Letter From Sally Atherton to Leslie Prescott Continues
Sally Atherton recounts Bee’s fading health and the complex emotions surrounding her pregnancy. Paula Perrier shows evident affection for Bee’s baby while Bee grows weaker and reserves her words. A doctor notes that happiness or fear may affect recovery as the letter hints at future hopes for the child and Leslie’s family.
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Sally Atherton
Leslie Prescott
Leslie
Bee
Paula Perrier
Paula
Amarillo Daily News Adopts Combined Rates and Circulation
The Amarillo Daily News and Evening Post announce combined subscription options with monthly and yearly rates. The paper emphasizes its reach across the Panhandle, Texas and adjacent states, noting pricing for mail and carrier delivery and its status as a member of the Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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Evening Post
Daily News
Siso Lncal News
Presta
Cas
Sising
Oklahoma
Amarillo
Texas
Colorado
Associated Press
Daily Tribune
Nunn
J. Lb
Fation
Sersss
Panhandle
New Mexico
Denver
Dallas, Worth
Oklahoma City
MALL
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Notice to the Public on Corrections Policy
A public advisory states that erroneous reflections about individuals, firms, or corporations in The News columns will be corrected promptly when brought to attention. The policy underscores safeguarding reputations and committing clear correction of any wrongly published reference.
Prohibition and Texas Prison Populations
Atticus Webb of the Anti Saloon League presents Texas crime and prison figures linking lower population rates to prohibition. He notes 164 per 100000 27 years ago versus 69 per 100000 on January 1, 1925, with many inmates now jailed for prohibition violations. He argues stricter pardons and harsher sentences would deter bootlegging and keep violators from the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atticus Webb
Anti-Saloon League
Texas
Webb
Mayfield to Run for Reelection in 1928
Senator Earle B. Mayfield announces he will seek a second term in 1928 amid a likely hot race with former Governor James E. Ferguson and Pat M. Neff. Ferguson’s plans may shift if Mrs. Ferguson runs for governor, potentially altering the field and runoff dynamics.
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Ferguson
Pat M. Neff
Campaign for Electric Signal System in Amarillo
Civic clubs back an electric signal system to make downtown Amarillo safer for pedestrians and drivers. The piece argues Texas cities are solving traffic issues with signals, noting parking remains a challenge and must be addressed alongside the new system.
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Amarillo
Texas
Ferguson criticizes press in Houston talk
Former Governor James E. Ferguson told some cub reporters in Houston the other day that the press lacks dignity, signaling a combative stance during a casual remarks session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Ferguson
Houston
A Thought on Judgment and Delayed Retribution
A reflective excerpt contrasts human self judgement with divine sovereignty. It cites Proverbs 16:2 about the examination of motives and adds Carlyle’s warning that worldly judgment, though often delayed, remains inevitable, inevitable as life and death.
Tacks on Highway Raise Legal and Safety Questions
In Palo Pinto county a contractor sprinkles large headed tacks on road sections to divert traffic. About twenty five cars were damaged last Sunday between Mineral Wells and Palo Pinto. Officials say control rests with contractors until roads are completed, prompting calls for Highway Department action and contractual penalties to stop the practice.
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Paio Pinto County
Mineral Wells
Palo Pinto
Dankhead
Palo Pinto County
England
Highway Department
Probable rise of auto families in midwest outweighs disasters
ABE MARTIN argues that more families go without autos in one day in the middle west than in four hundred years by California earthquakes. He adds that a man can form another family more easily than rebuild a business block or a seven room house. He comments that some girls feel guilty when they notice they would not be in such situations if they washed off the paint.
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Middle West
Californy
Liberation of Convict Hall Opens Debate on Pardons in Texas
Edward F. Matheson of Canyon, Texas, argues that Governor Neff’s pardons release dangerous criminals into society, weakening protection for homes and communities. He questions the governor’s power, the courts, and the potential rise of a crime era, urging stricter safeguards and continued imprisonment for safety.
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Convict Hall
The
Daily News
Neff
Texas
Edward F. Matheson Canyon
Amarillo Briefs Delay Meeting and Local News
The North Amarillo Civic Club meeting was postponed due to threatening rain. Rev. J R Sharp, pastor of Dalhart First Presbyterian, visited Amarillo. Brick work begins on the fifth floor of the Amarillo Building at Third and Polk. Unusually cool weather keeps motorists from traveling far as Panhandle travel slows.
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North
Amarillo
J. R. Sharp
First Presbyterian Church of
Dalhart
Third
Polk Streets
Footloose Story of the Year Opens Today
Readers are invited to start Footloose, a highly anticipated story of the year. The serial promises many weeks of engaging reading as the tale unfolds each installment.
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Footloose
Shaw's Saint Joan Leads Berlin Season
Max Reinhardt theatres capped an unusually prolific Berlin season with 25 premiers. Shaw's Saint Joan ran 147 nights the top production, while Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of an Author played 79 times and The Dead Aunt by Curt Goetz reached about 100 nights. New and revised plays included Othello, Coriolan, The Imaginary Patient, Cabal and Love, A Servant of Two Masters, The Revisor, Caesar and Cleopatra, Michael Kramer, Lust of Decency, Pillars of Society, and The Krampus. Older repertory featured Wedekind’s Spring's Awakening, Pandora's Box, Strindberg’s Miss Julie, plus revivals of Robert and Bertram and the pantomime Sumurwm.
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Shaw
Berlin
Max Reinhardt
Pirandello
Curt Goetz
Coriolan
Michael Kramer
Wedekind
Strindberg
Robert and Betramy
Sumurwm
Paducah Band to Enter Tri-State Contest Here
The Paducah Chamber of Commerce Band will enter the Tri State Band contest here, as announced to Dave Derden on Monday. This brings eight bands for this year, with potential later entries. Professor Joseph Ruvolo, director of the band, said he had a class A Band or five year class.
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Paducah Chamber of Commerce
Dave Derden
Joseph Ruvolo
Derden
Mrs J E Blitch Buried After Funeral Service
Funeral services were held yesterday morning at Blackburn Funeral Home for Mrs J E Blitch who died at 2 PM last Friday. Rev J C Sisemore of Tabernacle Baptist Church officiated. Police officers served as pallbearers. She is survived by two sons A E Blitch of Amarillo and W R Lee of Amherst and a brother R G Bound of Hale Center.
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Blackburn Funeral Home
J. E. Blitch
J. C. Sisemore
Tabernacle Baptist Church
A. E. Blitch
Amarillo
W. R. Lee
Amherst
R. G. Bound
Hale Center
Walton League Formed at Roby
Special to The News Roby, Aug 3. Edgar T. Neal of San Saba organized a chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America with twenty members at Roby Thursday of last week.
Foundation for Lamesa power plant laid in pump station
Lamesa August 3 foundation for the new engines and other machinery to be put in by the city is being laid in the city pump station this week. Machinery is expected soon and city officials will have the plant ready to operate at once.
Irish Free State to hold first Senate elections
Dublin Aug 3 1922 The Free State will hold its first Senate elections this autumn with 60 seats. Fifteen will be elected plus four vacancies. A panel of 76 names will be used two thirds from the Dail and one third from the Senate. Voting by proportional representation, counting will take weeks. The Senate’s power is limited to delaying non money bills up to 270 days.
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Irish Free State
Dublin
Free State
Senate
Dail
Workers in India benefit by drive against liquor
London reports C V Mehta of Bombay says prohibition improved workers' lives in India. He notes Bombay liquor use fell from 2,800,000 gallons to 1,800,000 in two and a half years, with shops closing during strikes and past non-cooperation efforts boosting living conditions.
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India
Associated Press
London
C. V. Mehta
Executive Council of
Bombay
England
Mehta
Excise
Poona
Mr. Mehta
New Mexico People Interested in Fair
Citizens of eastern New Mexico show strong interest in the Tri State Fair to be held next month. A D Armstrong, returning from a Roswell Clovis Carlsbad advertising tour, predicts large delegations and several counties to bring agricultural exhibits. He will travel to Shamrock and East Panhandle towns today to promote the exposition.
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New Mexico
A. D. Armstrong
Roswell
Clovis
Carlsbad
Funeral held for Canyon girl Ruth Loma Brown
Funeral services were conducted at the family home in Canyon for Ruth Loma Brown age 10. Rev M M Beavers of Canyon Methodist Church led the rites. Burial followed in Dreamland Cemetery under Griggs Percussing Company.
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Canyon
Ruth Loma Brown
M. A. Brown
M. M. Beavers
Canyon Methodist Church
Dreamland Cemetery
Griggs Pertaking Company
Three Injured in Pampa Car Crash
Pampa August 3 Three people suffered cuts and bruises Sunday night near Pampa when two cars collided head on after being blocked by two large trucks. FE E Williams wife and two daughters and T T Callaghan were returning from Oklahoma City in one car. Irvin Jackson of Pampa drove the other. Mrs Williams had a gash on the head. the daughters were bruised. Injuries not dangerous. Both cars badly damaged.
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Pampa
FE. E. Williams
T. T. Callaghan
Oklahoma _ City
Irvin Jackson
German shipbuilders press Russian ship orders on credit
German firms Krupp Wharf and Deutsche Wharf have offered to build commercial and passenger ships for the Soviet Commercial Navy Department on credit for ten to 15 years with 10 percent down. The department found terms acceptable and plans to order tank steamers and passenger ships. A memorandum said placing abroad orders does not harm domestic shipyards and will be funded from profits of exploited ships.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Krupp Wharf
Deutsche Wharf
Soviet
Commercial Navy Department
Sweden expands air routes linking Malmoe to major capitals
Malone Sweden reports a new daily passenger air service between Malmoe and Copenhagen Berlin Amsterdam Paris and London. A daily Stockholm Helsingfors service resumed for mail passenger and light freight with every second day a hydroplane flight between Stockholm and Haling.
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Sweden
Associated Press
Malone
Malmoe
Copenhagen
Berlin
Amsterdam
Paris
London
Stockholm
Helsingfors
Finland
Halzig
Birthroom of Italy's king to be preserved empty
Naples August 3 after debate on preserving the room where King Victor Emmanuel III was born the Minister of Public Instruction with Benedetto Croce decided to leave it entirely empty except for a marble tablet recording the event. Earlier plans to restore or fill the room with Herculaneum relics were dropped.
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Naples
Victor Emmanuel Tit
Fedele
Benedetto Croce
Ias
Herculaneum
Dear Love Letters of Yesterday in a Changing World
Cynthia Grey muses on the decline of love letters amid quick modern communication. She cites breach of promise cases and daughters with rapid dating, yet argues readers still crave sentiment, pondering whether the romantic billet doux remains alive in hearts and movies.
Daily News Crossword Puzzle Preview
At first glance this puzzle seems tough but a note helps. The list includes many crossword clues and brief definitions such as Hopskiln form, pertaining to tides, clauses about painting and sailing, yielding, devouring, hearing, and other common wordplay themes. The page looks like a standard newspaper crossword with a completed answer section and hints for yesterday’s puzzle.
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