Governor proposes new Department of Agriculture and Livestock
Governor O Daniel proposes emergency legislation to consolidate agriculture livestock fruit growing and conservation and reclamation of state lands into a single Department of Agriculture and Livestock. A 31 member board would oversee policy and appoint a Commissioner of Agriculture with duties including water and wildlife oversight.
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Austin
O'Daniel Monday
Department of Agriculture and Livestock
State Board of Water Engineers
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
A. & M. College
Department of Agriculture
Early 1939 allotments advance to farmers across crops
Agriculture Department reports 1939 acreage allotments reaching growers four to five months earlier than 1938. Wheat spring and winter allotments to be cut by March 1, corn mostly by Feb 15, cotton and tobacco already issued, rice due by March 1. gains noted in timeliness versus last year.
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Ashington
Agriculture Department
Elopement Conversation Sparks Silent Plea for Secrecy
A playful dialogue ends with a tense hush as a couple debates eloping at night fearing parental discovery. The exchange hints at family stakes and emotions without explicit detail.
Hoover Hits Spending By Democrats At Lincoln Day
Herbert Hoover denounced what he called halluci nation spending as the obstacle to prosperity and urged a revived Republican party to avert inflation and a potential dictator. In a Lincoln Day keynote at the Waldorf Astoria, he attacked New Deal spending, warned that excess debt harms freedom, and promised jobs and revived agriculture through larger government action.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Hoover
Roosevelt
Capital Punishment and the Bible Hello Everybody
A radio critique argues against mixing religious texts with policy. It asserts Bible quotes do not justify capital punishment and urges readers to consult Scripture themselves. It cites Old and New Testament passages, urging rational debate free of alleged divine mandate.
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Hooey
Federal Radio Commission
Caesar
Thompson on Oil Compact Commission
Governor W Lee O Danial reappoints Ernest Thompson as Texas representative on the interstate oil compact commission saying Thompson s experience serves Texas best and he wants to head off political reports of non reappointment. He stressed he aims to work for the state s interests rather than politics.
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Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Thompson
Col
A. E. Humphreys
John J. Pershing
Mexia
Harley Sadler
West Texas
Hick Halcomb
Jerry Sadler
Halcomb
Jerry
Hick
The Understanding Heart Cook Questioned About Missing Son
The Swedish cook asks the mistress where her son is and why he is absent. The mistress replies that her son has gone back to Yale and she misses him. The cook adds a remark about her brother who has danced in jail six times since Thanksgiving.
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Dave
Yale
Noted exchange on income tax statement figures
The dialogue questions how much taxpayers are bothered by their income tax forms. Smith quips that even at the highest rate, the government would owe him $100, implying a favorable tax outcome.
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Smith
Texas legislators face waves of mail over price fixing bills
Fort Worth room chatter notes heavy mail from cities opposing the Fair Trade Act and Anti-Discrimination Bill. Texans debate costs, with merchants split and Jim Carroll arguing price fixing hurts consumers and out-of-state suppliers, while Roosevelt opposes such laws. The piece threads local politics, licensing bills, and colorful Austin visitors into a snapshot of state governance.
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Texas
Jim Carroll
Texas Merchants Association
New York
Roosevelt
James Stephen Hogg
Pasture Feeding Guideline for a 500 Gallon Milk Cow
A pasture fed 500 gallon milk cow should receive about five pounds of grain mixture daily to supplement forage. This daily amount supports energy needs and milk production while maintaining manageable intake.
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