Wallace Two-Price Cotton Export Plan Aims to Boost Prices
Secretary Henry A. Wallace proposes a two price scheme to export cotton at world prices while sustaining higher domestic prices. The plan, submitted to Morgenthau Garner and cotton-state lawmakers, uses loan provisions to move government stock to exporters and seek a fair foreign share, mirroring a wheat export program. Acreage controls and soil payments would stay in place.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
John N. Garner
Wallace
White House
Treasury
Agriculture Department
Boy Quips Of Bear Left His Clothes At Visit
Four year old Robert admired a bear-skin rug at a friend's house during a visit. On leaving he told his mother, Now we're going back to the house where the bear left his clothes.
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Robert
Dallas Group Wins Pension Loan At 1.5 Percent Rate
A Dallas group led by First National Bank and partners won a $900,000 loan to prevent old age pension cuts, at 1.5 percent interest with seven days grace per warrant period. The arrangement, approved by the Board of Control, preserves about 115,000 pensioners’ roughly $13.80 monthly stipends on a federal budget basis and shifts toward a single May warrant system.
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Austin
Dallas
First National Bank
Donald O'Neil Company
Callahan & Jackson, Inc
Walker, Austin & Waggoner
Austin National Bank of Austin
Board of Control
Claude D. Teer
Control Board
Teer
Children Escape As Orphans Home Damaged by Fire
A fire heavily damaged a girls dormitory at the Boles Orphans Home near Quinlan on Friday. Thirty seven girls lived there. occupants were in another building when the fire started. The bucket brigade contained the blaze before Greenville firefighters arrived. no injuries were reported. The home run by the Church of Christ shelters 234 children.
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Quinlan
Boles Orphans Home
Greenville Fire Department
Boles
Church of Christ
O Daniel Confident Pension Plan Will Win
Governor W Lee O Daniel told Texas listeners on a Sunday radio show that the pension issue should be settled this session. He praised the 1.6 percent transactions tax proposal to fund old age pensions and urged public input before the Legislature votes. He predicted the Legislature will choose the best plan and put it to voters for approval.
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Austin
W. Lee O’donell
Hillbilly String Band
O’daniel
Capitol
Scholarship racket hit by educators in Wisconsin and Ohio
In Cleveland the American Council of Guidance and Personnel Associations heard two Wisconsin educators condemn a scholarship racket. Milton C. Towner of Lawrence College and E W Hale of Beloit College called aggressive college recruitment high pressure and aimed at undeserved aid. They said principals push for scholarships to gain honors and that athletes are steered to unsuitable colleges.
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Cleveland
American Council of Guidance and Personnel Associations
Wisconsin
Milton C. Towner
Lawrence College
E. W. Hale
Beloit College
Towner
Hale
Tammany Leader Convicted on 13 Charges of Graft
James J. Hines, Tammany District Leader, was found guilty on all 13 counts in a New York courtroom, including conspiracy and 12 felonies, over allegations of aiding a policy racket run by Dutch Schultz. Sentencing set for March 13 with bail pending.
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New York
Tammany
James J. Hines
Dutch Schultz
General Sessions
Hines
Leonard Hobert
Charles Nott Jr
Heart Wears Out Yet Beats Thirty Million Times Year
Austin health official Dr Geo W Cox explains the heart contracts over 30 million times annually and about 2 000 gallons of blood are pumped daily. He urges moderate living, eight hours sleep, avoiding excess weight, and annual medical check ups to support middle aged heart performance.
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Austin
Geo. W. Cox
Tradesman Dies After Sudden Illness Letter Found
A tradesman died suddenly. His book keeper found an unsealed letter the tradesman wrote and, after sealing it, sent it with a postscript noting his death occurred shortly after writing the letter. The note stated that after finishing the writing he suddenly passed away.
Striking Oddities At The New York World’s Fair
Visitors will see a parachute tower with 250 foot bail out, Steve Brodie jumping from a Brooklyn Bridge replica six times daily, five million dollars of gems, a walkable human eye model, 200 milked cows on a revolving platform, an orange grove from Florida, live auto crashes, an oil well with real drillers, rare orchids refreshed from Venezuela, 10 million volts of man made lightning, a cotton floor, color changing murals, fireworks to music, a half mile auto speedway, simulated snowstorms, a Venus flight, a huge New York City model with 23 foot Empire State Building, a singing fountain, and paintings reset nightly.
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Steve Brodie
Florida
Venezuela
Venus
New York City
Empire State Building
Stomach Aches Often Signal Other Body Ailments
Dr. Harry Gauss of Denver reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association that stomach pains sometimes reflect trouble in the heart, brain, or other parts of the body. He said the abdomen acts as a barometer, telegraphing illness but not locating it.
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Chicago
Harry Gauss
Denver
Colo
Journal of the American Medical Association
Meteorite Worship Reflected in Fear and Awe
The text discusses why meteorites inspire fear and superstition, framing stones falling from the sky as a natural object of worship and awe. It notes a primal response to celestial rocks and hints at cultural interpretations of divine signs.
Formula for a will turns comic in a sharp twist
A millionaire dictator's will promises $20,000 to every servant with 20 years service, but the lawyer notes none have served that long. The speaker calls it noble and costless, while the actually loyal staff reveal no one fits the requirement.
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