Fire Insurance Board studies extended coverage endorsement
The Texas Board of Insurance Commissioners is considering an optional extended cover endorsement for homeowners. The plan would add cyclone, tornado, hail, explosion, riot, civil commotion, aircraft, and self propelled vehicle hazards to a single fire policy. Rates would be 27c inland and 47c seacoast per $100.
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Austin
Marvin Hall
Fire Insurance Commission
Board of Insurance Commissioners
Fire Prevention Association
Texas
Hall
Allred Expects F D R in Texas This Summer
Gov. James V. Allred said he is very hopeful President Roosevelt may visit Texas waters again this summer. An invitation was extended during Allred’s trip to Washington. Mrs Roosevelt will lecture in Wichita Falls on March 7 and accompany her to Amarillo on March 9 for the mother in law day celebration.
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Austin
James V. Allred
Roosevelt
Texas
Washington
Allred
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Teachers Flunk Exams for School Board in New York
The New York board of education faced a setback as 114 teacher applicants for examiner posts failed the tests. only one applicant, a private school teacher, passed.
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New York
Little Archibald
Board of Education
Sherman jeweler weds his former mother-in-law in Los Angeles
Sherman jeweler Tom Davidson married his former mother-in-law Mrs I B Morris in a ceremony held earlier in the week in Los Angeles. The couple are on a wedding trip to Catalina Island and San Francisco, Mrs Morris being the mother of Davidson's late wife.
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Sherman
Tom Davidson
Sherman Jeweler
Davidson
I. B. Morris
Los Angeles
Catalina Island
San Francisco
Social Medicine 15 Urged on U S by Sir Arthur Nesholme
Sir Arthur Nesholme, 81, former principal medical officer of England, said in San Francisco that Americans are too smart to reject socialized medicine. He argued that critics misstate the effects of health insurance and urged adoption of continuous medical service for those who cannot afford sickness.
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San Francisco
Sir Arthur Nesholme
England
Sir Arthur
Two businessmen joke about sloths at the zoo
While riding a bus past the zoo two city businessmen joke about a two toed sloth. One says they have too many ten toed sloths at work to get excited over a two toed sloth.
U S Professor Finds European Peasants Happy
Berkeley Calif There is no cause for worry about the downtrodden European peasantry says Dr R L Adams UC farm management professor after a five months tour of Europe He notes crop rotation yields on small plots and suggests Italy faces overpopulation but France agriculture seems prosperous.
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Berkeley
Calif
R. L. Adams
University of California
Europe
Adams
Italy
France
Hines Weighs Run for Governor in Texas
Harry Hines of Wichita Falls and State Highway Commission member says he is seriously considering a gubernatorial bid. He spoke during a commission session in Austin. Buy your Printing in Whitewright.
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Austin
Harry Hines
Wichita Falls
State Highway Commission
Hines
Whitewright
Hitler Demands Return of Colonies in Threatening Speech
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler in a tense address to the Reichstag demanding return of lost German colonies. He asserted firm control of military power, pledged no territorial ambitions against France or Spain, and warned that Germans beyond Reich borders remain under protection.
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Berlin
Reichschancellor
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Great Britain
Iron and Steel
Reichstag
der Fuehrer
Manchukuo
China
Japan
Italy
England
Asia
France
Spain
Hitler
Reich
Austria
Kroll Opera House
Cheering Section Gets a Root Beer Break
A playful exchange shows a coach or organizer joking about quiet fans. They claim the cheering section is given a cheering drink, specifically root beer, to boost spirits during the event.
Platform candidate Quinn Jr. seeks Texas governor post
Van Tex. publisher W H Quinn Jr announces his candidacy with a platform aimed at broad reforms. He proposes universal pensions from 10 to 200 dollars, monthly wealth redistribution, retirement at 30 for teachers, abolition of poll taxes and elections after his victory, and a farm move to towns to boost urban prosperity.
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Van
Tex
Texas
W. H. Quinn Jr
The
van Banner
Quinn
San Antonio
Bill Quinn
Exams Insurance Plan Emanates From Providence College
Providence R I students consider a students protective insurance scheme. Upperclassmen form the company to cover conditional examination fees and provide study tips for exams. Freshmen would pay 50 cents and seniors 35 cents, with the plan to cover $2 for the first exam and $5 for the second and third.
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Providence
Providence College
Library Reference Tests Bookkeeper Applicants
A playful exchange shows a job seeker claiming references by jokingly offering the librarian as a reference. The line reflects workplace humor and the value of credible credentials in hiring.
Shell-trumpet signals used by ancient primitives
Reports state that early peoples crafted trumpets from sea animal shells to serve as signaling devices. This practice highlights how coastal communities relied on natural materials for communication and ceremonies.
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Community Natural Gas Co
Senate
J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
Washington, D.C
U. S
Motton
Life Insurance
Stephens & Bryant Insurance Agency
First
Nat'l Bank Bldg
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