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Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1935

Page

2

Amarillo asks road official for interview

The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce highway committee telegrammed Texas Highway Commission chairman Harry Hines asking for an early appointment on his return to Texas to present Panhandle highway problems. Hines is in Washington with a 29 member delegation seeking federal road funds for the state.

Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee Harry Hines Texas Highway Commission Texas Panhandle Hines Washington Amarillo Group Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Toney Chisum W. G. Riddle Wade H. Brymer Paul Edquirst C. E. Weymouth Roy Cullum T. F. Johnson D. K. Martin Martin Sheppard and Connally

Randal Drugs Opens Second Amarillo Store Anniversary

Randal Drug Stores celebrate 24 years serving Amarillo with the formal opening of Store No. 2 in the Amarillo Building. The remodeled shop features new fixtures and special anniversary offers. Manager W. Evans and assistant manager C. Swindle head a staff including Neil Briscoe and Bill Livingston with free cigars and Whitman sampler gifts for customers.

Randal Drug Amarillo Amarillo Bulding Oscar TD Randal Randal Number Randal Drug Stores W. Evans C. D. Swindle Neil Briscoe Bill Livingston

Shriners Host Final Summer Dance at Masonic Temple

Khiva Shriners stage last summer dance in Masonic Temple Friday with Carlton Seales Orchestra. George H. Hancock says 1935 members admitted free. guests pay $1 per couple. Event runs 9:30 to 12:30.

Shriners Masonic Temple Khiva Shriners Carlton Seales Orchestra George H. Hancock

Around the Clock with KGNC Broadcast Schedule

Radio listings for KGNC outline Wednesday schedule from 6:00 in the morning to 11:00 at night. Programs include music hours, news, market reports, variety shows, and sports broadcasts with multiple entertainers and sponsors noted throughout the day.

Sky Pilot Farm Flash the Pandoleers Micro Ted Fio Rito Morning News Palace Frank Harris Vaughn DeLeath Jane Walker Home Economist Paul Robinson Symphonie Levine Louis H. Smith, Jr Regent’s Sid Braunig Coca Cola Lou Steffen Yyome Launcheon Musicale Betsy Philco Mario Morelli

Clipper Hop To Be Friday

Pan American Airways flying clerks rest in Honolulu awaiting the next leg to Alameda California. Captain Edward Musick and crew review data from a 1380 mile hop from Midway. Mechanics examine engines as Sand Island facilities are deemed safe for upcoming trans pacific service.

Honolulu T. H Pan America Airways Alameda Cal Pacific Edward Musick Midway Islands Musiek Pan America Sand Island Midway Group

McCraw Files New Oil Suits in Texas Court

Attorney General William McCraw filed a district court suit seeking to confiscate and sell 650000 barrels of allegedly illegal oil and products owned by R J McMurrey and others. A three judge federal court in Houston will hear the constitutionality challenge on July 1. The McMurrey receivership suit remains pending in the Austin Court of Civil Appeals.

Austin William McCraw R. J. McMurrey Houston Attorney Generals Department McMurrey Lucille McMurrey M. H. McMurrey Acme Oils, Inc McMurrey Corp R. J McMurrey Refining Company McMurrey Brothers Refining Company Arpana Refining Company Hercules Oil Company George C. Peterson Company, Inc Austin Court of Civil Appeals

High Court Denies Ringling Claim in Divorce Case

New York June 18 Supreme Court Justice Peter Schmuck refused to recognize Mrs. Emily Ringling's claim that John Ringling forced her to extend a $50,000 loan under threat during their divorce and dismissed her suit. The dispute traces to their 1930 marriage and subsequent Florida home.

New York Supreme Court Peter Schmuck Emily Ringling John Ringling Florida

Ickes backs Thomas oil bill to run federal program

Secretary Ickes announced support for the Thomas oil bill to keep the administration intact and seek funds from Congress. He said independent operators favored the measure which would create a petroleum administrative board and authorize interstate compacts for production regulation with federal oversight if state control failed.

Washington Oil Administration Congress Ickes Thomas Bil Senate Natonal Oi Marketers Association Petroleum Administrative Board

Who Is He Check Up On Securities Salesmen

Secretary of State Gerald Mann warns Texans to verify securities salesmen before investing. Under a new law, every salesman must be registered with the state, with records public and obtainable by writing to the secretary of state. The state does not guarantee securities, but salesmen can be held accountable for their representations.

Secretary of State Austin Gerald ©. Mann Tess New Securities Mann

Christie Honored at Demo Banquet in Quanah

Sixty Democrats of Northwest Texas gathered in Quanah on June 18 to honor C Red Christie recently named to the National Young Democratic Club committee. Attendees represented a dozen counties from Wichita Falls to Amarillo.

Quanah Jime Texas C. (Red) Christie National Young Democratic Club Wichita Palls Amarillo

Supreme Court Proceedings in Texas Bank Case

The Supreme Court session lists causes submitted including Settegast et al versus Second National Bank et al and Hartix National Bank of Commerce versus Geo Williams Potter. The date is June 18 in Austin.

Austin Texas Supreme Court Today Settegast Et al Second National Bank Hartix National Bank of Commerce Geo Williams Potter

City Taxes Slot Machines Under New Local Ordinance

The city adopted an ordinance taxing coin operated machines including slot machines and marble boards. A $10 license tax applies to coins over five cents and $5 for pennies or nickels. Violations carry fines from $25 to $100. Two paving petitions were filed for Fifteenth and Thirteenth Avenues with costs not to exceed $1.30 per front foot.

EB. F. Rittenberry W. N. Durham C. W. East Robert Ricks W. Whittington Fifteenth Avenue Tyler Harrison Street Thirteenth Avenue Pierce Buchanan Street Potter County Relief Board

Funeral services for Mrs Avalda Wilson held in Faith Tabernacle

Mrs Avalda Wilson aged 31 wife of B W Wilson died after brief illness in an Amarillo hospital. Funeral services take place at Faith Tabernacle 100 McMasters Street at 2 PM with Rev Elmer L Cutsinger officiating. Interment Llano Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. She leaves husband, parents Mr and Mrs D W Cox, two children Bert M 11 Betty Jean 4, four sisters and four brothers.

Avalda Wilson B. W. Wilson Faith Tabernacle McMasters Street Elmer L. Cutsinger Griggs Chapel D. FB. Dunlap J. GC. Lindsay Frank McBroom R. Payne E. H. Bennett E. W. Fielding Llano Cemetery Wilson Amarillo U. S. Zinc Company D. W. Cox Bert M Betty Jean

Ex sheriff Miller faces $10,000 bond over Urschel ransom case

Former Foard County sheriff Q E Miller, now in Atlanta Federal Penitentiary on a counterfeiting charge, was ordered by Judge Leroy Cooper to post a $10,000 appearance bond after failing to appear for trial in a $2,000 robbery tied to the $200,000 Urschel ransom. The case involves Elza Evans, Maud police chief, robbed at gunpoint in September 1933 in a hotel room.

Shawneef Okla Leroy Cooper Q. E. Miller Foard County Texas Charles F. Urschel Dave Tant Oklahoma City Miller Atlanta Elza Evans Maud Evans

Derrick Collapses, Man Hurt Fatally

Longview report: J. J. Nixon, 32, of Richland died from injuries after a steel derrick collapsed five miles west of Longview. Survivors include his widow and one son.

Longview J. J. Nixon Richland

Dallas man fined for adulterated gasoline sale

Dallas report states filling station operator Boney Henarix was fined $25 and costs for selling gasoline diluted with kerosene. The June 18 ruling cites adulteration of fuel and a violation of local commerce rules.

Dallas Boney Henarix

Mistreatment Cult Members Branded in Victoria Case

Police probe a cult in Victoria that branded members bodies and used torture during initiation. Victims Wilbert Lindstrom and Michael Share, both 20, were injured after being suspended, branded with a hot iron, and forced to jog in a chamber while shoes and leggings pinched their feet. R Burnett and P Walker are named as originators under investigation.

Victoria B.gc Wilbert Lindstrom Michael Share R. Burnett P. Walker

Constitution Battleground Again In Supreme Court Era

The article opens a three part examination of the U S Constitution tracing its origin at Philadelphia in 1787 and the fierce debates among leaders like Washington, Madison, Franklin and Hamilton. It notes fears of monarchy rumors, secrecy, censorship of reports, and debates over centralized power and the New Deal era.

Supreme Court NRA Washington Philadelphia Franklin Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry George Washington James Madison Virginia Governeur Morris Pennsylvania John Dickinson Delaware William Pierce Georgia Alexander Hamilton New York Charles Cotesworth Pinckney South Carolina Daniel Carroll Maryland J. B. Stearns

Death claims W T Hughes from Stinnett

William Thomas Hughes aged 65 died in a local hospital after an operation. He was janitor at Stinnett School and is survived by his widow Hattie Jane, two sons Olen and Allen and five daughters L H Peach J L Day B B Reed Cloyd Ball and W O Walker. Funeral at 2 pm Thursday in the Methodist Church Bovina with Boxwell Brothers in charge. He was a 22nd degree Mason and Methodist church member.

William Thomas Hughes Stinnett Hughes Stinnett School Hattie Jane Hughes Olen Hughes Allen Okla Claude Hughes Bovina L. H. Peach Bovina J. L. Day Fioydada B. B. Reed Cloyd Ball W. O. Walker Oklahoma City Methodist Boxwell Brothers Methodist Church

Texhoma banker guest of his mother after convention

Frank A. Sewell of Texhama Okla attended the Panhandle Bankers Association convention and left as the guest of his mother Mrs Nobia Sewell at 312 West Bishth Avenue yesterday.

Frank A. Sewell Texhama Oklo Panhandle

Visitor Departs After Month With Sister in City

Mrs. C. A. Addington, visiting sister Mrs. Nobia Sewell at 312 West Eighth Avenue, returns to Lavonia Georgia. The crew that completed the liner Normandie numbered 5 000 at the peak of the undertaking.

C. A. Addington Nobia Sewell West Eighth Avenue Lavonia Normandie

Amarillo Chamber to announce committees at luncheon

Amarillo Chamber of Commerce will name standing committees for the coming year at today's board meeting during a Capitol Hotel luncheon. Carl Hinton is secretary and J. Roy Cullum serves as chamber president. Bertha Koch of Clayton Missouri died in Oklahoma City from injuries in a crash that also killed Austin Texas resident Mary Belle Hamilton. Dorothy Lee of Grapevine Texas is hospitalized with minor injuries.

Amarrillo Chamber of Commerce Capitol Hotel Carl Hinton J. Roy Cullum Chamber Oklahoma City Okla Bertha Koch Clayton Austin Texas Mary Belle Hamilton Dorothy Lee Grapevine Tex

Janet Gaynor Recovers From Brain Concussion

Hollywood June 18 Janet Gaynor fragile actress recovering from a brain concussion suffered in a head on collision with Henry Fonda on a Santa Cruz location. She collapsed on returning home to Del Rey and will stay in bed for a week while production halts on the film.

Hollywood Janet Gaynor Henry Fonda Santa Cruz Cal del Rey Miss Gaynor

Portales College Announces Statewide Music Clinic

Portales New Mexico June 18 The first music clinic ever held in New Mexico is scheduled at Eastern New Mexico Junior College June 25 26 27 Band directors from several schools in New Mexico and Colorado will comprise the clinic staff.

N. M New Mexico Eastern New Mexico Junior College Colorado

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