Receivers named for Texas Louisiana Power and subsidiaries
Federal Judge James C. Wilson appointed A P Barrett of Fort Worth and Wiley F Carl of Philadelphia as receivers for the Texas Louisiana Power Company and its eleven subsidiaries. Barrett, a former president, cited assets near 30 million dollars and 2.7 million in unsecured debts. The Stafford London Company filed suit seeking a receiver and authority to borrow to protect assets and ongoing operations. The court allowed borrowing up to 100 thousand dollars atop 290 thousand cash to meet interest due bondholders. The defendant admits solvency and the Delaware based firm operates gas electric water ice and transportation services with multiple subsidiary entities in Texas Oklahoma Arizona and Delaware.
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Fort Worth
A. P. Barrett
Wiley F. Carl
Philadelphia
Texas-Louisiana Power Company
James C. Wilson
Barrett
Wilson
Stafford-London Company
Delaware Corporation
Crystal Bottling Works
Texas Corporation
Duncan Utilities Company
Arizona Corporation
Gainesville Gas and Electric Company
Mount Enterprise Telephone Company
North Texas Coach Company
Terrell Ice and Light Company
Oklahoma Corporation
Texas Dairy Products Company
Oklahoma Electric and Water Company
Wichita Falls Traction Cmpany
Texas City Sewerage Company
Post City Sewerage Company
Quarter Billion Spent on Texas Roads Since 1917
The Texas Highway Cement's annual report shows the state has invested about 206 million in highway build and 63 million by the state and 83 million by counties since 1917 with federal add ons. Texas had 19398 miles of system, 18587 under maintenance, and 2500 miles awarded for new construction in the fiscal year ending Aug 31.
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Austin
Highway Department
Texas
Homicides Claim 343 Lives in Texas in 1931
The year 1931 saw 343 Texans killed by homicide with 89 deaths in the last quarter and 254 in the first three quarters. Forty eight women and 295 men were slain, with no mob violence reported.
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Dallas
Lynching figures for 1931 at Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee Institute records show 13 people lynched in 1931, eight fewer than 1930 and involving 70 black men among the saved, with 18 whites among those spared. Offenses included murder and rape, with Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and other states reporting cases.
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Tuskegee Institute
Ala
Department of Records and Research
Ware
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
North Dakota
Tennessee
West Virginia
Sheriff Removes Handprint Legend From Wall
In Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania Sheriff Robert Bowman cut out the plaster bearing the "handprint of an innocent man" once pressed on the jail wall by a Molly Maguires condemned in 1870. He ordered new plaster, erasing a local legend amid field visitors and old memories.
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Mauch Chunk
Molly Maguires
Robert L. Bowman
Flarimeter Measures Heart and Lung Power Novel Device
New York scientists unveil the flarimeter to gauge heart and lung efficiency together. A tank and glass tube with valves record sustained breath and lung capacity, while a stethoscope monitors heart response. The test includes a brief stair climb to assess fatigue recovery.
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New York
New York Academy of Medicine
When Man Is Funny by Rolla Clymer
Observational quip by Rolla Clymer on humor and human limits. He notes a man may be funny only thrice in life at the moments of walking, marriage, and joining a lodge.
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Amos 'N
Andy
Rolla Clymer
Stringer
Reinhardt
Whitewright
Butler R. May
I. Tintoah
Jas. M. Baird
Dan S. McMillin
R. F. Jenkins
W. T. Truett
R. R. Crockett
Baptist
Pig born on Nebraska farm with 26 toes
A Nebraska farm reports the birth of a piglet with 26 toes born in the litter. The unusual number of digits is noted by the farm owner and spotlighted by local observers.
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Nebraska
Reminiscences From The Sun Early 1899 Whitewright Notes
The Sun's 1899 June 29 issue summary recalls Whitewright events. Whitewright boys head to Hunt County for hay work. Death of Jones Reinhardt prompts tributes. Local business ads, real estate openings, and church notices fill pages alongside marriage of John A. Cagle and Lillian Jopling.
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the Sun
Iris Irvin
Daingerfield
B. P. Harrison
J. W. Williams
Whitewright
Hunt County
R. Womack
Eureka Springs
Ark
Dr. Ray
J. C. Parsons
John A. Cagle
Lillian Jopling
St. Joe
R. R. Crockett
M. Beskow
Red River County
Mabel Hamilton
Trenton
Jennie Noe
Keys
G. W. Luck
Weston
J. W. Davidson
Rev. Alderson
M. E. Church
Pottsboro
M. Beskew
P. R. Johnson
J. W. Ashley
Planters National Bank
Ellis County
Minta
Carrie Lanius
Commerce
R. F. Jones
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
City Hall
W. Z. Spearman
Beatrice
B. B. Kimbell
Leon County
Reinhardt
Lancaster
String
Einhardt
Stringer
Three Billion Spent On Education in 1931
The Federal Office of Education reports 1931 education expenditure at 3.2 billion dollars for 29,365,608 students. About 1,029,000 teachers served roughly one to twenty nine pupils. Elementary enrollments totaled 21,211,325. high schools 4,325,815. higher learning 1,099,468. private and parochial schools 2,700,000, with elementary enrollment down from 1920.
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Washington
Federal Office of Education
Sugar Beet Seed Imports Flow Through Galveston Port
Nearly all of the sugar beet seed entering the United States is received at the port of Galveston, a key entry point for the crop.
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United States
Galveston
Highest Waterfall Views at Yosemite Falls in California
The article notes Yosemite Falls in California as the world’s highest, reaching about 1,500 feet in height. It highlights the fall’s prominence and scenic status in a brief description.
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Yosemite Falls
California
Fewer Mortgages Filed in Grayson County 1931
Grayson County Clerk J L Doggett reports 4563 instruments filed in 1931 a drop of 912 from 5475 in 1930. Chattel mortgages mostly on autos totaled 8127 versus 9468 in 1930 a decline of 1341. Salaries paid fell to 9384.35 from 10709.30 and marriage licenses issued dropped to 96 from 101 with new law requiring three days notice.
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J. L. Doggett
Grayson County
Anglers Claim Umbrella Shadows Lure Fish
English anglers report that hanging umbrellas over water creates shadows to attract fish. They believe the shade draws species closer and increases bite activity.
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England
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Texas-La. Power CO
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Vaughn Building
Truett Bros
Dyer & Jones
Sam E. Marshall
Gallaher & Parsons
R. L. Johnson
Dyer & Jones Store
Reeves & Stillwell
Beskow
Howard & May
W. H. Dixon & Co
Payne’s Grocery
J. A. Penland & Son
Buchanan & Son
M. Yaites
N. D. Smith
A. V. Pendleton
Kennedy
W. Spearman
Benedict & Holland
R. L. Sears
R. May
John A. Hemphill
E. P. Montgomery
R. K. Harris
Reubell & Truett
Wm. S. Vernon
W. van Zandt
First National Bank
D. M. Ray
R. M. Lively
C. B. Bryant
J Lilley
W. T. Sears
W. Pennell
Eli Smith
L. Holland
E. O. Thomas
Luther Smith & Son
Kimbell Milling Co
Sinclair Gas
Vaughn’s
W. P. Vaughn
Whittle
Sega
Inartlinecey Wedenko
Timaies Et Eam
Popular Mechanics Magazine
East Ontario Steel
Chicago, Ill
Mark Montgomery
Bow-Wright Pharmacy
Cole & Davis Co
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