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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1934
Page
3
The article explains how no uniform federal rule governs license penalty deadlines for new licenses. It details state rules in Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico, noting arrests for border-crossing drivers and the need for 30 day visitor licenses for speculators. Farmer L T Keffer clarifies licensing details for intrastate and interstate haulers.
A Texas law sets reciprocity limits for out of state truckers. Two trips a month of up to four days are allowed if the home state offers a similar courtesy. Beyond that, a full year license is required. Oklahoma drivers face Texas deadlines later in spring. New Mexicans receive courtesy until Texas deadlines pass. Traveling salesmen face separate license rules.
Charley Dressen, manager of the Nashville baseball club, shown improving after two weeks with typhoid fever in Houston. He had a third straight restful night, according to his nurse.
A detailed lead article outlines the 1934 political calendar for Potter County Texas. It lists key deadlines for poll tax payments January 31, primary dates July 28, absentee voting rules, campaign expense filings, ballot preparation, and the run off process. It notes party procedures, county committee actions, and state convention planning.
A speaker compares fiat money to bonds, arguing inflation policy should favor government bonds and suggests the RFC would loan to newspapers. He notes two fifties or other denominations as returns and warns of potential press subsidies and biased lending if not watched.
New York dressmaker Nettie Rosenstein outlines the 1930s spring look with a slim figure hugging silhouette and high top emphasis. She notes small waists, natural curves, jackets for suit effects, light wool dresses with contrasting gloves, and gowns in borganzette with off-the-shoulder lines and long cascading skirts.
In Greenville a car rollover near the city killed two Caddo Mills High School students Veda Faye McWhirter 15 and Helen Parson 14 and left four others injured. Surviving riders said the driver swerved to avoid another car, struck a bridge and overturned. Funeral services were pending. The injured include Bob Swift 16 Horace Webb 14 Wilma Doris Boyles 14 and Weldon Wattenbarger 14. Separately the U S Military Academy at West Point lists 82 appointments with two made on vice presidential recommendation.
The piece lists a broad Republican program stressing constitutional government individual liberty national independence and isolation invincible defense and economic reforms. It notes the American Federation of Labor praises rising employment shorter workweeks and organizational gains while warning inflation would be disastrous. A reader questions current wage payments and currency value citing a one hundred dollar bill claim.
A veteran observer warns the government plans to enter the newspaper field and assures that such a move would not amuse those in the trade. The remark frames a potential shift in media control and raises questions about state involvement.
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