Filibuster by Huey Defeats Money Bill In Congress Closure
Congress adjourned at 12:09 a m after Huey Long delivered a seven hour filibuster opposing a deficiency bill worth 93 million dollars for pensions and railroad pay. Amendments to aid farmers failed in the House, while Navy Band performances punctuated the chamber as Long defended his principle amid a Congress accused of vast spending and tax measures.
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Congress
Huey Long
John N. Garner
Long
Huey
Senate
House
AAA
Navy
Kentucky
New York
Rockefeller
Morgan
Louisiana
United States Senate
Huey Long Clashes as Senate Adjourns Sine Die Over Deficiency Bill
Senators clash over a filibuster by Huey Long as the Senate adjourns sine die after votes on a deficiency bill and a 12 cent cotton rider. President Roosevelt proposes a 10 cent loan on cotton, and Robinson presses for reconsideration while Long objects.
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Long
Huey
House
Senate
Lewis Schwellenbach
Washington
Garner
Schwellenbach
Louisiana
Senate of the
United States
Joseph W. Burns
Roosevelt
AAA
Robinson
White House
Capitol Corridor
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Mother Sues Son Over Board Bill in Wichita
Mrs. Martha Watson sues son Kenneth E. Berry for $100.25 claiming he agreed to pay $5 weekly for board, room and laundry but has paid only $9.75 so far. Berry, 28, employed by a packing company, is named in the suit filed Tuesday in Wichita.
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Wichita
Kan
Kenneth E. Berry
Martha Watson
Grayson County Vote On Repeal Indicates Dry Majority
Grayson County voters chose dry at 47 of 62 boxes with 13 wet and 2 ties. The countywide tally rejected repeal of statewide prohibition 4 381 to 2 855. Precinct results follow the county totals.
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Grayson County
Bookout Defends Dean Law After Grayson Vote
Sherman district attorney Hubert Bookout stated the Dean law remains unlawful in Grayson County prohibiting sale and manufacture of spirituous liquors including beer over 3.2 percent alcohol. He urged sheriffs and officers to arrest violators and to charge them for grand jury action. The note accompanies a report on China's mail couriers over vast inland routes.
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Sherman
Hubert Bookout
Graysonounty
Grayson County Votes Dry in Patchwork Results Across Precincts
Grayson County votes on prohibition and amendments with Grayson tallying 1,583 for repeal in the county and Sherman and Denison showing mixed outcomes. Northwest Denison and Batsell's Park precincts split votes, while Libations sway toward old age pension and abolition of fees. County totals show For and Against tallies on several amendments.
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Grayson County
Charlie Cole
Sherman
Denison
Batsell’s Park
Warner
Preston
Red River
Delaware
Shiloh
Dripping Springs
Desvoignes
Hyde Park
Cotton Mill
Georgia Governor asks injunction against AAA cotton tax
Governor Eugene Talmadge urged Attorney General Yeomans to seek a court injunction blocking the AAA six-cent-a-pound tax on cotton above a farmer's allotment. He said governors of cotton states should act and advised farmers not to pay, urging them to hold cotton until the issue is decided.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Roosevelt
M. J. Yeomans
AAA
Talmadge
Home Town Counties oppose two Texas Day leaders
Home town counties backed repeal of statewide prohibition in a Saturday special election. Bowie County and Texarkana supported repeal while Wichita Falls and Wichita County voted wet after Governor Allred campaigned for dry. Uvalde backed dry, and Jasper County led dry local option, amid pro repeal and pro dry positions from leaders.
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Morris Sheppard
James V. Allred
Bowie County
Texarkana
Sheppard
Wichita Falls
Wichita County
Uvalde
John Garner
Jasper County
Texas
Dempsey Predicts Baer Will Beat Louis Sept 24 Fight
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey said Max Baer would defeat Joe Louis in the Yankee Stadium bout set for September 24 Dempsey warned Baer must be in top shape to pull the upset and be the first major expert to give Baer a real chance.
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Jack Dempsey
Baer
Louis
New York
Max Baer
Joe Louis
Yankee Stadium
Dempsey
Want Ads and Goods for Sale in Dallas Sherman Area
Classified notices advertise two brick buildings for sale or rent through Guy Hamilton, rubber stamps and office supplies from The Sun, farm and industrial tools including cotton wagons mowers and plows from Manning Clark Meador, and grand and upright pianos from G H Jackson. Also an automobile finance offer by F W Creager at 117% S Travis St Sherman with license and car inspection requirements.
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John Deere
Emerson
Manning, Clark & Meador
Julius Bauer
Kurtzmann
Starr
Wurlitzer
Jesse French
Richmond
Melville Clark
Dallas
G. H. Jackson
Elm St
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
MGR
S. Travis St
Sherman
Government to Buy Winnie Mae for Smithsonian Display
President Roosevelt signed a bill authorizing Government purchase of Wiley Post's Winnie Mae, the famous round-the-world airplane. The aircraft will be exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wiley Post
Winnie Mae
Smithsonian Institution
Billion for Water, Nothing for Beer Highlighted by Hull
Congressman Merlin Hull notes in Washington that the House has authorized about 1.1 billion dollars for water infrastructure in recent days while joking that funds could be used for beer. He underscores the contrast between water projects and other allocations.
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Washington
Merlin Hull
Wisconsin
Roosevelt Signs Utilities Bill Amid Bitter Battle
President Roosevelt signs the utilities holding company bill at 3 PM Eastern time, marking the enactment after a long congressional fight. Key aides present include Senators Wheeler and Barkley and Representative Rayburn, with New Deal lawyers Benjamin V. Cohen and Thomas G. Corcoran among the attending advisers.
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Washington
Utilities Holding Company
Congress
Roosevelt
Wheeler and Barkley
Rayburn
Benjamin V. Cohen
Thomas G. Corcoran
Doctor Advises Bedtime Pill With Feeding Challenge
A doctor recommends a new nightly pill promising cure if kept on the stomach. The patient notes success while awake, but the pill rolls off during sleep, complicating the treatment.
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