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...History and heroism were Texas' greatest assets, he said. Let Texas celebrate her glorious escape from the yoke of Mexico. The idea spread like fire in the tinder of Texas' best advertising minds. . Governor Pat Neff issued a proclamation calling a Centennial meeting. Some 2,000 Texans came, a Centennial Board was set up. That advertising idea had played into unusual good luck. The original head of the Centennial Board, Cato Sells (Woodrow Wilson's Indian Commissioner) was succeeded by a gentleman named Jesse Jones. An election in 1932 made Jesse Jones and another Texan. John Nance...
...Norris was loudest in announcing that he was going to spike plans to have a Fellowship Meeting addressed by Dr. Toyohiko Kagawa, No. 1 Japanese Christian (TIME, Dec. 30 et seq.) whom Dr. Norris attempted to bait in Rochester, N. Y. last month. The Southern Baptists easily squelched the Texan. As a demonstration of Baptist solidarity - though neither convention discussed merging during their sessions - the Fellowship Meeting was presided over alternately by President James Henry Franklin of the Northern Baptists and President John Richard Sampey of the Southern. In oratory the meeting was a draw. Professor Emeritus Frederick Lincoln Anderson...
...believe," cried this Texan, "the membership of this House is entitled to know where Mr. Green and his committee gets authority to express themselves as representing the A. F. of L. against the Frazier-Lemke bill...
Last month Marion Zioncheck almost started a fist fight on the House floor when he clashed again with Representative Blanton. "The gentleman from Texas once said I was doped," he roared. "And I shall put it into the record that the gentleman from Texas is a son of a Texan. On second thought I'll revise my remark and leave a blank for the final word." Representative Blanton charged at him, was subdued by colleagues. Few days later the Representative from Washington took up his feud once more. This time the House soundly rebuked him by voting...
...Kirby's Southern Committee to Uphold the Constitution. First witness was fat, freckled old John Henry Kirby, Texas oil and lumber man, who quickly revealed that the right-hand man who really knew the inner workings of his organization was one Vance Muse. A big, muscular, loose-jointed Texan with thick brown hair and a scar on his cheek, Mr. Muse swung up to the witness chair. Senator Black told him to sit down...