Veteran legislator Veatch weighs resignation over new state jobs
Joshua Texas farmer legislator John H Veatch seeks to resign after opposing a House bill creating a new Blackland Region experiment station. He met with Governor and Bar ron but remained undecided. Supporters hope the governor vetoes expanding state offices.
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Austin
John H. Veatch
Texas House
Barron
Veatch
Joshua
Johnson County
John E. Davis
House
Blackland
Veath
Cost of living and seating dispute marked by Texas House
The article notes a 1928 US cost of living rise of a fraction of one percent while costs fell about 21 percent over seven and a half years. It also reports the Texas House seating Representative W. R. Montgomery of Edinburg after a challenge by E. M. Smith, following a motion from Representative Beck of Tarrant County.
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United States
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Beck
Tarrant County
W. R. Montgomery
Edinburg
E. M. Smith
Hidalgo County
Rear Admiral Drake Navy Veteran Dies at 84
Washington D C Rear Admiral Franklin J Drake 32 degree eighty four years old U S N retired died at his home He entered the Navy in 1863 and retired in 1906 He was among the few surviving to have served on the Constitution Old Ironsides
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Washington
D. C
Franklin J. Drake
Admiral Drake
Navy
Radio regulation muddles on as commissioners tire
The article notes Congress has weighed continuing the Radio Commission and that members feel overburdened by ongoing criticism. It argues that solving radio broadcasting issues requires testing different schemes, with slow processes and endless experimentation leading to fatigue and dissatisfaction among the commissioners.
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Congress
Radio Commission
Commission
Mexican president's train bomb attack fails. official safe
President Portes Gil was unharmed when rebels bombed his train on Monday morning. A fireman died and several cars derailed in the attack, which occurred within a day of Jose De Leon Toral's execution for the Obregon assassination.
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Portes Gil
Mexico
Jose de Leon Toral
Alvaro Obregon
Shortcomings Revealed Before Boss Review
A memo warns employees to identify personal performance gaps before quarterly evaluations. It urges honest self assessment, documentation of missed targets, and proactive improvement plans to stay ahead of management scrutiny.
Eastern Star Forming Branch for Girls in Jacksonville
Mount Hattin, No. 1, of the Order of the Beatitudes, an Eastern Star group for girls from the Florida Grand Chapter, was instituted in Jacksonville at the Masonic temple. The unit aims to provide girls with a parallel role to DeMolay for boys, featuring history, landmarks, regulations, ceremonies, lectures, and floor work.
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Jacksonville
Florida
Order of the Beatitudes
Grand Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic
Order of DeMolay
Baby Beef Club Formed in Gillespie County
In Fredericksburg under Henry Grote agricultural agent, nine boys and one girl form a Baby Beef Club. Each member tends one or two calves to be sold at a March 2 Fredericksburg auction with city businessmen offering prizes for the show. Members include Vera Helmers Walter Helmers Milton Grona Victor A Wendel Harvey Stevens Jr Victor Sage Biel Martin Sage Biel William Bruns Jr Daniel Sage Biel.
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Fredericksburg
Henry Grote
Gillespie County
Vera Helmers
Walter Helmers
Milton Grona
Morris Ranch
Victor A
Milton Wendel
Harper
Harvey Stevens, Jr
Klein Ranch
Victor and
Martin Sagebiel
Eckert
William Bruns, Jr
Daniel Sagebiel
Crabapple
Sheep and Goat Raisers Meet in Uvalde Texas
The executive committee of the Sheep and Goat Raisers Association meets today in Uvalde Texas to discuss stock industry issues.
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Uvalde
Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association
Texas
Bilbo to Attend Hoover Inauguration with Eighty Colonels
Mississippi Governor Bilbo and his eighty colonels will attend the Washington inauguration of Herbert Hoover. Bilbo previously drew national publicity by alleging Hoover danced with a black woman in Mississippi. Junction year round playground.
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Bilbo
Mississippi
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Hoover
Barby Beef Show Set for February 23
Gillespie County exhibition scheduled for February 23 to coincide with nearby counties baby beef sales aim to secure satisfactory prices. Calves travel to Fredericksburg for weighing by a judge who will justify placements and sales are by weight.
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Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Harper Herald
Border rules sought for plane occupants
Mexico City government study proposes special regulations forcing air travelers to meet immigration and sanitary rules on arrival. As air traffic with the United States grows, those who fly into the country without compliance pose an increasing problem.
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Mexico City
Government Committee On Aeronautics
United States
Mexico
Rheumatism Cure Praised by Texas Man
Mr. Chas. May of Wheeler Texas says he suffered rheumatism for 15 years and could hardly dress himself. One bottle of Rheumalax cured him sound and well and he highly recommends it to others. Rheumalax sold and guaranteed by Heyman Drug Co.
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Chas. May
Wheeler, Texas
Heyman Drug CO
Woman in Iowa Owns 309-Year-Old German Bible
An Iowa woman preserves a German Bible dated 1717 weighing 25 pounds. The 309 year old book reflects a 40 year printing window, and experts estimate 100 cracksmen could require a year to breach the Bank of England vault.
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Iowa
Bank of England
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