Billion-dollar Texas lobby mobilizes against taxes and regulation
Fort Worth Press reports from Austin that three billion in corporate wealth backed by railroads oil and insurance groups leads a legislative lobby. The list of “shalt nots” includes opposing income taxes trucking regulation home rule counties and new state agencies while favoring sales taxes and deep cuts to state expenses. The program covers about 300000 Texas workers and services supporting a broader economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Fleming
Fort Worth
United Press
Austin
U.P
Texas
Third House
Legislative Lobby
Robertson Insurance
Texas Securities
Judge Camille Kelley Leads South's First Juvenile Court
Memphis and Amarillo items reflect Judge Camille Kelley’s reforms turning a juvenile court into a moral clinic aimed at rehabilitating so called bad children. The article notes her 12 years in service, impact on 30,000 children, and her preference for a strict, energetic approach to redirect youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camille Kelley
South
Kelley
Printing Plant Facts and Polo Train Visit in Amarillo
A feature on a government printing plant details 22 acres of floor space 4900 employees 10.5 million dollar payroll and vast output including 210 million money order forms and 1.75 billion postal cards. Also reports a baseball special train for the Pirates and White Sox paused in Amarillo with officials praising Santa Fe and regional rail progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Pieper
Denver
Agnes W. Whelan
Oklahoma City
Pacific Coast
Amarillo
W. J. Daley
W. F. Dale
Harry Sager
R. ©. Latta
FE. Cc. Best
Clovis
A. 8
Doddridge
Santa Fe Hospital
E. C. Evans
Washington
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago White Sox
Unemployed rail workers propose Coburn Wynot branch plan
An Omaha group of unemployed railroad men offers to operate the Coburn Wynot branch of the Minneapolis and Omaha railway on a profit sharing basis. They would crew trains, solicit business, and aim to generate enough tonnage to render the line profitable. The Interstate Commerce Commission recently authorized the line, and executives offered an engine and a combination car for sale at $105000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Charles Randall
Nebraska Railway Commission
Coburn-Wynot
Minneapolis and Omaha
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aiilroad
Courthouse Records of Property Transfers and Permits
Transactions list multiple estate actions including W. D. Tenney to Mary E. Bivins for 2025 dollars on tracts 1 2 3 and 4 West Side River Road Gardens Sec 163 Bik 2 ABM survey Reserve Realty to Michigan Realty ten dollars for multiple lots in Chal mers Adi and Chalmers additions plus various blocks in Morningside Lakeview and Ama Heights neighborhoods. Building permit issued to F S Broweh for a mercantile building at 1002 KE 10th St valued at 350 dollars.
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W. D. ‘Tenney
Mary E. Bivins
West
Side River Road Gardens
Reserve Realty Co
Michigan Realty Co
Chalmers
Chalmers Adi
CG. C. Park
Morningside
Lakeview
Hand's
Fakle
Ama
Heights
Bakle- Dees
Eakle
Holland
Roberts Place
S. Jacinto Heights
C. B. Blue
Nettle B
Edwards
San Jacinto Heights
F. S Broweh
10Th St. Mercanille
Battle of New Orleans Fought After Ghent Peace Treaty
The clash occurred after news of the Ghent Peace Treaty between the United States and England arrived too late to avert fighting at the close of the War of 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Ghent
England
Phillips 66 gasoline promise cut costs and performance
The ad claims Phillips 66 pre adjusts gasoline to local weather using weather data and tests to deliver peak performance. It asserts savings of at least $50 per year for the average car owner and promotes the Orange and Black 66 shield service as a trial tankful with no premium, pairing it with Phillips 66 motor oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips 66
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Memphis
Tenn
United States
Plainview
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
T. B. Gallaher
Santa Fe
Order of Railway Conductors
Reguar
Odd Fellows Hall
Dan Daley
N. M
Mrs. Wanda Fry
Canadian
FP. L. Hackley
Buchanan Street
Tom Carver
Fillmore Street
John Moore
H. D. McGregor
Southern Pacific
el Paso
Jerry Carroll
Rock Island
Dalhart
W. E. Danver
W. K. Etter
Chicago
H. B. Lautz
Pecos
Slaton
Plains
Mr. Etter
Special Santa
Chichesters
Aveateakie
K. Pierce
Golden
Dr. Pierce
James Clay
Illinois Ave
Buffalo, N. Y
Amarillo Greenhouse
Taylor Street
Russell Middleton
Certified Public Accountant
Oliver Earle
John 8. Pratt
United States Attorney General
Gregory H. Frederick
Detroit
Pratt
Associated Press
Courthouse Records
Phillips
U. S
Phillips Organization
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