Change in Method of Treatment of Insane Proposed
A Texas proposed constitutional amendment would allow the Legislature to authorize temporary commitment of mentally ill non criminals for observation and treatment up to ninety days by county court order without a jury trial. Supporters cite humanitarian grounds and faster treatment, noting other states already use non jury commitments and arguing early care improves cure odds. Opponents warn of potential misuse and public scrutiny but argue safeguards and psychiatric review limit abuse.
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Union
Texas
Galveston
French Shops Adopt Blue Eagle Emblem Sign Support for Laval
Paris shopkeepers display a circular tricolor as the Blue Eagle to show support for Premier Laval and his NRA decree laws. Prices drop 10 percent in shops and hotels, with doctors and perfumeries joining the trend. The emblem spreads from Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré to provinces.
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Paris
NRA
France
Pierre Laval
Rue du Faubourg
Ft.Honore
Cause and Effect Teacher and Willie Playful Exchange
A classroom vignette shows a teacher exclaiming over Willie’s dirty hands and Willie replying that he was washing his face. The moment captures a simple child’s logic and a light domestic humor in school life.
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Willie
Control of Credit A Basic Question
Virgil Jordan of the National Industrial Conference Board argues in Banking that the conflict between the enterprise system and a collectivist state security system hinges on who controls credit. He warns government banking risks depersonalizing economy, expanding state power, and eroding private savings, with nationalized credit becoming a political instrument.
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America
Virgil Jordan
National Industrial Conference Board
American Bankers Association
Mr. Jordan
Farm Budget Planning Aids from ABA and Banks
Agricultural Director, American Bankers Association inventories help form farm budgets. Banks and Farm Credit Administration suggest outlining production loan use, monthly expenditures, and budget based loan disbursement. Budgets show loan repayment paths and guide financial programs for large expenditures.
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American Bankers Association
Farm Credit Administration
Agricultural Commission of the
All Texas Crops But Wheat Show Large Increases
The United States Department of Agriculture forecast substantial increases in production for all Texas crops except wheat in its August 1 crop report. Corn output was pegged at 111,326,000 bushels, sorghum acreage up to 5,378,000 acres, rice at 8,910,000 bushels, and hay and citrus prospects improved amid favorable growing conditions and late June rains benefiting fruit crops in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Austin
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
Drouth
Panhandle
Trans- Pecos
Rio Grande Valley
Parrot on Roof Shakes Up Simple Countryman
A countryman spots a gaudy parrot on his cottage roof and climbs up to capture it. The bird asks what he wants, and the man replies with a polite apology, saying he mistook the parrot for a bird.
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First National Bank
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D. H. Otis
Conoco
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