Notable Figures in Early 20th Century Public Life Speak Out
The article surveys prominent individuals including NC Senator Reynolds and his aggressive reform drive, Texas farmer Cliff Day and his AAA leadership, and actress Miram Hopkins with her stage and screen ascent. It notes Reynolds fresh in Senate from 1922, Day as Hale county cotton leader, and Hopkins rising from Bainbridge to Hollywood with stage work and a family network.
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Bing Crosby
New York
Soe
Miss. Hopkins
Becky Sharp
Thackeray
Miram Hopkins
Goddard Seminary
Vermont
Bainbridge
Savannah
Hollywood
Sutton Place
Manhattan
East River
Michael
New York Social Register
Clifford H
Cliff” Day
Texas
Washington
Plainview
Hale County
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Day
State Cotton Advisory Board
AAA
Cliff” Dayis
Albert Schulman Wins Northwestern Scholarship
Albert Schulman son of Mr and Mrs Morris Schulman receives a full scholarship for Northwestern University summer program in Evanston Michigan. The five week high school student session opens June 30 and Albert plans to depart to join the opening day.
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Albert Schulman
Morris Schulman
Northwestern University
Evanston
Albert
Texas House Joint Resolution Proposes Probation Amendment
The Texas Legislature proposes amending Article IV to grant courts with original criminal jurisdiction power after conviction to suspend sentencing and place defendants on probation with reimposition under legislative rules. A special August 1935 election would decide adoption with explicit ballot wording. An appropriation of 4000 dollars funds publication and election costs.
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State of Texas
State OF
Texas
Texas Seeks Free Textbooks by Constitutional Amendment
A joint resolution proposes amending Articles 7 Sections 3 and 5 to require free state adopted textbooks for all scholastic age children. It details tax funding, school support, and election procedures for Texas voters on the August 1935 ballot.
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State of
Texas
State Board of Education
Texas House Joint Resolution proposes 15 dollar elder aid plan
A Texas House Joint Resolution H J R No 19 seeks to amend Article III to add Section 51 b authorizing the legislature to provide old age assistance not exceeding 15 dollars per month to bona fide Texas citizens over 65 who are not habitual criminals or drunkards.
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United States
Texas
State of
Anyards
Evans Oor
Texas House Joint Resolution 39 proposes temporary mentally ill detentions
The measure would amend Article 1 Section 15 of the Texas Constitution to allow the Legislature to authorize temporary commitment for observation or treatment of mentally ill individuals not charged with a crime for up to 90 days by county court order without a jury trial. The amendment would be voted statewide on the fourth Saturday of August 1935.
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State of
Texas
Texas Amendment Proposal on Special Sessions and Liquor Provisions
A long Texas House joint resolution proposes amending Section 1 Article XVII to allow constitutional amendments at special legislative sessions under defined conditions and sets a ballot process for August 24 1935. It also rewrites Article XVI to repeal statewide prohibition with local option and allocates funds for publication and election.
Texas Consent to Salary Basis for Officers Proposed
A joint resolution proposes amending Texas Article 16 to add Section 61, shifting district and county officers in counties of 20,000 or more to a salary basis. It allows commissioners to decide salary or fee for precinct and smaller counties and funds the submission to voters in a special election on August 24, 1935, with a $5,000 appropriation for publication and election costs.
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Ela Jana
Texas
State OF
Commissioners’ Court
State of Texas
Gerald
Amendment Proposal to Texas Constitution Article XVI
A proposal titled J. R. NO. 3 seeks to amend Article XVI of the Texas Constitution by striking out Section 203. The measure aims to alter constitutional provisions by removing the specified section from the text.
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Artijle
Texas
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Ro[ R. Reynolds
North Carolina
S “Senate
Raddy le
N. C
Bog Fong
Senator Campboss
Reynolds
Morrison
Bob Reynolds
Thad
Rosemary Ames
Chicago Society
Knowlton Lyman Ames
Snake” Ames
Princeton
Chicago
Booth Fisheries Co
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Journal Commerce
Chicago Post
Col Knex
Chicago Daily News
Charles G. Bose
Robert R. Reynolds
Miriam Hopkins
Clifford A. Day
Hugh Stinson
Gordon
Dhar
Northwestern
Board of Education
Gerald C. Mann
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