Maimed Plead Against War at Arms Meet
War veterans from 11 nations marching at Geneva urged the disarmament conference to act. A 3,500,000 veteran-strong resolution called for disarmament and warned against failure as a world catastrophe. Delegates from Germany France Austria Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Denmark Finland Poland Romania Jugoslavia and Danzig backed the plea.
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Geneva
France
Arthur Henderson
International Conference of Associations of
Germany
Austria
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Finland
Poland
Rumania
Jugoslavia
Danzig
Scandinavia
Balkans
Japan Becomes Major Power With Expanding Reach
In the 1930s overview, Japan is described as rapidly growing in power and population. It notes its early opening to the world in 1854 and constitutional grant in 1889, its wars against China Russia and Germany, and vast trade with the United States. Shanghai’s demographics and foreign concessions are outlined, including American property values and a cotton trade volume of over one million bales in the latter half of the year.
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Japan
China
Korea
Russia
Manchuria
Germany
Shantung
United States
Shanghai
Son sues father over college education costs
Denver suit names A V S Smith of New York as defendant for 1950 dollars after promising to fund son William V S Smith’s college education. William, a former Colorado Buffalo fullback and captain, claims he cannot collect the education costs from his father.
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Denver
A. V. S. Smith
New York
William V. S
Bill) Smith
University of Colorado
George Washington Bicentennial Opens February 22
President Hoover will open a nine month nation wide George Washington Bicentennial celebration at noon February 22 with his address before Congress. A massive air broadcast will carry the event to the nation as a 10 000 voice chorus sings America.
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Hoover
George Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Capitol
Supreme Court
America
Walter Damrosch
United States Army
Navy
Marine
John Philip Sousa
United States
George
Mayflower Hotel
George Washington Bicentennial Commission
District of Columbia
Wakefield
United States Marine Band
Al Smith Would Accept Nomination If Democratic Demand Arises
Alfred E. Smith says he will run for president again if the Democratic national convention asks him but will not wage a preconvention campaign for delegates. He noted he leads the party by 1928 convention actions and would support Roosevelt if the Chicago nominating fight tips that way.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Happy Warrior
Empire State Building
Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Mr. Smith
Chicago
Mr. Roosevelt
John N. Garner
Texas
Newton D. Baker
Ohio
Spider's Web Weaving The Nightly Orb Spider
Better Homes and Gardens describes a precise nightly pattern by a orange-tan orb spider as it builds a new web in the same position each evening. The frame remains permanent while the new web is spun and later dismantled or eaten to recycle silk.
Tax Exemption Filing in February for Property Claims
Sherman tax assessor R W May stresses exemptions must be rendered in February by officers representing property or it will be taxed. Exemption categories include religious houses and schools, nonincome property, minister dwellings, one acre grounds, public colleges, endowment funds invested in bonds, and other listed assets. Forms are available from the tax assessor and must be applied for. failure to file makes property taxable as private property.
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Sherman
R. W. May
Grayson County
May
Hogwallow News Oddities and Local quirks
Local items recount a minor schoolhouse incident when a boy struck a teacher by gesture, a glasses dependent man misreads due to eyesight, a preacher’s soft voice at services, and various small town vignettes from New Year observations to daily humors.
Death Rate in the United States
The annual death rate in the United States is about 673 per 100 000 population. More than one sixth of these deaths are due to heart disease. It is estimated that one day’s work of each week of the average man goes to pay for illness. The annual cost of illness is said to be more than $15,000,000,000.
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United States
Texas Leads Nation in Cattle on Farms
The Agriculture Department estimated 6,127,000 cattle on Texas farms as of January 1, the most of any state by about 2,000,000. Texas cattle valued at 106,087,000. Texas swine 2,088,000 head valued at 12,430,000. National livestock value 3,195,748,000, down from last year and 1930 levels.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Iowa
Wisconsin
Kidnaping Racketeers Abduct 279 Citizens in Three Years
A questionnaire of 501 police chiefs shows kidnaping rings in hundreds of U.S. towns abducted 279 citizens in the last three years. Ransom payments are suspected in most cases. Thirteen victims were murdered and sixty nine racketeers were convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Don Teague Announces Run For Gray County District Clerk
Don R. Teague, longtime Grayson County native and former Hardeman County treasurer, plans to enter the race for Gray County district clerk this year. He has worked as a bookkeeper and at First National Bank of Tom Bean before returning to Grayson County in 1931. a formal announcement will follow.
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Don R. Teague
Grayson County
Mr. Teague
Hardeman County
First National Bank
Tom Bean
Woman Hitches Up Her Hubby to Plow for Taxes Paid
Mrs. T. Humphries of Juniper Georgia yoked her husband to a plow to run the farm when a mule was unavailable. An agriculture Department field agent confirmed the tale and noted she searched twenty miles for a mule of suitable price to meet the need. Sun and Semi-Weekly Farm News, one year to the same address, $1.85.
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T. Humphries
Juniper
Department of Agriculture
Humphries
Sun
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Great Britain and Ireland
Bow-Wright Pharmacy
AL Smith
Whitewright
Mark Montgomery
Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Jefferson Potlocks
Wild Onion
Tobe Mosley
Columbus Allsop
Columbus
Sim Flinders
Sile Kilden
Cricket Hicks
Frisby Hancock
Dock Hocks
Poke Eazley
Klour
Don Teague
Lilley Dry Goods Company
Nations
Dallas
Pool
New
Tige
Buster Brown
Lilley Dry Goods Co
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