County Court Appeals WPA Aid To Save Precinct Road Work
Sherman county officials urged WPA director Gus Thomasson to fund all truck hire and materials through Jan 1 to prevent closing of WPA road projects in Precincts 1 and 3, risking 750 idle workers. Officials cited scarce native gravel, long hauls, and funds running dry, while relief needs surge as more people seek aid and commodities in Grayson County.
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Thomasson
Clayton Flannery
Precinct 3
Perry Waldrop
Sherman
City of Sherman
S. B. Vaughan
Hardy McAdams
Jake J. Loy
Mr. Thomasson
Ralph Daniels
WPA
Allred to Send State of the Commonwealth Message
Gov James V Allred will submit a detailed state of the commonwealth report to the 46th Texas Legislature convening January 10. He will outline needed social welfare and school funding reforms while addressing fiscal challenges and clarifying per capita school apportionment authority.
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Allred
Texas
State Automatic Tax Board
Board of Education
Governor Allred Eyes Revision of Workers Compensation
Gov elect Allred advocates overhauling Texas workers compensation laws after expert study finds injustices. He plans to publish and index his four year messages for easier access by successors and will share copies with Gov elect O'Daniel. Also discusses a state RFC style plan to lend 10 to 15 million to new industries, noting legislative limits require voter authorization.
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Allred
Senate
House
Governeor
W. Lee O’daniel
O’daniel
Austin
Texas
Speculation on Highway Commission Appointment Amid Uncertain Choices
Austin observers weigh possible appointees to the Highway Commission under O Daniel. Rumors center on Carr P Collins of Dallas but rival campaigns grow for R L Lucas Paul Whitely Oscar Burton R J Potts and other figures as to who may accept the post.
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Highway Commission
O’daniel
Austin
Carr P. Collins
Dallas
R. L. Lucas
Fort Worth
Cotton subsidy checks reach $272,904 in Fannin County Bonham
An extra $30,000 in cotton subsidy checks arrived in Bonham on Friday and Saturday in the office of W. J. Young, Fannin County agent, pushing total payments to farmers to $272,904.71. Mr. Young said more than half of the amount is paid and notices have been mailed as checks arrive in Bonham.
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Bonham
W. J. Young
Fannin County
Mr. Young
U S Corn Crop Estimate For This Year Released
The Agriculture Department puts this year’s corn crop at 2.480958 billion bushels, up from last month’s forecast and above 1927-36 10 year average. The rate for government loans to growers will hinge on domestic consumption and export needs, with options around 60 or 57 cents per bushel, to be set after November 15. Preliminary crop estimates for wheat and oats are also provided.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
AFL Proposes 4000 Dollar Family Income Target
Washington reports the A F of L urges a minimum annual family income of 4000 dollars as the goal for American workers amid a buoyant business trend. The federation backs monitoring wage gains and studying consumer needs to enable union members to share in the gains.
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Washington
A. F. of L
Federation
A. F. of
Survey frames postwar policy aim and production surge
The survey cites lifting production to maximum levels as the nation’s main problem and warns that government control is here to stay. It says businessmen delaying output to cling to prewar freedom resist the inevitable.
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Congress
Suit awards $15,125 against Coca Cola Bottling
In Colorado Thirty-Second District Court a jury awarded R. B. Lovejoy of San Angelo $15,125 in his suit for $20,000 against the Coca-Cola Bottling Company. He claimed Mrs. Lovejoy suffered permanent health impairment after drinking a Coca-Cola with glass particles in October 1934. A prior trial had granted $8,000 but was reversed on a technicality.
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Colorado
Thirty- Second District
R. B. Lovejoy
San Angelo
Lovejoy
Typhoid Mary Buried After Paralysis Death
Mary Mallon known as Typhoid Mary was buried in St Raymonds Cemetery Bronx after 31 years of isolation as Typhoid Carrier No 36. She died Friday at age and paralysis, once famous as the country s oldest medical prisoner. Warden joked of an open house as prisoners answered with cheers.
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New York
Mary Mallon
Mary
St. Raymond’s Cemetery
The
Bronx
Westchester
Long Island
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Sherman Distribution Office
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Texas Relief Commission
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Commonwealth
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AFL
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Sun Office
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