Texas Gubernatorial Campaign Trails and Tax Proposals
Gov. W. Lee O Daniel plans a weekly no ad subscription for his message while attacking unfair media and radio. McKee and Derden clash over copyright of a pension plan funded by a nickel gas tax. Ernest Thompson promotes a nickel for Grandma pension tax and stirs headlines at Kilgore and Baylor.
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Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
O'Daniel
Bill
Lee O
Ernest Thompson
Ernest
Harold Ickes
Ickes
Baylor University
Financial Totals From Austerity Period
The fragment lists monetary amounts totaling 312,843.46 with related sums 63,307.24 15,135.10 90,763.57 12,033.50 1,319.91 and a final 94,800.00. It appears to be a financial breakdown or ledger entry without context or labels.
Texas WPA reforms eyed as relief bill debates rise
Texas sponsors of WPA projects cut waste and shield regular workers as Congress considers a new relief bill. Labor leaders protest federal overreach into private industry while the Texas Highway Department and several cities push reforms to curb costly WPA programs.
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Texas
Congress
Texas Highway Department
Counties weigh bond option as road fund debate continues
Advocates say the plan relieves counties of heavy road bond obligations by letting them spend the funds on roads or debt payments. Four counties chose debt payment, others funded roads creating jobs during campaigns. Some courts have not decided yet and a postcard to the Board of County Road Indebtedness in Austin will reveal local totals. Congressman Wright Patman faces constitutional questions over his chain store bill and a heated race in No 1 district against Dick Waters who campaigns amid state chain store influence.
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Board of County Road Rond
Austin
Wright Patman
Texarkana
House
Ways and Means
Dick Waters
Jimmie Allred
Patman
U.S. Cotton Carry-Over Expected To Decline
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics projects a reduction of about 1,000,000 bales in the world’s visible supply by Aug. 1, with domestic consumption rising and exports lifting total distributions past 13.5 million bales. United States carry-over may drop about 2,000,000 bales from the season’s start, while foreign stocks gain at least 1,000,000.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States
Student Nurses Civil Service Examination Announced
The United States Civil Service Commission seeks student nurses for employment at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington. Applications must reach the commission by April 29 for eastern states or May 2, 1940 for Colorado and western states. The program offers a 3 year training, a salary of 288 dollars a year plus quarters and benefits, with promotion potential after graduation. Applicants need a high school diploma with core units in English mathematics science and history. seniors may enter under conditions.
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United States Civil Service Commission
St. Elizabeths Hospital
Federal Institution For Treatment of Mental Disorders
Department of the Interior
Washington, D. C
Commission
Colorado
Secretary of the
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Gladys and Harriet Kiss Help Scene Highlighted
In a dramatic line from the scene Harriet reveals she obliged to assist the man, answering that she had to help him after the question about a kiss. The exchange centers on social pressure and personal choice in a tense domestic moment.
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Gladys
Harriet
Clara's Bold Reply Sparks Mother Daughter Exchange
A playful exchange shows Clara insisting she thrives on playing with the boys the bigger she grows. Her mother counters with disbelief, but Clara doubles down on her confident stance and gusto.
Sunbeam Teases About Henpecked Husbands
A playful exchange between Smiles Hayton and Paw features a joke about a henpecked husband. The punchline explains that such a man’s nerve is in his wife’s name, reflecting a lighthearted humor moment.
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Hayton
McKee Warns Derden Over Copyrighted Tax Plan
Port Arthur candidate Harry L. McKee demands gubernatorial hopeful Albert Derden stop using McKee’s copyrighted tax plan for Texas gasoline. He proposes a gallon tax plus repeal of the existing 4c tax and threatens legal action if referenced again. Also notes Canton Enderbury Islands control and a tongue in cheek visitor remark about perpetual motion.
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Albert Derden
Albert
H. L. McKee
Port Arthur
Derden
McKee
Texas
Geologist and Student Trade Quip Over Ancient Money
A geologist notes that a thousand years matter little to science while a student jokes about a $20 loan, highlighting contrasting views on value and time.
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Skemp
Lemon Juice Recipe for Rheumatic Pain Relief Ad
An old advertisement promotes Ru-Ex Compound for rheumatic arthritis and neuritis. It advises mixing Ru-Ex with a quart of water and the juice of four lemons, taking two tablespoons twice daily. Claims fast relief within 48 hours with a money back guarantee if pain persists.
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R. A. Gillett
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