Letter From Leslie Prescott To Walter Burke Continued
In Prescott’s continuing cable letter Leslie describes Benson guarding Miss Leslie and the children with loaded duck guns, while Ruth, Mary, and the cook retreat to the hallway. Jack and Commissioner Laidlaw soon arrive after addressing the danger, and Leslie hopes Zoe and Syd remain safe as she worries about them and the pearls she says she no longer cares for.
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Leslie
Prescott
Walter Burke
Jack
Commissioner Laidlaw
Benson
Ruth
Mary
Zoe
Syd
Amarillo Daily News Editorial Department and Rates
The Amarillo Daily News describes its editorial office on Bell and 1llmore Streets and outlines subscription rates by mail in advance for Texas Oklahoma Colorado and New Mexico. It notes delivery by carrier in Amarillo and other areas with monthly and yearly options and mentions a combined rate with The Evening Post. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and Audit Bureau.
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Aeee
Llmore
Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Oklahoma
Denver
Dallas
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Texes
Alvance
the Evening Post
Daly News
News and Ning Post
Amarilla
Associated Press
al News
Associated Presa
Audit Bureau
Notice to the Public on Corrections Policy
A public notice states the editor will promptly correct any erroneous reflections on individuals firms or corporations in the news columns and asserts it does not intend to injure reputations. It invites readers to call attention to corrections and promises prominent rectifications when warranted.
Building and Loan Associations See Big Growth in 1924
The United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations reports 400000 homes aided last year and rapid growth. National assets rose 822000000 with 11844 local associations totaling 765937197 and 8854352 members. Membership up 18.76 percent in 1924. assets up 20.87 percent. loans outstanding reached 1460000000, up 200000000 from prior year.
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United States League of Local
Kansas City
Texas to Build 1239 Miles of Roads This Year
Texas plans 1239 miles of roads with federal aid this year and will rank third in the nation. Missouri leads with 1520 miles and Illinois with 1500. Texas has 10932 miles approved for federal aid, and 6812 improved miles, 1696 built with federal aid. New York and Minnesota top Texas in improved mileage.
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Texas
Missouri
Illinois
Union
New York
Minnesota
Safety First Hints For Trains And Road Use
Safety First is a slogan urging constant vigilance to reduce accidents. Hints include never pass on hills or curves, disputing right of way with the engineer only when safe, urging adults to supervise children, warning against drivers speeding near kids, and keeping to the right to avoid waste, danger, and legal trouble.
Young Graduates Debate Youngest Texas High School Grads
A Texas city weighs the claim of the youngest high school graduate after an initial award was reversed due to a birth month error. The disputed honor sparks a debate on age, records, and procedures amid district scrutiny.
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Texas
A Thought on Liberty and Love From Galatians 5:13
A brief reflection cites Galatians 5 13 urging believers to use liberty to serve one another through love rather than indulgence. The verse frames freedom as responsibility within communal care.
Debate on Graduating Young From High School
The question of allowing private tutors and special instruction to let children graduate from high school at ages 14 or 15 will be a topic of long discussion. The public remains unsettled on the idea of students finishing high school too early.
Star Florence Victor Sues Husband for Divorce
A downstate paper shows a motion picture star Florence Victor suing her husband for divorce amid many star divorce cases. The column notes overexposure of such news and comments on Amarillo social trends toward marriages and bachelors.
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Florence Victor
Amarillo Lovers Laugh At Praise In Quick Heat Rise
Amarillo readers note a playful line about faint praise and romance as a Milwaukee thermometer surged by 28 degrees in 20 minutes. The quip links the heat wave to a well known figure whose fame has faded.
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Milwaukee
How to Become Old Fort Worth Record
Panhandle Press reviews new aging statistics noting life expectancy around 55 years now vs 38 in earlier eras. Among 26 men over 0, 25 were married. among 24 women over 0, 22 were married. Drinking and tobacco showed no clear link to longevity, while a century of progress against disease improves outlook for grandchildren even if century-long centenarian chances remain slim.
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Old Fort Worth
Untitled quote on marriage aims and plans
ABE MARTIN remarks on the type of husband who would take a wife on a trip against her wishes. Mrs. Safe Bud notes the difficulty of judging whether such plans prove more successful or failing, calling the situation mighty close.
Daily News Crossword Puzzle Highlights and Clues
Puzzle lists many short words and clues covering letters, places, and common terms. It includes vertical and horizontal entries with definitions for items from arithmetic measures to natural elements, and names of foods, tools, animals, and objects. The content preserves the puzzle’s historic tone and broad range of crossword clues and answers.
New Board Officers Elected At City Development Meeting
At the organization meeting of the Board of City Development last night J N Riggs was named president for the coming year and O V Vernon secretary both elected unanimously by acclamation. Guy Saunders was elected vice president. Riggs succeeds Ross D Rogers retiring after two years as chairman and promoted from vice president. Vernon received high praise from Rogers for his efficiency as secretary.
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Board of City Development
J. N. Riggs
O. V. Vernon
Guy Saunders
Mr. Riggs
Ross
D. Rogers
Vernon
Rogers
City Development board to push factories for Amarillo
The newly elected Board of City Development outlined plans for the coming year. President J N Riggs will lead an executive committee as the board aims to devote over half its energy to attracting manufacturing concerns to Amarillo. A committee will pursue unpaid cotton contest prizes and local clubs, the soil analysis for more trees, broom corn experiments, and seed variety tests at West Texas Teachers College. A resolution of appreciation for Ross Rogers was authorized.
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Board of City Development
J. N. Riggs
Ross D. Rogers
Amarillo
J. E. Hill
Riggs
J. A. Bush
Bush
A.N. Olver
Frank Phillips
West Texas Teachers College
A. N. Olver
Guy Saunders
O. V. Vernon
Ross Rogers
Rotary Club Pushes Armadillo High Gym Plan
At the Amarillo Hotel the Rotary Club discussed securing a gymnasium for Amarillo High School. Lahroy White announced a circulating questionnaire for Rotary suggestions. Members also heard on cloth manufacturing changes, awning industry gains, and nursery cooperation. George Lindsay noted the State Laundrymen’s Association summer meeting in July with large exhibit interest.
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Amarillo
Rotary Club
Lahroy White
J. Virgil Moore
Henry Gooch
Mr. Moore
Allen Eariy
George Lindsay
State Laundrymen’s Association
Boone family attends funeral and stolen clocks recovered
City brief notes that Mr and Mrs Claude Boone of Dallas and Mrs Milford Attebery of Santa Rita New Mexico returned from the funeral of their brother James E Boone buried Wednesday. Six alarm clocks were stolen from the Post Office Drug yesterday morning but recovered by the sheriff and the alleged thief jailed. Amarillo Lodge No 731 A F and A M will hold its annual election of officers tonight.
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Claude Boone
Dallas
Milford Attebery
Santa Rita
New Mexico
James E. Boone
Post Office
Sheriff's Department
Frank Winkler
Amarillo Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Speakers Tout Better Wheat From Soil to Seed
Three wheat specialists drawn by the Santa Fe railway spoke to about thirty farmers on soil care seed selection and moisture preservation to boost yields per acre. Recommendations included Turkey Red and Kanred seeds, seed treatment against smut, fallow and crop rotation, and planting from September 20 to October 10, with a follow up meeting planned in Panhandle.
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Santa Fe Railway Company
Board of City Development
J. D. Tinsley
Santa Fe H
Texas Experiment Station
Panhandle
Pedestrain Defined by Father in Quirky Exchange
A humorous dialogue shows a father defining a pedestrian as a nuisance who steps in front of a car, answering his curious son with a simple explanation. The exchange captures a lighthearted street wisdom moment and a playful clash of generations.
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Bobbie
Dad
City Light & Water Manager Heads to Denver for Treatment
Ross E. Phillips, general manager of the City Light & Water Co., left last night for Denver to undergo several weeks of treatment. Mrs. Phillips accompanied him but will return to the city in a few days. Phillips has been in poor health for some time.
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Ross E. Phillips
City Light & Water Co
Denver
Mrs. Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Classified Want Ads Do Citywide Results
Telephone your want ads to No 3333 and let The News and Post carry them. The two papers blanket the city and deliver unusually good results for advertisers.
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News and Post
Buffey Family Returns From Texas Visit
Mr and Mrs L W Buffey and daughter Mary Hope have returned from Plainview Dimmitt and Hereford where they visited relatives and friends.
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L. W. Buffey
Mary Hope
Plainview
Dimmitt
Hereford
Injured Woman Struck by Auto at Fourth and Pierce
Miss Ina Boyd suffered facial and bodily injuries when hit by a automobile while crossing at Fourth and Pierce at noon yesterday. She was transported to Northwest Texas Hospital by Blackburn's ambulance.
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Ina Boyd
Fourth and Pierce
Northwest Texas
Blackburn
Woman injured in two-car crash at Fourth and Buchanan
Mrs. W. T. Cook suffered a severe cut to the left arm in a collision between a Ford coupe and a Ford touring car at Fourth and Buchanan streets yesterday at 11 40 in the morning. Bix stitches were used to close the wound.
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W. T. Cook
Fourth
Buchanan
Sam Strader Moves Between Grain Firms in Texas
Sam Strader of U. S. Strader Grain Co. has traveled to Fort Worth where he will join Rosenbaum Grain Co. The transfer signals a personnel change within Texas grain operations as Strader shifts to the rival firm.
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Sam Strader
U. S
Five Indictments Return by Land Jury Yesterday
Five indictments were returned by the land jury yesterday with no arrests announced yet. Each case remains pending as investigations continue and defendants have not been named publicly.
Attorneys aim to finish Howard case in federal court
Attorneys expect completion of the Da LB. Howard et al versus J. P. Crawford and Walter Wood case now under federal court hearing. Howard alleges the defendants overheld a lease on eleven sections of land in Floyd County.
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Howard Et al
J. P. Crawford
Walter Wood
Howard
Floyd County
Divorce Suit Seeks Name Restoration for Gladys Moore
Mrs Gladys Pearl Moore files in district court for divorce from Ernest Moore and requests restoration of her maiden name Gladys Smrey.
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Gladys Pearl Moore
District Court
Ernest Moore
Gladys Smrey
Why a King Became Wild There Is a Lesson for Parents
Cynthia Grey argues King Edward VII’s later wildness stems from a deprived boyhood shaped by Queen Victoria’s strict control. Sir Sidney Lee’s biography notes lack of freedom in youth led to midlife excess, urging parents to grant children room for music and laughter while guiding their conduct.
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Edward VII
England
London
Sir Sidney Lee
Edward
Queen Victoria
Leonard Merrick
Conrad
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Auerbach
Page One News
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Stanley
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