State rulings delay tax remission changes in Potter County
Delinquent tax payments in Potter County dry up as the penalty remission bill fails to pass a fourth special session by a two thirds vote. Taxpayers wait for February 8 1935 when penalties and interest will be remitted for back years. Amarillo City Commission acts to waive penalties now prompting controversy. Tax collectors puzzle over legality and anticipate a three month post year rush.
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Potter County
Amarillo
Miss Jewell Davidson
George M. Waddill
Miss Davidson
Punch
Anda Ware
Harry Hokum
William Fee
Susan
Wanda Watt
Ravel and Run
Borger
Strike Talk Around Docks Rises Again in San Francisco
San Francisco waterfront labor tensions flare as disputes between employers and longshoremen threaten a new clash after last summer’s maritime strike. Federal conciliators move to bridge gaps while police bolster patrols near Embarcadero. The union seeks arbitration terms, wage gains, shorter hours, and a voice in hiring and conditions.
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San Francisco
William Winn
Secretary of Labor
International Longshoremen
Railroad Rounds and Rumblings in the South Florida Era
Fifty years of rail lore and local color weave through this scroll of notes from Amarillo to Lakeland. A Plant tale links a pine road to a city rising around Lakeland, while railway officers rework rules and honor long careers at Rock Island. The column blends music, weddings, public notices, and jokes in a snapshot of railroad life and regional news.
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Florida
Henry B. Plant
Plant
South Florida
Herbert J. Crane
Atlantic Coast Line
Piney Woods
Lakeland
Broader view urged at Southern Medical Association meeting
At the San Antonio convention a speaker from Atlanta urged a broader vision for medicine, calling for a sociological approach and noting the lay public often grasps issues better than physicians. Session clinics conclude Friday with officer elections at the general session.
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San Antonio
Southern Medical Association
W. W. Young
Atlanta
Oliver W. Hill
Knoxville
Tenn
Frederick F. Russell
New York
Rockefeller Foundation
American Society of Tropical Medicine
Tropical Medicine Society
National Malaria Committee
Pension Club Formed Hess Named Head Amarillo
O. Hess elected president of the first Townsend Old Age Pension Club to be organized in Amarillo. G. Carl Jenkins is vice president and Mrs Claude Wolcott secretary-treasurer. The club aims to back a national movement urging Congress to pension those over 60. Advisory committee includes Reeves, Jones, Rosas, Dutton, Pineher, Rose, Neff, Robertson, Braunig, and Dr. Claude Wolcott.
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F. Rose
John J. Neff
C. A. Robertson
J. Braunig
Claude Wolcott
Ed Wynn to Dedicate NBC Red Cross Broadcast
Ed Wynn will devote a NBC broadcast on November 20 to the American Red Cross. The program, sponsored by the Texas Company, starts at 8:90 o clock and will be heard via a nationwide hookup.
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Ed Wynn
The
Texas Company
American Red Cross
NBC
Studies Duel Over Broad Social Insurance Plan
Washington officials push for a wider social insurance program beyond unemployment insurance. President Roosevelt may back old age pensions health benefits and aid to dependent youth, with cabinet committee recommendations guiding the final decision. Payroll tax is seen as likely in the unemployment plan. Perkins Hopkins note the advisory group may propose a plan that Congress could enact if desired.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Harry JL. Hopkins
PERA
Miss Perkins
Congress
Roosevelt Prefers Beer to Other Connections Amid Red Cross Programs
A mangled note references President Theodore Roosevelt during a wartime fundraising drive. It mentions ninety eight other programs dedicated to the Red Cross and hints at Roosevelt's beverage preference.
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Red Cross
Theodore Roosevelt
Believes Headache Due To Constipation
Mrs. J. A. Hightower of Carthage Texas says Thedford s Black-Draught relieves sick headaches caused by constipation. She notes she now needs only one dose when headaches begin and avoids multi day suffering. The advertisement promotes the vegetable laxative as suitable for children and adults.
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Thedford
J. A. Hightower
Carthage
Texas
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A. P. Harrington
Rock Island
W. E. Danver
Municipal
Ben Bernie
Bernie
Bernie Ball
Nat Dance Palace
Wilbur C. Hawk
Nat Dance Palace and Junior Welfare League
Agnes M. Whalen
Ladies Auxiliary of the Order of Railway Conductors
Pacific Coast
Whalen
Oklahoma City
de. C. B. Phillips
Liberal
Kaw
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American Association of Passenger Traffic Officers
St. Louis
Santa Fe
General Motor Co
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Chicago
T. B. Gallaher
Santa Fe Lines
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New Zealand
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Kansas City Southern Railroad
Mr. Deramus
Parley
Hears Atlantan
Gastroenterology
Ernest H. Gaither
Baltimore
United States
Section of Public Health
Charles D. Reece
Austin
State Department of Health
George T. Caldwell
Dallas
John H. Musser
New Orleans
Harvey 8. Thatcher
Little Rock
Peul Oe
Comic Weekly Sunday
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Tin
Philco Fe
LECLL
Tesats
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Madrid
Rome
Buenos Aires
World
Philco
Nunn Electric Co
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