Principals Prepare for School Classification in Amarillo
The senior and junior high school principals announce early classification for pupils entering high school and those returning. Charles M. Rogers will start August 17 to assist parents with classifying pupils and sharing records. Elizabeth Nixson, at the junior high, will be in on August 31 after attending George Peabody College. Contact numbers 1023 and 3047. Courses include general, language, science, home economics, manual training and commercial.
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Charles M. Rogers
Rogers
Elizabeth Nixson
George Peabody College For
Nashville
Tennessee
Miss Nixson
Amarillo Independent
New Diana Eight Model Sensation
Lawrence Nobles of Nobles Motor Co announces strong interest in the Diana light straight eight. The new model is the first all new car in years and has sparked nationwide interest. It features a 73 horsepower engine and speeds from two to seven miles per hour. Nobles invites Amarillo and Panhandle residents to see the car.
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Lawrence Nobles
Nobles Motor Co
Diana and
Moon Automobiles
United States
Nobles
Amarillo
Panhandle
Woman Doing Good Work Promotes Mayr Remedy
An advertisement features a testimonial from a woman with stomach and liver trouble praising Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. It claims the product clears intestinal mucus and reduces inflammation linked to digestive ailments, including appendicitis, with a money back guarantee and Randal Drug Co. Ad.
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Mayr
Randal Drug Co
Ady
Boy rides airplane wing to Los Angeles rescue mission
In a dramatic incident at Las Vegas Nevada a 15 year old hobo named Jack Richmond clung to the wing of a plane bound for Los Angeles. Major C C Moseley of the California National Guard air force piloted the craft and reported the youth saved the flight from a possible crash by staying on the wing until the plane landed. The boy said he left Milwaukee July 7 to beat his way to the coast and he wore through his shirt during the flight.
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Los Angeles
Jack Richmond
Las Vegas
Nevada
C. C. Moseley
California National Guard Air Force
Moseley
Chesnut
Wood
Jack
Griffith Park
Moseleys
Milwaukee
San Antonio Photographer Found Dead in Parked Car
An all night search ended with the discovery of William B. G. Grade, a San Antonio photographer, slumped in a sedan under pecan trees in Roosevelt Park. Letters reveal he was a disabled war veteran seeking relief from excruciating pain and mention medical procedures at Walter Reed and General Hospital No. 16. The note to the finder explains his decision and includes farewell lines to his wife, mother, and friends.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
William B. G. Grade
Roosevelt Park
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
General Hospital
New Haven
Conn
Jod
Bill
British embassy to be built in Tokyo at cost
A new British embassy is planned in Tokyo Japan at a total cost of 1 200 009 dollars. The project aims to strengthen diplomatic presence and facilitate
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Tokyo
Japan
Turnips Raised on Arm strong Court House Lawn in the 1890s
H M Timmons notes Claude Arm strong County once had a public turnip patch on the court house lawn inviting anyone to harvest. The Dalhart patch on the Dallam County Court house lawn in the 1990s is not a new idea, he said, recalling the earlier practice.
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Armstrong Court House
Daily News
Dallam County
Oasis Pavilion Announces Three Dances This Week
W. J. Hurt, Oasis Dancing Pavilion manager, reports dances on Wednesday Thursday and Saturday with the Nite Owl Orchestra providing music. Patronage is strong and Hurt hints at future improvements including a larger floor roofed seating area and a soda fountain with light lunch stand.
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Oasis Pavilion
W. J. Hurt
Oasis Dancing Pavillion
Nite Owl
Mr. Hurt
Amarillo
Oasis
White Deer Farmers Social Meeting Draws Large Attendance
The White Deer farmers social gathering Thursday drew about 150 farmers and families. The entertainment committee presented a solid program and the Two Families band from Pampa provided music. Featured entertainers included Mildred York of Panhandle, Mary Elizabeth Ledford of Amarillo, Blanche and Merril Ramsey of Amarillo, and Mrs M D Ramsey. Refreshments were served and enjoyed.
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White Deer
Pampa
Mildred York
Panhandie
Mary Elizabeth Ledford
Amarillo
Blanche
Merril Ramsey
M. D. Ramsey
Electrify More Mexican Railways Contract Awarded
San Antonio August 15 The General Electric contract to electrify eighteen more kilometers of the Mexico railway to Vera Cruz at 50 000 dollars was signed. D E Holloway vice president and general manager said work starts immediately. The 550 mile line recently added thirty miles at 3 000 000 and bought ten locomotives. Electrification aims to handle 4 percent grades and up to 9 000 feet elevation. The line, owned by British capital with 50 000 000 capitalization, has no link to government lines.
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San Antonio
General Electric
Mexico
Vera Cruz
D. E. Holloway
London
International Railway Congress
Holloway
Mr. Holloway
British Capital
Clarendon Christian Church to Install New Pastor
Clarendon welcomes Rev. A. B. Crocker of Winter Haven Florida who will assume leadership of the First Christian Church in September. Mrs Crocker will direct music and officials plan a parsonage overhaul to receive the new minister, signaling a renewed church life in the city.
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Clarendon
Man Seeks Fresh Air Tonic After Doctor’s Advice
A man exact in his English visits a doctor who prescribes a tonic in the form of fresh air, suggesting that exposure to outdoors is what he needs most for his ailment. The exchange reflects a simple, old fashioned medical prescription rooted in improving health through environment.
Vast Farm Machinery Sale Boosts Amarillo Area
The Panhandle Amarillo trade region shows rapid diversification as farm equipment sales surge. International Harvester estimates 1926 implement business at five to six million dollars with small tools up about 25 percent, while harvesting gear falls due to wheat losses. Growth driven by new farmers and shift to row crops increases cultivators, listers, harrows demand.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
W. A. Fisk
International Harvester Company
United States
Tucumcari to Get New R 1 Station
Special to The News Tucumcari New Mexico August 15 Construction of the new passenger station promised Tucumcari probably will be started by September 15 says J E German president of the Rock Island in a wire to the state corporation commission Some changes were made in the plans at a conference of officials of the Rock Island and Southern Pacific which will build the station jointly held recently at Tucumcari and if these are satisfactory Gorman says bids will be called for at once Band Gives First Concert Floydada Aug 15 The first concert of the newly organized band of Floydada gave its first concert on the court house lawn to a large Floydada crowd
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Tucumcari
N. M
J. E. German
Rock Island
State Corporation Commission
Southern Pacific
Gorman
Ploydada
Band of
Floydada
Court House Lawn
C. W. Beene
Crosbyton
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