Ninth suit filed against Texas chain store tax in Austin
A ninth suit challenging the Texas chain store tax was filed as West Texas Gas Company seeks a $1,842 refund and about $80,000 in protest taxes are tied to six other suits. AG McCraw expects trial action within 60 days in injunction cases. Wholesale grocers hired private counsel as wholesalers seek an agreed statement to speed trial. Comptroller reports $90,076 paid by 4,200 stores with more than 50,000 taxed. about $80,000 paid under protest awaiting outcome.
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Austin
Texas
West Texas Gas Company
West Texas
William McCraw
Dallas
Atlantic & Pacific
Kress
McCraw
Attorney General's Department
Wholesalers Association
Comptroller’s Department
Christian Jew to Speak at Central Church of Christ
Jacob Rosenthal a Jew and former Baptist minister will discuss Why I Am a Christian at Central Church of Christ located at Fourteenth Avenue and Monroe Street. The public is invited to the 7 45 o clock address this evening.
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Jacob Rosenthal
Central Church of Christ
Fourteenth Avenue
Monroe Street
Publi
Ending Rural Relief Objective Before All Resettlement Action
L H Hauter notes rural relief is the objective guiding Resettlement work in the Southwest. The program aims to empower farmers through refinancing, land use adjustments, and supervised rehabilitation, with emphasis on self sufficiency to reduce rural relief needs.
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L. H. Hauter
Hayter
Hauters
America
Southwest
Roosevelt the President as a Political Quarterback
The piece likens Franklin D Roosevelt to a national quarterback who must carry the ball in the election with help from a practiced interference. It notes the Philadelphia convention as a warm up, potential disaffection in his own ranks, and the risk of tactical errors affecting the team and country.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Ear Missing From Sleepers Cell Mystery in Glen Falls
Lester Shippey age 26 reported waking in the Port Edward Village jail with an ear missing. Police investigated the unusual disappearance amid the April 8 Glen Falls report detailing the strange incident and lacking explanation for the ear’s removal.
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Glen Falls
N. Y
Lester Shippey
Port Edward
Henhouse Warning Fails as Five Prize Hens Vanish
J. B. Taylor warned thieves with a skull and crossbones and the note Be ware of the gun after a hen was stolen. Rain washed away the sign and the next morning five prize hens were missing from Greenville.
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Greenville
8. C
J. B. Taylor
Earth sculpture lab shown by Prof Ogilvie in Edinburgh
An earth sculpture laboratory established in Edinburgh by Prof Alan Ogilvie uses models to demonstrate how rain rivers and sea waves shape the earth.
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Edinburgh
U.P
Alan Ogilvie
Action Slated On Road Bids In Texas Counties
Highway engineers prepared recommendations on low bids totaling 1 060 123 for federal state construction across 15 counties. Commissioners opened bids on 15 other jobs estimated at 1 500 000. Low bids cover 28.5 miles surfacing in Armstrong and Clay counties and 12 miles of concrete in Clay County.
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Austin
Armstrong, Clay
Floyd
Taylor
McLennan
Frie
Lipscomb
Medina
Coryell
Polk
Limestone
Caldwell
Clay
San Saba
Dawson
Donley
Val Verde
Hudspeth
Kimble
Brazoria
Cherokee
Aransas
Burleson
Fannin
Comal
Taylor Counties
Armstrong
Clay Counties
Clay County
A. L. Cook
Ottawa
Kan
Abilene
McLellan County
R. W. Briges & Co
Pharr
Waco
Dutton Street
Courthouse records list deeds and registrations
Warranty deeds show transfers from W. H. Nabours to Wilbur R. Yant in Plemons for 1300 dollars, Real Estate Trust to W. H. Freeman for 1000 in Lakeview, Sinclair Refining to H. E. Smith for 1000 in Ama Heights. Car registrations include H. H. Wild Ford ambulance and several others. Marriage licenses issued for Albert W. Blair with Neva Whi and Paul R. Knupp with Betty Gist.
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H. H. Wild
Ford Ambulance
W. J. van London
Terraer
E. M. Broome
Olds
J. Blair Cherry
Pont
G. W. Tillinghart
Chev. Motor Co
Albert W. Blair
Neva Whi
Paul R. Knupp
Betty Gist
Together in death at Port Townsend iron smelter founders buried
John M. Kincaid and four partners who came west in 1901 to establish an iron smelter were buried in the same lot in Port Townsend. Kincaid, last survivor, has just been interred in the family plot.
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Port Townsend
Wash
John M. Kincaid
Homer Swaney
William Price
George Smith
Horace Reed
Kincaid
Retreat for Nurses at St Anthony's Ends Early
The three day retreat for St Anthony's School of Nursing students and graduates ended early this morning at the hospital chapel. Rev E Mauch OSA served as retreat master.
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St. Anthony's Hospital
St. Anthony's School of Nursing
Hospital Chapel
E. Mauch
OSA
Eggsact invention stamps hen laying time
Jack Cook of Bryon California invents an eggsact device that records when a hen begins her nest, cleans her feet first, and stamps the egg with the exact laying time as she exits the nest.
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Bryon
Cal
U.P
Jack Cook
Aldrich Warns on Inflation Risk and Bank Reserves
The piece recalls Winthrop W. Aldrich of Chase National Bank warning against letting money loose and stoking a stock boom. He cites 1929 memories and urges higher legal reserve requirements to curb reckless lending while inflation already exists hidden in banks.
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Winthrop W. Aldrich
Chase National Bank
America
Rhode Island
Federal Reserve Plan
Mr. Aldrich
Federal Reserve Board
Strict Rules for Cashing 50 Dollar Bonds
Veterans face strict requirements to cash $50 bonds issued after June 15. Indorsement by two witnesses plus a veteran’s signature and fingerprint are required to verify the recipient. Bonds issued by the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City will be sent via Veterans Administration offices, with disbursement checks issued for odd amounts.
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Uncle Sam
Legion
Floyd Sloan
Hanson Post
American Legion
Amarillo
Potter County
Federal Reserve Bank
Kansas City
Veterans’ Administration
United States ‘Treasury
Sloan
Early Germans Favored Beer With Strong Kick
Berlin report notes prehistoric Germans enjoyed potent beer and honey-enhanced brews. Prof. Johannes Gruss analyzed ancient drinking vessels revealing starch grains and yeast with pollen from honeyflowers. He suggests honey boosted sugar content and alcohol, and that early brewers used diverse fermentative organisms.
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Berlin
Germany
Johannes Gruss
Gruss
Prof. Gross
Prof. Gruss
Foreign plans and aviation talk drift through wartime fears
The piece surveys Europe’s looming crisis with Britain and France and Eden’s Belgium note. It notes Moscow’s birth rate, and Dr Stephen Zand’s aviation talk at New York’s Museum of Science and Industry about a tiny backyard-built French plane nicknamed sky louse. It warns on patriotic lotteries with astronomical odds and fraudulent prizes.
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New York
Museum of Science and Industry
Rockefeller Center
Stephen Zand
Europe
Washington, D. C
England
Style Show Friday at Carter's Chapel
A free style show is set for Friday night at 8 at Carter's Chapel Colored Methodist Church. A special section will be reserved for white attendees.
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Carter's Chapel
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Franklin D.roosevelt
Lemember
Schenley
The
Old Quaker Co
Lawrenceburg, Ind
Schenley Products CO Inc
Straicht Ck Whiskey
OLD Quay Te En Company
Panhandle
Courthouse Records
Lake Tana
Ethiopian Mountains
Blue Nile
Great River
Sudan
Egypt
Mussolini
Duce
League
Italy
Paramount Theater
Hitler
Rhine
France
Eden
House of Commons
Belgium
Austria
Moscow
Moscow University Hospital
Dr. Zand
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
United States
Golden Light Coffee
Icolden
Giese Ras Pet
Electrolux
Amarillo Hardware
Polk St. Ph
Tareyton Cigarettes
Lischle
Kelvinator
Amarillo Hardware Company
Polk St
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