Enthronement of William Eifler Shrine Leader at San Antonio
The Arabian Temple of the Shriners in San Antonio hosts the enthronement of William Eifler as the twenty fourth potentate at Scot Temple Rites Cathedral at 4 p.m. Fife D. Raho of Minneapolis, the potentate, and his wife attend a reception followed by the Do Tates annual ball at 8 p.m. The temple divan chairs the event with a program including an Arab patrol band drum harmonica quartet and more as Eifler leads Shriners social affairs.
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William Eifler
Alzstar
Scotp Rite
Fife
D. Raho
Minneapollis
Tmrst
Mystic Bbine
North America
Temple
Rahn
Gunhotel
Temple Veil
San Antonio
Eisler
Reader Opposes O'Daniel Tax Plan in January Dissent
Justin reports Representative R. L. Reeder of Gan Antonia joined others in opposing Governor O’Daniel’s transaction tax proposal. The veteran legislator calls the plan a magnified tax and favors pension-focused alternatives, arguing against a broad sales tax and warning against endless tax schemes.
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Justin
R. L. Reeder
Gan
Antonia
Odanisel
Reader
Four Injured in City Traffic Incidents
Four persons received treatment at Robert B. Green hospital after a sequence of traffic accidents. Justo Lazo, 91, was hit by a taxi driven by Lloyd M. Kent, 42. Jesus Velasquez, 10, suffered a leg injury when struck by an automobile on South Sah Saba street. Thelma Rokas, 28, and W. A. Kusch, 22, were injured in a collision at Travis and Cameron Streets with a car driven by H. Hursch, 34.
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Robert B. Green Hospital
Justo Lazo
Cameron Street
Lloyd M. Kent
Fairview Avenue
South Sah Saba Street
Jesus Velasquez
South Concho Street
Travis and
Man Uses Other Name to Win Freedom from Jail
Johnny Broussard alias Johnny Brewsaught, 21, walked free eight years early after jail authorities swapped his identity. He had been sentenced to eight years for burglary in Houston and Conroe. He had vanished long before the substitution was found. A bizarre note on domestic strife follows, recounting a wife’s nonchalant reaction to threats.
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Louis Greenfield
Bronx
N. Y
Samuel Feibowitz
OGG
Int
Houston
Johny Broussard
Johnny Brewsaught
Harria County
Broussard
Conroe
Attaiher
Merits of tax proposal weighed in Texas debate
Austin January 20. Governor W Lee O Daniels 1.6 percent transaction tax to fund expanded old age assistance and social security faced mixed reception in the Texas legislature. Some backed the plan, others opposed it, with contention over potential retail sales tax implications. The House sent a derailed resolution to a committee amid spirited debate as the Senate adjourned until Monday.
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Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
House of Representatives
O Daniel denies road commission appointment in Austin
Governor W Lee O Daniel said no one has been appointed chairman of the state highway commission nor to the state insurance commission. He noted vacancies remain among the most important posts and that several people have been mentioned as possible selections. The Tom L Beauchamp appointment as secretary of state created a vacancy on the state parks board.
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O'Daniel
Austin
Carr P. Collins
State Highway Commission
W. Lee Odaniel
Toy
State Insurance Commission
Tom L. Beau- Ichamp
State Parks Board
Mrs Roosevelt Visits Hospital Patient in Baltimore
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt with her secretary Miss Malvina Thompson paid a second visit to Henry Osthagen of Washington at Maryland General hospital. Osthagen recently had an operation. Mrs Roosevelt declined to discuss her visit.
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Baltimore
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Malvina Thompson
Henry Osthagen
Washington
Maryland General Hospital
Roosevelt
Scream and Scram Incident Shocks Miss Mills
Denver report describes two armed men breaking into Miss Hazell S. Mills apartment on January 20. Mills says she threw herself on the floor and screamed, the intruders fled after pocketing their guns. She notes she likely frightened them away.
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Denver
Dickison opposes O Daniel transaction tax plan
Representative F. E. Dickison of San Antonio voiced opposition to Governor W. Lee O Daniel s proposed transaction tax in its current form. He suggested favoring an outright sales tax and argued the transaction tax mostly harms independent businessmen while allowing large merchants to evade it. He also backed old age pensions and other revenue measures but urged quicker relief for the elderly blind teachers and disabled children than waiting for a constitutional amendment.
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Austin
F. E. Dickison
San Antonio
W. Lee O'Daniel
Industnes
Rome
Texas
Dickison
Bexar County
San Antonia
Report on Russian Labor Upheaval in Stalin's USSR
London reports a growing labor upheaval behind Soviet censorship as workers face wage cuts up to 18 percent and production targets rising by about 25 percent. Dispatches mention purges and new internal affairs chief Lorenti Birea enforcing strict discipline. Peasant resistance and discontent with collective farming rise, while Litvinoff misses a League of Nations session, prompting speculation about Moscow’s grip on foreign policy.
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Conyrinbt
London
Jan
Russia
Josef Stalin
Berlin
Stalin
Riga
Warsaw
Paris
Soviet
OGPU
Lorenti Birea
Transcaucasus
Russa
League
Geneva
Maxim Litvinoff
League of Nations Council
Litvinoff
Moscow
Local figures catch up on daily life in Bexar area
The Bexar Facts notes a collage of local figures from FRAN and CITY or state officials. DIXIE TUCKER and MAX BAER are referenced along with MARY ELIZABETH JOHNSON and SYLVES TER WARWAS in a slice of community life. Lively vignettes include birthdays at a school campus and a trip to Dallas for a construction course.
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Fran
Dle JO Tucker
Dixie Tucker
Max Baer
City Hall
L. €. Whitehead
U. S
Biological Survey
Raleigh
N.C
Bhook
Corporation Court
Mary
Elizabeth Johnson
Sapeco
Mary Buttimer
Chicago
Max Nissenbaum
Rite Bar Im Bresarin
America
Acklen
Laplin
Norman Scholl
Dallas
O'Daniel's Colonels Must Earn Honors
Austin dispatch reports Governor W Lee O'Taniel insisting colonels on his staff must earn their rank. He stressed military qualifications and said any appointee must have earned the title, promising to uphold the honor of the colonel rank.
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O’daniel
Austin
INS
W. Lee O'Taniel
Proposed Lan Hopper Ills Grab Bag Of Bills In Texas
Austin January 20.4 Proposed laws pile up in the house with bills on beer and wine permits tax on mineral salts and other measures. Among them are: one permit limit per 1000 persons in cities of 5000 or more. a 25 cent a pound tax on salt minerals. Rio Grande water division pact ratification. legality to curb gaming bawdy houses and bucket shops. two new cotton sweet potato and peanut research labs. a three member land leasing board. rural school aid of 10,647,000 yearly. a six member state hospital board. delinquent taxes penalties and a 1939 deadline.
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Austin
Jan
Dewitt Kinard
Port Arthur
Abe Mayes
Atlanta
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Greater Land Leasing Board
General Land Office
Fasting Pastor Plans Dream Church Near Memphis
Rev. Israel Noe, 44, deposed as dean of St Mary’s in Memphis after a fast, heads to Memphis with plans to establish a new parish, St James, on Memphis outskirts. He aims to combine first free church governance with democracy, forming a church in Tennessee.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tubilanh
Israel Noe
Memphis
Bia “Dreath
St. Mary
Tennesace Yestreray
St. James
Noe
Brazil Plans Five Year Public Works and Defense Drive
President Vargas unveiled a five year national program focusing on public works and defense readiness. The decree, in force January 1, aims to build basic industries including aloe, secure essential elements for security, and finance the 3,000,000 contos cost through yearly quotas with banking taxes supporting funds.
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Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Vargas
Aloe
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Lorenti Bihea
Uxpu
Bexar
Gertrude Martin
Toodie Macmanus
Brackenridge Hilansics
Tony Speier
Pat Legan
Dayton Faulkner
Hawk
Frances Stortz Gelving
Sylvester Warwas
Tensoriu
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Zelime Lytle
St. Mary's U
Collegiang
John Luter
Jimmy Laplin
Our Lady of the Lake
Rcallene Girls’ School
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Dream Church
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Albazine
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Allison
South Flores
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