Lame Duck Amendment Adopted Into Constitution
After years of effort the United States adopted the Twentieth Amendment, removing lame duck officials from office. It sets the President and Congress to take office the January after November elections and ends the old short session. Missouri became the 36th state to ratify, with Massachusetts next in line.
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United States
Congress
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Missouri Senate
Massachusetts
Birthday Surprise For Beginning Doctor From First Patient
A patient asks to see the new doctor as his wife explains she plans a birthday surprise for him. She reveals he is busy only because the patient is his first patient, and she wants to surprise him tomorrow.
Local Rain Delays Bring Anxiety to Orangeville Farmers
Weather woes persist with ongoing rain as farmers await sun. Illnesses include chicken pox and injuries from a Wednesday bicycle accident. Social visits and weddings noted among residents, with Lucian Jones confined to bed recently but improving.
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Lucian Jones
John Will Burden
Dan Vestal
Trenton
Nell Brown
Faye Holt
Faye
Elizabeth Stroud
Thelma Rushing
Pat Miller
Sam Donihoe
Cleo Hall
Woodrow Sinor
Bonham
Maggie Garland
Joe Bailey Hamilton
Mary Donihoe
William Musser
Durant
Musser
East Whitewright
Woodrow Bowen
Meddlintown
Watt
Mary Ella Holt
Paul Bowen
Delmar Bowen
Little Son
Lillian Stroud
Frances Anderson
Mabel Carthrone
Sam Bowen
Dave Hall
Andrew Creecy
Frank Holt
Burr
Dan Harris
Clinton Jones
Pete McCollum
Garland
Sam Howard
Randolph
Mamie Howard
Floyd Pace
Emmet Cooper
Kerr
Homer Hall
Arvel Jones
Marie Wilder
Clarence Mayes
Carl Burchfield
Arkansas
Ernest Worsham
Orfreal
Will Clark
Ottis Wilder
Hancock
Baptist Church
Ed Wilkinson
Porter
Sherman to Ask Penalty Against Gas Corporation
City Attorney George L. Hamilton was authorized to sue Municipal Gas Company for failing to file required annual reports on investment and operations. The council also voted to pursue penalties from Texas Power and Light and Northern Texas Telephone for alleged 1907 statute noncompliance.
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Forrest Peveto
Dallas man W A Thomas named Internal Revenue collector
Dallas resident W A Thomas is reported to be appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for the Northern District of Texas with Dallas headquarters. A former Fannin County resident and brother in law of Congressman Sam Rayburn, he is well known in the state and the appointment was reportedly agreed by Texas Senators.
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Dallas
Internal Revenue
Texas
Washington
Thomas
Fannin County
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Farm Wages Reach 35 Year Low Across Nation
Reports show farm wages at their lowest in 35 years with day rates from 40 to 85 cents in various states and a peak of 1.75 with board in Rhode Island. Surplus labor and weak demand push farmers to do more work themselves as prices fall.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Texas
Rhode Island
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States
Dallas News
Tom Mix Stunts Are Camera Tricks, Testimony Given
Johnny Agee testified in Zack Miller damage suit alleging Tom Mix relied on trick photography for stunts in Hidden Gold My Pal the King and other films. Agee described fake forest flames ropes wires and candy window as well as a double used for a castle scene asserting Mix lacked genuine stunt prowess.
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Tom Mix
Johnny Agee
Mix
Zack Miller
Agee
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101 Ranch
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the King
Villian
Buck Jones
Edward Hendershot
Jack Hoxie
Frank Gustie
Income tax rebate for gangster Frank Nitti announced
The Internal Revenue Bureau granted Frank Nitti a rebate of 285 723 on over assessed penalties and interest. The Board of Tax Appeals reduced 244 618 from the original assessment, leaving 41 105 as reflected. Abatement covered 1925 1926 and 1927 deficiencies with no collection shown.
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Washington
Frank Nitto
Frank Nitti
Chicago
al Capone
Internal Revenue Bureau
Board of Tax Appeals
Nitto
American Legion Fourth District Meet In Bonham
The fourth district convention of the American Legion will convene in Bonham on Saturday and Sunday January 28 29. Delegates register at 3 pm Saturday with a leaders conference at 6 pm and a group conference at 7 pm A Dutch lunch follows at 8 pm Sunday begins at 9 30 am with worship at First Methodist Church at 11 am a 12 30 lunch is served and at 1 30 pm Col Alvin Owsley of Dallas will address the convention.
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Bonham
First Methodist Church
Col
Alvin Owsley
Dallas
Swapping of Haircut For Night's Lodging Puts Barber in Court
In Dallas the barber Cleve Hobbs faces trial for operating without a permit and cutting hair in sleeping quarters. A state witness testified Hobbs accepted a 15 cent haircut and 10 cents cash from a rooming house owner in exchange for sleeping on a bed, costing 25 cents. Hobbs began a second trial after his first ended when his lawyer quit post jury selection.
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Dallas
Henry King
County Criminal Court
Cleve Hobbs
Hobbs
R F C aid asked in huge cotton sale
The Evening Post reported cotton cloth manufacturers sought RFC financing for a sale to Soviet Russia of 1,000,000,000 yards valued around 30 million dollars. Soviet payment would be 60 percent cash, with the balance in installments. Authorization hinges on collateral quality. A P McKissick and J S Self of Greenwood, S C, spoke with RFC. The order would need about 400,000 bales of raw cotton.
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Evening Post
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Soviet
Russia
A. P
Rotary Club hears two talks on Boys' Work
Whitewright Rotary Club members heard two talks on Boys' Work last Friday. H P Donigan urged upright living as an example for boys, while Rev Joe M Russell discussed ideals and his Boy Scouts experiences. Russell is a new club member and Scoutmaster for one Whitewright troop.
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Whitewright Rotary Club
H. P. Donigan
Joe M. Russell
Boy Scouts
Russell
Whitewright Boy Scouts
Cotton ginnings total 12 418 310 bales before Jan 16
Census bureau reports 12 418 310 running bales ginned for the 1932 crop before January 16, including 666 003 round bales. American Egyptian ginnings reach 7 402 bales. State totals list Alabama to Texas with varied outputs. last year’s Jan 16 total stood at 15 996 392 bales.
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Census Bureau
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Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
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Oklahoma
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Virginia
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Glass Banking Bill Passed by Senate
The Senate approved the Glass Banking Bill by a 54 to 9 vote, authorizing branch banking by National banks in nine states and ordering separation from security affiliates. The measure moves to the House, which leaders doubt will vote this session. Opponents abandoned their push amid cloture threats by Senator Glass.
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Senate
House
Glass
Bedtime in the Henhouse Dialog
A mother tells Alice it is bedtime and all the little chickens have gone to bed. Alice replies that the hen has also gone to bed, indicating a domestic, family moment.
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