Cotton meeting in Dallas pits AAA defense against critics
The Texas Legislature cotton investigating committee adjourned after a three day session where bankers, cotton growers and business leaders praised and condemned the AAA. R. E. L. Knight of Dallas attacked Cully A. Cobb as a propagandist while A A Allison of Corsicana defended the program saying southern farmers gained benefits. Future hearings announced with Sen Tom DeBerry and Rep J J Olsen appointed to represent Texas at a July 15 New Orleans cotton conference.
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Texas
AAA
Bankhead
NRA
Cully A. Cobb
R. E. L. Knight
Cobb
Knight
A. A. Allison
Corsicana
Tom DeBerry
Bogota
Rep
J. J. Olsen
Yoakum
Texas Committee
New Orleans
Silver dollar payment settles home debt in Arkansas
Mrs. B. Fleschner 81 paid off a $1,000 mortgage on her home in silver dollars. S. J. Finch, holder of the mortgage, refused a cashier’s check and asked to be paid in legal tender. Attorneys kept $25 until the abstract was delivered as Finch sent for an armed bank messenger to carry the coin to the bank.
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North Little Rock
Ark
B. Fleschner
S. J. Finch
Finch
Amarillo Officer Called to Mineral Wells Training Camp
Col Julius Dozenfield senior quartermaster in the Texas National Guard was ordered to report July 7 to the cavalry camp at Mineral Wells. The Fifty-sixth Cavalry Brigade will train there from July 7 through July 21. The telegram came from the National Guard Bureau via the Texas adjutant general. Previously he was assigned to an infantry training camp.
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Julius Dozenfield
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Mineral Wells
Fifty-sixth Cavalry
National Guard Bureau
Washington
Adjutant General
Amarillo
Quake Blamed for Dead Fish on Padre Island
Thousands of tons of fish washed ashore along 40 miles of Padre Island Texas after a Fourth of July event. Locals blame an earthquake or submarine disturbance for the strange phenomenon producing sulphur dioxide fumes and widespread fish kills. Fishermen estimate about 40 000 tons of fish strewn along the shore with reefs and species including sharks and mackerel reported. A Corpus Christi motorist reported tires exploding on contact with the sharp fins.
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Corpus Christi
U.P
Firmen
Padre Island
Gulf of Mexico
Aransas Pass
Malcolm MacDonald Beats Curse in British Politics
Malcolm MacDonald at 34 rises in UK government, securing the colonies portfolio. Son of a four time prime minister, he earned his own path with Oxford education, debate tours, and 250 speeches. He early won a Socialist seat in Nottinghamshire in 1929.
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London
Malcolm MacDonald
Britain
Great Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Remsay
MacDonald
Dominions
Labor Party
Easter Road
Lossiemouth
Malcolm
Oxford University
Queen's College
United States
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Oxford
Nottinghamshire
Ramsay Mac
Labor
Ottawa
Austen Chamberlain
Empire Parliamentary Association
Tam
Parliament Censorship Clash Highlights House Speech Fight
In Washington on July 4 a Republican charge that House Democratic leaders censor minority speeches drew counterclaims that GOP members seek to foment dissension. Rep Culkin accused Democrats of blocking debate, while Democrats argued Republicans bar talks on political topics by seeking time constraints.
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Washington
House
Culkin
New York
Randolph College Installs New President
The election of Rev. J. T. McKissick of Marfa as Randolph College president was announced. He replaces Dr. David F. Tyndall who resigned to focus on pastoring. Dr. Lee Clark named dean and H. R. Garrett as business manager. McKissick, a Tennessee native with degrees from TCU and Harvard, previously led the college in Midland.
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CISCO
J. T. McKissick
Marfa
Randolph College
David F. Tyndall
First Christian Church
Lee Clark
H. R. Garrett
McKissick
Tennessee
Texas Christian University
Harvard
Midland
Burnett Leads Texas Cowboys Reunion Group
Clyde Burnett of Benjamin heads the Texas Cowboys Reunion Association succeeding John Gist of Odessa as president. Walt Cousins of Dallas elected first vice president and historian. C F Combes of Stamford named secretary treasurer. Lewis Ackers of Abilene second vice president. The group has more than 1 000 members over 55. The reunion day included a parade and rodeo events. Margie McSwain returned from Midland as house guest of Elizabeth Payne.
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Stamford
Clyde Burnett
Benjamin Farmer
Texas Cowboys’ Reunion Association
John Gist
Odessa
Walt Cousins
Dallas
C.F. Combes
Lewis Ackers
Abilene
Kidney trouble remedy ad promises relief for night urine
An advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem il Capsules for kidney and bladder irritation and nocturnal urination. It claims the product flushes "poison and acid" and eases symptoms like burning passage pain cramps and puffiness around the eyes.
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Haarlem Il
Negro Singers Return Engagement At Municipal Auditorium
Williams' Spiritualistic Singers, popular in Amarillo for negro melodies, return to town for a performance tomorrow night at the Municipal Auditorium. The troupe from Edmondson Institute and Orphanage at Athens, Texas will present spirituals jubilees and a dramatization titled Ol Black Jon. Manager is A B Williams. Fish have no ears.
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Amarillo
Williams
Edmondson Institute
Athens
Tex
A. B. Williams
Company of
Negro Singers
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