Supreme Court Rules Federal Judges Pay Taxable Income
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 1 that federal judges salaries are subject to federal income tax. Justice Frankfurter led the majority confirming judges share in the tax burden, while Justice Butler dissented. The decision also touched elsewhere on gold clause cases and constitutional immunity debates.
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Associated Press
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Washington
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Joseph W. Woodrough
Omaha
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McReynolds
Congress
United States
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Black
Justice Stone
Dynamite to Arrive in Washington Ahead of Schedule
The white Arabian horse Dynamite will leave Amarillo by train earlier than planned and is scheduled to arrive in Washington around 8 am Thursday with Postmaster General Farley likely to lead the parade. Officials announced changes from Sacramento and Chicago plans, and a local stables team prepared the horse for the trip.
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Washington
W. D. DeGrassi
Ambrose O'Connell
Farley
Sacramento
Cal
Chicago
Smith Purdum
Amarillo
Dynamite
American Express Company
Santa Fe
Capital
Everett Scott
Wolflin Stables
Prison Industries Planned In Texas Reform Effort
Governor W Lee O Daniel and prison board members convened to discuss industrializing the Texas Prison System. Retiring board chairman Joseph Wearden of Victoria praised the governor for advancing the prison system more than any prior leader since its inception.
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Austin
Texas
W. Lee O'Daniel
Joseph Wearden
Victoria
O’daniel
Texas Retail Merchants Vision Shows Widespread Optimism
GALVESTON May 22 The 39th annual Texas Retail Merchants Association convention gathered with affiliated groups including the Texas Retail Credit Bureaus Inc and the Lone Star Council of Credit Women's Clubs. David A Weir of New York urged that prosperity hinges on avoiding past mistakes, overcoming political barriers, and sustaining business confidence to drive progress.
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Texas Retail Merchants Association
Texas Retail Credit Bureaus, Inc
Associated Retail Credit Men of Texas
Lone Star Council of Credit Women's Clubs
United States
David A. Weir
New York
National Association of Credit Men
Toppled Political Boss Gets 15 Month Term
Kansas City May 22 Tom Pendergast a political boss who sold influence for 750000 pleaded guilty to tax evasion and was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. Judge Otis stressed the penalty covered tax evasion alone and warned civil action would pursue remaining taxes.
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Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Merrill E. Ot‘s
Pendergast
U. S
Maurice Milligan
Otis
Milligan
Leavenworth
Kan
St. Joseph
Bailey Farmer Elected to State Soil Conservation Board
Bailey County farmer and stockman W. G. Kennedy was elected a member of the state soil conservation board by District One delegates in Plainview. Kennedy, a Texas Agriculture Association director, helped frame the recent soil conservation bill and will join fellow district members in Temple on May 29.
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Plainview
W. G. Kennedy
Bailey County
State Soil Conservation Board
Kennedy
Texas Agriculture Association
Hale
Frank R. Day
E. H. Grimes
White Deer
Temple
Summer Heat Blazes Across Panhandle May Records
May heat surged across the Texas Panhandle with Amarillo reaching 96 degrees and Childress posting 107 the highest May reading in the Weather Bureau history there. Plainview logged 100 degrees as officials noted the early summer-like conditions and cloudless skies.
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Childress
Plainview
Amarillo
Mercury
U. S. Weather Bureau
Six Room House and Appliances in Globe News Want Ads
Globe-News Want Ads offer bargains from a six room house for 2750 to a 1938 Ford sedan for 495. Other items include an ABC washing machine for 35 a $3.50 permanent wave for 1 and a 2 piece living room suite for 14.50. Wallpaper at half price and flowers also listed with daily updates.
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Globe-News
ABC
Americanism Keynote Parade to Launch Buffalo Lake Dedication
Amarillo leaders rally for Americanism Day as Buffalo Lake opening features a Saturday parade at 10 30 AM. The event unites Memorial Day plans with Buffalo Lake festivities under Legion and VFW sponsorship. Ensembles include Canadian band Canyon bands Happy Uncle Sam Band and local school groups. Dr H H Bennett heads the Soil Conservation Service amid a two day program ending with a lake ball and picnics.
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Ploydada
Dumas Prepares Big Show Weekend Parade and Rodeo
Dumas hosts a three hour rodeo with broncho riding calf roping and bulldogging from 2 to 5 pm daily as Amarillo Dalhart Guymon Pampa and other towns join a Friday parade at 11 am. Admission costs 50 cents for adults 25 cents for children with dances and Frontier Day festivities through the night.
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Amarillo Aims for Best Crowd to Dumas Rodeo Trip
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce aims to outpace Dalhart and Dumas in the big Dumas rodeo event. More than 40 autos are pledged with a target of 100 or more, organized into 10 trail bosses and four range bosses plus the Sam Houston Junior High Band. The motorcade departs from the Chamber headquarters Friday at 8 45 a m.
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Dalhart
Dumas
Clay Thornton
Amarillo
Joe Omler
Sam Page
Galen Battey
Sam Elkins
Fred DeCoster
Ray Minner
Bill Beechler
Bill Gilstrap
Howard Boxwell
Dutch Mantell
Milton Cox
Bruce Autry
Mason King
P. D. Berthelot
Sam Houston
Envoy's Wife Missing in Mexico City's Chapultepec Park
Cuban ambassador Jose Maria Carbonelli reports his wife has been missing since Saturday morning in Chapultepec woods of Mexico City. Local authorities search the park for the missing envoy's spouse.
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Mexico City
Jose Maria Carbonelli
Chapultepic Woods
Co-Defendants Plead Guilty in Manton Corruption Case
Two co defendants Forrest W. Davis and William J Fallon pleaded guilty to obstructing justice after a jury was selected to try former Federal Circuit Judge Martin T. Manton on corruption charges. Davis remains on bail while Fallon serves a sentence in the tombs for commercial bribery. The pleas came after lunch before motions to dismiss against Manton.
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New York
Martin T. Manton
Manton
Forrest W. Davis
William J. Fallon
Davis
Fallon
Students May Win Cash For Short Traffic Safety Letters
Plains region students who attended school last year may win money by writing a letter of 200 words or fewer about traffic safety. Grown-ups say teen drivers are low rated. letters should express teen views on grown-up drivers. Deadline Thursday. prizes are $3 and $2 from Gunn-Hinerman Tire Company.
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Plains
Gunn-Hinerman Tire Company
Roosevelt Defends Economic Policy Against Radicals
President Roosevelt denounces critics as radicals and vows no abandonment of administration principles. He says taxes on business must shift if deterrent taxes are repealed, defends ongoing spending and lending to maintain consumer purchasing power, and urges no large budget surplus while leaving consumer taxes unchanged.
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Roosevelt
National Forum
Ceretain
Congress
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity and West Texas
Fair and warm in Amarillo and vicinity with continued warm conditions. West Texas sees fair weather on Tuesday while New Mexico experiences cloudiness and cooler air in the northeast. Temperatures by hour show highs around 96 and ranges into the mid 70s later in the day.
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West Texas
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