Texas relief lists undergo re examination to verify eligibility
County relief administrators began a re examination of Texas relief rolls to determine case validity. Federal authorities ordered the study to explain wide variations in relief dependence. The process includes interviews, a budget based on county conditions, and rejection of applicants whose incomes exceed the local subsistence budget.
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Austin
Texas
Val M. Keating
Social Service Department
Texas Relief Commission
Connally Replies to Legion Charge on Wartime Pay
Senator Connally defends his wartime pay record after a Texas Legion post urged him to refund congressional salary earned during army service in 1918. He cites the Congressional Record proving he did not draw any such pay while serving.
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Connally
Legion
Washington
Senator Connally
Congressional Record
Roosevelt
Harrold Gist
American Legion
Claude
Texas
Patman
United States Army
Useless Griefs in Time Gone By
A reflective verse noting that worries of a century ago faded as the living passed. It suggests heedless living, contrasts the past with present anxieties, and ends with the idea that a life will be judged by its living impact rather than its frets. The speaker urges joy and leaving a lasting impression.
The Preacher's Column on Revival and Church Attendance
The column urges church members to attend a one week revival led by a Brownwood preacher. It notes weak Sunday night turnout, invites nonmembers to join, and calls for record crowds at Sunday services. Three daily services begin Monday with a 5 pm junior/intermediate session for children and Bible stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Dennis
Whitewright
Dallas
Baptist
Texas
Brownwood
Christ
Dr. Davis
Inquisitive Landlord and Prospective Tenant Dialogue
A humorous exchange where a landlord asks a would be tenant about children pets and sound devices. The tenant denies each question and timidly mentions a fountain pen that scratches a little.
County 10 to 1 In Favor of New Wheat Contracts
In Grayson County 135 farmers voted aye and 11 no in the wheat referendum closed Saturday. An additional 16 age ballots and 3 no ballots arrived too late to count. Statewide, roughly 20 to 1 favored the contracts with 13,121 in favor and 660 opposed.
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North
Texas
AAA
Amarillo
Doomed Man Chooses Execution Method in Utah Case
Delbert Green, 26, twice convicted for killing his wife Gladys, his mother Mrs Delbert Green, and an uncle James Green, was sentenced to death and will be executed June 26. Utah law allows a condemned man to choose between hanging or a firing squad.
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Salt Lake City
Delbert Green
Gladys
James Green
Utah
What Thanks Do You Give Her
A nostalgic plea highlights a wife's unseen labor in a hot kitchen and the power of a simple compliment. The speaker notes the gap between a man enjoying a meal and a woman cleaning, urging appreciation to lift spirits and avoid tears. It ends urging the reader to consider saying thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Allen
Advice on bringing joy to married life
A quoted line by Henry J. Allen urges husbands to actively create happiness for their wives or risk a joyless marriage. The remark underscores personal responsibility in domestic harmony and emotional effort within a partnership.
Graduation Time and the Father’s Pride
A nostalgic first person reflection on graduation season with playful gripes about invitations and expenses. The writer notes how commencement notices redistribute wealth and jokes about fathers proud of sons balancing budgets and courting Mae West.
New Car Sales Ahead of Last Year in Texas Counties
In April Texas counties sold 5 357 new passenger cars, 17 percent below March but 8 percent above April 1934. Four month total reached 21 497 cars, up 44 percent from a year earlier. Only the highest price bracket rose from March by 135 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Sparrow starts fire by carrying lit cigarette in nest
A sparrow in Elizabeth New Jersey carried a lighted cigarette to its nest and set a house ablaze. In North Attleboro Massachusetts a waiter bought a two cent sack of peanuts and returned the sack containing the dealer’s $750 receipts from the previous day. A condemned Colorado prisoner requests execution three weeks early to die with two death house friends and says some of his happiest days were spent there.
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Elizabeth, N. J
Attleboro, Mass
Colorado
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