Petticoat Lobby Shapes Texas Legislation in Austin
A Texas article notes the Petticoat lobby led by six women’s organizations, pressing bills on whisky prescription regulation, school funding, prison reform, and literacy. The Joint Legislative Committee operates at the Texas Capitol with offices, monitors bills, and pursues coordinated reforms across higher education, county boards, and illiteracy commissions.
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Austin
Texas
Mother Love
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent- Teachers Associations
Texas League of Women Voters
Women of Christian Temperance Union
Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Texas Graduate Nurses Association
Joint Legislative Committee
Capitol
Weather forecast and daily temperature extremes
Tonight is fair and not very cold followed by a fair day Wednesday with rising temperatures. The record shows a high of 28 degrees at 1 pm and a low of 4 degrees, compared with 61 and 30 on the same day last year.
Light Session Planned for City Commissioners Meeting
City managers says a light agenda is planned for the regular city commission meeting Tuesday afternoon. Bills were paid last week and the manager spent most of the week answering questions about the proposed municipal water production and distribution system.
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Jeff D. Bartlett
Autoists May Be Stuck More Yet
Austin January 27 The house committee on revenue and taxation favored a gasoline tax increase from one cent to two and one half cents per gallon after a public hearing The bill was reported with a recommendation to pass Oil company representatives mostly smaller independent refiners opposed the measure arguing it would impose hardship A fight was anticipated when the bill comes up for passage as several committee members opposed it
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Austin
House Committee On Revenue and Taxation
Postal Bill Fight Still Under Senate Consideration
Washington January 27 The controversial section revising second class zone rates was before a senate committee during continued discussion of the postal pay and rate increase bill The measure would regroup eight zones into three reducing far zone rates while adding one cent per pound to advertising matter in publications The senate also approved a uniform reading matter rate of 144 cents per pound reducing general publication rates and aligning religious educational and philanthropic publications to the same rate
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Washington
Senate
Automobile Salesmen Plan Luncheon Program in Amarillo
Amarillo automobile salesmen will lead the program at the Amarillo Panhandle Automotive association meeting next Monday night. An interesting program is being arranged with an attendance estimate above 100. President Toney Chisum invites all industry members to attend the 6:20 PM event at the Amarillo hotel.
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Amarillo
Amarillo-Panhandle Automotive Association
Toney Chisum
Prison Investigation Team Sets Houston to Huntsville Hearings
Members of the house prison investigating sub committee arrived in Houston and left for Huntsville to begin hearings. Representatives King Farrar and Irwin form the sub committee.
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Houston
House
Huntsville
King
Farrar
Irwin
Legion Post 54 Meeting and Temple Chamber Broadcast
Hanson Post No 54 of the American Legion holds its regular meeting Tuesday night at the American Legion home. Temple Chamber of Commerce broadcasts its annual meeting tonight at 7 30 with an address on the city manager form of government.
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Hanson
American Legion
Temple Chamber of Commerce
Red Tape Replaced by White String In Government
Washington January 27 Brigadier General Lord director of the budget announces economy measures through standardization of government supplies. Red tape of the literal kind will be supplanted by white string for wrapping tasks. He notes red tape cost more than string and may have conveyed a bad psychological effect in some offices.
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Washington
Lord
Education committee to push bond vote for city water project
The Citizens Education Committee of 100 meets at 7 30 PM in City Hall to plan the campaign for bonds to fund municipal water production and distribution. Mayor Blasdel appointed the group after a mass meeting with the water board and city commission setting March 7 as election day.
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Citizens Educational Committee
Blasdel
Water Board
City Commission
Panhandle Snow Storm Drops After Monday Blizard
Cold weather followed a Panhandle snow storm with Amarillo reporting about an inch of snow and a 41 degree drop by Tuesday morning. The system extended into eastern New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas with high winds and blizzard conditions noted by railroad officials. President Coolidge expressed interest in visiting Texas to address the Associated Advertising Clubs in Houston in May.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Mercury
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Wellington
Wichita Falls
Tex
Texas
West
Texas Plains
Washington
Coolidge
Houston
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
German Protests Vehement In Note Exchange Over Cologne Zone
Berlin reports the German government handed its reply to the council of ambassadors at noon Tuesday and plans to publish it Wednesday. The document emphasizes legal aspects and political impact of the Cologne dispute and condemns Allied notes as perfidy and impudence amid an impasse with the freeman government.
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Pess
Berlin
Council of Ambassadors
Cologne
Funeral services set for G C Mayne in Central Presbyterian
Grover Cleveland Mayne age 38 a former Amarillo businessman dies in Wichita Falls at 2 46 am Monday of pneumonia. Funeral Tuesday afternoon at Central Presbyterian Church with Rev hk Thomson officiating. He leaves a widow a daughter his mother two brothers and a sister all of Austin. Burial at Liano Cemetery after services.
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Grover Cleveland Mayne
Amarillo
Central Presbyterian Church
Hk. Thomson
Wichita Falls
Austin
Liano
Chinese government urged to protect lives in Shanghai fighting
A note from the representatives in Peking asks the Chinese government to safeguard lives and property during renewed clashes near Shanghai. The communication says the fighting has caused concern for both foreign and Chinese populations in the area.
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Tod Press
Iin
Peking
Jan
Todas
Shanghai
Pay Your Poll Tax Now To Vote In City County State
Citizens urged to pay poll tax by deadline to qualify as voters. Notices explain exemptions and that paying poll tax does not require property tax, with guidance for city and county residents and women only paying county tax if in city limits.
Knights of Grip to Be Banqueted in Amarillo
The Board of City Development announced the second annual banquet for traveling salesmen in Amarillo to be held Saturday night February 7. Organizers expect at least 500 attendees, with more than 400 salesmen in Amarillo territory. The first banquet drew over 200 salesmen and yielded strong benefits and favorable advertising for Amarillo. A toastmaster and venue have not yet been chosen. a general committee will be named soon.
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Board of City Development
Amariillo
Amarillo
TAX PAYMENTS SLOW AS LAST-MIGHT RUSH LOOMS
Miss Jewell Davidson city secretary waited on one taxpayer Monday night to ease a last minute rush. The tax office stays open in City Hall each evening until closing time to handle payments. Poll taxes paid by noon Tuesday totaled 205. It notes women do not pay city poll tax and implies only one voter remains eligible.
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Davidson
Inquest Opens Into Deaths In Herrin Illinois
Henry Peterson testifies at the Herrin inquest into the deaths of S. Glenn Young a Ku Klux Klan liquor raider deputy Sheriff Ora Thomas and two others Peterson says Ora Thomas fired the first shot in the fatal Saturday night affray yielding a tense scene before the coroner's jury in Herrin Illinois
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Herrin
Ill
S. Glenn Young
Ku Klux Klan
Ora Thomas
Young
Henry Peterson
Coron R’s
Toomas
Mrs Greens Home Damaged by Fire on Harrison Street
Damaging fire struck the home of Mrs Carrie Greens at 1311 Harrison Street on Monday night. Heavy damage to floors and walls reported. much furniture spared by water. Tulsa, January 27.
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Carrie Greens
Harrison Street
Man admits shooting man over brief on mother's honor
William Lester Crawford testified he shot Paul M. O'Day after reading a brief accusing his mother of dishonor. He said he confronted O'Day in the lobby, questioned him about his mother's chastity, and fired when O'Day did not retract the accusations.
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Associated
Dallas
William Lester Crawford
Paul M. O'Day
O'Day
Crawford
Colonel Crawford
William
O' Day
o’Day
Willis Evans
Kate Lamar
House Rejects Poll Tax for Teachers and School Bills
The House voted down a bill taxing teachers as poll tax and rejected a statewide poll tax. A provision requiring employees to pay an amendment to a backet shop bill was adopted. A navigation bill to protect inland and postal waterways was passed, and the Senate approved a $3,219 state court appropriation. The Senate also adopted a concurrent resolution urging the federal government on Gulf of Mexico matters. The revised civil code prepared by the codifying committee was passed.
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House
Texas
Senate
Guaran Gulf of
Scout Council Meeting at Palo Duro Plans Discussed
Amarillo Scout council schedules regular executive meeting at Hotel Palo Duro at 7 30 Tuesday night scout executive Thoma H Nelson to discuss council explanations proposed Panhandle matters and related items with an emphasis on photos for the Mission.
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Scout Council
Palo Duro
Panhandle
Amarillo
Hotel
Thoma H., Nelson
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