Texas Legislature Opens Week With Hearings On Prohibitions And Appointments
Austin February hearings dominated the fifth week of the Texas Legislature session as the senate weighed confirmations of F L Denison of Temple to the highway commission and R L Daniel of Victoria as life insurance commissioner. House committees planned hearings on betting on horse racing, prohibition statutes, public utilities, expanding the highway board, mortgage foreclosures, oil and gas regulation, and public lands. Several witnesses prepared to testify as investigations into East Texas field activity and the Railroad Commission enforcement of oil proration were set to begin, with the judiciary and public utility bills also on the docket.
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Austin
Miriam A.ferguson
Texas
F. L. Denison
Temple
State Highway Commission
R. L. Daniel
Victoria
Senate
Denison
Administration
House
Highway Commission
East Texss
Texas Retiroad Commission
State Affairs Committee
House State Affairs Committee
House Committee On
Committee On
West
Railroad Commission
Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
Order of Business
Ambassador Clark to Leave Mexico City February 14
American Ambassador J. Redber Clark plans to depart Mexico City for Washington on February 14 arriving February 19. With a new administration in sight, Democratic leaders discuss retaining him, though no decision has been made. Clark, who follows Dwight W. Morrow, is popular in Mexico City and known as a Progressive Republican.
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Mexico
Body of American Found in Hungary
The body of a young American, 19 year old son of Percy Heart, a Bun Trancleco millionaire, was found today at the base of a tall tower at the ruins of an old fortress near Sumeg in northern Hungary. A photograph of a beautiful young woman and no note were found in the youth’s pockets. The note read Lie tian me more no yen for me. It was signed by Heart.
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Sudapest
Percy Heart
Sumeg
Hungary
Heort
Aged San Marcos Postmaster Dies
Aged San Marcos postmaster J. M. Onpo, 71, who led the town’s postal service for about thirty years, died last night. Funeral arrangements were being planned today. He helped organize the San Marco Bank and fruit co operative.
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San Marcos
J. M. Onpo
Marcon
Gope
San Marco Blalo Bank
Treasury receipts and expenditures in February totals
Treasury figures report February receipts of 9.92 million dollars and expenditures of 17.99 million, leaving a balance around 0.44 million. Custom duties for the first three days of February reach about 2.10 million. A funeral is noted for O. P. Jones, prominent banker and citizen, with services planned in Alma.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Silver Money Advocated by Texan for Monetary Reserve
In Washington on February 8 Representative Cross of Texas urged setting silver as a monetary reserve to keep purchasing power in Asia and the Western Hemisphere. He proposed Treasury certificates issued when silver falls below the gold price ratio, arguing it would bolster U.S. industry and markets.
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Washington
D. C
House Coinage Committee
Cross
Democrat
Texas
Orient
Western Hemisphere
Secretary of the Treasury
Ailyer
United States
Howard
Nebraska
Asia
South America
Central America
Europe
Gross
Rold
Viennese Code Book Stolen and 18 Arrests
Vienna reports eighteen persons including defense ministry employees were arrested as a telegraph code book was stolen and allegedly delivered to a foreign power. The case links to the Byers government code. In Austin, Texas the highway commission plans to seek funding on road and bridge work costing about 1.85 million dollars at a midweek meeting.
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Vienna
Defensa Ministry
Byers
Czechoslovakia
Abernathy Murder Defendant Sentenced to Eight Years
In Plainview on Feb 6 the district court sentenced L. P. Shaw to eight years for murder without malice in the September 29 Abernathy shooting of Joe Ramsey. Jury verdict delivered yesterday. judgment deferred. Shaw, former Abernathy school superintendent, to custody of the sheriff as defense plans a motion for a new trial.
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Abernathy
Plainview
Texas
L. P
Shaw
District Court
Joe Ramsey
Charles Clements
Aleriif
Tela
Rectory Planned for West Point Rectory at West Point approved
The War department approved building an addition to the Catholic chapel at the United States Military Academy West Point to serve as a rectory for the Catholic chaplain. The action followed an appeal by Senator David L Walsh of Massachusetts to the secretary of war.
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Wasitington
D. C
Waw
Taday
United States Military Academy
West Point
David L. Walsh
Massachusetts
Unfurnished Arlington apartment advertises $620 rent
An unfurnished apartment at 240 Arlington is offered for 620 dollars monthly with a lease likely eight months. Details are sparse and the ad appears in classified light text.
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Etsa
Arlington
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