Amarillo Wholesalers Set Plans For Buyers Convention
A special meeting of the Amarillo Wholesalers and Jobbers Association outlined details for the Buyers Convention to be held September 3 and 4. Committees named and travel, hotel, and banquet plans approved. anticipated strong visitor turnout and ample entertainment amid revived commerce efforts in Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Henry Gooch
Ted George
Will A. Smith
D. P. Seay
Walter B. Allen
J. Cole
Norris Ewing
E. L. Higinbotham
H. E. Westmoreland
Flood dam plan eyed to curb South Canadian flood hazard
War Department engineers estimate five dam projects in the Panhandle Logan NM would cost about 5 million dollars. Oklahoma officials expect Congress to fund the dams and irrigation plans, with work to start promptly and finish in two years if approved. Local and state officials seek state aid and inter or state agreement, with congressman McKeown set to introduce the appropriation bill.
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Sociated
Panhandle
Logan
New Mexico
War Department
Stinnett
69Th Congress
Potter County
Congress
Oklahoma
South Canadian
Arkansas
United States
Texas
Kansas
Colorado
Tom D. McKeown
Atoka
McKeown
Washington
Drought Area Preference Proposed in Road Work Plan
Governor Miriam A Ferguson urged the Texas State Highway Commission to give preference to drought-stricken areas in road improvements. The letter, made public, prioritized relief for the affected region without disrupting existing commitments.
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Drouth
Austin
State Highway Commission
Miriam A. Ferguson
Chinese Workers Shot At Kiangnan Dock Clash
Chinese police killed two and wounded four during a dockside clash with a mob of Kiangnan dock workers in Chinese territory. The crowd was threatening the police station to demand the release of companions arrested earlier.
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Associated Press
Shanghat
Kiangnan
A P Survey Into Floydada Is Completed
Special to The News Floydada August 25 Final locations are set for the Quanah Acme and Pacific extension into Floydada A F Sommers general manager aided by G A Lider Floyd County engineer and ten men conducted the survey The railroad will enter from the cap rock fifteen miles east and three miles south of Floydada with a sixty two foot per mile grade Sommers says it will be the best grade on the cap rock area Citizens along the route are securing right of way and terminal grounds
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Floydada
Quanah
Acme & Pacific
A. F. Sommers
G. A. Lider
Floyd County
Caprock
Sommers
Sinclair Cuts Gas Price in Western States
Sinclair Oil and Refining announces a two cent a gallon gasoline price cut and one cent cut for kerosene in the middle western states to match a price reduction by the Standard Oil company of Indiana.
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Sinclair
Associated Press
New York
Sinclair Oil and Refining Company
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Stribling K C defeats Fitzsimmons at Fort Bliss
Young Stribling knocked out Red Fitzsimmons of San Francisco in the third round of a scheduled 12 round bout at Fort Bliss tonight, in El Paso.
Texans find northern dairies yield rich farm wealth
Special to the Star reports a Texas caravan led by M. B. Oates studying Midwestern dairy methods in Monroe County Minnesota. Eight million pounds of butter were processed in farmer owned cooperative creameries, with sixty thousand cows yielding milk. By-products from skim milk aid poultry and hogs, adding about one and a half million dollars in revenue. The party toured Tomah and Rochester fairs, noted Holstein stock, and observed dairy related plants from Sparta to Rochester, including Sparta’s half million dollar annual poultry trade.
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C. D. Cates
Sleepy Eye
Minn
Texas
M. B. Oates
Fort Worth
Atlantic Seaboard
Tomah
Monroe County
Rochester
Grahamholm
Graham
Sparta
Nineteen Inch Trouser Bottoms New Style Limit
Chicago reports fashion notes from the twelfth annual convention of the National Association of Retail Clothiers. President R. E Bigelow says college men drive trends with nineteen inch trouser bottoms the new standard. Fall styles favor wide belts soft hats bright colors and forest green and tan suit finishes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
R. E Bigelow
National Association of Retail Clothiers
Program Schedule for Tri-State Fairgrounds Event
Registration at 8 a.m. and music and opening at 9 a.m. Address by B F Yoakum from New York City at 10 a.m. Dr J J Crume speaks at 1:30 p.m. Sectional meetings begin at 2 p.m. Evening addresses by Lynch Davidson of Houston and Judge R W Hall of Amarillo at 8 p.m. All sessions at Tri-State Fairgrounds east of city, State's Day program in Municipal Auditorium.
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B. F. Yoakum
New York City
J. J. Crume
Lynch Davidson
Houston
R. W. Hall
Amarillo
Tri-State Fairgrounds
City
Municipal Auditorium
West Texas Farmers Congress Opens at Municipal Auditorium
The West Texas Farmers Education al Congress opens at the Municipal Auditorium with delegations arriving including 16 Texas Wheat Growers' Association directors. Speakers include B F Yoakum Lynch Davidson and R W Hall. The program features registrations, music, welcomes, and sectional meetings on crops and horticulture.
City Water Works Valuation Debate Highlights Jones Report
At a city commission meeting Banks Jones, city engineer, presented the water works valuation. He compared his figures with Engineer Cropper for the old City Light and Water Co, noting depreciation differences. Jones questioned goodwill as not purchasable, and proposed replacement values with various depreciation methods.
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City Commission
Banks Jones
City Water Works
Jones
Cropper
Old City Light & Water Company
Old City Light and Water Company
Water Company
Engineer Cropper
Mr. Jones
Supreme Court
Farm Congress to Open Sessions at Municipal Auditorium
Will Preside O. P. Russ of Panhandle, president of the West Texas Farm Congress, will preside at the sessions which will formally open this morning at the Municipal Auditorium.
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O. P. Russ
Panhandle
West Texas Farm Congress
Municipal Auditorium
Brown Cracker House to Have an Additional Story
F B Means announces enlargement of Brown Cracker & Candy Co building from one to two stories with a basement. The 90 by 140 foot structure will rise at 96 100 Taylor Street after demolition of current buildings began yesterday. I L Allen of Dallas, secretary treasurer, helped plan the project.
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Brown Cracker & Candy Co
F. B. Means
Taylor Street
Means
I. L. Allen
Dallas
Floydada Girl Accidentally Killed by Brother
A 12 year old girl, the sister of a 15 year old boy, was shot and killed near Floydada while returning from a rabbit hunt about 4 PM. The boy, son of H. G. Johnson, found at the scene, and the incident occurred 14 miles west of Floydada. Full names and details were unavailable tonight.
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Floydada
H. G. Johnson
Here
Mother's Love Wins in Fight by Mrs Canady
Governor Miriam A Ferguson refused New York's extradition request for Mrs Roscoe Canaday of San Antonio. The case concerns custody and alleged kidnapping of their five year old son Roscoe Jr. The governor criticized Mrs Canaday’s husband, noting a long domestic dispute and stating she will not be sent to New York for further persecution.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
al Smith
New York
Roscoe Canaday
San Antonio
Queens County
Roscoe Jr
Canaday
W. C. Linden
Walter Linden
Bexar County
Texas
Ferguson
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Nearby Areas
The outlook calls for partly cloudy conditions across West Texas and Eastern New Mexico with a chance of showers in the western portions. Tonight a high pressure system moves east, bringing cooler temperatures and continued partly cloudy skies. Temperatures by hour show variable readings with a cool trend across the plains and Rockies regions.
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Amarillo
Vicinsity
Texas
New Mexico
South Dakota
Plains States
Rocky Mountain
South Atlantic Coast
Amarilo Yester
Abilene visitors hail Amarillo hosts at trade excursion
Abilene trade excursionists 125 strong arrived from Wichita Falls after a day of intercity visits. Amarillo welcomed them with a parade led by Hanson Post American Legion Drum Corps. The group praised Amarillo’s Municipal Auditorium and the Cowboys Band of Simmons College. Ernest Thompson chaired the program with J. N. Riggs presiding.
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Abilene
Amarillo
Plains
Wichita Falls
American Legion
Hanson Post
Fort Worth
Municipal Auditorium
West Texas
Cowboys
Simmons College
Ernest ©. Thompson
Board of City Development
J. N. Riggs
Board of
Col Lee Advocates Diversified Farming in Canadian
Col R Q Lee president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce addressed about 160 Hemphill county farmers and Canadian citizens praising diversified farming and intensive methods. The gathering at Harvey House featured speakers Whitaker and B M Whitaker plus local officials. Hardy of the Amarillo News urged citizens to adopt varied crops and better garden production.
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Col. Lee
Olin F. Hardy
Hemphill County
Col. R. Q. Lee
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Great West Texas Commercial Organization
Daily Press
Panhandle
Texas
Canadian
Whitaker
Whiteaker
O. F. Hardy
Amarillo I News
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Association
Emmett
Board of City Development Rooms
Aarbiaia
SAL
Davidson
West Texas Farmers Educational Congress
The
Texas Wheat Growers’ Association
M. D. Ramsey
Kans
Mr. Ramsey
Frisco System
Lumberman
Seventh Court of Civil Appeals
Lewis Rogers
Federal Farm Loan Bank of Houston
Grace Stover Krug
Rev. R. Thomson
Ray Johnson
R.S. Thompson
Farm Congress
Eula Elliott
Yoakum
John Knight
Canyon
H. C. Roffey
R. EB. Overstreet
Lubbock
L. O. Floyd
McLean
H. M. Rainer
Kansas City
Frank Wilson
Clarendon
M. Faulkner
Waco
McLennan Farm Association
Jeff Bartlett
Herbie Waterbury
May
May Seymour
Mrs. Canady
Ler
Chamber of Commmerce
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