West Texas Chamber heads pledge work for new plan
Stamford Tex June 27 District secretaries of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce met here approved the regional program for the year ahead and pledged renewed confidence in the reorganized chamber. They authorized Manager D A Bandeen and staff to adopt a plan for approval by city chambers. Two conventions will be held in each district focusing on business and membership.
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Stamford
Tex
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
D. A. Bandeen
Bandeen
Ed Bishop
Dalhart
A. B. Davis
Lubbock
John Boswell
Wichita Falls
George Barker
Mineral Wells
J. Z. Martin
Breckenridge
Paul T. Vickers
Midland
S. W. Cooper
Winters
Sim O’neal
Coleman
Carl Blasig
Brady
John Hendrix
Sweetwater
Davis
O’neal
Maury Hopkins
Plainview
J. G C. Watson
Hospital Notes and AID TO LOST FLIERS
Hospital updates list births admissions and discharges for several named individuals and locations. A Washington report describes a new aid for marooned flyers: a hot air pilot balloon released after a crash, colored for visibility.
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Washington
Ladies Dress Patterns 1931 Fashion Wardrobe
Advertises girls sizes 4 6 8 10 and ladies sizes 38 52 with yardage details for sleeve types and fabric widths. Mentions ribbon bow ends and lace veiling options and asks readers to send 15 cents for a fashion book from News and Globe Brooklyn.
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News and Globe
Sterling Place
Brooklyn
Meet Melvin A. Traylor A Cherry Pie Blueprint for a Banker
Melvin A. Traylor president of Chicago's First National Bank is famed for sharp financial instincts and a taste for cherry pie. He rose from poverty in Kentucky hills to build a $900 million banking empire and helped form the Bank of International Settlement. He led golf and finance circles, advised Mayor Cermak, and valued independent decision making.
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Melvin A. Traylor
Lathrop Mack
Associated Press
Chicago
First National Bank
Traylor
Golf Traylor
Bank of International Settlement
State National Bank
First National
Kentucky
Chicago District Golf Association
United States Golf Association
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
A. J. Cermak
J. Hamilton Lewis
the Treasury
Private Planes To Change Our Mode of Living
Analyzing how airplanes will expand urban reach, linking cities with distant country clubs, farms, and recreational areas. The piece envisions residents commuting to work, weekend escapes from Chicago, San Francisco, and New York, and farmers adopting aviation for distant markets, pest control, and supply runs.
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Chicago
Lake Tahe
Yosemite
San Francisco
Fort Worth
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Davis Mountains
Farrar to Make Radio Debut on WJZ NBC
Opera star Geraldine Farrar will sing four numbers on WJZ NBC at 9 30 pm in her radio debut after retiring from the opera stage. The program features Shilkret directing the orchestra and includes works such as Habanera Seguidilla Songs My Mother Taught Me and None But the Lonely Heart.
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New York
Geraldine Farrar
Wjz-Nbc
Marian Talley
Mrs J B Hardy Visits Son In Amarillo
Mrs J B Hardy of Waxahachie arrives in Amarillo to stay two weeks with her son Olin F Hardy at 314 East Twenty Third Avenue. She had spent weeks visiting relatives across the Panhandle Plains.
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J. S. Hardy
Waxahachie
Panhandle Plains
Amarillo
Olin F. Hardy
East Twenty-Third Avenue
A Man Divorced Over Pocket-Pocket Misconduct
A humorous Tit-Bits style exchange about a man seeking divorce after his wife rummaged his pockets. He plans to pocket the story, implying a light anecdote about household trust and privacy.
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Smith
Jones
One-Gent-A-Day Disability Policy Promises $100 Monthly Life Coverage
A Postal Life and Casualty ad promotes a policy offering up to $100 per month disability and $1,000 death benefit, plus partial coverage for losses. It targets ages 10 to 70, costs $3.50 per year, requires no medical exam, and invites readers to write for inspection with no obligation. The example cites Gordon W. Corey of Cleveland, Ohio, receiving payments for back injury.
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Gordon W. Corey
Cleveland
Ohio
Corey
Postal Life & Casualty Protection
Mr. Corey
Airplane to Aid Cattle and Sheep Raisers in Colder Climates
Observing cold weather effects and grazing lands, the airplane becomes an aid to cattle and sheep raisers. Future farmers may fly 500 miles to the seashore for a weekend, or take families to conventions and agricultural fairs.
Livestock Shows Cut Time to Reach Railroad Station
In a brief note, a local rider is praised for returning livestock shows in less time than the era of horse and buggy transports to the railroad station. The property and events reflect an era transition within regional commerce.
Oldest Midwest woman farmer believed to run dairy near Grand Rapids
Mrs Mary Stearnberg aged 81 operates a small dairy farm near Grand Rapids Minnesota and is regarded as the oldest woman in the Midwest who actually runs a farm.
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Mary Stearnberg
Grand Rapids, Minn
Midwest
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