Allred escalates clash over Texas land leases and vacancy law
Gov. Allred pressed the state to challenge McDonald over a Venmex Oil lease renewal on state riverbed land in Wichita County. He probes land office policy, vacancy land rules, and tax-funded school trust gains, while signaling a possible 1940 gubernatorial contest and a forthcoming highway bond study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Land Commissioner
James V. Allred
Bill McDonald
Allred
Land Office
KMA
Wichita County
Venmex Oil Company
McDonald
H. L. Mills
Permanent School Fund Land Committee
State Teachers’ Association
Travis County
Senate
Polk County
T. J. Holbrook
Land Office Administration
Texas
Eastland County
National Guard
Texas University
R. R. Gaines
Texas Supreme Court
Amarillo
Panhandle
Thompson
Pat Neff
Charley Lockhart
Highway Commission
Norman S. Taber & Company
New York
Washington
Sweden Norway and Denmark seal venereal disease crackdown
The Dallas News notes how Sweden uses police power to compel treatment and isolation for venereal diseases and credits Norway and Denmark with similar progress. The piece argues the United States could follow with political will to stamp out venereal disease and to view awareness of spread as a crime.
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Herald Tribune
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
United States
Dallas News
Lindbergh Baby Reward Recipients Total $22,000 Payout
Governor Hoffman distributed $22,000 of New Jersey's $25,000 Lindbergh ransom reward to nine men and a woman for tracing Hauptmann and aiding the case. Recipients include Walter Lyle who traced the license plate, William Allen who found the body, and others who identified notes or witnesses.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Bronx
Walter Lyle
Elizabeth
Hauptman
Charles A. Lindbergh
William J. Allen
Hauptmann
Flemington
Hoffman
John J. Lyons
Lyle
William Strong
William F.cody
New York
Celia Barr
Amandus Hochmuth
Millard Whited
Sourland Mountain
Joseph Perrone
Judge Queries Speeding Defense in Humorous Exchange
In court the judge taunts a speeding defendant asking how often he has appeared. The driver jokes he has never been before, noting his old bus top speeds at fifty five, turning a traffic case into a light moment.
Sweden Conquers Syphilis Through Public Health Campaign
Sweden reported four new syphilis cases per 100 000 residents last year, a record low, while the United States saw 876 per 100 000. The difference follows Sweden’s 18 year old compulsory free treatment policy and police enforced venereal health program led by Dr. Alex Hoger.
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Sweden
United States
Alex Hoger
Swedish Medical Board
New York
Soft coal smoke linked to lung diseases says medical study
A report published during the 66th American Public Health Association meeting finds soft coal smoke worsens lung health in animals, with pneumonia and bronchitis cases higher in soft coal exposure. Anthracite and coke show far less harm, while bituminous coal shows early fibrosis signs in lungs.
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New York
American Journal of Public Health
American Public Health Association
Lucy Schnarer
M. D
William H. Singer
Dad Seeks Toy Train for Son in Humorous Exchange
A man asks to buy a toy train for his boy, but a shop assistant directs him to the next floor noting the aisle is for men’s hobbies. The banter captures a quaint, light moment in a department store.
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Ernest O
Red) Thompson
Interstate Oil Compact Company
Wiley Padan
Fanny Rice Burke Maid Coe Mgm
Mis Brice
Burke Hlisband
Flo Ziegfeld
Allan Jones
Myove
Lynne — Carver
Bilke O Burke IS
William Blip
Stephens & Bryant Insurance Agency
First Nat’l Bank
Dad
Chandise
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