Darrow’s Last Shot at Johnson NRA Clash
Clarence Darrow speaks to United Press in Chicago on September 27 about General Hugh S. Johnson and the NRA. He says Johnson’s resignation avoided a revolt, dismisses the NRA, and predicts its collapse without Johnson. Darrow praises socialism as the country’s only salvation and backs Upton Sinclair for California governor.
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Clarence Darrow
Hugh 8
Johnson
NRA
United Press
Darrow
Chicago
Hugh 8. Johnson
United Press Today
National Review Board
Roosevelt
Recovery Administration
Upton Sinclair
California
Public Budget Hearing Set by Amarillo City Commission
Notice to property tax payers in Amarillo Texas announces a public hearing at 7 30 p m Tuesday October 2 1934 by the City Commission to determine whether to accept the proposed budget filed with the City Secretary at City Hall City Manager H R Smith signs the notice.
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Amarillo
Texas
H. R. Smith
Public Sale of Impounded Stock in Amarillo
The City of Amarillo will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the City Pound Gates on Fourth Avenue and Monroe Street between 2 and 4 PM Saturday September 29 1934. One light colored Jersey cow with horns is listed. Also notices of zoning hearings on October 2 and October 23 1934 for property at Northwest Third and Florida Streets and Fillmore Street configurations. City Secretary Leverne Calhoun.
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Amarillo
Fourth Avenue
Monroe Street
North West Third
Florida Streets
City Commission
Leverne Calhoun
Texas
Fillmore Street
Council Chamber
Edgefield
Worker Production Value Up but Family Income Falls
A New York report shows value of production per worker climbed from 1485 in 1869 to 4949 by early 1938 while family income per four reached 1184 in 1933. Wages rose and declines tied to fewer workers and price shifts, with consumption per citizen lagging behind per capita income.
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New York
National Survey
New York City
Harold Loeb
Loeb
Department of Commerce
Chase National Bank
Willard King
National Survey of
New York City Works Division
Department of Public Welfare
Ambitious figure juggles ideas until pressure tests met
A candid portrayal notes a person who experiments with many plans yet abandons them when scrutiny rises. Despite this, the subject is described as a genuine idealist with earnest motives.
Allred Joins in Patent Petition to Supreme Court
Attorney General James V. Allred joined a petition to the U S Supreme Court asking certiorari for Milwaukee in its case against Activated Sludge Inc The company claims Milwaukee infringed on patents issued to Walter Jones a British citizen for a sewage purification process using compressed air The process was discovered by British scientists and adopted by most large U S cities A suit for infringement names Berger Bryan Cisco Colorado Fort Worth Jacksonville Rusk San Antonio San Benito San Marcos Sherman and Waco in Texas.
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Austin
James V. Allred
U. S. Supreme Court
Milwaukee
Activated Sludge, Inc
Walter Jones
Berger, Bryan
Cisco
Colorado
Fort Worth
Jacksonville
Rusk
San Antonio
San Benito
San Marcos
Sherman
Waco
Texas
Fails To Appear, Goes To Bastile In Wisconsin Case
J C Goodwin, a negro, remained in Potter County jail serving a $10 fine for contempt of court after failing to appear to testify in the case against his wife Jimmie Lee Goodwin who was acquitted on an assault with intent to murder charge following a stabbing incident.
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J. C. Goodwin
Potter County
Henry
Bishop
Goodwin
Jimmie Lee Goodwin
Roosevelt urges railroads to aid workers in earnings boost
President Roosevelt calls for increased railroad earnings in the next six months to fund wage relief for employed workers, rehab of railroad properties, and new jobs. He stresses avoiding wage disputes through 1935 and notes pensions financed by both railroads and workers. A division of the Brotherhood donated books to a Clovis shelter library.
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Roosevelt
Railroad Retirement Board
Congress
Clovis
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Full Feeling After Meals With Black-Draught Endorsement
Mr Archie W Brown of Fort Green Florida reports relief after meals from using Thedford’s Black-Draught. He says small doses after eating ease gases and the heavy feeling and he believes in the laxative. Children like the syrup and the product is advertised as purely vegetable.
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Thedford
Archie W. Brown
Fort Green
Fla
Women urged to mass meet in Amarillo High School
Mrs. E. F. Fish, chair of the Chamber of Commerce speaker's bureau, calls Amarillo women to a mass meeting at the High School auditorium Monday night to learn about the National Housing Act and the home improvement campaign. She says women will play an active role in the national effort and urges taking advantage of the opportunity to improve their homes.
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Amarilla
EF. Fish
Chamber of Commerce Speaker's Bureau
F D R Will Talk On Current Events
President Roosevelt set to address the New York Herald Tribune conference on current problems from the White House at 10 30 P M He will review changing times with leaders of new trends and Mrs Roosevelt was a leading speaker at the fourth session.
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New York
Roosevelt
White House
New York Herald-Tribune
Ham Repair Men To Ring City For Home Work
The writer predicts ham mers will be busy with home repair work across the city in days, signaling a flood of service calls and busy crews. The forecast highlights widespread demand and urban coverage of repair tasks.
Annual conference drew 3000 women from states and abroad
The event gathered 3,000 women from every state and several foreign nations to discuss topics at the annual conference. The text notes the watermelon’s origin in tropical and southern Africa.
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Africa
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Lake Charles
Brownsville
Childress
Allred
Bastile
Antigo
Wis
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Wright
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Iil
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Niggerhead
Chandler
Canon City
Coa
Featuring
Dick Small and His Orchestra
Pioneer School of Executive Accounting
Polk St
C. W. Barkley
Floyd W. Dunaway
Joel McCrea
Sally Blane
Berton Churchill
Genevieve Tobin
Franchot
May Robson
Karen WE
Mission
Sunda
Ben Hecht
Chas, MacArthur
Claude Raina
the Invisible Man
Margo
Jack Holt
NEWS
Epru Dinre
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Schilling
J. Levy
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Truetone
Vasy
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