Wofford Rites Planned for Local Teacher in Plainview
Pauline Wofford 27, school teacher, died after drinking poison Tuesday night. Coroner Judge C G Landis ruled death by own action. Body sent to Plainview for burial by N B Griggs & Sons. She taught at St Francis last year and planned summer studies at West Texas State Teachers College Canyon. Survived by mother Mrs R W O Keefe of Plainview, daughter Johal, and brother Berg Prichett of Pampa.
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Pauline Woffford
Plainview
N. 8
Griggs & Sons
California
Johal
Berg Prichett
Pampa
Thunder Below at Paramount with Bankhead and Lukas
Paramount presents Thunder Below starring Tallulah Bankhead Charles Bickford and Paul Lukas though lighter on lightning than expected. The tropical tale lacks jungle animals but offers an exotic triangle of human impulses. Our Gang Comedy runs on the bill through Friday. Flaming Passion at the Mission features a sex film plus a lecture today through Saturday with gender based showtimes and parental guidance rules.
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Paramount
Tallulah Bankhead
Charles Bickford
Paul Lukas
Milligan Funeral Rites Planned in Oklahoma
The body of Mrs. Lena Leote Milligan aged 53 is to be sent to Bridgeport Oklahoma today by N. B. Griggs & Sons. Mrs. Milligan wife of H L Milligan died Tuesday morning at the family home 4203 East Fourteenth Avenue.
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Lena Leote Milligan
Bridgeport
Okla
Griggs & Sons
Milligan
H. L. Milligan
East Fourteenth Avenue
Yale graduate to be committed after killing mother
Yancey Lewis a 34 year old Yale graduate is to be committed to a state hospital for the insane. Police say he beat and chloroforamed his aged mother to death last Saturday. Lewis was reportedly under parole from a San Antonio hospital. State authorities faced a second item as Berlin authorities left to states the handling of political groups amid the Papen Hitler cabinet tensions.
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Lewis
Dallas
Tex
Yancey Lewis
Yale
San Antonio
Berlin
Franz von Papen
Adolf Hitler
Reich
City Manager backs police chief in seven suspensions
Dallas city manager John Edy upholds Police Chief Claude Trammell after he discharged seven officers who were suspended amid revelations about payoff records from two black gambling clubs in the city.
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Dallas
John Edy
Claude Trammell
Los Angeles coroner's jury cites negligence in death
The coroner's jury found Harold L. Menjou 20 reckless and negligent in causing the death of his 17 year old sweetheart Marjorie Gauthier. Adolph Menjou is named as her suitor and Harold's adoptive father.
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Los Angeles
Harold L. Menjou
Adolph Menjou
Marjorie Gauthier
Women Fight Garner in Dallas Meeting
Dallas June 22 Dal las County Women s Democratic Association adopted resolutions opposing nomination and election of Speaker John N Garner for President and all other candidates who oppose the eighteenth amendment.
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Garner
Dallas
Dallas County Women’s Democratic Association Today
John N. Garner
Grand Prizes Announced in Ripley Tests
The National Believe It Or Not Contest selects a six inch plain scrubbing brush as the top prize winner. Clinton W. Blume of Brooklyn wins and chooses a Curtiss Wright airplane with flying lessons. Other prize recipients include E. L. Blystone Ardern Pa Col L. B Powers Hawesville Ky Andrew Neaumann Chicago Ill R C A Victor radio phonograph Donald Johnson Regina Sask Gerard Spencer Duluth Minn Dr Robert D McKay Minneapolis W F Lancaster Wharton Tex Carre model Gruen Guild Watch and a duplicate entry prize.
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The
News
New York
United States
Canada
Robert L. Ripley
North American
Clinton W. Blume
Brooklyn
France
President Lincoln
Manhattan Beach
N. Y
Blume
E. L. Blystone
Ardern
Rockne
Col L. 8. Powers
Hawesville
Montreal
Quebec
Andrew Neaumann
Chicago
Ill
R. C. A.-Victor
Donald Johnson
Regina
Saskatchewan
Edward W. Pulick
College Point
Jenkins Radiovisor
W. W. Pitman
Wharton
Texas
Havana
Ward Line
Robert F. Lancaster
South Whiteley
Ind
Rogers
Gerard Spencer
Duluth
Robert D. McKay
Minneapolis
Gruen Guild Watch
Shorthand Convention Plans Set for July in Texas
Plans for the Texas Shorthand Reporters Association annual convention are complete. Speakers include Chief Justice R Walker Hall of the Civil Appeals Court and Amarillo attorney Otis Trulove along with Judge W E Gee and Joe Dooley. Sessions will be at the Harring Hotel with a dance and chicken barbecue at Harding's ranch.
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Texas Shorthand Reporters Association
Bill Baker
R. Walker Hall
Civil Appeals Court
Otis Trulove
Amarillo
W. E. Gee
Joe Dooley
Herring Hotel
Harding
Bright Spots in Business: Failure Index Eases Slightly
United Press reports Bradstreet weekly index of business failures at 128.9, down from 129.8 last week and 132.2 two weeks ago due to fewer insolvencies. Cincinnati notes Procter & Gamble shipments hit a company record for the week ended June 18. Reading Co reports May net operating income up vs 1931. New York Central, Santa Fe and Rock Island railroads show higher carloadings for the week ended June 18.
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United Press
New York
U.R
Bradstreet
Cincinnati
Proctor & Gamble Co
Philadelphia
Reading Co
New York Central
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Rock Island
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Reported
Treasury receipts on June 20 totaled 15 994 157 13. Expenditures reached 52 743 696 16, leaving a net balance of 649 987 42. Custom receipts for the first 20 days of the month amounted to 11 606 767 63.
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Treasury
Washington
Man Suffocates in Corpus Christi Apartment Fire
William F. Sickman, 48, suffocated today as a fire partially destroyed an apartment house in Corpus Christi. R. B. Pulliam and his two young daughters narrowly escaped injury in the blaze.
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Corpus Christi
William F. Sickman
Pulliam
Webb County Dems to open July primary to all voters
Peter P. Levendecker, chair of the Webb County Democratic executive committee, announced that all qualified voters would be allowed to vote in the July primary regardless of race or color, and he did not approve barring Negroes from the primaries.
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Laredo
Peter P. Levendecker
Webb County
Democratic Executive Committee
Store Manager Drowns in Lake Al tus
Edgar M. Dickson, 38, Shawnee store manager, drowned when the boat he fished in with four companions sank at Lake Al tus about 24 miles southwest of Hobart. The incident occurred last night as they were fishing.
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Hobart
Oklo
Edgar M. Dickson
Shawnee
Lake Altus
Here
Farm export value hits decade low in 1930 31 says department
The federal department reports that the farm value of American agricultural exports was the lowest in 1930 31 within the past decade.
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Federal Department of Eerrienshire
Ring Pitching Tourney Added To Fourth Program
A horseshoe and ring pitching tournament was added to the Fourth of July program at the Tri-State Fair Grounds with prizes up to 25 dollars for the first winner. The entertainment now includes a bridge and 42 tournament barbecue dance motorcycle and auto racing and fireworks. W F Lampe the fair president said activities will run all day.
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Tri-State Fair Grounds
W. F. Lampe
Fair
Bridal Suite set for Paramount Theater debut
The Junior Welfare League will stage A Bridal Suite by Julia Dawn next Wednesday at the Paramount Theater. The bride’s name remains undisclosed. Dorothy Hitchcock will be maid of honor, Lawrence Hagg matron of honor, with bridesmaids Katherine Kirk Eleanor Gist Betty Gist Simon Lumpkin Cynthia Lumpkin Eula Lee Burch Evelyn Freeman Rue Paula Parcells Kathryn Wooldridge Zuma Vance Cotten Dawn Adkins and Mary Lois Ray.
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Junior Welfare League
Julia Dawn
Paramount Theater
Dorothy Hitchcock
J. R. Hitchcock
Lawrence Hagg
Katherine Kirk
Eleanor Gist
Betty Gist
Simon Lumpkin
Cynthia Lumpkin
Eula Lee Burch
Evelyn Freeman
Rue Paula Parcells
Kathryn Wooldridge
Zuma Vance Cotten
Dawn Adkins
Mary Lois Ray
Foundry Permit Appeal Decision to Be Made in 10 Days
The zoning appeal for a foundry permit at 1210 South Johnson Street will be withheld for 10 days. The appeal board met at city hall, inspected the site, and discussed how foundries are classified in other cities. Testimony for and against issuing the permit was heard. W. B. Rule presided in chairman W. O'Brien's absence with L. A. Wells, E. F. Rittenberry and Chester Adams as other members.
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South
Johnson Street
City Hall
Rule
W. O’brien
L. A. Wells
E. F. Rittenberry
Chester Adams
Kellogg's Corn Flakes Endures as Quality Standard
For 25 years Kellogg's has stood as the standard of quality in breakfast cereals, emphasizing consistency and trust in the brand.
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Kellogg’s
Kellogg's
Life Saving School Opens Here Today At Gem Lake Pool
The fourth annual Red Cross Life Saving and Swimming School begins this afternoon at Gem Lake Pool with free instruction. A small pool usage fee applies and towels cost extra. tests for junior and senior Red Cross life saving will be offered. Marvin J. Paul leads the program with assistants Walter Mellor Marjorie Allen and others.
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Red Cross
Gem Lake Pool
Marvin J. Paul
Amarillo
Boy Scouts
Potter County
Walter Mellor
Marjorie Allen
C. A. Grover
Bill Cazzell
Clifford Flanders
Body of Mrs Alexander Sent to McKinney Texas
The body of Alma Alexander 21 died Tuesday at the family home in Canyon was sent yesterday to McKinney by Griggs-Thompson Funeral Home Canyon. She was the wife of James Alexander and a graduate of West Texas State Teachers College planning post graduate work.
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Alma Alexander
Canyon
McKinney
Griggs-Thompson Funeral Home
Golden-Voiced Organist Arrives for Amarillo Engagement
Julia Dawn, lauded as a golden-voiced organist and vocalist, arrives in Amarillo for a limited engagement at the Paramount Theater starting Saturday. She has appeared in deluxe venues nationwide and recently headlined the Prince Edward Theater opening in Sydney, Australia, touring from New Orleans' Saenger Theater. Paramount manager Milton Overman calls her the greatest entertainment personality the chain has brought to the Panhandle. Also noted, a baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs L M West at 9 o'clock last night. North Carolina public schools are allotted 22,526 teachers for next year.
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Julia Dawn
Amarillo
Paramount Theater
Miss Dawn
Prince Edwards Theater
Sydney
Australia
Saenger Theater
New Orleans
Paramount Publix Theaters
the Panhandle
Milton Overman
Paramount
WESTS
L. M. West
Jefferson Street
Public Schools
North Carolina
Birge Couple Named Delegates to State VFW Convention
Birge commander of the John B. Golding Post and his wife will represent the local post and the Auxiliary at the state convention in Galveston from July 5 to 7. Delegates were chosen at a joint meeting and a resolution seeking a building and loan fund for small property owners at low interest will be presented. Other Amarilloans may attend.
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Birge
John B. Golding
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Galveston
Artesia Cream Promises Lightening and Clearing Skin
A vintage advertisement claims Artesia Cream lightens and neutralizes skin dullness and freckles, heals pimples and sunburn, cleans pores, and leaves a smooth velvety complexion. Sold in 50 cent sizes at drug stores.
Candidates to Be Feted at Masterson School
Candidates will be feted tonight at Masterson school located 13 miles northeast of Amarillo on the Oil Field Highway. No charges will be placed on any form of entertainment, announced Joe Troxell who is in charge of arrangements.
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Masterson School
Amarillo
Joe Troxell
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Arthur Ball
Herman Clutter
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Ww. K. Ludden
Temple
Atlanta
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Flapper
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Wofford
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Woods
Montgomery
Ward & CO
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Life Saving School
W. S. Birge
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