Senate probes kreuger toll debacle in push for audits
Washington January 13—senate banking committee reviewed the Kreuger Toll collapse and discussed a measure to require all public offering companies to submit their books to independent auditors. Frank Allschul of the New York Stock Exchange urged audits for new and existing listed firms amid a broader probe into stock market practices and the public utilities failure.
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Kreuger
Senate Banking Committee
Ivar Kreuger
Paris
Frank Allschul
Stockist
New York Stock Exchange
Open Forum Letters Urge Safety Traffic Week
Readers urge civic action to reduce traffic casualties by repeating a tested event like Safety Traffic Week. The writer cites Houston chamber of commerce efforts with street warnings and public reprimands for drivers as a model for reducing crashes and pedestrian violations.
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Houston
Chamber of Commerce
F. E. Burger
Partiality to Vets Sparks Editor Dispute
A reader questions Mr. Maverick for advertising 1000 men for road work preferring veterans, asking if this excludes non veterans aged 21 to 35 who were too young to enlist. The letter defends equal opportunity while criticizing preferential hiring.
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Maverick
Texan Leaders Faulted Over Eighteenth Amendment Vote
Editor J H Gass condemns Patman Blanton and Sanders for voting against repeal, praising Garner as a strong vice president and urging Texas lawmakers to align with constitutional ideals for a genuine new deal and removal of Wall Street privileges.
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Congress
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Biantons
J. H. Gass
Appointments of Regents Attacked in Texas
The Daily Texan, official student publication at the University of Texas, urged that Governor-elect Miriam A. Ferguson fill current vacancies on the university board of regents. Governor Sterling had re appointed three regents R L Batts Austin R L Holliday El Paso and Edward Crane Dallas, though his authority is disputed. Batts asked that his appointment be withdrawn.
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Tess. Sterling
University of Texas Board of Regents
Daily Texan
Ster Ung
R. L. Batts
R. L. Holliday
el Paso
Edward Crane
Dallas
Batts
Interior Protective and Development association names Greenville HQ
Directors meeting at Fort Worth yesterday designated Greenville as permanent headquarters and appointed officers. V. Dover of San Antonio was placed on the traffic committee. Sponsors say the group will safeguard inland community industries with economic justification from temporary workers and unfair competition.
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Fort Worth
Jan
Interior Protective and Development Association
Greenville
2. V. Dover
San Antonio
Delegates Debate 4 Hour Work Week at Geneva Conference
The international labor conference debated a 40 hour week without wage cuts. Arthur Hayday for British Workers urged employers to share in sacrifices and accept reduced hours without pay cuts. He lamented the United States is not officially participating.
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Geneva
International Labor Conference
Arthur Hayday
United States
Four Die as Burlington Trains Collide in Iowa
A head-on crash of two Burlington gas electric trains on a wooden bridge near Knoxville Iowa killed four trainmen and injured 28 passengers. The collision last night caused a roaring fire that destroyed the bridge and left a victim buried in tangled, charred wreckage.
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Iowa
Burlington Gas-Electric
Here
Competing Public Weighers In San Antonio Election
Joseph R. Hickman, elected public weigher of precinct 1, faces competition from Charles R. Gerlach, whom he defeated. Gerlach’s bond was sent to the County Attorney for sufficiency review. Weir believes the bond is good. Gerlach was appointed San Antonio public weigher under a statute allowing governor selection with legislative recommendations. The January issue of The Light's Free Rental Directory is available at Figgly-Wiggly stores.
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Joseph R. Hickman
Gltizens' League
Charles R. Gerlach
Gerlach
Bexar Commissioners’ Court
D. F. Davis
Raymond D. Weir
Fant
San Antonio
Pandora Man Dies in Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Sam Connaway, 78, a Pandora resident, died Wednesday. Funeral services were held yesterday at Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
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Stockdale
Sam Connaway
Dora
Pleasant Valley
Explosion Burns Tenant in New Braunfels Stov e
In New Braunfels on January 11 Oscar Eismann Jr. aged 20 suffered severe burns to his face and head when the stove he rented exploded. The incident prompted a medical update on his condition.
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Oscar Eismann Jr
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