Senate approves Simmons data request on tax returns for tariff debate
The Senate by a near two to one vote adopts the Simmons resolution directing the finance committee to obtain from the treasury data from income and capital stock tax returns. The roll call shows a GOP split on publicity with 21 Republicans and 80 Democrats for the measure and 27 Republicans against. The resolution requests profits losses wages officers salaries production costs and related statistics from tax returns of domestic manufacturers and importers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Simmons
Finance Committee
Treasury
North Carolina
Two Women Burned As Farson Hotel Is Razed
Two women were burned and the Farson hotel was destroyed by a fire caused by a gasoline explosion. Mrs. Andrew Arnold, hotel proprietor, is not expected to survive, and her daughter Betty Arnold is in serious condition.
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Wyoming
Associated Press
Farson
Wyo
Andrew Arnold
Betty Arnold
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Fair and warmer Wednesday across Amarillo and vicinity with generally fair conditions for northeastern New Mexico. A high pressure ridge from central Texas to Montana drives the warmer trend, while central Texas and Oklahoma stay cooler with overall dry, mild to warm temperatures.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Texas
Montana
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Wyoming
Boise
Idaho
Brownsville
Chicago
Cincinnati
Ohio
Corpus Christi
Dallas
del Rio
Issere Denver
Colo
Des Moines
Iowa
Detroit
Mich
Dodge City
Edmonton
Canada
el Paso
Eureka
California
Galveston
Havre
Helena
Huron
South Dakota
Jacksonville
Florida
Kamloops
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Cal
Minnedosa
Modena
Utah
Montgomery
Ala
Nashville
Rapid City
Roswell
St. Louis
St. Paul
Washington
Wichita
Ston
North
Handshake of C C heads will open new road
Borger Texas September 10 H F Manwaring and Frank A Paul presidents of Borger and Panhandle Chambers of Commerce will shake hands at 11 am to dedicate 24.5 miles of paved highway linking Borger and Panhandle area citizens, county judges and officials attend the ceremony. Highway 117 route from Stinnett to Spearman to Perryton will be surveyed with Ochiltree and Hansford counties voting on road bonds September 14 and Hutchinson county September 27.
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Borger
H. F. Manwaring
Frank A. Paul
Borger and
Panhandle Chambers of Commerce
Hutchinson- Carson
A. A. Callaghan
Carson County
Guy R. Sheets
Ochiltree
Perryton
E. O. Shanks
Moss
Stinnett
Spearman
Hansford County
Ochiltree County
Hutchinson County
Amarillo Business Men Attend Highway Opening
Representatives of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and local business men will attend the formal opening of the paved highway between Panhandle and Borger at 10 30 this morning. The ceremony is announced for Tuesday with continued coverage on page 18.
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Amarillo
British Seaplane Pilots Seek Better Speed After Record
In Calshot England Squadron leader A H Orlebar set a world pace on a three kilometer course with an average 355.825 mph and a peak of 868.8 mph while Lieut G A Stainforth averaged 336.3 mph. Bad visibility hindered both flights, and British experts hope for clearer weather to attempt a new run on Thursday.
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Associated Press
Calshot
England
A. H. Orlebar
G. A. Stainforth
Robison's body sent to Texas soil in solemn state tribute
J T Robison longtime Texas general land office commissioner died in New London Conn while visiting his son. His body lay in Austin senate chamber from morning until funeral service in Dallas. Governor Moody ordered state departments closed as mourning. Robison born 1861 in Morris County raised fifteen orphans with wife.
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Associated Press
Austin
J. T. Robison
General Land Office
Texas
W. D. Bradfield
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Senate
Capitol
Robison
Senate Chamber
Moody
Land Office
New London
Conn
J. T. Robison, Jr
House of Representatives
House
Mr. Robison
Morris County
Mrs. Robison
Ed Bailey Granted New Bonds In Borger Slayings
Ed Bailey, linked to the 1927 slayings of Deputy Sheriff A. L. Terry and deputies Pat Kenyon and Sheriff Joe Ownbey, posted new bonds in Borger. Bailey appeared under $7,500 and $500 bonds with bondsmen John R. Miller and J. J. Killion after returning from New Mexico.
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Borger
Ed Bailey
New Mexico
William
J. “Whitey
A. L. Terry
Terry
Pat Kenyon
Bailey
Whitey Walker
Hugh Walker
Hutchinson County
Patton Named Oklahoma Legion Commander at State Convention
B G Patton of Okmulgee was elected commander of the Oklahoma department of the American Legion by an overwhelming vote at the tenth annual state legion convention in Ponca City tonight.
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Oklahoman Legion
Associated Press
Ponca City
Okla
B. G. Patton
Okmulgee
Oklahoma Department of the American Legion
City Park Takeover Recommended for Ten Parks Across Four Areas
The park board urged the city to assume control of ten parks in four subdivisions Country Club section and Terrace Bivins and Wolflin additions stating development justifies city management with maintenance as the only expense No action was taken by the city commission.
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City Commission
Park Board
Country Club
Country Club Terrace
Bivins
Wolflin
Third Avenue
Polk
Taylor Streets
Gober and Thompson
West Third Avenue
W. N. Durham
Amarillo
A. P. McSwain
East Third Avenue
West Sixth Avenue
Ong Street
Investigation into City of San Francisco crash
The aeronautics division of the commerce department will not release findings from its air accident investigations. Officials are examining weather and flying conditions at the time of the Transcontinental Air Transport liner City of San Francisco crash in New Mexico. Findings will feed a periodic aviation accident analysis.
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Associated Press
Washington
Aeronautics Division
Commerce Department
Transcontinental Air Transport
City of San Francisco
New Mexico
Weather outlook clears for Big Spring air fete
Big Spring Texas September 10 forecast from Dr J L Cline Dallas meteorologist calls for clearing skies and higher ceiling for the air fete to be held Wednesday and Thursday. Today sees clouds with some light rain.
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Big Spring
Texas
J. L. Cline
Dallas
Hoover Proposes Humorous Law to Hang Two
President Hoover reportedly joked about a law allowing him to hang two men each year without reason. When asked if two would suffice he quipped that twenty or thirty might be informed they were under consideration for the honor.
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United Press
Washington
Hoover
Woman Seeks 10000 Damages For Humiliation At Palais Royal
Mrs. R. L. Allen files in district court accusing Palais-Royal manager Jacob J. Blinderman and store clerks of humiliating her over a dress purchase error. A clerk misnamed her Mrs. Harris, a returned check led to crowding and denial of identification, causing mental anguish and embarrassment. Her husband, a Plains Wholesale Grocery salesman, joins as plaintiff.
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R. L. Allen
West Seventeenth Street
Jacob J. Blinderman
Palais- Royal
Polk Street
Allen
Palais-Royal
Harris
Premier Ramsay MacDonald to Address Congress
New York World reports believed invitation will be extended for Premier Ramsay MacDonald to address Congress during his United States visit. Sir Robert Vansittart arranged the trip. MacDonald sails from England on September 28 aboard the Berengaria with his daughter as official hostess Ishbel MacDonald.
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Associated Press
New York
New York World
Congress
Ramsay MacDonald
England
United States
Robert Vansittart
Mauretania
Washington
Misa Ishbel MacDonald
Famous Golf Pros to Play Amarillo October 3
Walter Hagen and Horton Smith, top American professionals, will play eighteen holes at Amarillo Country Club on Thursday October 3 against two local Amarillo golfers. Gallery tickets are $2 to cover expenses. the event is co hosted by Hillcrest and Amarillo Country clubs with Clements and Young sporting goods dealers. Hagen and Smith are on a nationwide tour and will also appear in Oklahoma City and Wichita Kansas.
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Walter Hagen
Horton Smith
Amarillo
Hillcrest Golf and Country Club
Lamar Young
Hagen
Smith
Amarillo Country Club
Hillcrest
Clements and Young
Oklahoma City
Wichita
Kan
Young Horton Smith
Joplin
Memphis Fair Opens Under Mud Handicap
Five thousand people estimated attended the Hall County District Fair opening at Memphis Texas as rain-soaked roads limited turnout. Weather cooled the day with little sun and many farm exhibits suffered from a long drought, while poultry and rabbit shows looked strong and the nine and livestock exhibit was good. Home Clubs feature drew seven booths in the Ladies Exhibit hall with Salisbury first and Indian Creek second in the department results.
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Memphis
Texas
Hall County
Salisbury
Indian Creek
Newlin
Hulver
Parnell
Lakeview
Brice
Margie Lyon
Panhandle
Elsie Phillips
Claude
Minnie Mae Grubbs
College Station
Rebecca Rogers Bank Robbery Trial Jury Selection
In New Braunfels Texas on September 10 the bank robbery trial of Rebecca Bradley Rogers advances as a new panel of 50 men is ordered, nine jurors accepted from 121, defense pressing peremptory challenges, public interest grows with Rogers facing insanity defense and a possible four jurors to be chosen.
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Associated Press
Braunwell
Tex
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
New Braunfels
Texas
Texas University
Rogers
Rebecca
Farmers’ National Bank of
Buda
Becky
Fred Blundell
Outewardly
Polish Count Albert Sichofsky Seeks Release From Ellis Island
Polish adventurer Count Albert Sichofsky obtained a writ of habeas corpus to retry deportation and pursue more than 200000 dollars in claims he says were taken during investigation and imprisonment. He accuses Los Angeles district attorney’s office sheriff’s offices and a warden named Gannon of Folsom prison of swindling funds and alleges he was spirited from Folsom to San Francisco and sent to Ellis Island.
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Associated Press
New York
Albert Sichofsky
Ellis Island
California
Los Angeles
Gannon
Folsom Prison
Sacramento
Folsom
San Francisco
Count Sichofaky
United States Labor Department
Forests Closed Coast to Coast as Oregon Fire Burns
Federal district forester orders closure of every national forest in Oregon and eight in Washington affecting twenty two reserves. More than 2,000 men fight 20 plus fires across the western state as several blazes reach conflagration scale endangering timber mills homesteads and ranch buildings.
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Associated Press
Portland
Qre
Oregon
Federal District Forester
Washington
LeFors Postmistress Nomination Sent by Hoover
President Hoover transmitted the nomination of Georgia Wolfe as postmaster of LeFors to the Senate for approval. The action was announced from Washington on September 10.
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Washington
Hoover
Georgia
Wolfe
LeFors
Senate
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