Tariff Commission Orders Probing Duties on 86 Articles
The Tariff Commission, ahead of confirmating Henry R B Fletcher as chair, issues investigations into duties on 86 articles. Prompted by Senate resolutions after the June tariff bill, Congress urged over 100 items for study. The commission announced the list of articles under review.
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Associated Press
Washington
Henry RB. Fletcher
Tariff Commission
Senate
Congress
Commission
Courthouse Building Plan Advances Amid Denial of Deficiency Warrants
County officials deny rumors of deficiency warrants as architects finalize an eight story courthouse office block on Fillmore Street. The layout spans eight floors with dedicated spaces for sheriff, county offices, courts, juries, and a future park area after razing the old courthouse and jail.
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Courthouse Square
Fillmore Street
Sheriff
Justice of the Peace
Air Race Figures and Plans Highlight 1930s Events
Airm en in Los Angeles reach 4535 cm as Turner with a 6ff horsepower motor leads practice with Gilmore mascot on a 1125 mile jaunt. Art Goebel announces tests in a Lockheed Vega high wing before an early takeoff. Lindberghs to visit Chicago air races briefly before concluding events.
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Ner
Los Angeles
Brock
Turner
Art Goebel
Gilmore
Conference on credit news relief led by Henry M. Robinson
A bankers program prepared by Gover features Henry M. Robinson of Angeley at the head. He will coordinate state and regional credit news relief. The conference is set for 2 30 o clock.
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Gover
Henry M. Robinson
Angeley
Ordin
Amarillo column notes on Payne case and local life
Old Tack discusses Verona Thompson interview and Payne affair rumors. He recalls Mrs. Foster’s lost ten dollar bill, dog recoveries, Amarillo railroad plans, market tips, Ford and Hoover commentary, and assorted notices from readers about pets, letters, and local events.
Seeking Immediate Work From Devoted But Desperate Worker
A married man writes that he is not a drifter and will work any kind of manual labor right away. He asks for any available job and describes his willingness to take any task to support his wife and family.
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Amarilla
Texas
Fort Worth
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Hoover
Henry Ford
Europe
Tam
Hearing Set on Motor Freight Lines Transfer
The railroad commission fixed September 2 for a hearing on Loosler Motor Freight Lines request to sell and transfer to National Bank of Commerce Amarillo the certificate to operate motor carrier service between Amarillo and Pampa via Panhandle. Notices went to Amarillo Pampa Panhandle city officials and Potter Carson Gray county judges.
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Railroad Commission
Loosler Motor Freight
National Bank of Commerce
Amarillo
Pampa
Panhandle
Potter, Carson
Gray Counties
Lon Chaney A Silent Film Icon Fights Illness To The End
The article notes Lon Chaney born in Colorado Springs in 1883 battled throat hemorrhages after a noted career in silent film. He pursued makeup artistry, starred in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera before opposing sound in cinema. He died after medical treatments, leaving a widow, a son, and two brothers John and Frank Chaney. Funeral plans were undecided.
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Chaney
Notre Dame
Zanzibar
Charlie Chaplin
Los Angeles
Hollywood
John Chaney
Frank Chaney
Martines
Calif
Racketeering Clocking Billions Surges Beyond Tax Revenue
The article quotes massive illicit earnings from bootlegging and racketeering far surpassing U. S. federal revenue. It cites a New York mill gang levy of 1,155,000 dollars weekly on milk dealers as an example of widespread rackets. It also notes the conviction of Charles Mraena known as Bishop of the Caechoslovak Orthodox Catholic Church for bootlegging and argues prohibition enables clergy to obtain wine for sacramental use.
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United States
Uncle Sam
New York
Charles Mraena
Caechoslovak
Gas tax receipts in July total about 3.15 million
Texas comptroller George H. Sheppard reported July gasoline tax receipts will total about 3,150,000. Two thirds of the total will be paid by the five major oil firms led by Gulf Refining with 614,060 and Texas Company 597,402, Magnolia Petroleum 162,511, Humble Oil and Refining 222,792, Sinclair Refining 156,442, and others.
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Austin
George H. Sheppard
Gulf Refining Company
the Texas Company
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Humble Off and Refining Company
Sinclair Refining Company
Public Health Talk Highlights State Sanitation Efforts
Dr. L H Martin urged public health compliance and education citing wartime health defects. W M Ehlers outlined the State Health Department’s sanitation program and a 15 year progress report reducing typhoid and related diseases. Afternoon session included Dr H K Read and Dr Clay Johnson among many registrants from Amarillo Borger Dallas and other cities.
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State Health Department
W. M. Ehlers
Austin
Ehlers
H. K. Read
Houston
Association
Clay Johnson
F. W. & D. C. Railway
Fort Worth
I. C. Bennett
Amarillo
J. P. Rutherford
Borger
W. Henson Navis
W. B. Stevenson
G. C. Hayfield
E. R. Raney
Dallas
W. J. Kelly
O. V. Vernon
Rollo Townsend
A. G. Classen
W. D. Perry
H. H. Latson
HH. Latson
Ernest O. Thompson
Archy Cline
E. W. Little
D. T. Mauldin
Monday
L. V. Z. Brown
Geo. S. Bates
New Orleans
E. A Hopkins
Miami
H. W. van Hanenberg
Texark
C. F. Browning
H. N. Heffernan
M. H. Jensen
Sweetwater
H. E. Read
R. L. Rogers
San Angelo
H. E. Hargis
R.nickelech
Railway Line Motion Backed for Amarillo Project
Earl Fuqua led a motion to support the Texas & Pacific Northern Railway's Amarillo project with Lawrence Nobles seconding. Directors Lampe Hayman and others approved. Lampe acted as president in Herring's absence. The company seeks a state charter and an Interstate Commerce Commission permit, with plans to survey routes and present data to the I C. Lancaster emphasized citizen cooperation. He will return to Amarillo to coordinate with the Chamber of Commerce and traffic officials.
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Earl Fuqua
Lawrence Nobles
T. W. Cotten
Neal Ainsworth
J. W. Mode
W. H. Hayman
R. C. Martini
Bill Lampe
Nobles
Fuqua
W. E. Herring
J. Ray
John E. Hill
Thompson
Ed Burran
Lancaster
Texas & Pacific Northern Railway Company
Texas & Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
I. C
Railway Committee
Amarillo Orders Delivery of $150000 Street Bonds
City Manager Bill Durham announced Amarillo has ordered delivery of its $150,000 street improvement bonds to W. R. McNear & Company of Chicago, one of the winning bidders. The bonds, approved by the attorney general and tied to a $25,000 park issue, were sold July 8 to Chicago firm and Dallas Union Trust on a joint bid at par with accrued interest and a $1,750 premium.
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Bill Durham
Amarillo
W. McNear & Company
Chicago
Attorney General's Department
Dallas Union Trust Company of
Dallas
New York
Jno
F. Clarke
Allegheny Corporation
Allis Chalmers
American & Foreign Power
American
American Gan
Cececsepee
American Car & Foundry
Ite
American Locomotive
American Power & Light
Seine American Rad
Chica American One
American Steel Foundrys
F. Clark Brokerage Co
American Tel & Tele
American Tobacco
Amer Wat Wks & el
Anaconda Copper
Atra Associated Dry
AT & Sporr Oo
Auburn
Sasnane
Aviation Corporation O'S Eth Ste “Jtit
Baltimore
Los
California Packing
Canada Dry Ee
Cace Co
Celotex Company
Cerro de Pasco
Cutler Hammer Bo
Chesapeake Corp’ Se
Chicago & Northwestern RR
Cria&prr
Chrysler Corporation
Coca Cola Company
Columbia Gas & Electric
Bats Columbia Grapho
My SA
Commonwealth & Southern
Congoleum Nairn
Isseesee
Consolidated Film Ind
Consolidated Gas
Continental Baking
Continental Motors , Coty, Inc
Crucible Steel Cuba Company
Cuban American Sugar
Davison Chemical
Delaware & H Dela Laca & den
Rio Grande Pfd
Detroit Edieon
Eastman Kodak
Eaton Axle & Spring
Electric Auto Lite
Case Biestris
International Endicott Johnson
Harvester
Oliver Farm
Fairbanks Morse
American Tobacco B
Union Pa
Marshall Field & Company Cffic
National Cash Register
Mathieson
Fish Rubber
Alkali
Calumet
Arizona
Foster Wheeler Inc
Skelly
Royal Dutch
Fox Film
Ees Union
Gardner Motor
Loews, Byers
General Electric Air Reduction
Eastman and National
General Foods
Ssce
Biscuit
General Mills
Cal Money
General Motors
Fox Ned
General Railway Signa L News
Gillette Safety Razor
Glidden Company
Gold Dust Corporation
Goodrich Tire & Rubber
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Gotham Silg Hose
Graham Paixe
Granby Consolidated
Great Northern Ryps
Warner Brothers
Great Western Sugar
Grigsby Grunow
Hahn Dept Stores
Sessa ‘Theatres
Parafree Hershey
Udson Motora
Ilinois Central RR
Interboro Rail
Trans Alkali
American Telephone
North Ameria International Cement Can
Standard Gas
Vanadium
Byers
Nor-1 International Nickel
Folk & Western
New York Central
du-1 International Harvester
Pont
Gillette
Na-1
Johns Manville
Tional Biscuit
U. S. Steel
Kansas City Southern RR
American Can
General Electric
Julius Kayser
Kelvinator Corporation
Inte
Koleter Radio
Krewe & Co
International
Kroger Grocery
Uking
Lambert Company
Lixgett Myers B
Lew’, Inc
Ouisville Gas & Eletric
Department of Commerce
Peer Eartte
Sturre
Bissie i
Meromes
NH & H RR
Northern Pacific RR
Oliver Farm Equip
Ene
Pathe Exchange
Seyeees IC Penney Co
Pennsylvania RR
Public Service of
Orly Pullman
Keith Orpheum
Real
Hadlo Vevrecsessd
Remington Rand Reo Motor Car
Republic Tron & Steel
Aynolds Tobacco
St. Joseph Lead Schulte
Sears Roebuck
Simmons Company
Southern Californiaany
Stone & Webster
Studebaker Corporation
Texas Gulf
Timken
Union Pacific
United Aircraft & Transport
United Cigar Stores
United Corporation
United Fruit
United Gas Improvement
Pipe & Foundry
U B Steel Ck
Universal Sipe & Rad
Vanadium Corporation
Warner Bros Pictures
Warren Bro
Palace
Taylor St
Bert Seanor
Payne seeks swift trial after wife’s murder and son’s injury
Payne, accused in the June bombing that killed Mrs. Payne and maimed her son, pressed to plead guilty and speed execution. He tells reporters he fears a nervous breakdown, has signed a confession, and hopes relatives will soon forget the tragedy as he manages his own case.
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Payne
Homer Callaway
Sidney Payne
Tulsa
Hutchinson County
Stinnett
Potter County
Tam
Youngest Evans Infant Dies at Home in Llano
Una May Evans two month old daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Evans died at 4 this morning at 409 Arthur Street after brief illness. Survived by parents two sisters Evelyn and Katherine and brother Fred. Funeral 4 pm Wednesday from Griggs Chapel with Rev W L Day of First Baptist officiating. Burial in Llano Cemetery.
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Una May Evans
Pena
W. A. Evans
Arthur Street
Evelyn
Katherine
Fred
Griggs Chapel
W.L. Day
First Baptist Church
Llano
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Markets Reported
Market notes from Kansas City and Chicago show mixed cattle hogs and sheep activity on Aug 26. Hogs steady to 10 cents lower in Kansas City with rail weights under pressure. cattle and calves mostly higher led by slaughter steers and yearlings, with strongest demand for light to medium weight beef. In Chicago, prices edged up for lighter cattle while some fat lambs and feeders moved lower amid varying demand across regions.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Fort Worn
USDA
Chicago
Geo Choice
Many Worlds Around Us In Nature's Quiet Realm
A poem reflecting on how every creature from bees to spiders perceives a hidden world beyond human sight. It contrasts human wisdom with the vast, unseen domains animals inhabit and hints at the mystery of purpose and honor across life.
New Orleans cotton market rises on firmer stock basis
The New Orleans cotton market opened firmer with Liverpool cables stronger. October and December futures gained 19 to 23 points, supported by higher spot prices and farmers holding for better prices. Stocks showed broad strength in the later session as hedge selling eased and demand steadied.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Liverpool
Poultry and Butter Prices Reported From Chicago
Poultry indicators show 21 cars and 30 trucks steady with fowls at 22c and spring ducks 17-20c. Butter prices in Chicago firm with creamery extras at 40-44c and firsts around 36-39c. New York stock letters note divergent moves and morning gains in specialties before midday sag as Radio and farm equipment shares slide.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Poultry Alive
New York
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