Pension politics and oil proration clash in Texas
In Austin the pension cut dispute flares as Gov. O'Daniel urges lawmakers to back a sales tax plan. The Legislature is expected to reject the proposal. Meanwhile Humble Oil and F. W. Fischer contest East Texas proration rules, claiming losses of up to $23,000 daily while a three judge federal court weighs the case.
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Austin
O’daniel
House
Senate
Texas
Humble Oil Co
F. W. Fischer
Big Fish
East Texas
Humble
Fischer
Pension funding pressure sparks likely special session
The text notes a $150000 payment to Dallas banks as the first pension funding installment. It argues this may trigger lower pension funds and strong protests from seniors, teachers, and other Social Security beneficiaries, pressuring Governor O’Daniel toward an early special legislative session, possibly after January 1.
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Dallas
O’daniel
House of Representatives
Ernest Thompson
Austin
Beauchamp Named to Court of Criminal Appeals
Judge Tom Beauchamp, secretary of state and former East Texas official, was named by Gov. O'Daniel to the Court of Criminal Appeals succeeding Presiding Judge W. C. Morrow who resigned. Beauchamp has served as county judge and assistant attorney general among other posts.
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Tom Beauchamp
East Texas
O’daniel
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. C. Morrow
State Board Blocks Biography Sketch in Textbook
State Board of Education, meeting to approve textbooks, required removal of a life sketch of Charles A Lindberg from a biography volume. Some members said the board opposed including lives of living persons. The debate touched the future of the existing system of pro-.
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State Board of Education
Charles A. Lindberg
O'Daniel Proposes School Shake-up
Governor O'Daniel announced plans for major school reorganization to be proposed to the 1941 Legislature. He urged rapid replies from lawmakers about a social security special session and named a 178 member education panel to draft laws. He criticized the 85 million dollar annual state school system for unequal opportunities and cited 1915 and 1938 surveys and the issue of 7000 districts driving costly administration.
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Austin
O’daniel
Paris Dealers Ban Sunday Beer Sale
In Precinct 1 retail beer dealers voted to ban beer sales from 12 o clock Saturday night until 7 o clock Monday morning. The decision was made at a meeting held at The Brownie on North Main Street with near unanimous support. Spokesmen cited the aim to keep beer sales clean and to curb sales to minors, with night clubs agreeing to bar minors going forward.
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Paris
Brownie
North Main Street
The Woman He Marries and the Flattery Choice
A reflective quip on romance where a man admires and loves different types of women yet chooses to marry the one who flatters him. He favors wit from the laughing partner and affection from the hurting one, but ultimate choice hinges on flattery.
Are You Any Good in A Bear Fight
A reflective essay urges citizens to stand firm in moral, political, and social battles. It invokes a bear hunting parable about an old couple to challenge passivity, urging individuals to act and accept responsibility rather than pass the buck.
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Cape Trafalgar
Great Britain
Lord Nelson
England
Alf
Patience Outlasts Husband in Dog Obedience Clash
A humorous exchange shows a husband warning that obedience will fail while the wife counters it is only a matter of patience. She recalls initial difficulty with him, framing a light domestic moment about training a dog.
Cardui Promoted for Menstrual Relief and Appetite Aid
Advertised as easing period pain and nervousness from functional dysmenorrhea caused by malnutrition. Claims show CARDUI stimulates appetite and digestion to build physical resistance. Users report relief when taken before and during the menstrual period. CARDUI says it has been used for over 50 years.
He Is An American The New York Sun
A portrait of an ordinary American during wartime times describing his daily life and freedoms. The piece contrasts civilian comforts and personal liberties with the absence of mass fear, urging pride in Americanism and the privileges it preserves.
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The
New York Sun
Six-Man Football Fatality Ended Youth’s Game Injury
Floyd Thieme, 16, of Forsan died in a hospital after a six-man football game between Westbrook and Forsan in Colorado City. He was injured in the first half, walked off the field, then was taken to the hospital. Floyd was the son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Thieme of near Big Spring.
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Colorado City
Floyd Thieme
Forsan
Westbrook
Floyd
Alfred Thieme
Big Spring
Prairie chickens eat worms save cotton in Panhandle
Farmers in Wheeler County Texas plant for prairie chickens to protect crops. About 500 birds occupied 44 acres and devoured army worms threatening cotton. Owner T. D. Key estimates the birds saved as much as five bales of cotton. Local farmers will not hunt chickens during the five year closed season.
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Key
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