Telegrams reveal anxious notes on Carton case in Albany
A flood of telegrams to John Alden Prescott from Sally Atherton Harriett Mabie Mary Alden Prescott Melville Sartoris and Ruth Burke expresses shock over the Carton Ellington mystery in Albany. Messages plead for news fear for Zoe Ellington and Leslie Prescott and offer support as investigators press for details amid reported disappearances and family anxieties.
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Sally
Albany
Joh
Alden Prescott
Mr. Carton
Leslie
Sally Atherton
Harriett Mabie
John Alden Prescott
Harriet Marie
Sydney Carton
Mary Alden Prescott
Zoe Ellington
Melville Sartoris
Miss Ellington
Jack
Ruth
Leslie Prescott
Amarillo Daily News subscription and service details
The Amarillo Daily News lists subscription rates and delivery options across Texas Oklahoma Colorado and New Mexico. It notes carrier delivery in Amarillo and other cities, with public notices of pricing and terms, plus Associated Press and Wireless Wire service access and correction policy.
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Phonds
Sess
Raeesceeae
Rene
Pillmore
Peva
Amarillo
Advan
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
Butler Prohibition Speech Provokes Southwest Reverence
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University in New York City condemns prohibition in his commencement address to 3543 graduates. He criticizes the nation's sentiment and urges a Southwest visit to see reverence for higher life amid less than full adherence to the constitutional amendment.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University of
Southwest
Dispute Over Houston Statue Riles Local Critics
Local art critics clash over a Houston park monument of General Sam Houston. Two relatives dispute the likeness of the horse statue, while others say the fight stems from a local sculptor’s involvement and would fade if a New York or Chicago artist had been chosen. The broader state shows little interest.
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Sam Houston
Houston
General Houston
New York
Chicago
Brotherly Love Turns Violent at Missouri Lodge
Dispatch reports a stabbing at a negro Masonic Lodge in Missouri where a man was attacked with a sword during a lodge meeting. The assailant wounded his color fellow member, who was hospitalized. The incident underscores tensions amid a claim of brotherhood.
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Missouri
Civilizations and Minds in a Mechanized Age
A provocative piece questions American pride in superior civilization and technological prowess. It argues that while nations boast progress, there's a need to balance material achievements with thoughtful consideration of mental development. The reflection challenges overreliance on machines and urges exploring how mind and body intertwine.
Lawyers Urge Public On Due Process Of Law
Prominent legal figures lament citizen reluctance to submit grievances to due process arguing for stronger adherence to lawful channels. The piece calls for reflection on the roots of this hesitation and the need to uphold established legal procedures.
Quips From Amarillo’s Courtroom Commentary
A local column mocks court battles and Texas manners with pithy lines about common folk, clever lawyers, Panhandle fish, and Amarillo suitors. It quips that justice is rivaled by duels and lam chops, noting love troubles, divorce perils, and a trucker facing a train incident.
Fruits of theology or church leadership debate
Glenn Frank urges spiritual leadership in life problems over pure doctrinal debate. The piece critiques modernist and fundamentalist tensions, warning that tolerance of worldly views may undermine churches and jeopardize the fruits of spiritual life.
File Clerk Earns Boss’s Trust With Steady Service
A diligent file clerk earns the boss’s praise through reliable, quiet work. He often smiles when seeing organized records and calls for a letter to commend the clerk’s dependability. The clerk continues handling files and earns growing responsibility.
Man Held After Drafts Drawn On Banks In Texas City
Special to The News Lubbock June 5 One of the strangest recent cases was uncovered with the arrest of Jon Brown who claims to be from Genrvales county after he attempted to draw drafts on Sweetwater and Dallas banks totaling 10 900 to cover accounts here He says he won 25 000 betting on a horse race in a deal handled by another man who was to deposit winnings in Dallas and Sweetwater banks He approached two Lubbock banks and got 200 from one after a Sweetwater call indicated the account was good Sweetwater bankers later said there was a mix up and not responsible Brown is held here for investigation He has been in Lubbock six weeks but unemployed
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Lubbock
Jon Brown
Genrvales County
Sweetwater Dallas
Brown
Dallas
Sweetwater
Fleet of Ford trucks bought by packing company
The Western Packing company purchased a fleet of Ford trucks from Cooper-Irvin Motor. The first truck was delivered yesterday afternoon with a specially built body and attractive paint. Additional units will follow as they are released from the paint shop.
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Western Packing Company
Cooper-Irvin Motor Company
Former Canadian postmaster dies in Portland Oregon
June 5. W D Rathjen a pioneer Hemphill county citizen died in Portland Oregon his body to arrive here tomorrow night Burial to be held at Canadian cemetery Saturday afternoon He was postmaster at Canadian for about fifteen years appointed by Theodore Roosevelt held office until Wilson administration He lived in Canadian many years moved to Portland two or three years ago Surviving wife Mrs W D B Rathjen and three daughters Mrs W T Dean in Canadian and two married daughters in Oregon.
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W. D. Rathjen
Hemphill County
Portland
Ore
Rathjen
Canadian
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
Wheeler County
Maum
W. D. B Rathjen
W. T. Dean
Oregon
After Six Days film to open at Mission Theatre
The Bible epic After Six Days, a major screen version of Old Testament life, debuts Wednesday at the Mission Theatre. Produced by Pietrues Corporation, it took five years and cost over 3 million dollars with about six hundred principals and thousands of extras involved in its creation.
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Mission Theatre
Europe
America
Pietrues Corporation
Two Big Stars In As Man Desires Opens Monday
Milton Sills and Viola Dana reunite as co stars in As Man Desires a First National romance set in the Orient and South Seas. Sills plays a British army officer accused of murder who flees to Tahiti and captains a pearl fishing vessel while Dana portrays a vivacious native dancer whose love moves the plot. Directed by Irving Cummings with Earl Hudson supervising. strong supporting cast includes Ruth Clifford Rosemary Theby Tom Kennedy Paul Nicholson and more.
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Milton Sills
Viola Dana
Orient
South Seas
Fair Theatre
Ruth Clifford
Rosemary Theby
Tom Kennedy
Paul Nicholson
Lou Payne
Hector Sarno
Anna May Walthall
Edned Artemus
Frank Leigh
Man
Sills
Sea Hawk
Tahiti
Miss Dana
Irving Cummings
Earl Hudson
Housing Experts Aim to Aid Middle Class
The International Congress of Building and Public Works in Paris June 16 19 will study housing for intellectual workers and the middle class. Willard Messenger in New York says the conference will be under French premier patronage with the Republic president hosting participants. Detailed comparisons of national methods to ease shortages and cost reductions in building will be presented and a practical program urged.
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Associated Press
New York
Paris
International Congress of Building and Public Works
Willard Reed Messenger
United States
Republic
Messenger
Match Makers to the World
Match factories in Jonkoping Sweden produce countless matches for every person on Earth. The Swedish Match Corporation reports output at about 0,000 matches per second, totaling 10,000,000,000 boxes annually. The claim notes that if tied, eight paths of match boxes could stretch from Earth to the Moon.
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Associated Press
Jonkoping
Sweden
Swedish Match Corporation
Earth
Technological College Head to Speak at Anvil Lake Party
Canadian Texas July 8 will feature Dr P W Horn president of the Technological College at Lubbock as principal speaker at Anvil Lake. Hemphill County students plan to attend the opening session in September and meet their future school. Large crowds are expected July 3 and 4 with ample amusements planned.
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P. W. Horn
Technological College
Lubbock
Anvil Lake
Canadian
Hemphill County
Horn
New Parish House Planned for Episcopalians in Lubbock
Lubbock Saint Pauls Of The Plains parish plans a parish house, with initial one story construction and strong foundation for a possible second story. Reverend George Vernon Harris says the building will serve as a gathering place and social center. Cost expected around ten thousand dollars, with several thousand already donated.
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Speria
Lubbock
Lubbock Episcopal Parish
Saint Paul's of the Plains
George Vernon Harris
Harris
Lamesa Chamber and Band Tour Ackerly for Goodwill Ties
The Lamesa Chamber of Commerce and its band conducted a goodwill trip to Ackerly last evening. They presented a band concert and several short talks by chamber representatives, inviting Dawson County to cooperate in building a permanent fair. A free picture show followed the concert presented by the county agent.
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Lamesa
Film Agents in the Balkans Victims of Sharp Practice
Berlin report says picture pirates exploit lack of copyright laws in Turkey Romania and Bulgaria forcing American film agents to rush new releases to markets with no protection. Pirates copy films in transit and sell copies under other titles in Balkan cinemas.
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Balkans
Associated Press
Berlin
Moving Picture
Turkey
Romania
Bulgaria
Balkan
Gort
Livestock in Britain Shows Marked Decrease
Margate June 5 Britons face greater reliance on foreign meat imports due to a serious decline in cattle raising. The National Federation of Meat Traders' Association reports England stock fell from 18,000,000 to 14,800,000 head since 1916, Scotland down about 290,000, and Ireland from 8,700,000 to 609,000. The group urges stock increases and government inquiry into rising slaughter of immature lambs calves and plas.
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Associated Press
Margate
Great Britain
National Federation of Meat Traders’ Association
England
Scotland
Ireland
Daily News Crossword Puzzle Four letter words dominate grid
A dense crossword puzzle with horizontal and vertical clues ranging from four letter terms to longer words. It includes household items, measurements, actions, and descriptors, all pointing to a typical newspaper puzzle with themed answers and cross intersections.
When You Go To A Movie A Royal Entertainment
Cynthia Grey extols the movie as more than entertainment. She argues it shows the world from New York to distant seas, teaches history and drama, and offers art and poetry. The piece urges parents to teach children that cinema is a daily cross-section of life and worthy of the Muse.
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New York City
Sea
Madame Pompadour
Louis XV
France
Moses
Pola Negri
Sug
George Meredith
Club for Unbobbed Paris Women Organizes
Paris women form a club for those who have not cut their hair. The organization is in early stages with only a small membership so far.
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