Congress Faces Expiring New Deal Laws in 1937 Agenda
Washington report outlines a sweeping 75th Congress starting January 5 planning to extend or expire key New Deal statutes. It notes proposed fiscal reforms, tax changes, consolidation of bureaus, currency stabilization powers, and expansions of regulatory authority across labor, finance, and industry.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Congress
France
England
United States
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Electric Home and Farm
Securities and Exchange Commission
Army
Navy
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Comptroller of the Currency
Reserve
Veterans’ Organizations
Denver Medic Heads Alimony Club Members
Dr. Harry H. Wear, a prominent Denver physician, tops the alimony club after an interlocutory divorce decree to his wife Irene Wear. The settlement provides $18,000 cash, $200 monthly alimony for fourteen years, $50 monthly for three children, $6,000 college funds for each child, $20,000 life insurance for Irene, child life insurance, division of household effects, and an automobile for Irene.
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Denver
Colo
Harry H. Wear
Irene Wear
Kiss Refusal Costs Her Wreck Damages
Worcester Mass Miss Dorothy Bellows refused a kiss to her escort in Wheelright driving a car that hit a tree She sought 1000 dollars in damages claiming the crash was partly due to the kiss refusal and a poke in the ribs given to John Mucha of Hardwicke Mass Auditor Wilfred B Feiga reported in Superior Court Mucha said he lost control of the car due to the incident
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Worcester
Mass
Dorothy Bellows
Wheelright
John Mucha
Hardwicke
Wilfred B. Feiga
Bellwos
Mucha
Foreign lint growth holds Texas threat
Texas cotton faces growing foreign competition as exports rely heavily on overseas markets. The 1937 outlook is bleak for Texas and Southern growers as world production surges. Brazil, Russia, China, India, Egypt, and sundry nations push up output, prompting meetings in Waco and Paris to address the challenge and defend Texas share and quality.
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South
Texas
Mississippi River
Brazil
China
Manchuria
Russia
Egypt
India
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Waco
Paris Chamber of Commerce
Community Loss and Family News From Orangeville Area
Orangeville neighbors share a weekend of visits and greetings with relatives near Whitewright Celeste and Bethel. The group includes Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mayse, O W Wilder, Buster Rushing, Clarence Cooper, and others. A birthday dinner was held at the Sam Donihoo home with Jess Donihoo and Princeton among attendees.
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Jim Brown
Jimmie Lee
J. D. Richey
Roy Mayse
Dorothy
O. W. Wilder
Jim Mayse
Celeste
Lewance Burden
Whitewright
Jake Brown
Joe Brown
Desert
Bruce Robinson
Tom Graves
Bonham
Charley Young
Bramlet Burden
Tom Jones
Lewis
West
Gladys Taylor
Buster Rushing
Woodrow Bowen
Frank Rushing
Pat Miller
Geraldine
Willie Griffin
J. E. Donihoo
O. D. Mayse
Marie Wilder
Bethel
Clarence Cooper
Louise
Lawrence Burden
Ector
Sam Dockery
Ferrel Dockery
Near
Leonard
Oran Dickerson
Westminster
Claude Mayse
Loree Browning
Lillian Busby
Cecil Watson
Andrew Creecy
Janie Byars
Jess Donihoo
Princeton
Bud Willingham
Fae Moore
Local families listed in Wylie and surrounding towns
The text names several families and individuals from Wylie and nearby towns including Harve Hudson and wife, Robert Donihoo and family of Trenton, Junior Mayse, Willie Griffin and family, Pat Miller and family of Orangeville, Ted Simpson and family of Sherman, Claude Donihoo and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Musser and children, and Mr. and Mrs. Vaden Bush of Whitewright. John Ross of Whitewright visited J. D. Richey Thursday afternoon.
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Harve Hudson
Wylie
Robert Donihoo
Trenton
Junior Mayse
Willie Griffin
Pat Miller
Orangeville
Ted Simpson
Sherman
Claude Donihoo
Bonham
Bill Musser
Vaden Bush
Whitewright
John Ross
J. D. Richey
Great Increase of Home Radios Shown by Census
Government census shows 22,869,000 of 30,919,300 American families own receiving sets last April. Radios in homes rose from 12,000,000 in 1930 to 21,455,799 in June 1935, a 69.4 percent jump in five years. Excludes 6,000,000 automobile sets and those on ships or trains.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Housing Modernization
Public Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
Resettlement Administration
Rural Electrification Administration
National Youth Administration
Reciprocal
Export-import Bank
Federal Control
Interstate
Denver Medic
Gomer May
Stephens & Bryant
Henter H
Texas State College For Women
CSA
Claude Castleberry
Victor H. Schoffelmayer
Dallas News
Tower of Pisa
Orangeville News
Red Grange
Sinclair
Chicago
Stateville
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