Hoover signs first amendment to tariff law
Washington reports President Hoover signed the first amendment to the new tariff law targeting deliveries to non dealers before May 1. New federal tax rates approach June 21 boost demand in autos oil cosmetics soft drinks and luxury goods with buyers rushing to beat the tax. Industry observers note increased activity especially in auto production and oil moving stocks though firms hedge against ethical concerns.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
New York
Gilso
QML
Texas oil drill report lists East Texas yields
The Texas Railroad Commission released the May drilling report showing 450 producing oil wells completed in East Texas with 37 dry holes. Gregg county had 243 producers and 21 dry holes, Rusk 140 producers and 11 dry holes, Smith 38 producers and 3 dry holes, Upshur 24 producers and 2 dry holes. Outside East Texas Archer County had 49 producers. Veteran William R. Smith, 85, Confederate veteran and former Caldwell County tax collector, died at Lockhart on June 4.
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Austin
Texes Railroad Commission
East Texas
Gregg County
Rusk
Smith
Upshur
Archer County
Lockhart
William R. Smith
Caldwell County
Vets Loans Hold Preferred Claim in Closed Bank
Attorney General James Y. Allred ruled that proceeds of a loan on an adjusted compensation certificate held by a World War veteran and deposited in a bank closed for liquidation are a preferred claim against the bank. The sums payable under the federal compensation certificate act are exempt from seizure and taxation.
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Austin
James Y. Allred
W. C. Torrence
All- Ted
Bexar Grand Jury Returns 26 Indictments and 220 Bills
The Ninety fourth district court grand jury reported twenty six indictments and two hundred twenty bills this Tuesday. Thirteen indictments involve wife and child abandonment charges.
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Bexar Grand Jury
Ninetyfourth District Court
Grand Jury
Hope to avert wet stampede at Chicago convention
Washington reports optimistic talks between Chicago delegates and White House aides on the Republican platform. Officials believe the prohibition issue can be narrowed to resubmission rather than a new drastic plank, with confidential discussions hinting a repeal stampede may be averted. San Antonio real estate ads follow.
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Washington, D.C
Chicago
White House
Hoover
Funeral Held for Braunfels Woman
Funeral services for Mrs. Année Forke 64 died at home Monday were held Tuesday afternoon from her son Alex Forke s home. The Rev Frank Charl ton officiated and burial was in the Comal town cemetery. Survived by husband Percy Forke six sons Alex Milton Adolph Fercy Jr Jules and Max and one daughter Thusnelda Weinert.
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New Braunfels
Année Forke
Alex Forke
Frank Charlton
Methodist Church
Comall Town Cemetery
Forke
Percy Forke
Alex
Milton
Adolph and
Fercy Jr
Dallas
Jules
Los Angeles
Max Porke
San Franksco
Thusnelda Weinert
Fort Wort
Tragic War Record Case Involving Walter Adams Son
Mrs. LoJo Zoller sought U S government aid to move her son from Altoona to a base hospital or to Altoona. Federal Judge Duval West freed the man after monitoring his custody, noting that further confinement could endanger his life. The World War ace, known as W H Adams in records, faced impersonation and false pretenses charges linked to a bad check and a vehicle transfer in New Orleans. The man had enlisted in the British army and suffers from brain injury with severe weight loss.
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Charles Zoller
United States Veterans’ Bureau
LoJo Zoller
Altoona
Duval West
West
Zoller
W. H. Adams
U. 5
Anoder
Veterans’ Bureau
Zolter
New Orleans
Misrepresentation Charged By War Department Witness
Edward F. Goltra of St. Louis testifies before the House committee investigating government competition with private business. He alleges misrepresentation of facts by the War Department leading to the closure of a private barge on the Mississippi. Goltra asks that attorneys be allowed to present testimony at a future date.
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Wagainston
Nea
Milsstasippi
House
Edward F. Goltra
St. Louis
Goltra Bargene
Shannon
Henry Ford Wins School Election in Dearborn District
Henry Ford leads five candidates in Dearborn school board race winning 157 votes with no personal campaign. He previously resigned amid criticism over absences and was appointed to fill a vacancy then. The brief notes Ford’s victory as the district’s namesake and hints at classified ads promoting home values and Lost and Found notices.
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Henry Ford
Detroit
Dearborn
People's
Balti more 1845 stamp valued at 7335 in court
In New York on June 14 a rare 1845 Baltimore stamp trimmed by the postmaster James Madison Buchanan was valued at 7335 by Supreme Court Justice Samuel I Rosenman. The award goes to Albany RK Troughton of Toronto in a suit against J Murray Bartels stamp expert. Troughton claimed the stamp was worth far more than the 200 paid to his mother-in-law Mrs Dean Erskine of Toronto.
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New York
Baltimore
James Madison Buchanan
Supreme Court
Samuel I. Rosenman
Albany RK
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