Federal funding urged to stamp out cattle pests
Daily News Washington Correspondent Bascom N. Timmons reports Representative John N. Garner declares that all costs of federal campaigns against foot and mouth disease, pink boll worm, Gypsy moth, Mexican bean beetle, and corn borer should be borne by the federal government. He vows to seek legal amendments to shift expenses away from states, arguing disease control is national in scope and Texas taxpayers should not bear half the costs.
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Daily News
Washington
John N. Garner
Texas
Heroine Josephine Strickler Awarded Carnegie Medal
13 year old San Antonio girl Josephine Strickler receives a bronze Carnegie medal for heroism after saving a companion at Yoakum Texas during a summer bath incident. The award recognizes bravery and quick thinking by youths in peril.
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Josephine Strickler
San Antonio
Texas
Yoakum
Sugmer
Texas highway storm shifts as Ferguson taps new commission
Governor Miriam Ferguson names Hal Moseley as highway commission chairman and John Gage to replace resigning officials amid a federal probe into Texas highway funds. Attorney General Moony and three federal agents begin book reviews of federal aid highway division. Speaker Lee Satterwhite asks lawmakers to cover their own special session expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Temple
Highway Commission
Texas
Lee Satterwhite
Hal Moseley
Dallas
National Asphalt Company
Frank Lanham
John Gage
Hanker
Stephenville
Joe Burkett
Lanham
Burkett
American Road Company
Federal Fund
Moony
P. St. J. Wilson
U. 8S
Bureau of Public Roads
W. J. O'Leary
Bureau
A. R B. Losh
Fort Worth
Federal Aid Division
Highway Department
Captain Wilson
Washington
Hoffman Company Pays Contractors For Highway Work
In Austin on December 2, 1930, Hoffman Construction Company of Eastland paid two subcontractors totaling 54,375 under a modified temporary restraining order. J. F. Dexter of Dallas received 20,454 and H. K. McCollum of Fort Worth 13,924. The state sues Hoffman for 100,000 in alleged excess profits, 296,900 in approved estimates, and charter voidance. court reset for December 16. The order was eased to allow current expenses and partial payments to Dexter and Mel Collen.
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Austin
Hoffman Construction Company
Eastland
George Calhoun
53Rd District Court
R. C. Starnes
San Antonio
Stareholder
J. F. Dexter
Dallas
H. K. McCollum
Fort Worth
Hoffman Consuction Company
Dexter
Mel Collen
Backbone of Rum Row Raided by Pro Agents
Prohibition agents and deputies raided the offices of a vast liquor syndicate described as the backbone of rum row. Fifty officers captured twenty men including alleged head Bill Dwyer, whose ring supposedly steered eighteen steamers and bribed coast guard officers to move millions in liquor yearly. Dwyer faced a conspiracy charge over 40,088 cases hidden in steamship bunkers.
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New York
Prohibition
United States
Coast Guard
Bill" Dwyer
Dwyer
Goddard
Exhibits Highlight Growth of Poultry Show Industry
The Fifth Annual Poultry Show at the Municipal Auditorium displays the largest fowl collection in the Panhandle with over 1100 chickens and turkeys. Officials say the industry could bring in hundreds of thousands, even millions, for Amarillo’s trade area as visitors view the wide range of birds despite bad weather.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Karl Curry
Plains
Walter Burton
Arlington
BK. Cg, Branch
Lees Bummitt, Mo
Denial of J Frank Norris Hearing at Baptist Convention
The Baptist General Convention on day two of its seventy seventh session refused J Frank Norris, pastor of First Baptist Fort Worth, a floor hearing. Norris was denied the chance to pose a question of information as officials barred his messengers and the president repeatedly halted him with the gavel.
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Mineral Wells
Baptist General Convention
J. Frank Norris
First Baptist Church
Fort Worth
Lattimore
Austin
News and Post to Host Football Party at Cisco
The News and Post will host a 2 30 party for the championship game between the Golden Sandstorm and the Cisco Loboes in Cisco. The game will start earlier at 2 30 instead of 3 and the newspaper will provide weather independent arrangements and a play by play report.
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News and Post
Golden Sandstorm
Cisco Loboes
Cisco
West Texas
Chiropractor Acquitted in Medical Case in County Court
Dr J F Bromert, one of three chiropractors charged with unlawful practice of medicine, is found not guilty after a 3 hour 45 minute jury deliberation. The case reflects ongoing debates over legal recognition for chiropractors in Texas and follows dismissed charges against co-defendants A D Wensty and H C Black. The State plans to press remaining charges while Bromert awaits further proceedings.
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J. F. Bromert
Bromert
Texas
Dr. Bromert
A. D. Wensty
H. C. Black
Bromer
RB. L. Wooten
R. QO. Latta
H. K. Stanfield
Ww. F. Nix
Potter County
J. A. Carlisle
Dallas
State Medical Association
Umphres
Mood
Clayton
A. D. Fensty
H. C. Winters
Wisconsin
Palmer School of Chiropractic
Edwin Ochsner
Stanfield
W. F P. Nix
Weather forecast for Amarillo and nearby regions
Amarillo and West Texas expect Friday fair skies with colder air moving in from the southeast. New Mexico and Montana zones show generally fair conditions as a low pressure system shifts rapidly eastward, bringing cooler temperatures to Central Plains and Northwest counties, with rain and unsettled weather spreading from Southern California to Nebraska and Wyoming.
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Amarilla
West Texan
New Mexico
Montina
Wichita
Kansas
California
Nebraska
Oregon
Amarilig Grater
Representative Lee Satterwhite Urges Members Pay Own Expenses
Texas House Speaker Lee Satterwhite announced a move to call a special session on January 4 1926 and asked all members to cover their own costs to avoid criticism. He cited past loan plans and legal limits on using public funds, urging members to confirm attendance and fund their own per diem while awaiting a governor’s decision on a call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Satterwhite
House
Swiselstee
House of Representatives
Austin
Texas
Satterwhite Expects No Indictments From Moody Highway Probe
State House Speaker Lee Satterwhite said the Moody grand jury probe into highway affairs would not yield criminal indictments. He argued the recent highway judgment provides enough basis for legislative inquiry and denied admitting sufficient evidence for a special session.
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Satterwhite Dores
Lee Satterwhite
House
Dan Moody
Satterwhite
Four Bandits Loot Baldwin Bank for Five Thousand Dollars
Four men held up the First National Bank in Baldwin Wisconsin today, taking about $4,000 and $5,000 before fleeing in a car. Police and investigators searched for the robbers, describing the incident as a bold bank heist with witnesses reporting a counter and vault alarm.
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Daldwin
Wis. Dee
Baldwin Tate
Blinding Snow Storm Sweeps Texas Panhandle
A blinding snow storm swept across the Texas Panhandle and into the South Plains on Thursday. Snow depth reached about 1.5 inches by night with Amarillo reporting three inches total. Precipitation began as mist, turned to drizzle, then snow as temperatures fell from 42 to 30 degrees in twelve hours. Tonight's forecast is for clear, colder conditions with lows near 25.
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Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Amarillo
Court martial at Mitchell case marred by bickering
In a Washington court martial, opposing counsel clashed despite a court order by Major General Howse to maintain decorum. The senior surviving Shenandoah officer’s testimony was interrupted as defense and prosecution hurled accusations about witness handling and technical questions. The tribunal warned again to stop wrangling and resume orderly examination.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Robert Howse
Howse
Snow
Army
Croca
Ideat
Comemanter
Charles E. Rovwndahl
Shenandoah
Frank Th Reid
Hlinats
Rhead
Yo Alge
Nee Onde
Wr. Reid
Chefen
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