Two Churches Send 28 Delegates to Canyon Meet
The First Christian and West Amarillo Churches ship a record delegation to the Ceta Canyon conference now underway. Twenty eight persons attend from the two churches as the conference opens Monday and runs through Sunday afternoon. Mentions of teaching staff include T Newton Hill of India and several pastors and lay leaders from Canyon Amarillo Lubbock Childress Amarillo. Delegates from First Christian are Maurine Nisbett Dorothy Rentz Charles Bates Elizabeth Capers Milton Capers Elizabeth Reynolds Mary Kathryne Utterback Ivan Boxwell Thelma Matthews J B Matthews Roy Snodgrass Bardley Snodgrass Betty James Alton Boxwell Eugene Bell Anna Ruth Denton Margot Shaw Lewis Simmonds Betty Arterburn Katherine Eckert Isabelle Boxwell Maxine Grant Frank Denton George Denton Jean Wright. West Amarillo delegates include Geraldin Logan Anna Ruth McClure and Jessie Pierce.
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First Christian
West Amarillo
Ceta Canyon
T. Newton Hill
India
L. R. Hudson
Canyon
John Mullins
Childress
Alien
Lubbock
R. C. Snodgrass
Se curity Benefit Association Picnic Slated for June 19
The annual Se curity Benefit Association picnic will be held Sunday June 19 at Hills Grove Picnic Grounds. An entertainment program includes music vaudeville swimming games and a bathing beauty contest with a cameraman to film scenes. The bathing beauty contest is open to women 14 to 40. Members and families may attend with lunch baskets and free refreshments. admission is free.
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Security Benefit Association
Hills Grove
Reverend Bryant Scalded in Ladder Accident at Church
Rev. George H. Bryant pastor of the Tenth Street Methodist Church suffered severe burns to his arm leg and side when a ladder collapsed sending him into a pan of boiling water. He was assisting in preparing a chicken dinner for the Minute Men at the church.
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George H. Bryant
Tenth Street Methodist Church
Bryant
Tenth Street
Potter County Session Deliberates Land Values and Bond Question
Potter County commissioners continued their sessions yesterday with Tax Assessor H. E. Kinkaid, focusing on land values. They plan to reply to the Taxpayers' League questionnaire and another questionnaire from Jones County about transferring road bond indebtedness to the State Highway Department.
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Potter Commission
Potter County
H. E. Kinkaid
Taxpayers’ League
Jones County
State Highway Department
Father of Mrs. Walter Atwood Dies in Wichita Area
Mrs. Walter Atwood of Pierce Street Greenhouse traveled to Wellington Kansas after the death of her father Sherman Luther 67 a well known figure in Anterillo with many friends made during visits here Funeral services are planned for Thursday afternoon in Wellington
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Walter Atwood
Pierce Street
Wellington
Kas
Sherman Luther
Anterillo
Cyclone Davis Captivates 700 In Texas Campaign Stop
J H Davis known as Cyclone and a veteran of Southern politics spoke at the Municipal Auditorium to about 700 listeners. He attacked Hoover and the Republican party, promoted the Patman bonus bill and a end to the gold standard, urging action against perceived financial elites. He plans further stops in Hereford Plainview Tulsa and Coleman with a Legion rally scheduled for July 4.
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America
J. H
Davis
Kentucky
Mellon
Farm Board
Federal Reserve Board
Joe Cannon
Joe Bailey
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Hereford
Plainview
Tulsa
Lamesa
Coleman
Lampasas
Legion
Brand
J. W. Crudgington
J. H. McCracken
Amarillo
Card of Thanks for Mildred Ann Eitner
The Eitner family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of baby Mildred Ann Eitner. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Eitner and family express gratitude for support.
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Mildred Ann Eitner
Arthur Eitner
Texas Labor Wage Law Is Held Void
A three judge U S District Court ruled Texas statutes requiring state project contractors to pay local prevailing wages unconstitutional. Plaintiffs Christy Dolph Fellows MacLay Construction P O B Montgomery and Graham and Collins Electric sought an interlocutory injunction against state labor commissioner R B Gragg and county attorney Bryan Blalock to restrain enforcement of the challenged law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
United States District Court
Christy Dolph
Fellows MacLay Construction Company
P. O. B. Montgomery
Graham and Collins Electric Company
R. B. Gragg
Bryan Blalock
Fort Worth To Stage Repeal Parade
Fort Worth will host a repeal parade in early July as crusaders promote resubmission of the prohibition question to state conventions. Wilbur D. Bacon of San Antonio, state director for the crusaders, announced the plan ahead of the Democratic primary on July 23.
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Fort Worth
The
Crusaders
Congress
San Antonio
Dallas Truck Driver Dies in Highway Collision
Bevis Baker, a 37 year old Dallas truck driver, was killed when the truck ran off the Lancaster Highway five miles south of Lisbon. James Turpin, 25, of Fort Worth, was seriously injured. They were en route from San Antonio to Dallas with a load of tomatoes, leaving Waco last night.
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Dallas
Bevis Baker
James Turpin
Fort Worth
Lisbon
Lancaster
Baker
Turpin
San Antonio
Waco
Georgetown intern George Waddill to take medical exam
George Waddill Jr son of Mr and Mrs George Waddill of 1824 Taylor Street will leave Saturday for Marlin to take the state medical examination and then go to Charleston South Carolina to serve as an interne at Roger Hospital operated by the University of South Carolina He just graduated from the University of Texas Medical School at Galveston and previously did pre medical work at Texas Tech earning a BA He is a graduate of ERP High School and is 24 years old.
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George Waddill, Jr
George Waddill
Taylor Street
Marlin
Charleston
S. C
Roger
University of South Carolina
Waddill
Texas University Medical School
Galveston
Texas Tech
Erp High School
Gale wrecks dozens of boats on Panama City waterfront
A stiff Pacific gale hit Panama City causing heavy damage along the waterfront. About 60 small vessels including coastwise schooners and fishing smacks were wrecked or damaged against the seawall with one schooner hurled onto a beach ramp blocking traffic.
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Panama City
Pacific
Black leads Kilby in Alabama Senate run-off
Senator Hugo L. Black of Birmingham takes a strong early lead in the Democratic U S Senate run-off. With 129 boxes counted of 2,136, Black shows 7,253 to Kilby’s 4,546, in Montgomery reporting.
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Montgomery
Ala
Hugo L. Black
Birmingham
Thomas E. Kilby
Anniston
United States
Black
Kilby
Discovery Night Winners to Be Chosen Friday at Mission Theatre
Grand prize winners from five weeks of Discovery Nights will be chosen Friday at the Mission Theater. The best entertainers from Friday night will be featured in a July 1 revue, and there will be no Discovery Night after this week due to a road show engagement.
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Mission Theater
Louisiana elects 24 Democratic delegates for Chicago
Shreveport June 14 twenty four delegates to the National Democratic Convention at Chicago June 27 were elected today at a special Democratic state convention called in opposition to delegates previously named by the State central committee controlled by U S Senator Huey P Long.
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Louisiana
Shreveport
Chicago
State Central Committee
Earthquake Shakes Palo Alto at 1 56 A M
Residents of Palo Alto were awakened by a tremor at 1 56 A M. The quake lasted several seconds and caused no apparent damage.
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Palo Alto
Cal
U.P
Disarma ment Sidetracked as Lausanne Talks Open
Geneva June 14 disarmament was sidelined as war debts and reparations took center stage ahead of the Lausanne Financial conference. The shift marks a temporary pause in arms talks with major powers focusing on financial issues and settlement terms.
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Geneva
Garner Suffering Bronchitis Keeps Speaker Idle
Washington June 14 A slight fever developed in the afternoon kept Speaker Garner in penne suffering with bronchitis.
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Garner
Washington
Speaker Garner
Penne
Collector Indicted Over Public Funds in Vernon
Vernon June 14 C D Greene former Wilbarger County tax collector is under indictment on six counts alleging misapplication of public funds totaling 75000. Greene posted bond of 5600 on each count after surrendering at the sheriff's office.
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Vernon
C. D. Greene
Wilbarger County
Greene
Death of Confederate veteran W R Smith at 87 in Lockhart
LOCKHART TEXAS JUNE 14 W R Smith Confederate veteran died at his home here yesterday He was 87 years old The obituary notes his long service and local ties in the community.
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Lockhart
Texas
W. R. Smith
Chilean government grants 30 day debt moratorium for merchants
In Santiago on June 14 the socialist government ordered a 30 day debt moratorium for retail merchants and offered loan extensions at National savings banks. The Junta also pursued the Cosach nitrate interests and named Aurelio Nunez Morgado superintendent of nitrate mines, seen as an opponent of foreign stakes.
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Santiago
Chile
Cosach
Aurelio Nunez Morgado
Government Sends Infantry With Machine Guns in Finland Revolt
Helsinki dispatch says the government dispatched an infantry battalion equipped with machine guns to Nivala to curb an uprising by about 300 farmers who attacked police after violent protests over economic hardship. Led by a ex-sergeant, the group refused dispersal.
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Helsingfors
Finland
U.P
Nivala
Harvard Professor Urges Full Corp Operations Disclosure
Professor William Z. Ripley of Harvard urged the Senate banking committee to require full publicity of corporate operations to curb stock manipulation. He testified unexpectedly during the committee's NY stock market probe.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
William Z. Ripley
Harvard University
Ripley
New York
Clerk Vance Smith Dies Playing Ball in Texas
Vance Smith, county clerk for 18 years, collapsed and died at 43 after throwing a ball from third to first during a game in Lockhart Texas. The incident occurred June 14 and ended the local ball game.
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Lockhart
Texas
Vance Smith
Wheat samples test 59 pounds from Matador area
Plainview reports the first two carloads of the 1932 wheat crop tested 59 pounds each at the Grain Exchange. The sample wheat originated from near Matador.
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Plainview
Plainview Grain Exchange
Matador
Town Slashes Garner Offer By One Third
In Fairview Oklahoma the chamber of commerce adopts a resolution to reject more than one third of a federal post office appropriation under the Garner relief bill. They cite a $25,000 structure as sufficient and urge economy in government. The Garner bill foots $555,000 for a new Amarillo post office.
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Fairview
Okla
U.P
Chamber of Commerce
Garner
House
Senate
Amarillo
Curtis complains about seclusion in Lindbergh case hoax
From his jail cell in Flemington New Jersey John Hughes Curtis held on a hoax charge in the Lindbergh case issued a statement through his attorney Lloyd Fisher. He complained the attorney general barred him from press contact and earlier asked journalists not to be admitted for interviews in jail.
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Flemington
N. J
John Hughes Curtis
Violet Sharpe
Dwight Morrow
Englewood
Lloyd Fisher
Dallas Wife Wounded Four Times In Domestic Shooting
Mrs. J. B. Staggs aged 22 was shot four times and critically wounded at her Dallas home. Her husband J. B. Staggs was arrested after confessing their estrangement of about a month and noting she had been living with her mother. The shooting followed his visit to the residence.
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Dallas
J. B. Staggs
Germany Imposes Heaviest Tax Burden It Warns
On June 14 Berlin reports President Hindenburg signs an emergency decree from Chancellor von Papen. Every employed German must pay the new tax, and salt buyers contribute to the treasury. Unemployment and war disability doles are cut.
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Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Franz von Papen
Borger Girl Receives Charlton Scholarship
Canyon June 14. The Charlton scholarship awarded to Miss Dorothea Martin of Borger, 1932 W. T. 8. T. C. graduate. The $100 annual award honors creditable work in the Spanish department.
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Canyon
Charlton
Dorothea Martin
Borger
W. T
T. C
Highway survey advances through Collingsworth County in Wellington
Surveyors for the Texas Highway Department map the route of a proposed state and federal highway through Collingsworth County. Resident engineer E. W. Mars has set up headquarters in Wellington and the commissioners court must secure 100 foot wide right of way from the Childress County line to the Wheeler County line connecting with the paved highway.
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Wellington
Texas Highway Department
Collingsworth
E. W. Mars
State Department
Commissioners Court
Childress
Wheeler County
Amarillo Views to Be Featured in Denver Post Rotogravure
Amarillo and the Panhandle region will appear in Sunday's Denver Post rotogravure section. The Chamber of Commerce announced the photographs and sketches align with the paper’s plan to feature the West’s most interesting and scenic areas.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Denver Post
Chamber of Commerce
Post
Three Generations in Conflict and Romance
A three generation New York family dominated by a dowager guardian of memories clashes with the widow and her granddaughter Joyce. Joyce finds romance with Basil Staines, heir to a London estate, as family pressures and past loyalties collide. Basil sails home upon news of his father’s illness, while Joyce confronts love and independence amid stern guardianship.
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New York
Inlaw
Louisa Lennox Sheldon
Lennox
Elizabeth
Joyce
Louisa
Muriel
Paris
Julien
Basil
London
Staines
Sally Morgan
Shadows of a Hidden Proposal in 1926
In a reflective moment, a mother weighs the heritage of secrecy and passion she may have passed to her daughter Joyce. Basil Staines loves Joyce but sees marriage as unlikely, unsure how to approach a possible betrothal amid youth and finances.
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Basil Staines
Joyce
Basil
New Ointment Promises Quick Itch Relief
A new Blue Star Ointment claims to melt at body heat and penetrate skin pores with medicines to kill stubborn itch infections. The product soothes inflamed skin, smells pleasant, and offers a money back guarantee if it fails, sold by drug stores.
Panhandle Delegates and Reception Committee Named
Delegates from Pampa Dalhart Channing Vega Wellington Clarendon Claude Perryton Borger Panhandle Miami Hereford Memphis McLean Groom listed for event. Amarillo women’s reception committee announced. Bonnie Lassies orchestra to perform at reception and auditorium rally. Secretarial change in city engineering and building inspection departments effective July 1 with Grace Webster succeeding Antoinette Schoenhoven.
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Pampa
Dalhart
Channing
Vega
Wellington
Clarendon
Claude
Perryton
Borger
Panhandle
Miami
Hereford
Memphis
McLean
Groom
McCracken
Joe Sneed
J. M. Sandard
R. B. Masterson
J. R. Barnhill
C. V. Woolley
J. I. Wynn
L. M. Fischer
Julius Dorenfield
Lee P. Pierson
R. P. Bonner
Fred Bose
George Moore
Alma Lee Thorpe
Lora Ballard
Pauline Lee
I. M. Crotty
A. Hitchcock
O. A. Vaughn
H. Meers
Amarillo
Alex Schneider
Willie O'Neill
Emma G. Meharg
Plainview
J. Mack Vernon
Bonnie Lassies
Carl McNulty
Antoinette Schoenhoven
Grace Webster
City All
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King Features Syndicate,inc
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