Court Rulings Delay Texas State Actions
Austin February 16 Waiting on court decisions stalls Texas state business including the railroad commission and utilities regulation. The Denison versus Municipal Gas suit blocks a statewide utility plan and delays bus and radio oversight pending higher court rulings. Additional disputes involve land leases, tax surveys, water rights, and fishing and pipeline injunctions.
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Austin
State Railroad Commission
State Supreme Court
Denison
Municial Gas Company
Railroad Commission
Ges Utilities
Supreme Court
General Utility Commission
Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Hexas
State Land Commissioner
University of Texas Board of Referre
University
Mercement
Colquitt
Brownwood Water
State Board of Water Engineers
Colorado River
53Rd
Peace Uses Found For Gas Masks
Post war research of the chemical warfare service yields gas masks for peacetime use. Masks with a chemical called hopealite guard against carbon monoxide fumes in urban fires mines and closed garages. Other masks protect workers handling toxic fumigants and ammonia in various agencies.
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Associated Press
Washington
Chemical Warfare Service
United States
Amos A. Fries
House
Public Health Service
Veterans’ Bureau
Quartermaster Corps
Pioneer Doctor W C Dobkins Dies in Fort Worth
Fort Worth veteran physician Dr W C Dobkins aged 86, the first to register under Texas license laws, dies at his home. The article notes unsettled high court cases, including the Waggoner oil case affecting leases and royalties, and the Jack Jarvis horse and dog racing wager case awaiting a criminal appeals decision before the 1928 fair season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oiesity
Associated
Frevw
Fort Worth
Tex
W. C. Dobkins
State of Texas
Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Jack Jarvis
Packer Would Oppose Direct Hog Purchase
Thomas F. E. Wilson, president of Wilson and company packers, urges stopping direct hog buying in Kansas City territory. He supports the Copper-Hope bill restricting direct purchases and warns it could harm farmers if expanded. News reports note bills in Congress to curb direct hog marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Kansas City
Thomas FE. Wilson
Wilson and Company, Packers
Kansas City Post
Kansas City Territory
Wilson
Agricultural
House
Senate
United States Congress
Briand Wheat May Be Named Aristide Briand Variety
French farmer Leblond of a village near Evreux seeks approval from the Minister of Foreign Affairs to name his new wheat variety Aristide Briand. He believes the wheat will yield better than current seeds and has written to request authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International
Paris
France
Leblond
Evreux
Sloan's Liniment touted by fire fighters and workers
A survey reports seven of ten fire fighters use Sloan's Liniment to ward off muscle stiffness, chills, and injuries from exposure. Testimonials from a New York lifeguard and a policeman claim quick relief, with Sloan's said to stimulate circulation and heal underlying causes of pain like rheumatism and sprains.
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Sloan’s
City of
New York
Sloan
Walter C. Meayhart
Gravesend Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
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