O D Daniel Honors Texas Mothers In Broadcast
Governor W Lee O Daniel paid tribute to Texas mothers in a standing room only broadcast from the House of Representatives. He dedicated Let Me Call You Sweetheart and invited audience singing, noting the broadcast was authorized by a House resolution. Afterward the governor and his family attended church in Luling.
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Austin
Gov. O'Daniel
Texas
House of Representatives
O'Daniel
W. Lee O'Daniel
House
Luling
WPA Head Charges Faults Enlarged
NEW YORK Col. F C Harrington Works Progress administrator said the congressional committee investigators are engrossed in criticizing the program and have not reported WPA accomplishments or benefits to the unemployed At the ninth annual conference of United States mayors he added that small faults are magnified while major virtues are ignored He noted most opposing senators had not told him they did not want work relief in their state.
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New York
Col
F. C. Harrington
Works Progress
Monnday
Congressinal Committee
United States
Harrington
Future Farmers Elect Officers at Whitewright chapter
The Whitewright F F A chapter met Wednesday morning and elected officers for the coming year. New officers will take office at the next meeting in June. Elected were President David Taylor Vice President Morris Fogle Gillett Secretary Willie B Smith Reporter Rudolph Russell Treasurer J H Gosnell Parliamentarian Albert Thornton Watch dog Fred Cook Song leader James Phillips and Historian Billie Jack Harper.
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Whitewright F. F. A
David Taylor
Morris Fogle Gillett
Willie B. Smith
Rudolph Russell
J. H. Gosnell
Albert Thornton
Fred Cook
James Phillips
Billie Jack Harper
Cadets Pick Six Denton Beauties
Six beauties of Texas State College for Women were chosen by Texas A and M cadets, announced at the annual senior mal dance Saturday night. They are Margie Smith from Llano, Doris Harrison from Tuckerman Ark, Naomi Boutwell from Terrell, Edith Eppright from Charlotte, Elsie Black from Hallsville, and Connie Zimmerly from Dallas.
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Denton
Texas State College For Women
Texas A. & M
Margie Smith
Llano
Doris Harrison
Tuckerman
Ark
Naomi Boutwell
Terrell
Edith Eppright
Charlotte
Elsie Black
Hallsville
Connie Zimmerly
Dallas
Belo Corp Gets OK on Facsimile Broadcast Station
A. H. Belo Corp plans an experimental facsimile broadcast station in Dallas with 100 watt power on 25,250 kilocycles atop the Petroleum Building. WFAA's Martin Campbell will direct the tests as Raymond Collins oversees technical work, with spot news pictures broadcast by radio via W5XD equipment.
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Washington
A. H. Belo Corp
Dallas
Federal Communications Commission
WFAA
W5xd
Tower Petroleum
Martin Campbell
Dispatch-Journal
Acme
FCC
St. Louis
Raymond Collins
Maverick Lobbying at Texas Capitol in San Antonio Bid
Maverick, San Antonio mayor-elect and former congressman, visited the Texas Capitol Monday as a lobbyist to oppose a proposed civil service bill for San Antonio. He declined to discuss state or national politics in detail, noting his past ouster from national politics and his plans to be mayor. He expressed support for Roosevelt and met Governor O'Daniel.
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Austin
Maury Maverick
San Antonio
Congress
Texas’ Capitol
C. K. Quin
National House
Texas
Roosevelt
Maverick
O’daniel
Why He Changed Upon Marriage
He remarks that his wife finds him the smartest man on earth and he must be careful what he says. The exchange reveals humor about marital influence on his speech and behavior.
Milk Leads Farm Cash Income in 1938
Milk was the largest single source of farm cash income in 1938 at 1.43 billion dollars, down 6.5 percent from 1937, and 440 million above 1933's low, per the Milk Industry Foundation. Overall farm cash income fell 12.9 percent from 7.208 to 7.150 billion excluding government payments, highlighting milk as a stabilizing purchasing power for farmers.
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Milk Industry Foundation
Foundation
Be Vaccinated: Smallpox Threat Prompts Action
A Texas health report warns smallpox is rising as a preventable disease amid waning vaccination among schoolchildren. It promotes vaccination and revaccination every five years, noting calf-derived virus safety and success in the Philippine Islands, and urges seeking a doctor for protection.
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Austin
State Department of Health
Texas
Philippine Islands
U S Stance Ties Economic Peace Move to European Stability
Washington officials expressed that the United States would join an international economic conference only after Europe ends threats of war by settling military and political quarrels. They reacted to a New York Times dispatch suggesting Roosevelt could push for a world economic conference if European conditions improved.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen T. Early
New York Times
Washington Dispatch
Oklahoma Bottle Reaches England
Dolly Haun of Ponca City placed a note in a bottle in the Arkansas River more than 10 months ago. A London man, Leonard Cook, retrieved the bottle near Sandown and replied noting Oklahoma’s Red Indians and praising the English shown on the enclosed document.
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Ponca City
Dolly Haun
Arkansas
London
England
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
English Channel
Sandown
Leonard Cook
Cook
Oklahoma
Fishy tale from Philadelphia dog drags perch home
Anthony Merek Jr. returned from a fishing trip with his Eskimo dog and a six inch perch. He told how he left his baited line in a pond and wandered off. The dog supposedly pulled the pole to shore with the perch still on the hook.
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Philadelphia
Anthony Merek Jr
Merek
Attorney seeks bigger bold print for directors
Chicago attorney Alfred O Connor asked the Illinois Commerce Commission to force the telephone company to print directors in larger, blacker type due to eyestrain. Company officials called the complaint one of the most unusual, likening it to a demand for the right to talk all day for a nickel.
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Chicago
Ill
Alfred O'Connor
Illinois Commerce Commission
Loans on Cotton and Corn Announced
Washington reports the Commodity Credit Corporation loaned 129,425,067 dollars on 227,309,516 bushels of corn through Thursday. State totals include Colorado 47,862 bushels, Kansas 4,399,217, Nebraska 18,816,285, and South Dakota 4,364,345. The CCC also loaned 204,724,773 dollars on 4,469,364 bales of cotton through Thursday.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Corporation
Incomplete War-Time Wedding Banter Exchange
In a clipped exchange from a wartime setting, Flaherty asks who stood as best man at Kelly’s wedding. O’Conner replies uncertainty, noting the wedding party was unresolved as fights continued when he departed. The dialogue captures informal humor amid ongoing conflict.
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Flaherty
Kelly
O'Conner
State totals of recorded figures across five western states
Arizona 79,896 California 194,329 New Mexico 39,152 Oklahoma 184,515 Texas 1,227,756 are cited as part of a compiled dataset showing state level totals across western states. This item notes the distribution by state without further context or analysis.
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Arizona
California
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Doctors Say Sunlight Best for Vitamin D in Children
In San Antonio, Dr. John Bahorsky urged natural sunlight as the primary source of Vitamin D to prevent rickets, arguing doctors should not rely solely on animal experiments for human treatment. He noted breast milk provides little Vitamin D, yet many breast-fed babies require no cod liver oil.
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San Antonio
John Bahorsky
St. Louis
Texas Medical Association
Mother Receives Photo of Son After Tragic Accident
Seattle report details Earl Lawrence a 17 year old killed in an auto crash. His mother received a photo of him a few hours later from her husband. The Sun mentions selling typewriter paper and ribbons at its office.
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Seattle
Earl Lawrence
The
Sun
Simple Enough Mandy and Lulu Debate the Installment Plan
Mandy asks why they buy everything they want. Lulu explains they use the installment plan, paying a dollar down and stalling payments on the rest. The dialogue illustrates debt and consumer habits in playful dialect.
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Mandy
Lulu
Pedestrian life insurance joke ends with denial
A man seeks life insurance at an office. The questions cover driving, bus riding, and flying. When asked if he walks, the agent bluntly replies that they do not insure pedestrians, ending the exchange with a curt refusal.
Absent-minded Dwight Morrow on a train
The late Dwight W. Morrow was reading on a train when the conductor asked for his ticket. He frantically searched for it. The conductor reassured him to mail it once found. Morrow exclaimed he knew he had it but wondered where he was headed.
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Dwight W. Morrow
Mr. Morrow
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