Amarillo Athletes Hit Busy Week Across Tennis and Track
Amarillo high school athletes start a packed slate with tennis at Canyon featuring doubles and singles, then host Amarillo opponents on Friday. A triangle track meet at Buffalo Park pits Amarillo Claude and Canyon against each other. Coach J G Wilson leads a capable squad, aiming for strong showings in district on April 23 and 24 after a season of intramural meets and county invitation events.
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Amarillo
Canyon
Seventeenth
Monroe Streets
Claude
Buffalo Park
Coltom
J. G. Wilson
Abernathyr County
Clade
Clarension
Wilson
Muleshoe wins Bailey County track meet easily
Muleshoe Yellow Jacket teams dominated the Bailey County track meet at Muleshoe on April 6. Moeller led the senior division with 19¼ points, Robinson of Liberty topped the junior division with 21¼ points, and Muleshoe swept the relay and mile in 3:26. The Muleshoe tennis squads, coached by B Sly MecClure and Deward Reeds, also won handily.
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Muleshoe
Muleshoe Yellow Jacket
Bailey County
Moeller
Hickem
Robinson
Liberty
Dam Questioned Water Supply Capacity Cited
Fragmented remarks discuss dam purposes and water supply. Officials cite psychology and surface use, with figures ranging from several million gallons daily as estimates, amid unclear phrasing and garbled OCR.
Sleep In Comfort and Kidney Bladder Remedy Claims
A damaged ad claims the product Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy helps night-time kidney discomfort. It asserts the remedy relieves this issue after taking a few bottles.
Maddock Headlocking: Jensen Match Promised at Amarillo Armory
Ernie Maddock, famed headlock artist, faces Thor Jensen in a Friday night bout at the Amarillo Armory. Dutch Mansell notes Jensen’s leg style while Maddock relies on rapid arm work. Mantell hails Maddock as a compact welter with headlock power as local fans from Hereford rally behind Jensen.
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Dutch Mansell
Ernie Maddock
Thor Jensen
Armory
Dutch
Wichita Falls
Yaqui Joe
Maucock
Amarillo
Mantell
Tod
Maddock
Tony Ross
Jensen
Speedy
Hereford
Mrs Lapham Wins Medal at State Golf Meet in Galveston
Mrs H Lapham of San Antonio won the state championship medal with an 87 as Miss Margery Dorrance of Houston faltered. A list of local contenders followed, with Mrs Maddox elected president of the Texas golf association and Glen Garden hosting the 1927 title meet.
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Associated Press
Galveston
H. Lapham
San Antonio
Margery Dorrance
Houston
Texas Hawks
Pauline Heelrick
Fort Worth
Fenner Scott, Jr
Paris
J. W. Magruder
Waco
W. FE. Peppar
Texarkanas
George Thompson
Berta Maxcy
G. Hopkins
Tex
Dam plans spark debate on lake and seepage
Mr Kiersted says wells could yield 10 million gallons and the lake would sustain underground supply through seepage. Mayor Blv sner questions dam reliability, while Kiersted asserts it will hold though seepage cannot be determined until construction. locals warn of potential unrest if the dam fails.
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Kiersted
Blvsner
Mr. Kiersted
McCormack Reports Million Dollar Endowment Policy
John McCormack holds a $1,000,000 endowment insurance policy, possibly a record for this form. In three years he will start payments averaging $200,000 until age 61.
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New York
John McCormack
Sandies Open Season With Twin Schedule Despite Losses
Doach A V Hays leads the Golden Sandies as they face Canyon Eagles at Buffalo Park in Canyon this afternoon at 2 30. Leeper is out with a wrist sprain and Townes is ill. Travis will start at second base with Baird at short and Boone in the outfield as the team aims to rebound and host the Panhandle Aggies Saturday at 2 20 for a 50 cent adult and 25 cent student ticket price.
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Doach A.V. Hays
Golden Sandies
Thomas Townes
Leeper
Buffalo Park
Canyon
Panhandle Aggies
Coulrge
Goodwell
Oklahoma
Plainview
Sandserm
Travis
Townes
Baird
Boone
Duyles
Fairey Brothers
Heater
Gore
Larsen
Carter Bassett
Eagles
Sandies
Debated Prohibition Permits and Enforcement Inquiries
Senators clashed as Secretary Andrews faced a proposal to allow courts to intervene in permit renewals by the prohibition unit. Senator Reed pressed for accountability citing dismissed enforcement staff and questioned officer honesty. The discussion touched on device and bottle tests, temptations of duty, and a brief reminder that the Spanish Armada was defeated in 1588.
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Reed
Andrews
Congress
ST5
General Andrews
Women's Christian Temperance Union
anti-Saloon League
Jones
Ree
Gator Mascot Highlights Amarillo Motorcycle Club Display
The Amarillo Motorcycle Club showcases a two year old alligator mascot in the window of F I Beer Harley Davidson on Mourth and Fillmore. Gifted by Hiram Thompson, a famed local rider, the 14 inch gator shows hunger after a winter fast and was caught in Cocoa Florida.
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Amarillo
Tech Murd ers Nine From Canyon Local Boys Play Big Part
In Lubbock on April 6 the Texas Tech Matadors beat West Texas State Teachers College 18 to 9 in a spirited season opener. Canyon players Guy Hayden Windy Nicklaus and El Curtis provided key hits and fielding support while Canyon pitchers Elkins and Fonken worked behind the mound. Nicklaus Hayden and Curtis earned mentions in the Lubbock papers as contributors who will return with Amarillo this season.
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Lubbock
Willows
Texas Tech Matadors
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Bull Fighters
Guy Hayden
Windy Nicklaus
el Curtis
Golden Sandstorm
Wheel Horses
American Legion
Nicklaus
Heyden
Hayden
Curtiz
Amarillo
Elkins
Fonken
Music Man Sells Piano For $3,000 To Local Woman
Cincinnati reports Leonard Wray the Music Man sold a Chickering-Atwater piano for three thousand dollars to Lelia Mae Barnum of 2102 Monroe Street. The anonymous sale notes include names of involved parties and street location.
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O. V. Wray
Formula for Stomach Medicine Nets Huge Discovery Prize
An advertisement notes an $80,000 reward for a discovery in stomach medicine. The claim highlights a formula credited with a major breakthrough and a substantial payout. The item frames the discovery as a notable medical advance attracting wide attention.
Dillas 9 pharmacist’s antiseptic sold for stomach cures
G Gordon, a noted pharmacist, developed an internal antiseptic with digestants and earned 80000 for the process. The preparation claims to stop fermentation in the stomach and bowels, relieve indigestion, gas, dyspepsia, and other digestive woes. It is priced at 1.60 for 64 doses and sold by several druggists.
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Dillas 9
Gordon
Post Office Drug Co
City Drug Co
Fox Drug Co
Ledbetter Drug Co
Lindsay Drug Co
Amarillo Faces Urgent Call For Athletic Park Plans
The piece argues Amarillo must build an athletic park as Gasser Park faces removal for railway use and Rivins stadium is to be demolished. It weighs East or North Amarillo, notes rail and viaduct impacts, and urges quick, capitalized action by ambitious local sports advocates.
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Amarillo
Gasser Park
Rivins
Bivins
East
North
Tenth Street
Addion
Sixth Street
Fourth Street
Third Street
Annual Meeting Notes From Southwest Plainaman Amarillo
A convention program lists luncheon at Amarillo Hotel and noon sessions. Topics include press obligations to the public, reports of committees, selection of next meeting place, and election of officers.
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Amarillo
Mildred
J. Cheney
Southwest Plainaman
Otticars
Dempsey in Training Ahead of Year’s Heavyweight Salients
The text notes Jack Dempsey is in training in California for numerous scheduled matches this year with the heavyweight title at stake. Amarisio questions how this knowledge is known and mentions a theater company claiming engagement cancellations and Dempsey’s training. It also states he will go to El Paso for two exhibition bouts on April 17 as a lead up to a major fight, while an office order restricting employee seating caused a strike at a large cotton mill in Wuchang.
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Jack Dempsey
Amarisio
Dempsey
California
el Paso
Wuchang
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