Return Teeth to Industry Control Bill
Senate finance committee revived licensing power to force industries to follow trade codes and increase taxes on the industry perceived to be resisting. The measure, tied to $3.3 billion in public works, would let the President license firms to enforce fair competition standards, with possible bans on interstate ship ment of oil in violation of state laws.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
McNary
Oregon
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
King
Connally
Bailey
Clark
McAdoo
George Walsh
Barkley
Costigan
Lonergan
Harrison
LaFollette
Byrd
Reed
Keyes
Metcalf
Hastings
Walcott
Texas
Roosevelt weighs cotton acreage leasing proposal
President Roosevelt with Secretary Wallace and Southern cotton senators discussed a plan to spend about 200 million dollars to lease 10 million acres of cotton land, removing it from production this year. Attendees included Senators Bankhead Byrnes Stephens Thomas and Sheppard with Tugwell Peek and Brand present. The note ends with a reference to the first Daimler engine built in 1888.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Bankhead
Alabama
Byrnes
South Carolina
Stephens
Mississippi
Thomas
Oklahoma
Sheppard
Texas
White House
Mr. Wallace
Tugwell
George Peek
Charles Brand
Three Held in Bank Safe Job in Wildorado
Morton Angel Louie Turner and Ernest Rowe are jailed on burglary charges after the Wildorado State Bank safe was dismantled on May 19. The safe contained 485 dollars and was found eight miles south of Ambarger after being battered open. Angel posted 2500 dollars bond awaiting bail acceptance. Turner and Rowe were arrested in Amarillo and had been held for Sheriff Haliburton.
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Morton Angel
Louie Turner
Ernest Rowe
Oldham County
Wildorade State Bank
Angel
John Haliburton
Turner
Rowe
Amarillo
Haliburton
Canyon
Bob Barnett
Randall County
W. J. Pottorff
Perryton
Bureglars
Wildorado
Railroad Control Measure Approved in House Action
The House passed without a record vote the administration bill to reorganize railroads to save costs. A federal coordinator would trim capital outlays and remove service duplication for two years while anti trust laws pause for railroads. Holding companies fall under the ICC, recap tures repealed to cancel 361 million in government rail profits claims.
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Washington
House
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rayburn
Texas
Interstate Committee
Howe and Hawk Named for Who's Who in America
Amarillo editor Old Tack and News Globe general manager Wilbur Hawk are asked to supply sketches for the current Who's Who in America edition. Gene Howe and Wilbur Hawk, both Amarilloans, consider the honor significant as A. N. Marquis edits the reference work. The list includes prominent figures from various fields and stresses merit over payment.
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Gene Howe
Wilbur Hawk
America
Old Tack
Hawk
News-Globe
A. N. Marquis
Marquis
Who's Who
Gold measure becomes law in Roosevelt action
President Roosevelt signed a resolution nullifying the gold clause in contracts, making payment in legal tender lawful for public and private obligations. The move clarifies the post gold standard monetary system and ends gold payment demands on bonds and private debts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Who's Who In America Reference History
The A. N. Marquis Company of Chicago publishes the biannual Who's Who In America. The first edition appeared in 1899 and the work is widely used as an authoritative reference for notable persons of the era.
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A. N. Marquis Company of
Chicago
America
London conference to back currency with legal tender
The plan calls for a global currency standard set at the London economic conference opening next week. All current and future obligations including Liberty bonds war debts and private mortgages would be payable in legal tender under the measure.
Lambdin Couple Return From Law School Graduation
Donald Lambdin and his bride, of February 17, from Lebanon Tennessee, return to Amarillo after Donald graduates from Cumberland University law school this spring. They will reside with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lambdin at 845 Crockett Street. Fight states have legislation making it unlawful to throw lighted cigarettes from automobiles.
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Donald Lambdin
Lebanon, Tenn
Amarillo
Cumberland University
Lebanon
Mr. Lambdin
Ross Lambdin
Crockett Street
Rockne Six Promises Best Low-Priced Car Values
Ad copy touts the Rockne Six built by Studebaker as America's best built looking and performing low priced car, claiming it matches a Studebaker in everything but name.
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America
Studebaker
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Daimler
First National Bank
San Marcos
Peyton Taylor
Walter Kellerman
Bertram Thomas
Vega
New York
France
Associated Press
Fitness
EF. C. Seaman
Marvin Jones
R. A. Gerken
JTM
Tchles
LT Reynolds Tobacco Company
Dept
Winston-Salem
N.C
Audi- Ae Ea
God
Wright
Taylor
Lambdins
Battle Creek
Indianapolis
Studebakers
Indianapolis Speedway
Badger-Herring Motor Co., Inc
Tyler
Free Wheeling
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