New Deal Dominates National Political Campaigns
With about a month left before votes, the race centers on support or opposition to Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Democrats seek a two-thirds House majority, Republicans aim to block further New Deal legislation, and independent Republicans show growing support for recovery measures while contests unfold across 430 House seats, 33 Senate seats, and 34 governorships. The Union of South Africa plans about 15 million dollars in public works starting next April.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
Rhode Island
Union of South Africa
Invention Will Prevent Fire in Auto Crashes
Captain H M Salmond of the Royal Air Force introduces an automatic safety switch to kill all electric circuits after a crash. A pendulum mechanism holds a wire link, breaking under crash force to free the pendulum and instantly disconnect ignition and circuits to prevent sparks and fire.
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Ossining
N. Y
H. M. Salmond
Royal Air Force
Captain Salmond
Farm program aids Grayson County farmers in 1934
Grayson County receives about 707000 dollars from Federal agricultural programs for 1934 as AAA effects boost buying in Denison and district. Farmers have earned 42000 for wheat cooperation and near 400000 in cotton payments while corn hog contracts net about 88000 and drouth cattle sales total 42725 with further appraisals and payments pending.
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Denison
AAA
Grayson County
B. F. Gray
Whose Idea Was It Little Boy’s Police Tip
A humorous caption frames a moment where a boy urges help as his father fights another man. The officer asks why the boy waited and the boy explains the father had been winning until recently. The tale highlights a child’s quick call to authorities amid a domestic dispute.
Farmersville to Build 60 Acre City Lake
Work on a new city lake in Farmersville will begin in about ten days after a contract award. A $41,000 government loan portion has arrived. The 60 acre lake will be fed by a dam 750 feet long, 125 feet base, 25 feet high, moving 47 500 cubic yards of dirt and costing over $50 000. The dam will sit about one mile south of the current lake and will provide water for years. The project will create many jobs for men and teams.
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Farmersville
Dan Rike
Woman fined for dog poisoning on school grounds
Mrs. Hattie Hasie paid a 25 dollar fine and 32.80 court costs after a Justice of the Peace Court in Irving found her guilty of poisoning a dog at Shady Grove School. Principal R L Shults testified he saw her throw biscuits on the ground. his dog died after eating one.
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Hattie Hasie
Irving
Hasie
R. L. Shults
Shady Grove School
Shults
Argonne Veterans Seal Last Man Bottle in Iowa
Eighty five Argonne veterans toasted the Last Man with a 1934 vintage wine. They sealed the bottle in a safety deposit vault after honoring fallen comrades in France.
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Argonne Veterans
Council Bluffs
Iowa
France
Terrell Doctors Sentenced in Major Narcotics Case
In Dallas, Judge William H. Atwell sentenced Dr. John W. Neely to fifteen months and a $100 fine, Dr. L. A. Boyer to thirteen months, and C. L. Jenkins to one year and one day for conspiracy to violate the Harrison anti narcotic act. All will go to El Reno federal reformatory with parole eligibility after one third.
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Dallas
William H. Atwell
Terrell
John W. Neely
L. A. Boyer
C. L. Jenkins
Federal Reformatory
el Reno
Okla
Atwell
Dr. Neely
Dr. Boyer
Methodist false beer party charge denied by White House
The White House dismissed a Methodist board report as obviously untrue stating President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt did not host a beer party. The incident traced to a Christmas dance in the East Room with punch and a keg, but no beer service.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Board of Temperance Prohibition
Methodist Episcopal Church of New Jersey
Atlantic City
Stephen T. Early
Early
Temperance Board
L. L. Hand
Lambertville
N. J
Robber Allows Doctor to Drive First for Transfusion
A Chicago hospital patient owed her life to a robber who boarded Dr. Philip Shapiro's car and ordered him away. The robber let the physician reach the hospital first, enabling a blood transfusion before the doctor alerted police. This Sun Want Ad notes the incident.
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Chicago
Philip Shapiro
Shapiro
Cotton Board estimates Bankhead Act losses for Texas
The Cotton Allotment Board says 160 Texas counties hold tax exemption certificates under the Bankhead Act, totaling 489 818 in large cotton counties. They estimate potential state losses at about 17 million dollars if the act is discontinued, with impact on growers, local business, and taxpayers.
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College Station
Texas
Cotton Allotment Board
Bankhead Considers Act Suspension Amid Seven‑and‑a‑Half‑Million Loss
A report notes Bankhead discusses suspending the Act while a single day loss hits 7.5 million dollars, signaling potential policy actions and financial strain.
Seventeen Elements Not Yet Found Freely In Nature
Article notes that of 92 known chemical elements, seventeen have not been observed in free or native state. It discusses rarity and implies ongoing search or synthesis in laboratories.
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The
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