Farmers urged to organize for agrarian reform in St Paul
Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace urged farmers from 18 states to join in strengthening the federal land bank, lowering mortgage rates, and liberalizing farm credit. He praised the land bank's value while criticizing self interested opponents. The speech, broadcast from St Paul, warned of wartime effects on agriculture and pressed for peace preparedness. The gathering was called by the National Farmers Union and the National Federation of Grain Cooperatives.
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ST. Paul
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Europe
National Farmers Union
National Federation of Grain Cooperatives
Sal ary and Kissing in the Clark Gable Scene
Kemp News notes reaction to kissing in Gone With the Wind and compares wages to Clark Gable's pay. The piece mocks those who criticize actors and suggests women should pay their men accordingly.
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Terrell
Clark Gable
Clark
Miss Leigh
Kemp
Stevenson Seeks Second Term as Lieutenant Governor
Stevenson plans another term as Lieutenant Governor, the longtime Texas Legislator and former Speaker of the Texas House who served 1929 onward. He would again influence legislation by naming Senate committees and ruling on measures as Senate president, with gubernatorial ambitions noted for two years hence.
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Ddaniel
Junction
Galbreath Defies Lee O Daniel in Re Election Battle
Wharton legislator blacksmith Galbreath openly challenges Governor W Lee O Daniel over a tax plan. He vows to defeat O Daniel’s supporters and insists he seeks to represent free people and attend to state business.
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Galbreath
Lee O
Austin
W. J. Galbreath
Wharton
W. Lee O'Daniel
Mosquito Preferences Aboard A Department Statement
The U S Agriculture Department said mosquitoes are not humans’ favorite food. Females bite most horses and cattle, with dogs also preferred to men. If offered chicken or cat versus man, the mosquito would choose the man. Edinburgh is noted as an ancient city.
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U. S. Agriculture Department
Van Zandt Calls to Remove Politics from Railroad Commission
Olan R. Van Zandt announces his candidacy for Railroad Commissioner in Tioga. He argues the commission should be a nonpolitical business authority, preserve fair dealing, and avoid political entanglements while remaining a judicial body.
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Railroad Commission
O Daniel Defends Free Press Notes Debt Concerns
Governor O Daniel criticized Texas newspapers for publishing what readers want while urging an uncensored press. Speaking at the South Texas Press Association banquet in San Antonio he warned legislators over the general fund debt and called for constitutional limits on state spending.
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San Antonio
O'Daniel
Texas
South Texas Press Association
O’daniel
Pig Eats Dynamite and Explodes After Mule Kick
A pig ate dynamite and exploded when kicked by a mule. Windows shattered, owner E. J. Marrat found the pig badly injured. In Midtown St. Louis, E. J. Bauer recounted merchants refusing him business, barbers deeming his hair short, a laundry saying shirts were too clean, and an auto dealer sending him to a rival.
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ST. Louis
E. J. Maratt
E. J. Bauer
Marrat
Bauer
Midtown
Vegetable Laxative Promises Quick Relief
Advertises BLACK DRAUGHT as an all-vegetable laxative offering fast relief from constipation. Claims a quarter to a half teaspoonful nightly with water leads to morning evacuation and a gentle sleep, priced 25 cents for 25 to 40 doses.
Texas one variety leads 1909 cotton output and marketing plans
Texas dominated the 1909 one variety cotton picture with 4135 communities out of 1 486 and nearly a third of total production. In 1939, 12 402 bales were selected from five one variety areas, over 5 000 from Victoria. In 1940 M C Jaynes notes a shift to central marketing points to better handle running lots of cotton.
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Texas
Victoria
M. C. Jaynes
Texas A. and
M. Extension Service
Wardrobe program for farm women at Texas State College for Women
More than a thousand home demonstration club women from North Central and East Texas attend a short course at Texas State College for Women in Denton. Students, under Miss Gladys McGill, model and explain a $25 annual wardrobe budget with purchased items and homemade garments, detailing necessities and special purchases for year one.
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College Station
Texas State College For Women
Denton
TSCW
A. and
M. College
Kerr County Men Remembering World War Camp Bowie Times
Kerrville Mountain Sun recalls local servicemen stationed at Camp Bowie and shares a young writer’s wartime reflections. The piece highlights memories of Dewey Tillman, missing in action, and the toll of war on soldiers and families, ending with a statement of reluctance to go to war.
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Kerr County
Camp Bowie
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Dewey Tillman
Georgia
Joe Jones
The
Marne
Kerrville Mountain
Father sketches circus plan with sawdust ring
A father teases his son about starting a circus explaining to make a ring from firewood and all the sawdust he creates. The exchange playful hints at a backyard entertainment idea.
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