Mexico and Texas trip notes in 1937 diary
The writer recounts returning to Texas from Mexico City at high altitude, praising hospitality under the Good Neighbor policy, meeting governors and cabinet officers, visiting churches and pyramids, and observing Mexican life. They mention bullfights, a Department of Communications visit with state-costumed performances, and encounters with Texas people including the Hardin-Simmons Cowboy Band. The piece notes voting on August 23 for six constitutional amendments and interest in reforming officer pay.
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Mexico City
Texas
Mexico
David
Sam Houston
Josephus Daniels
Europe
Roosevelt
Cardenas
Yucatan
Allred
Cortez
Hardin-Simmons College
Abilene
State Committee For Human Welfare
Tricky gadgets on radiator caps cited in automotive psyche
Washington report quotes Russell E. Singer of the American Automobile Association describing a playful warning about so called automotive psychosis. Symptoms include loud horns bright colors and trendy radiator gadgets with humorous interpretations of each trait.
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Washington
Russell E. Singer
American Automobile Association
Farm Debt Shifts From Private To Federal Agencies
Washington reports a major shift in U S farm mortgage debt from private lenders to Federal credit agencies over 1930 to 1935. Horton's analysis notes total debt fell from 9.2 billion to 7.6 billion while Federal Land Banks expanded holdings to about one third of reduced total. Projections suggest 40 percent by 1937, with western north central states seeing the largest decline via foreclosure driven distress.
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Washington
Agricultural Situation
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Donald C. Horton
Bureau
United States
FLB
Federal Land Bank
Federal Land Banks
Land Bank Commissioner
Horton
West North Central States
Eighteen Cats Fed by Relief Receipts in Tennessee
Johnson City reports secretary John Wood investigated a relief recipient claiming to subsist on groceries. He found she supported eighteen cats with weekly grocery allowances while another recipient fed nine dogs. Separate item notes celluloid bullets invented in France for crowd control.
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Johnson City
Tenn
John Wood
Chinese Mothers Offer Babies for Sale at 75 Cents
Shanghai mothers cried seventy five cents as they held their babies aloft amid bombardment. The distressed women sought to sell children under the strain of war and famine as Chinese and Japanese bombardment raged nearby.
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Shanghai
New Security Financing Aims Ahead in Texas Legislature
Texans face three financing steps as lawmakers plan to fund state ventures in social security. Gov Allred calls for tax increases to cover a 10 million deficit and new appropriations, with pension and welfare programs shaping fall sessions. Also notes tax revenue shifts and regulatory controls amid a broad funding debate.
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Austin
Texas
James V. Allred
Broad Construction School
Not Worth Knowing Inquiries From Odd Facts Column
A whimsical list of trivial claims and curiosities spans topics like industry, geography, and daily life. Notable items include debates on polar ice depth, sea salinity, diamond hardness, costs of money in circulation, Halley’s comet revisits, and linguistic quips about Africa’s languages, all presented as lightweight trivia.
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Puebla
Department of Communications
France
Stephens & Bryant
Stephens & Bryant Insurance Agency
First Nat'l Bank
California Motor Vehicle Department
Russia
Whitewright
North Pole
Rocky Mountains
Wilton Lackey
Africa
Liberia
Firestone
Ney
Firestone Sentinel
Firestone Courier
Voice of Firestone
N. B. C. Red
Budgett
Whitewright, Texas
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