Red River Dam project shelved for this session
The Red River Dam near Denison will not be introduced this session due to economy pressures and late session timing. Backers plan data gathering over summer, with authorization expected in the next regular session in January after review of a WPA funded engineering survey and a favorable but non-final report from Major General E M Markham.
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Washington
Red River
Denison
Congress
House
Sam Rayburn
Baer
Army Engineers
E. M. Markham
House Flood Control Committee
Division Engineer
Vicksburg
Miss
Board of Engineers For Rivers and Harbors
Markham
House Committee
Roosevelt
Longevity: debunking age exaggerations and life spans
Pathfinder notes that public tales of 115 to 140 year olds are likely inflated. Insurance actuaries doubt old age claims, with many stories off by decades. Typical human life ends around 100, with averages of 68.3 for presidents, 55.33 male birth, 57.52 female birth, and modest post 62 life expectancies.
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New York Times
Insurance Actuaries
United States
Collector Explains Social Security Act Provisions
Dallas report outlines Title VIII taxes under the Social Security Act. It defines employment, wages, and who is an employer. Employers must withhold one percent from employees and match with one percent payroll tax. Both parties are liable even if withholding fails.
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Dallas
Collector of Internal Revenue
United States
Racing repeal sparks regret and calls for reform
In Austin F W Fischer of Tyler laments the repeal of the racing law under the certificate betting system and hints at a gubernatorial run. He backs restoring racing with bookmaker bans, while Raymond Russell aims to relegalize track betting in two years. House support for repeal remains strong, with debate on potential local option or constitutional changes.
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Austin
F. W. Fischer
Tyler
Alfred
Allred
Fischer
Texas
Raymond Russell
Alamo Downs
San Antonio
House of Representatives
House
Massive Bond Paper Output Reveals Industry Scale
The nation's largest bond paper maker reports 788 800 192 pounds of top grade business paper produced in 25 years. If printed as one dollar fifty cent bill heads this would total about four times all WWI property losses, and the paper could wrap the sun 5.5 times around if laid end to end.
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Empire State Building
New York
Merchandise Mart
Chicago
Bond
New York City
Blackberries and dewberries of Texas varieties
A Texas Substation bulletin reviews 13 promising blackberry dewberry varieties tested near Nacogdoches. Highlighted types include Advance, Austin, Crandall's Early, Dallas, Early Wonder, Haupt, Lawton, Lucretia, McDonald, and Texas Wonder with notes on vigor, hardiness, timing, fruit size, quality, and market suitability.
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H. F. Morris
Texas
Nacogdoches
Morris
Austin
California
Selecting berry varieties for planting and yields
The bulletin discusses the Young dewberry and its wide interest for size and flavor, along with high yields. It notes softness when ripe as a market issue and mentions thornless sports with similar productivity. It cites Austin Dallas and McDonald as partial sterility problems, while Boysen Texas Wonder and Young show fewer issues. Winter planting and consulting the Agricultural Experiment Station are advised.
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Austin
Dallas
McDonald
Boysen
Texas Wonder
Young
Agricultural Experiment Station
New Deal Surrenders To Lawless Comment On Strikes
Representative Eugene Cox of Georgia attacked the current wave of strikes as the most cowardly exhibition in history and said the government has surrendered its prerogatives to lawless people. Representative C E Hoffman of Michigan introduced a bill to prevent interstate transport of anyone closing a plant, extending an earlier act to cover those who travel to cause shutdowns.
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Washington
Eugene Cox
Georgia
C. E. Hoffman
Michigan
Hoffman
Tough Battle in the Pan: Willie Answers His Temptation
A brief domestic scene frames a boy named Willie resisting temptation as his mother urges discipline during a kitchen trial. The exchange highlights parental guidance and a moment of moral resolve in a family setting.
U S on Way to Dictatorship in Editor's Opinion
Chester H. Rowell editor of the San Francisco Chronicle told a University of Michigan centennial audience that the United States is on the path to dictatorship. He warned Congress failed to act and the people unleashed power to the President, but said the course can still be reversed if action is taken now.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Chester H. Rowell
San Francisco Chronicle
University of Michigan
United States
Rowell
Congress
The Sun Sells Typewriter Paper and Ribbons
The Sun advertises typewriter paper and adding machine paper, typewriter car bon, and typewriter ribbons for sale.
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The
Sun
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S. H. Montgomery Agency
Veryone
Wu" Mane
Berry
A. & M. College
Crandall
Lawton
New Deal
Lawless
Solon
Willie
U.S
Tia Katy
Ashburn
Ashburn’s
Aun Ton
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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