Amazing Tale of Profit in Pratt and Whitney Probe
Senate investigators reported Pratt and Whitney Aircraft stockholders earned over 1 1000 percent on a 1000 investment since 1925. The probe also highlighted flawed group banking practices and Detroit’s Guardian Detroit Union Group losses as part of broader critiques of the U S banking system.
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Washington
Sept
Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Company
Senate
Senate Meniions Committee
C. W. Deeds
George J. Mead
Fred Rentschley
Pratt and Whitney Company
Senate Bankng Committee
America
Cleveland
Detroit
Mich
Texas Lab Boy Finds Calculus Study Easy
Austin child prodigy Martin Grossman Ettlinger, age 8, masters calculus and chemistry with ease. His father H J Ettinger, a mathematics instructor at University of Texas, notes rapid learning, skipping grades since kindergarten and entering high school at 7. He reads 2 200 words a minute and may enter UT as the youngest student in future years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Martin Grossman Ettlinger
Martin
Universty of Texas
H. J. Ettinger
Washington University
Ettinger
Martin Ettinger
University of Texas
Tri-State Fair Opens With Record Attendance
The 1st annual Tri-State Fair at Amarillo opened to ideal weather and crowded grounds as thousands from Texas and neighboring states gathered. Mayor Ross D. Rogers spoke, Tom Mix was introduced, and Shamrock citizens led by their band joined the ceremonies. Exhibits across all departments appeared ready with livestock stalls bustling and midweek rides and shows scheduled throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
America
Tom Mix
Sam B. Dill
Merchant's
Amarillo
Mills Attacks New Deal At Constitutional Day Address
Ogden Mills former secretary of the treasury says the New Deal is really a return to an ancient autocratic system. Speaking before the Women’s National Republican Club he denounces planned economy as eroding liberty and constitutional limits.
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New York
U.P
Ogden Mills
Italy
Germany
Russia
United States
Mills
Miss Said
Last rites held for Dr. E. R. Cockrell in Fort Worth
Last rites were conducted in Fort Worth for Dr. E. R. Cockrell president of William Woods College Fulton Missouri and former mayor of Fort Worth. He was a noted local figure and university leader.
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Fort Worth
U.P
E. R. Cockrell
William Woods College
Pulton
County Budget Is Set With Expenditures Shaping up
The Potter County commissioners approved a $364 450.74 county budget for the next fiscal year in a public meeting attended by one taxpayer. Total receipts are projected at $385 700, with real estate, personal property taxes, motor vehicle fees and delinquent collections forming the main income. Expenditures in the general fund total $172 892.69, below last year, as reductions in operating costs and offsetting new income sources are anticipated.
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Potter County
J. M. Simpson
Simpson
Northwest Texas Hospital
Bolivian Forces Repulsed After Chaco Boreal Attack
Bolivian troops in the Carandayty sector of the Chaco Boreal launched an assault on Paraguayan positions after a heavy artillery bombardment. The defense ministry said the attack was repulsed with heavy Bolivian losses.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Carandayty
Chaco Boreal
Defense Ministry
Tri-State Fair Stock Judging Draws Record Teams
Twelve teams from three states enter stock judging contests at the Tri-State Fair, the largest number ever. Vocational agriculture students and Future Farmers of America groups display projects in the Agriculture Building, with exhibit cities including Miami Tulia Farwell Pampa Claude Hereford Clarendon Portales N M. Poultry judging is deferred to December show.
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Frank Phillips
Future Farmers of America
Fair Association
Guymon
Okla
Portales
N. M
Larbudy
McLean
Miami
Hereford
Claude
Tulia
Friona
Clarendon
Bovina
Pampa
Farwell
Constitution Week Observance Opened By Local Groups
Constitution Week celebrations begin at 5 15 this evening with a radio program sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the American Legion. Observances include speeches in schools and before Boy Scout troops with speakers Pred E Young James O Gulerie Joe Mc Neil Mrs John S McKnight Ney Morgan Judge E C Nelson W J Loftus and James N Kernan.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
The
American Legion
E Young
James O. Gulerie
Joe McNeil
John S. McKnight
Ney Morgan
E. C. Nelson
W. J.loftus
James N. Kernan
Fear and mobilization loom in textile strikes nationwide
As thousands of National Guardsmen patrol textile regions, clashes erupt in Belmont North Carolina and Rhode Island remains tense. Mills brace for reopening amid rain as Pepperell Maine and York Maine plants see 20 to 30 percent idle. State troops spend about 37000 daily on protection while NRA chief Hugh S. Johnson faces calls for resignation from labor leaders.
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Associated Press
Belmont
N. C
Hetch
Georgia
Carolinas
Rhode Island
New England
Putnam and
Sterling
Texas river project gains final senate passage
Texas lawmakers push through the Colorado River Authority bill to back a 4.5 million dollar PWA loan for Buchanan Dam. The project stays under public control to lower rates and aid flood prevention, with amendments protecting nearby Brownwood Dam rights. The Brabos River conservation plan seeks 50 million in federal loans and grants.
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Austin
Texas
Colorado River Authority
Senate
W. B. Collie
Eastland
PWA
Buchanan
Colorado River
Brownwood
Buchanan Dam
Brabos River
Four Nations Seek To Buy Texas Oil
Formal notice to the State Railroad Commission shows 40 million barrels of oil sought for export to Japan China England and Germany from the east Texas field. Buyers agent A C Johnson testified with former Gov Colquitt present. shipments planned via tankers and a pipe line, with 860000 posted as security at banks.
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Austin
State Railroad Commission
East Texas
Japan
China
England
Germany
A. C. Johnson
Dallas
Johnson
State Commission
L. B. Ledgerwood
Los Angeles
California
O. B. Colquitt
J. F. Licey
New York
Great Britain
Port Arthur
Houston
Fort Worth
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Ship Steward Defends Crew in Morro Castle Fire Inquiry
New York Sept 17 James Pond second steward of the fated liner Morro Castle told a federal board of inquiry he saw nothing peculiar about the rapid spread of the fire he attributed to wind. He praised his stewards crew and described guiding passengers to deck D as smoke thickened and urged re examination of Morro Castle officers this week while radio operator George Alagna faced inquiry.
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New York
James Pond
Morro Castle
Federal Board of
Pond
Dickerson N. Hoover
Board of Inquiry
George J. Alagna
Weather Forecast Promises Mild Two Day Window
Weatherman Collman predicts fair weather for half the fair with tomorrow partly cloudy and cooler. He notes thundershowers are possible but unlikely, suggesting little moisture until the midway point.
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Collman
Mussolini and F D R Discuss World Tensions
Arthur Brisbane reports on Mussolini telling F D R that communists and trouble lie in supplies while explaining how New Deal benefits reach workers in the U S A. The column reflects Brisbane’s views and is published in The Globe.
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Mussolini
Britain Wins Second Race in America's Cup Series
Endea vour skippered by T O M Sopwith defeated Harold S Vanderbilt’s Rainbow to claim the second race off Newport on September 17. This marks Britain’s first victory in the series since Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock IV won the second race in 1920.
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U. S
G. Cutterargo
Newport
T. O. M. Sopwith
Endeavour
Harold S. Vanderbilt
Rainbow
Sir Thomas Lipton
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding area
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with cooler conditions in parts. West Texas shows warmer southeast and cooler north parts. New Mexico mainly fair with cooler readings in north and east. Temperatures today reach 60 to 80 degrees at one o clock.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Amarillo Day and Night At Tri State Fair
Record first day crowds at the Tri State Fair as Amarillo Day becomes Amarillo Night. Wilbur C. Hawk, president of the fair association, says all attractions and exhibits are open nightly with more concessions and fresh displays signaling the fair is at its best.
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Panhandle
White Deer
Hereford
Tri-State Fair
Amarillo
Ross McLarnin Set To Box In Rain or Shine
World welterweight champion Barney Ross meets Jimmy McLarnin at Madison Square Garden tonight with Ross giving six pounds. Ross weighed 140 1/4 pounds. McLarnin 146 1/4. Promoters said the bout would go on despite early rain.
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New York
U.P
Barney Ross
Madison Square
Big Long Island Bowl
Jimmy McLarnin
Berkeley
Calif
Ross
Boxing Commission
Melarnin
Madison Square Garden
Christmas Fund
Flower Judging Held Up One Day
The Flower Division judging of the Tri-State Fair is postponed until tomorrow as flowers arrive in large numbers by airmail and special messenger. Superintendent Mrs. P. J. Wooldridge said judging will start once all entries can be accommodated.
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P. J. Wooldridge
Roosevelt May Visit Texas for Pan American Highway Opening
The report from Bonham on September 17 notes that advisers Raymond Moley and Cong Bam Rayburn suggested President Roosevelt could attend the 1935 formal opening of the Pan American Highway linking the United States and Mexico. Moley predicted completion of the Laredo to Mexico City segment in 1935 and hoped for a greeting exchange with the Mexican president on the international bridge.
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Laredo
Mexico City
Moley
Toosevelt
Mexico
Taft
Diaz
Police Chief W R McDowell Dons Elegant Uniform
On Amarillo Day at the Fair Chief of Police W R McDowell wore his formal attire for a parade and speeches but faced bemused friends who failed to recognize him without his Texas Ranger hat. He endures facetious titles like Admiral Colonel Major Bandmaster and Louie on special occasions.
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W. R. McDowell
Amarillo
Texas Ranger
Louie
Farm Displays Get 100 but Space Gone
P C Bennett director of the Agricultural Building told county exhibitors there was no room left for new displays after 15 counties already filled space. He noted a 160 foot United States department of agriculture exhibit and several state and local displays crowding the building. Three counties were moved to receive $50 flat awards and have their materials sent to the horticulture department for individual judging. The 15 counties in place include Oldham Hansford Potter and others.
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P. C. Bennett
Bulding
Tri-State
United States Department of Agriculture
New Mexico
Future Farmers of America
P. C
Oldham
Frank Ford
Hansford
Frank Wendt
Potter
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