Poll tax deadline and local political notices in Whitewright Sun
Four days remain to pay poll tax and become a voter with Monday as the final day. S. R. LeMay of Athens enters the race for state superintendent of public instruction, joining an arena that includes Woods seeking reelection and John Wood running for Railroad Commissioner. Wood previously lived in Grayson County and Whitesboro before 1913.
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S. R. LeMay
Athens
Texas
Woods
John Wood
Texas Highway Commission
Mr. Wood
Grayson County
Whitesboro
Timpson
Georgia
Texas School Attendance Law Questioned by Dallas News
The Dallas News critiques compulsory school attendance enforcement in Texas. It argues the law exists but is ignored in this region, implying no real enforcement for Mexican or other children. Farmers report ample moisture for 1938 crops, with sunshine expected to improve prospects despite recent clouds and heavy rains.
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Dallas News
Texas
Sun Office
Black Land
Roosevelt Seeks Nonlegislative Plan For Business Dialogue
In Washington Roosevelt praises steady conferences with business finance and labor groups as he nears a session with automobile makers. He aims to forge a voluntary plan to share information without new laws, urging national rather than self serving views. A critic jokes about gullibility as a weakness. A Christian Science Monitor editorial argues alcohol must wait until necessities are met, a view challenged by major distillers whose customers struggle to pay both bills and whiskey.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Clearway
Christian Science Monitor
America
A Century Ago Senator Webster Warned Against Demagogues
A hundred years ago on March 12 Daniel Webster addressed the Senate warning against demagogues who denounce banks and corporations and seek to overturn privilege and industry. He warned such critics seek others’ profits and spread disorder while preserving liberty and prosperity.
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Daniel Webster
Senate of Congress
Nations Pulse Health Survey Reveals Widespread Illness
Two years after WPA workers aided U S Public Health Service you have the first national health inventory reports. In 84 cities 2 660 000 people were surveyed and results show 6 000 000 daily sickness days with chronic and acute illnesses affecting broad segments, lower income groups less able to obtain care, and notable age disparities in impact and days lost.
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WPA
U. S. Public Health Service
The
Public Health Service
Incontestable Evidence on Medical Care Shortfalls
Miss Josephine Roche, then Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, argued last fall that American medical care for low income groups reflects wider population inadequacy. A 430-man doctors committee then suggested disorganization and insufficiency, followed by the AMA promising a nationwide study on expanding facilities.
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Josephine Roche
Pathfinder
Government fostered hobby spurs record stamp sales in 1937
The Philatelic agency of the Post Office Department reports a 1937 stamp purchase total of 2,260,433.36 dollars, up from 302,619 in 1933, driven by President Roosevelt and Postmaster General Farley. The hobby attracts both youngsters and the wealthy, and promotes interest in history and geography.
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Philatelic
Post Office Department
United States
Roosevelt
Farley
Virginia
Stamp hobby funds state revenue growth noted
The increase in stamp sales to collectors has widened the spread of a hobby that is both useful and enjoyable, providing the government with more revenues and enabling a future update on Virginia Care.
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Virginia
Fort Worth
Recession Compared With 1929 Mood By NY Fed Official
Dr. John H. Williams of the New York Federal Reserve said the current recession lacks the 1929 mood. He told bankers that a sentiment shift could spur recovery and noted 1929 featured speculative price pyramiding, banking distress, and an oversold heavy industry market.
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New York
John H. Williams
New York Federal Reserve Bank
New York State Bankers Association
Williams
Civil Service Expands as Big Business for Government
Washington reports civil service as a growing employer with records showing a tripling of business since 1932. Applicants rose from 221,494 in 1932 to 934,068 in 1937, examinations more than tripled, and classified appointments increased from 21,499 to 52,383.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Classified Service
Poll Tax Debt Prompting Dallas School Votes
Dallas County teachers totaling about 1,800 will be eligible to vote this year after the school board requires a poll tax receipt. On Wednesday twenty-two deputies visited thirty-five schools to issue the receipts and collect the required payment.
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Dallas
Science proves which side of bed is warmer
In Ithaca Cornell University physicists resolve which bed side feels warmer. The north wall’s cold reflected heat made that side cooler until aluminum foil sheets reflected heat back toward the sleeper. After the foil was hung the professor reported his side as warm as his wife’s.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
Does Being Good Pay In The Long Run
Claude Callan reflects on whether goodness pays as he and his wife recall old acquaintances. They note dishonest peers who prosper and honest ones who struggle, and remark that some good girls married poorly while others wed rich men. They question the value of virtue given life outcomes.
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Wife
Unfriendly Postoffice Clerk Creates Postal Fee Dispute
In a domestic scene at a local post office a clerk informs a woman her letter is overweight and must carry an extra 3 cent stop. The woman protests testing the limit and laments the perceived unfairness at their own post office.
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Postoffice
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