Lawmakers Push Comfort Up for Texas Legislature
The Texas House voted to appoint a three member committee to study chair and desk prices. Rep McFarland urged adding cots and cushions or air conditioning for rest breaks, arguing longer sessions require more comfortable furnishings. Some members opposed extra costs despite record 74 million dollar regular session funding.
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Austin
Texas
House
McFarland
Wichita Falls
Davis
Rule
Texas Thirteenth in Mortality Rate
The Census Bureau preliminary 1936 figures place Texas at 13th highest in mortality with a 10.7 per 1,000 rate. the U.S. rate stood at 11.5. Arizona led with 15.5, while North Dakota posted the lowest at 8.0. Texas recorded 65,614 total deaths in 1936 with 38,823 in rural areas and 26,791 in urban settings across Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and El Paso.
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Texas
Census Bureau
United States
North Dakota
South Dakota
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Arizona
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
el Paso
Friendship and the comfort of shared honesty
A reflective quote on the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a friend, where unguarded words are sifted by a faithful hand and kindness clears away the rest. The note ends with a casual insertion about purchasing adding machine paper at the Sun office.
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Dinah Mulock Craik
Sun Office
Ra Plans 78 New Farm Units In Texas RA Starts Work On 78 More Farms
The Resettlement Administration authorized immediate construction of 78 farm units in Texas. Work covers 38 units in Fannin County and 25 in Sabine for Negroes in Harrison and Panola Counties with 15 added to North Central Texas Tenant Security. Contracts may be let by RA, by farmers, or by RA for Sam Houston area, with loans of 2300 to 2700 dollars per dwelling parcel. Land averages 80 acres per farm with 40 year loans at 3 percent interest. Families are drawn from submarginal land occupants in RA’s utilization project.
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Dallas
Texas
The
Resettlement Administration
Paul V. Maris
Fannin County
Sabine
Harrison
Panola
Maris
Sam Houston Farms
Harris
Roosevelt aims to lift national income by aiding the underprivileged
President Roosevelt disclosed that his second term targets raising national income by spreading wealth to the "ill-nourished, ill-clad and ill housed." He said details would come in a summer address or conference. He listed measures including social security grants, wage and hour bills, and tax structure study as steps toward a broader reform to reduce unemployment and relieve poverty.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congressional
Treasury
National Resources Committee
Mr. Roosevelt
Senate
Orangeville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Orangeville residents recount weekend visits as H C Bowen and family of Greenville called on relatives Sunday. Pat Miller and family visited Willie Griffin and family Sunday night. Mrs. Lloyd Barry of Trenton spent time with her parents Dan and Mrs. Harris Sunday. John Savage and family joined a Sunday dinner near Ector. Mrs. O V Wilder and children visited Mrs. Willie Griffin. Robert Segers of Wiches stopped by over the weekend. Mrs. Tate Brown and children of Mineola spent Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. O D Mayse and Mrs. O V Wilder.
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H. C. Bowen
Greenville
Pat Miller
Willie Griffin
Lloyd Barry
Trenton
Dan Harris
Claudie Mayse
Robert Segers
Wiches
Paul Brown
Marie
Lois
Wilder
John Savage
Ector
O. V. Wilder
Social Security Numbers Available at P Q
Workers in covered employments must have social security account numbers for federal and state record keeping. Those who have not applied may face difficulties in determining unemployment benefits. Account numbers may be obtained through any post office before June 30.
Local Folks Spend Weekend Visits Across East Texan Towns
Ely News notes many weekend visits including Eva Nell Kitching Bonnie Ruth Cooper and Georgia Ray Moore of Commerce. Visitors include Mrs Oscar Layman Whitewright Mrs Verner Melugin Hereford and families from Caddo Mills Ector Porter's group and Bonham and Bonham guests.
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Eva Nell Kitching
Bonnie Ruth Cooper
Georgia Ray Moore
V. C. Cates
Betty
Commerce
Oscar Layman
Whitewright
Daisy Baker
Ford Kitching
J. H. Hodge
Mahurin
Johnie
Rissie Lee Baker
Bonham
Verner Melugin
Hereford
Tom Graves
Raymond Barnhart
Caddo Mills
Earl Whitworth
Ector
C. S. Kitching
R. P. Booher
Porter
Ernest Booher
Frank Smith
Enterprise
Bill Smith
Winifred Hamilton of
Desert
Albert Partridge
Boy's quick claim meets test of speed and wit
A humorous exchange frames a job applicant boasting speed. The boy declares he can be fast enough to drink water from a sieve, underscoring the playful challenge of proving swift abilities in a lighthearted scene.
Texas prize fight ban echoes 1895 and 1937 sessions
The 1937 Texas special session ended plans for Corbett and Fitzsimmons in Dallas after Gov. Culbertson called lawmakers to act on prize fighting. Promoter Dan A. Stuart halted work on a Dallas amphitheatre as the divided state followed a path set decades earlier. The bout eventually occurred in Carson City in 1897 on St Patrick’s Day.
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Texas
Chas. A. Culbertson
Dallas
Dan A. Stuart
Fairgrounds
Stuart
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Carson City
Nev
St. Patrick's Day
Last Half Taxes Due with Penalties and Interest
Last half payments on state and county taxes for those who paid the first half are due before the deadline. Delinquent payers face an eight percent penalty, with a five percent penalty already in effect since June 1 for those who have not paid the first half. From July 1 the penalty rises to eight percent and starting July 1 taxes incur six percent per year interest, calculated only on net interest, not on penalties or taxes.
Valley Farmer Sells First Bale 1937 Cotton Crop
Francisco Perez Lozano, Starr County farmer, claimed the world's first 1937 bale of cotton in Corpus Christi. The 602 pound bale, 16/16 inch middling, earned a $500 prize from the Southern Bagging Company. Accompanying him were local officials and business leaders from Rio Grande City and Edinburg.
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Corpus Christi
Starr County
Francisco Perez Lozano
Southern
For Sale Classic Autos and Farm Equipment Ad
Sale notice for a 1933 Chevrolet truck long wheel base good condition priced at 325 dollars a 1929 Ford truck listed at 85 dollars Fordson tractor in good condition at 65 dollars Also disc and sulky plows of various kinds offered at all prices Manning and Meador publish the ad space for the sale of vehicles and farming gear
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Chevrolet
Ford
Fordson
Manning & Meador
Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Flowers
The Stuteville family expresses sincere gratitude to friends for words of sympathy deeds and flowers after the death of their wife and mother J A Stuteville L Z Stuteville G C Stuteville C H Stuteville Grady Stuteville J A Stuteville Jr Mrs Edna Fleming Noan Stuteville appreciate the kindness and memory of their loved one.
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J. A. Stuteville
L. Z. Stuteville
G. C. Stuteville
C. H. Stuteville
Grady Stuteville
J. A. Stuteville Jr
Edna Fleming
Noan Stuteville
Appreciation Note From Partridge Family
The Partridge family expresses sincere thanks for kindness after the passing of their son. They thank everyone for the flowers and blessings, signed by Mr and Mrs Albert Partridge and children Vaughn and Billie, and Mrs C S Smith and family.
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Albert Partridge
Vaughn
Billie
C. S. Smith
Fam
Literary Digest Sold to Review of Reviews Corp
New York The Literary Digest, a weekly news magazine, was sold to the Review of Reviews Corporation led by Albert Shaw. Ownership shifts away from publisher R. J. Cuddihy and editor Wilfred J. Funk, who sever ties with the Digest. Circulation declined amid newer weekly rivals and Roosevelt poll upset. future of the Digest polls under new management remains undecided. Wilfred Funk will stay on as president of Funk & Wagnalls.
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New York
Literary Digest
Review of Reviews Corporation
Albert Shaw
Digest
R. J. Cuddihy
Wilfred J. Funk
Roosevelt
Review of Reviews
Funk
Isaac K. Funk
Funk & Wagnalls
Wilfred Funk
Insurance Humor From Dallas Claims Markets
Dallas insurance men offer policies for almost anything including a blizzard at a February bridge party, kidnapping heirs, damaged dancing pegs, toothache, stepping to the wedding march, weather risks, and clerks profits. The example lists quirky coverages for many everyday fears and events.
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Dallas
Milady
Mrs. Newparents
Miss Nimble Legs
Johnny Nerves
Bob Bachelor
Bill Farmer
George
John L Lewis branded fakir by economist
New York. John L. Lewis head of the Congress of Industrial Organizations is called a fakir by Horace W. Bennett a 74 year old Denver author and economist. Bennett says Lewis stirs labor strife to keep his leadership and pursues a composite labor view to perpetuate himself.
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New York
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organizations
Horace W. Bennett
Lewis
Denver
Bennett
Employes and Bosses Differ On Wage Laws
Washington reports direct contrasts between employer and employee spokesmen on federal wage hour legislation. Sidney Hillman supports the bill’s strong features while George H. Davis opposes it, arguing no emergency justifies action and warning of uncertainty if enacted. John L. Lewis and Hillman clash over board wage powers.
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Washington
Sidney Hamilton
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Congressional Labor Committee
George H. Davis
Kansas City
United States Chamber of Commerce
Hillman
John L. Lewis
CIO
Lewis
Davis
Money refunds halted on plates from wrecked cars
A Texas statute now prohibits refunding money for license plates removed from demolished vehicles. Previously owners could surrender plates and be paid for unused months, a practice that deprived counties of revenue, according to a Grayson County official citing state highway engineer Gib Gilchrist.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Gib Gilchrist
Texas
Repeating Safety Match Invented at MIT
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty member has developed a safety match that can be lit, blown out, and reignited repeatedly. The match is coated with a special preparation and lights again when scratched against a surface.
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Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Men Wanted Signs Expected by Railroads Nationwide
Labor leaders said railroads will display "men wanted" signs to recruit at least 40,000 new workers within a year pending enactment of the Wagner-Crosser retirement bill approved by the House committee.
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Washington
House
Interstate and Foreign Committee
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