New County Government Proposed By State Amendment
The state faces a August 26 vote on Senate Joint Resolution No. 3 to amend the constitution and allow county home rule charters. Counties meeting population thresholds could reorganize government, possibly to a county manager form with salaries for officials and optional elections, while preserving state law adherence.
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Home Owners Loan: Relief Plan Aims To Stabilize Mortgages
Washington outlines the Home Owners Loan Corporation a $200 million federal program to aid homeowners with mortgages up to 80 percent of value and property values under $20,000. It can issue up to $2 billion in bonds and offer eighteen year bonds at 4 percent with government interest guarantee. If rejected, loans up to 40 percent of real value at 6 percent for fifteen years are available plus potential tax and repair advances. counties act as coordinators and presidents urge lenders not to foreclose.
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The Family Doctor on Prohibition and Temperance
A physician speaker questions Prohibition chaos and warns against doctors prescribing large whisky supplies. He cites patient remarks about cheap liquor and vows to follow temperance and right living, resisting wholesale medicinal whisky prescriptions despite reports.
Science Nibbles and Inventions Report
Oil gasoline with a minute amount of lubricating oil raises mileage and reduces emissions by stopping piston ring freezing. A tasteless odorless rubber enables unbreakable colored dishes. Dr Spangenberg in Germany speeds grain sprouts to 10 15 days. Shark liver oil carries as many vitamins as cod liver oil. White newsprint from Georgia pine trees seven years old possible, changing paper tree farming. Indian chants contain Chinese words suggesting Mongoloid origins.
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Sermon Deliberates on Prophets Ends With Listener Offer
The minister continues a long sermon on the law and prophets. He covers the major prophets and moves through the minor ones when a congregant offers his seat to accommodate Habakkuk, prompting a pause.
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The Bible in World Wanderings and Daily Life
Henry Van Dyke extols the Bible as a universal presence, speaking across languages and social ranks. It comforts during peril, guides through darkness, and nourishes love, friendship, memory, and hope.
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County Judge questions counties’ ability to fund repeal election
Paris Texas August 26 special election cost concerns raised by Lamar County Judge C A Martin who notes the uniform budget law requires all expenditures to be budgeted and county budgets lack funds for the election He has asked County Attorney J M Braswell for a written opinion on the issue.
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United States Has More Gold Than Any Other Nation
A 1931-style summary notes the United States holds the largest gold stock internationally, with only France Belgium Switzerland and the Netherlands on a restrictive gold standard. It explains gold as money’s measure, discusses interchangeability, standard definitions, and historical shifts amid bank holidays and monetary policy. It closes with a joke and light quips.
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