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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1934
Page
6
HOLLYWOOD April 16 The body of Karl Dane a famed silent screen comedian age 47 lay in the county morgue unclaimed. Once star of The Big Parade he shot himself after a fall from fame living off friends with a salary once reported at 1500 weekly. His scrap book and screen portraits show his roles in Baby Mine Circus Rookies Trail of 98 and more.
The article notes his best known part as Slim a gangling tobacco chewing character in the film the Big Parade highlighting his screen legacy.
Washington announced plans to pay 437 million dollars to 179000 veterans of the Spanish War Boxer rebellion and Philippine insurrection under the independent offices appropriation act. 47000 veterans will be restored to pension rolls and 122000 will receive increases to 75 percent of their March 1933 level, with 57000 cutoffs restored by April 30. Some recipients may wait until May 30 for increases.
Farmers must strictly comply with 1934 1935 cotton acreage reduction agreements to avoid delays in payments or contract cancellation. Land rented to the government must be tillable cotton land only, with boundaries marked and inspected before payments. Feed crops, soil improving crops, and fallowing rules limit sale or movement, and any violations allow the secretary to take action to enforce the contract.
Dr and Mrs M C Sapp spent Sunday in Austin as guests of their daughter Miss Imogene Sapp a student at the State University.
Mr and Mrs J E Butler of Fort Worth arrived in Cameron last week and are light housekeeping in the Woolley home.
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