Dyes Industry Advances in U S with Synthetic Medicines
Washington reports progress in the U S coal tar dye industry with new complex dyes, increased domestic production, reduced prices, and shifted export patterns. Germany and Switzerland remain major suppliers as imports fall and domestic output expands, alongside growth in synthetic medicinals and related coal tar products. Junior Naval Reserve growth and structure outlined with state and local governance, posts, and recruiting.
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America
James P. Hornaday
Washington
United States
Germany
Switzerland
England
China
India
Japan
Naval Reserve
Junior
Leisurely Cape boarder recalls a rustic schedule
A summer boarder in a Cape town notes a local man who sits daily on a dry goods box and smokes, explaining his routine. He says he feeds the horse and pig after breakfast and after dinner, takes a drive, and in winter will kill the pig and rest. The tale is attributed to Youth's Companion.
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Cape
Soviet Reward for Science Prompts Bounties and Villas
Professor Turkin of Moscow, who discovered a dyeing process, is granted 80,000,000,000 rubles by the social economy commissariat. He receives 2,000,000,000 paper rubles now and is offered a Crimea villa in lieu of the rest. Crimea villas priced at 78,000,000,000 rubles each are advertised for sale. With his money, he can cover living costs for one season.
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Turkin
Moscow
Commissariat of Social Economy
Crimea
Austin Notes: Courts Open and Local Events in Texas
Supreme Court Court of Criminal Appeals and Third Court of Civil Appeals opened with large dockets. UT engineering students elect class officers. Death of L P Powers reported. Captain J A Hert ing ill in Houston. Dorothy Plattow dies from burns at Pflugerville. Normal schools presidents to Austin Oct 10 for budget talks. Requisitions for three men to answer swindling indictment in Edinburg issued. J R Wiley and Mrs J K Berrata lead Educational Survey Commission subcommittee. First appeal in dancing girl ban reaches Criminal Appeals. E M Mc Mordle says Home for Neglected and Dependent not ready until December. Adjt Gen Barton notes no imminent scandal. Attorney General report: seven death penalties and eighteen life sentences in two years. Grand jury charge warns on bootlegging gambling desertion and pimping. Mandamus on George Peddy Senate run proceeding. election on Nov 7 near. Daughters of the American Republic chartered at Tyler. Attorney General bonds approved totaling 85 554 380. Shelby Cox in Austin for Department matters. politics not discussed.
Texans Pay Taxes to the Government
Washington reports Texas under the 1920 internal revenue laws paid a total of 48,665,244 dollars in personal and corporate taxes, 1.81 percent of the national total. Texas residents reported 720,720,162 dollars in personal income and corporations 127,546,820 dollars, totaling 848,266,982 dollars. New York led with 23.69 percent, while Oklahoma contributed 23,102,480 dollars. The year’s total tax take was 2,700,288,329 dollars on 23,735,629,183 dollars in personal income and 7,902,654,13 dollars in corporate income. The report lists counted high earners in Texas and detailed distributions by income brackets, exemptions, and returns.
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Washington
Texas
Treasury Department
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Oklahoma
Michigan
Automobile
Navy bars liquor on all vessels in American waters
The Department of Justice issues interpretation of the prohibition amendment and enforcement act forbidding any liquor on board from both American and foreign owned vessels in American territorial waters. Transportation or sale of intoxicants on crafts operated by Americans is also prohibited.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Rice Sale Totals Reported by Beaumont Association
The American Rice Growers' Association sold 3,300 bags of rice at Beaumont rooms. Blue Rose led with 1,300 bags at 3.62 a unit sold to Casewell and Long. Early Prolific brought 3.25 and 1,000 bags of assorted rice sold at graded prices. several thousand bags were withdrawn for not meeting price expectations.
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Beaumont
Tex
American Rice Growers’ Association
Association Rooms
Casewell and
Long
Film record at extreme heights on Everest expedition
Captain Noel of the Royal Geographic Society filmed Everest climbers Captain Finch and Geoffrey Bruce at 27,000 feet using a telephoto lens. The crew reached 28,000 feet while pursuing high altitude cinema, setting a record for movie making in intense altitudes.
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Noel
Royal Geographic Society
Finch
Geoffrey Bruce
Everest
Correct Diagnosis in a Life quip
A Life magazine quip notes a witty exchange about aging with the line You do not look a day older than you did ten years ago and the reply My dear I am not.
Helpful Youngsters
Tommy and Bob return from grandma with news they saved her work by tasting peaches. Their report alters the household mood and prompts a reflection on fairness in punishment versus sharing chores.
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Tommy
Bob
Mother
Bobby
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American Legion
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New York City
Austin
Supreme Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
Third Court of Civil Appeals
College of Engineering
University of Texas
L. P. Powers
Athens
Adjutant General’s Department
Powers
T. J. Powers
Governor’s Office
J. A. Herting
State Prison Commission
Houston
Dorothy Plattow
Pflugerville
State Board of Control
Neff
Samuel Russell
Edinburg
Hidalgo County
J. R. Wiley
Montague
J. K. Berrata
San Antonio
Educational Survey Commission
E. M. McMordle
Home For
Waco
Adjt
Thomas D. Barton
Denison
Texas National Guard
Travis County Criminal District Court
James R. Hamilton
Secretary of State
George Peddy
United States Senate
Daughters of the American Republic
Tyler
Shelby
Cox
Dallas
Texas Star Flour
Galveston
Galveston, Tex
Flint, Mich
Superior
Chevrolet
Fisher
Ternstedt
Cord
Prices F. O. B
Flint
Ser Economical Transportation
Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit, Michigan
General Motors Corporation
Sapolio
Enoch Morgan's Sons Co
U.S.A
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