Amarillo Chamber of Commerce hits 679 members in drive
With the sixth day of the drive for 1,000 members completed Amarillo chamber volunteers report 69 new members bringing the total to 679. General chairman John K. Boyce urges all residents and businesses to join by mail, phone, or in person, and a Sunday list of new members will be published in the News-Globe.
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Amarillo
Franklin-Amarillo Co
H. M. Crudgington
J. T. Simmonds
G.W.H. Maroney
J. F. Wadley
W- VY. Lowry
Oriental Cleaners
Keeney Bakery
R. M. Gaines
W. P. Strickland
Joe Vincent
Ralph Whalen
Fain Chemical Co
W.-H. Hayman
R. E. Crudgington
Tri-Way Garage
J. C
E. W. Grogan
W. L. Chenault
A. J. Castleferry
Moore
C. I. Billard
J. C. Ellis
E. F. Lanham
National Bank of Commerce
W. Shelberger
Mrs G D West Rites Set This Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs C D West 89 will be held at Tenth Avenue Methodist church at 2 PM. She died at noon yesterday at her daughter Mrs J E Walker’s home. Survived by daughter Mrs E A Harvey Amarillo and son Ben West Haslett. Interment in Dumas at 4 PM. Reverend M M Beavers Plainview officiates.
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Tenth Avenue Methodist Church
C.D. West
J. E. Walker
Roberts Street
M. M. Beavers
Plainview
West
C. D. West
Panhand
Navy Balloon Declared Winner in National Elimination Race
The United States Navy balloon No. 1 won the National Elimination Balloon race as announced by the National Aeronautical Association committee in Pittsburgh on May 11. It covered 952 miles piloted by Lieut. T. G. W. Settle with Ensign W. Bushell as aide.
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Pittsburgh
United States Navy
National Aeronautical Association
Navy
T. G. W. Settle
W. Bushell
Memorial Services for Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodges
Memorial services for the Gold Fellowship and Rebekah lodges will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday at Polk Street Methodist Church. Dr L N Stuckey, pastor, will deliver the memorial sermon.
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Rebekah
Polk Street Methodist Church
L. N. Stuckey
Modern Whale as Big as Prehistoric Beasts
International News Service reports Yale curator Professor Malcolm R. Thorpe says modern whales rival the size of prehistoric animals. He notes discoveries of dinosaur footprints near New Haven and references California Sequoia trees dating back thousands of years before Christ.
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International News Service
New Haven
Conn
Malcolm R. Thorpe
Peabody Museum
Yale
California
Card of Thanks for Robins and Chilname
Public notice of gratitude for friends who offered acts of kindness and flowers during the death of our beloved wife. Expresses deep thanks for sympathy and support to Robins and Chil.
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Robbins and Chil
Moody's Foe Blasts Governor as Fight Card Is Canceled
In Dallas on May 31 a boxing exhibition at a private club was halted by Ranger Captain Tom Hickman acting under Adjutant General R. L. Robertson's orders. Dallas district attorney William McCraw criticized Governor Moody for blue law enforcement, accusing the move of theatrical politics and noting clashes with other Texas cities. Hickman had also canceled a Fort Worth bout planned for early June.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tom Hickman
Hickman
R. L. Robertson
Moody
William McCraw
McGraw
Galveston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
France
McCraw
Chile and Peru pledge peace before Rotary
At the Rotary International gathering in Dallas delegates from Chile and Peru shook hands on stage to declare the Tacna Arica dispute settled. Francisco Mordones of Santiago and Senor Velando of Arequipa voiced happiness at better ties and friendship between the two nations.
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Asociated Press
Dallas
Rotary International
Francisco Mordones
Santiago
Chili
Peru
M. Eugene Newsom
Durham
North Carolina
Raymond Knoeppel
New York
Knoeppel
Indians See First Buffalo From Texas
Taos New Mexico May 31 United Press four young buffalo donated to Taos Pueblo by Goodman ranch in Texas. The buffalo farm aims to reduce crowding and provide tangible kinship to legends of buffalo hunts. Young bucks will now witness the hunt stories with a real herd nearby.
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United Press
Taos, N. M
Taos Fueblo
Goodni Ranch
Texas
Taos Officials Forecast Indian Traits to Drive Herd Sacrifice
Taos officials believe that native traits will reveal themselves as the herd is sacrificed for hides and heads. The statement implies a ritual or economic motive tied to indigenous practices.
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The
Taos
Cabins Built To Lure Nature Lovers
The U.S. forest service and Pacific Northwest planners promote Swiss chalet style cabins on the Olympic peninsula to lure adventure seekers. Summer crews build hillside houses for rugged recreation with trails, mounts, and a separate wilderness area free of modern noise.
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Associated Press
Seattle
United States Forest Service
Pacific Northwest
United States
Olympic Peninsula
Mount Olympus
Forest Service
Plana
Olympic Mountains
British Society Moves To Save African Animals
London May 31 The Society for the Preservation of Fauna Within the British Empire proposes a Locarno for wild beasts to curb extinction. It blames museums collectors and amateur hunters for the shrinking African animal life and urges coordinated steps to preserve remaining species.
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International News Service
London
Society For
British Empire
King Zogu dismisses gendarmerie chief in Albania
King Zogu ordered the dismissal of the state gendarmerie chief and directed the prosecution of several posts and telegraphs department officials for alleged misuse of public funds.
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Tirana
Zogu
Department of Posts and Telegraphs
Albania
Walt Mason and the grind of housework in verse
A verse sketch by Walt Mason contrasts a dutiful wife who keeps house with her weary routine to the idea of a splurge at Smiths hotel and a night at the movies. The poem laments repetitive meals salt pork and beans while urging change and small breaks from daily toil. Copyright 1929 by The George Matthew Adams Service.
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Susan
Hoyle
Smith’s
Hausfrau
George Matthew Adams
King Midas Loaves Baked For Wall Street Victuals
New York May 81 Niles Rice Becker runs the only bakery in Wall Street, but the loaves he turns out are made of solid gold. The United States assay office melts, tests, and weighs gold used by bankers and merchants daily. Workers melt blocks of gold and pour into molds while officials consider moving the office. Citizens with gold can buy and sell at the counter, while discarded fillings and jewelry are refinenced into gold.
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William R. Kuhns
Associated Press
New York
Niles Rice Becker
Wall Street
United States
Becker
Six injured as baggage car crashes into auto in Dallas
Six persons were injured today when a baggage car on the Texas Electric railway crashed into an automobile. J. D. Jenkins of Nacona and Will Hicks of Dallas were taken to a hospital with probable serious injuries. The crash occurred in Dallas and halted traffic briefly.
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Dallas
Associated Press
Texas Electric Railway Company
J. D. Jenkins
Nacona
Will Hicks
Stuckey urges fathers to stay connected with sons at AMA lunch
Dr. L. N. Stuckey spoke to Amarillo American Business Club at the Ama rillo hotel about losing boys to lack of contact and companionship. He urged fathers to be pals with their boys and called for better recreational facilities and playgrounds to keep youth from drifting toward bad company. The club voted Floyd Jones as its representative for the Jobbers and Manufacturers association trade trip.
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L. N. Stuckey
American Business Club
Amarillo Hotel
Dr. Stuckey
Floyd Jones
Jobbers and Manufacturers’ Association
Agreement on Farm Relief May Be Today
Washington May 31 The farm relief conference committee aims to report to Congress tomorrow on farm relief legislation, recommending elimination of the export debenture plan. Negotiations focus on nine member farm board salaries and whether stabilization agencies stay with cooperatives or government.
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Associated Tress
Washington
Senate
House
Farm Relief Conference Committee
Congress
Hoover
McNary
Oregon
Conference Committee
Eight Hour Police Day Starts in Amarillo
Amarillo police begin an eight hour day for patrolmen today under Chief Jack West. Shifts run 7 am to 4 pm, 4 pm to 11 pm, and 1 pm to 7 am with 50 day rotations. Three new officers join the force and traffic and desk sergeants adopt the schedule.
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Amarillo
Jack West
West
Chage
Patromen
W. C. Beavers
R. L. Hamer
C. J. Lewis
G. W. Ruth
A. A. Wilon
Turner
M. V. Turner
G. Green
Sergean
Anderson
Curtis Crays
Vee
Beauties Land in Galveston for International Pageant
The van guard of beauty contestants arrived aboard the Algonquin for the International Pageant of Pulchritude in Galveston June 8 to 12. Mayor J. E. Pearce led a reception for Miss England Benny Dick and other delegates from France Germany Holland Roumania Spain Luxembourg Austria. A fire in the ship’s No. 2 hold sparked a brief portside scare as passengers rushed to upper decks.
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Galveston
Algonquin
J. E. Pearce
United States
England
Benny Dick
France
Germaine la Bordeu
Holland
Johanna Koopman
Roumania
Magda Dementresen
Lone bandit robs 210 Tyler Street occupants again
A lone unmasked robber held up a house at 210 Tyler Street about 4 PM yesterday, netting four dollars. Miss Dorothy Desmond, owner, said it was the second time the same man targeted the home.
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Tyler Street
Dorothy Desmond
Amarillo Hoo Hoo Officers Headed to Lubbock Event
Gaines D. Whitsitt and Wes Hall lead Amarillo Hoo Hoo to Lubbock on June 8 to join 35 candidates for the ceremony. Lubbock Hoo Hoo plan a big welcome as Amarillo hosts international guests later in September. Belgrade Serbia’s submarine fleet update noted with French and English builds.
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Amarillo
Likey Baseball as Profession
John Jederick a rookie outfielder for Broslyn believes baseball offers more to a young man than any other path. He cites training discipline and travel as key benefits and emphasizes dedication, teamwork, and pride in pursuing a pro career.
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John Jederick
Broslyn
Sargon Treatment Praised By Grateful Couple
A wife and husband express deep gratitude for a treatment called Sargon that they credit with relieving her stomach troubles and restoring energy. They urge others to learn about thetherapy, noting its life changing impact on their family.
Remarkable Sargon Recovery Recalls Cuba Service Abroad
Paul D. Bogardusy of San Antonio testifies that nine years in the tropics plus wartime service left him weak with anemia and high blood pressure. After using Sargon his blood health and strength greatly improved, and he praises the medicine as life restoring. He notes his wife also benefited and cites his nine years as a gas engine mechanic in Central Trinidad Sugar Mills Cuba. The notice lists Fox Drug Company outlets in Amarillo and San Antonio for Sargon.
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Tropics
Cuba
United States
France
Paul
D. Bogardusy
Fair Ave
San Antonio
Trinidad
Sugar Mills
Fox Drug Company
Polk St
4Th
Pierce
Fillmore
Tyler
Std
G. F. Willis, Inc
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Rebekah Memorial
Abe Martin
Chicago
Ike Soles
John F. Dille Co
Ranger
Chile
Rotary
Newsom
Durham, N. C
Board of Directors
Otto Boehler
Vienna
Edouard Willems
Brussels
Charles W. Ackley
Vineland
New Jersey
Germany
Austria
Wilhelm Cuno
Hamburg
Cheeley Perry
Dave Clark
Charlotte
N.C
Roy Ronald
Mitchell, S. D
Dan O'Hern
Oklahoma City
Clyde Huldizer
Des Moines
Iowa
N. J
Otto Boeiler
Florestan Aguilsr
Madrid
New England
North
Mexico
Aztec Republic
King Alphonso
Spain
San Sebastian
Rio de Janiero
Buenos Aires
Memphis
Tenn
British Society
Charles A. Lindbergh
Morrows
Achtais
Trillora
8. R. Gs
Walt Mason
Rhymster
Niles R Becker
A.B. C
Lubbock
Belgrade
Jugo-Slavia
Sargon
Bogardis
Paul D, Bogardus
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