Morgan revelations spark calls for broader banking reforms
The Houston Post editorial argues the Morgan hearing reveals a private financial elite operating with a public duty at risk. It notes stock transfers, confers of favors, and possible ethics breaches while urging stronger securities legislation and ongoing investigations led by Pecora to curb private banking secrecy and restore public welfare over privileged interests.
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Morgan
J. P
Lamont
House of Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Finance
George Whitney
Congress
Senate Committee
Pecora
Kuhn Loeb
Dillon Reed
Lee Higginson
Senate
House
President
Bonus Army Retiring After Cordial Washington Welcome
The Bonus Army in Washington ends its protest with no payments secured, praised for orderly departure. The Houston Post argues veterans should lobby Congress by district rather than mass demonstrations, noting contrasting administrations and President Roosevelt’s sympathy toward veterans. The piece commends the President and Mrs. Roosevelts humane treatment and urges veterans to return home while continuing to seek timely bonus payment.
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Washington
Post
Texas
Hoover
Roosevelt
Morgan and Mammon and Midgets in Morgan Power
The Nation notes Morgan influence reaches high finance and politics with underpriced stocks given to trusted friends. A Senate committee list includes Sloan Mellon Young Lindbergh Gifford Behn Field Mitchell Van Sweringen and others. The piece warns Morgan’s seventy five year family control could grow to own basic country commodities. Editor Fox calls Morgan a practical joker.
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Morgan
Mammon
Morgan Company
George Whitney
Standard Brands
Senate
Alfred P. Sloan
Richard B. Mellon
F. L. Carlisle
P. A
Franklin
F. H. Ecker
J. P. Morgan
House of Morgan
United States
Fox
Bartlett Tribune
Hearne Democrat praises Lane ownership progress
The Hearne Democrat, in its forty fourth year, notes twenty three years under Judge Lane’s ownership and claims improvement since takeover. The note credits Lane for progress and highlights Hearne’s development and highway No. 6 improvements as part of the town’s growth.
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Hearne Democrat
Hearne
Buttermilk Jim Lowry Dies In Honey Grove
James H. Lowry, longtime Texas weekly publisher and former Texas Press Association president, died at his Honey Grove home. Known as Buttermilk Jim for his Prohibition era advocacy of buttermilk, he influenced many in the state press and supported the College of Industrial Arts among his pursuits.
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Honey Grove
James H. Lowry
Newspaper Fraternity of
Texas
Lowry
Texas’ Weekly
Texas Press Association
College of Industrial Arts
Noble editor remembered by Rockdale Reporter
Denton served as regent for many years and was beloved by hundreds of CIA girls in Texas who saw him as a father. A newspaper man, he chose country editing over a daily staff, earning recognition as an editorial writer. Peace to his ashes, a noble soul has gone to rest.
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Denton
Texas Today
Country Press
Rockdale
Flood Control Program Urges Rapid Public Works Allocation
The Dallas News urges Congress to finish a 3.3 billion dollar public works bill quickly and allocate funds chiefly to flood control, reforestation, parks, and roads. It favors dams on Texas rivers like the Brazos and Trinity and argues federal construction should be free of state costs, noting flood control’s superior long term value and employment impact. The piece blends policy advocacy with a humorous aside about a lawyer musing on hotel soap and second hand use.
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Congress
Texas
Davis Mountains
Colorado
Brazos
Trinity
Soap Salvage Delayed by Westward Lawyer Thought
A Dallas lawyer travelling in the West began worrying over a goap, a concern not generally known, suggesting a curious incident as reported by State Press in Dallas News.
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State Press
Dallas News
Dallas
How It Might Be Done at a Country Editor’s Table
James C. White recalls a March 15 wedding write up he published in the Brownwood Bulletin. He notes a disorder with a store operator over not naming the gown designer, reflecting editor life and the playful fiction in Around the Supper Table.
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James C. White
C. L. Hobart
The
Holden
Bulletin
Witty mock wedding ad pokes fun at donor ads
A humorous mock wedding paragraph parodies lavish advertising copy in a church ceremony. It names vendors and brands from First Presbyterian Church to Sears Roebuck and Company and Montgomery Ward, detailing outfits, transportation, and reception fare as part of a satire on wedding announcements.
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First Presbyterian Church
J. B. Moor Contraction Company
Iodyne Simpkins
Hemphill Fain, Company
Woodrow Wilson
Spradlin
Texas Company
Gowri
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Neiman-Marcus
Dave Knobler’s
Mammoth Spring
Montgomery Ward & Company
Woolworth’s
Renfro
Lon Smith
Harris Motor Company
Harlow’s
Emison’s
Elephant Story Shows Gratitude From Unlikely Friend
Dr Walter Adams of Mount Wilson Observatory recalls a tale of a hunter who helped a wounded elephant in the jungle. Decades later one of the elephants in a circus lifts the hunter from a cheap seat into a private box, illustrating unexpected gratitude in the animal world.
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Walter Adams
Mount Wilson Observatory
Philadelphia Bulletin
Mrs Wood Returns to Hearne After Visit with Wheele rs
Mrs. R. T. Wood who stayed with Judge and Mrs. W. M. Wheeler of Hempstead for several weeks has returned to Hearne and is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Whitaker Judge Wheeler drove to Hearne with Mrs. Wood on Tuesday.
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R. T. Wood
W. M. Wheeler
Hempstead
Hearne
R. H. Whitaker
Judge Wheeler
Wood
Funeral attendees depart after services for H C Shaw Jr
H C Shaw of El Paso, Mrs Clara Shaw and Bivin Shaw of Conroe attended the funeral for H C Shaw Jr and left for home Sunday. Mrs H C Shaw Jr remained longer due to illness as guest of Mr and Mrs W H Bivin.
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H. C. Shaw
EL Paso
Clara Shaw
Bivin Shaw
Conroe
H. C. Shaw, Jr
W. H. Bivin
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J. Felton Lane
Houston Post
Morgan, Mammon
Dillard and Company
LUNA
Dentler Maid
Lic
Denter Maid
Man of Law
America
S. P
Chicago, Il
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