Texas lawmaker proposes two step repeal vote on prohibition
Representative-elect Jap Lucas of Henderson County advocates a plan for two statewide votes on repeal. The first would occur in August 1935 and the second at the 1936 general election. If repealed early, observers could judge the result. if not, a second chance would test sentiment. Lucas argues the approach gives voters a probation period to see effects before final change.
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Austin
Jap Lucas
Henderson County
Lucas
Texas
Onion growers flee Ohio as strikes shutter industry
In the Scioto Valley marshlands onion farming declines after labor disturbances last summer. Growers abandon acres and shift operations to Michigan as wages and market conditions threaten 1935 crops. Federal relief may sustain some workers while others face ruin.
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Kenton
Ohio
Scioto Valley
Michigan
Frances Perkins
J. B. Stambaugh
National Onion Growers’ Association
Vergil Baldwin
Perkins
M. W. Baker
State Department of Agriculture
Columbus
Baker
Hardin County
Railroads face traffic rise or rate hikes urged
The Interstate Commerce Commission in its annual report to Congress hints railroads must secure more traffic or raise freight and passenger rates. It notes wage increases affect carriers and future gains hinge on traffic revival, with rates below 1926 levels though wages rise above that year. Coal costs show July 1934 up 19.1 percent from 1933 but far below 1926. Whitewright merchants offer better values.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Tryst Not Kept By Air Masses Blamed For Drought
Pittsburgh meteorologist J B Kincer says failure of hot and cold air masses to meet caused the nation’s worst drought. He explains how tropical and polar air masses interact to produce rain and why their collision did not occur, despite rain-making beliefs among Hopi and others.
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Pittsburgh
J. B. Kincer
United States Weather Bureau
Poles
Tropics
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promise Quick Gains
Claims from advertisements tout McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as a tasteless, convenient form of cod liver oil. They report rapid weight gain in children and adults, including a 10 percent gain in a month for a sick boy and other gains for a thirteen year old girl and a new mother, with a money back guarantee if no three pound gain.
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McCoy’s
Good Housekeeping Institute
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