Blanton Defends Press, Describes Washington Hearing Fight
In a Washington letter, Thomas L. Blanton accuses the press of punishing him for his Sunday closing bill stance. He recounts how Congressman Sol Bloom disrupted hearings with proponent spectators, and how Blanton challenged and restrained Bloom during the session. He notes the committee favored reporting the bill 4 to 2 and hints at political blocking by Bloom and others. The piece ends with a local event notice and a produce ad from Winters Produce Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
U. S. Treasury
Texas
Wash
Congress
Sol Bloom
New York
Bloom
McLeod
Read
Sloss
Thomas L. Blanton
Reverend Monk Weds in Brownsville Texas
Rev. Alonzo Monk Jr marries Miss Edora Dickason on February 14 at 4 p m in Brownsville Texas. The couple travels to Nashville to start a revival on the 16th then to Columbus Mississippi for another meeting. Monk is known to locals from a previous Methodist revival here and is brother to Mrs Gid J Bryan of the city.
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Brownsville
Texas
Alonzo Monk, Jr
Eudora Dickason
Nashville
Tenn
Monk
Columbus
Mississippi
Methodist Church
Gid J. Bryan
Aged Citizen W D Underwood Dies At Home
Aged citizen W D Underwood dies at home February 28 at eighty. Born in Louisiana, he lived with daughter Miss Mary Underwood for two years. Surviving: two daughters Mrs T J Pampy and Miss Mary Underwood. Spill Bros funeral directors prepared the body and handled arrangements.
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W. D. Underwood
Louisiana
Mary Underwood
T. J. Pampy
Wilmeth
Spill Bros
Peppy Workers Club Meeting Recalls February Gatherings
The Peppy Workers Club met at Mrs. Bill Barnett's home on February 24, the first meeting since January due to bad weather. Miss Swift discussed club work and apron contests while demonstrator Mrs Hollingsworth shared milk and egg dish ideas. Two visitors attended and the next meeting is set for March 10 at Mrs G W Blackwell's home.
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Peppy Workers Club
Bill Barnett
Mesdames B. P. Ragsdale
I. N. Phillips
Geo. Seitz
Dewey Whitfield
Richard Rogers
G. W. Blackwell
Gordon Hensley
Bill Dean
J. D. Sandford
M. T. Hensley
C. A. Smith
John Gannaway
Ada Jones
B. J. Smith
Elzie Renfroe
J. B. Miller
Grandmother Barnett
Chas. Ragsdale
Income tax on agenda for Nicaragua Mexico program
Government program moves to discuss income tax next, focusing on Nicaragua and Mexico. Debates touch bananas and oil sectors as influential factors shaping policy directions.
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Nicaragua
Mexico
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Blanton
Ington Theatres
Chicago
Government Printing Office
Thomas Elmore Lucey
Auspices
Winters Produce Co
the Plains
Pata
Fred
THE
Wilderness Woman
Alaska
Broadway
Iceland
Aileen Pringle
Lowell Sherman
Chester Conklin
Melcalin St. Clair
Ford Sterling
Lois Wilson
Louise Brooks
Gregory Kelly
Paramount Picture
Fred Thompson
Silver King
Rev
John Bull
Buddy Roosevelt
Winters State Bank
Winters, Texas
Charley Chaplin
America
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