Texas Tops Nation in Child Brides With 393 Under 15
New York dispatch cites Census Bureau findings on child marriages nationwide. Texas leads with 393 under 15, statewide totals rising since 1890. 17 states had more than 100 underage brides in 1930, with varied age limits across states and no federal minimum.
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168 Lives Saved on Texas Highways by Safety Measures
Texas DPS statistics show 1936 highway deaths fell to 1,885 from over two thousand. The drop reflects safety programs, driver awareness, and a license law effect, despite rising car registrations and gasoline use. Civic education and patrol campaigns credited for the lower fatality rate.
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Texas
Austin
Department of Public Safety Statistical Bureau
Safety Department
Highway Patrol
Texas Counties Guard Soil With Terracing Efforts
The 1936 annual report by M R Bentley shows 2,338,418 acres terraced or contoured under Texas extension agents. The National Resources Board warns of severe erosion affecting 200 million to 300 million acres nationwide. The Agricultural Conservation Act targets these losses as Texas farmers increased protection from 7 million acres (1916–1933) to nearly 11.5 million acres.
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M. R. Bentley
Texas Extension Service
Texas County
United States
National Resources Board
Texas
Roads of the Future Unobstructed and Safe for Traffic
Washington officials describe envisioned highways as broad, unobstructed surfaces with 22-foot two-lane roads, wide shoulders, smooth nonskid surfaces, and protected four-lane designs when traffic requires. They advocate separated-lane layouts to avoid opposing-traffic conflicts and to improve safety and efficiency.
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Washington
Thomas H. MacDonald
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
States Told to Use Car Tax on Roads Or Lose U.S. Cash
Washington reports House Roads Committee chairman Wilburn Cartwright and Senator Carl Hayden warned that states diverting motor taxes from highways to nonhighway uses risk losing federal highway aid. Cartwright urged Congress to stop aiding states employing misappropriated funds for nonroad purposes, and Hayden echoed the stance signaling federal benefits may end for such practices.
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U.S
Washington
Wilburn Cartwright
McAlester
Okla
House Committee On Roads
Congress
Cartwright
Carl Hayden
Arizona
National Congress
Federal join in county veterinarians discussed
State officials and speakers noted that animal diseases can spread to humans and urged federal state cooperation. Preliminary discussions consider establishing a corps of veterinarians in each county to safeguard domestic and human health, with potential federal participation.
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Iowa
Recipe for making hands beautiful prize winner
A Denison Herald note recalls a past newspaper contest offering a prize for the best hand beauty recipe. The winning entry advised soaking the hands three times daily in dishwater while mother rests, reflecting humorous domestic advice from former times.
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Denison Herald
Best People Drink Liquor Says Oklahoma Leader
Oklahoma City. The author of the repeal resolution in Oklahoma told United Days of Oklahoma that “the best people of Oklahoma drink liquor and consume it in vast quantities.” Harry Hunt, Osage County representative, said in a letter to Rev. W. R. White that in Oklahoma Citys First Ward, wealthiest residents keep enough liquor to stock many liquor stores, as his resolution seeks an outright repeal vote in March.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
United Days of Oklahoma
Harry Hunt
Osage County
House
W. R. White
United Days
Texas Veterinarians Shortage Raises Statewide Concern
Texas, the nation’s top livestock producer, faces a vet shortage with only 64 of 254 counties served by licensed veterinarians. The State employs just six. The issue was highlighted at the annual convention of the State Veterinary Medical Association.
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