Accomplishments of Special Session of the Legislature
The Texas special session closed within thirty days after passing an omnibus tax bill to finance old age pensions, including a deliberalization of the pension law. It also enacted a unemployment insurance measure to fit into the Federal program, and raised revenue through taxes on oil gas carbon black liquor and other items. The Small amendment sets a $7 million annual grant for old age assistance with prorated distribution if funds run short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth Mooney
Texas
House
Senate
Clint Small
Allred
Old- Age Assistance Commission
Orville S. Carpenter
Carpenter
Old-Age Assistance Commission
Small
Board of Control
Austin
Federal
Social Security Board
Cardus Promised Help for Women’s Health Growth
Testimony from Mrs. W. Va. and other women claim Cardus aided recovery after childbirth. They report renewed strength and vitality and urge others to consult a physician for guidance. The group notes Cardus benefits for health and well being based on personal experiences.
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Cardus
Hinton
Texas Law Faces Constitutionality Doubt in Federal Act
Economists warn the system is unsound and may collapse. Speaker Coke Stevenson and other legislators question the constitutionality of the Federal act. Federal Social Security Board members helped draft the Texas bill, which would become ineffective if the federal act is ruled unconstitutional. Wait-and-see now governs the path forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke Stevenson
Federal Social Security Board
Legislative Conference Committee
First Newspaper Editorial and Its Imprisonment
A fragmentary note recalls the author who wrote the first newspaper editorial and was jailed for it. It touches on radio broadcasts, speed of electric waves, horse height measurement, and a fatal fall. It alleges American big business aided Spanish fascists, and cites Aztec sacrifices to Huitzilopochtli with ritual cannibalism as context.
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Germany
Italy
Things I Never Knew Till Now
A compact, dated list of curious claims from a historical column noting taxes in Italy, Duce bills, aging billiard balls, hero William Tell, premature deaths per Dr. John L. Rice, a risky kiss threat to Chinese children, Lloyds origins, Aesop, Delphi, London drugstores, biblical word counts, Scottish potato clergy, and an unfinished name John Dillingham.
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Quality Lumber
Whitewright Lumber Co
Dallas
Great Hall
East Texas
Gulf Coast
North Texas
West
Republic
Hall of State
Mexico
Huitzilopochtli
Walter Winchell
Dallas Times-Herald
Duce
William Tell
John L. Rice
New York
Lloyd's, the Insurance Company
Aesop
Delphi
London
Scotland
John Dillingham
Guy
FORD
Chevrolet
Stateville
LaRoe
L. LaRoe & Co
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