O'Daniel Donates Campaign Funds for Texas Flood Aid
Governor-designate W Lee O Daniel of Fort Worth gave the unspent campaign fund of 801 30 to the American Red Cross for relief of South Texas flood sufferers. He urged Texans to sacrifice and contribute, praising the Red Cross and noting 200 volunteers aiding 5 000 people.
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W. Lee O'Daniel
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Red Cross
South Texas
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O'Daniel
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American Red Cross
Rose of No Man’s Land
W. Lee O’daniel
State Highway Department
Pensions, taxes loom as O'Daniel opens Austin era
In Texas the new administration faces pension funding as a top issue with Beaumont convention looming. A sales tax or higher natural resource taxes are floated to fund an estimated 90 million pension operation while oil interests resist new levies. The race for six state offices tightens with lieutenant governor bids and judiciary runoffs shaping the political landscape ahead of the second primary on August 27.
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Beaumont
O'Daniel
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Houston
Gerald C. Mann
Dallas
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C. V. Terrell
Texas Railroad Commission
G. A. Sadler
Longview
Bill McDonald
Eastland
Bascom Giles
Richard Cruiz
Williamson County
W. H. Davidson
Harry Graves
James A. Stephens
Cruz
Pierson
Critz
Supreme Court
Judge Critz
People
Taylor
People's Rights
Forty Percent College Students Unfit for Chosen Professions
New York reports results from aptitude tests on 637 prospective college students by the American Schools Association. Forty percent showed lack of inherent ability for the fields they favored. Tests reveal a mismatch between interests and abilities, with boys often suited to mechanical or engineering work despite plans for professional or executive careers.
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New York
American Schools Association
Kenneth J. Beebe
Beebe
Colleges and Schools of
The
United States
Sales tax advocates push plan amid campaign shifts
Advocates led by Jim Ferguson press a sales tax as a painless way to raise revenue. Ferguson backed McCraw early, then joined the O'Daniel camp as T. H. McGregor aligned with the sales tax cause, resolving a noted split and later urging repeal of the chain store tax alongside campaign efforts.
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Jim Ferguson
Ferguson
McCraw
O’daniel
T. H. McGregor
McGregor
O'Daniel’s Radio Campaign Upsets Campaign Norms
The rise of W Lee O'Daniel uses radio extensively shaping primaries and news ads, with experts noting eight years of continuous advertising prior to his Governor bid explains his win. A Texas state political shift includes Fort Worth’s Jesse Martin replacing Frank Rawlings as state senator, Lonnie Smith withdrawing. E R Lindley of Beaumont seeks chief clerk post, Louise Snow Phinney of Dallas plans re-election after 12 years.
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W. Lee O’daniel
O’daniel
Louise Snow Phinney
Dallas
Water buffaloes Stand in Water for Hours
A report notes water buffaloes can remain submerged for long periods as they cool themselves and avoid heat, with possible implications for farm management and animal welfare observed in rural settings.
Air Conditioned Hen House Next On Farm Program
Washington D C government farm experts pursue air conditioned hen houses to boost egg production and uniformity. At the Beltsville agricultural experiment station they study how high temperatures shrink egg size and cold snaps pause laying, seeking conditions for hens to lay most often and produce uniform eggs.
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Washington, D. C
Agricultural Experiment Station
Beltsville
Streamlined Emergency Ration May Replace Food Concentrate
Washington reports a streamlined substitute may replace the concentrated wartime emergency ration. A board considers a combo of highly concentrated foods by Major Paul Logan of the quartermaster corps to cut bulk and boost calories for combat troops. Critics note taste and practicality, while other nations test energy measures, but doctors doubt narcotics or oxygen tablets.
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Paul Logan
Quartermaster Corps
Major Logan
China
First Industrial Gas Use in East Liverpool 1872
In 1872 a pottery manufacturer in East Liverpool Ohio became the first in the United States to use natural gas for industrial purposes marking an early adoption of gas utilities in U S manufacturing.
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United States
East Liverpool
Ohio
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