Senate tax bill push and rapid wartime consolidation bill
Washington April 7. Senate Democrats met at a party conference and pledged to push prompt enactment of a new revenue bill while seeking bipartisan cooperation. They did not fully decide on excluding new import taxes and did not discuss the sales tax. Washington April 7. The House expenditures committee voted 12 to 8 to table the Democratic sponsored bill consolidating the War and Navy departments claiming large annual savings. the economy panel may take up the measure due to the other committee's inaction.
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Washington
Pix
Senate Democrats
House Expenditures Committee
Special
House Economy Committee
Trade official backs Mills plan on new revenue bill
M L Seidman of the New York Board of Trade testified before a Senate finance committee in Washington urging removal of the bond sales levy and reduction of the stock sales tax. He also called to cut the inheritance tax from 45 to 25 percent and suggested lowering Federal expenses, with possible reinstatement of the manufacturers sales tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
M. L. Seidman
New York Board of Trade
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Seidman
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Hoover Invites House Economy Committee to Conference
Chairman McDuffie said the House special economy committee will confer with President Hoover on Saturday. The president wants to hear the committee’s progress on economy measures and offer suggestions. The committee urged Hoover to submit concrete ideas for reducing expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McDuffie
House
Special Economy Committee
Hoover
House panel backs Rayburn bill to repeal recapture clause
The Interstate Commerce Committee approved the Rayburn bill to repeal the recapture clause of the Transportation Act and establish a new rate making base. The measure would remove the requirement that railways pay half of earnings above 5.75 percent into a revolving fund aiding weaker lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Rayburn
Lloyd Wurz suffers broken left leg in Lozier Canyon truck accident
Lloyd Wurz had both bones in his left leg broken above the ankle when a gravel truck rolled over his leg while unloading at Lozier Canyon, west of Langtry, on a government flood gauge project.
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Lloyd Wurz
Lozier Canyon
Wurz
Langtry
Farm Board Poultry Advisor Visits Texas
W F Schilling, Federal Farm Board poultry and dairy official, will visit San Antonio April 14 and 15 for conferences with local industry people. Fred W Mally, Bexar County farm agent, coordinates arrangements for the meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
W. F. Schilling
Poultry and Dairy Industries
United States
Federal Farm Board
Fred W. Mally
Bexar County
Chinese Girl Would Be Pilot
Lea Hing 24, American born, trains in Portland Oregon to become the world’s first Chinese aviatrix with a pilot’s license. She aims to break race and sex barriers and her progress suggests she will succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea Hing
Portland
Ore
Mme. Hing
Carnival tax case heads to county court for show license
J Geo Loos, showman, faces a county court charge of operating a carnival without a license. County tax collector Lyle S. Almond signed the complaint after Loos opened on South Main with three riding devices and a license dispute. A state comptroller consult failed to resolve the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Geo. Loos
Lyle S. Almond
Loos
South Main
Loop Road
Chamber of Commerce
Almond
State Comptroller's Department
Austin
W. P. Wallace Jr
Lindy Requests Virginians to Persist Search
Norfolk, April 7. Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage says Colonel Lindbergh renewed his plea for three intermediaries in Virginia to keep pursuing the kidnap case. John Hughes Curtis reports contact with the Lindberghs and assurance the baby is safe and healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LINDY
Norfolk
Guy H. Burrage
Charles A. Lindbergh
Burrage
John Hughes Curtis
Lindbergh
Grain Dealers Meet May 13 in Amarillo
The eighteenth annual Panhandle Grain Dealers Association convention will be held in Amarillo May 13 and 14. Grain buyers and millers from northern markets are expected to attend both meetings. A joint meeting with the Texas Grain Dealers Association was invited.
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Amarillo
The
Panhandle Grain Dealers’ Association
Oklahoma Association
Enid
Texas Grain Dealers’ Association
Panhandle Organization
Canal Jubilee Features Attract Visitors In Victoria
Victoria Texas reports Nolen Hayden former Tivoli State Bank cashier who vanished last October was jailed at Refugio after Belton arrest. He faces indictment for theft forgery and embezzlement tied to about $20 000 in bank shortages.
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Victoria
Texas
Nolen Hayden
Tivoli State Bank
Refugio
Belton
Mrs Aderhold Laid To Rest In Del Rio
Funeral services for Mrs. J. P. Aderhold Sr., 56, who died in a San Antonio hospital, were held at 10 this morning at the family home in Del Rio with Rev. Chas. Nixon officiating. Interment was in Masonic Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, a son Dr. J. P. Aderhold Jr., two daughters, and her mother, five brothers, and a sister. Active and honorary pallbearers listed. several relatives from Georgia, Texas and Louisiana attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Aderhold Sr
San Antonio
Avenue C
Chas. Nixon
First Methodist Church
Masonic Cemetery
Doran Funeral Home
Aderhold
del Rio
J. P. Aderhold
Georgia
Belle Barge
Fairburn
J. P
J. L. Barge
New Orleans
A. A. Barge
Newman, Ga
F. W. H. Wehner
Autrey Walker
C. B. Wardlaw
J. S. McWherter
Jac. Y. Long
Willie B. Whitehead
Walter E. Whitehead
Pete Kleid
L. Rust
J. A. Forman
H. B. Ross
G. H. Parker
D. A. York
T. L. Dinsdale
W. H. Ross
W. T. Turner
M. Stool
A. McDougald
E. S&s. Block
Henry Seale
C. H. Cole
el Paso
M. L. Barry
Harry Bannister
Travis Brown
A. G. Edwards
C. A. Laufenburg
Corps Area Sets Allotment of 710 At R O T C Camp
SAN ANTONIO April 7 At tendance allotment of R O T C camps in the Eighth Corps Area has been set at 710 seven hundred and 30 students will be enrolled and other corps areas will send 62 students to camps in this area Fort Sam Houston will train 40 medical students 38 from Baylor University and two from the Third Corps Area Camp Bullis will train 198 infantry field artillery and signal corps with 24 from New Mexico A M College and two from other areas 10 A M students will attend Edgewood arsenal for chemical warfare training other camps at Fort Sill Fort Logan Fort Warren and Fort Bliss.
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San Antonio
Apr
Eighth Corps
Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Baylor University
Third Corps
Camp Bullis
Infantry
Field Artillery
Signal Corps
New Mexico A
M. College
Texas A
Cavalry R. C. T. C
Fort Clark
Fort McIntosh
Edgewood Arsenal
Fort Sill
Fort Logan
Colorado
Fort Warren
Wyoming
Fort Bliss
Cement production in Brazil hits record near one million barrels
Production of Portland cement in Brazil rose to a record amount close to 1,000,000 barrels in the previous year, signaling a strong demand and expansion in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Governor Sterling to Deliver Address Saturday
Festivities mark Maverick County's seven million gravity irrigation project inauguration with a 7 oclock courthouse lawn address by Governor Sterling in Eagle Pass. Three day celebration draws visitors for parades, pageants, a grand canal opening, aerial show, and bullfight events in Piedras Negras.
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Sterling
Maverick County
Eagle Pass
Simmons University
Ross Sterling
Courthouse
Main Street
Municipal Airport
Piedras Negras
Courthouse Lawn
Texas
Canal Bank
Power Plant
J. R. Murray
Fredericksburg Bank Opens After Closures
Deposits totaling 70012 were made by 145 depositors at the National Bank of Fredericksburg on opening day. The new bank, capitalized at 50000 with a 10000 surplus, resumes banking after the Citizens' Bank and the Bank of Fredericksburg closed six weeks prior. Most of the 48 stockholders are Gillespie County residents.
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Fredericksburg
National Bank of Fredericksburg
Citizens’ Bank
Bank of Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Navy League renews attack on President Hoover
The Navy League of the United States issued a new denunciation of President Hoover accusing him of neglecting the Navy and making it a scapegoat for rising taxation. It argues military spending rose less than threefold in 20 years while non military expenses grew eightfold and claims Hoover weakened national defense by not replacing old vessels.
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Washington
Navy League of the United States
Hoover
League
Navy League
Abilene High Pupils Enter Creative Works
Abilene Apr 7 Members of Abilene High School Battery staff have entered 19 manuscripts in five divisions of national contests in creative work. Divisions include news story sports story interview newspaper column and book review. Four prior awards by local students include one in 1928 and three in 1930.
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Abilene
Abilene High School Battery
Scholastic
American Educational Press
Quill and Scroll
Bull Attacks R. E. Potter on Country Road
R. E. Potter suffered a broken shoulder and body bruises when a startled bull charged as dogs teased it on a road west of town. He was thrown high, the bull stamped nearby, neighbors subdued the animal, and Potter was taken to town for medical care with injuries initially feared more serious.
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R. E. Potter
Plane Crash Injures Renowned Flyer in Worcester
Captain Frank Hawks, famed speed ace, was seriously injured in a Worcester crash while attempting to take off. The plane failed to lift, struck a wall, and overturned. Hawks was dragged unconscious, later regaining consciousness at a hospital. He had lectured that night for the Boy Scouts of America.
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Worcester
Mass
Frank Hawks
Hawks
Speed King
Boy Scouts of America
Fort Worth
Barney Holland
Annual Project Show at Del Rio High Saturday
Del Rio High School vocational agriculture class project show will be held Saturday at 9 am in front of the agriculture building. Entry numbers are down but quality expected to be high. cash prizes are replaced by ribbon awards for the top five. Participants include David McBee and others in sheep and goat divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rio High School
Bill Rogers
Rogers
David McBee
R. J. Everett
Robert Baker
Clay Garner
Jack Veltmann
Junior Veltmann
Dud Billings
Billie Tinnin
Cody Wardlaw
Lee Fawcett
Horace Holmes
Sidney Smith
William Blackmon
Elbert Garrett
Hawaii Governor Opposes Federal Naming Of Police Leader
Governor Lawrence M. Judd protests Interior Department plans to name Hawaii's attorney general and police chief from Washington rather than by the Hawaii governor. He argues the move would create divided authority and hurt self government, urging local control to aid Hawaii’s self rule.
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Washington
Lawrence M. Judd
Hawaii
Interior
Wilbur
Richardson
Judd
Blast Leaves Many Orphans In Virginia Mine Disaster
A mine explosion near Bosesva n Va. left over 100 children fatherless. Reports say three deceased miners each left eight children, while two others had seven, indicating a large number of orphans from the incident.
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Bosesvain
Va. Upi
Girl Held In Plot on Dad
A 19 year old, Rita Bray, is jailed in Los Angeles on accusations of plotting to extort a dowry from her father after he paid 900. Two men are also jailed on charges of planning to kidnap the father if the money was not paid. They were captured when one man tried to collect the drop money.
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Rita Bray
Los Angeles
Upset in Eagle Pass City Election
Acting mayor T. R. Jones won the 1932-34 term by a two to one margin over F. W. McGlasson. Jones received 287 votes to McGlasson’s 128, while regular-ticket candidates 5. P. Simpson and H. T. Harper were elected city commissioner with 409 and 406 votes. Mayor W. H. Walker died after a three week illness in Temple Texas.
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Eagle Pass City
Eagle Pass
T. R. Jones
W. H. Walker
F. W. McGlasson
P. Simpson
H. T. Harper
Jones
Walker
Temple
Texas
Medical Society Sessions Slated Friday Morning
The Nine County Medical Society meets at 10 Friday at First Baptist Church with officers Dr. R. A. Eads president and Dr. W. P. Meredith vice president. Program includes roentgenological diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and surgical treatment of squint with demonstrations, plus talks on Sprite disorders and varicose vein treatment. A dinner follows with business meeting then more presentations on abdominal operation complications and cancer as a local disease. An apparatus news brief notes a French automatic fire extinguisher for aircraft use.
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Nine County Medical Society
First Baptist Church
R. A. Eads
Uvalde
W. P. Meredith
del Rio
Cary A. Poindexter
Crystal City
Geo. H. Garrett
W. R. Wynne
Kerrville
Knapp
J. H. Burleson
J.B. Moore
San Antonio
K. B. Urban
W. H. Cade
8. W. Allen
T. E. Christian
Dudley
Jackson
D. A. Todd
Witten B. Russ
Ray Eads
Latta Held for Wife Murder and 13 Other Indictments
Lawrence Latta was indicted for the murder of his wife Estelle Latta by the Val Verde County grand jury. The slate includes 14 true bills, with Latta among 10 named defendants. Other cases cover burglaries felony thefts assaults forgery and chicken thefts, plus two child abandonment indictments.
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Lawrence Latta
Estelle Calli Latta
Val Verde County
Latta
Nelson Riggs
Jose Apodeca
Palo Flores
Antonio Ruelas
Alberto Anzua Lomas
Marcello Seiz
Antoni Rodriguez
Ruelas
Lomas
Seiz
Manuel Coronado
Port Rate Hearing Scheduled April in Houston
The Texas section of the Texas Louisiana Tariff Bureau will hear the Galveston and Texas City interest request for general equalization with Houston on foreign and coastwise railroad rates April 4 in Houston. The session will also cover proposed new cottonseed product rates among Texas points. Japanese plan a nitrogen fixation plant at Dairen to supply ammonium sulfate to Manchuria farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Galveston
Texas
Texas-Louisiana Tariff Bureau
Dallas
Houston Shippers
Dairen
Manchuria
Weather Update Del Rio Tonight and Friday
Del Rio and vicinity expect a pair of cooler days with tonight the colder of the two. Yesterday’s high reached 82 while the low dipped to 66. this morning’s low was 67.
Weather Outlook Maps Cold Night Across West and North
Fair and colder tonight with probable frost in the west and north. Friday will bring fair skies and warmer conditions to the western and northern regions.
Weather forecast foreshadows frost in northwest region tonight
Partly cloudy and colder conditions are expected with likely frost in the northwest tonight. Tomorrow, Friday, should bring generally fair skies and warmer temperatures across the area.
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Bil
N. Y. Board of Trade
Economy
Farm Board Poultry Advisor
Showman
Lone Eagle
Mrs. Aderhold
R.O.T.C. Camp
Bathing Revue
Sidney Franklin
Hotels of Friends
Cowboy Band
First National Bank
Quemada Valley
A. P. Johnson
Canal District
Yankee Matador
Alberto Balderas
Paco Gorraez
Mexico City
Tlaxcala
Fredericksburg Bank
Patrick J. McDonnell
Chicago
McDonnell
Navy
Bull
Frank Duke
Bobby Duke
Robert Payne
Hamlette Forester
Vestel Askew
R. D. Roberts
Dee Henderson
Judd Flays
Police
Medical Society
France
Probers
Colonial Apartments
West Texas
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