Licensing ruling voids AAA provisions in Texas City case
Federal Judge Randolph Bryant ruled the Bankhead cotton control act unconstitutional and granted an injunction against enforcement. The Texas City case, Agriculture Secretary Henry A. Wallace versus Rio Valley Fruit and Vegetable Company, involved citrus buyers and shippers and questioned licensing powers under sections 601 602 and 608 of the Agricultural Act.
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Sherman
Randolph Bryant
Brownsville
Tex
AAA
T. M. Kennerly
Houston
Schecter
U. S. Supreme Court
Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Rio Valley Fruit and Vegetable Company, Citrus Buyers and Shippers
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Kennerly
the Supreme
Smaller Payers Unhurt
Washington reports growing support in the House Ways and Means Committee for a new income tax schedule that would preserve current rates for lower incomes while scaling back the levy on a 10 million dollar earner. The plan aims to raise about 20.4 million dollars annually by keeping rates below the 1918 and generally under 1919 levels.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Lowell H. Parker
Joint Congressional Committee On Internal Revenue
Two Shot in Tram Strike at Council Bluffs
In Council Bluffs Iowa July 19 two striking street car workers were shot during a clash at a car barn as a loyal operator tried to report for duty. Dick Stephenson was wounded in the shoulder and James Dawson shot in the abdomen. The operator fired six shots toward a crowd that had pelted his car with bricks, which was overturned and set afire before firefighters or police could intervene.
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Council Bluffs
U.P
Dick Stephenson
James Dawson
Floods Drown 20000 in Hunan China Shihmen District
Twenty thousand people drowned in the Shihmen district of Western Hunan Province after fresh river dike breaks flooded hundreds of square miles of farmland. The report is from Changsha via the official central news agency.
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Nanking
U.P
Shihmen
Hunan
Central
Changdfhu
Japan to Impose 50 Percent Tariff on Canadian Imports
Tokyo reports an imperial edict will invoke Japan's trade protection law against Canada tomorrow. A 50 percent surtax would apply to ten Canadian imports including lumber pulp and wheat as retaliation for alleged unfair tariffs.
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Tokyo
Foreign Office
Japan
Canada
Present Bar Association Highlights From Los Angeles Meeting
Highlights of committee and section reports from the American Bar Association convention in Los Angeles. Topics include administrative law criticism of licensing schemes and the Securities Act. Contributions note needs for clearer federal definitions and investor protections. remarks by Louis G. Caldwell and Herbert A. Friedrich.
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Los Angeles
American Bar Association
NIRA
AAA
Louis G. Caldwell
Washington
Herbert A. Friedrich
Chicago
Commerce
War on vandals
City authorities announce a crackdown on vandalism with new patrols and penalties. Residents are urged to report graffiti and property damage to help curb the issue and protect community spaces.
Senate probes AG&E campaign against holding company bill
Senate lobby investigators charged Associated Gas and Electric paid no common dividends for years while spending 700000 dollars to defeat the dissolution bill. A. E. Beach testified he ordered branch managers nationwide to destroy records from the campaign and said he acted on his own responsibility. The hearings scrutinize AG&E activities in 26 states and involve other witnesses.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Senate
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Washington
A. E. Beach
Senate Lobby Committee
Beach
O. K
O. E. Wasser
William A. Hill
Boston
Licensing of arms traffic gains approval in Washington
The House foreign affairs committee today unanimously approved the Mc Reynolds bill mandating federal licensing for all shipments of arms and ammunition to and from the United States.
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Washington
U.P
House Foreign Affairs Committee
McReynolds
Green Submits His Labor Body Choices
William Green head of the American Federation of Labor submitted to President Roosevelt his choices for appointment to the national labor relations board and indicated Roosevelt would complete the selection within a week.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
National Labor Relations Board
Roosevelt Plans Chesapeake Bay Cruise This Weekend
President Roosevelt plans to motor to Annapolis Maryland for a weekend cruise on Chesapeake Bay aboard the government yacht Sequoia. He will dine on board and stay until Sunday evening.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Annapolis
Chespeake Bay
Robbers Take $48,000 From Chester Bank Branch
Five masked men held up the Delaware County National Bank branch in Chester pa and fled with 48000 after forcing employees and customers to lie on the floor. Police said the raid targeted payroll funds for local plants and Marcus Hook and timed before shipment to the plants. The bank sits in an industrial district.
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Chester
Delaware County National Bank
Marcus Hook
Japan Plans Grand Naval Power Show
The navy office announced the Japanese navy will begin its annual grand maneuvers tomorrow, continuing to early October. Papers interpret the war games as a test of defenses against Northeast Pacific attack, linking them to the United States spring maneuvers in an Alaska Hawaii California triangle.
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Tokyo
Navy Office
Pacific
United States Navy
Alaska-Hawaii-California
Amarillo and West Texas Weather Outlook
Forecast for Amarillo and nearby areas calls for fair tonight and Saturday with partial cloudiness. West Texas expected to be partly cloudy with possible showers in the southeast tonight and Saturday, while New Mexico shows fair conditions in the south and unsettled northern parts with possible local thundershowers and little temperature change. Temperature extremes reach 63 to 82 by 1 o'clock today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Nazi drive targets Protestant churches in Germany
Berlin reports indicate a campaign against politics in Protestant churches alongside Catholic action. Berlin police appoint Count Von Helldorf to lead, succeeding Magnus Von Levetzow after criticism over insufficient measures against Jews.
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Berlin
Germany
Count von Helldorf
Magnus von Levetzow
Buffalo mascot Goodnight dies after escape in West Texas
Charles Goodnight the pioneer West Texan’s buffalo mascot at West Texas Teachers College ran itself to death when it escaped its pen and could not be captured. The incident occurred in Whimsey Canyon.
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Canyon
Charles Goodnight
West Texas Teachers College
Goodrich Sentenced To Life For Murder
Merton Ward Goodrich pleaded guilty to murder in a Detroit trial and was immediately sentenced to life imprisonment at Marquette prison. The 27 year old former trap drummer admitted guilt as prosecutors said his wife Mrs Goodrich may face an accessory charge. The judge ordered immediate sentencing amid a dramatic courtroom scene.
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Detroit
U.P
Merton Ward Goodrich
William Gallaher
Marquette
Harry C. Hanley
Recorder's
Harry S. Sweeny
Sweeny
Goodrich
Duncan C. McCrea
Mrs. Goodrich
Mussolini Moves Planes to Africa Amid Tax Clash
Arthur Brisbane discusses looming constitutional fights over a process tax on industrial transformation. He notes Mussolini boosting Italy's air power with 300 new bombing planes sent to African colonies near Abyssinia, signaling firm action if Addis Ababa falls.
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Italy
Abyssinia
Addis Ababa
Repeal group starts drive in Texas for August vote
State Sen. Weaver Moore opened a campaign for a repeal amendment promising Texans a choice on August 24 between regulation and taxation or prohibition. He tied the move to the 1932 Democratic platform and said the amendment would outlaw open saloons and empower the legislature to regulate liquor manufacture sale transport and possession.
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Houston
Texas
Weaver Moore
Moore
Roosevelt
John N. Garner
FDR Plans To Spend More Relief Money
President Roosevelt orders advisers to prepare estimates of relief needs for fiscal year 1937 beyond the 4 billion works fund. The move signals continued heavy relief outlays despite progress on employing relief rolls.
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FDR
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Tulip Bulbs Offered By Amarillo Garden Club
Amarillo Garden Club offers tulip bulbs from Holland at 50 cents per dozen as part of a campaign to make Amarillo a Tulip Town next spring. Orders close July 30 and bulbs will be shipped directly from Holland to Amarillo. Reservations accepted through Mrs. Ben Manning, Mrs. John Rowland, or Mrs. Davis Tudor at listed phone numbers.
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Amarillo
Confederate Vet Rally In Amarillo Promises Last Reunion Tie
Amarillo prepares for the United Confederate Veterans reunion September 3 to 6 with a rally at the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel. The Plemons-Shelby Camp invites veterans and widows, led by J L Blake, to attend at 8 pm and boost camp membership.
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Amarillo
United Confederate Veterans
Plemons-Shelby
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Herring Hotel
J. L. Blake
Mississippi
Long Challenges PWA Authority in Supreme Court Suit
Senator Long of Louisiana announces a suit to test federal authority to enter into agreements for PWA money with states and education bureaus without state consent. The move aims to challenge federal intrusion on state sovereignty in handling public works funds.
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Washington
Senator Long
Louisiana
Supreme Court
Educa
PWA
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