Senate tax plan tripled brewers wort levy and taxed telegraph
The Senate Finance Committee raised rates for brewers wort and set new taxes on telegraph and telephonic messages from 50 cents to over two dollars. News transmissions may lose exemptions, with leased wires taxed at five percent. Intercollegiate tickets remain exempt, others taxed above 45 cents. The piece covers additional Hoover economy talks and a Supreme Court ruling invalidating a Texas party primary provision excluding black voters.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Treasury
Senate
Senate Committee
U.P
Supreme Court
Texas
Democratic Executive Committee
L. A. Nixon
el Paso
Nixon
Empanels U S Court Jurors to Open Term
Judge James C. Wilson opens the May term of the northern district federal court in Amarillo. Foreman Charles Donald leads a 19 member grand jury with 16 to 23 members allowed. List includes H R Thompson, A H Andrews, C M Holt, W Beal, J S Engleman, J N Griffith, J J Holcomb, J B Castleberry, J M Potter, W W Neely and others. B F Harper is bailiff.
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James C. Wilson
Fort Worth
District of United States Court
Charles Donald
Hereford
F. H. Royal of
Wellington
Mr. Donald
H. R. Thompson
Pampa
A. H. Andrews
Channing
Charles M. Holt
Amarillo
Bruce Cobb
Claude
D. C. Landon
Panhandle
R. O. Woods
Childress
Worth Beal
Wheeler
Engleman
Tulsa
G. O. Bandy
Canyon
Ben Andir
Clarendon
Clarence Williamson
Miami
W. J. Porter
Dalhart
J. B. Castleberry
J. M. Potter
W. W. Neely
J. N. Griffith
J. J. Holcomb
W. S. Kerr
B. F. Harper
Monroe Howard
Luther Omason
Chatelain
J. F. Blocker
D. K. C. Kinard
Memphis
K. M. Young
Canadian
William — Frost
W. C. Starr
Quail
W. A. Poovey
R. R. Nation
J. T. Scott
Ray G. Cowsert
Dimmitt
H. R. Seed
C. N. Harrison
J. E. King
Wade O'Neal
F. A. Robinson
Alex Barton
Lipscomb
Elmer Elliott
G. C. Hartman
J. H. Brooks
Bob
T. E. Benge
C. W. Johnson, Jr
Graham
U. S
Johnson
Norman A. Dodge
Alex Mood
Wil
By-Pass Oil Theft Probes Expand in East Texas
Longview Texas May 20 The Texas National Guard says 25 to 40 more suspects will be arrested in the oil theft case tied to 218 charges against 18 men. Judge W C Hurst orders Gregg County grand jury to probe illegal well tapping as officials report vast losses and underground pipe schemes.
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Tex
Col. L
Davidson
Texas National Guard
Texas
W. C. Hurst
Gregg County Grand Jury
Irea
Hur
E. M. Daniels
Hender
Lon Smith
Ralph Durrett
Jacksonville
Pacton Grey
M. Harris
J. Harris
Fred McDonald
BJ Taylor
J. ©. Harris
Hom
Cow Derails Cattle Train In Oklahoma Killing Engineer
A Santa Fe cattle train derailed after hitting a stray cow near Clinton Oklahoma. Engineer Frank Galletly aged 65 from Fairview died. Brakeman Delmar Beahm from Wellington Kansas suffered a broken shoulder and possible internal injuries. Fireman James Walker from Fairview escaped injury as nine cattle cars telescoped and over 140 cattle perished.
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Clinton
Okla
Santa Fe
Frank Galletly
Fairview
Delmar Beahm
Wellington
Kan
James Walker
Harry Devereux Dies At 72 In Georgia Home
Cleveland magnate Harry K. Devereux famed for grand circuit racing and philanthropy died of heart failure at his winter home in Thomasville Georgia. He was 72.
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Harry Devereux
Cleveland
Harry K. Devereux
Thomasville
Film Stars Find Parenthood Aid to Screen Popularity
Hollywood notes show motherhood aiding star power as Norma Shearer, Gloria Swanson, Mary Astor, Florence Victor, and others prepare or welcome children. The trend shifts from secret births and contract penalties to openly embracing parenting as part of a vibrant film career.
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Hollywood
Norma Shearer
Bebe Daniels
Bessie “Love
Vivian Duncan
Miss Duncan
Nils Asther
Miss Daniels
Henson
Gloria Swanson
Michael Farmer
Elect
Iomance
Mary Astor
Helen Twelvetrees
Sue Carol
Florence Victor
Branklin Thorpe
Honolulu
Nicholas Stuart
Jascha Heifetz
Frank Woody
Atom Split Breaks Atom Hopes For Vast Energy
Cambridge University scientists Dr. J. D. Cockroft and E. T. S. Walton, under Lord Rutherford, report splitting hydrogen atoms by a 120000 volt bombardment, producing helium and highly energetic particles. They note one fragment per 10 million bombardments, with potential vast energy implications and worries about danger.
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London
Cambridge University
Lord Rutherford
J. D. Cockroft
E. T. S. Walton
Cockroft
Lindbergh Missing From Estate Amid Kidnapping Search
Reports from Hopewell New Jersey say Col Charles A Lindbergh is absent from his Sourland Mountain estate for several days on a secret mission tied to the Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr kidnapping. State police refused comment. In Norfolk Virginia John Hughes Curtis renews talks with alleged kidnappers aboard the yacht Marcon as heavy seas hinder contact.
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Hopewell
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Sourland Mountain
Charles Augustus, Jr
Lindbergh House
Norfolk
John Hughes Curtis
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Norfolk Boat Builder
Marcon
Memphis Ax Attack Links Mother and Child Tragedy
In Memphis on May 2 an 8 year old girl Aurelia Puryear died from an ax attack at home. Her mother suffered fatal head wounds and a Black suspect was fatally shot after alleged payment to commit the crime. The father Stanley A Puryear reported hearing screams and saw the suspect fleeing.
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Memphis
Tenn
Aurelia Zenia Puryear
Stanley A. Puryear
Will Jamison
Puryear
Jamison
$50 000 Ransom Ready But Son Not Returned
Joliet May 2 The kidnaped 22 year old Gustav Miller has not returned home though $50 000 ransom was reported ready for his abductors. Intensive private search by his wealthy father, a wholesale grocer, continued today. An uncompleted call traced to the 42 gang haunts guided the search but left no identify of the caller.
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Joliet, Jr
Gustav Miller
Chicago
Bandit Hordes Ravaging North of Harbin
Dispatches from Harbin report disbanded bandits plundering towns along the Hulan Hailun railway north of Harbin. An American missionary at Hailun is missing. In Manchuria heavy fighting is reported near Imienpo with a railway bridge blown 100 miles east and Japanese reinforcements en route.
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Tokyo
U.P
Harbin
Hulan-Hailun
Hailun
London
Imienpo
Manchuria
Packers Not To Deal In Other Commodities
Washington May 2 The Supreme Court rejected modification of the Packers consent decree to permit the packers to deal at wholesale in groceries and other lines not related to the packing house industry.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Amarillo Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy Tonight and Tuesday
The forecast covers Amarillo and surrounding areas with partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday. West Texas also expects partly cloudy conditions, while New Mexico experiences generally fair weather with little temperature change. Today’s high low extremes recorded up to 1 PM were 56 and 70 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Thompson to Succeed Neff on State Railroad Commission
Ernest O. Thompson of Amarillo is expected to be appointed to the State Railroad Commission to replace Pat M. Neff. The move, likely effective May 15, follows consultations between Neff, Gov. Ross Sterling, and Thompson. Neff may resign to become Baylor University president, with formal filing expected once his duties begin.
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Neff
Baylor University
Baylor
8. P. Brooks
Herriot Given Chance To Win In French Vote
Paris May 2 The first balloting in the French legislative elections shows a swing to the left that could bring Eduard Herriot to power over Premier Andre Tardieu. With 607 of 611 constituencies reported, 250 deputies elected with a clear majority and 357 facing runoff next Sunday. The 250 are Radical Socialist 69 Union Republicans 34 Independent Radicals 27 Popular Democrats 9 Republican Socialists 6 Socialist Communists 2 Conservatives 1 Communists 1 Autonomists 1 Independents 13.
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Paris
U.P
Eduard Herriot
Andre Tardieu
Martinque
Guadelope
Chamber of Deputies
Radical Socialist
Union Republicans
Independent Radicals Publicans
Independent Radicals
Popular Democrats
Republican Socialists
Review of Texas Martial Law Oil Case by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will review Governor Sterling of Texas claims that he had the right to maintain martial law in Eastern Texas oil fields to curb overproduction.
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Washington
Sterling
Texas
Supreme Court
Student fatally struck by car in Lubbock
Mrs. Jeff McKhaney of Lubbock aged 19 and a Texas Technological College student was fatally injured when struck by an automobile driven by Carl Turner aged 20 in Lubbock on Sunday night. Police said the accident was unavoidable.
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Lubbock
Jeff McKhaney
Texas Technological College
Carl Turner
Today Wear Your Rubbers. Two Bombs Far Apart.
A collage of opinion and events from 1920s politics to a Shanghai parade bombing. Arthur Brisbane notes political humor and fear. Dodgson anniversary at Columbia. a Kentucky execution case. and reflections on British imperial methods.
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Alice
Shanghai
Bishop Manning
New York
Roosevelt
New York City
Capone Denied Supreme Court Review Of Tax Evasion Conviction
Al Capone loses his final legal avenue to overturn his 11 year sentence for income tax evasion. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case, leaving his Chicago prison term intact after earlier denials for Ralph Capone and other gang members.
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Washington
al Capone
Supreme Court
America
Bearface
Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
Ralph Capone
Capone
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Government
Saloons and Liquor Stores Fight New Border Tax
Liquor dealers in Mexico City organized to oppose a new high license tax imposed yesterday. The measure taxes first class saloons near the U S border at 1000 pesos monthly and second class stores at 600 pesos, threatening closures as border trade and tourist sales dwindle.
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Mexico City
Treasury Department
Albert J. Pani
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal District
United States
California Primary Looms in Roosevelt Clash With Smith and Garner
Washington May 2 The California Democratic primary nears, potentially reshaping the 1932 nomination race among Roosevelt Smith and Garner. A Roosevelt defeat could doom his campaign. a win would bolster his path and weaken Garner’s momentum after Smith’s Massachusetts victory and a split Pennsylvania contest. Harding Ranch 25c gate fee.
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Washington
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smit
John N. Garner
Smith
Massachusetts
Massie case defendants scramble amid tense Honolulu recall
In Honolulu tension rises as four Americans convicted of manslaughter in the Massie incident seek to avoid prison. Police guard the defendants awaiting a possible retrial while Clarence Darrow consults with the Massie family on appeal plans.
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Washington
Massie
House Today
Crisp
Georgia
Honolulu
T. H
U.R
Oahu
Thalia Fortescue Massie
Clarence Darrow
Pear Harbor
Grantvill Fortescue
Liew Thomas H. Massie
Edward Lord
Albert Jones
Charles
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