McNary Accepts Republican Vice Presidential Nomination
Senator Charles L. McNary formally accepted the Republican vice presidential nomination in Salem Oregon, declaring the campaign would attack the New Deal's capacity to govern. He praised some social gains while criticizing reciprocal trade treaties and urging continued federal power.
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Salem
Ore
Charles L. McNary
New Deal
Oregonian
Senate
State Fair Grounds
McNary
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Roosevelt
Stassen
Oregon
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Treasury
Boulder Canyon
Colorado
Booneville
Columbia
America
Tennessee Valley Authority
Hodge Porge Tax Levy for Texas Looms
Texas faces possible new revenue measures as voters backed candidates who did not commit to a specific tax plan. Gov. Lee O Daniel avoided endorsing any tax form, while both parties show support for paying social security debts. Legislators hint at an omnibus levy rather than a pure sales tax.
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Austin
Texas
Lee O’daniel
O'Daniel
Senate
Stone
Brenham
Collie
Eastland
Roberts
Pettus
Pace
Tyler
Houghton Brownlee
House
Father warns son about shooting craps in plain talk
A mother confronts her son about his afternoon playing craps, insisting the gambling stops because those "little things" have as much right to live as he does. The exchange portrays domestic tension over vice and responsibility.
U S Surplus Food Could Feed Europeans Says Bureau
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports July crop data show abundant supplies of most foods for next year. Surpluses include 150 million bushels of wheat and 400 million of corn plus 100 million of barley for export, 200 million pounds of pork, up to 400 million, half a billion pounds of lard with more fats, and sizable fruit and canned goods exports for Europe and Britain.
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Herbert Hoover
America
Europe
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau
U. S
United States
Great Britain
Trucking Industry Wins 10 Percent Insurance Cut in Texas
Lynn B. Shaw of the Texas Motor Transportation Association announced that the Texas Board of Insurance Commissioners approved a 10 percent reduction in bodily injury and property damage insurance rates for trucking. The cut applies statewide and takes effect September 1.
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Austin
Lynn B. Shaw
Texas Motor Transportation Association
Texas Board of Insurance Commissioners
Texas
For Sale The J A May Residence Immediate Possession
Real estate notice lists the J A May residence for sale with immediate possession. Buyer contact via T J Lilley.
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J. A. May
T. J. Lilley
Whitewright Couple To Teach In Puerto Rico
Whitewright residents Mr. James Clark Fagg and his wife Patricia Ann Pritchett Fagg sail from New York City to Puerto Rico to teach for the coming term. Fagg earned a master’s degree at George Peabody College after a B S from Commerce Teachers College and has a long teaching history including Dorchester and Marysville.
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New York City
James Clark Fagg
Puerto Rico
Fagg
George Peabody College
Nashville
Commerce Teachers College
Dorchester
Marysville
Whitewright
Grayson Farmers Requested to Confer With FSA Committee
Grayson County farmers burdened by unpayable debts are urged to attend a conference with the Farm Security Administration debt adjustment committee at the Sherman office on West Pecan Street this Friday. Ernest W. Gunn said the panel will help create fair creditor agreements, enabling farmers to operate more profitably and eventually settle obligations.
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Grayson County
County Farm Debt Adjustment Committee
Farm Security Administration
West Pecan Street
Sherman
Ernest W. Gunn
Gunn
Raising Political Plums
A humorous exchange frames politics as grafting, with a father and son debating whether political plums grow from seeds. The elder notes grafting as a metaphor for political manipulation, highlighting skepticism toward origins and growth of power.
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Willie
Election Bureau final runoff report details statewide results
The Sunday night Texas Election Bureau tally covers 253 of 254 counties with 868 707 votes. Olin Culberson leads Pierce Brooks 459 061 to 413 656 in the Railroad Commission race and James P Alexander defeats H S Lattimore 438 893 to 399 050 for Chief Justice, with large majorities. Chambers County reports no data. No runoffs in six counties.
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Olin Culberson
Railroad Commission
James P. Alexander
Supreme Court
Texas Election Bureau
Culberson
Pierce Brooks
Alexander
H. S. Lattimore
Lattimore
Election Bureau
Chambers County
Gulf Coast
O Daniel picks Williams for new state post
Gov. O D Daniel indicates Claude A Williams formerly of Longview will become Casualty Insurance Commissioner succeeding Richard G Waters whose term ends February 10 1941. Williams currently serves as Assistant Secretary of State and has supported the governor in planning campaigns and travels across the state.
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Austin
O'Daniel
Claude A. Williams
Longview
Richard G. Waters
Texarkana
Williams
Vernor
O’daniel
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