No Curtailment in Baby Crop in Texas
Texas registered 121 508 births in 1934 with an 8 800 rise from 1933 and 63 552 deaths. The Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics records births and deaths, noting a birth every four minutes and a death every eight minutes, underscoring the importance of complete registration nationwide.
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Austin
Texas
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Bureau
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Texas State Department of Health
Alcohol as a major factor in crash deaths and injuries
The National Safety Council reports alcohol contributed to about 60 percent of automobile accidents. Dr. H. A. Heise notes drinking drivers and pedestrians rose sharply in fatal and non fatal crashes, with a one ounce whisky intake causing loss of efficiency. official reports may understate alcohols role until better classification is used.
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Washington
National Safety Council
H. A. Heise
Columbia Hospital
Milwaukee
Council
The Deacon Was Thrifty
A new shop opens in a strange town and a customer questions Deacon Brown's spending habits. The storekeeper jokes about his wealth, while a doctor visiting his patient nearby quips about combining errands.
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Deacon Brown
Wa’al
First Court in County Formed 100 Years Ago
Grayson County records recall the 1836 establishment of Fort Warren and the first court at Red River near Warren. The 1837 commissioners court set the county seat plan, while early settlers Dugan Rowlett and Lewis built paths and a log courthouse amid Indian conflicts.
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Grayson County
Texas
Red River County
Grayson
Fannin
Abel Warren
Choctaw Bayou
Ambrose
Fort Warren
Jacob Black
Red River
Warren
John J. Jouett
Commissioners’ Court
Daniel Rowlett
William M. “Buckskin” Williams
Dugan
Fannin County
Rocky Ford Crossing
Daniel Montague
Rowlett
Montague
Coffee Station
Holland Coffee
Fort Preston
Preston Bend
Black
John F. Moody
Board of #Review
Honey Grove
Coffee’s Station
John Hansford
New Mechanical Cotton Picker Coming for Fall
The Old South faces a new era as a mechanical cotton picker nears practical operation. Designers John D. Rust and Mack D. Rust, Texans, say the device could replace mule and plow, prompting social questions about tenant farming, labor, and race. Sociologists study wage labor shifts and the fate of plantations with 15 to 50 families per estate.
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Chicago
United States
American Mercury
Oliver Carlson
Mercury
Eli Whitney
North
South
John D. Rust
Mack D. Rust
Texas
Mississippi
1934 Bank Failures Fewest Since 1920
Washington reports progress in bank rehabilitation with the Federal Reserve Board bulletin noting unlicensed banks reduced from over 4500 to under 200 by year end. Bank suspensions in 1934 totaled 56 with deposits of 37 million, only one among them a Federal Reserve member bank.
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Washington
America
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve System
Movie theatre idea hints at balancing work and family
A person considers opening a movie theatre and notes the money is not the main draw. The priority is spending time with wife and kids, suggesting family balance as the motivation.
East Texas Oil Theft Trial Delays Prompt Legislation Push
A Texas oil theft ring tied to a bribe watchman disrupted two wells, ruination of crude and a long legal fight. Delays due to a legislator’s absence spurred Gov Allred to draft a bill making such trials non delaying. Senator Reagan received praise for Senate chair work amid debates.
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Austin
East Texas
East Texas Pool
Jimmie Allred
Ken Reagan
Senate
Walter Woodul
Washington
Reagan
Siding Officer Crisis Tangles Senate Rowdy Boys
A political scene unfolds as the Senate’s leading officer faces disruption when a group of youths become unruly, testing control and protocol in a tense legislative moment.
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Senate
Household Hints and Simple Mirror Polish Tips
Household hints cover polishing mirrors with tea leaf infusion bottled for application with flannel. It also recommends brushing combs, dust removal with borax softened water, and lightly frying small sausages after blanching. A sieve rub of apricot jam flavors stewed pears.
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First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Labor Saver
Vicki Vaeporva
By Julian Capers Jr
A. L. Turnbull
Roosevelt St
Hot Springs
Ark
King
MODEL
Zenith
Sp Blic Service Company
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