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Civic organizations petition Gov Lehman to block administration's tax and budget proposals
Mayor predicts wholesale dismissals of City employees to balance budget; plans new fight
Comr Goldwater announces changes in original plans for new bldgs with PWA funds
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 21. -- With full confidence in the assurance from Washington that the government's cotton acreage reduction plan will become effective either through the voluntary sign-up campaign or the compulsory Bankhead Bill, farmers of the Mid-South are going forward with their farm operations in a spirit that is remindful of the flush days of the late Twenties when there was no depression.
1934Tony Lema, American golfer (died 1966)[†]
Anthony David Lema was an American professional golfer who rose to fame in the mid-1960s and won a major title, the 1964 Open Championship at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. He died two years later at age 32 in an aircraft accident near Chicago.
1934Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, American botanist and academic (born 1857)[†]
Elizabeth Gertrude Britton was an American botanist, bryologist, and educator. She and her husband, Nathaniel Lord Britton, played a significant role in the fundraising and creation of the New York Botanical Garden. She was a co-founder of the precursor body to the American Bryological and Lichenological Society. She was an activist for the protection of wildflowers, inspiring local chapter activities and the passage of legislation. Elizabeth Britton made major contributions to the literature of mosses, publishing 170 papers in that field.
1934John McGraw, American baseball player and manager (born 1873)[†]
John Joseph McGraw was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager who was for almost thirty years manager of the New York Giants. He was also the third baseman of the pennant-winning 1890s Baltimore Orioles teams, noted for their innovative, aggressive play.