Resignation of Texas prison system head Lee Simmons noted
The Texas prison system laments the resignation of Lee Simmons after five years guiding reforms. He advanced businesslike operations, prison farms, canning, and fresh produce, boosting inmate amenities, libraries, and entertainment. A new Pardons board HQ at Huntsville aims to improve parole decisions and segregate first offenders for reform.
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Texas
Lee Simmons
Simmons
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Huntsville
James V. Allred
County Officials Face Pay Reform After Special Session
Brazos County and other Texas counties weigh the amendment ending the fee system for officials in counties over 20 000 population. Legislators may set salary caps or classifications by county size. Officials expect revenue machinery changes and fees collected going to the county treasury instead of individual pockets.
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Brazos
Commissioners of
Rosy Roosevelt Victory Rumor Circulated by Farley
The morning headline hints Farley’s view on Roosevelt’s win as campaign chief but cautions about sharing it with workers. The piece notes Haile Selassie’s concessions to American and British capital, and mocks Britains role in such autocratic dealings while Oklahoma misses a joint platform with the Kingfish.
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Rosy Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Haile Selassie
New Yorks Regency of Style and Dapper Dandies
The piece surveys New York fashion and socialists in Times Square era, naming florist Charles Thorley as a notable dandy and recounting trends in menswear. It highlights prominent figures such as Jack Whit ing and Raymond Hitchc ock, and notes shifts away from flamboyant cane culture toward restrained elegance.
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New York
Charles’ Thorley
Thorley
Haberdashery Tales Of Fashion And Fancies
A narrator recalls late night shopping throngs and high priced haberdashery names. Tony Biddle buys vast quantities of shirts pajamas and ties while memories of Sulka shirts and the Waldorf neighborhood linger in a nostalgic street scene.
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Tony Biddle
Fat Men’s Shop Serves 20 Years On Third Avenue
The Fat Men’s Shop on lower Third avenue has served a limited clientele for two decades. Here the broad-beamed crowd can find suits hats socks shirts and shoes without embarrassing the clerks or the store. Frank McIntyre and Willie McIntyre are named by patrons.
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Fat Men’s
Lower Third Avenue
Frank McIntyre
Willie
Capitol Jigsaw: Texas highlights include Terrell and Allred
A Texas scene unfolds from the capitol to Wichita Falls as George B. Terrell and Governor Allred go unrecognized by clerks and locals. A church parcel, oil acreage proration talk, and a highway robbery with Gus Russek are noted, affording a snapshot of state events and odd incidents.
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Austin
Alfred
George B. Terrell
George B
Terrell
Allred
Wichita Falls
East Texas
Railroad Commission
London
Fred Ferguson
Norfolk Baptist Church
Neutrality and world peace in American policy
The piece argues that strict isolation harms and calls for careful use of the neutrality act. It notes dangers of arms embargoes and selective measures, urges engagement in League consultations, and favors policies that promote world peace over profit driven isolation, as discussed by the Christian Science Monitor editorial.
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United States
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Congress
New ‘York
Italy
League of Nations
America
League
Christian Science Monitor
War Devours The Young In Mussolini’s Italy
The piece condemns war and the Mussolini regime describing youth conscription, military fever, and the peril of children marching to imminent death. It portrays the Duce as callous and notes even his two sons sent to the conflict as the rains threaten a deadly future.
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Sophocles
Mars
Mussolin
I! Duce
Africa
War Chronicles and Cameras Face Death in War’s Toll
The United States may witness a rare public appearance of a key figure as newsreel cameras surveil the moment. Italian mothers’ grief remains unrecorded by those press cameras, while the timeless fate of youths in war is questioned as the Houston Post reflects on war’s mystery and sorrow.
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Ethiopia
United States
Sophocles
Houston Post
Bible Thought for Today Gift of God's Son
A devotional item cites John 3:16 affirming that God loved the world and gave his only begotten Son so that believers may gain eternal life through faith. The short meditation reflects on divine mercy and salvation.
Folks Return From Business Trip to Tola
Dr D C York and George F Isbell have returned from a business trip to Tola. The pair traveled to discuss local affairs and measure opportunities for future work in the region.
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Dr. D. C. York
George F.isbell
Tola
Not That It Matters by H. B. McElroy
Column notes various clippings from papers in New York Buffalo Philadelphia and Brownwood about color trends in cars a mayor fined for running a red light a dog confiscation relief case and a claim that capital punishment does not deter crime. The writer invites letters to the paper.
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Waco Times-Herald
New York
Bryant Eagle
Brownwood Tex
Walker Nominated For Bryan Alderman Seat
Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot reports Claude G. Walker as a candidate to fill the alderman vacancy caused by J E Covey’s resignation. Also notes Mrs Mary A Wilcox reaching her ninetieth year, and a 34 car train with 32 for Bryan. Rumor says Roosevelt may join China regent adviser's post at high salary. Prof H L McKnight to attend National Conservation Congress in St Paul and tour A and M colleges in the Midwest.
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Bryan
Daily Eagle and Pilot
The
Eagle
Claude G. Walker
City of
J. E. Covey
Mary A. Wilcox
Roosevelt
China
H. L. McKnight
A. and M. College
St. Paul, Min
Texas highway beautification gains as drought breaks
The Texas highway commission expands a beautification plan for busy routes and historic sites. After drought hardship, plantings recover with drought resistant species and new irrigation insights guiding shrubs trees and flowers along major corridors. The centennial push aims to attract visitors to Dallas Fort Worth and other cities with marked scenic routes and historic markers.
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Austin
Texas Highway Commission
Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Good roads drive progress and travel growth
The reader argues that civilization advances with transportation, noting that good roads broaden horizons and enable economical automobile touring. It claims most new road construction in recent years exceeds the prior fifty years, stressing the link between paved roads and mass mobility.
Gordon Edge Ill at Home From Malaria
Gordon Edge, head of the Piggly Wiggly store, is reported ill at his home with malaria.
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Gordon Edge
Mene
Piggly Wiggly Store
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Haile Sélassie
Great Britain
Standard Oil
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Lucius Beebe
Hollywood
Jack Whiting
Raymond Hitchcock
Tommy Gray
Flo Ziegfeld
Jimmy Walker
Duke Cross
Frank Pay
Charlie Somerville
Richard Harding Davis
Edwin C. Hill
Michael Arlen
Cosmo Hamilton
Gerdes
Waldorf
Mr. Sulka
Capitol
John F. Wallace
Board of Control
Wallace
Board
Gus Russék
Schulenburg
Russek
Huey Long
Helen Kidd
Navasota
Dan Kidd
Kidd
J. L. Brock
Winnie Mc Igaughy
Ruby Carnahan
H. B. McElroy
McAllen
el Paso
Aimee
Paris
Buffalo
N. Y
McAllen Press
Philadelphia
Eagle Printing Co
Charles T
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