Manipulation of grain markets and London role questioned
The document cites Senate Resolutions and FTC reports alleging Julius Barnes controls multiple grain firms and a London firm’s capital stock, with large traders moving prices on the Chicago Board of Trade. Supreme Court findings support anti manipulation. readers note admissions and debates over a world price and London’s stance. A reader requests swap work and a small apartment, while George King offers 140 acres, tools, mules, cattle, and hogs for sale in Amarillo.
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Senate
Julius Barnes
London
Federal Trade Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
Department
Technical
Chicago Board of Trade
Congress
Goldstien
Chicago
Winnipeg
Tack
Arkansas
North Station
Amarillo
Texas
George King
Help Wanted for Room and Board at Beauty College
A reader seeks work for room and board while studying at Dendy's College of Beauty Culture. Availability mornings and evenings, could stay with children, invites interested parties to Dendy's Barber Shop on Taylor Street and Sixth Avenue. The letter also includes opinions on farm relief and political taxation debates from a local columnist.
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Dendy's
College of Beauty Culture
Dendy
Taylor Street
Sixth Avenue
Fortner
Sues Boxer Reader on Free Market and Wheat Futures
A reader argues that grain futures trading is a closed, high risk system with 95 percent losses and anonymous participants. He cites court cases and calls for accountability, praising the marketing act but contending it is misused. He asserts the Chicago Board of Trade and New York Cotton Exchange are gambling institutions pricing farmers' wheat and cotton.
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Cuba
White House
Washington
China
Germany
Grain Futures Administration
Board of Trade
Supreme Court of Wllners
White Vs
Turner-Hudnut Co
State Vs. Christopher
Supreme Court of Missouri
Texas
Hibler
Howe
Court of Appeals
Waco
Finner
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Cotton Exchange
Benedict Letter Proposes Long Credit to End Dole System
A Dalhart Texas correspondent, David Benedict, argues extending long term credit will eliminate dole and excess surpluses. He claims feeding 20 million people with three meals, six donuts, and coffee daily shows the plan works, while avoiding subsistence aid and preserving national integrity.
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David Benedict
Box
Dalhart
Texas
Ticket for Amarillo to Paris Texas railroad travel
Unused railroad ticket offered for sale good to September 11 for 6 dollars. Route from Amarillo to Paris Texas via Fort Worth and Dallas. Contact phone 2-3786.
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Amarillo
Paris
Texas
Fort Worth
Dallas
Experienced Saleslady Seeks Hostess Job
Veteran saleslady seeks employment in cafe, cafeteria, or hotel. Open to hostess roles or similar positions and willing to accept most opportunities. Contact B. E. N. in care of Tack.
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Tack
CAN BUY IT CHEAPER Farmers urge Farm Board action to cut wheat acreage
A letter to the editor urges quick government action to have the Farm Board sell wheat to farmers and require a 75 to 100 percent reduction in acreage. The plan envisions storage as security and farmer associations buying wheat to lift prices for a faster fall sowing. The writer questions claims that the marketing act caused low prices and challenges proof from a cited article and Frank A. Theis.
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Keith
the News
Farm Board
United States
Tack
Globe
Frank A. Theis
Panhandle Grain Dealers Association
Amarillo
Theis
America
Ladies and Girls Dresses in New Fashion Book 1931
Ladies dress sizes 34 to 42 require 4% yards of 39 inch material for size 38. Girls dress for ages 4 to 10 needs 2% yards of 35 inch material. Contrasting fabric uses a yard cut crosswise. Price 15 cents. Send 15 cents or stamps for UP-TO-DATE BOOK OF FASHIONS Summer 1931. Adress orders to News and Globe Brooklyn New York.
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News and Globe
Sterling Place
Brooklyn
N. Y
This Tells Why Some Folks Name Babies for Hoover
Letters to the editor discuss why some parents name their babies after Herbert Hoover and critique his presidency. The writer cites mixed views on Hoover, including praise for his toughness and criticism of promises and vacations, and notes a desire for change. The reader thanks the paper.
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Hoover
Tack
Josh Lee Delivers Democracy Lecture at Canyon
The piece praises Josh Lee for his lecture Is Democracy Failing delivered in the auditorium of West Texas State Teachers College in Canyon. It notes he voiced sentiments of thinking people nationwide and argues such ideas must reach American voters to challenge Hoover and his committees as coverage expands in major papers.
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Josh Lee
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Mr. Hoover
Kansas City
Mem
Josh Lee Lectures Stir Amarillo Audience Says Paper Lacks Coverage
In Amarillo 300 residents heard Josh Lee speak at the Canyon Chamber of Commerce event tied to the local college. Correspondents argue The Globe News underreported the appearance despite Lee's prominence and Midwest demand for coverage.
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Monroe Street
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Joseph Stalin
A. S. Yenukidze
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Sues Boxer
L. Gough
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Marion Parker
Mickey Walker
Jack Kearns
Walker
Red Bank
Loving Printing CO
W. 7Th St
Tri-State
U. S. Taylor
Globe-News
R. A. Duncan
Phis
St. Louis
Kansas
News-Globe
Middlewest
The
Canyon Chamber of Commerce
Panhandle
Globe News
T. H. Henry
Sam Houston School
Southwest
Mrs. W. P. Strickland
Carlsbad Cavern
Wilson W. Ballew
Tyler
Maxwell House
Itrgate
F, Corp
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