Federal highway bids approved for emergency construction
Austin, Feb 26. The highway commission approved federal public funds for emergency road work totaling 101 thousand dollars with bids received yesterday. Another emergency program bidding March 10 and 11 seeks about 2.18 million dollars. Low bids include Brown County seven miles of base and asphalt surface on a lateral road from Brownwood to A. W. McKinney Bacagdoches 39,740. Hidalgo nine and four tenths miles graded drainage structures from Willacy to highway 66 35,492. Bexar three and five tenths miles reconditioning base preservative and seat cost from two miles south of San Antonio to Medina River bridge 10, tt.
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Federal Bureau of Public Fuads
Brown County
Brownwood
Northwest
A. W
McKinney
Bacagdoches
Farm Stock Ownership Tied to Farm Town Associations
About 650000 farmers own stock in federal land through their farm town associations. More than 200000 farmers are connected with production credit associations, linking farmers to organized credit and land programs.
Georgia bristles at WPA education drive over alleged communism
Atlanta February 26 Officials in Georgia resisting federal work progress administration education programs citing radical training and communist influence. P B Barrett and R E White report stripping back workers education and replacing it with Georgia designed courses after a radical camp incident in Columbia. Thirteen teachers trained last year were told to forget what they learned and adopt a Georgia Bem course.
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Atlanta
Works Progress Administration
Georgia
Washington
P. 8
Barrett
WPA
R. E. White
Barnett
Lve
Arate
Radical
Columbia
D. C
Sidney Lanter
Macon
Uncle Remus
Joel Chandler Harris
R. K. White
Georgia mill workers face anti Communist drive in WPA clash
Barrett says White removed from workers education program and placed as division supervisor for general adult and illiteracy work in Hilda Smith's WPA office. Georgia educators, mill operators, and public officials clash over federal control and alleged anti American propaganda in reform efforts, with teachers vowing to fight communism and redirect funds to schooling and literacy.
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Barrett
White
Hilda Smith
WPA
Washington
Wear
Moss Smith
M. [Y. Collins
Georgia
Russia
Smyrna
Hearst Stock Declared Dividend on Class A Shares
Hearst Consolidated Publications Inc declares Diyifeng No 7 dividend on issued class A cumulative participating preferred shares payable March 1. The board notes a strong dividend record since July 1930 with annual payments exceeding twice the $1.74 per share requirement. The firm owns major Hearst properties including Atlanta Georgian and Sunday American, Chicago Evening American, San Francisco Examiner, and others. Mention of Brazilian exports and subsoil quantities in Bahia and Acre follows.
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San Francisco
Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc
Hearst
Chicago Evening American
Detroit Times
Los Angeles Examiner
Los Angeles Evening Herald-Express
New York
Activities of S.A. Junior Birdmen
An event by the S.A. Junior Birdmen is set for Friday at 7 g. im at the Gumer ety iaundtr. Members should attend as plans detail indoor and outdoor model airplane contests and new rates. Lawrence Shaw, national director, will oversee qualifications and area members must compete in all events to qualify by placing in one. Remember the contest with ice is Sunday at 1/30 p. mm.
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Iqf
Biden
America
Gumerety Iaundtr
Isal
Lawrence Shaw
Bile
Train Crash Near Bartlay Injures 21
Traffic resumed on the Norfolk and Western line near Bartlay West Virginia after a wreck injured 19 passengers and two crew members. A passenger train collided with four cars left on the main line by a shifting engine as it rounded a curve yesterday. The engineer said he did not leave the cars behind.
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Bartlay
W. Va
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Here
Florida Young Democrats Back Roosevelt Garner Ticket
Boxar county Young Democrats endorsed President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Vice President John N. Garner for re election at their Tuesday meeting held at the St Anthony hotel. The group approved plans for the Texas delegation to the national convention and named Sam Rayburn Jeff Bonham and Myron Blalock as Washington planners. Roy Miller of Corpus Christi will head finance and organization with Governor James V. Alfred to push Garner for nomination as vice president. The endorsement faces opposition from Miller’s backers and the group denied sponsoring campaign paraphernalia.
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Boxar County
Jeff Bonham
Myron Blalock
Democratic Executive Committee
Washington
Tom Connally
Texas
James V. Alfred
Garner
Roy Miller
Corpus Christi
Herman G. Nami
Opacaba
Mill Jet
Miller
Frank Morgan Snoozes Through Ziegfeld Role Sleep Decree
Hollywood anecdote recalls Frank Morgan dozing in William Powell's dressing room during The Great Ziegfeld. Director Robert Z. Leonard reportedly woke him to allow another half hour of sleep. Morgan signed the humorous note with a gracious quip.
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Hollywood
Frank Morgan
Ziegfeld
Wiliam Powell
Robert Z. Leonard
Frank
Morgan
Home remedy for bad cough promises quick relief
A vintage advertisement promotes a home cough remedy with no cooking. It instructs mixing granulated sugar with water to make syrup, adding Pine resin from a druggist, then filling a pint bottle. The claim is four times the cough remedy per dose, with threefold action aiding irritated membranes and mucus clearance.
Brinkley plans move from Del Rio and runs radio station
Dr John R Brinkley owner of a medical sanatorium at Del Rio says he will relocate to Galveston while continuing his Villa Agguna radio station. He accuses local doctors of performing gland operations at a third of his price as he seeks a new site. In other news a walking shoe tester is introduced by the national bureau of standards in Washington. Robert Woolsey and Wantey Brothers plan a new film The V Man starring Elzire Dionne.
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Woolsry
Robert Woolsey
The
Way
Wantey Brothers
the V Man
Papa Elzire Dionne
How Calotabs Help Nature To Throw Off a Bad Cold
Millions have found Calotabs valuable for colds. Take one or two tabs the first night and repeat on the third or fifth night if needed. Calotabs cleanse the nasal mucus and toxins and act as a diuretic to aid elimination of cold poisons, offering purgative and diuretic action at a cost of twenty five cents for a family package.
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Calotaba
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Hearst Stock
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Brazil
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Acre
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National Bureau of iStandards
Harold Lloyd
San Pedro Avenue
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Karatin
Wart Forsilure Comneny
Commerce Streek Jn
Texas Flat
Central
Hadavic Printing Company
WO Gardner Furniture Company
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Pracerr Mardwarr Co
O'Connell Loan and Jewelry Company
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Agree Theater
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