Texas Aggies Ranked as Nation's Number One Team
Texas A and M vaulted to No. 1 in the Associated Press football rankings after beating a Tennessee squad while Vanderbilt disturbed the Vols’ hold on first. The Aggies received 38 first place votes and 963 points on 110 ballots, followed by Tennessee, Cornell, and Southern California in the top tier.
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Indians
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Southern California
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Ohio State
Notre Dame
Iowa
Duke
North Carolina
Pitt
Michigan
Tommy Harmon
Missouri
Oklahoma
Harris County Remission Bill Held Invalid
Atty. Gen. Gerald C. Mann held invalid a Harris County remission of half state ad valorem taxes to the Harris County Flood Control District, estimating 3.5 to 5 million dollars over ten years. He announced intent to join a suit testing the ruling, and urged the comptroller to redirect half the collections to the state.
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Harris County
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County Judges Urge Daniel to Call Special Session
County officials fear Texas will lose a $9.8 million monthly WPA subsidy without financing for intake machinery to certify eligible workers. They urged Governor O'Daniel to convene a special session or approve deficiency warrants as an emergency measure. The crisis follows the Nov 1 expiration of the federal subsidy, risking 7.5 million in monthly WPA wages plus 2.3 million for workers.
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Lee O’daniel
O'Daniel
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O’daniel
Jake Loy
Sherman
State Association
Don't Put All of Your Eggs into One Basket
Texas has long grown cotton but diversification is urged as farms adapt to support families. The piece cites a farming family with sorghum, peas, canned plums, cows, hens, hogs, corn, mules, and peach trees, showing prudent self reliance. It argues Texans must broaden crops, save, and learn to farm effectively.
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Freak Mishaps on State Highways
State police report bizarre highway accidents with fatalities. Abundio Basquez, 12, killed eating lunch atop a cotton wagon after a collision near Reeves County. Lester Harrington, 20, crushed when his head struck a car as it passed a parked truck in Lubbock. S. S. Daniels dies after arm torn from a bus window between Pittsburg and Gilmer. Bus driver unaware until arrival. Spend your money in Whitewright.
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Abundio Basquez
Reeves County
Lester Harrington
Lubbock
S. S. Daniels
Pittsburg
Gilmer
Daniels
Sign of Winter Inventors Target Warmth With New Patents
Washington patent office lists inventions to keep people warm this season. A bedclothes adjuster aims to keep sheets straight during the night. A coverlet with flaps prevents kicking off covers. An electric hot water bottle heater is also patented.
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Patent Office
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Fight It Out Burglary Quip Sparks Odd Parlor Moment
A brisk dinner table quip follows a burglary interruption as a wife shouts wake up to her husband John while a surprised bystander comments on the dispute. The exchange shows a humorous, tense domestic moment with a burglar reportedly rifling pockets.
State spends 50 million annually on social security
Austin reports that Texas state government spends nearly 50 million dollars yearly on social security, far more than the public perceives. Unemployment compensation leads with 22 million, plus at least 5 million from salaries taxes for pensions, federal aid to workers, and 8 million for eleemosynary institutions, while old age assistance averages 9 million and a skeleton relief commission remains.
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Sheppard
Welfare commission and job service figures in Texas
Welfare commission distributes commodities worth about $1,000,000. Job Service notes that with state obligations partly met, another $5,000,000 may go to teachers' retirement and aid for the blind crippled and dependent children. The social security function in Austin could reduce needs as 900,000 jobs are created. the commission aims to help 700 statewide job seekers without fees. Texas holds $40,000,000 surplus in Washington from unemployment tax, aided by only about 15,000 employers, as law requires eight or more workers to pay.
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Comptroller's Department
Washington
Texas
Chinese Angler Uses Shrubs to Catch Fish
A Chinese fisherman eschews lures and gear, opting to chop up shrubs to fish. The pragmatic approach relies on improvised methods rather than conventional tackle.
Poisoned Shrub Makes Fish Safe for Humans, Study Interest Grows
A man uses a shrub to poison water and catch fish, which rise gasping to the surface. The shrimping Chinese fisherman retrieves his meal with ease. Entomologists at a university take interest, noting humans are not affected by the toxin.
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