Allred files suit against seven Texas oil firms
Attorney General James V. Allred filed a suit in the 98th district court seeking 575000 for the University of Texas permanent fund. The action targets seven oil companies including Humble Oil and Reagan County Purchasing Co for alleged underpayment of royalties under the 1924 Reagan County contract based on an improper average posted price method. A prior 1926 judgment upheld the contract but left open future settlements.
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Permanent Fund
University of Texas
98Th District Court
James V. Allred
Texan Oil and Land Company
Texan Oil and Land Company of Texas
Group Number One Oil Corporation
Group Number Two Oil Corporation
Reagan County Purchasing Company, Inc
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Big Lake Oil Company
Reagan County Purchasing Company
Reagan County
Allred
Mid-Continent
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
The
Texas Company
Gulf Oil Corporation
Will Hays Attacks Trust Laws In Boston Speech
Will Hays, head of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors, denounces the Sherman Anti Trust law and the Clayton Act as overly rigid. He urges revision to align laws with intended outcomes and criticized pamphleteers and speakers promoting anti movie campaigns. He forecasts continued growth for the film industry and urges easing regulatory restraint.
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Boston
Will Hays
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors
Boston Chamber of Commerce
United States
Capper Seeks Siol Tariff On Crude Oil
In Washington on December 17 Senator Capper Republican Kansas proposed a bill to tax crude oil at 1 per barrel with safeguards to win industry support. Supporters push for action this term. a prior proposal by Shortridge California sought 1 per barrel plus 50 percent ad valorem on refined products. The move aims to shield domestic oil from foreign competition as part of tariff policy.
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Capper
Kansas
Senate
Shortridge
California
Oil Institute Directors Meet to Curb Industry Ills
AMOS L. BEATY of New York says the American Petroleum Institute board began a two day executive session in St Louis to address what he calls the worst crisis the oil industry has faced. About 40 of 72 directors attend as plans are formed to prevent demoralization and greater losses. He notes crude production and refinery runs are each 20 percent too high despite a current drop in demand.
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ST. Louis
The
American Petroleum Institute
Amos L. Beaty
New York
Institute
Beaty
Snow Becomes Heaviest Fall Of The Season In Panhandle
Clearing skies and rising temperatures promised relief to the Panhandle after yesterday and last night brought four to 15 inches of snow, the heaviest fall of the season near Stratford and Boise City. Trains ran on schedule while highway traffic was blocked. buses carried on routes beyond unpaved roads as planes were grounded. Snow to the north, warmth returning tonight with fair conditions expected.
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Dalhart
Amarillo
U. S. Weather Bureau
Pampa
Borger
Tucumcari
The
Panhandle Auto Club
Santa Fe
Stratford
Boise City
Oklo
Ama
Laxity of Guards Cited After Leavenworth Break
Sanford Bates defended Warden T B White for bravery during the Leavenworth prison escape as an investigation found no culpable negligence by guards Hubert Gray John Dempsey or Louis Kelley. He said authorities aim to bring to justice those who smuggled firearms to aid the seven convicts.
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Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Sanford Bates
Federal Prisons
T. B. White
Washington
White
Bates
Hubert Gray
South Armory Guard
John Dempsey
Louis M. Kelley
Mayor Opens Sleigh Track At Ellwood Park For Kids
Mayor Ernest Thompson announces a mile sleigh riding track at Ellwood Park with streets roped off on four sides. Chief McDowell leads police to guard the lane tomorrow, ensuring child safety while snow is on the ground.
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McDowell
Ernest Thompson
Veterans loans and reconstruction measures to Congress
The House approved 200 million dollars for Veterans Administration loans on adjusted service certificates, sending the measure to the Senate. It also backed about 120.1 million for the U.S. Employment Service, trimming its earlier forecast. Additional actions include a 100 million dollar revolving fund for Federal Farm Loan Banks and a looming vote on the reconstruction corporation plan. The Muscle Shoals report to Congress outlined a farmer‑benefiting lease and possible fertilizer plant operation.
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Muscle Shoals Commission
Norris
Alabama
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Weather Forecast: Partly Cloudy and Cold Tonight
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and continued cold tonight with a turn to fair conditions Friday. It warns of chilly temperatures and light winds 정도.
Trinity Bank Robbers Flee After Heist
Two unmasked men robbed Unity State Bank in Trinity Tex of about 2000 dollars then fled as a posse led by City Marshall Otto Thornton pursued them. In Bonner Springs Kansas two bandits robbed Commercial State Bank of about 3000 dollars with an outside lookout awaiting escape.
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Unity State Bank
J. W. Atmar
Otto Thornton
Bonner Springs
Kas
Mid-South Shaken By Mild Earthquake
A mild earthquake shook the Mid-South causing fear but little damage. The tremor was felt across four states from Helena Arkansas to Birmingham Alabama and from Jackson Mississippi to Jackson Tennessee, at about 9 40 p m local time.
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Mid-south
Helena
Ark
Birmingham
Ala
Jackson
Miss
Shaw's Apple Cart To Be Brought Here
A touring production of George Bernard Shaw's The Apple Cart with an all star British cast will come to Amarillo mid January. Directed by Arthur Oberfelder and arranged with the Theater Guild of New York the company travels with 23 people and 17 speaking parts. It has played Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Vancouver Denver Colorado Springs and Omaha recently. The satire set 50 years hence features King Magnus England and a foolish proletarian cabinet.
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Amarillo
George Bernard Shaw
Arthur Oberfelder
Denver
Theater Guild of New York
Wilbur C. Hawk
Apple Cart” Company
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Los Angeles
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Colorado Springs
Omaha
Shubert Theater
Kansas City
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England
Snow Shovel Jobs Offered After Amarillo Snowstorm
Amarillo agencies urge residents to hire unemployed men to clear ice and snow, offering work through the Community Chest to help pay rent and bills. Police warn fines up to 200 dollars for failing to remove snow from sidewalks.
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Amarillo
News Offices Wrecked in New Nanking Riot
Rioting students damaged the Central Daily News offices the Kuomintang paper in Nanking. Soldiers dispersed the crowd with 55 arrests. Some students tried to flee via ponds and several drowned. Chiang Kai Shek returned to head the government after a brief trip. Madame Chiang stayed in Shanghai.
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Shanghai
Chang Hsueh-Liang resigns as Manchuria commander
Marshall Chang Hsueh-Liang resigns his post governing Manchuria and is replaced by Chang Tso-Hsiang, a former Kirin governor and lieutenant of the ousted commander. Chang Tso-Lin’s son was assassinated in 1928, after which Chang Hsueh-Liang took command.
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Kirin
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Chang Tso-Lin
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Chang
Ninami to Become First Manchukuo Governor General
Tokyo dispatch reports General Jiro Ninami former minister of war in Wakatsuki’s cabinet will be appointed the first governor general of Manchuria. The announcement was disclosed today, detailing a key shift in administration of the region.
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U.P
Jiro Ninami
Wakatsuki
Manchuri
Chiang Kai-Shek Aide Coup Threat Endangers Chinese Civilian Rule
New dispatch from Nanking cites military leaders under Chiang Kai-Shek as unhappy with civilian control and plotting a coup d etat. Chiang and T V Soong reportedly remain in Nanking after resignations, described as camouflage to lure Canton leaders to the capital.
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Osaka
Main-Ichi
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Christmas Home Lighting and Decoration Contest
Entry notice inviting homes to join the free Christmas Lighting and Decoration contest. Submit by Thursday December 24 to the Christmas Contest Editor at The Amarillo News-Globe with the slogan Every Home Beautiful for the Holidays.
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Amarillo News-Globe
Borger Men Convicted in Riverside Robbery Case
Borger residents J. B. Gillespie, 25, and Lee Whitford, 26, pled guilty to the DeLuxe Cleaners robbery at 401 North Fillmore Street. Each received five-year terms in the state penitentiary after a district court session. Loot estimated at over 130 dollars.
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J. B. Gillespie
Lee Whitford
Borger
Criminal District Court
State Penitentiary
Henry
Bishop
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Whitford
R.H. Collier
Marion Kohler
West Fifth Avenue
Collier
Kohler
Hutchinson County
Bridge Match To Be Gander Fight Now
New York reports the contract bridge match resumes with Mrs Ely Culbertson absent from her husband’s side until after the holidays. Theodore A Lightner will partner in her stead while tensions among Culbertson Lenz and Jacoby simmer after a turbulent last session.
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Tom O'Neil
New York
Ely Culbertson
Theodore A. Lightner
Sidney S. Lenz
Oswald Jacoby
Ely
Culbertson
Lenz
Jacoby
Seas Beneath photoplay headed for Globe-News Fair
The Seas Beneath, a children's photoplay, will be shown at the Fair Theater Saturday morning at 9 30. The Globe-News presents the program as the third of a series for which school children admit for 10 cents. The adventure tale has proved popular in prior matinees.
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Globe-News
Fair Theater
Kansas City Woman Abducted. $75,000 Ransom Demanded
Mrs Nellie Donnelly wealthy garment manufacturer is reported held by kidnappers who threaten to blind her and kill her chauffeur unless $75,000 is paid. Ransom notes written in her hand were sent to her husband attorney and former Senator Reed. Police interference was not desired and payment was to occur at a downtown hotel.
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Kansas City
Nellie Donnelly
Donnelly
Senator Reed
Jefferson City
Lampe Possible New President of Exposition
Bill Lampe, Amarillo Chamber of Commerce highway department manager and veteran civic booster, is slated to succeed Wilbur C. Hawk as president of the Tri-State Fair Association. Directors met in annual session to elect a new board and officers. Hawk announced he could not serve another term. Lampe previously served on the 1930-31 board.
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Chamber of Commerce Highway Department
Clvic
Amarillo
Wilbur C. Hawk
The
Globe News
Tri-State Fair Association
Fair
Hawk
Association
Lampe
Rail official dies in Fort Worth at 67
Orin H. McCarty 67 general superintendent and vice president of the Frisco Lines in Texas died unexpectedly of a heart attack at his Fort Worth home early today.
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Tex
Orin H. McCarty
Frisco Lines
Texas
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