O Daniel Hints Sideshow Race Amid Tax Fight
Governor W Lee O Daniel promotes his bid for reelection claiming the big contest will be the 150 House seats and 14 Senate seats while pushing a 60 million tax and spending plan He argues for a subservient Legislature as in Louisiana but faces voter skepticism and references Huey Long’s era warning of dictatorship in government
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Entering the race shifts Texas governor dynamics with Ferguson kinship
Rumors swirl as Ma Ferguson may join Jim Ferguson in a primary that could dominate the race. Candidates Sadler Thompson Hines and O Daniel debate taxes, oil, and pensions while Austin observers doubt O Daniels lead and anticipate a tighter contest.
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Rail Commission race stirs Texas politics amid rumors
Persistent talk about Lon Smith's re election plans colors the Railroad Commission race as Olin Culberson campaigns on gas rate reform and oil flow regulation. Bill McDonald and Larry Mills join active bids while Pierce Brooks signals entry. Smith ill health delays his announcement but could run if able, making all three incumbents compete this year.
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Stockings cost more than dresses in 1934 36 survey
The labor department found women spend about 7.61 on hosiery and 7.85 on shoes while dresses total 6. Men spend 24 for a suit every two years and about 6 less on haberdashery annually. The study covered families averaging 1524 annual income. Draughts and checkers were played in England in the sixteenth century.
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Auto Drivers Say 2 Beers Don’t Make A Bingo
Fort Worth man mistook Highway 80 for a bobsled run and weaved at 65. Arlington police noted two bottles of beer as his alibi while drunkometer tests showed heavier intoxication. The piece surveys test methods and results, including a balloon breath test and a feather test, with humor about a fuchsia solution and balloon challenges.
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To Mothers of Little Boys Who Shoot Birds
A letter from Lillian E. Tilske in Dallas News appeals to mothers of boys who shoot birds. It argues birds deserve to live, notes birds control insects, and pleads readers to protect songsters and their nests.
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Lillian E. Tilske
Dallas News
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