Campaign finance curbs eyed after Senate probes says Nye
The Senate campaign funds committee, led by Nye, predicts federal action to curb expenditures after investigations in several states. A constitutional amendment to empower Congress to regulate nominations and elections is considered, with cost figures from 34 states showing campaigns ranging from about 500 dollars to one million. Nye plans state limits funded in final primaries.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Nye
E Committee
Congress
North
Pilot rescues two fishermen from Missouri River
An unknown airplane pilot landed at Municipal airport and alerted bystanders that two men were drowning in the Missouri River about a half mile away. Field attaches rushed to the river and rescued the fishermen.
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United Press
Kansas City
Municipal
Missouri River
Equalizers Meet Only In Forenoons In Amarillo
City of Amarillo boards meet in forenoons as the board of equalization enters its third week reviewing about 8 500 renditions including properties with over 100 parcels. The city commission aims to set the tax rate after total valuations are divided by operating needs and may seek rate reductions. After a 10 day recess, chairman Sam Seay M T ONeill and Chester Adams will send valuation notices to owners who may protest.
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City Commission
Amarillo
Board of Equalization
Sam Seay
M. T. O'Neill
Chester Adams
Woman flier claims airplane speed record in Pasadena
Florence Lowe Barnes, Pasadena aviatrix, timed at 196.16 mph over a measured mile to take the world women’s speed crown from Amelia Earhart. The record surpassed Earhart’s 184.56 mph set last year at the same location. In a separate report, two men were killed by lightning near Lufkin during a severe storm as they sheltered from the rain while picking cotton.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Florence Lowe Barnes
Pasadena
Lufkin
Here
Bud Snowden
Barto Snowden
Jim Hogg Highway
Rites Held Today for Clifton G. Rice
Final rites for Clifton G. Rice 26 civil engineer with the state highway department will be held in Dallas this afternoon. He ended his life with a gun in a hotel room yesterday.
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Alaree Eton
Dallas
Aug
Clifton G. Rice
State Highway Department
Fliers Carry Hoax Scare During Monoplane Flight
In St Louis on August 6 the endurance monoplane Greater St Louis flew with pilot Jackson at the controls. Ground crew were alarmed when announcments claimed the motor had quit in a hoax pulled by O Brine who cut the motor switch. The craft had been aloft 359 hours at 6 11 a m central time.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Greater St. Louis
Ita
O'Brine
Jackson
Lightning Storm Burns Idaho Grain Fields
An electrical hail and wind storm struck the camas prairie near Lewiston Idaho wiping out winter wheat and causing grain field fires. The storm uprooted trees and killed livestock in a historic event for the area reported by Associated Press.
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Associated Prose
Lewiston
Idaho
Camas
Heap
Car Crash Claims Life Of Boy In Waxahachie
In Waxahachie on August 6 R T Jordan tried to pass another car, lost control, and crashed. His 8 year old son Billie Vernon died on the way to the hospital.
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Waxahachie
R. T. Jordan
Billie Vernon
Lightning hits 10000 barrel oil tank at Magnolia refinery
A lightning strike ignited a 10,000 barrel Naphtha tank at the Magnolia refinery in Beaumont causing about 10000 dollars in damage late Monday. The blast report notes the incident as a United Press dispatch with no injuries mentioned.
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United Press
Beaumont
Magnolia
Lucas to quit revenue post to lead GOP committee
Robert H. Lucas plans to resign as commissioner of internal revenue to devote full time to chairing the Republican national committee's executive committee. His resignation will follow a Thursday meeting when the committee selects its head. He will oversee forthcoming national campaigns from the headquarters.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert H. Lucas
Internal Revenue
Republican National Committee
Executive Committee
Lucas
National Committee
Resig
National committee chooses Fess successor with Huston in mind
The selection of Senator Fess of Ohio as Huston’s successor is described as tentative and subject to later national committee approval. The new executive committee head will bear increased responsibilities with Fess as nominal leader and Lucas carrying major duties. Lucas, a Kentucky native like Shouse, became internal revenue commissioner a year ago after eight years as western Kentucky collector and earlier as Louisville police court prosecutor.
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Nation
Claudius H. Huston
National Committee
Senator Fess
Ohio
Executive Committee
Lucas
Kentucky
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Committee
Internal Revenue
David N. Blair
North Carolina
Western Kentucky
Louisville
Campaign to Hold Cotton for Price Rise
Plans discussed at the Farmers' Marketing Association of America annual meeting in Dallas aim to hold 5,000,000 bales of cotton until the price reaches 20 cents a pound. Fred W. Davis and I. B. Alford were among those noted.
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Associated Prone
Dallas
Farmers’ Marketing Association of America, Inc
Fred W. Davis
I. B. Alford
State Department aids plan to lift cotton prices by contract
The State Department of Agriculture attended the meeting and helped shape the plan. M. H. Wolfe, Dallas, general manager, said the emergency contract covers 5,000,000 bales to stabilize the market. The association aims to raise cotton from 11 to 20 cents per pound by December 1. All officers and directors were reelected: O. P. Norman, Kaufer man, president. Charles B. Metcalfe, San Angelo, vice president. W. B. Yeary, Dallas, secretary-treasurer. T. W. Davidson, Marshall, general attorney and director. directors Fred W Davis, Austin. Joe Buie, Hilleboro. D. Peavey, Reinhardt. W. & Kirby, Dallas.
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State Department of Agriculture
M. H. Wolfe
Dallas
O. P. Norman
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