Herron testifies about burning records in utility bill campaign
R P Herron told the Senate lobby committee he burned records related to a campaign against the utility holding company bill. He said he sent over 1000 telegrams from Warren to oppose the bill and claimed authorization by signers or directory-named individuals. He admitted destroying unsigned telegrams and news items to remove evidence.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
R. P. Herron
Senate Lobby Committee
Warren
Congress
Western Union
Herron
Utilities Investment Corporation
Associated Gas and Electric Company
FE. W. O'Brien
Erie
Jack Fisher
Fisher
Chairman Black
Italy charges Ethiopians with mutilating children in raid
In a propaganda communique Rome accuses Ethiopian tribesmen of a May 31 attack on the Dancali in Eritrea. Italy says cattle, slaves were seized and civilians harmed. Haile Selassie urges Ethiopians to defend liberty, promising to lead resistance to Italian aggression. League of Nations weighs crisis as smaller states demand Ethiopia's integrity and unity amid Italy's modern weapons move.
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Rome
Italy
Dancali
League of Nations Council
Ethiopia
Ministry of Propaganda
Muti
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Lion of Judah
Geneva
League of Nations
Council
England
France
League
Japan
AAA Plans to Levy More Processing Taxes in Washington
The government will continue collecting AAA processing taxes in all cases except Hoosac Mills where the Boston Circuit Court of Appeals found them unconstitutional. Attorney General Homer Cummings said the decision does not stop future calls and the case will go to the Supreme Court. The Senate debates amendments to strengthen tax validity as well. The House moves to limit debate on a measure to bar suits over damages from dollar devaluation.
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Washington
U.P
Hoosac Mills
Boston Circuit Court of Appeals
Department of Justice
Circuit Court of Appeals
First Circuit
Homer
Cummings
Supreme Court
Senate
HOUSE
Nude dancer fined in Paris for art nude performance
Paris July 18. Joan Warner 22 year old American dancer known as the American poetess of nude rhythm was fined 50 francs for offending morals. The Bagdad restaurant manager was fined 200 francs after the dancer undressed in public near tables. The court ruled the act indecent though the dance was deemed artistic and noted public intolerance for full nudity in public. Ascetic M. Bouveret led the complaint.
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Paris
U.P
Joan Warner
Bagdad
Miss Warner
M. Bouveret
National Alliance For
Whimseys Elloree Turkey Hen Hatches 17 Turkeys
A Missouri Kansas border brief notes Mrs. Willie Smith in Whimseys Elloree Illinois with a turkey hen that sat on 16 eggs and hatched 17 turkeys. The item appears in a collage of short anecdotes from July 18 about quirky local events.
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Elloree
8. C
Willie Smith
Nazi Germany arrests American citizen Harbeck over society funds
Berlin wired report says M. C. Harbeck, an American linked to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society and International Bible Students Association, was arrested by Nazi police on charges of trying to move society funds from Germany under attachment at Magdeburg and to distribute the group’s banned Coldene organ allegedly attacking the regime. Also noted cholera outbreak among Hankow refugees in China.
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Berlin
U.P
M. C. Harbeck
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
International Bible Students Association
Germany
Magdeburg
Harbeck
Coldenc E
Berne
Switzerland
Nazi Germany
Army Buying Methods Probed in War Department Deals
Congress renews investigation into War Department purchases led by Rep McSwain who accuses merchant Joseph Silverman Jr of spending 500000 to promote his business with the Army. Silverman contends the figure spans 15 years and several relatives.
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Washington
John J. McSwain
House Military Affairs Committee
Joseph Silverman
War Department
McSwain
Silverman
Silverman Long
Milling Company Withdraws AAA Injunction Suit
The Packard Milling Company of Hereford withdraws its processing tax case. A temporary injunction restraining AAA collectors from the tax was issued last week by Federal Judge Tom Kennerly in Houston. Hereford elevator is owned by H. M. Packard and manager H. E. Danforth.
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Packard Milling Company
Hereford
Tom Kennerly
Houston
H. M. Packard
H. E. Danforth
M. W. Lemons
Gang shoots Capone thug Alterie in Chicago
Louis Two-Gun Alterie, once linked to Al Capone, was shot and critically wounded as he left the Eastwood Tower Hotel. Police say attackers hid in a room across the street and fired from a view on the hotel entrance. Alterie had returned to Chicago hoping the heat was off after Capone’s conviction.
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Chicago
Louis
Alterie
al Capon
Eastwood Tower
Clarence S~reeney
Capone
Anti-Trust Suit Filed Over Pipeline Firms in New York
Henry T. Bush and C. Ray Phillips as receivers for the Miami-Kansas Pipeline filed in U S District Court a $180 million suit alleging Sherman and Clayton Act violations. Defendants include Columbia Gas and Electric Company Columbia Oil and Gasoline Company and officers and directors.
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New York
Henry T. Bush
C. Ray Phillips
U. S
Columbia Gas and Electric Company
Columbia Oil and Gasoline Company
Weather official transferred to new Austin bureau
Frank D. Haynes, longtime observer at English Airport, moves to Austin to run the bureau there marking the closure of the local weather station. H. T. Collman notes balloon observations will shift to downtown bureau and hourly reports to the Air Commerce Bureau as other staff move. Haynes, 12 years in Amarillo, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Haynes.
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Frank D. Haynes
U. S. Weather Bureau
English Airport
Austin
H. T. Collman
Downtown Weather Bureau
Weather Department
Air Division
Weather Bureau
Collman
English Field
Downtown
Air Commerce Bureau
Haynes
J. 8. Haynes
Lawyers Favor Joint Drives On U S Crime
The American Bar Association at its 58th annual convention in Los Angeles discussed a coordinated federal state crime drive. Justin Miller and George Z Medalie urged states to accept leadership from the Justice Department to combat lawlessness, citing state agency inefficiency and rising disregard for law. The report mentions unrelated local ads for FHA loans and lumber supplies.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Federal
Department of Justice
American Bar Association
Justin Miller
George Z. Medalie
U. S
New York
Medalie
Ten billions for relief financed by federal recovery efforts
Washington reports recovery and relief costs exceed 10 billion dollars to date with about 4 billion in loans likely to be repaid. Direct relief totals surpass 3.5 billion, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation accounts for roughly 2.3 billion, and unexpended appropriations stand near 8.01 billion.
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Washington
U.P
Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
March to End Dictatorship in Tabasco Sparks Mobilization
Liberal and student crowds surged in Tabasco as they pressed to end Tomas Garrido Canabal’s rule. Garrido traveled toward Guadalajara to meet Lazaro Cardenas while a plane with the ex agriculture secretary and five guards landed at Teruacan Puebla. Cardenas announced plans to form a peasant army reserve of up to 900000, to keep peace in rural areas and support agrarian goals.
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Mexico City
Tabasco
Tomas Garrido Canabal
Garrido
Guadalajara
Lazaro Cardenas
Teruacan
Puebla
Cardenas
Bank of France Cuts Discount Rate Again
Paris reports the Bank of France reduced its discount rate from 4 percent to 3 1 2 percent. This marks the third rate decrease in the past month as authorities attempt to ease monetary conditions.
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Paris
Bank of France
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
Weather outlook reports Amarillo and nearby areas partly cloudy tonight and Friday with fair conditions. West Texas shows partly cloudy skies and localized showers in the southeast tonight. New Mexico uncertain tonight and Friday with possible thunderstorms in north central and northwest regions. Temperatures range from 65 to 83 degrees by 1 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Federal court finds cotton tax unconstitutional in New Deal case
In Boston the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals rules two to one that the process tax on cotton violates the Constitution. The decision holds Congress cannot tax agricultural or industrial products solely because their production might affect interstate commerce. See TODAY Page 5.
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Boston
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Congress
Hogs Reach Eight Year High At Fort Worth Market
Hogs climbed to a top of 10.10 dollars per hundredweight at the Fort Worth livestock market today, marking an eight year high for hog prices in the market report.
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Fort Worth
Panhandle League Opposes Rum Amendment At Convention
The Panhandle League Against Whisky condemned the proposed rum amendment to the Texas constitution in an all day meeting yesterday. Delegates from 26 counties attended the convention, citywide and out of town, with speeches by Bishop A. Frank Smith of Houston and Dr. L. D. Young of Dallas.
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Texas
Panhandle League
A. Frank Smith
Houston
L. D. Young
Dallas
Huey Leaves State Mixup In New Orleans
Huey Long wins state control over New Orleans public works funds unlocking 1.8 million to hire 4 000 men while facing a political crisis and salary fears. Mayor Walmsley remains amid tensions as Roosevelt questions Louisiana allotments and Long vows sharp rebuttal on the Senate floor.
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New Orleans
Huey Long
Washington
Public Works Administration
T. Semmes Walmsley
Long
Roosevelt
PWA
Louisiana
Ickes
Senate
Egypt Renounces Jap Trade Accord
Cairo reports the Egyptian government handed the Japanese consul general a note renouncing the commercial agreement granting most favored nation treatment. The move cites the depreciation of the Japanese yen as giving Japanese goods unfair price advantage over local industries.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tte
Gen Ral
Japan
Two Judges In Squabble Over Bench
In Dallas the 116th District Court faced a bench dispute as Judge Frank Harmon served as acting judge while Judge John A Rawlins was absent at the ABA convention. Judge Tom Ball, summoned by Judge Claude McCallum, was to preside. Harmon ruled on a contempt citation and two divorce cases while Ball was to hear a city damage suit.
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Dallas
U.P
116Th District Court
Frank Harmon
John A. Rawiins
American Bar Association
Los Angeles
Tom Ball
Waxahachie
Claude McCallum
Harmon
George Harwood
Ball
Seven Bodies Recovered From Kentucky Mine Explosion
Seven of nine trapped miners were brought to the surface at Consolidation Coal No 5 mine Van Lear Kentucky after a 12 hour rescue amid a fire following a gas explosion. Identified were Shirley Hereford Roy Murray and Derwood Litz. Others remained unidentified with two more bodies expected to be removed shortly.
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van Lear
U.P
Consolidation Coal Company
No. 5
Shirley Hereford
Roy Murray
Derwood Litz
New Deal Trails and Policy Battles Across Pages
The clippings list topics including a 6-2 New Deal setback, a crooked lawyer title, a gas pipeline opposition, rail rate hike requests, a campaign against Catholics, and broader conflicts noted against Jews. Also mentions Paul Bunyan and air mail status debates across pages.
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Pennsylvania
Dol
Assab
Scere
Africa
United
Mussolini
Haly
AAA
Kansas City
Ed Lapin
Ed Dowis
Garnet
Kas
Lapin
Manti
Utah
Ed Peterson
Clark Collins
George Sergeant
Sparrow Point
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Topeka
Kans
Andy
Paul Kinkel
Norfolk, Neb
Ruby
Chris Strange
Here
Norfolk
William Smith
London
Reuters Coe-Espondent
Hankow
Han Valley
ARMY
Mote Business
Louis Alterie
Frank Haynes
U.S
FHA Loans
Long-Bell Lumber Co
Kwitcherkikkin
Shirts
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Hoover Administration
New Deal
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Boyne Water
America
Globe
Brisbane
Nota
Huey
State Mixup
Paul Bunyan
Air Mail
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