It’s Against the Law to Do a Lot of Daily Things
A Dallas Times Herald survey shows many so called laws are flouted daily. It lists gambling arcades blackjack darts dice games bookies and pool halls openly operating in Dallas supervised by private clubs. It notes beer and liquor sales to minors and Sunday liquor sales in loopholes and other annual city vices in the state’s largest cities. The piece ends with a quip that printing it may require grand jury action.
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Texas
Dallas
Tom Collins
All-Star-Chicago Bear
Dallas Times Herald
Texas Legislature to Open Second Special Session
The piece notes the 45th Texas Legislature will convene a second special session on September 27 in Austin over tax subjects. It highlights lobbying activity, comments by Attorney General Bill McCraw on the Green inheritance tax suit with Dallas hearings in October, and Texas’ broader political and educational changes. It mentions a national Legion convention trip and shifts in farm population and crop yields.
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Texas
Bill McCraw
Dallas
McCraw
General McCraw
United States Supreme Court
Florida
Massachusetts
New York
Joneses
Texas Legionnaires
Austin Drum and Bugle Corps
New York City
Drury Phillips
Huntsville
Texas Department
W. J. Danforth
Fort Worth
Dr. Danforth
Mr. Phillips
Collecting 72 Million Yearly Is Comptroller's Job
George H. Sheppard, a West Texan with gold-rimmed glasses, oversees Texas state collections totaling about 72 million dollars yearly and manages a department that now handles tax and fee gathering, law enforcement duties, and vast disbursements. The office signs tens of thousands of warrants monthly, with divisions led by Bresler, Elkin, Brown, Taylor, McReynolds, Bird, and Kimballin, and includes oil, ad valorem, and cigaret tax enforcement plus Confederate pensions.
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Austin
George H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Treasury
Nolin County
Robert S. Calvert
Department
H. A. Bresler
E. F. Elkin
Elkin
W. L. Brown
J. H. Taylor
J. W. McReynolds
Cecil Bird
Back Seat Driver Praised By Traffic Man At Harvard
Cambridge report notes a back seat driver gains praise from traffic authorities at Harvard University Summer Traffic School. Dr. Harry R. DeSilva says back seat guiding improves safety, with women deemed safer drivers overall though men are more skilled. He cites walker recklessness and hurried pedestrians as major causes and notes college men and police incur more auto accidents due to job speed demands.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Harry R. DeSilva
Bureau of Street Traffic Research
DeSilva
Gold seekers never quit in South Texas
A San Antonio article tracks prospectors drawn from Kerrville Llano Brady and the Davis Mountain area as they chase elusive gold. Most earn only 1 to 3 dollars a day with few real strikes, while some luck into pockets of wealth. locals enjoy weekend panning and geologists note Llano as rich in gold and minerals.
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San Antonio
Coronado
Kerrville
Llano
Brady
Davis Mountain
Unknown Emanuel Jackson Mead Mule Tender on Crutches
A mule tender named Emanuel Jackson appears on crutches one morning. A friend exclaims disbelief, while Emanuel proudly admits he is one of the best mule handlers. He jokes that a new mule arrived that did not know his reputation.
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Emanuel Jackson
Emanuel
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Pat Dooley
Sweetwater
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