Village Barn Dance at The Palace Opens double bill
At The Palace a pious evening features Village Barn Dance on the first half with a blue ribbon radio and screen cast. Republic presents Lulubette and Scotty with Lulu Belle and Scotty, Don Wilson, Barbara Jo Allen, and two teams of five cats the Kidoochers and the Texas Wanderers providing music, followed by Wyoming Outlaw with the Mezquiteers John Wayne Ray Corrigan and Raymond Hatton. After a dust storm they discover one steer has been slaughtered.
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Republic
Lulubette
Scotty
Lulu Belle
Don Wilson
Jack Benny
Barbara Jo Allen
Texas Wanderers
Wyoming
John Wayne
Ray Corrigan
Raymond Hatton
Take Precautions Against Typhoid
Dr Geo W Cox Texas state health officer urges spring outdoor fans to immunize against typhoid within two to three years. He notes reduced risk from public water sanitation but warns carriers can spread disease via contaminated water milk and food. Vaccination offers protection for remaining risks.
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Austin
Geo. W. Cox
Cox
Mesquiteer Film Reinforces Raymond Hatton Lead
The new Mesquiteer film features Raymond Hatton replacing Max Terhune as the steady comic voice. Hatton delivers an easy going natural performance drawing on years of acting experience. The plot centers on rustling driven by Will Parker to feed his family under a corrupt town government led by Bas singer.
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Will Parker
Bassinger
Raymond Hatton
Max Terhune
Three Cheers For the Irish at the Palace This Weekend
Warner Bros presents a 100 percent Irish cast led by Priscilla Lane Dennis Morgan Alan Hale and Thomas Mitchell in a New York City set comedy. Mitchell a police official forced to resign runs for alderman as his three daughters help his campaign while Hale stars as a lager loving manager and Morgan courts Mitchells daughter in a tale ending with Mitchell elected and marriages arranged to Irish suitors.
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Palace
Hollywood
Warner Bros
Priscilla Lane
Dennis Morgan
Alan Hale
Thomas Mitchell
New York City
Mitchell
New York
Finest
Police Department
Hervey
Virginia Grey
Hale
Priscilla
Frank Jenks
William Lundigan
TVA Head See Texas Future In Fair Rail Rates
David E. Lilienthal of the Tennessee Valley Authority told Austin that freight rate adjustments shape the South and Midwest economy. He cited TVA studies and the Wheeler-Len bill as steps to curb regional discrimination, noting rate differences harm Southern wealth and cotton value. Lilienthal will speak again May 21 at Mineral Wells on restoring regional equality.
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Austin
South
Southwest
Midwest
David E. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Lilienthal
Texas
TVA
J. H. Alldridge
Pesident
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio River
Mississippi
John P. Ferris
United States
Colorado River Authority
Commerce Department
Julius A. Krug
Hief
Theodore B. Parker
J. C. Swidler
Atty
Gerald C. Mann
John H. Frederick
University of Texas
Mann
LCRA
Colorado River
Buchanan
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Mineral Wells
America
Typhoid Vaccination Urged For Public Defense
The State Health Department urges immediate immunization against typhoid emphasizing active protection through public measures and individual precautions. It notes young people are especially at risk and that three injections weekly apart establish immunity, with several weeks needed for protection to develop.
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State Health Department
The Reaction of Certain Plants To Add Sells
The piece reviews soil testing using litmus paper and muriatic acid to judge acidity, advises lime to neutralize alkaline soils, and discusses acid-loving plants like hydrangea, azalea, and Cape Jasmine. It notes peat moss use, iron sulphate, and ammonia, plus chloropicrin as a soil treatment boosting tomato yields sevenfold, and highlights nitrogen, phosphates, potash, and sulfur as key plant nutrients.
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Gardner
Rio Grande Valley
Ford
Ford Company
Foundations Matter for Wood Home Durability
A Forest publication argues that three out of four city and nine of ten farm homes use all wood and house about 100 million people. It stresses foundations as the key to long wood life, warning that weak footings lead to costly plaster cracks.
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United States
the Forest
Use and Abuse of Wood in House Construction
Articles from the Products Laboratory discuss foundations walls and dampness causing failures in basements. Guidance covers anchorage of houses to foundations, masonry types, footings below the frost line, ventilation and moisture control, and proper joints and grout to prevent leaks and decay. Notable talks include Lamont Rowlands on U S Tung Oil Industry and B A Steinhagen chairing a lung oil discussion. The Chemurgh Conference opens with West Texas Chamber, East Texas Chamber session covers power and oils, with North Texas State Teachers College noted for chemurgy instruction under Gilbert C Wilson.
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Lamont Rowlands
Tung Oil Association
Picayune
Miss
B. A. Steinhagen
Beaumont
West Texas
East Texas
North Texas State Teachers College
W. J. McConnell
Gilbert C. Wilson
All-Texa Farm Chemurgic Conference Highlights Flax
South Texas to join All-Texas Farm Chemurgic Conference at North Texas State Teachers College Denton April 26 and 27 with sessions on flax economics citrus and vegetables and tung oil. L Weber Taft Cotton Oil Mill chairs flax discussion while Dr E S McFadden Texas A and M will present on the Texas Flax Program and Dr J L Heid Weslaco U S Citrus and Vegetable Field Station will discuss chemistry of citrus fruits.
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South Texas
South Texas Chamber of Commerce
South Texas Chamber’s
Agricultural Bureau
Ray Leeman
L. Weber
Taft Cotton Oil Mill
Taft
E. S. McFadden
Texas Experiment Station
College Station
Weslaco
Family Mattress Demo Heads to Washington by Texas Family
A Texas farm family from Zephyr Charles and Mrs Jones with daughters Dorothy 14 and Melton 11 will conduct a mattress making demonstration in the Department of Agriculture building Washington during the week of April 29 through May 6. The event is announced by Mildred Horton Texas Extension Service vice director and state home demonstration agent.
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College Station
Washington, D. C
Texas
Charles Jones
Dorothy
Melton
Zephyr
Department of Agriculture
Mildred Horton
Texas Extension Service
Brown County Extension Staff to Demonstrate Mattress Making
Maysie Malone longtime Brown County home demonstration agent accompanies a Texas Extension Service led exhibit at a workers meeting. Mia Bernice Claytor and Bess Edwards assist with setup for a cross section of extension activities. Mrs Jones longtime Zephyr club member, with 4-H legacy through Melton and Dorothy Jones, continues the family participation.
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Maysie Malone
Brown County
Texas Extension Service
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Mia
Bernice Claytor
Bess Edwards
Jones
Eyes of Texas author returns to campus after 26 years
John Lang Sinclair, author of Eyes of Texas, revisits the University of Texas campus where he penned the first copy on wrapping paper 87 years ago. The New York resident, class of 1940, came for UT’s eleventh annual observance of a national college melody long considered a Texas state song.
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Austin
Tex
John Lang Sinclair
Texas
University of Texas
New York
Sinclair
Clair
Candidates for Governor Race Attract Eight Announced
Eight citizens have announced for Texas governor ahead of the July Democratic primary. Named are Albert Derden Harry Hines Jerry Sadler W L O Daniel incumbent Miriam A Ferguson Cyclone Davis J J Womack and Alexander M Boulton. O Daniel plans frequent speeches with music by his children on radio and in papers. Ferguson says she was drafted by post cards. Remaining candidates include farmer Jim who runs the Forum and will not revive the weekly, and others are a railroad commissioner and highway commissioner among the listed names.
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Albert Derden
Harry Hines
Jerry Sadler
W. L. O’daniel
Miriam A. Ferguson
Cyclone Davis
J. J. Womack
Alexander M. Boulton
O’daniel
Fort Worth
O'Daniel
Ferguson
Farmer Jim
Albert Derdes
Marlin
Cyclone Devis
Texas
A. N. Boulton
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Kerrville
Robert Blum
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the Herald
Sinclair Gas and Oils
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Lexico
Bill’s Lunch Room
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Iberibe
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