Tax officials down to task after rate fix
Potter County tax assessor H. E. Kinkead and staff begin work on 1931 receipts as the state rate rises to 74 cents per $100, five cents higher than last year. County rate fixed at 15 cents, total state and county rate $1.49. School tax with Amarillo College levy now $1.02. Delays in fixing the new rate had hampered county operations.
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Potter County
Autotic Tax Board
Potter County Commissioners Court
Amarillo College
H. E. Kinkead
Murray Denounces U S Bank System at Iowa Fair
Oklahoma Governor W H Murray denounced the tariff the U S banking system and large corporations at the Jasper County fair in Newton Iowa He urged lower uniform tariffs reciprocity in trade and bank reform to provide producer loans during downturns.
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Newton
Iowa
W. H. Murray
Oklahoma
Japer County
Farm Production Loans Extended to Ease Repayment
West Texas farmers study a government stance released via the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. Agricultural Secretary A M Hyde says farmers who got crop production loans may receive extensions if repayment at maturity would cause hardship, with full or partial relief considered. The policy was sent at the request of Amon G Carter.
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Stamford
Tex
U.P
West Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
A. M. Hyde
Carter
Two Persons Hurt As Autos Collide Near Corsicana
In Corsicana Texas on September 24 two people were injured in a car crash that left a coupe overturned after hitting a parked truck and a second car. Mrs Jdlin Renfro and J J Inmon, both of Corsicana, sustained serious injuries with a broken leg and head injuries and severe head lacerations. Floyd and Bryan Manning, changing a tire nearby, had minor bruises and cuts.
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Corsicana
Texas
U.P
Here
Jdlin Renfro
J. J. Inmon
Renfro
Inmon
Plevi Floyd
Bryan Manning
Forgery of Will Charged to Woman
Dallas law case involves Mrs. Laura Chaplin alias Laura Raspasky indicted for forging a will of late attorney Charles C. Cobb. Authorities seek extradition from El Centro, California, as the court ruled Cobb died intestate and awarded the $800,000 estate to his widow.
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Dallas
R. S. Sterliing
el Centro
Calif
Laura Chaplin
Laura Raspasky
Charles C. Cobb
Cobb
Nancy Fairley Cobb
Two Hurt in West Sixth Avenue Crash
Mr and Mrs Sowell of 2011 Arthur Street received emergency treatment after a motor car collision on West Sixth Avenue. Police said neither sustained serious injuries. L M Plunkett of LX ranch headquarters was the other driver. Mr Sowell works as a driver for the Troy laundry.
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Sowell
West Sixth Avenue
J. R. Sowell
Arthur Street
St. Anthony’s
L. M. Plunkett
LX Ranch
Troy Laundry
Hub Clothiers Expands Staff Ahead of Fall Trade
Amarillo's Hub Clothiers adds six experienced staff to boost fall and winter sales. New local faces include S. Schienberg, Leroy Lockleer, John Reynolds, Morris Zukav, Mrs. Ethel Nelson, and Miss Percy Hunter. Schienberg to oversee all Hub stores. company aims for permanent expert staff at Amarillo headquarters.
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Amarillo
Schienberg-Quicksilver Company
S. Schienberg
Leroy Lockleer
John Reynolds
Morris Zukav
Ethel Nelson
Percy Hunter
Schienberg
St. Louis
Hub
Mr. Schienberg
Ada
Okla
American Legion
Masonic Lodge
Mascot Temple
Henryetta
Okmulgee
Muskogee
Sears-Roebuck & Co
Jo Jacobson Company
Cullum Motor Company
Committee Probes Austin College Financial Difficulties
A special committee investigates Austin College at Sherman amid the $240,000 deficit debate before the U S Presbyterian Synod delegates in Fort Worth. Heated discussion considered transferring college buildings and equipment to the state university as part of accountability questions.
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Fort Worth
Austin College At
Sherman
U. S. Presbyterian Synod
Postal air mail service suspended in Mexico
Dispatches from Tampico and Vera Cruz report the suspension of air mail nationwide due to lack of funds. Local postal authorities have not confirmed the halt.
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Mexico
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Soothe Bronchial Irritations Ease Asthma Spasms
An article promotes a medical cigarette by Dr Blosser that opens air passages and eases nighttime breathing during asthma or choking spells. It instructs keeping a small package by the bed for rapid relief and sleep, claiming no tobacco or harm.
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J. Scholl
Dr. Scholl
Deficit of College Is Church Problem
A special committee of Presbyterian Synod delegates will report on Austin College Sherman facing a $240,000 deficit. Eight ministers were appointed to investigate the school’s financial condition.
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Fort Worth
Tex
U.P
Presbyterian Synod
Austin College
Sherman
Women’s Christian Temperance Union to host district meeting
Delegates from Tarrant Parker Hood Erath and Johnson Counties will attend the annual meeting of the 12th district Women’s Christian Temperance Union scheduled for tomorrow.
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Fort Worth
Tex
U.P
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Tarrant
Parker
Hood
Erath
Johnson Counties
Texas jobless below that of rest of U S
Dallas reports Texas has 15 to 20 percent fewer unemployed than the nation. H C Colley in Austin cites signs of improvement with cotton picking and East Texas oil field work after the military shutdown. He notes more than 3 66 million dollars in highway contracts awarded in Austin expected to employ about 2000 men.
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Dallas
Texas
H. C. Colley
Austin
State Bureau of Labor Statistics
East Texas
Armaments Truce Gets U S Backing
Geneva reports the United States endorses an Italian plan for a one year armaments truce via the League of Nations disarmament committee. The U S accepts the truce with a caveat that destroyer construction continues to aid unemployment relief.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United States
League of Nations Assembly Disarmament Committee
Farmer Held Without Bail in County Attorney Slaying
Wiley Green of Dorchester was held without bail in Sherman Texas on murder charges connected to the fatal shooting of J Q Adamson assistant county attorney last Saturday.
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Sherman
Texas
U.P
Wiley Green
J. Q. Adamson
Funeral services for Robert L. Taylor set today
In San Angelo Texas funeral services are held today for Robert Lester Taylor age 30 who drowned yesterday in Lake Nasworthy. Taylor was reported missing after the incident and his body was recovered from the lake. Officials continue to investigate the drowning incident.
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San Angelo
Texas
U.P
Robert Lester Taylor
Lake Nasworthy
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promises Gentle Bowel Relief
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a harmless, effective laxative. It claims to clean out hard waste without shock using fresh taxative herbs, pepsin, and other ingredients, suitable for adults and children and available from local druggists.
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Dr. Caldwell
Testimony Near End In Saffel's Trial
Anson Texas September 24 testimony neared an end in the Jim Saffel murder trial. Saffel 52 blacksmith is accused in the June 13 fatal shooting of J W Windham 54. Earnest Saffel deaf mute testified in sign language that his father feared Windham and loaded his gun as Windham and a cousin approached. He said Saffel fired in self defense after a domestic quarrel.
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Anson
Tex
U.P
Jim Saffel
J. W. Windham
Saffel
Earnest Saffel
Windham
Carter's Little Liver Pills Advertises Digestion Aid
An old advertisement warns against laxatives and recommends Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate bile flow from the liver. It claims the pills are gentle, vegetable based, and effective for digestive issues, urging readers to look for the red label and note the 25-cent price.
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Carter
C. M. Ca
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