Bankhead Led Active Life After Two Heart Attacks
The article recalls how William B Bankhead of Alabama endured two serious heart attacks while serving as Speaker of the House and pursuing national leadership roles. It notes his 1933 first attack, 1935 second attack, return to power in 1936, keynote at the 1940 Democratic National Convention, and his death in Baltimore on September 15 1940 at age 66. It also mentions President Eisenhowers uncertain future after a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
House
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
Bankhead
United States
House of Representatives
Representative Burns
Tennessee
Byrns
Burns
Roosevelt
Baltimore
Farm Bureau Recommends Soil Fertility Bank Plan
The American Farm Bureau Federation backs full discussion of a soil fertility bank to adjust production to demand. Originating as the Hammond Plan, it would retire about ten percent of tilled acres each year, seeding or maintaining soil-building practices while prohibiting grazing or harvesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Texas
American Farm Bureau Federation
Puerto Rico
Soil Fertility Bank
AFBF
New York
Chicago
Texas Farm Bureau
Fort Worth
Secretary of Agriculture
Hammond
Tax Man Earns Award Despite Short Check
Internal Revenue Agent Glenn C. Elliott received a $50 suggested revision award for federal income tax forms but the issued check totaled $41 after a $9 tax reclamation by the IRS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Internal Revenue
Glenn C. Elliott
IRS
Filling Station Cotton Stunt Draws Fine
Cuba Alabama. Joe B Killian planted 16 rows of cotton beside his filling station so tourists could stop by and pick some free The Department of Agriculture ruled he planted a 2 acre patch with a 37 pound maximum yield without an official acreage allotment and fined him 6 37 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Ala
Joe B. Killian
Dept. of Agriculture
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Uganda
British Commonwealth
T. W. Ayres & Son
McCall’s
Stetson
Whitewright Lumber Co
Farm Bureau Fed
West
America
T. W. Ayres
Whitewright
R. J. Wallace
Stephens & Bryant
Caraway & Lumpkins
Humble
John Wright
Hefner Manufacturing Co
John Dale Reeves
Sun Office
Cole & Davis Co
Grand
First National Bank
Stan
Johnson
Dixon Service Station
Trenton Theatre
Border River
Joel McCrea
Yvonne de Carlo
General Electric
Glidden
Dollarhide
the Sun
Dawson Butane
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Thornhill Laundry
Spruce St
W. M. Pierson
Kanpala
Africa
Linda Theatre
God
Humphrey Bogart
Gene Tierney
Lee Cobb
Santa FE Passage
John Payne
Faith Domergue
Rod Cameron
Gene Kelly
Dan Dailey
Cyd Charisse
Dolores Gray
Michael Kidd
Susan Hayward
William Lundigan
Rory Calhoun
Barbara Bates
Bill
Mary
Chicago Syndicate
Dennis O’keefe
Abbe Lane
Tillett Grocery & Market
Sitz
Folger's Coffee
Griffin
RIGO
Libby
Hormel
Grayson Oleo
Griffin's Tea
Foremost
Angelus
Lilly
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