Reign of Law Suits Claims for 18 Months
Charles E. Simons reports a wave of injunctions and lawsuits over the past 18 months in Texas. The state faced numerous suits, many challenging 42nd legislature laws, with L. G. Phares and the Highway Patrol at center stage as injunctions peaked before a Supreme Court ruling upheld the truck law. Oil field cases, anti trust actions, and highway contracts dominated the docket, prompting a legislative need for extra district court capacity.
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L. G. Phares
Texas Highway Patrol
Phares
Highway Patrol
East Texas
Attorney General's Department
James V. Allred
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Red River
Strawn
Highway 1
City Deploys 100 Men to Weed War
Half the workers began today with a full crew to follow this afternoon. City controlled areas to be cleared by a 100 man squad, rotating every three days. Mayor Ross D. Rogers cites health hazards from overgrown parkways and alleys and urges citizen cooperation.
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Amarillo
Ross D. Rogers
Travis County Courts Burdened by State Litigation
Courts in Travis County have faced a heavy state litigation load since the start of the year. It has consumed virtually all the time of one judge to handle cases filed in the county courts.
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Travis County
Hoover pressed on flexible 108 plan in Boston
President Hoover addressed a New England joint conference in Boston about a flexible 108 plan. The discussion centered on relief measures and economic strategy amid ongoing national concerns.
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Boston
Hoover
New England
Young attorney leads Montana congressional race
In Helena on July 21 John M. Evans trailed as final counts showed John P. Monaghan leading 19 001 to 17 871 for the Democratic renomination in the first district. Judge Roy E. F. Ayres led J. F. Connor in the Lewiston western race. Scott Leavitt and Mark D. Fitzgerald faced no opposition in their Republican contests. An unrelated conference on flexible work hours and unemployment reform drew over 100 leaders and considered the New Hampshire plan for re employment.
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Helena
Mont
John M. Evans
Montana
John P. Monaghan
Butte
Roy EF. Ayres
Lewiston
J. F. Connor
Livingston
Scott Leavitt
Mark D. Fitzgerald
Calling & Anne
New Hampshire
M Massachusetts Commission On the
Private grounds crew to weed over curbside plots
Workers employed through the Community Chest at Salvation Army hall 305 Van Buren Street will cut weeds on private property for 25 cents an hour, for an eight hour day.
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Salvation Army Hall
van Buren Street
Five Day Week and Six Hour Day Urged by AFL
The American Federation of Labor urged President Hoover to back nationwide adoption of a five day week and six hour day to curb unemployment. AFL executive council directed William Green to confer with Hoover, with Green stating he would seek a meeting after the council adjourns.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
Hoover
Federation
William Green
Green
Council backs employment plan extending to white-collar workers
The council favored applying the plan to white-collar workers and laborers. It argued the nation must choose between more machinery or shorter work weeks and days, asserting machinery brings human benefits when managed wisely.
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Green
Foys Visit Wichita Falls Family in Prass Home
Mr and Mrs D B Foy of Wichita Falls along with two children are visiting at the home of J W Prass at 1212. This social note records a brief family visit in the community society column.
Notable Local Officials and Past Roles Highlighted
West Sixteenth Avenue and 8 J. Cole at 2116 Washington Street are noted. Mr. Foy serves as traffic manager for the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce and previously held the same post with Panhandle Lumber Company, and he is a former Amarillo resident.
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Sixteenth Avenue
Gulf Fresh Gas Promise from Gulf Advertising Dramatics
An advertisement touts Gulf gasoline as fresh from refineries, claiming elimination of deterioration factors and rapid delivery to 45,000 Gulf stations nationwide. It emphasizes faster, cleaner, quieter engines with “fresh made, peak powered” gas and a fleet delivering it daily.
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Gulf Organization
Gulf
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