Allred backs government control of oil prices over Big Oil
Texas Attorney General James V. Allred urged government price fixing for oil to ensure fair returns to producers and royalty owners, arguing Humble Oil and Standard Oil of New Jersey wield too much market influence. He noted historical resistance by major buyers and producers to price shifts and stressed wartime urgency and potential tax gains.
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Austin
James V. Allred
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Allred
Hugh Johnson
Alfred
Johnson
Humble Oil Company
Texas
Sinclair and Bun
Humble
General Johnsson
Franklin
Oklahoma
Fac
Humble Company
Mathewson Victim Seeks Cure After Shanghai Air Crash
Chris topher Christy Mathewson Jr. arrives in New York to consult specialists for severe injuries from a Shanghai airplane crash two years after his bride Margaret Phillips of Philadelphia was killed. He served as an instructor in the government aviation shop and lost his left leg in the accident.
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Mathewson
China
N.Y
New York
Christopher
Christy") Mathewson Jr
Margaret Phillips
Philadelphia
Shanghai
Blue Shirts Parade Ban Looms Over Dublin Event
In the Irish Free State the executive council weighs banning Sundays march by General Owen O Duffy's National Guard amid unrest fears. Orders reportedly insist the Blue Shirts march in uniform while President de Valera opposes uniformed processions commemorating Arthur Griffith Michael Collins and Kevin O Higheins.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Free State
Owen O'Duffy
Eamon de Valera
Arthur Griffith
Michael Collina
Kevin O'Higeins
Captain Mollison to Sail for Home
British aviator Cap James A Mollison will sail for England tonight. His wife Amy Johnson will remain in New York for several weeks before joining him in England.
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Captain Mollison
New York
James A. Mollison
England
Amy Johnson
Chicago
Autopsy Planned in Poison Case In Greenwood
District Attorney B A Jordan will decide soon whether to hold an autopsy on Dr John P Kennedy who died after a visit to Jackson hospital. Dr Barah Ruth Dean a former associate is accused of poisoning Kennedy with poison in a whiskey drink.
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Ruth Dean
Greenwood
Miss
J. Preston Kennedy
B. A. Jordan
John P. Kennedy
Barah Ruth Dean
Dean
Kennedy
Jackson Hospital
Community Dance Cards Highlight Weekend Entertainment
Readable lines advertise dances and events in city venues. Tra velter hall hosts Tra velter band with invitation. Milam building features Willett's orchestra Friday night. Fairfield and Culebra Road venues offer dances and rodeo events with managers advertised.
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Travelter Hall
Culebra Road
Culebra Inn
J. Ju Hoffman
D. Wand
Wheat slash rules and farm allotment payments details
Washington March 11 1933 under the domestic allotment plan for wheat the division of benefit payments follows the same ratio as crop share under existing leases tenants with cash leases receive the payment. If a tenant’s lease ends and he moves he may still share in first year payment if an allotment is made for the farm. Future rewards apply to tenants agreeing to reduce acreage in the next two years. The 1933 payment ranges 28 to 30 cents per bushel minus up to 2 cents county admin. The first installment around September 1 is 20 cents per bushel and a second not less than 8 cents after proof of reduced acreage in 1934. If a producer fails to reduce acreage the contract is canceled and payments must be returned. Allotments cannot be sold or transferred to another producer. they apply to particular farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DT. G
Scouts Prepare Pageant At Jamboree In Hungary
In Godollo Hungary on August 11 the American Boy Scouts rehearse a circus and Indian Pageant to be presented at the Scout jamboree entertainment. News from Berlin says 80 Hitler Youth will visit Hungary as guests of the prime minister three days after the world jamboree ends.
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Godollo
Hungary
Budh- Best
Berlin
Nurses Form Bucket Brigade to Save Brockley Hill Hospital
London reports nurses at Brockley Hill hospital in Dorsetshire formed a bucket brigade to stop a death fire that burned for four days. Fires also damaged woods and heaths across England.
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Hospital
London
Brockley
Llt
Dorsetshire
B. Bucket Brigade
England
Wheat Sown Area in Argentina Drops in 1939-40 Season
The Argentine Ministry of Agriculture estimated 20,276,009 acres to be sown with wheat for 1939-40, down 11,07,900 acres from the previous season. The report notes easier conditions and changes in farming plans across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Ministry of Agriculture
Robbery reported as man robbed by three youths on North Sabinas
Robert Garrett, 51 Ogden alveel, was held up by three youthful black bandits on North Sabinas Street at Culebra Avenue Thursday night. They robbed him of $4.35, according to pollen reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Garrett
Ogden Alveel
North Sabinas Street
Culebra Avenue
Chanticleer Police on Trail Over Noisy Fowl
A resident reports a disruptive chanticleer causing sleep loss. Police sergeant Fest issues orders via the radio system directing car responses to the 800 block of North Alamo Street while other units stand by.
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Fest
Walling
Alamo Street
Bolivian Troops Driven Back in Chaco Conflict
Paraguayan forces push Bolivian troops from the Conti sector in the disputed Chaco region, an official announcement reports. Also note a classified help-wanted line urging readers to Broadway and Fifth Street.
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Jane Noble
Broadway
Fifth Atreel
Coandra' Abuncion
Paraguay
Chaco
Conti
Fifth -Street
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