New Deal Cost Becomes GOP Campaign Target
Washington June 28 The cost of the New Deal was a Republican campaign cry while a Roosevelt spokesman defended the Democratic Congress spending as necessary to lift the economy. Democrats and Republicans prepared arguments for the coming House campaigns as Bolton Ohio urged the record total appropriations since Roosevelt took office. Buchanan Texas called the emergency spending essential and hopeful, while Snell New York argued it bankrupts the nation and endangers the young.
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Washington
Democratic Congress
Roosevelt
House
Bolton
Ohio
Republican Congressional Committee
Congress
White House
Buchanan
Texas
House Appropriations Committee
United States
Snell
New York
Demurrage charges reinstated at post office
The government will reinstate demurrage charges on postage left in the post office more than 15 days starting July 1. A five cent daily fee applies to uncalled-for packages after 15 days, and without a return date on mailing labels, packages are held 30 days before return to the shipper. Also noted is a 1934 seizure of a Ford Coupe in Deal Texas for tax law violations with a claim deadline of July 13, 1934.
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Treasury Department
Bureau of Internal Revenue, Alcohol Tax Unit
Federal
Dallas
Texas
Deal
United States District Court
James M Shields
Hands Across Government: Hull and Wallace at the Helm
In a portrait of leadership two Secretaries, Cordell Hull and Henry Wallace, are contrasted by their hands as calm, steady figures shaping New Deal policy. Hull shows office hands with restrained gestures while Wallace, a farmer, uses a pencil and expressive poses reflecting agrarian influence. Tomorrow feature teases hands that hold the purse strings.
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Cordell Hull
Iowa
Henry Wal- Wallace
Hull
Wallace
They Laughed When He Began To Chop
In Salamanca New York on June 28 Louis G Fisher an old time woodsman stood with seven strong farmers and woodsmen for the Western New York wood chopping championship. He did not remove his coat or cap yet won in three minutes 55 seconds about half the time of the runner up. He surprised the crowd with his victory.
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Salamanca
N. Y
New York
Louis G. Fisher
Talk Rehabilitation For Texas Mexicans
Texas relief officials summarized proposals from a conference with Mexican leaders on June 28 proposing rural rehabilitation for Mexican Americans, an Americanization school, and a home making and vocational education program. Topics included Mexican diet relief rations and repatriation regulations. Attendees included Marie Dresden, Cinsuelo Gosnell, Juanita Barbella, Manuel Cruz, Emilio Hernandez, Nato Quintentilla, Cleofas Carreros, C B Braun, H L Davis, Val Keating, and W B Orr.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Marie Dresden
Cinsuelo W. Gosnell
el Paso
Juanita Barbella
Fort, Worth
Manuel Cruz
Laredo
Emilio H. Hernandez
Kingsville
NATO Quaintanilla
San Antonio
Cleofas Calleros
C. B. Braun
H. L. Davis
Val M. Keating
W. B. Orr
Halt Process Tax On Cattle in July
Kansas City dispatch reports Chester A. Davis of the AAA cattle division says no processing tax will be levied on beef cattle in July. The tax awaits a final decision tied to drouth relief purchases and producer input. The administration plans a producers’ approval before any program is adopted.
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Kansas City
U.P
Chester A. Davis
AAA Washington
Drovers
Davis
AAA
Four Indicted on Poll Tax Charges
Four Gregg County citizens face indictments for unlawfully paying others poll taxes. Joe Culver is named on 15 counts, Mary D. Connely on three, J T. Kellye on five, and Hugh Camp on three, with grand jury deliberations continuing.
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Longview
Gregg County
Joe Culver
Mary D. Connely
J. T. Kellye
Glacewater
Hugh Camp
Liberty City
Half Minute Interviews Highlight Local Voices
David A Park recalls prairie days in downtown. Ruth Delzell invites visitors to the Potter County Library children's section. J M Hobson notes wealth redistribution has ancient roots, from caveman days.
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David A. Park
Green Brothers
Ruth Delzell
Potter County
Water begins long journey to aid rice fields
10,000 dollars worth of water from Lake Brownwood starts its channel journey down the Rio Colorado of Texas to Wharton and Matagorda counties. Gulf Coast Water Company reports the experiment may reach about half the planned supply of 14,000 acre feet over roughly 12 days, with flood gates opened at Brownwood Dam to commence the transfer.
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Brownwood, Joe & Oh
Rio Colorado
Texas
Brown County Water Improvement District
Lake Brownwood
Wharton
Matagorda
Texas Coastal
W. E B. Davant
Gulf Coast Water Company
County Clerk and wife shot to death in Huntsville
June 28 AM An investigation continues into the fatal shooting of Walker County clerk 98 year old Pat Robinett and his wife district clerk 45 Lilla Robinett. Neighbors heard shots. the couple were found embraced with an automatic pistol by Robinett. The inquest will rule murder and suicide. Both officials had served years and were seeking re election.
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Huntsville
Pat) Robinett
Walker County
Lilla Robinett
Robinett
R. J. Camp
New Air Mail Rates Effective Sunday
Amarillo post office officials announced sharp reductions in all air mail rates to take effect Monday. Air mail will cost six cents for any amount, replacing eight cents for the first ounce and 13 cents per ounce for each additional ounce. The new rates apply in the United States and Canada, and a six-cent air mail envelope is being issued by the government.
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Amarillo
United States
Canada
Jury awards woman non shrinkable dress in Texas court
Fort Worth on June 28 Miss Bonnie Long received seven dollars and ninety five cents as a verdict from a justice court jury After she bought a dress promised non shrinking and showed the garment to jurors they ruled the claim valid The jury awarded the amount for the shrinkage incident.
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Fort Worth
Bonnie Long
Justice of Peace Court
Miss Long
Governor seeks flood relief funds for Texas counties
Governor Ferguson asked the Federal Relief Administration for flood relief appropriations totaling 69,300 for Shelby County 40,500 for Panola 100,800 for Nacogdoches 34,200 for Sabine and 44,100 for San Augustin in a June request from Austin.
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Austin
Ferguson
Federal Relief Administration
Shelby County
Panola
Nacogdoches
Sabine
San Augustin
Direct Air Route To Capital Opens
Los Angeles launches a daily 20 hour 17 minute air mail and air express service to Washington, D C operated by American Airlines. The route shortens the distance by 478 miles and starts June 30, with onward service to Fort Worth Nashville Philadelphia and New York under survey. The flight travels at 200 mph, arriving in New York at 8 34 P M daily.
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Los Angeles
Washington, D. C
National Capital
American Airlines
Fort Worth
Tex
Nashville
Johnsons Mother Named in Land Suit
Elizabeth M. Johnson mother of General Hugh S. Johnson NRA administrator is defendant in a suit filed by Henry R. Duncan trustee for a bankrupt major oil company. Duncan seeks lands once owned by the company, claimed to be deeded to Mrs. Johnson by her son Alex Johnston amid alleged insolvency. The land spans McLatin Pottawatomie Lincoln Grayin and Grady counties.
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Muskogee
Oklo
Elizabeth M. Johnson
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Henry R. Duncan
Tulsa
McLatin
Pottawatomie
Lincoln
Grayin
Grady
Johnson
Fis
Johnaton
Alex
Hugh Johnson
Belgium Auto Sales Rise 10 Percent Over 1943
Sales of American automobiles in Belgium this year are 10 percent higher than the same period in 1943, signaling a rebound in postwar trade. Major brands and dealers report increased demand, with distributors noting improved consumer confidence and growing imports.
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Belgium
Busy Amarillo Courthouse Entrance Draws Mornings Crowds
The west entrance to Potter County courthouse in Amarillo is a busy morning hub as men of leisure gather for hours to swap stories discuss politics and debate state affairs amid crowded steps and chatter.
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Amarillo
Potter County
Norma Brighton Found Guilty in Two Murders and Robbery
Dedham Massachusetts June 28 Nineteen year old Norma Brighton Millen was found guilty as an accessory to two murders and a robbery carried out by her husband. The verdict carries no mercy recommendation and could lead to a maximum 21 year term.
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Norma Brighton
Dedham
Mass
U.P
Norma Brighton Millen
Oil Field Workers Seek Brown's Lotion Remedy
Advertises Brown's Lotion for occupational skin ailments including ringworm poison ivy minor cuts and minor burns. Labeled as highly antiseptic and fast healing. Sold and guaranteed by Randal Drug Stores.
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Randal Drug Stores
Drought Areas Given Relief From Recent Rains
The Weather Bureau reports partial drought relief across interior states due to recent rains but warns that broad, substantial rainfall remains essential for lasting relief. Areas still listing dreary conditions include eastern Montana, West North Dakota, Missouri, parts of Arkansas and Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, the Southern Rockies, and the Great Basin.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Monetana
North Dakota
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Rocky Mountain Area
Great Basin
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Capsules Offer Kidney Flush
An old health ad claims daily urinary symptoms signal kidney and bladder distress and promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Capsules and Maahem Oil Capsules from Haarlem Netherlands as a diuretic kidney stimulant. It promises rapid relief by flushing waste acids and uric acid, tying these to joint pain relief.
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Haarlem
Holland
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