Texas Industry Faces Battle Over Unemployment Tax in Session
Texas industry heads to committees as the Legislature opens on September 28 to seek relief from another tax. The unemployment insurance levy could cost a major Texas firm about 10 million dollars yearly in a decade, with industry-wide impacts estimated around 100 million annually. Governor Allred will study recommendations and a free conference committee will shape final action.
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Austin
Texas
Allred
Jesse James
Hollis Frazier
Walter Jones
Jourdanton
House Revenue and Taxation
J. C. Duvall
Fort Worth
Joe Caldwell
Asherton
Franklin
Duvall
Caldwell
Frazier
Senate
House
Unfavorable Crop Weather in Texas Report
The USDA reports August weather mostly hurt Texas crops especially in the north. Heat hurt pastures and feed crops, with late rains in early September not altering crop conditions. Cotton forecasts drop from August to September. corn and other crops show mixed yields, with peaches and grapes expected to fall.
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Austin
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Traffic signals and the rush to speed
Traffic signals are timed to aid order but accident records show drivers ignore them. Red means stop, amber means wait, green means proceed with caution. Nine of ten accidents involve undue haste. slow down and live longer.
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Travelers Insurance Company
Campaign to Shield 13 Million Dogs From Hit-and-Run Drivers
Washington office of education launches nationwide effort to make leaving the scene after striking a dog a crime, backed by the Noble Dog Foundation. The drive cites Bamby the Cocker Spaniel of New York as inspiration and notes New York’s recent move to deem hitting a dog without reporting an offense. The Safety Musketeers join in, and a coast-to-coast broadcast dramatizes Bamby’s death to spur action.
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Washington
Office of Education Today
Noble Dog Foundation
Bamby
Morris D. Solow
New York
Solow
Stuart
Herbert
Harrison
N. Y
Office of Education
Safety Musketeers
Cotton Crowned King of Crops in 1935 Report
Washington reports 1935 gross income from cotton reached 861 312 000 dollars, making it the top crop among 78 studied. Wheat, corn, truck crops, and tobacco follow, while total crop value 3 855 867 000 trails livestock goods at 4 652 436 000. milk and its products lead all livestock with 1 168 625 000. Hog and cattle profits also rise with eggs, chickens, and sheep contributing significant sums.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Sexing Chickens Profitable for Australian Girl
Sydney reports Miss Mavis Heath a 19 year old brunette who earns more than most girls her age by sexing baby chickens. She sorts over eight per minute and can distinguish cockrels from pullets. Heath, daughter of a poultry farmer, trained as a typist but pursued this art instead.
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Comptroller
C. C. Small
Amarillo
Sydney
Australia
Mavis Heath
Miss Heath
Japan
Commodities trading law upheld by federal judge
Federal Judge Albert L. Reeves ruled the Commodities Exchange Act constitutional and denied a temporary injunction sought by the Kansas City Board of Trade. The ruling keeps the act in force pending further review, with provisions to regulate grain and other commodities and require board registration with the Commodities Exchange Board. Also noted: a Kansan faces up to 100 dollars fine for false reports to assessors about dog ownership.
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Kansas City, M
Albert L. Reeves
Kansas City Board of Trade
Reeves
Board of Trade
Boards of Trade
Commodities Exchange Board
Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chickens Sexing Expert Passes Rigorous Exams
A diligent worker with a sensitive touch and sharp eyesight has passed the stiff examinations required by the department of agriculture to issue a certificate. After long study she begins her career as a chicken sexer and has now been sexing chickens for three years with a claimed 95 percent accuracy.
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Department of Agriculture
Shuford Joins SMU Mustang Coaching Staff
SMU announces Harry Shuford 1936 all conference fullback added to the Mustang staff as varsity back field coach Jimmy Stewart athletic director says Shuford will study law while coaching at SMU
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Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Harry Shuford
Mustang
Jimmy Stewart
Shuford
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National Gallery
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Thornton
Gomer May
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U. S
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Sinclair Oil
Navy
Sinclair
FORD
Chevrolet
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O Wman
Public Service Company
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