Great low mood not equal to the Great Depression
Sunday Views notes that today’s tough economy in Texas cannot be fairly compared to the 1930s Great Depression. It recalls Drought and global hardship, bank failures, and no Social Security or Medicare. The piece credits FDR and New Deal policies for recovery, while warning that current woes pale beside past nationwide distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
U.S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America
Congress
Oil import fee urged to shield Texas from oil slump
The piece argues that oil import fees can stabilize prices and protect jobs in Texas and the nation. It cites Eisenhower era controls, forecasts job losses of 250,000 and $30 billion in buying power if prices stay near $15, urges exemptions not to undermine effectiveness, and notes national security benefits while urging President Reagan to back a fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Bernard Weinstein
Harold Gross
Southern Methodist University
of Texas
Texas
U.S
Library of Congress
Reagan
Peebles' Choice Today on Father's Day and Anne Frank Reflections
A column notes Father’s Day on Sunday urging thanks to fathers and recalls Anne Frank insights from her diary. It quotes Anne’s self views, mischief, intelligence concerns, and humor under hardship, alongside sharp judgments about Mrs. Van Daan and a self description from December 1943 about needing rollicking fun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Frank
Anne
Margot
Mrs. van Daan
Mummy
Pim
Texas diplomatic notes and cultural curiosities
Three nations kept legations in the Republic of Texas with the United States recognizing independence early. Highlights include U.S. appointment of Alice Louise LaBranche in 1837, France sending Count de Saligny in 1839, and Britain opening a Galveston legation in 1842. Also notes on Texas emissaries abroad and later figures such as Flying Tigers organizer Claire Lee Chennault, Texas state songs, Harry Blackstone Jr., and 1924 Houston censorship on stockings for chorus girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic of Texas
United States
Texas
Mexico
Andrew Jackson
Louisiana
Alice Louis LaBranche
U.S
New Republic
Houston
Rice Hotel
France
Alphonse de Saligny
Austin
Great Britain
Charles Elliott
London
Galveston
Stephen F. Austin
Branch T. Archer
William H. Wharton
Washington
Memucan Hunt
James Pinckney Henderson
Paris
Barnard E. Bee
James Hamilton
England
Belgium
Holland
Ashbel Smith
Spain
Trade deficit critique argues against protectionist moves
The piece cites Franklin to claim trade alone won’t ruin a nation and argues against new protectionist laws despite a large U S trade deficit with Japan. It notes capital returns from abroad, Japan’s Buy American effort, currency shifts, and warns Smoot Hawley as precedent. The author urges preserving open trade and continuing enforcement against unfair practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Japan
Congress
U.S
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Brownfield News
Perryton
Sa Bangor Batt
Cameres
Senate
Peebles
Garry Peebles
American Heart Association
Talk of
Jack Maguire
Claire Lee Chennault
Flying Tigers
Chennault
Commerce
Hunt County
New Orleans
Arlington
Dallas
University of Texas
Harry Blackstone, Jr
Blackstone
Harry
University of Texas In
Europe
Main Street
Richard Lesher
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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