Government plans halt relief outlay nationwide
Fred De Coster reports from Kansas City that the federal government will be out of the emergency relief picture by spring. Leaders including Harry Hopkins and Rex Tugwell discussed federal control of pensions and unemployment insurance, with a push for local community handling of social work and consolidation of agencies to reduce waste.
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Kansas City
Fred de Coster
Amarillo
Harry Hopkins
PWA
Rex Tugwell
Mr. DeCoster
New York
Harvest under way in Silerton area
Wheat harvest opens in Silerton area with crop running from 61 to 64 and yields from 10 to 30 bushels per acre. Cotton and row crops need rain as crops are clean and ahead for this time of year.
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Silverton
Construction notes show extensive building permits issued
The notice lists numerous permits issued in the past week and total to date, including apartments at 1910 Washington for reframe and reshingle, multiple dwellings with reroofing and repairs, and a mercantile space at 901 Tyler with partition changes. Owners and contractors such as W. H. Cooper, S. W. Largest, H. P. Baker, Crawford and Jordan, and J. M. Love appear alongside addresses like 404 Van Buren and 600 Adams, with costs ranging from 100 to 800 dollars.
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van Buren
S. W. Largest
A. L. Graham
Maryland
San Jacinto
H. P. Baker
W. P. Middleton
North Fillmore
Lon Sharp
Crawford and Jordan
Adams
O. B. Thomas
C. W. Hall
West Sixth
C. P. Atwood
Albert L. Randall
Harrison
Eakle
H. F E. Peery
A. H. Brown
Virginia
San Jacin
Amarillo Church Ed Building Progress and Local Construction Boom
The Amarillo First Christian Church educational building at 717 Taylor Street nears finishing touches with three stories of Sunday school rooms libraries and a large auditorium. Local architect Rittenberry and Carder and contractor L Kirk lead the project using native stone from a quarry 17 miles north of Amarillo. The report notes widespread construction advances citywide with new permits and several major projects including the Farmers National Grain Corporation elevator valued at 525000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
Ritz Theater and related projects expand in Hale Center region
The report notes a brick built complex with gymnasium and 800 seat auditorium plus 1 500 capacity after opening space. Hale Center opens a new Ritz Theater with upgraded sound and furnishings under J C Hurst. Levelland plant begins a 70 000 compress by Lubbock Compress Co to handle the current crop. Santa Fe builds 900 foot track to serve the new enterprise following a chain of compressed plants across the South Plains. Dalhart plans a new post office and contemplates a canning plant addition.
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Levelland
New Homes Rise in Morton and Clovis Shelter Plan
W. L. Miller begins a square bungalo style residence in Morton Cochran County with five or six rooms. Morton plans a Masonic building once plans are approved. The old Transcontinental Air Transport hangar at Clovis becomes a 100 man transient relief shelter leased for one year. D. H. Sneod of Muleshoe builds an 18 by 36 structure to lease to Max Garrett for a restaurant and barbecue operation. He also prepares for another building on his Muleshoe lot.
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Littlefield
The
Plainview Herald
W. L. Miller
Morton
Cochran County
Clovis
D. H. Sneod
Muleshoe
Max Garrett
Plainview
Sheed
Amarilloans Appointed to WICC Commissions
Five Amarillo men were appointed by Judge J. D. Hamlin of Farwell, president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, to commissions. T. Bo Gallaher will lead the mineral resources and traffic commission, with Lawrency Hagy serving as a director.
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Amarillo
West Texas
T. Bo Gallaher
Commission On Mineral Resources and Traffic
Lawrency Hagy
Local Panhandle Officials Named to Committees
W T C CG Roy Gul lum and others join the commission with Wilbur C Hawk and T F Johnson on publicity and promotion. Panhandle figures W M Massie FE Harmon Dimmitt T J Crawford Friena Mason Lockney CO Green McLean W C Heare Shamrock W J Morton Dumas and Wallace R Clark Canyon D O Beene of
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Roy Gullum
Commission
Wilbur C. Hawk
T. F Johnson
Commission On Publicity and Promotion
Panhandle
Organization
W. M. Massie
FE. F. Harmon
Dimmitt
T. J. Crawford
Friena
Mason
Lockney
CO Green
McLean
W. C. Heare
Shamrock
Commission On
W. J Morton
Dumas
Commission On Agriculture and Livestock
Wallace R Clark
Canyon
D. O. Beene
Local names join publicity and promotion commission
Mobeetie, Gilmore Nunn of Pampa, Dave Warren of Panhandle, H. & Hilburn of Plainview, Hamlin, Y Overstreet of Texico named to the commission on publicity and promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobeetie
Gilmore Nunn
Pampa
Dave Warren
Panhandle
Victoria-Matamoros highway to be built within a year
T. L. Frans, chancellor of commerce, said after a Victoria Tamaulipas parley that the proposed 197 mile Houston to Mexico City cut off will be constructed within the next year.
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Houston
Victoria-Matamoros
Mexico City
T. L. Frans
Channer of Commerce
Victoria
Tamaulipasa
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Silverton Area
Lo Slude
Qonmedy
Dan Thomas
George Scarbo
G&s
Girkes Boyer
ACTC
Riven Gibson
Frane Bradley
der Bastecy
Washington
W. H. Cooper
W. Frank Lytle
C. B. Alford
J. W. Brodie
Madison
W. E. Gee
Buchanan
G. H. Cash
W. Childers
Jefferson
A. S. Johnston
Jordan and Crawford
Fillmore
M. E. Jordan
J. E Winn
Louisiana
Summers Addition
Horace Bynum
J. H. Brizendine
Cleveland
Robert S. Bailey
Walter Wentz
N. Johnston
T. H. Brasher
G. 8 S. Neal
Florida
A. O. Sanders
J. H. Brizendim
Levelland Independent School District
Attorney General's Office
Ritz
Hale Center
J. C. Hurst
Roswell
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Kwiteherkikkin
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Tion
Cash & Carry
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Panamas
S. Burgess
Ovier
Sincere
Russell Middleton
Certified Public Accountant
Business
Oliver Eakle
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Tri-State Fair
Texas
Panhandle Derby
Tri-State Fair and Racing Association
O. L. Taylor
M. F. Mitchell
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