Texas Legislature Probes Relief Funds in Austin
Both houses order investigations into Texas Relief Commission spending ahead of action on more relief bonds. Resolutions demand a full accounting of funds received and disbursed amid reports of waste. A financial statement may be submitted, with a frank discussion promised.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Relief Commission
House
Senate
Legisature
Fundsere
J. C. Duvall
Fort Worth
Rt Worth
Murphy
Duvall
Relief Commission
Cotton Textile Strike Called for Saturday Night in Roaring Turbulence
A general strike in the cotton textile industry was ordered to take effect at 11 50 Saturday night, threatening about 425 000 workers. United Textile Workers leader Francis J Gorman urged unity as workers from wool silk and synthetic yarn sectors standby for further orders and a tense showdown with employers over wages hours and union recognition.
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Washington
Francis J. Gorman
United Textile Workers of America
Roosevelt
United Textile Workers
Gorman
Two Sides 10 Dispute Given by Spokesmen
United Press reports the textile workers strike with two opposing views. Labor leader Francis J. Gorman cites intolerable conditions, a 30 hour max week, and worker firings for unionizing as causes. Mill owners’ chief George H. Sloan counters, noting code limits, stretchout practices, and wage figures around ten dollars weekly.
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United Press
Francis J. Gorman
United Textile Workers
George H. Sloan
The
Textile Institute
Cotton Textile Code Authority
Washington
UPR
Milla
South
Wiley Post Plans High Altitude Flight Test
Chicago August 30 AP Wiley Post will fly today at Curtiss Reynolds Airport in Winnie Mae to test altitude equipment. He aims for about 30 000 feet wearing an oxygen suit. A main flight within days seeks 50 000 feet to set a new record.
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Wiley St
Winnie E
Curtiss-Reynolds
Texas Girls Plan To Resume Flight
Two Texas airwomen Jean Rene and Mary Owens intend to resume their endurance flight after being forced down Tuesday night. They reported hours aloft and plan another takeoff this afternoon as they attempt to set a record.
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Texas
Chicago
Texas Rls
Jean Rene
Mary Owens
Today Feed Everybody Big Job Steel Coffin for Wong
An advisory column notes a large initiative titled Big Job Steel Coffin for Wong and a railroads project valued at 170 million dollars. The piece discusses funding scales and possible impacts on industry and public works.
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Wong
King Features Syndicates, Inc
Brisbane Column Highlights Day Topics in The Globe
Arthur Brisbane, a famed American writer, shares column remarks in The Globe on current issues. The note clarifies his views are his own and not The Globe editors’. It mentions a government plan to feed striking workers at public expense for the duration of their strike. The AFL South rep cites five hundred thousand textile workers awaiting government relief. New York City welfare commissioner Mr. Hudson discusses the city relief tax proceeds.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
American Federation of Labor
South
Mr. Hudson
New York City
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy with possible showers tonight and Friday. West Texas areas expect partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with likely showers in the Panhandle tonight and Friday. New Mexico unsettled tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Temperatures range between 66 and 81 degrees by 1 o clock.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Ferguson Forum May Quit Publishing After 17 Years
Ferguson Forum may discontinue after more than 17 years of weekly publication. Editor James E Ferguson says hard times have cut subscriptions and revenues, with readers urging anti pay-raise actions and a vote on continuing the paper. McDonald proposed a law barring personal charges against candidates within 10 days of an election and prohibiting paid advertisements not signed by a candidate or campaign manager.
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Ferguson Forum
James E. Guson
Tna
U.P
Jim
Co. C. McDonald
Wichita Falls
Ferguson
McDonald
Texas Railroad Commission cracks down oil movement in East Texas
The Texas Railroad Commission enjoined 15 East Texas refineries and four railroads from moving crude oil products without approved tenders. Enforcement would curb illegal production, with the order revising prior rules to address refinery objections. Vice President Garner emerges as a potential Democratic national committeeman candidate from Texas after Allred's meeting in Uvalde.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
E. ©. Thompson
Thompson
E. N. Stanley
John N. Garner
Texas
James V. Allred
Garner
Allred
Bis
James E. Ferguson
Galveston
Frier
Uvalde
Jed C. Adams
Dallas
Ferg
Mittee
Houston
National Committee
New Sleepers Deal Debuts In New York Demonstration
In New York on August 30 a new plan for city sleepers appeared at a demonstration before the Noise Abatement Committee. A silent milk wagon with balloon tires and rubbers hooves was shown as a potential quieter option for urban deliveries.
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New York
Young German workers to be replaced by older husbands
In Berlin on August 30 the German authorities announce that unmarried office workers and laborers under 25 will be dismissed on October 1. The aim is to open jobs for older unemployed citizens, especially married men with large families.
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Berlin
Where Is Our Wandering Fay Tonight
Fay Luttrell, 56, a plump brunet, vanished with Clark Elmer Jincks and his car, a $125 cash stash, and a $34 bicycle on August 14 in Springfield, Missouri. Jincks, 57, says he lent the money and car to return to Claremore Oklahoma and plans to answer Want Ads again for a home by October.
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Fay Luttrell
Plump Brunet
Clark Elmer Jincks
Jincks
Springfield
Claremore
Oklo
Globe News
Country Club
Dial
California Demos In Rift Over Sinclair Victory
California's Democratic party faced internal strains after Upton Sinclair's stunning gubernatorial primary win. Southern California chair John B. Elliott opposed Sinclair, hinting support for Raymond Haight, while George Creek offered no pledge. Roosevelt appointees H. N. McPike and George Vice backed Sinclair, who prepared to meet President Roosevelt in Washington.
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Morris DE Haven
Tracy
San Francisco
U.P
California
Upton Sinclair
John B. Elliott
Southern California
Sinclair
Raymond Haight
George Creek
Roosevelt
McAdoo
Democratic Party
H. N. McPike
United States District Attorney
George Vice
United States
Hyde Park
Washington, D. C
Parley
Nazi order prepared to sever ties with Jews in party
Berlin August 30. Rudolf Hess prepared an order that would prohibit relations between Nazi party members and Jews. Three million copies have been printed and await distribution. The move follows resolutions from the World Jewish Conference at Geneva and serves as a warning.
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Berlin
Rudolf Hess
Adolf Hitler
Geneva
U S To Take Over Hollis Plot Case
In Hollis Oklahoma Department of Justice agents were set to assume the probe into an extortion plot targeting E M Slaughter bank president. Mamie Crouch aged 18 and Willard Shallee aged 20 were arrested under a bridge after a note demanded 500 dollars with threat to Slaughters 15 year old daughter Jane Ann. County Attorney Ryann Kerr said both denied involvement but noted the girl needs an operation for illness. The suspects are neighbors from Childress Texas.
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Hollis
Okla
Department of Justice
Mamie Crouch
Willard Shallee
E. M. Slaughter
Hollis Bank
Jane Ann
Ryann Kerr
Childress
Texas
Bolivian high command claims big victory in Chaco war
In La Paz on August 30 Bolivian authorities said Paraguayan forces were lured into a trap and 620 were killed in the Chaco fighting. The report highlights a Bolivian victory claim amid ongoing Central War hostilities.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Chaco
Rainfall uneven in Amarillo as Pampa reports inch and quarter
Rain varied across the Panhandle with Amarillo showing only traces downtown and heavier showers in other locales. Pampa recorded about 1.25 inches while Gertry to Channing saw rain. overall Panhandle forecasts call for more showers and the region remains about five inches below normal for the period.
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Amarillo
Government Weather Bureau
Union Bay Depot
Igly
Pampa
Gertry
Channing
Panhandle
Gotham Store Forgives Debts in Bold New Deal
The Hearn Department Store in New York announced it cancelled debts totaling 176 436 88 dollars. The firm also said it would discontinue all dividends for a year to lower prices and boost buying. The notice quoted, forget it there is a new deal you owe us nothing.
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New York
Hearn
Hearns
Federal Agent Demands Prompt Prosecution in Anti Crime Drive
J Edgar Hoover urged swift prosecution and severe punishment for felons at the American Bar Association as he warned the mobster era remains a major national issue. He called for citizens to insist on certain capture and prompt punishment to curb crime. Washington notes report U S dissatisfaction with Germany on Young and Dawes Plan bond payments amid debt talks.
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Milwaukee
J. Edgar Hoover
Division of Investigation
Department of Justice
American Bar Association
Washington
U.P
United States
Germany
Seven Maniacs Still Loose In Asylum Break
Seven escaped criminals from the state hospital eluded a 24 hour manhunt across swamps and towns in Raleigh North Carolina. Ed Deaver led the delivery and vowed to return only with his toes turned up. The escape was planned yesterday morning with uncanny care.
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Raleigh
N. C
State Hospital
Ed Deaver
Steel firm to end Saturday work with salary cut
New York stock desk reports United States Steel Corporation announced it will abolish Saturday work for all salaried employees. The policy includes a near ten percent salary reduction and takes effect on September 1.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Death verdict in Houston station operator's suicide case
A verdict of death by own action was returned in the death of George Jarrell, 52, a filling station operator. His body was found on Green's Bayou banks near Houston yesterday with wrists and neck slashed.
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Houston
George Jarrell
Green's Bayou
Here
Jarrell
Gold Train Carries Billions to Denver Mint in Guarded Relocation
In San Francisco a massive gold shipment valued between 1.5 and 2.25 billion dollars is moved to the Denver mint under heavy guard. Soldiers, postal inspectors, and police oversee the convoy with machine gun and searchlight protection. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau cites earthquake risk and the potential for a new mint as motives.
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San Francisco
Denver
George Austin
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
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