Texas Distressed Debtors Act Declared Unconstitutional
The Texas Court of Civil Appeals in the Eleventh Supreme Judicial District rules the state Distressed Debtors Act invalid as violating contract obligations. It cites similarity to the federal Frazier-Lemke Act and aligns with Texas Supreme Court rulings on the State Emergency Moratorium and Anti-Deficiency Judgment Acts.
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Court of Civil Appeals
Eleventh Supreme Judicial District of Texas
Texas
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of Texas
Eight States Still Silent On Twenty-First Amendment Repeal
Washington dispatch notes that eight states have not officialy recorded for or against the Twenty-first Amendment while thirty-eight have notified the State Department of ratification. Nebraska Oklahoma and South Dakota allowed conventions last year but no action is on record. Georgia Kansas Louisiana Mississippi and North Dakota also have not acted.
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Washington
State Department
Nebraska
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Georgia
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Dakota
Queen Bee Lays 3000 to 4000 Eggs Daily
A queen bee is capable of laying between 3000 and 4000 eggs each day for several weeks, according to the source.
Tax Rate in Texas Set at 62 Cents
The State tax board set the next fiscal year's ad valorem tax rate at 62 cents per $100 valuation, with school taxes cut to 20 cents and general revenue plus Confederate pension taxes at 35 and 7 cents. A $12 million general revenue deficit is projected for the year ending Aug. 31, 1936, due to Centennial spending, higher rural school aid, and bond interest. The available school fund stands at $2,676,978, with expected revenues of $22,482,935 and total school requirements of $30,318,241. The board cannot yet forecast the general revenue shortfall. improvement in business and tax collection could reduce the deficit.
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Austin
State Automatic Tax Board
General Revenue
Tax Board
General Revenue Fund
Texas
Sharp decline in world use of U.S. cotton
World consumption of American cotton for the season ending July 31 is estimated at 11,314,000 bales, the lowest since 1923-24 except for 1930-31. Declines are led by Great Britain and Europe, with Japan maintaining high demand and offsetting some losses. Carryover stocks total about 9,007,000 bales, mostly U.S. government financed. Moisture proof cellophane caps enable clear vision and hair protection during showers.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange Service
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
Exchange Service
Great Britain
Europe
Orient
Japan
United States
Week's Freaks and Oddities Highlight Fast Feats and Odd Claims
The week features Emil Cella of Baltimore breaking records by drinking a half gallon of beer in 27.6 seconds and suffering a stomach blood vessel rupture. Other feats include eating unpeeled hard shell crabs, six fried chick ens at a sitting, and raw meat and grass. A California bus incident ends without injuries. The California Presbyterian Church calls for courteous driving. Jessica Reed rises from relief to wealth with stage work after marrying three millionaires. Karl Beyl earns membership in the Texas Academy of Science for his notes on rattlesnakes.
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Emil Cella
Baltimore
Jessica Reed
Texas Academy of Science
Karl Beyl
Sul Ross State Teacher College
Boy Feigns Death to Flee Grizzly in Yellowstone Park
George Heap 18 of Farmersburg Indiana escaped a grizzly near Canyon Park by playing dead after the bear knocked him down. A motorist rushed him to Mammoth Park Hospital where he was treated for a fractured arm.
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Yellowstone Park
George Heap
Farmersburg
Ind
Heap
Canyon Monday
Park Hospital
Mammouth
Processing Tax Upheld by Tennessee Judge
Memphis judge rules processing taxes are constitutional under the welfare clause. Judge John D. Martin finds the act fixes taxed products and price scales, denying delegation to the Agriculture Secretary. He dismisses Jacob Lacroix's suit seeking tax refunds and penalties partial relief, with appeal pending.
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Memphis
Tenn
John D. Martin
Martin
Southern Baseball Association
Roosevelt
United States Court For the First District
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Jacob G. Lacroix
Memphis Packer
School Warrants Mailed Out in Texas Apportionment
The Texas State Department of Education mailed 5 273 121 in school warrants as the year end payment for the state apportionment. It covered 3 50 per of 1 506 606 scholastics and included 16 50 per capita current and 2 per child deficit from the prior year. The 1935 36 apportionment is 17 50 per scholastic.
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Austin
State Department of Education
Sure Death to Bugs Exterminator Pushed as Gradual Kill
A home gardener protests a pest control product sold as Sure Death to Bugs. The agent defends the patent formula saying it does not kill pests immediately but gradually undermines their constitutions.
Relativity explained with a classic humorous analogy
A lighthearted exchange defines relativity as relative perception of time. The joke compares sitting with a smart, pretty girl to an hour feel in a minute, and sitting on a hot stove to a minute feel as an hour.
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