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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1923

Page

3

Amarillo Trade Trip Praised For Smooth, Profitable Run

Officials of the Amarillo Board of City Development led a 131 member trade trip praised as highly successful and profitable. Col E O Thompson coordinated the excursion with Secretary O V Vernon and car captains while President Ross D Rogers spoke, led programs, and handled duties as car captain. J C Sebastian aided as assistant secretary ensuring smooth operations.

Rogers Thompson Vernon Board of City Development Amarillo Amarilo Col. E. O. Thompson J. C. Sebastian

Negro heavies to fight in Panhandle championship card

The Panhandle Negro heavyweight championship will be decided on the Fourth of July in Tommy Danforth’s gym. Top contenders Douglass Fairbanks and Willie Houston, both around six feet four, vow to prove superiority as part of a larger card featuring Tom Jones vs Ed McDonald for Panhandle title and a Dutch Mantell versus Cal Farley wrestling bout. Brothers of the defendant and local officials are mentioned. The defense did not file a motion for a change of venue.

Panhandle Tommy Danforth Douglass Fairbanks Jack Johnson Amarillo Oklahoma Willie Houston Lubbock Houston South Plains Fairbanks Sam Tom Jones Ed McDonald L. J. Good Clyde Texas Will Good Bronte Ed Good Tampico Old Mexico Jim Good San Jon N. M Rock Island Railroad Stanton Good Carrie Kyle Southwest Shreveport

Jury selection unfolds in Good case at Slaton court

The Good case jury selection continued with peremptory challenges and a motion to sever overruled. Prospective jurors discussed topics around Texas Technological and Ross Good trials. The defense sought a continuance for witnesses. request denied. Mrs Good and eight children attended, including Virgil Ray who stayed on his father’s lap.

Ross West Texas Technological School Percy Spencer Texas Technological Roy Adama Alkali Tom Roas Roberson Pe Ross Ranch Obe Chance Gaines County Claire Kyle Lea County New Mexico N. L. Lawrence Midland C. S. Love Dickens County W. D. Casey Jeff Davis County W. Hamby T. T. Bouldin Palo Pinto County Jack Davis Terry County A. J. Kercheville el Paso County J. D. Brown Terry Cross J. J. Kilpatrick Presidio County Mrs. Good Good Virgil Ray Kyle G. W Harold Margaret Nita Guesse Faye Sybil

Gas company withdraws contest against railroad permits

AUSTIN June 28 The Lone Star Gas Company withdrew its tentative contest of railroad commission permits for using waste casing head gas to make carbon black after reviewing the permit form. Similar permits have been asked for East land County residue gas. officials note permits may be revoked without notice when gas is needed for domestic or commercial uses as a conservation measure.

Associated Press Austin Lone Star Gas Company Texas Railroad Commission Stephens County Eastland County Oil and Gas Division

Cousins Visits Canyon En Route To California

Canyon June 28 Hon R B Cousins former president of West Texas State Teachers College now Houston public schools superintendent and president elect of Kingsville teachers college visited Canyon Monday and Tuesday en route to the National Education Association meeting in California. He gave a chapel address reviewing the college’s work since its 1910 founding noting that three of the original eight male faculty members had since led Texas teacher training colleges and that qualified material remains abundant.

Canyon R. B. Cousins West Texas State Teachers College Houston Teachers College Kingsville National Educational Association California Cousins Texas

The Shriek of Araby at Fair Theatre

Mack Sennett presents The Shriek of Araby a five reel comedy burlesque starring Ben Turpin Kathryn McGuire and George Cooper at the Fair Theatre next Monday Allien Producers and Distributors Corporation release follows Turpin’s misadventures at sea and on land delivering riotous comedy with moments of drama and a sparkling finale.

Mack Sennett Sennett Ben Turpin Kathryn McGuire George Cooper Dick Sutherland Ray Grey Louis Fronde Allien Producers and Distributors Corporation Fair Theatre America Turpin

The Town That Forgot God at Fair Theatre

A remake closes tomorrow at the Fair Theatre in one of the season’s most successful engagements. The simple story of a man a woman and a boy in a small American town highlights daily violations of the ten commandments and the golden rule, drawing strong audience attention from start to finish.

Fair Theatre

New Walter Hiers Comedy at Mission Theatre

The Paramount film “Sixty Cents an Hour” stars Walter Hiers and Jacqueline Logan. A misadventure with a Ford roadster ends with Hiers crashing into a barn and landing in a haystack, promising light farce for auto enthusiasts.

Grogan Paramount Hiers Mamie Smith Jacqueline Logan Walter Hiers Jasqueling Logan

Neff Appoints New Members To Health Boards

Governor Neff announced appointments to the State board of health and the State board of nurses examiners. New member on the nurses board is Miss Jane Duffy of Austin, with other members reappointed. Health board members include M. F. Bledsoe of Port Arthur, A F Beverly of Austin, W H Holland of Santa Anna, Frank Paschal of San Antonio, A G Scott of Temple, and T B Fisher of Dallas.

Neff Associated Press Austin State Board of Health State Board of Nurses Examiners Board of Health M. IF. Bledsoe Port Arthur A. F. Beverly W. H. Holland Santa Anna Frank Paschal San Antonio A. G. Scott Temple T. B. Fisher Dallas Jane Duffy

Sound Testimonial Evidence From Lydia Pinkham Medicine

Letters from grateful women attest to health improvements after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The paper highlights personal testimonies praising relief from ailments, urging other women to try the product.

Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia BK Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass Pinkham

Potato consumption tops all foods in weight in this country

The article notes that potatoes are the most consumed food crop by weight in the nation, surpassing all others in daily intake and revealing a dietary staple status for potatoes across the population.

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