Farm debt aid headed for Supreme Court test
The Frazier Lemke farm mortgage moratorium amendment, signed by President Roosevelt, faces a Supreme Court challenge after a U S district judge ruled it unconstitutional in dismissing petitions from two Maryland farmers. The case prompts debate over its constitutionality and broader impact on lenders and farmers.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
United States District
W. Calvin Chesnut
Baltmore
Frazier
Maryland
Chesnut
District Court
High Court
Roosevelt
Lemke
Venire of 75 Jurors Called in Ash Case
A special venire of 75 jurors is summoned for the trial of J. J. Ash a barber who faces murder charges. The panel augments the regular 48 jurors summoned for the week. Ash is accused of killing Frank Newton Lanning after a July quarrel.
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J. J. Ash
Barber
Ash
Frank Newton Lanning
Roswell Delegation Arrives Early for New Mexico Day in Amarillo
Fifteen Roswell citizens left at 7 A M in private cars to attend New Mexico Day events in Amarillo and the Tri-State Fair. The group includes H A Poorbaugh president of the fair association and several local residents, couples, and community leaders.
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Sunshine State
Amarillo
New Mexico
America’s Sweet Tooth Booms Chocolate Drops
Reading authorities report a nationwide chocolate boom with 326 700 000 drops from 198 000 cartons loaded at a candy plant. The shipment, arriving as 22 freight cars, aims to satisfy the American palate this month with chocolate drops designed to deliver a titillation per piece.
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Reading
America
Still Conviction Suspended For Unregistered Still Case
J H Heidjerken of Pleasant Valley pleaded guilty before Federal Judge James C Wilson to operating an unregistered still. The sentence of sixty days in Potter County jail was suspended for two years on all but one count of the indictment.
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Potter County
J. H. Heidjerken
Pleasant Valley
James C. Wilson
Wilson
Family not superstitious in St Louis clan of 13
In St Louis a family of Mr and Mrs Thomas Stelmachowiecz has 13 children, matching the 13 letters in their surname. The old superstition about 13 is noted as lore, and the phrase stony broke is traced to a craftsman’s debt-related bench breaking.
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ST. Louis
Thomas Stelmachowiecz
Railroad Jargon and Local Notices From Amarillo
A column lists railroad slang from Alley-Yard track to Yard Geese and other terms. L. E. Sheppard, 71, recovering from a left arm amputation after an automobile accident with 49 years in the Conductors union. Also notes the 1934 Tri-State Fair closing with thanks from Amarillo and panhandle pride.
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L._E. Sheppard
the Order of Railway Conductors
Mr. Sheppard
Tri State Fair draws diverse crowds and officials
The report notes Rock Island conductors being relieved of duty for an undetermined period and mentions officials like C B Ragan visiting Amarillo. Augustus Thomas, famed American playwright, spent years as a boomer railroad brakeman. The Empire State Building in New York covers 2 158 000 square feet and rises 102 stories. The Tri State Fair trains from Tucumcari to Amarillo carried a band and officials including Congressman James M Mead. Citizens of New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas are urged to take pride in the expansive fair, its exhibitors, races and record attendance.
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Augustus Thomas
Empire State Building
New York
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Local Fair Exceeds All Expectations in Perfect Weather
The circus and Western Stores show broad approval with every aisle, exhibition hall, restaurant, and concession praised. Weather was ideal and visitors enjoyed a bully fair. Murray Brown, Louisville and Nashville Railroad attorney of Manchester, Ky, is mourned as dead after being reported killed in action. Brag battles amnesia from shell shock and gas, slowly reclaiming memory after the Armistice and returning to Kentucky.
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Murray Brown
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Manchester
Mr. Brown
Brag
Kentucky
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Venire
Roswell
L. L. Bennett
Rock Island
Dimmitt
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Sawbones
King Snipe
Tri-State
Panhandle
McCormick Co
Texas M. & M
Merchants
Sam Elkins
CUB Scouts
Central Presbyterian Church
Boy Scouts
Tri-State Fair Grounds
A. FE. Gruhikey
A. F. Harrington
C. B. Ragan
Denver
Fort Worth
D. Pace
Bill Conway
Bill Putral
Herman Clutter
James M. Mead
Buffalo
N. Y
Switchmen’s Union of North America
House Committee On
Sow, J
Washington Monument
Sinclair
H.C
Sinclar Refining Company
Lhe
Russell Middleton
Certified Public Accountant
Oliver Eakle Bidg
Blue’s Pharmacy
Tyler
Alfred F. Blue
Oliver-Eakle
Cious
Coats
Schulte-United
Bargain Corner
Lydia Pinkham
Pond
Vick
Schulte United
Schulte- United
A Schulte
United Special
Whipcard
Jace
Polk St
7Th Avenue
City Drug Store
Sam B.dills
Cercus
Tom MIX
Tony
Romy el Tae Ee
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