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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1933
Page
2
President Roosevelt signed a bill authorizing 2 billion dollars to refinance mortgages for homes up to 20 thousand dollars in value. Creditors urged to refrain from foreclosures while the act is implemented, with options to exchange mortgages for government debt at 5 percent or borrow cash at 6 percent to cover taxes.
The Miami Commercial Club asks all Panhandle chambers and civic clubs to wire Congressman Marvin Jones and Secretary Wallace to push the government to raise wheat prices to pre war levels. Harvest begins in 15 to 20 days and farmers fear selling at low prices due to debt while mills and speculators may take the grain. Panhandle cooperation is hoped to succeed. Salt deposits in Louisiana are described as nearly inexhaustible after production has reached millions of tons.
City commission decides to present amendments to the junk dealers ordinance at next week’s regular session deferring first reading to Tuesday night. Mayor Ross D. Rogers notes most objections met and cites enforcement delayed after May 9 pending conference between corporation counsel and junk dealers’ attorneys.
Senate investigators said officials from Kuhn Loeb and Company will be called to testify on June 26 as the inquiry resumes. Otto H. Kahn, senior partner of the firm, will lead the proceedings in place of J. P. Morgan.
A mass meeting is set for 10 A M next Friday in Guymon to plan relief for drought stricken Oklahoma Kansas and Texas areas. Guymon Chamber of Commerce and Texas County Red Cross urge officials and prominent citizens from a wide region to discuss federal relief as drought has devastated wheat crops and threatened starvation while existing agencies are at capacity.
Oklahoma oil production rose as East Texas output fell, lifting U S daily crude to 2 796 673 barrels from 2 794 326. Oklahoma climbed 45 310 to 455 310. East Texas dropped to 924 745. Texas total fell to 1 483 346. Kansas slipped to 106 580. Eastern up to 106 000. Rocky Mountain up to 73 620. California down 1 000 to 475 500.
Dalhart June 13. Deeds for needed right of way on Highway 5 from Dalhart to Hartley are being arranged. Property owners and the Denver Lines Railroad will take deferred Hartley County warrants until $4,000 is released. County Judge R A DeFee handles the matter.
Children entering Tyler School for the first time will be examined Wednesday morning by the health unit. The tests start at 9 o'clock in the Tyler School with health unit physicians, school nurses and Potter County Dental Society members. Nearly 50 children were examined earlier at Margaret Wills School, said Dr. B. M. Primer. Dr. Stewart Browning and Dr. W. R. Moody assisted.
Rep. J. C. Duvall rides from San Antonio toward Fort Worth carrying a bill to legalize horse racing in Texas. After 44 miles and three soaking showers he departed New Braunfels at 11 A M for a 22 mile leg to San Marcos for the night.
Funeral services for Mrs Ella M Flynn pioneer Amarillo woman will be held at Sacred Heart Cathedral Thursday at 9 a.m. Monsignor Amirault will officiate. She died Sunday in a Temple hospital. The Flynns arrived in 1906. she opened The Vogue dress shop for over two decades. Burial at Llano Cemetery.
Speaker Jack Dionne told Panhandle Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute in the Crystal Ballroom that Texas loses between four and six million dollars each year due to gasoline tax evasion. The talk outlined new laws, enforcement plans, and penalties to tighten collection and reduce evasion statewide.
Fifty Southland Life Insurance agents met in Amarillo at the Herring Hotel to hear state officials discuss sales campaign plans for the coming year. Col W B Talbot led discussions with Clarence E Linz and Larry Jacobs assisting. Linz spoke on policies and Jacobs highlighted advertising benefits. A noon luncheon honored visiting agents as Southland approaches its twenty fifth anniversary. Douglas Jarrell of Amarillo serves as Panhandle Plains district general manager.
Austin June 13 L A Woods superintendent of public instruction announced an additional $1 remittance from the state school fund. The latest payment leaves $7 of the $16 per scholastic apportionment unpaid with 1,567,177 scholastics on the rolls.
The writer seeks a new golf partner after five years with Callahan due to sour partner Joe who has corns. The note hints at switching partners and mentions a corn treatment Blue Jay by Bauer & Black with 25 cent price.
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