Blaine Denials Over Postal Lease Charges Spark Debate
Postmaster General Brown called Senator Blaine's charge that the post office slipped million dollar lease deals into the Chicago federal building budget a falsehood. Brown defended official honesty and questioned Blaine's evidence amid a long Senate inquiry into 13 000 leases and ongoing hearings in Chicago.
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Washington
Blaine
Post Office Department
Congress
Chicago Federal
Brown
Wisconsin Republican
Senate
Chicago
Committees
Appropriations
City Grants Permit for Gasoline Storage Tank
The city approved a permit for a 10,000 gallon gasoline storage tank at 201 North Polk Street. D. Taylor receives the permit after planning and zoning board approval. The planning board endorsed the project at its April 30 meeting, and the city commission granted the permit Tuesday night.
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North Polk Street
D. Taylor
Planning and Zoning Board
Court house records list transfers and vehicle registrations
Court records show multiple warranty deeds transferring properties in Wichita Falls and Amarillo areas with prices up to 4 250 40, plus numerous motor vehicle registrations for brands including Chevrolet Ford Oldsmobile and Buick. The report ends noting Greece's foreign trade expansion.
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Wichita Falls Building & Loan Association
W. V. Whitmore
S. J
H. E. Fuqua
Wolfflin Place
Earl Crist
W. W. Killough
Ridgemere
Adelaide Hughes Woods
Roxy Hughes Buckingham
Hughes
W. H. Dockray
A. M. Spearman
West Side River Road Gardens
Ab&m
Birge
James H. Warren, Jr
Robert S. White
W. Tenth
Randel Motor Co
Chevrolet
J. Taylor Bassett
Fairmont
Glen L. Casey Motor Co
Blanche Landis
Capitol Hotel
Walter Irvin, Inc
Texhoma Natural Gas Co
Kansas City
Reliance Clay Products Co
Fable
Plains Chevrolet Co
W. Y. Alexander
Monroe St
City Buys Private Main for $524.40
The city will purchase a water main in the alley between Jackson and Van Buren Streets from Thirty-fourth to Thirty-eighth Avenues for 524.40. Engineer E N Stanley estimated the price. The eight customers on the line belong to Lindsay addition and Palo Duro addition. Roy Lindsay installed the system. The city commission policy requires at least 6 percent return on investment for such purchases. Another system in Lindsay adds.
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Jackson and
van Buren Streets
Thirty-fourth
Thirty-eighth Avenues
E. N. Stanley
Lindsay
Palo Duro
Roy Lindsay
City Commission
City Purchases Item for 821.56 in War Rants
The city bought an item on April 14 for 821.56 dollars, paying with 10 year war rants as the tender.
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Tion
American crosses Atlantic 111 times sends 1000 to lifeboat fund
An American who has crossed the Atlantic 111 times donated 1000 to the National Lifeboat Institution in England. The generosity highlights ongoing support for maritime rescue services and cross‑channel ties.
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National Lifeboat Institution
England
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Paramount
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Paramount Pictorial Sound News
ISS
Amarillo
Capone
al Capone
Real Detective Magazine
Johnny Torrio
Giacomo Calabrese
Calabrese
Court House Records
Malcolm A. Denison
Maryland
Cullum Motor Co
Dodge
R. H. Bridges
Toney Cuilum Co
W. J. Lutz
G. W. Mill & Elevator Co
C. H. Taggart
W. Ninth
Oldsmobile Co
Jas. P. Edwards
van Buren St
Oldsmobile
Amarillo Hardware Co
Tyler St
S. Baynham
Bryan St
W. Cotner
Hayden
Frost Motor Co
Buick
Greece
Wright Printing CO
Belster
Taylor
Conrad Nagel Genevieve Tobin Basil Rathbone
Artoon
U. of Ill
Pat
H. T. Green
Blackburn
7Th and Polk Ste
Drs
Olic
Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
Castor
Korea
Are Ua
Johin
P, Lorillard Co., Inc
Star Lumber CO. Ltd
Jackson Star Creosote
City Drug Stores of
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Mother
Polk
San Jacinto
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ELGIN
Milady
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