Texas School Aid Proposal Sparks Old vs Young Rift
The article discusses Senator Bullock proposing a constitutional amendment to base state school aid on daily attendance per district rather than scholastic population. It notes older Texas regions receive more aid, migratory populations redirect funds, and predicts the amendment faces political resistance and possible defeat. The piece argues entrenched interests and self interest hinder fair funding reform.
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Texas
South Plains
Bullock
Old Yarn With New Twists A' FA era office boy tale
A comedian notes a season opening misunderstanding about grandmothers and funerals. He imagines future manpower shortages leaving only workers at government bureaus. The joke pivots on mistaken work versus play in a bustling workplace.
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Ball Park
Pay Your Poll Tax Before January Thirty First
A call to Texas voters to pay poll tax by January 31 to preserve voting rights. The message notes off year elections may arise in Lubbock and urges preparedness for possible city and school elections and other local contests. The piece links poll tax funds to public education.
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Texas
Lubbock
South Plains
Educaf
Reunion Hopes Rise as Mrs Drummond Seeks Renewal
In a tense scene at the club pool, Margaret flees with fear of scandal, while Walter remains torn between his wife and Mrs Drummond. Home, Margaret confronts her vanity and vows self reform, admitting fault and seeking forgiveness. Walter reassures love remains, hinting at a shared future and redemption.
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Mrs. Drummond
Jennifer
Margaret
Walter
Silent dinner plans reflect strained Beckley marriage
A reflection of a strained marriage shows one partner hoping to host the Beckleys to prove their love. The remark hints at misunderstandings about what marriage really means and the couple's desire to repair relations.
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Beckleys
War Correspondents Praised By AP at Dallas Meeting
At a one day Texas Associated Press gathering in Dallas the group renamed itself the Texas AP Managing Editors association re elected officers and backed the world free press campaign led by Kent Cooper. Brig Gen James A Bethea praised the Texas press for supporting McCloskey General Hospital where Capt F J Moss noted about 20 000 discharged men have not left without a bona fide job. James R Record and Dean Chenoweth led the leadership. Bear baiting note closes.
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Associated Press
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Dean Chenoweth
San Angelo Standard Times
Looking At Life By Erich Brandeis And Art Croft’s cold misadventure
The narrator contrasts a friend Art Croft who plans to work from bed during a cold with his own belief in relaxed living. He muses on the futility of overwork, the costs of constant busyness, and the idea that taking it easy may yield more life value than relentless discipline and worry.
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Joe B. Carrigan
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Debate Splits GOP Narrowly United by Vandenberg Plan
The article notes how Senator Vandenberg's call for permanent Axis disarmament temporarily unites isolationist and internationalist wings of the Republican Party. It details key figures such as Wiley, Taft, Butler, Bridges, and Gurney, and discusses potential Senate committee shifts and reactions to FDR’s policy before a February Churchill-Stalin conference.
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Texans In Washington Rubber Experiment A Failure
A House Special Rubber Investigating committee report shows cryptostegia schemes in Haiti yield little rubber. US spending since three years and 43,000 acres planted indicate meager results, with an $80,000 annual station cost and uncertain continuation past next June. The inquiry notes land varied from semi arid to mango and coconut, with slow latex collection and a four year maturation window.
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Associated Press
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Haiti
House
Special Rubber Investigating Committee
Rio Grande Valley
Caribbean
United States
W. R. Poage
Waco
Congressional Committee
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Inside Job in Indianapolis Finds Tiny Egg
Mrs. Charles Mitten found a perfect egg hidden inside another egg in Indianapolis. The inner egg was unusually small about one-fourth the size of a normal egg, yet it had a hard shell and appeared intact. Buy A War Bond TODAY.
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