Plow That Broke the Plains Draws Libel Claims
A Western film review condemns The Plow That Broke the Plains as libel on Panhandle and plains peoples. It portrays drought and dust, then tractors and combines transforming a harsh landscape into wartime production, warning of punishment for settlers who broke land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George May
Western Plains
Middle West
Rio Grand
Panhandle Plains
France
Italy
Britain
Gly-Cas touted as first medicine to please Amarillo buyers
A local Amarillo advertisement extols Gly-Cas as a miracle herbal remedy for rheumatism neuritis stomach liver kidney and blood disorders. Nurse Mrs Lomie Goin testifies to relief after six years of illness and three boxes. Gly-Cas sold by Fox Drug Co No 3 Oliver-Eakle Bldg Amarillo and Pax Drug Co. price 1 per box or six for 5. add 2 cents tax. checks only travel orders not accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lomie Goin
Buchanan Street
Amarillo
Fox Drug Co. No
Oliver-Eakle
Pax Drug Co
C.O. D
Three Readings on Mind and Manners From Lets Explore Your Mind
A collage of quotes discusses marriage flirtation and unread signals two pieces ponder civilized behavior and heredity while a third argues high level intelligence is needed to give clear instructions. It promotes a booklet by Sadie Myers Shellow and previews tomorrows column on women's gall.
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America
Sadie Myers Shellow
Wiggam
John F. Dille
Amarillo Reactions to The Plow That Broke the Plains Film
Farmers describe the drought damaged land and dust storms as the film shows wastelands and emigration. Critics like Roy Cullum deem the picture detrimental with scant fair context while others note the long farm loan crisis and Resettlement Administration efforts amid westward seeks for better lands.
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Resettlement Administration
Business Men To See Plow That Broke the Plains
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and the Junior Chamber sponsor a 28 minute preview of The Plow That Broke the Plains at the Paramount Theater this morning at 11. Free admission with invitation cards. invitations sent to over a thousand businessmen and citizens. J. P. Harrison arranged theater access. Dr. Harry R. McKeen and L. H. Hayter to speak briefly.
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Paramount Theater
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Drought Years Tighten Grips on Plains Farmers
Seven years among the five driest in Plains farming stir anger as farmers denounce a prevailing narrative they deem a harmful lie and insist they have faced escalating hardships and unpaid debts.
Trail Dust Scene in a Sunset Cowboy Tale
A lyrical vignette follows a buckboard journey toward a distant light where violins tune and a young cowboy hitches his horse. Three girls arrive with an old man as dances unfold, transforming ordinary life into a dreamlike frontier of love, fate, and time’s plow.
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Paradise
Corral
Certificate of Authority for Occidental Insurance in Texas 1936
Austin Texas April 23 1936 certificate issued certifying Occidental Insurance Company San Francisco California complies with Texas law as a condition to do business in Texas for the year ending February 28 1937 signed by Beal R L Daniel chairman of the board directed to whom it may concern showing the certificate of authority issued by the Board of Insurance Commissioners of the State of Texas.
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Austin
Texas
Occidental Insurance Company
San Francisco
California
Beal
Amarillo residents react to critical drought film
Community leaders and businessmen in Amarillo voice strong opinions on a government film about drought and resettlement. They warn it misrepresents the Panhandle, claim exaggerations, and risk damaging local credit and agriculture while urging informed evaluation.
Texas reports larger May gains in employment and payrolls
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research says Texas employment rose 16 percent from April and 5.5 percent from May 1935, with weekly payrolls up 3.1 percent from April and 9.7 percent from the prior year. Several cities posted year over year gains, and building permits in 33 cities rose 80 percent in April despite a monthly dip.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Bureau
Beaumont
Corpus Christi
Denison
el Paso
Fort Worth
Lubbock
Port Arthur
Waco
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Amarillo
Brownsville
Dallas
Laredo
McAllen
Sherman
Sweetwater
Untold Courage Behind a Smile in Daily Life
A man recounts a young woman of high character who visits a jailed person with visible nerves and tears. Days later she works quietly in a downtown shop, keeping a brave secret as she helps customers and performs her daily duties with a forced smile.
Shanghai Students Demonstrate Against Japan
About two thousand Shanghai students paraded the streets in anti-Japanese demonstrations, banners raised and chants echoing, under police guidance and without incident as they moved from the business district.
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Shanghai
Japan
Tientsin
Futrall Elevated to Freight Division Agent Role
Bill Futrall, longtime Island Railroad freight agent based in Amarillo, rises to division freight agent replacing J M Spann who moves to assistant freight traffic manager at Little Rock. Futrall began as Santa Fe station helper in 1919 and joined Rock Island in 1924 after stints with Gulf Coast and Southern Pacific.
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Wig B.bsutral
Island Railroad
Amarillo
Sucee J. M. Spann
Little Rock
Ark
Mr. Futral
Fort Worth
Santa Fe
Altaloma
Texas
Gulf Coast
Southern Pacific
Futral
Rock Island
Neon gas experiments may revolutionize all forms of lighting
A Amarillo neon sign technician says neon gas experiments could replace incandescent bulbs in homes and offices. He notes neon and argon tubes emit cold light with low electricity use, but practical illumination awaits. fluoromor glass tubes enable decorative lighting. The Times Square Wrigley sign and the Santa Fe building sign illustrate large investments in neon technology.
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L. M. Hoarer
Amarillo
Mr. Hoarer
Ramsey and
Travers
Watson
Times Square
New York City
Funeral services at 4 for Hollis Mashburn
Hollis Dale Mashburn one year old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Mashburn of 508 Houston Street will be buried at Llano Cemetery after a 4 o clock funeral service at N S Griggs Funeral Chapel. Rev H C Smith of San Jacinto Methodist Church will officiate. Survived by parents, grandparents L F Mashburn of Happy and T A Culpepper of Amarillo. Pallbearers E Greathouse Fred Magness Dudley Underwood Al Roland. Employed by Steffens Ice Cream Co.
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Hollis Dale Mashburn
H. E. Mashburn
Houston Street
N. S. Griggs Punnenl
Hollis Dale
H. C Smith
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Llano Cemetery
L. F. Mashburn
Happy
T. A. Culpepper
Amarillo
E. Greathouse
Fred Magness
Dudley Underwood
al Roland
Mashburn
Steffens Ice Cream Co
Carnival Opens At Western States Show To Aid Veterans
The Western States Shows carnival opens at 7 tonight for a week to benefit veterans via John B. Golding Post VFW. A Sunday News Globe coupon offers two rides for one, with free circus acts nightly led by aerialist Ethel Garland. VFW members work the grounds at Fourth Avenue and Madison Street to run rides and shows, featuring 12 rides and many side-shows.
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John B. Golding Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sunday News-Globe
VFW
Fourth Avenue
Madison Street
Building Permits For Ben Lane And Nearby Properties
Ben Lane 3608 Polk Street adds a residence with an estimated cost of 2550 dollars. contractor Clifford Mae Murtry. Home Owner's Loan Company at 700 Tennessee Street performs general repairs with estimated cost 501 dollars. contractor B R Gardner. George Grimm 707 Jackson Street changes partitions and general repairs with estimated cost 750 dollars.
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Ben Lane
Polk Street
Clifford Mae Murtry
Home Owner's Loan Company
Tennessee Street
B. R. Gardner
George Grimm
Jackson Street
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Ernest Duke
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J. A. Whitley
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Bill Futral
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