Woman Power Session Highlights Texas Club Convention
The eleventh annual Seventh District Texas Federation of Women's Clubs opened in Canadian with Mrs J A Hill of Canyon delivering the feature address Woman's Power. Mayors and federated club representatives welcomed attendees as the three day meeting featured singing, reports, discussions on federation objectives, choral contests, and a program including speakers from Houston Claude Amarillo Lubbock and Memphis. Registrations showed 30 district officers 64 delegates and 24 visitors as delegates arrived for the final two days.
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Ssanadian
Woman’s Power
J. A. Hill
Canyon
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
E. C. Fisher
C. Gerlach
Woman’s Club
Texas Federation
J. W. Fincher
Houston
Parent
J. M. Crain
Claude
Q. S. Barrett
Childress
Amarillo
OC. T. Hunkapillar
Pampa
I. D. Cole
William Russell Clark
Memphis
Phebe K. Warner
Hermon Pipkin
Johnny McCrery
Lubbock
Clark
Germany
B. E. Masters
Amarillo College
American Citizenship and International Relations
J. R McMurtry
Clarendon
James O. Cade
James Trent
Welfare Committee
Wilbur
Davidson Company Under Receiver Appointed in Houston
A receiver was appointed for Lynch Davidson and Company in Houston with George Seaman named as receiver. The lumber firm, capitalized at 1 million dollars, will continue operating as Vaughan Lumber Company sought the receivership. Lynch Davidson, former lieutenant governor, heads the entity in a confirmed friendly action.
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Houston
Lynch Davidson and Company
Lynch Davidson
Leutenant Goveror
Vaughan Lumber Company
Davidson Company
Davidson
George Seaman
Studios Face Star Rights Clash In Hollywood Row
Hollywood reports two major studios are at odds with stars and directors over control. Marlene Dietrich and James Cagney are suspended along with director Josef Von Sternberg. Cagney seeks a raise from 1600 to 2400 weekly while Dietrich backs Sternberg's position, halting salaries and delaying film duties. Von Sternberg has left for New York amid production concerns.
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Hollywood
Marlene Dietrich
James Cagney
Josef von Sternberg
Miss Dietrich
Paramount
Cagney
Warner Brothers
First National Studios
von Sternberg
New York
Richard Wallace
Holly
Oil Check Lifted as Wilcox Oil Gets OK to Operate
Oklahoma City court dissolves state injunction allowing H. F. Wilcox Oil and Gas to operate in the Oklahoma City field. Governor Murray weighs National Guard deployment if the company opens wells to capacity, keeping the situation tense and unresolved.
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Oklahoma City
H. F. Wilcox Oil and Gas Company
Murray
National Guard
Treasury receipts and outlays for April 25 in brief
Treasury receipts for April 25 were 5,686,042.41 dollars, expenditures 26,399,667.46 dollars, balance 360,449,964.61 dollars. Customs duties for 25 days of April were 17,466,002.28 dollars.
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U. S. Treasury
Washington
Treasury
No Hope For Als Release From Jail
Washington April 27 United Press reports the government will not release Al Capone to aid in Lindbergh baby search. Release would require Chicago court bail or a presidential pardon. DOJ shows no action planned and Hoover reportedly supports keeping Capone jailed amid DOJ brief opposing his appeal.
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United Press
Washington
al Capone
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Capone
Chicago
Department of Justice
Hoover
Supreme Court
Vacant Amarillo Homes Over-Insured Says Inspector
Amarillo fire department inspector J. W. Dickerson reports a city wide survey found several vacant houses over insured. Ordered by the state fire insurance commissioner the survey shows policies exceeding property values and prompted insurers to reduce policy amounts.
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Amarillo
J. W. Dickerson
Fire Department
Dickerson
Vacant houses blamed for rising fire risk survey ordered
The state insurance commissioner ordered a survey after more vacant house fires. Fire Chief George B. Cooper and all Amarillo insurance agencies received blank forms to report insured vacation homes.
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State Insurance Commissioner
George B. Cooper
Amarillo
Waterway bills dropped in House session
Washington April 27. Democratic leaders have eliminated waterway improvement bills from the session's legislative program to save money. Chairman Mansfield of the rivers and harbors committee said a bill probably will be brought before the House next December.
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Washington
Mansfield
House
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