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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1938
Page
2
Georgetown June 7 Colonel John W Thompson, a former Southwestern student and distinguished author, received the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature from Southwestern University today.
Fragmentary OCR yields a short notice mentioning names Licht Noy and Remlin Dus with unclear roles. The readable bits imply a brief item or bulletin but lack context for a full event, date, or location.
iP L Anderson and O A McCracken filed to seek re election for Place 3. Anderson had been elected by the state legislature with city machine support after the unexpired term of Representative O A McCracken. Will A Morriss Jr. served as Democratic county chairman.
In Bay City on June 7, Attorney General William McCraw paused his governor bid to defend Texas gas rate regulation funds. Meanwhile in Washington, Democratic senators hailed Guy Gillette’s Iowa primary victory over Wearin as a rebuke to Roosevelt’s court plan and a sign of party unity ahead of the fall campaigns.
Dallas July 7 The gubernatorial candidate Tom Hunter labeled his opponents as crown princes of extravagance in a radio address over a state network. He accused Attorney General William McCraw and Railroad Commissioner Ernest O Thompson of excessive extravagance in office.
In Canton Karl A. Crowley called for a $50,000,000 educational endowment funded by a natural resources tax. He challenged Thompson and McCraw to resign and campaign as private citizens, arguing big money interests should back the effort while citing profits from Texas resources and aims to invest hundreds of millions for public education and teachers.
Federal district officials announced a 300 worker strike at the Ford Motor assembly plant in Mexico City had been called off after conciliation. Alberta Trueha Urbina said a compromise was reached. terms not yet announced. Workers sought collective bargaining and a five day week with seven days pay, but a unionist said demands wouldn t be met. The plant, usually 100 units daily, recently produced 12 to 15.
Local notices report Mise Binns sponsoring a city dance event at a venue described as a hotel ballcoat with air conditioning. Additional line items reference vendor codes and incomplete identifiers.
The article notes 1930s Ellette primary results with Gillette receiving strong support from party followers yet reserving the right to oppose certain New Deal measures. It reports on his voting record against the NRA and the first AAA draft while backing bills like the reorganizaton bill and public utility holding company proposal. Dickinson and Thurston led with 156,666 votes together, while Gillette and rivals gathered 34,088 across more precincts.
Senator Guy M. Gillette declares after yesterday's Democratic senatorial primary that the left wing group seeking to control the party nomination since 1940 will rethink its strategy. He says the plan would subvert voters rights to choose their representative. Efforts to obtain a statement from Congressman Wearth were unsuccessful.
In Austin June 71 Governor James Allred referred the Valley type strike to the State Industrial Commission for action. A hearing is set for June 10 in Harlingen with Everett L. Looney chairman. Daniel of Dallas named to the labor committee replacing Larry Taylor who resigned.
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