Texas Legislature Wraps Up Busy 124 Day Session
The Texas Legislature adjourned after 124 days with about the usual bill volume. A special session is likely around Sept 1, contingent on the Aug 24 repeal vote of the dry law and other constitutional amendments. Highlights include creation of the State Department of Public Safety, expanded crime measures, and bills enabling fuller access to Federal benefits. House and Senate tallies show 1,004 bills in the House and 534 in the Senate. 53 House and 29 Senate joint resolutions were proposed to amend the Constitution.
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Church services with amended evening schedule
Dr. B Wrenn Webb presides as pastor with Sunday school at 10 am and morning service at 11 am. The evening service is canceled due to a joint musical program at the Baptist Church. Prayer and Bible study resume Wednesday at 8 pm.
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Young People’s Society
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Invitation to Methodist Church Services Next Sunday
Pastor Co W Dennis invites attendance at Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. A welcome awaits newcomers who are asked to bring guests. Young people meet at 7 p.m. Visitors are welcomed and meetings start on time.
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Methodist Church
Christian Endeavor Union to Meet at Presbyterian Church
The Christian Endeavor Union will meet at the Presbyterian Church at 7 p m Sunday Miss Lucile Sanders will supervise the program.
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Building boom ideas mix eggs milk with new materials
Chemists predict a construction surge driven by new materials from organic and inorganic sources. Milk eggs resins gases fibers may appear in house building. lightweight bricks and cheaper insulation promise safer skyscrapers. A separate report touts grass as a rich protein source for foods and baking uses.
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Ohio State University
Nature
F. Lee Smith
Federal Housing Administration
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Chicago
Fingerprints Sent by Radio Aid Detectives London
Scotland Yard advances in radiotelegraph fingerprint transmission to crime scenes with portable gear. Early tests show blurred images improving with experience, as experts predict life-size prints could be sent quickly over distances in urgent cases.
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London
Scotland Yard
City Fences Wink to Keep Cattle Out
Midland Texas report notes Wink authorities halt cattle roaming by installing barbed wire fences around the city. Mayor Thedford leads a wire barrier plan to enclose the town and ban livestock from running at large inside corporate limits.
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Texas
Wink
Thedford
Aged Man Receives Third Set of Teeth in Wisconsin
Superior, Wis. H. Wright, now seventy eight, had all his teeth removed seven years ago and for years lived without teeth. Recently his third set of teeth began to emerge and he now has three sets with plans for a full set soon.
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Superior
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H. Wright
Family dog exempt under new law
Austin reports a new Texas law signed by Gov. Allred exempts a family dog from debt attachment. The bill adds twenty four protected items including livestock, tools, furniture, the homestead, wages, and a family dog, aimed at shielding families during economic hardship.
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Austin
James V. Allred
Texas
Government buys cattle from Texas herders during emergency
The government acquired 2,013,972 cattle from 150,205 cattlemen across 233 drought affected Texas counties in seven months of the emergency. The oldest piano known dates to 1720 and is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Texas
Metropolitan Art Museum
Politicians Promise Tax Cuts Yet Criticize Government Power
The Clarksville Times argues that officials who campaigned to cut taxes now push government control of power to lower rates, claiming past municipal power plants prove failure. It notes 3,014 such plants in 1922, now about 1,802, and asserts cities have failed in multiple ventures while political managers remain active.
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Washington
Clarksville Times
Prophet Dawes Sees June Prosperity on Horizon
The Denison Herald notes Charles G. Dawes maintains June will bring a big upturn in prosperity. He predicts rising demand for durable goods and argues the recovery will mirror patterns from 1873 and 1893, with confirmation to come this summer. He sees no need to push the forecast far ahead. The public will learn whether he is a true or false prophet in June.
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Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Denison Herald
Racketeer Insurance Threatens Small Tradesmen
A writer describes racketeering turning to insurance protection as clothing manufacturers in New York insured against depredations by thugs. Several thousand dollars of garments were ruined by a stench bomb and impregnated with an odor that could not be eradicated. Police and officials report rising extortion through these methods.
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New York
Officials cite widespread protection policy adoption
The report notes that about 600 other establishments have adopted similar protection policies, signaling a belief that paying for protection is cheaper than yielding to racketeers' demands.
Home Remedies and Food Tips From a Neighbor
A neighbor offers practical tips on cleaning windows with wool cloth and kerosene, letting vegetable soup rest a day before reheating, using leftover rice as potato substitute cakes, and drying fur coats after rain to avoid heat damage. The note highlights North Carolina farm income with male livestock valued at about $140 versus $89 nationally.
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North Carolina
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