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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1936

Page

2

John N Stump Pioneer of Perryton Dies

John N Stump aged 76 a pioneer ranchman and banker of Perryton Ochiltree County died at his home after months of illness He served on Perryton city council directed First National Bank and was a noted benefactor Funeral services set for Monday at 2 pm at the Baptist Church Perryton Interment in Ochiltree Cemetery Survivors include widow son J V Stump granddaughter Mrs Ray Grabeel and great granddaughter Nancy Grabeel

Perryton John N Stump Ochiltree County Panhandle Stump First National Bank Indiana Mr. Stump Missouri Nannie Simmons Texas Cook County Gainesville Roberts County the Baptist Church Fike Clovis, N. M The Brothers Church Ochiltree Cemetery J. V. Stump Ray Grabeel Nancy Grabeel Perryian Ed McMullen Sid Talley Carl Ellis C. B. Rogers Henry Cutter A. J Kelly Ed Rogers George M. Perry F. Dodson, Sr Johnnie O'Laughlin J.C. Beever M. R. Coffee

Judge Ends Receivership for Joiner East Texas Field

Judge Towne Young dissolved the receivership over C. M. Dad Joiner’s East Texas discovery well and 80 adjacent wells in Rusk County. A South Carolina cotton road laid ten years ago remains in excellent condition with no repairs needed despite regular traffic.

Dallas Towne Young C. M Dad) Joiner East Texas Rusk County South Carolina

Positive Relief For Itchy Skin Ointment Promises Deep Action

Soothing Blue Star Ointment melts on the skin and soaks medicines into pores to kill itch and rashes including eczema and tingler. Money back on first bottle if it fails to relieve.

Black-Draught praised by Texarkana man after forty years

Texarkana Texas resident W T Bentley says he has used Black-Draught for forty years. He began after seeing others buy it and found it helpful for constipation and biliousness. He notes quick relief and no after effects and says he recommends it to friends and neighbors.

Texarkana Texas W. T. Bentley

Sketches of a Wild Country Father and Son Bond

The narrator recalls a father who learned to ride a horse and shoot as a child, fished hidden waterholes, and tracked game before schooling. He describes forest dangers and intimate nature lessons passed from father to son, contrasting them with modern life and preserved lands. The piece ends with the speaker acknowledging he will never know those ancestral outdoor secrets.

Polk Street

Explore Your Mind by Wiggam on residential propinquity and forgetfulness

Albert Edward Wiggam reviews a Journal of Social Psychology study showing that as marriage partners age their homes are farther apart. Younger couples tend to marry classmates and friends nearby while older pairs travel more. The piece notes that "I forgot" is a common human flaw and discusses consequences for children and adults.

D. Harris

How To Improve Your Memory By Henry C Link

Dr Henry C Link details memory rules tested by science in a booklet offered to readers. Learn to remember names dates lessons and books with plain language and practical steps. Includes offer to send for 10 cents with SASE and references from Dr Albert E Wiggam and safety guidance from Evanston Illinois authorities.

Henry C.link Albert E. Wiggam Franklin M. Kreml Evanston, Ill United States Kreml Evanston Safety Council John F. Dille

Newspapers Given Most Advertising

New York June 19 News papers led national advertising expenditures in 1935 per the American Newspaper Publishers Association bureau. The survey of 387 companies shows total $231,107,948 across newspapers magazines and chain broadcasts with newspapers at $134,440,0 or 58.2 percent. Twenty two of 33 trade groups favored newspapers over other methods.

New York Bureau of Advertising American Newspaper Publishers Association

Guards Deny Guilt In Strike Shooting at Kent Plant

Forty six guards from Black Decker Electric Company pleaded not guilty to charges of shouting with intent to wound during a Strike outbreak at the plant. They were arraigned in the second floor courtroom with Mayor W S Harvey presiding. Bond set at 1500 dollars each, guards returned to cells to seek bond. Police Chief St Clair West said they would be moved to Ravenna county jail if bond cannot be posted.

Kent Black & Decker Electric Company City Hall W. S. Harvey St. Clair West Ravenna

Four Charged in Texas Dance Hall Slaying

Wharton June 19 murder charges filed against Bud Caesar Mattie Richardson Major Douglas and Sammie Taylor in the death of Tip Simmons a white man fatally stabbed while trying to quell a black dance disturbance celebrating bonus bonds He died early Wednesday Funeral services were held today under the American Legion post he belonged to.

Wharton E. J. Koeh Bud Caesar Mattie Richardson Major Douglas Sammie Taylor Tip Simmons Bonus Bonds Simmons American Legion

MacArthur Proposes Island Defense Plan for Philippines

General MacArthur outlines an $80 million, ten year plan for defending inhabited Philippine islands. It calls for coastal torpedo boats, an air corps with fast bombers, and a regular plus reserve army trained at 40,000 annually, with independence expected within the period.

Manila Philippines Commonwealth Douglas MacArthur United States MacArthur National Assembly Manuel Quezon Philippine Army

Addis Ababa in Darkness After Looting and Fire

Dispatch from Addis Ababa describes nightfall turning the city into ruins after Haile Selassie’s flight. Soldiers guard sandbagged streets while dogs, hyenas, and jackals roam charred blocks. Only three hotels and a few pensions hold brief gaiety as Italian officers gather.

Addis Ababa Djibuti Somaliland New York Ruins Haile Selassie Italy Imperial Mascotte Europe

Donley Woman Receives Surprise $5300 Legacy Payment

Clarendon resident Pearl Percival, a dependent widow and pioneer mother of seven, received a first installment of 5300 from her brother J F Ragland's estate. Another 15000 is reported due. Percival has lived in the same cottage for 45 years and rarely saw her brother.

Clarendon Pearl Percival Bedford City Percival

El Campo Negroes Forego 19th Fete

El Campo residents abandon Juneteenth plans after mob violence erupts with a 300 person crowd seeking to lynch nine men tied to Tip Simmons slaying. Local business leaders and American Legion members conclude avoiding celebration serves the community’s best interests.

EL Campo Tip Simmons American Legion

Oregon grape native to state for 39 million years

Medford Oregon reports paleobotanist Dr G A Arnold of the state university has established that the Oregon grape, claimed as the state flower, has grown in the region for about 39 million years. The finding bolsters the argument for its native origin.

Medford Ore U.P Oregon G. A. Arnold The State University

Beasley to Inspect Tooth Stain Work in Amarillo

Dr. W. C. Beasley regional supervisor of the U S Public Health Service and Miss Helen Hardy state supervisor will visit Amarillo Monday to review progress on hearing and tooth stain work. The mottled enamel study runs in Amarillo and Wichita Falls to eliminate brown tooth stains, with the local office led by Dr. W. O. Stephens.

W. C. Beasley United States Public Health Service Detroit Helen Hardy Austin Amarillo Wichita Falls United States Health Service Beasley Miss Hardy W. O. Stephens

Ex-sailor pleads guilty to murder in James case

Charles Hope, linked to the rat stlesnake bathtub killing of Mary James, pleaded guilty to first degree murder in Los Angeles. Sentencing is set for July 10. Hope, an ex sailor and Seattle longshore worker, was calm in court as Deputy Public Defender B. E B. Cuff said he would testify for the prosecution in the James trial beginning Monday.

Los Angeles Charles Hope Robert S. James Mary Hope Seattle B. E B. Cuff James

Two Boys Charged With Stealing Cars

Two youths Billy McCloud 19 of South Bend Ind and Frank Jones of North Carolina are jailed in Potter County for driving a stolen car. The car description stolen from Amarillo contractor A K Bass was broadcast on KGNC Amarillo police at 2 30. A motorist heard it and Stratford officers nabbed them as they entered town.

Billy McCloud South Bend Ind Frank Jones North Carolina Potter County A. K. Bass Amarillo KGNC Stratford

Small today opens drive for senate

Senator Clint C. Small formally begins his bid for re election in the 31st senatorial district with a 3 30 p m rally in Spearman. A loudspeaker will carry his address to a North Plains audience including delegations from Ochiltree Sherman Hansford Moore and Lipscomb counties. He previously spoke at an annual picnic in Oklahoma Lane Palmer County.

Spfarman Clint C. Small North Plains Ochiltree Sherman Hansford Moore Lipscomb Spearman Oklahoma Lane Palmer County

Texas sets new daily crude oil allowance at 1 127 843 barrels

Austin June 19 The Railroad Commission reduced Texas crude oil allowable to 1 127 843 barrels daily from 1 184 558, with a 7 A M start. The cut stems from declining bottomhole pressure and market demand. East Texas limited to 2.32 percent, Rodessa set at 4 675 barrels daily. other districts listed with reductions. Ernest O. Thompson chaired the hearing and cited storage gains and ongoing drilling as factors.

Austin Railroad Commission Texas East Texas Ernest O. Thompson Commission Thompson United States Bureau of Mines Bureau Rodessa Texas-Louisiana Louisiana North Texas Panhandle Southwest Texas Gulf Coast West Central West Texas

Civil Service Bill Defeated By House Vote

After a bitter partisan fight the House defeated a bill to place all first second and third class postmasters under civil service. The roll call showed 204 in favor and 112 against under suspension of rules. Fourth class postmasters are already civil service.

Washington House Today Civil Service Snell New York

Henry Jefferson Charged by Potter County Grand Jury

Henry Jefferson, a Black man, was indicted on an assault and intent to murder charge by the Potter County Grand Jury and jailed. The panel also returned true bills on theft over 50 dollars burglary and wife desertion with arrests not yet made. The grand jury adjourned for the week and will reconvene next Wednesday.

Henry Jefferson Potter County

Women Would Run President's Wife in Democratic Push

Miss Lillian D. Rock leader of the League for Woman for President and Other Public Offices says nominating Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as running mate would be a great idea. The league plans convention headquarters in Philadelphia to push a woman for vice president at the Democratic convention.

New York Lillian D. Rock League For Woman Franklin D. Roosevel Roosevelt League Philadelphia

Argentine Breeder to Be Show Judge at Fort Worth

Carlos Pereya Irada, noted Hereford breeder and Royal Cattle Show award winner from Argentina, will judge Hereford breeding classes at the Fort Worth Frontier Centennial Live Stock Show from October 3 to 11. The national Hereford show will accompany the Frontier event with total livestock premiums of 75,000 dollars.

Fort Worth Carlos Pereya Irada England

Field handbook on erosion control directed by regional staff

H H Finneil leads work on a field handbook about erosion control with Regional Soil Conservation Staff. WPA national meeting via NBC at 3 30 features Harry L Hopkins speech and discussion with others. Local visits include Rev James Standridge and Rev Robert Jones at a Capitol Hotel luncheon.

H. H. Finneil WPA NBC Harry L. Hopkins Hopkins James L. Standridge Church of Christ Plainview Robert C. Jones Central Church of Christ American Business Club Capitol Hotel

Durant Jones to Teach Bible Class at First Christian Church

Durant Jones and his Workers Class will be guests of the T. Newton Hill Bible Class Sunday morning. Jones will teach the lesson to the combined classes at Fellowship Hall of the First Christian Church at 10 o'clock.

C. Durant Jones T. Newton Hill Mr. Jones Fellowship Hall The First Christian Church

TWA to Provide Direct Service 10 Demo Convention

TWA will run direct service to Philadelphia for the Democratic convention. Eastbound flights stop in Philadelphia with one exception as part of a special convention schedule. John B. Walker says six extra flights daily will operate for the convention, totaling nine daily specials from distant cities.

TWA Philadelphia Transcontinental & Western Air Lines Convention City John B. Walker Pacific Coast

Relieve Ugly Rashes with Black and White Ointment

Ugly itchy rashes common in warm weather swiftly improve with the famous Black and White Ointment. Safe after more than twenty years of use, it also treats bumps pimples itch and eczema irritations. Trial size 10c large can 25c. Pair with Black and White Skin Soap for best results.

Exquisite cutwork motif pattern with regal peacock design

A needlework pattern promotes a peacock cutwork motif for linens. It describes use on scarves, dinner cloths, chair sets, and pillows with smaller accompanying motifs for napkins. Pattern 1145 lists motif sizes, material needs, stitching, color suggestions, and requests 10 cents in stamps to Amarillo Daily News Needlecraft Department in New York.

Pat Tern Amarillo Daily News Eighth Avenue New York N. Y

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John N. Stump Albert Edward Wiggam Wienke Neeroes Chargcu Texan Sc ‘ E Pictur Star Madl Tree Panhandle Panhandle-Plains Us Paints SSS Mewesr Quarry Bos Var Great Panhandle Plains Hunssey Edward J. Neil Addis Donley EL Campo Negroes Senate Grand Jury Wright Printing CO Saad Labatt Ier Georgia Egroup Illinois State Normal University Illinois Carl Hinton Chamber of Commerce Paramount Theater Kiddies Stock Company Ellwood Park J. P. Harrison Paramount Theater Alice M. McCormick Canyon Ford J. S. McCormick Durant Jones Model Schilling Drip Maker Schilling Kellogg’s Kellogg Battle Creek Kelloggs Rice Krispies Laura Wheeler
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