Historic Logan House razed for new Altoona post office
The Historic Logan House in Altoona Pennsylvania once hosted governors conferences and presidents including Grant Hayes Taft and Wilson. Built in 1853 by the Pennsylvania Railroad it suffered a major fire in 1872 and saw partial use as railroad offices from 1903. Now demolished to clear space for a modern post office.
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Logan
Govrnors
Grant
Hayes
Taft
Wilson
Abraham Lincon
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wilderness
Pittsburgh
Logan House
Woodrow Wilson
William Howard Taft
John K. Tener
United States
Boies Penrose
Mei Lan-fang Heads South Seas on Cultural Tour
China’s famed actor Mei Lan-fang sails for the South Seas with a 40 member company on a cultural mission to Manila Singapore and the Malay and Dutch East Indies under the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. He plans no profits and aims to showcase Chinese drama.
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Manila
Singapore
Dutch East Indies
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Mei
China
Peiping
State to vote on amendment consolidating tax collector and assessor
In the 1932 general election Texans will decide a proposed constitutional amendment to merge the offices of county tax collector and assessor. The measure passed both legislative houses. N. R. Strong of Slocum authored the proposal. Proponents say no other offices can be merged and note tax collectors and assessors operate in different seasons.
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Austin
N. R. Strong
Slocum
Huge eagle slain by Texas rancher near Ozona
Ozona Texas May 30 A huge Mexican eagle killed hundreds of lambs and kids in the area this season before George Harrell trapped and killed the bird on his ranch near Ozona The eagle had a seven foot one inch wingspan The carcass of a kid was found with the trap and the eagle carcass nearby
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Ozona
Texas
George Harrell
Harrell
Marriage and Divorce While You Wait In Marion Arkansas
Marion Arkansas prepares as a quick divorce center under a new 90 day law. Squire Wylie and Reverend Fleming offer curbside marriages in minutes while the courthouse handles fast divorces for a fee as low as fifty dollars. The town expects Memphis visitors and local lawyers scramble to capture the business ahead of the June 12 deadline.
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NEA
Marion
Ark
South
Gretna Green
Reno
Squire Wylie
Parson Fleming
Crittenden County
Mississippi River
Memphis
Tenn
Squire
Rev
L. F. Fleming
Arkansas
Gentlemen of the Bar
A. B. Carter
America
Gladys Davis Smith
Marion County Bar Association
Fowler
Fowler & Berry
Frank Berry
Mar
Fleming
A. B. Wylie
Tennessee
Bar Association
Arkansas Bar Association
Arkansas County Clerks’ Association
Marion County’s 1937 marriages set county record
In Marion Arkansas the Crittenden County courthouse issued 1937 marriage licenses last year. The town’s weddings outpaced Little Rock by 371 cases despite Marion’s small population. Estimated wedding bells toll every four hours 28 minutes and 19 seconds.
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Crittenden County
Marion
Ark
Little Rock
Arkansas
Crittenden
Air travel costs more but saves time on world routes
Colonel the Master of Sempill reports on six global air routes totaling 28 000 miles. Rail and sea take 78 days for the same ground versus 36 days by air, with land and sea fares about 348 pounds and air travel about 628 pounds. He notes air travel costs roughly $1.85 more per hour yet halves travel time, prompting businessmen to weigh time value against cost.
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London
U.P
Sempill
London Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Moving a 24 000 ton Schwab Building in Hamilton Ohio
A Chicago firm moved the Schwab Building weighing 48 000 000 pounds to clear space for a new project. Four men guided rollers while horses aided the 75 foot southward slide, after an initial seven foot five inch lift by 20 workers. A crowd formed as the move began. Washington reports a new tiny foreign built midget automobile from Germany, lighter and cheaper, with a two cylinder 15 horsepower engine capable of 60 mph.
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Hamilton
O.R
Chicago
Schwab
Washington
United States
New York welcomes rose port of the Ross whaling voyage
The Sir James Clark Ross returns with a record cargo of whale oil worth over two million dollars. Edward Jorgensen, who logged 253 of 1 444 whales, earns about forty thousand dollars from the voyage. The crew, mainly Norwegians, worked long shifts in mild Antarctic weather with one burial at sea.
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NEA Service
New York
Moby Dick
James Clark Ross
Antarctic
Edward Jorgensen
Oscar Nilsen
Ross
Ross Sea
Nilsen
America
Boy Scouts Awarded at Amarillo Pep Rally Court
Sixty one badges across merit, star, first class and eagle were earned by Amarillo area scouts at a combined court of honor and pep rally at Ellwood Park. Bill Wisdom of Claude troop received the lone eagle award amid plans for a June 10 NM camping tour through Santa Fe and Carlsbad.
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Amarillo
Ellwood Park
Bill Wisdom
Claude
Marvin J. Paul
John S. McKnight
L. C. White
C. W. Seibel
C. H. Quattlebaum
Ed Spann
Paul
George N. Hailey
George Hailey
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Carlsbad
C. A. Gray
C. B. Johnson
Quintin Lewis
C. O. Vinnedge
Herbert Pester
Las Duflot
Jack Burnett
Tol Ware
G. A. Mahler
Wilburn Byrd
Lee Ravey
C. A. Grover
E. A. Blankenship
Houser Basham
Charles Lawler
Ed Browder
Billy
Old Cowboys to Attend Stamford Texas Cowboy Reunion
Invitations go to West Texas range workers pre 1895 for the second annual Texas Cowboy Reunion in Stamford. Events include rodeo contests limited to real ranch hands, square dances, fiddlers, chuck wagon supper on June 26, and a planned permanent grandstand and pavilion improvements. Col. R L Denick chairs the pioneers committee. A C Cooper predicts thousands of attendees.
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Stamford
Tex
West Texas
Col
R. L. Denick
Jones County
A. C. Cooper
Reunion Association
Pioneers of
W. G. Swenson
John” Selmon
S. M.S
D. T. Perkins
Rodeo Arena
Palmer Lake Meteor Cutting Plant Spurs Scientific Study
Palmer Lake Colorado hosts the western hemisphere's sole meteor cutting plant run by Prof. H. H. Nininger. Meteorites arrive from across the Americas to be cut polished and analyzed revealing their speed before atmospheric entry and details of their composition and history.
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Palmer Lake
Colo
U.A
Rockies
H. H. Nininger
Colorado Museum Natural History
North
South America
Summer Term Kicks Off at Amarillo College of Music
The Amarillo College of Music opens its summer term with the beginner’s band organizing at 10 this morning and the children's chorus meeting at 10 Tuesday. Chorus led by Emil F. Myers, band by Ellis B. Hall, with a mid July public program. Madelyn Robinson heads the public school music department and there are several out of town enrollments.
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Amarillo College of Music
Emil F. Myers
Ellis B. Hall
Woods Ellison Improves After Illness
Woods Ellison who has been seriously ill at his home 1619 Washington Street for the past two weeks is reported somewhat improved. He was stricken about two weeks ago and has been very sick. Improvement is most noticeable in the mornings, but his temperature runs higher in the afternoons.
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Woods Ellison
Washington Street
Mr. Ellison
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