The Record On Texas Legislature and Judge Lattimore
The column laments the special session outcome, cites loss of federal funds for social programs, and critiques two house delay tactics. It notes Judge O S Lattimore’s death, praises Harry N Graves of Georgetown as successor, and recalls Sarah Hughes as first woman district judge in Texas with admiration.
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Texas
Senate
House
O. S. Lattimore
Court of Criminal Appeals
Judge Lattimore
Harry N. Graves
Georgetown
Judge Graves
Sarah Hughes
Dallas
Pantry Temptation Prayers Prompted by Child
A brief, lighthearted exchange shows a mother asking what Tommie is doing in the pantry and Tommie replying that he is praying against temptation. The vignette captures a domestic moment with gentle humor.
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Tommie
Sixty Rich Families Run Nation Dominant in U S says Lundberg
New York new book America's Sixty Families by Ferdinand Lundberg argues the United States is owned and controlled by a small wealth elite. The study lists sixty families led by the Rockefellers and Morgan groups, detailing wealth sources and taxable fortunes.
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New York
United States
Ferdinand Lundberg
Wall Street Financial
Lundberg
America
Vanguard Press
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Annual Batch of Odd Named Towns Comes Off Press
Washington report notes the annual postal guide lists odd town names such as Water Proof in Louisiana Rough and Ready in California Hot Spot in Kentucky and more. It highlights whimsy mischief and misjudgment in names with examples across many states and anecdotes about naming politics plus a science aside on mineral crystals and a 1914 Bronx county creation.
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Washington
Postal Guide
Water Proof
Calif
Hot Spot
Board of Geographical Names
What Cheer
Young America
Ind
Social Circle
Coy
Alabama
Arkansas
Evening Shade
Ark
Bad Axe
Mich
Blue Eye
Land of Too Many Mortals? A World in Poverty
Dr. C. C. Seleeman, S. M. A. president, claims three in every hundred Chinese babies are killed by parents to avoid starvation. He describes China as the land of too many months and notes India’s extreme poverty and illiteracy. He criticizes Hollywood for shaping foreign views of American corruption and politics. Dallas Journal.
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China
C. C. Seleeman
India
Selecman
The Meat and the Six Forks Mystery
A young man recalls a stormy night at home when the lights went out after a thunderclap. One piece of meat remained on the platter and he claims to have taken it while six forks were stuck into the back of his hand when the lights returned.
Something to Lean On
A short quip attributed to a foreman about workers asking for tools as a joke about unequal gear. The line contrasts a crew with shovels to one man left without, highlighting a moment of workplace humor and camaraderie.
Broken Hips Mended In 20 Minutes By New Invention
The American College of Surgeons heard of a new range-finder aided hip operation from Dr. Gilson Colby Engel and Dr. Hans May using a steel nail to bind broken hip parts. The ten minute surgery plus ten minutes for X ray development reduces trauma, shortens recovery, and aims to save elderly patients from major surgical shock.
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Chicago
American College of Surgeons
Gilson Colby Engel
University of Pennsylvania
Lankenau Hospital
Philadelphia
Hans May
Engel
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National Farm Loan Ass’n. Office
Care McKinney Abstract Co
Bonham, Texas
State Bank Building
Sherman, Texas
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