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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1923

Page

3

Linn Granted Right to Save 100000 Acre Oil Lease

Special to The News from Santa Fe New Mexico June 7. State Land Commissioner Justiniano Baca grants State Senator Zinn an exclusive right of way until June 18 to file for the 100000 acre lease under new rules. If Zinn fails by then, others may bid on the tracts at public auction. Zinn must file two 60000 acre applications.

Sant FE N. M Zinn Justiniano Baca Baca Mr. Zinn Mr. Baca Senator Zinn

Raton Judge Weds Roswell Bride in Las Vegas Ceremony

Judge Thomas J. Leib of Raton, head of the Highth Judicial District serving Colfax Union Quay Harding and Taos counties, married Miss Dula Mae Vickers of Roswell at Las Vegas. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vickers, is Roswell High and Normal University graduate and has taught at Roswell and Raton high schools. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. H R Mills.

Roswell Raton Highth Colfax Union Quay Harding Taos Las Vegas Dula Mae Vickers Vickers The Normal University At Roswell and H. R. Mills Methodist Church Leib Springer New Mexico Kansas Eighth Judicial District

Road amendment urged by Texas Highway Association

Commercial Club in Wheeler heard BP Reid of Pampa explain the Texas road plan. The amendment would create state funded connected highways with federal aid on a fifty fifty basis, to supplement county efforts and end patchwork roads. Voters face July 28. Also in Quanah Mary Ida Moree, 50, died after drinking carbolic acid amid local tensions. burial near Marshall.

Wheeler BP. Reid Pampa Texas Reid Fort Elliott Highway Association Texas Highway Association Quanah Mary Ida Moree Flynt Marshall

Texas bachelor gives away one million in gifts

McKinney Texas June 1 Gus Wilson an 80 year old bachelor near here has given away one million dollars in money and property including twelve houses twenty autos a bungalow school houses land and cash. He hides gifts behind acts of charity and often pays mortgage or buys autos for those in need. He keeps 160 acres and holds a strange policy of canceling notes if the borrower cannot pay. He once bought a chandelier for a church only to remove it later when unused.

Mckinney Texas Gus Wilson A. M. Wilson Gus Wilson House of God Mance Africa

Photoplay of Willard Mack Drama Your Friend and Mine

The Willard Mack stage hit has become a lavish photoplay titled Your Friend and Mine starring Enid Bennett and J. Herbert Frank. The plot is novel and swift with elaborate staging. Also featured is a new series The Leather Pushers by H. C. Witwer with Reginald Denny in the lead, claimed more exciting than previous entries.

Willard Mack Enid Bennett J. Herbert Frank H. C. Witwer Reginald Denny

Han son Post to Hold Social Next Tuesday Night Bout

The regular weekly Han son Post meeting next Tuesday will be social only with no business. The main event is an eight round boxing bout. Open to all service men. Each member may invite one non veteran. Members urged to attend and ensure a great turnout.

Hanson Post

Radio program delayed by lightning at WRAU

Intense storms disrupted the Thursday evening schedule at WRAU forcing The Daily News program to be postponed to Friday night. plans included a special concert for Rock Island Institute attendees in Amarillo with jazz, vocal and classical selections broadcast via multiple outdoor sets. The Daily News operates with WDAG and plans an improved air program for local listeners.

Daily News Martin Rock Island Institute Amarillo WDAG Home Furniture Company

Sampey to Preach Sermon Sunday for Baylor Graduates

Dr. John R. Sampey a professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville will deliver the commencement sermon to Baylor University graduates at Waco He previously held a revival at First Baptist Church here about two years ago and is slated to speak Sunday for the graduation event

John R. Sampey Southern Baptist Theological Seminary of Louisville First Baptist Church Baylor University Waco

Panhandle graduates listed from Amarillo area

Graduation exercises conclude Wednesday June 13 with Panhandle graduates including Drum mond U Bartlett Wellington Franklin Wilson Memphis earning bachelor of law Isabella Virgin Amarillo master of arts Ruth Virgin Amarillo bachelor of arts and piano certificate Sara Lowrey Blue Mountain Miss daughter of Congressman B G Lowrey and former Amarillo resident also among those earning a master of arts. The hat making art was known in Spain and Holland before its introduction into England in Henry VIII's reign.

Amarillo Panhandle Drummond U. Bartlett Wellington Franklin Wilson Memphis Isabella Virgin Ruth Virgin Sara Lowrey Blue Mountain B. G. Lowrey Spain Holland Enealad Henry VIII

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