Ickes Oil Bill Threatens Texas Tax Revenue
The Ickes oil control bill would, if enacted, destroy Texas tax revenue from a two cent per barrel oil production tax, say Texas Railroad Commissioner Ernest O. Thompson. He also warned it would strip Texas of power to shut wells or to seize oil produced under federal authority. Leaders across state government and industry challenge the bill as federal overreach and a blow to states’ rights.
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Raymond Brooks Austin
Ickes
Texas Railroad
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas
Washington
Tomas G. Pollard
Tyler
Hitler
Congress
Commr
Thompson
National Consumers Council
Tulsa
G. A. Dye
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Oil Men’s
Texas Railroad Commission
District of Columbia
Hindenburg Line Built by Russia Bars Japanese From Siberia
William Philip Simms describes Russia fortifying the Trans-Siberian frontier near Vladivostok with a vast defensive line dubbed the Hindenburg Line. He notes Russian and Japanese buildup, air forces, and supply stocks, led by General Bleucher, as tensions rise in the Far East.
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Russia
Siberia
Manchukuo
Vladivostok
Hindenburg Line
William Philip Simms
Globe
NEA
NEA Service, Inc
Dewey
Olympia
Manila Bay
Far East
Litvinoff
Japan
Manchuria
Russian
Port Arthur
Pacific
Lake Baikal
Kharbarovsk
Amur
Assuri
China
Moscow
Asia
Tokio
Osaka
Yokohama
Bleucher
Mongolia
Chiang Kai-shek
Red Army
Trans-Siberian
Bailey Opens His Battle for Senate
Henderson May 21 Congressmen Joseph W. Bailey Jr opened his campaign for the United States Senate. He outlined three national and Texas issues unemployment expansion reflation of the currency and betterment of agricultural conditions. He cited AFL unemployment estimates of 11 000 000 and urged that opportunity to work is owed to every man and woman.
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Henderson
Joseph W. Bailey, Jr
United States Senate
United States
Bailey
Tom Connally
Texas
American Federation of Labor
Doles
Charity
Amarillo High School Band Closes Season With Concert
The Amarillo High School band wrapped up its season with a public concert at the Municipal Auditorium drawing over 1,000 attendees. "Sunday Morning at Glion" was a featured piece, and outgoing Band Parent Association president Sid Braunig announced Mrs. H. G. Hamrick as incoming president.
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Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Glion
H. G. Hamrick
Band Parent Association
Sid Braunig
David Park
Charles Nash
Son Charged With Murdering Father in Thrall Store
F. R. Flesher, 40, Thrall merchant, was shot to death in his store after a family quarrel. His son Frederick, 18, was charged with murder after allegedly taking a .38 caliber pistol and shooting his father several times. An inquest was held and the son waived an examining trial.
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Flesher
Justice of the Peace
John Black
Taylor
Former Treasurer Hatcher Runs For Railroad Commissioner
W Gregory Hatcher of Dallas former Texas state treasurer announced his candidacy for railroad commissioner seeking to unseat incumbent Lon A Smith. He backs federal regulation of the oil industry under Roosevelt program and Ickes, saying federal power should direct the industry if the state fails to act.
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Dallas
W. Gregory Hatcher
Texas
Lon A. Smith
Roosevelt
Ickes
Railway To Moscow Cut Raises China Japan War Risk
A thread suggesting a railway to Moscow should be cut hints at Chinese ties potentially arousing China against Japan if a Russian war erupts. The remark emphasizes strategic peril amid East Asian power dynamics.
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Moscow
China
Japan
Two Parole Violators Returned On Charges
Bert Huntsman and Happy J. Cullom were returned to Amarillo by federal operatives for parole violations. Deputy Marshal Bill Lampe said Huntsman came from Dallas and Cullom from Tucson. Both men have suspended sentences and paroles from Judge James C. Wilson. Huntsman faces counterfeiting charges and Cullom's charge is unspecified.
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Bert Huntsman
Happy J. Cullom
Amarillo
Bill Lampe
Tony
Huntsman
Dallas
Cullom
Tucson
Aziz
Lampe
James C. Wilson
Constipation Relief Promises A New Life After 30 Years
A testimonial from Alice Burns claims Adlerika cured thirty years of constipation and sour stomach. She credits Fox Drug Co and City Drug Stores for the remedy and notes her condition improved significantly.
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Adlerika
Alice Burns
Fox Drug Co
City Drug Stores
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Liccerr & Myers Tobacco Co
Russell Middleton
Certified Public Accountant
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