Congress Defeats Liquor Control Bill in Key Vote
The House rejected by 227 to 187 a discharge petition to consider a State-control prohibition amendment. The vote drew cheers from anti-prohibitionists, with leaders calling it a moral victory for the wet cause and signaling renewed push for repeal in Congress.
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Washington
House
Kvale
Minnesota
Farmer-Laborite
Judiciary Committee
Garner
Rainey
Representative Rainey
Representative Snell
Representative Linthicum
Mary
Land
Linthicum
Beck
Pennsylvania
Wets
Congress
Mount Home Patient Seeks Doctor After Years of Illness
A Mount Home Texas resident relates a long battle with periodic illness resisting various medicines until a husband suggests seeing Dr. The account notes repeated health struggles across years and a recommended medical consultation.
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Mount Home
Texas
Desert merchant Joe Tate marries Miss Beulah Sparkman in Dallas
Joe Tate of Desert marries Beulah Beth Sparkman of Trenton in a Dallas ceremony at J. W. McKinney's home. The Rev. Harrison Baker officiates. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sparkman, grew up in Trenton and pursued college studies at Arkansas and Oklahoma institutions. Tate, son of Mrs. Dave Tate, played professional baseball in the Oklahoma and Texas leagues and with the Dallas Steers. The couple plan a Desert home after a South Texas honeymoon.
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Joe Tate
Beulah Beth Sparkman
Trenton
Dallas
J. W. McKinney
Harrison Baker
J. A. Sparkman
Arkansas
East Texas State Teachers’ College
Commerce
Oklahoma University
Norman
Tate
Dave Tate
Desert
Town
Wesley College
Greenville
Dallas Steers
Beaumont
San Antonio
South Texas
Pilot Grove Social Notes from Trenton to Sherman
Pilot Grove residents and visitors are listed enjoying weekends and visits across nearby towns. Names include Scott, Hartsfield, Hunnicut, Connie Matthews, St John, Lucile Tree, John Tree, Conner, Parson, Kaiser, Sherman trips, Spangler Brothers, Elmore, Merritt, McSpedden, Caraway, Coggins, Walker, Robinson, Aldridge, Burkhalter, Ford, Hopper, Moats, Holland, and Kentuckytown with several brief local excursions.
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Taylor Scott
Trenton
Mac Hartsfield
Martha Hunnicut
Grandma Conner
Tom Matthews
Dee St. John
Beecher St. John
Lone Star
Lucile Tree
Sherman
John Tree
A. L. Conner
Joe Parson
Celeste
Cc. J. Kaiser
Ralph Martin
Whitewright
Spangler Brothers
Willie Elmore
Louise Merritt
S. T. McSpedden
Bud Caraway
Wayne Coggins
Mary Lee Walker
Carl Holland
Kentuckytown
Curtis Moats
Community Notes From Bethel and Nearby Towns
Ralph and Walter Martin of Bethel visited their parents Mr and Mrs H L Martin Sunday. Mrs Spooner and daughter Dora Louise of Savoy spent Sunday with Mrs J D Fleming. The Enterprise quilting club met with Mrs Bennie Rufferts this week. Lester and Wayne Martin were guests of Mr and Mrs H L Martin. Miss Helen Burris spent Sunday with Miss Dorothy Medearis of Ely. Miss Lou Ellen Martin was a Savoy visitor Sunday morning. Miss Willie Faye Brown at Commerce is visiting her parents. W B Martin spent Saturday with his sister Mrs Madge Ayers of Nobility. Rev J D Fleming filled the pulpit at the First Baptist Church in Savoy Sunday. Miss Gertrude Brown was a Bonham visitor Saturday. Mr and Mrs Bennie Rufferts and sons visited his brother Dee Rufferts the past week end. Eddie Lindsey of Greenville is visiting his parents here this week.
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Ralph and
Walter Martin
Bethel
H. L. Martin
Spooner
Dora Louise
Savoy
J. D. Fleming
Enterprise Quilting Club
Bennie Rufferts
Lester
Wayne Martin
Helen Burris
Dorothy Medearis
Ely
Lou Ellen Martin
Willie Faye Brown
Commerce
W. C. Brown
W. B. Martin
Madge Ayers
First Baptist Church
Gertrude Brown
Bennie Rufferts and
Dee Rufferts
Eddie Lindsey
Greenville
Mrs. Lindsey
Six ex governors of Texas alive in 1930s list and roles
The six living former Texas governors are Oscar B. Colquitt James E Ferguson William P Hobby Pat M Neff Miriam A Ferguson and Dan Moody. Colquitt serves on the National Labor Mediation Board in Washington Ferguson publishes Ferguson's Forum in Austin and manages farming interests Hobby co publishes the Post Dispatch in Houston Neff serves on the Texas Railroad Commission Miriam A Ferguson lives in Austin James Moody practices law in Austin.
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Texas
Oscar B. Colquitt
James E. Ferguson
William P. Hobby
Pat M. Neff
Miriam A. Ferguson
Dan Moody
Colquitt
National Labor Mediation Board
Washington
Ferguson’s Forum
Austin
The
Post- Dispatch
Houston
Texas Railroad Commission
James FE. Ferguson
Handkerchief Draw Accident in San Francisco
Cyril Thorn ton moved to grab a handkerchief before a sneeze in San Francisco but dislocated his shoulder as his hand and face moved rapidly. Local report notes the mishap occurred during a quick handkerchief draw.
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San Francisco
Cyril Thornton
Dr Bond's K. B. Prescription Advertisement
An old ad urges elderly readers with back pain bladder weakness and urinary symptoms to try Dr Bond's K B Prescription. It claims relief for acute urinary disorders and long standing conditions, noting sizes 60 cents and 1 20 sold by Dyer & Jones in Whitewright.
Texas industrial activities and projects across the state
Census bulletin cites 71 826 employed in Fort Worth with 52 547 males and 19 279 females. Planned hydro projects on Guadalupe River near Seguin total 10 000 horsepower with 2 600 000 dollars outlay. Sherman Pool Manufacturing to use July cloth for about 150 summer suits weekly. Luling to host a combination plant to shell pecans and can tomatoes eight months annually, employing 100 to 150. 1931 Texas turkey crop valued at 7 500 000 with 1 974 000 fowls shipped, up 21 percent. Texas Potash Co to sink a 2100 foot shaft in Ector and Midland by May 1 with 2 000 tons daily production planned.
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Fort Worth
U. S
Guadalupe River
Seguin
Texas Power Corporation
Texas
Pool Manufacturing Co
Sherman
Searsuckers
Luling
Texas Potash Co
Ector
Midland Counties
January Glass Shipments at Three Rivers Soar
January shipments by the Three Rivers Glass Co. rose about 50 percent from 1931 and were the largest for January since the plant opened in 1923. The increase, measured by dollar value, is amplified by price declines on some bottles, with new large contracts secured signaling strong demand.
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Three Rivers Glass Co
Cotton Sacks Replace Burlap in Potatoes by Genesse Growers
Genesse Growers of Ba tavia N Y adopt cotton sacks for potatoes to stabilize the cotton market. E L Curtis notes raw material for burlap is imported from India with little price difference. Guiberson Corporation plans $250000 spend to begin oil burning airplane motor manufacture in Dallas after successful government tests. The motor ran fifty hours in tests and powered a plane ten hours at high altitude using eight gallons per 100 miles.
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Genesse Growers
Bataxia
N. Y
India
E. L. Curtis
Guiberson Corporation
Dallas
Mae Refuses Marriage as Phil Protests in Comedic Exchange
A stage moment captures Mae telling Phil Mann she cannot marry him, prompting his plea for “just this once.” The brief dialogue showcases a humorous confrontation likely from a midcentury film or script.
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Mae
Phil
Phil Mann
Flying Lesson Sparks Grandmother's Country Plan
A girl boasts about her second flying lesson and intends to fly her grandmother to the country. The grandmother resists, preferring a train ride as Providence intended, signaling a clash between modern aviation dreams and traditional travel habits.
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Cooper
Blanton
America
Sparkman
Reeves
Bow- Wright’s
Bow-Wright Pharmacy
Pilot Grove News
Enterprise News
Dyer & Jones, Whitewright
Texas Industrial Activities
Company
Cardus
Ruth Scott
Tuscumbia
Ala
Stevia
Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
Gomer
B. P
Lilley’s
Lilley Dry Goods CO
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