Tax Board Sets Ad Valorem Rate Of Seven Cents
The automatic Texas tax board set a seven cent ad valorem rate on property for per capita school aid next year. The total rate with pensions reaches 49 cents, the lowest in years, funding free text books and scholastic apportionment while Texas officials debate funds and surpluses.
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Tax Board
Austin
Automatic Tax Board
Texas
Comptroller's Department
Allred
State Board of Education
James Y. Allred
George H. Sheppard
Charley Lockhart
Lockhart
Attorney General's Department
Board of Education
Comptroller’s Department
Education Board
Shamrock Directors Visit Amarillo Inspect Moore County Area
Shamrock Oil and Gas directors Robert T. Wilson R G Morrison and W C Fownes arrived from Pittsburgh and will stay through Friday to inspect property in Moore County. They will attend a barbecue Thursday evening at the Bill McSpadden ranch near Canyon.
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Robert T. Wilson
R. G. Morrison
W. C. Fownes
Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation
Amarillo
Pittsburgh
Moore County
Bill McSpadden
Canyon
Homes Destroyed by Fire in Wine
July 21 report states the homes of O. L. Woulard and C. R. Ander ton were destroyed by fire early today. Defective wiring is believed to have caused the blaze.
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O. L. Woulard
C. R. Anderton
Jones invites farm leaders to discuss price stabilization bill
Chairman Marvin Jones of Texas invites national farm organization heads to meet with the House Agriculture Committee to forge a united front on a broad price stabilization program. The group aims to pass a granary based system to support farmers and ensure steady food supply.
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Marvin Jones
National Farm Organization
Washington
Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Texan
United Front
House Democratic Steering Committee
Congress
Fol
Waage Hour Bill Expanded to Include Retail Workers
The House Labor Committee voted to broaden the Senate wage and hour bill to cover local retail store employees. The panel also proposed exempting hours but not wages for motor carrier workers and noted possible constitutional questions. Rep. Ramspeck predicted a week or more before a House vote on the measure.
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Washington
U.P
House Labor Committee
Senate
Robert Ramspeck
House
Senate Education and Labor
Ramspeck
Jennings Randolph
W. Va
Senate Education and Labor Committee
House Committee
Federal
Wage and Hour Board
Art Exhibitions Clash Over Fees In Munich
In Munich on July 21, thirty thousand people packed the government sponsored degenerate art exhibit while the legitimate show drew ten thousand visitors. The degenerate exhibit was free, whereas the legitimate exhibit charged 50 pfennings per entry.
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Munich
Germany
U.P
Amarillo Area Forecast Bright and Warmer Thursday
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for Thursday to be fair and slightly warmer. West Texas area from the 100th meridian westward shows partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers likely in the southern portion and warmer conditions in the north. Mexico region reports generally fair air. Temperature readings from yesterday in Amarillo show highs near 87 to 80s and lows around the mid 60s to mid 70s. Precipitation for the prior 24 hours ending 4 PM yesterday totaled 0.37 inches.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
Mexico
No Increase To Be Allowed by Opposition
Washington reports Garner pressed Senator Wheeler to accept terms against adding Supreme Court justices. Wheeler demanded drop of the 75-and-retire plan and protection from political reprisals. The exchange followed senators vowing to pigeonhole Roosevelt’s court bill, signaling continued party infighting and stalled progress.
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Washington
Garner
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Wheeler
Montana
Montanan
Minton
Indiana
Logan
Senate
Garner-Wheeler
Democratic Party
Wagner
N. Y
Britain Seeks Cabinet Unity During Spanish Crisis
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain asks all cabinet ministers to stay in Great Britain through the vacation period to be reachable for emergencies. Eden to remain in the south of England while Italy and Germany harden their positions over Spain and the non intervention efforts falter.
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London
U.P
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Lord Hailsham
South America
Eden
Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
England
Foreign Office
Italy
Germany
Spain
Dino Grandi
Grandi
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Mussolini Plans to Send 75 000 Italian Troops to Aid Paris
Paris reports that Italian Premier Benito Mussolini sponsored a plan to dispatch 75 000 soldiers to assist in France. The story notes the source as French newspapers and references continuation on Page 15.
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Paris
U.P
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Woman Confesses Forgeries Clearing Her Double Inmate
In Indianapolis the two 29 year old women Nancy Botts and Vivian Dorsett matched in appearance. Dorsett confessed she committed four years of forged check crimes, exonerating Botts who had already served 13 months. Police pursued the real forger after Botts’ release.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
Botts
Dorsett
Matt Leach
Indiana State Police
Nancy Louise Botts
Brazil
Vivian Dorsett
Louise Botts
Sino-Japanese Situation Eased by Withdrawal of Chinese Troops
Chinese forces withdrew from Wanpinghsien area west of Peiping easing Sino-Japanese tension in North China. About 14 000 to 15 000 Japanese troops remained in the area with Japanese fortifications being strengthened elsewhere. The 15th United States Infantry was ordered to stand by to protect Americans and keep the Peiping Hankow railroad open if needed.
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Tientsin
Wanpinghsien
Peiping
North China
29Th Army
Pieping
Takio Imai
15Th
United States Infantry
United States
Chinwangtao
Germany backs neutral stance in Sino Japanese crisis
Germany adopts a hands off policy toward the Sino Japanese crisis in the Far East. German ambassador Hans Dieckoff met with Cordell Hull and Sumner Welles, signaling strict neutrality to all nations to avoid a potential world war spark.
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Germany
Washington
U.P
United States
Far East
United Press
Hans Dieckoff
Cordell Hull
Sumner Welles
State Department
Omaha Cruiser Still Stranded Off Bahama Islands
The light cruiser Omaha remains aground near Castle Island Light in the Bahamas. Captain Howard B. McCleary reports calm seas and no danger to crew as Commander Melville W. Powers heads from Washington to assist.
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Washington
U.P
Omaha
Castle Island Light
Bahamas
Navy
Melville W. Powers
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Howard B. McCleary
AAA honors 40 cities for cutting traffic deaths
The American Automobile Association announced certificates of commendation awarded to 40 cities for lowering traffic fatalities in the first half of 1937 compared with the same period in 1936. Among the cities listed are Beaumont Port Arthur and San Antonio in Texas.
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Washington
American Automobile Association
Beaumont
Port Arthur
San Antonio
Texas
Conchas Dam Bill Passes House
The Arch Hurley Conservancy bill cleared the House enabling irrigation and municipal water use from the Conchas Dam above Tucumcari. It envisions a diversion canal to Pajarita Creek and a storage dam, potentially irrigation of about 60 000 acres, marking a major New Mexico project.
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Arch Hurley Conservancy
House
Conchas Dam
Tucumcar
New Mexico
Pajarita Creek
Eastern Panhandle Gets Good Moisture
A heavy thunderstorm blanketed the eastern Panhandle last night bringing substantial rainfall. Memphis area cotton crops soaked by about 1.5 inches while Wellington Shamrock Parnell Clarendon Hedley Estelline Lakeview Palaska Eli reported heavy rains. other areas saw lighter showers. The storm moved west toward Turkey and Quitaque with additional rain across the Panhandle. Hale Center recorded three inches over two days.
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Panhandle
Memphis
Wellington
Shamrock
Parnell
Clarendon
Hedley
Estelline
Lakeview
Palaska
Eli
Pampa
Canadian
Turkey
Quitaque
South Plains
Hale Center
Railroad Commission approves El Tanque oil field rules
The Railroad Commission in Austin approved field rules for the El Tanque oil field in Star County limiting drilling to one well per ten acres.
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Austin
The
Railroad Commission Today
el Tanque
Star County
Desperadoes Shot by Hostages in Oklahoma Chase
Roy Pete Traxler and companion Fred Tindal were shot after Frank Trimmer and J B Denton seized their guns during a two week Southwest manhunt. Traxler survived a Hugo hospital with a back wound while Tindal died. The pair had fled a Texas prison as nearly 1 000 possemen hunted them through southern Oklahoma hills.
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Boswell
Okla
Roy
Pete” Traxler
Southwestern
Hugo
Cool Hills
Texas
Fred Tindal
Frank Trimmer
Pleasant Hill
J. B. Denton
Kingston
Oklahoma
Southwest
Trimmer
Traxler
Here
Outlaw Traxler Steals Wife Then Flees Toward South
In Verden Oklahoma townspeople watched as Pete Traxler and companions seized Mrs Traxler and drove off early yesterday. Harvey the peace justice said officers had hidden nearby for a week but quit the watch two days ago. He described deciding not to pursue with a single .22 rifle and one shell, fearing his safety.
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Honest Justice
Verden
Okla
Pete Traxler
KFUL
Harvey
Verden Peace Justice
Traxler
Fugitives in shootout near Durant tale of escape ends in tragedy
In a dramatic pursuit near Durant, Traxler and Tindol were trapped by possemen after fleeing. A gunfight followed with Traxler and Tindol firing into brush while Mrs. Traxler, in jail, awaited word as the caravan collapsed at a country lane. Wounded survivors were rushed by passing motorists.
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Traxler
Nell Traxler
Durant
Denton
Tindel
Escaped Convict Captured After Monticello Cafe Arrest
Monticello Arkansas July 21 state trooper V Whitted captured Harry Roberts 44 last of three Texas convicts who fought a pursuing posse near Monticello yesterday. Roberts was arrested while eating a meal. he admitted his identity and had three dollars. Hilton Bybee 26 was killed by machine gun fire after firing into Ranger Neal Shannon. Harry Rice 30 surrendered when a pistol was fired from its hand. The search for Roberts ended when bloodhounds failed to locate him. The trio were believed to have robbed a Weiner bank of 1000 dollars and stolen a Ford automobile. Sheriff Cruce and rangers closed in near Selma community. Shannon in good condition.
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Monticello
Ark
V. Whitted
Harry Roberts
Texas
Roberts
Hilton Bybee
Neal Shannon
Harry Rice
Seargeant Buck Mooney
Arkansas
Huntsville
Tex
Fordyce
W. ©. Cruce
Selma
Here
Shannon
Mooney
Bybee
Rice
Pioneer Kilgore Man Dies at Home
W. N. Crim of Kilgore, 72, former merchant before the oil era, died after months of illness. Survivors include his widow, two sons R. H. and Connally Crim, and four daughters Mabel, Alleyn Crim, Mrs. Charles Huffman, and Mrs. Grace Sparks. Funeral services set for tomorrow morning.
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Kilgore
W. N. Crim
R. H. and
Connally Crim
Mabel
Alleyn Crim
Charles Huffman
Longview
Grace Sparks
Houston
Radi technician shoots self in hallway of firm
Houston report says 40 year old radi technician Joe Mc Cahee killed himself in the hallway of his wife’s employer. Relatives report the couple had been separated for two years.
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Houston
U.P
Joe McCahee
Old Timers Hear Hoover at Panhandle Reunion in Memphis
In Memphis on July 21 H E Hoover of Canadian praised Panhandle pioneers at the fourth annual Hall County Old Settlers Association Reunion. He recalled walking to Texas in 1886 and warned that future generations must continue the region’s growth, saluting local heroes like Robert Ralph Young and Panhandle settlers.
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Memphis
Hoover
H. E. Hoover
Panhandle
Hall County Old Settlers Association
Robert Ralph Young
Wall Street
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Fascist Party
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