Porter Parades From Peru Indiana to Paris Elite Circles
New York gossip notes Cole Porter's rise from Peru Indiana to Yale graduate to international socialite. His wit and quick songcraft create wealth in world capitals while he shuns fortune and travels widely. A sidebar contrasts Jimmy Cagney and George Raft as idealized screen idols and ends with a fable about a saucer and a cat sold to a dealer.
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New York
Cole Porter
Horatio Alger
Gold Coast
Yale
Paris
Porter
Hell's Kitchen
Jimmy Cagney
George Raft
Cagney
Raft
Uncertain Theatre, Hotels and Rainbow Room Spark in New York
An unsigned column notes theater critics rely on showman intuition, while ticket scalpers gain influence. It reports hotels facing insolvency, rising costs, and a sluggish five year outlook with overbuilding. The Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center stands out but risks fading as trends shift.
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New York
Wall Street
Rockefeller Center
Legislature Faces a Critical Session in Texas
The Texas legislature convened amid urgent issues from state relief funds and unemployment to liquor sales and open gambling. Debates over open liquor, race track betting, and federal relief finance dominate, with calls for unity to pass meaningful reforms for the state and its people.
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Madehal
Senate
Pay Your Poll Tax and Looming Constitutional Questions
January 31 marks the final day to pay poll taxes enabling voting in any elections this year. The piece notes potential constitutional amendments, a looming constitutional convention, and discussions on taxes to fund the school system and relief needs as unemployed workers face federal rolls ending February 1. It argues voting eligibility depends on poll tax payment and emphasizes education funding through poll tax revenues.
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Mainenance
Federal old age pensions rise from relief roll pullback
The article outlines factors driving increased support for federal old age pension legislation. It notes many unemployed and unemployable individuals are moved from relief rolls, with the elderly still relying on public charity. It suggests a national pension plan with federal funding and shared contributions.
States Move Toward Old Age Pensions Across Nation
The article notes 17 states enacted old age pension laws by 1931 with 11 prior. It compares U S aging trends, cites 1930 census showing 6 6 million aged 65 plus, and discusses unemployment, life expectancy, and public cost. It mentions Dill Connery bill and Star Telegram framing.
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Chile
Ohio
United States
FERA
Senate
Star-Telegram
France Italy pact seen as step toward European peace
Observers hail France and Italy signing an agreement as a potential movement toward peace in Europe. Britain acts as umpire, aiming to coordinate with others to keep the peace and possibly bring Germany back to the League of Nations through non intervention and action on rearmament. The accord could ease tensions in Austria Balkans and with Poland and Russia, reducing war prospects.
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Europe
France
Italy
Great Britain
Germany
League of Nations
Austria
Balkan
Poland
Russia
Pierre Laval
Mussolini
Laval Meets Pope as France Touches Peace Concept
Pierre Laval visits the Vatican for a thirty-minute talk with Pope Pius as France hints at church and state cooperation. Roosevelt asks for 792 million for a peak peacetime military budget, signaling deep defense prep. Huey Long’s critics press for his abdication amid Louisiana unrest.
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Union of Church and State
France
Pierre Laval
Vatican
Pope Pius
Europe
Quip roundup on art players in Texas and public figures
A San Antonio Express column lampoons recent art and public figure antics. The piece notes Owen P White's Texas painting, Upton Sinclair in Who's Who, Bruno Hauptmann, Babe Ruth, Max Baer, Lindbergh, and a large Cha co wasteland combat gathering.
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Bruno Hauptmann
Sheriff Curtis
Babe Ruth
Max Baer
Lindy
Chaco
San Antonio Express
Printing deal promises savings with better work
An advertisement urges readers to call 36 for printing price comparisons and potential cost savings on larger orders, claiming improved quality.
Dean Leo Newman Recalled as Rialto’s Veteran Prospecting Plays
Leo Newman, a white haired veteran of many first nights and confidant of Charles Dillingham and Erlanger, is described as the Rialto name for men who run theatrical ticket agencies. His memory stretches back to Booth as he estimates a play’s potential for Broadway success.
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Leo Newman
Rialto
Booth
Charles Dillingham
Erlanger
Community Outlook on News Media and Commerce
A reflective piece argues newspapers are essential community builders and business drivers. It notes debt pressures from earlier high prices, tax burdens, and reduced demand, urging classified ads as a quick remedy. It contrasts cynical outlooks with practical promotion and warns against pervasive doubters.
Twenty Five Years Ago In Bryan 1910 Weddings And Visits
The Bryan Daily Eagle notes events from January 8 1910 including W L Edge and daughters Ella Della Edge and Finn Drummond returning from Americus Georgia for the holidays. Gus Stevener and Emily Reimann married quietly at the Kurten home of H Gerke with Rev Kasiske officiating. Several locals rushed to Bryan due to Mrs W H Oliver’s illness while Dr George B Butler and Rev J M P Morrow arrived for the Central Texas Workers Institute. John N Nunn plans a new bowling alley above Holmes Bros.
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Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot
W. L. Edge
Cottonwood
Ella
Della Edge
Finn Drummond
Americus
Georgia
Gus Stevener
Kurten
Emily Reimann
Germany
Mellon policy and wartime debt payoff success stated
The article notes Secretary Andrew Mellon favored rapid debt retirement using treasury surpluses. It cites a 1954 treasury statement showing only 5.122 billion of 25.3 billion borrowed for the war remained unpaid since 1919, arguing discipline in prosperity proved prudent.
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Andrew Mellon
Treasury
Mellon
Roosevelt’s plan transitions from relief to employment revival
Editorial analyzes President Roosevelt’s push to end direct relief by shifting to a large scale work program. It argues private and public relief roles must wind down as public works create jobs, with rural housing electrification reforestation and major highway projects, including cross continental routes, to spur private employment and rebuild the economy.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Fed
FERA
T . Press
Shum
CCC
Simi
Atlantic
Pacific
Productio
New York
San Franc
Canada
Mexico
Panama Canal
Cou Mach
Star-Telegram
Debt Policies After War End Pressure on Taxpayers
The article reviews postwar debt dynamics, noting $21 billion repaid of war debt and little European payment help. It cites Morgenthau retiring bonds, a year-end national debt near $28.48 billion, and a potential $5 billion public works rise. It contrasts Mellon’s rapid repayment with opponents favoring 62-year terms, arguing long-term savings in interest.
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Morgenthau
United States
Mr. Mellon
Houston Post
Scions of Texas Plan To Fund Brazos Project
Washington January 8 a proposed 60 million dollar Brazos River flood control and river basin development project seeks to harness the river and its tributaries. A congressional committee will be named to advance the plan with a senator and representative guiding efforts. Waco representative O Hy Croger says broad support exists for including the Brazos in the president’s messages and related public works programs.
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Congress
James P. Buchanan
O. Hy Crog
Waco
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