Parity Payments For Farmers Continue This Year
U S government officials say parity subsidies will again be issued this summer and fall if Congress does not alter the Agriculture Department budget. About 225 million dollars from last year will be distributed to cotton, wheat, corn, rice, and some tobacco producers, limited to those in crop control programs.
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Washington, D. C
Administration
Congress
Agriculture Department
Roosevelt
AAA
38 Per Cent Cotton Producers Vote on Marketing Quotas
Washington officials announced official referendum results showing 38 percent of all cotton producers voted for marketing quotas for the 1940 crop, despite 91 percent of voters approving quotas. Total ballots 962,273 from an eligible base of about 2.3 million. 977,297 for and 84,976 against.
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Washington
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
AAA
City Poll Tax Required to Vote in Any Election
In Austin the Attorney General's Department reversed a prior ruling, stating that individuals subject to a city poll tax must pay the levy on time to qualify as a legal voter in any election in the state. The ruling, based on a Supreme Court opinion, cites Article 102 and Article 2955, disqualifying voters who fail to pay as required.
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Austin
Attorney General’s Department
Ardell Williams
Supreme Court
Wage-Hour Complaints Piling Up Across Nation
The Wage-Hour Administration told Congress that complaints of wage-hour law violations were pouring in at about 1,000 weekly, far exceeding its resources as it handles 15,547 already filed.
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Washington
Congress
Farmer Puts Aid Action on O Daniel
Representative Clarence E. Farmer said 19 of 31 Texas senators pledged to vote for a social security tax bill if Governor O Daniel calls a special session. He released a Dec 12 letter and recounted an earlier Dec 6 interview in which O Daniel reportedly declined to commit. Remaining 12 senators did not reply. Farmer expects several may still vote for the measure.
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Fort Worth
Clarence E. Farmer
State Senate
O’daniel
Farmer
Aiken
Burns
Collie
Hardin
Head
Lemens
Redditt
Spears
Cotten
Graves
Hill
Isbell
Kelley
Lanning
Martin
Metcalfe
Moffett
Sulak
van Zandt
Beck
Brownlee
Nelson
Pace
Roberts
Small
Albert Stone
Winfield
Moore
Shivers
W. E. Stone
Weinert
Rebellion Rises Against Cutting Farm Payments
Senate supporters of farm benefit payments vow a fight to restore the 1.3 billion farm appropriation cut to 900 million in Roosevelt’s budget. Senator Richard Russell urges at least 200 million for parity, noting prior payments aided corn, cotton, wheat, rice, and tobacco farmers.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Senate
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Russell
January Pensions To Average $8.91
January old age pension checks will average 8.91 and be mailed this week to 121 006 beneficiaries in Texas. This reflects a 16 cent rise in the average payment and a 335 decline in the number of recipients. The total January payments amount to 1 078 553.
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Austin
Adam Johnson
Department of Public Welfare
Sears Heads Board of Grayson-Collin Electric Co-op
H H Sears of Whitewright was elected chairman of the Grayson-Collin Electric Cooperative board at a Van Alstyne meeting. F C Winn of Ethel was named vice chairman and J Thomas Robinson of Celina, secretary, with C C Carruth Weston and P H Luby Tom Bean as other directors. Luby is the only new director, replacing G V Bray of Celina.
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H. H. Sears
Whitewright
Grayson-Collin Electric Cooperative
van Alstyne
F. C. Winn
Ethel
J. Thomas Robinson
Celina
C. C. Carruth
Weston
P. H. Luby
Tom Bean
Luby
G. V. Bray
President Roosevelt Guesses Taft Budget Saves Little
Roosevelt cited figures to show Taft's plan would save only about 8 million dollars by abolishing agencies like the Central Statistical Board and the National Planning Board. He challenged Taft to prove how to balance the multi billions with specific reforms and suggested further administration cuts may save around 25 million.
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Taft
Washington
Roosevelt
Ohio
Chicago
Central Statistical Board
National Planning Board
Disaster Loan Corporation
First National Bank Reelects Officers
Directors Emmet Penn C B Bryant Jr Kay Kimbell A M Bryant R T Pennington Bryant King J H Waggoner were reelected. Officers are C B Bryant Jr president R A Gillett cashier W T Simmons assistant cashier. Bank paid 15 percent dividend on capital stock. Working capital $143 600 deposits $489 251 03.
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First National Bank
Emmet Penn
C. B. Bryant Jr
Kay Kimbell
A. M. Bryant
R. T. Pennington
Bryant King
J. H. Waggoner
R. A. Gillett
W. T. Simmons
Comptroller of Currency
Harp Quits Securities Post In Texas
Secretary of State Flowers on Monday accepted the resignation of D. Leon Harp who has served as securities commissioner since 1935. Harp resigned effective March 1 but offered to stay on as needed while passing on stock issues and enforcing the real estate licensing law. He is a former Grayson College student and son in law of Mrs. W A Kirkpatrick of Whitewright.
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Flowers
D. Leon Harp
Austin
Harp
Grayson College
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Whitewright
18 Year Limit Opposed in High School Football Poll
In Nacogdoches the Texas High School Football Coaches Association reports an overwhelming vote against the 18 year age limit in Texas schoolboy football. The poll of 350 coaches and superintendents will be presented at the executive committee meeting in Athens and cited to push for a referendum to repeal the rule as next season nears.
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Nacogdoches
Texas
Texas High School Football Coaches Association
Bryan Schley
Athens
Texas Interscholastic League
County Salary List Approved by Commissioners Court
Salaries for county deputies minor officials and tax assessors were left unchanged with new deputy appointments for two constables. Key salaries include Marvin Hogan 1920, George Schumacher 1800, and others. relief payments and station rents approved. County farm, highway officer, engineer and building staff salaries set with several reassignments and rehires. extension staff and health officer salaries noted.
Coldest Day Since 1935 With Seven Degree Low
Monday recorded the coldest temperature since 1935 with readings around seven degrees in Sherman and Paris and nine degrees in Whitewright. A five inch snow cover saved oats while a weekend storm dumped freezing rain sleet and snow, leaving ice covered roads and reduced traffic through Monday.
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Whitewright
Sherman
Paris
Public Schools to Adopt Radio Instruction in Texas
Texas plans to augment curriculum with radio programs under the Texas School of the Air. Beginning in February, over 3,000 Texas schools will receive five 15 minute programs weekly during the second term, with all institutions invited to join, announced State Superintendent L A Woods.
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Austin
L. A. Woods
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Texas School of the Air
Texas
Woods
Low U. S. Death Rate Attributed to Health Improvements
Washington reports 1938 saw the lowest U S death rate due to better health conditions. Dr Thomas Parran warns against complacency and notes high mortality in some groups. Main death causes include heart disease cancer cerebral hemorrhages nephritis accidents and pneumonia with infant and maternal mortality at record lows. One third of accident deaths come from automobile crashes.
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Washington
United States
Thomas Parran
U. S. Public Health Service
Parran
Sleep quality beats quantity, says university researcher
Weston A. Bousfield of the University of Connecticut told the American Association for the Advancement of Science that six hours of high quality sleep can beat eight hours of restless slumber. Regularity also boosts well being and a small amount of regular sleep is better than a larger irregular amount. It takes 65 facial muscles to frown but 13 to smile.
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Weston A. Bousfield
University of Connecticut
American Association For the Advancement of Science
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