NRA President seeks two year NRA extension restraining effects
Roosevelt asks Congress for a two year extension of the NRA claiming it created re employment for about four million people. He notes NRA aided trusts price fixing and consumer price increases while printers and paper mills faced higher code prices and limited fair profit. The Sun, a printing house, asserts codes favored paper houses but not commercial printers.
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State supported schools need tuition slab eyed by opponents
University of Texas figures show 49 percent or 3 262 of 6 652 last year earned all or part of their expenses with more than half of working students covering costs. Legislature added a $50 matriculation fee two years ago. schools seek tuition near half the private rate.
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University of Texas
E. J. Mathews
Oldest Whitewright tree felled near church
A large hackberry tree east of Whitewright's Methodist Church, estimated at 62 years old with 3 1/2 feet base diameter, was cut down by a woodsman Wednesday after church officials said its closeness had damaged the roof. The town, famed for shade trees, mourned the loss of its largest specimen.
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Methodist Church
Grayson County Dairying Seen Shift in Output
Grayson County dairying has drawn attention as milk and cream shipments rise to Sherman and Denison plants while herds shrink and feeding costs rise. Local producers indicate overall county production is down from former years despite broader sales activity.
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Grayson County
Sherman and Denison
Whitewright merchants urged to host monthly gala bargain day
With Whitewright's fourth Monday trades day established, merchants overlook a chance to transform it into a gala event that could draw visitors from a wide radius. A citywide monthly bargain day, with each business offering a bona fide bargain and smart countryside advertising, would be profitable for Whitewright.
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Whitewright
Senate rejects Farley confidence resolution amid Huey Long charges
The Texas Senate refused to endorse a resolution expressing support for Postmaster General Farley in a matter sparked by Huey Long. The editorial argues the senate should focus on Texas affairs and critiques the resolution as misjudged. The piece shifts to random notes on Russia’s fines for roach-filled soup, dairy prices, and a future enlarging of the military.
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Huey Long
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Texas
East Texas Chamber Sponsors Improved Cotton Staple Contest
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce will sponsor an improved cotton staple contest to spur longer staple growth and better grades for competitive world-market prices. The effort is praised as commendable and worthy of emulation by other cotton regions in the state.
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East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Judge Carter limits seating for Tommy Locke murder trial opening
Announcement by Judge R. M. Carter of the 15th District Court states only those who can be seated may attend the opening of the Tommy Locke murder trial. The judge notes courts should not become showrooms, referencing the Hauptmann trial as a caution.
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15Th District Court
Tommy Locke
Hauptmann
Two More Jobs
The Whitewright Sun opposes expanding the Texas Highway Commission to five and electing its members. It argues elective officials can be chosen for campaigning ability rather than merit, and praises the current nonpartisan commission and highway engineer for building and maintaining good roads.
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Texas Highway Commission
Texas
Texas Newspapers Debate Graphic Arts Code Trial
At the Texas Press Association mid winter meeting in Austin an executive group agreed to bring a member to trial to test the Graphic Arts code and possible federal enforcement. A Texas publisher has volunteered to stand trial for violation to determine the association’s future stance.
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Hugh Moyer
Honey Grove Signal Citizen
Texas
Clarksville Times
Letter From Lubbock County Plowing Season Outlook
J H Alexander writes from Lubbock County about heavy snows aiding plowing, farmers sharpening tools in Wolfforth, and West Texas plowing speed. He compares readiness to Grayson County and wishes readers a successful year. An editor’s note mentions Foster school junior girls basketball team and Helen Alexander earning a silver basketball.
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Lubbock County
Whitewright Baptist Church Dedication Without Debt
The Baptist Congregation of Whitewright celebrated the dedication of a new church fully paid for, with George Truett noting it as the second time in his life he dedicated a debt-free church. He urged readers to consider debt's impact on business and church alike, praising the Whitewright community for their sacrifice and gratitude.
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George Truett
Baptists of
Dallas Journal
Shocking Carnegie Study Finds Surprising Student Outcomes
Jim Lindsey notes from the Daily Texan that a six year Carnegie study found top ranking students came from unlikely records with a worst performer in the foundation test. The lowest results were seen in business administration while teachers barely rose above the ground floor. After four years seniors gained general intelligence but lagged in spelling grammar literature and history.
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Conservatism shifts with wealth in Claude Callan note
Claude Callan reflects on how wealth changes political views from conservative to radical. He recalls depositing a $1000 gift from a rich brother and supporting property rights while solvent, but becoming radical after losing money and facing loan denial, leading to support for broad pensions and high taxes.
Facts From a Bygone Era Showcase of Data Debates
A compilation of disparate historical figures reports laws on old age pensions in 11 states by 1933 1934 reaching 29 states, deer season fatalities exceeding 75, a Dillinger bribe link to Crown Point jail escape, and U.S. gold holdings surpassing 8.195 billion. It notes land sale averages around $20 per acre, global meat consumption ranges, Earth Moon distance, U S crime costs, and World War veteran pension figures.
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Italy
Argentina
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Great Britain
Editorials echo mood shifts across papers
A mosaic of editorials and quips from multiple papers spans dissatisfaction with government, tax relief, and economic policy. It notes political figures Stringing nine naughts and jokes about the NRA Eagle and Townsend plans, reflecting interwar era public sentiment.
Infan tile paralysis vaccine claims eight five percent efficacy
Tests show a new infantile paralysis vaccine to be eight and a half percent effective and protect for five months. In a recent lecture Father Hubbard the glacier priest described a dead forest that has stood since.
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Croaker Samuel Mickle Opposes Printing Venture in Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin recounts a Philadelphia elder, Samuel Mickle, who warned the city’s ruin, predicting ruinous trends despite visible growth. Mickle condemned new buildings and rising rents as false hope, yet later paid five times the original price for property, illustrating persistent pessimism.
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Samuel Mickle
Benjamin Franklin
They Laid Up Wealth and Thrift by Negro Homemakers
Texas county records show colored women stored 818081 quarts of canned foods in 1934 and built 1478 pantries with 26615 feet of shelves. They also laid up 2128764 pounds of dried fruits vegetables and meats. The Dallas Journal notes their industry and thrift amid hard times and urges encouragement.
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Prairie View College
Dallas Journal
Good Timber Poem About Strength and Adversity
A poem contrasts strong, weathered timber with scrubby growth. It argues that hardship builds character in both trees and men, noting how storms, winds, and scars shape enduring strength. The piece ends with a reflection on the shared law of life.
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Annon
President Pushes New Order Aiming at Manufacturers
The Springfield Union reports the President advocates a fresh national directive to boost industry, prompting many manufacturers to express interest in joining the effort and expanding production.
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Springfield Union
Damaged Crime Dialogue Reveals Crooks on Scaffolding Fatality
Two thieves discuss a death scene: one asks how Bill died. The other says he fell through scaffolding. The first crook questions what was up there. The second crook quips he was being hanged.
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Archaeology Finds and Scientific Anomalies Highlight 1912 Era
Smithsonian excavates 30 Indian village sites in the Bonnesville flood region while a vanished city in Mexico is unearthed by Paxton Hayes. A nitroammonia explosive stronger than TNT is revealed and deemed comparatively safe. Columbia physicists state the neutron is 1/10,000,000,000,000 inch wide.
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Bonnesville
Paxton Hayes
California
Mexico
Columbia University
Generous Women Dialogue Exchange Opens Page
A brief exchange contrasts genorosity with secrecy as two characters, Stasia and Rudy, discuss human nature. Ninety nine of a hundred are generous, Rudy notes, while one in a hundred would reveal a secret. The line sketches character dynamics and humor.
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