State Auditor Moore Lyng Resigns From Post
Austin reports State Auditor Moore Lyng announced his resignation effective September 1. He cites starting a new fiscal year and wishes his successor well after reforms exposing graft and misconduct in state offices. Lyng’s tenure began under Governors Moody and Sterling and followed extensive investigations and cost-saving corrections.
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Austin
INS
Moore Lyng
Hig
Lynn
Moody
Sterling
Oder
NRA Wins $10 Prize Rallying Slogan Adopted
QUINCY Massachusetts August 22 Pioneer banker DeKevara King who coined scofflaw in Prohibition era paid another prize for a rallying cry for the NRA NRA Seves Us was the winning slogan offered by Mrs T Williama of Quincy chosen from hundreds of entries nationwide The prize was ten dollars
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Quincy
Mass
P—Dekevara King
Scofflaw
NRA
T. 1
Williama
Quincey
Public accountant Lynn weighs Dallas or Austin return
Lynn, a certified public accountant, previously worked in Dallas for public accounting before taking office. He may return to public accounting in Dallas or Austin, signaling possible career shift while continuing public service.
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Lynn
Dallas
Austin
Limestone workers form Austin union charter issued
A charter for a new Stone Limestone workers union in Austin Texas was issued today by Fred W Sailor secretary treasurer of the Quarry Workers International union The action marks the organization of limestone workers in the capital with likely future grievances and bargaining aims.
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Texas Limestone Workers
BARRE
Austin
Texas
Fred W. Sailor
Quarry Workers’ International Union
Farm aid clashes with hen named as price fix barrier
Aug 22 report from Washington notes hens and egg supplies pushing farm adjustment plans. cold storage stocks exceed year ago as 2 billion eggs are laid yearly and chickens near billion-dollar value. Officials say national scope required, with marketing agreements cited as possible solution to curb production.
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Washington, D.C
Farm Adjustment Administration
Central
Valley Delegates to Forty and Eight State Meeting
A Rio Grande Valley delegation of 10 men from McAllen will travel late this week to Wichita Falls for the Forty and Eight state convention, auxiliary to the American Legion. Attendees include J. E. Howze Weslaco Charles D Benneth Jr Crawford Mellwain Leonard Smith Harry Bower Ralph Grasso Dr W W Utzman Terry Keefer Dave Horger and D P Germans. The valley lodge boasts the largest statewide membership and Mellwede is the newly elected chef du gare.
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Miallen
Rio Grande Valley
American Legion
Wichita Falls
J. E. Howze
Weslasy
Charles D. Benneth Jr
Crawford
Mellwain
Leonard Smith
Harry Bower
Ralph Grasso
W. W. Utzman
Terry
Keefer
Dave Horger
D. P. Germans
McAllen
Mellwede
Akron Bankers Indicted Over Misused Funds, Bank's Collapse
Summit county grand jury indicted six former officers of the First Central Trust company for misapplication of funds. The bank, Akron’s largest, failed to reopen after the national banking holiday last March. Prosecutor Ray B. Watters said a broader investigation into the bank’s closing would be sought.
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Akron
Otto
Summit County
Grant
First-Central Trusk Company
First
Washington Kin Dies at 72 Years in Conshocken
Mrs. Ella G. Lubbe Ross, 72, a descendant of George Washington's aunt and nicknamed the Postage Stamp Lady for her likeness to the Washington portrait on stamps, died today in Conshocken. She was a real-preat-granddaughter of Sarah Bail, sister of Washington's mother Mary Hall, and her mother Anna Loulisa Custer hailed from Gen. George A. Custer's family. Her husband, an attorney, survives.
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Conshocken
Ella G. Lubbe Ross
Cenrge Washington
Washington
Ross
Sarah Bail
Mary Hall
Anna Loulisa Custer
Greorge A. Custer
Kilday Bans Thrill Seekers At Police HQ In San Antonio
Chief Owen W Eliday orders diversion for thrill seekers who gather at police headquarters especially Saturday nights to follow radio calls. A group reportedly follows radio or emergency runs to grim crime scenes as heard on the police band. Only those with business at the station may enter. Classifieds advertise used cars and low prices today in the Light Classified section.
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Owen W. Eliday
Kilday
Graf Zeppelin to Make U. 8. Flight
Graf Zeppelin plans an October 14 departure for a South American leg, then via the Antilles to Miami Akron and Chicago with a Chicago stop. Weather permitting, return trip to Akron to be fitted for a homeward flight over Spain and France totaling 18,700 miles.
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U. 8
Berlin
Tageblatts Friedricitshafen
South America
Antilles
Miami
Akron
Chicago
Spain
France
NRA Violations Mark Progress in San Antonio
Small merchants in San Antonio show no cooperation with the NRA program says Postmaster P G Lucas who cites backsliding while laundries comply with the code. NRA enrollment reaches 738 firms employing 24 445 workers as Monday and Tuesday additions. Dick O Terrell says plans progress for an investigative body to enforce codes with an eight point complaints committee to probe consumer grievances. About two thousand NRA members will conduct door to door checks seeking code violations.
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San Antonio
NRA
P. G. Lucas
Dick O. Terrell
NRA Anny
Jesse Jones
Phone Company Signs Agreement With NRA Code
J W Bucker of Southwestern Bell announces a re employment agreement adapted for Bell system firms and approved by NRA officials. The code details were released in Washington on August 1. The company pledges to follow both the letter and spirit of the accord, though local operating cost estimates are not yet ready.
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TRE Pressdent
Bell Telephone Companies
NRA
J. W. Bucker
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Washington
Hucker
Dynamite Attack Damages Coast Guard Chaser Hiawatha
In Cape May New Jersey an early attempt to blow up the coast guard cutter Hiawatha failed. Aboard the vessel which had sunk a 50 foot rum runner last Friday two sticks of dynamite were hurled as it lay on a Marine railway car for repairs. Coast guard officials report only slight damage.
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Coast Guard
Cape May
N. J
Hiawatha
Delaware Bay
Man to be Arrested Idea Fails in Central Park Digging
Henry staff who wanted to be arrested could not arrange it. Frank Guirassick, 29, tried breaking windows and insulting cops but failed. He dug a hole in Central Park to sleep, then was ordered to prison yard work by Magistrate Earl Smith in Yorkville court.
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New York
Henry Staff
Loans Sought in San Angelo Files
More than 180 applications totaling 230 795 dollars were filed with the San Angelo Home Owners Loan Office. Applications cover mortgage refinances, with 20 778 dollars for delinquent taxes 4 843 for paying loans and 8 007 for immediate repairs and improvements.
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San Angelo Ban Angelo
San Angelo
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Fundz
Wong
500 Sheet Metal Workers Strike in Pittsburgh
On August 22, over 500 sheet metal workers at the Pressed Steel Car Company plant in Pittsburgh walked out demanding a return to the 1929 wage scale and the right to form their own union. The strike centers on pay and union rights, with workers seeking to restore prior wages and recognition.
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Pittsburgh
Sheir
AOD
Pressed Steel Car Company
Dressmakers Reach Accord in NJNYPA Garment Strike
Tentative agreement reached at NRA headquarters allowing 65 percent of the 60,000 garment workers who struck last week in New York New Jersey Connecticut and Pennsylvania to return to work tomorrow. The dispute centered on overhead costs with contractors offering 50 percent and unions proposing 25 percent. an interim 35 percent rate was set for the next two weeks pending further talks.
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Washington, D. C
BR. W. Lea
Uude
Donald Richberg
Jawa
Hugh Jollingon
Johnson
NRA
Mercments
Centras Statisticsl Board
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Jacob Siegel
G. H. D. Robbins
National Dress Manufacturers Association
J. A. Agree
United Dress Manufacturers’ Association
Conlynagtars
Jophern
Lins
Nxt
Pull Useless in Works Contracts Declared Texan
Dallas August 22 There is no inside track to public works contracts said R A Thompson state public works engineer reaffirming Secretary Tokes stance that political pull will not be tolerated in the public works administration There are no engineers promoters or politicians on the inside in this administration appointments will be based solely on fitness of the applicant
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Dallas
R. A. Thompson
Tokes
Thompson
Student Strike Plans Thwarted in Santiago
In Santiago on August 22 a heavy police presence halted a planned outdoor meeting by Nations University students to discuss a general strike. The students demanded a vote in university management, but authorities intervened to relieve the university administration.
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Santiago
Chile
Vnlu
Efforta of Nations University
Relic Board Trims Aliens in Bexar County Welfare
The Relic Board under Guy Bonham announces efforts to reduce alien rolls with government support. Immigration officials assist, offering local social workers field work. Ruth Kolling plans citizenship instruction, with intentions filings and final exam prep expected. Bonham notes July payroll audit not yet complete.
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Bexar County Welfare and Rehabilitation Board
Guy Bonham
Tuesay
Bonham
Ruth Kolling
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