State faces dire crisis in pension fund
Governor James V. Allred warned the Legislature of a looming pension crisis caused by the old age assistance amendment. He cited figures from Orville Carpenter showing thousands approved, pending, and projected beneficiaries, with funds needed to cover costs through Jan. 1, 1937 and beyond. He proposed transferring highway funds to the old age program and outlined a Democratic platform tax-raising plan, while noting resistance to taxing luxuries and diverting highway revenue. He urged careful consideration of the tax burden on Texans as the state debates funding and eligibility limits.
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Austin
James V. Allred
Allred
Orville S. Carpenter
Louisiana
Texas
Alfred
Confederate Pension Fund
Highway Department
Congress
Director Carpenter
Carpenter
Collegians Trend To Become Giants
CHICAGO reports a world wide study showing young people growing taller. The Journal of the American Medical Association notes college students add about 0.4 inch in height every 12.5 years over 20 years, while the general population grows more slowly. U.S. youths entering college are about two inches taller and weigh around seven pounds more than their elders.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
United States
Buffaloes co operate to defend against wolves in prairie rings
A historical note cites buffalo rings formed by wolves pursing the herd center while the rest circle protectively. The herd’s teamwork, though praised as an instinct for cooperation and organization, was destroyed by white expansion and mass slaughter. An unrelated North Carolina home demonstration club history records 5310 members in 77 counties.
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United States
North Carolina
NYA Soil Project In Texas to Hire 1000 Farm Youths
Lyndon Johnson announces NYA approval of a 100000 soil conservation program in Texas. About 1000 needy farm youths in 40 to 50 counties will survey terrace lines under Texas A&M extension, with 20 to 25 youths per county and 4 to 5 in each city. A separate 100 youth Garland project in Dallas County will add to statewide effort.
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NYA Soil Project
Texas
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
NYA
Texas A. & M. College Extension Service
Johnson
Soil Conservation Committee
L. B. Griffith
Texas Nya Project
Paul Dearmin
N. P. Turner
Texas Planning Board
James V. Allred
Dallas County
Garland
Bloody Gulch Sheriff Elected Amid Popularity Wave
In Bloody Gulch a town native recalls Cactus Joe being elected sheriff unanimously. He refused to serve, choosing popularity and personal safety over enforcing the law, the local anecdote notes. The exchange frames a frontier irony about duty versus public favor.
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Bloody Gulch
Cactus Joe
Good Old Days Quip on Spending and Public Funder
In a nostalgic line the speaker notes one positive aspect of the past: big spenders paid from their own pockets rather than tapping the treasury. The exchange contrasts private generosity with public funding habits.
Time's expose of Landon's tax posture in 1936
Time magazine voices sharp disapproval of Alf Landon's tax claims during the 1936 campaign. It notes Landon’s assertion that the federal government imposes 58 indirect taxes on everyday goods and criticizes the Republican National Committee's bread tax list as overstated. The article highlights actual direct taxes and argues Landon could only cut those if elected, framing the debate over tax burden on the poor.
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Taxes & Truth
Alf M. Landon
Time
Landon
Republican National Committee
U. S
Alf Landon
White House
Buffalo
Notice on Sun’s one cent per word charge policy
The newspaper reminds readers it charges one cent per word for notices of bank cards pie suppers and entertainments with admission fees. If no money is raised the item is considered news and no charge applies. Submit notices only with payment to ensure publication.
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the Sun
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Iilack
Out West
Stephens & Bryant
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