Legislature praised for frugal session amid tax restraint
Senator Clint C. Small told Amarillo Lions Club that the recent Texas legislature did a good job under tough conditions. He noted no new taxes beyond a minor oil tax shift, over 30 percent cuts in operating appropriations, and wage reductions for officials except legislators. He praised remedial acts, liberal laws, and cautioned against wasting public works funds on meritless projects.
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Clint C. Smail
Lions Club
Amarillo Hotel
Small
Texas
Panhandle
L. H. Johnson
Porter Underwood
S. P. Vineyard
Carl Cox
Owney Madden’s Wild Path From Pigeons to Prohibition
The tale follows Owney Madden nicknamed the Killer as he drifts from pigeon keeping and arrest episodes to parole defiance. He builds a shady empire around protection rackets liquor distribution breweries and nightclubs while evading state enforcement until a falsehood lands him back in Sing Sing for a year. He returns to New York eager to try 3.2 beer and resumes old ties with his pals.
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Owney Madden
New York
Owney
Parole Board
Bess
Nape Manta
Bfer
Madden
Sing Sing
Cotton option benefit contract draft from 1933 meeting
A detailed 1933 cotton option benefit contract draft outlines grower offers to the Secretary of Agriculture. It covers planted acres, expected lint yield, liens, payments or option to buy cotton at a fixed price, and required consent of lien holders. The document shows signatures, declarations, and approval by Secretary Henry Wallace.
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Secretary of Agriculture
America
United States
Secretary of Agriculure
New York Cotton Exchange
Delegates Listed For Prohibition And Anti Women’s Rights Events
The document lists prohibition delegates and alternates by district, naming figures from Texarkana to Amarillo. It includes Dr J N White and W Q Lide in district 1, plus many others from Marshall, Tyler, Houston, Waco, Dallas, San Antonio, and beyond, with associated alternates and cities across Texas.
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Richard McCarty
Albany
J. K. Baker
Coleman
H. Riley
Fredericksburg
John Boyle
San Antonio
Dick O. Terrell
Roy Miller
Corpus Christi
R. F. Martin
Crystal City
W. B. Davis
Fort Worth
C. E. Walker
Grapevine
A. H. Culwell
el Paso
L. W. Burell
Medina
E. H. Robertson
Lufkin
P. M. Whitehurst
Beaumont
Geo. W. Carroll, Sr
W. IL. Dean
Huntsville
V. A. Collins
Livingston
Ed J. Harris
Anderson County
J. J. Faulk
Henderson County
C. J. Calhoun
Tyler
J. R. Hooton
Pittsburg
W. H. P. Anderson
W. L. Eason
Waco
W. H. Cherry
Giddings
J. R. Woodson
Caldwell
J. W. Cook
Yoakum
C. L. Tarkington
Hallettsville
A. D. Foreman
Houston
J. W. Fincher
C. H. Waddell
Rosenberg
M. S. Munson
J. L. Ward
Decatur
B. D. Sartin
Wichita Falls
J. C. Smith
Vernon
J. D. Sandifer
Abilene
J. W. Hunt
Thomas H. Taylor
Brownwood
W. C. Jones
Brady
M. A. Childers
W. W. Jackson
Harry Faulk
Brownsville
F. M. Stubbs
Robstown
W. Erskine Williams
Colby D. Hall
J. E. Quaid
Fl Paso
O. A. Mills
Uvalde
George R. Bean
Lubbock
Clyde E. Thomas
Big Spring
John L. McCarty
Calhart
Porter Underwood
Amarillo
Gar ner invited to address Texas Day banquet in Chicago
Glen D. Davis of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce announced that John N. Garner vice-president of the United States would be asked to speak at the Texas Day banquet in Chicago on August 23. About 300 Texans are expected to attend the world’s fair that day with a special train set to leave Longview on August 19.
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Garner
Dallas
Glen D. Davis
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
John N. Garner
United States
Chicago
Longview
Roy Hammit Died in Bosque River Accident at Valley Mills
The body of Roy Hammit a 19 year old reforestation army recruit who died from a broken neck sustained while swimming in the Bosque River will be sent to Miranda City Webb County for burial. Hammit was a member of the corps stationed at Valley Mills west of Waco.
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Waco
U.P
Roy Hammit
Bosque River
Miranda City
Webb County
Hammit
Valley Mills
Here
Sleep Walker Dead In Waco Funeral Services Today
Funeral services were held for M. Seat 63 who died from injuries after falling from a second story window while sleepwalking. The incident occurred in Waco and was reported by local authorities.
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Waco
Seat
Farmer struck by lightning twice in same home area
W B Benton, 70, of Highway No 5 east of Amarillo, sustained burns to his right arm shoulder and chest when a lightning bolt struck near his porch as he touched a metal screen door during a storm. His clothing torn, a screen door and porch mop burned, and his telephone line was burned out. His wife Mrs Benton saw him rise from the floor after the strike. He had been knocked down years earlier in a milking shed by a prior bolt.
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W. B. Benton
Benton
Amarilo
Bentons
Amarillo
Dairy Permits Rise Amid Bootleg Milk Crackdown
Amarillo health unit reports a surge in dairy permit applications after a summer drive against bootleg milk. Dairy and milk inspector Lewis Dodson said detained bootleggers agreed to quit or comply with regulations. Health certificates for all dairy employees are issued free.
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Amarillo
Total Rainfall in Booker Reaches 12.17 Inches This Year
The Weather Bureau reports Booker total rainfall at 12.17 inches for the year ending this week. Most rain fell in June August September and late May. In Lipscomb wheat fields look fair for a good yield though average yields are expected around sewer bushels per acre. Corn and livestock feed crops benefit from prior month rains.
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Booker
U. & Weather Bureau
Lipscome
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