Mrs. M. W. Sims Remembered For Club Work Legacy
The death of Mrs. M. W. Sims leaves a void in Texas as she is honored for pioneering district organization in women’s clubs. She helped form the Fourth District centered in Bryan and influenced state affairs through quiet service and leadership. The Patti Sims Fund funds a student loan for needy girls, a perpetual memorial to her devotion to social welfare.
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M. W. Sims
Sims
Texas
Lone Star State
Bryan
State Federation
Percy V. Pennybacker
Woman’s Club
Patti Sims
Oklahoma plan tests using submarginal land for new uses
Oklahoma A M experiment in Payne County will move 20 000 to 40 000 acres from poor land to timber grass or recreation. C P Blackwell leads this soil conservation project aiming to convert low grade land into profitable livestock range with farmer cooperation and fair purchases. Similar work could spread to Texas.
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Oklahoma
Agricultural Experiment Station of
Oklahoma A. & M
Payne County
Dean Blackwell
C.P. Blackwell
Texas
Congress eyes pay as you go bonus funding
Indications suggest the 74th Congress may be asked to fund cash bonus payments with existing revenues. The President reportedly favors a pay as you go approach for regular government expenditures, reducing emergency relief as a source for the payout and prompting lawmakers to weigh tax implications.
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74Th Congress
Congress
Prosperity Seen on Horizon as Tourist Trade Lifts Florida
The Fords report to President Roosevelt that the nation is through the worst and Florida shows signs of stronger tourist and winter trade. Hints suggest Miss Prosperity is near, though confidence remains partial and uneven across Main Street.
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Fords
Roosevelt
Florida
Miss Prosperity
Main Street
Texas Highways Gain as Tourism Grows in Centennial Era
A leading New York hotelman predicts the next two to three years will bring unprecedented American tourism. He says the Texas Centennial will draw many visitors to the Southwest and urges swift improvement of Texas highways for safe and scenic travel.
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New York
Southwest
Texas
Night club frenzy fuels fresh talent in New York scene
New York critics note a burst of young performers lifting nightlife with Eve Symington Frances Langford Maddéx Dwight Fiske Louise Brooks Dario Gladys George Jane Wyatt Lillian Emerson Milton Berle and others. Harlem cabarets and historic clubs like Jimmy Kellys shape a vibrant, flashy era amid antiques collectors and theatre icons.
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New York
Eve Symington
Wadsworths
Langford
Dwight Fiske
Long Island
Louise Brooks
Dario
Miss Brooks
Gladys George
Paul Draper
Bill Robinson
Jane Wyatt
Lillian Emerson
Milton Berle
New Congress Faces Uncertain Voting on New Deal Policies
A Philadelphia Inquirer analysis notes that a cross section of opinion in the new Congress remains largely theoretical. It warns that wild men and doubtful personalities from the Longs to Bilbos may influence pivotal votes on the New Deal agenda and calls for strong leadership from President Roosevelt.
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Mittal
AAA
PWA
Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Philadelphia Inquirer
Quip Reflections From The Machine Age And Mount Vernon
In a compact period voice the text treats Thanksgiving week musings and sports metaphors, contrasting pig and turkey as favored foods with pigskin games. It notes whispers on a film set and the deeper human sensitivity to gossip, finishing with a reflection about Washington and Lee carved on a mountain by Gustav Borglum.
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Washington
Mount Vernon
Robert E. Lee
Gustav Borglum
Read the Home Town Paper for Quality and Civic Duty
The piece urges readers to value local advertising as a driver of business and warns against reckless driving. James E. Barrett of the Oklahoma Biltmore Hotel calls on citizens to shoulder responsibilities and support local commerce by reading hometown ads and buying locally for quality and safety.
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James E. Barrett
Oklahoma Biltmore Hotel
Oklahoma City
Rep Marvin Jones Declines House Speaker Run
Rep Marvin Jones of Texas, longtime chair of the House Agricultural Committee, announced he would not seek the speaker's post. A veteran farm legislator since 1917, Jones championed agrarian democracy and movement of products to world markets. Born in Valley View, Texas, he studied at Southwestern University and the University of Texas, served in World War I, and lives in Amarillo.
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Marvin Jones
Texas
House of Representatives
House Agricultural Committee
Rep. Jones
Congress
AAA
Wallace
Valley View
Cooke County
Southwestern University
University of Texas
Board of
Legal Dktaminers
Democratic National Congressional Campaign Committee
Amarillo
New Customs Record at Laredo in October
Laredo records show duties collected on imports from Mexico by the customs house reaching over $132 000 in October. This marks a new high for the period and reflects growing cross border trade volumes with Mexico.
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Laredo
Mexico
Customs House
Billy Taft Sold to Lachman Carni val Company
Twenty five years ago Bryan records note Billy Taft a tiny 98 pound midget horse raised by C S Gainer has been sold to Walter Stonerock of the Lachman Carnival company at a good price. Friday B Sbisa longtime A M College steward presided over Thanksgiving dinner for the cadet corps. Nearly all the boys were absent in Austin so the dinner was postponed a day to ensure attendance.
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Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot
Billy Taft
C. S. Gainer
Walter Stonerock
Lachman Carnival Company
B. Sbisa
A. and M. College
Cadet Corps
Austin
A. M. Beachman
Waxahachie
Bryan
Ellen Withers
J. M. Williams
Wellborn
A. K. Brown
Cameron
F. W. Yeager
Hendrix Conway
J. H. Conway, Jr
Albert Walker
Pocatello
Idaho
B. Buchanan
John Swancoat
Weatherford
Southwestern Free Baptist Conference
H. M. Ford
Hillsdale, Mich
Free Baptist Church
Exchanges in the New Congress Survey on inflation relief and voting stances
Preliminary survey shows Congress split on direct inflation with 9 in favor 47 against and 44 non-committal among 100 members. Relief extension support stands at 44 in favor 5 against and 51 non-committal reflecting early administration and opposition dynamics.
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Congress
September record at customs house exceeded by 70 years
Adolph R. Kahn deputy collector at Laredo reported that September set the highest 70 year record for the customs house, a figure surpassed in October by about $19,000 with total import duties collected at $151.29.
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United States Customs House
Adolph R. Kahn
Laredo
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Bryan Daily Eagle
Lee J. Rountree
Mercantile Bank
Texas Daily Press League
Association Dallas Texas
Lexington Ave
N. Y
Chicago
Illinois
Associated Press
Harlem
Petite Chaumiere
Montmartre
Jaxy
Follies
Justine Johnstone
Walter Wange
Bustanoby’s
Washington Square
Florence Ryerson
Colins Clement
Jersey
Jimmy Kelly
Sullivan Street
Lower East Side
Tommy Lyman
Kelly
Texas Guinan
Kelly’s
Miss Guinan
Manhattan
Gene Fowler
Mack Sennett
W. C. Fields
Andrews
Oor
Mong
Isoogre
MRM
Omega
Alaska
Wait’ Shaw
America
Turkey
Bryantine
First National Bank
K. of C. Hall
Burlesonians
Lasalle Coffee Show
Virginia
Eagle Office
Deafenel
Eres
Fifth Ave
Salesmanship Club
Daily
Wee Rag
Parker-Astin Hardware Co
Texa
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