allred to Greet PDR During Texas Centennial Visit
Governor Allred will meet President Roosevelt in Texarkana on June 4 through June 11 as the Texas Centennial celebration unfolds. He will be joined by several state officials and plans to close state offices Saturday so employees may attend the Dallas exposition.
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Bonham Business Men Prepare for Centennial
Bonham business leaders and the Garden Club are preparing for a Centennial celebration. Charles Watson of Everybody's Filling Station is installing a flood light and painting to attract visitors. Local merchants plan fresh coats of paint and other improvements to boost Bonham's appeal. The piece notes the strong impact of a motivated advocate.
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Weather outlook for Texas with regional details
East Texas shows partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with a high near 92 and a low around 72. West Texas expects generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday. The Panhandle will be slightly cooler tonight.
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PWA Power Program Declared Constitutional in Four States
Chief Justice Arled Wheat of the Columbia Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of the Pulse Works Administration power program and dismissed an injunction suit against municipal electric projects in four states. The ruling allows PWA allocations under the 1935 National Industrial Recovery and Emergency Relief acts, with suits by Alabama Power Texas Utilities Oklahoma Utility and Iowa Lights Power deemed admissible only on project validity.
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Columbia Supreme Courts
Pulse Works Administration
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Texas Unilies Company
Oklahoma Ulility Company
Iowa Lights Power Company
National Industrial Recovery and Emergency Relief Acts
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Dallas Exposition Nears Gala Opening on Saturday
Dallas labors race to finish the 25 million Texas Centennial Exposition with 15 000 workers on site three shifts completing entrances halls and landscaping Two thousand more workers bring total to 15 000 as officials predict a smooth opening amid last minute beautification and security plans Officials expect a world wide radio opening ceremony with international dignitaries and governments participating at the site on Saturday
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Protest Over Humane Standards For Dallas Lam Pasas Horse Race
John Wood and J B Early protested to Governor Allred and Attorney General McCraw and the Dallas Humane Society against the Lam pasas to Dallas Marathon Horse race. They called the event inhumane and argued highways should not be used for such races.
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McCraw
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Dallas
96 Year Old Father of 2 in New Bern
New Bern North Carolina June 4 Geor Isaac Hughes aged 96, a former Confederate veteran famed for fathering a child at 79, and his 28 year old wife Lub Hill Hughes welcomed their second child, a girl, Wednesday night in a small home near New Bern. Their first child, a boy now 17 months, walks and speaks, named Franklin Roosevelt Hughes.
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Chester Davis Named as Deputy President of Farm Reserve Board
President Roosevelt nominates Chester Davis of Maryland to the Farm Reserve Board for an eight year term. Davis will join the board as a deputy president, part of the governance of the federal reserve system.
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