Chamber of Commerce endorses ICC stand on railroad rates
Two communications mailed to Washington by the Chamber of Commerce express support for the Interstate Commerce Commission position on railroad rates affecting Port Aransas. A petition to Joseph W. Folk asks him to oversee the case personally to push the railroads to maintain the ICC stance. The action was approved at a conference of representatives.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Port Aransas
Joseph W. Folk
United States
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Repre
Quick Home Cure for Piles Trial Package Offer
Sufferers urged to request a free trial package of Pyramid Pile Remedy from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan. Immediate relief claimed with itching and pain easing and swelling reduction. full size 50 cents at drug stores after trial.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Building
Marshall, Mich
Pyramid Drug Company Offers Free Pile Remedy Sample
A request from Marshall Michigan seeks a free Pyramid Pile Remedy sample by mail in plain wrapper. Addressed to Pyramid Drug Company at 471 Pyramid Building, Marshall MI, with name and street city state details.
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Marshall, Mich
Southwest Texans Seek ICC Ruling Favoring Aransas Port
Citizens meeting at Aransas Pass urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to extend port privileges to Aransas as granted to Galveston shippers. Several railroads oppose the order and have sued to block its effect. The Corpus Christi Federal Court case is set for May. The Chamber seeks Solicitor General Folk to personally lead the commission’s case.
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Texas
Aransas Pass
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aransas
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Chamber of Commerce
Folk
Fund inquiry on post road project across four counties
Government highway engineer J R Shidler visited San Antonio and San Marcos to confirm readiness of four counties for their share of an $80,000 federal appropriation for a proposed post road. If funds are not pledged by June 1 the appropriation reverts. Hays County votes on a $100,000 road bond, while Bexar Comal and Travis have arranged their shares.
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J. R. Shidler
Here
Austin
San Antonio
San Marcos
Treasury
D. E. Colp
The
Chamber of Commerce
Shidler
Hays
Bexar
Comal
Travis
Debaters From San Antonio High Prep For State Meet
The San Antonio high school debating team led by Gilbert Lang and Henry Lee Taylor will compete in the state interscholastic debate meet in Austin on May 1 and 2. Sixteen teams enter. topic is education should be compulsory in Texas. Robert Field will give the oration The Truly Great in the accompanying declamation contest.
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San Antonio
Austin
Texas University Extension Department
Texas
Gilbert Lang
Henry Lee Taylor
Robert Field
Escape attempt ends in deputy shot Bridges in Tulsa street
Frank Bridges wanted for burglary in Tulsa Collinsville and other towns was shot in the back and killed on a crowded Tulsa street by Deputy Sheriff Robert Adkins during an escape attempt. An inquest is scheduled for Sunday.
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Tulsa
Okla
Frank Bridges
Collinsville
Robert Adkins
Bridges
County Plans to Rebuild Bridges Under Bond Issue
County Commissioners authorize bids on about twenty bridges to be funded by a $200000 bond issue. Bridge Engineer Terrell Bartlett recommends concrete high or low structures, with several over Leon Creek and Salado, Bergs Mill, and Medina river. Total estimated need reaches $479850, but funds must be stretched to maximize impact.
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van H. Howard
Terrell Bartlett
Leon Creek
Culebra
Castroville
Salado
Gonzales Road
Berg's Mill
San Antonio River
Mission Loop
Somerset Road
Medina River
Bartlett
Bexar County
Re Enlists in the Navy After Delay due to Hearing
William Scheibel of 510 Sixty Street, once discharged for defective hearing, gains special permission to rejoin the U S Navy and leaves for Galveston to rejoin his unit. He previously served aboard the Indiana as coxswain after target practice caused the hearing loss. In a separate notice, Texas delays new workers compensation rates to May 15, with the Texas Employers’ Insurance Association accepting the delayed rates.
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Mexican
William Schiebel
Sixt Street
United States Navy
Navy Department
Schiebel
C. H. Miller
Galveston
Scheibel
United States
Indiana
Austin
Tex
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
Collier
Texas Employers’ Insurance Association
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