Mackay Behn announce far reaching Mackay ITT merger
Clarence H. Mackay and Sosthenes Behn announce a fusion of the Mackay communications system with International Telephone & Telegraph. The plan envisions a new Commercial Postal company, a future International Cables firm, and expanded wireless and trans oceanic services with operations from the United States to Canada, Mexico, South America, and the Pacific. Wireless service to Honolulu and Manila is planned with ship to shore links and inland transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Mackay Companies
International Telephone & Telegraph Company
Clarence H. Mackay
Sosthenes Behn
Americas
Mackay
International Cables Company
Commercial Cables
United States
Canada
Mexico
Atlantic and
Pacific
South America
West Indies
South Americs
Honolulu
Manila
New
Commercial-Postal Company
De Molay Ceremony Set For Tonight In Amarillo
The Amarillo chapter of De Molay holds its annual spring ceremony at 7 30 PM at the Masonic Temple. Fourteen candidates will receive the initiatory degree. registration begins at 6 30 PM. Visiting De Molays and Masons are invited. the degree team has trained hard for impressive work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Order of
de Molay
Masonic Temple
Old Fiddlers Chorus Draws Large, Enthusiastic Crowd
The event featured seasoned violinists and skilled accompanists with no modern tunes played. Judges included Dave Derden and Irving Tolzien among others. A cash prize of 250 dollars plus merchandise prizes was awarded to winners, with many notable participants listed by town and county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justy
Dr. Loyd
Dave Derden
Irving Tolzien
Edward Babb
Bob Bonner
R. B. Mutter
A. MN. Smith
G. T. Bremnett
T. N. Jamerson
Upton Jones
W. C. Massey
Roswell
N. M
Chaves County
Jess Morris
Deshart
Dallam
Jess Giles
Vega
Oldham County
J. M. Chapnar
Adrian
Deaf Smith County
B. Sloan
Oklahoma City
Bud Queen
Fran
Farmer County
Milt Trout
Christt
Castro County
W. C. Reeve
Leta Lake
Donley County
Fll. Perks
Lipscomb
H. FE. Welchel
Amarillo
Potter Coachy
J. T. Marchall
Canyon
Berdall County
W. T. Walker
Endee
Quay County
A. F. Copeland
Tlunbeck
Lutsbeek County
Lewis Frarkir
Verson
Wilbarger
F. M. Beck
Plainview
Hale County
Pat Hooker
Shamrock
Wheeler County
John Kege
Happy
Swisher County
Derwoody Panhandle
Carson County
W. J. Brewer
Cooper
Delta County
Riggs Club Company
Harry Niles
E. Makin Electric
Amarillo Music Pidhenae i
Diamond Shop
Water Chainy Rubio
Music Company
Great West Mil
Ed Groom
E. H
A. Davis
Edwards Stadio
Tiga
Travel Proves Too Much for Walter Page
In Amarillo last night the Veterans of Foreign Wars hosted an exhibition boxing card. Duke Tramel of Fort Worth knocked down and dominated Walter Page of Dodge City in the third round, while Duff Stanley of Amarillo defeated Bobby Vincent of Stillwater four rounds to two with a late rally. Jack Dawson of Fort Worth outpointed Toggie Lawhead over eight rounds as the main bout, with Lawhead saying altitude affected him. the crowd enjoyed a solid welterweight program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Duke Tramel
Fort Worth
Walter Page
Dodge City
Duff Stanley
Bobby Vincent
Stillwater
Duff
Vincent
Page
Duke
Red Andrews
Red
Bobby
Stanley
Jack Dawson
Ft. Worth
Toggie Lawhead
Lawhead
Amarillo Real Estate Board Luncheon Program
The Amarillo Real Estate Board hosts a noon luncheon at the Amarillo hotel with Ross Rogers speaking on Forecasting and Providing City Growth. An old time fiddler, prize winner from last night’s Tri-State Fair contest, will be honored as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Persistent Violator Given Life Sentence in Kansas
William F. Bennett, 38, of Wichita, was sentenced to life in the penitentiary at Wichita after a third offense related to robbery. Bennett, already with prior terms in Oklahoma, was convicted in Kansas and sent to prison last Saturday under a persistent offender law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pera
Kan
William F. Bennett
Wichita
Bennett
Oklahoma
Bollworm May Trigger Special Texas Session
West Texas pink bollworm infestation could force a special legislature session, said State Senator A E B Wood. Governor Moody avoided comment but suggested a session may not be needed. federal budget cuts could require Texas to share costs, potentially delaying regular session. The state pink boll worm commission urged semi quarantine rules rather than a non cotton zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
West Texas
A. EB. Wood
Moody
Chary
Washington Dispatches
Budget Bureau
Buchanan
Congress
Wood
Texas
Blackshear funeral pallbearers named
The funeral for Dr. R. A. Blackshear, Panhandle pioneer, will be held at 3 o clock this afternoon. Active pallbearers are Frank Wolflin E F Granberry Charles Ware Dick Ware Drew Crossett C LeNeyem and Guy Whitcomb. Honorary pallbearers include Judge William Boyce Horace Russell Chester Moore J M Russell B T Ware Arthur Ware H A Hagerman Charlie Martin John Dees F H Hill J Lill E E Carhart DeWitt Stone Cal Merchant Clarendon M Mc Loughlin P H Leeward J H Britt Dr T F McGee Dr BR M Bennett Dr A J Caldwell W H Fuqua A D Armstrong M F Stewart J E Hill Sam Matlow Tom Jameson W F Jameson John Jameson Arch Bryan Loyie Cannon Tom Currie W W Wetsel and Lon D Marrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Blackshear
Panhandle
Frank Wolflin
E. F. Granberry
Charles Ware
Dick Ware
Drew Crossett
C. LeNeyem
Guy Whitcomb
William Boyce
Horace Russell
Chester Moore
J. M. Russell
B. T
W. H. Fuqua
A. D. Armstrong
M. F. Stewart
J. E. Hill
Sam Matlow
Tom Jameson
W. F. Jameson
John Jameson
Arch Bryan
Loyie Cannon
Tom Currie
W. W. Wetsel
Lon D. Marrs
Former Grand Opera Singer Speaks Here
Herbert Witherspoon once Metropolitan Opera baritone and now a national music teacher and lecturer will speak at noon Friday at a Herring hotel luncheon. His talk Music as a Vital Factor in Education aims to entertain and inform without technical detail. Reservations through Emil F. Myers Amarillo College of Music 1104 Polk Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Witherspoon
Metropolitan Opera Company
Herring Hotel
Mr. Witherspoon
Emil F. Myers
Myers
Amarillo College of Music
Polk Street
Hubby Wed Before Returns Home Bride Not Restraining
In Chicago on March 20 a writ of habeas corpus was sought for 28 year old Andrew A Pratt to bring his 18 year old bride Edna V Easterwood back home. The court found she was not being restrained and chose not to live with him. Pratt claimed the news to her parents showed she was kept at home. Mrs Pratt admitted the marriage and prior marriages. the writ was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Andrew A. Pratt
Edna V. Easterwood
Pratt
Spon
Whole Carload Of Coloradoans Are Arrested
Denver stockmen arrived by special car for a convention and were reported arrested after Chief Gaither coordinated arrests. A written message urged detaining the group and creating evidence if needed. Gaither replied that the entire party was captured with no shots fired and they were well behaved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Battlemen's Convention
Gaither
Colorado
Robert
Reed
West Texas Farm Bureau to Meet in Lamesa April 7
Special to The News LAMESA March 20 The West Texas Farm Bureau convention will convene in Lamesa on Saturday April 7 with about 1000 delegates and visitors from 21 counties expected. The program includes welcome addresses, talks by R E Overstreet Lubbock and Judge L Gough Amarillo, luncheon, discussions on cooperative marketing and poultry marketing, and closing remarks by J D Coughlan Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamesa
West Texas Farm Bureau Convention
M. Mitchell
Dawson County Farm Bureau
Hale Center
West Texas
Wm. A. Wilson
Carl Rountree
Lamesa C. of
Hudson
R. E. Overstreet
Lubbock
L. Gough
Amarillo
Texas Wheat Growers Association
Dawson County
Louise Beard
Lubbock County
South Plains
M. S. Hudson
J. D. Coughlan
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Panhandle Civic Leaders Plan City Beautification Drive
Civic leaders from erudite clubs the chamber of commerce and others unite for a broad beautification campaign in Panhandle Texas. Plans include parks tree planting sign board cleanup and highway beautification with a city planner to map a unified effort. Paul Park funded by Judge J C Paul will be a centerpiece with free water for plantings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erudite Club
Fine Arts Club
Parent- Teachers Association
Boy Scouts
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
City Council
Commissionera Court
Panhandle
Upper Panhandle
Paul
J. C. Paul
Aity
J. F. Weatherly
Charles
Oak Streets
Separate OKt Trial Fought By Sinclair
Washington March 20 A bitter legal battle over separate trials for Harry F Sinclair and Albert B Fall charged with defrauding the government in the Teapot Dome oil leases neared resolution. Sinclair counsel Hoover oppose severance and would seek postponement if Fall is ill. Fall counsel Leahy seeks delay for April 2. physicians to examine Fall. Prosecution says they would sever and proceed with Sinclair if Fall cannot attend. Public interest demands speedy retrial of Sinclair after a mistrial caused by shadowing jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Albert B. Fall
Teapot Dome
George P. Hoover
Sinclair
Fall
William E. Leahy
Jennings Bailey
el Paso
Texas
Fell
Hoover
Burns
Mary Atkins Dies at Age Six in Amarillo
Miss Mary Atkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter L Atkins of 404 Fairmont avenue Amarillo died at noon after an extended illness causing heart complications. She leaves two brothers Frankie and Walter Joe and two half brothers Charles Gilkison and Abbott Gilkison. Funeral at 10 30 this morning at the family home with Rev Frederick A Fowler of St Andrew's Episcopal Church. Blackburn funeral home in charge. Burial in Liano cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Atkins
Walter L. Atkins
Fairmont Avenue
Frankie
Walter Joe
Charles Gilkison
Abbott Gilkison
Amarillo
Frederick A. Fowler
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Blackburn Funeral Home
Liano Cemetery
Cattlemen Hear Leaders Press Cattle Theft and Rates
The gathering discussed prosecuting cattle thieves, curbing rising freight rates, and securing rate cuts. Members urged strict enforcement of butcher laws to trap thieves using autos. Congressman Marvin Jones was praised as a friend of Texas cowmen. A monument proposal for pioneer cowmen drew applause. The Amarillo welcome highlighted a brighter horizon and a new era of prosperity. Resolutions committee members listed from Alpine to Brady. Dr. E E Robinson gave the invocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Jones
Kleberg
Texas
Claude Hudspeth
el Paso
Jones
Washington
Mr. Jones
Dayton Moses
Lee Bivins
Amarillo
James D. Hamlin
Farwell
Resolutions Committee
J. D. Jackson
Alpine
J. M. West
Houston
H. L. Kokernot
Ban Antoniqu
Tom Coble
The Doctor's Bill on a Rhyming Run
Walt Mason treasures the doctor who treated him through illness kept on low, noting the steep bill yet praising the care that banished pain. He mocks high charges while commending the physician's tireless effort through snow and sickness.
Babson and Steinmetz See Spiritual Move Ahead
The piece argues the next 60 years will be driven by spiritual progress and divine love. It urges Amarillo to back a new Christian college as a community expression to train character and life, stressing shared influence over material wealth and predicting the 20 day window will reveal citizens’ character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger W. Babson
General Electric Company
Steinmetz
Mr. Babson
Babson
Amarillo College
Southwest
Christian College
Amarillo
Real Estate Notes Totals and Permits From Past Week
Building permits issued during the past week total 27 new projects with costs listed for dwellings, mercantile spaces, churches, and additions. Notable entries include Morris Browning’s Glenwood dwelling at 601 Spruce and J. Nugent’s duplex at 905 Adams Street Plemons addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Browning
Glenwood
J. Nugent
M. W. Essum
Adams Street
Plemons
Safety First Bus Lines to Buy Amarillo Route Rights
The Texas railroad commission approved Safety First stage lines of Amarillo purchasing Hale and English rights on the Amarillo Panhandle Tampa route for 12000 dollars. The purchase includes Red Ball Bus lines between Amarillo and Panhandle, Pampa and Borger. No schedule changes planned. Construction and paving costs for Amarillo upgrade cited at about 95000.
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Austin
State Railroad Commission
Safety First Stage Lines of
Amarillo
Hale and English
Amarillo-Panhandle
Safety Flrst Bus Company
Red Ball Bus Company
Panhance
Pampa
Borger
Mark Marshall
Motor Bus Division
Beaumont to host 1928 Grand Lodge of Texas Odd Fellows meeting
After a full day of voting Beaumont beat Mineral Wells 797 to 767 to win the 1928 meeting site for the Grand Lodge of Texas Odd Fellows. Fort Worth withdrew from the contest. The banquet named Ben C. Richards Jr. as toastmaster and featured remarks by C. A. Wheeler James D. Buster Ray Rector and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Presa
Dallas
Texas
Beaumont
Grand Lodge of Texas
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Mineral Wells
Fort Worth
Ben C. Richards, Jr
C. A. Wheeler
Austin
James D. Buster
Sherman
Ray Rector
Stamford
Q. Vestal
John A. Kee
George N. Burns
Harper
D. L. Lamme
H. Knight
W. T. Savage
H. L. Carpenter
D. H Page
Mattie Rowan
Laura Heffner
Etta Littlepage
Mattie A. Patton
Grand Lodge
Widows and Orphana Home
C. B. Sutherland
Corsicana
M. Rouse
G. E. Knauff
San Antonio
George J. Reed
J. H. Storey
W. L. Frances
Firman
Home Trustees
J. K. Rchse
Garland
W. I. Wray
C. P. Masters
Pecan Gap
J. C. Ward
Mercedes
Rebekah
Congressional probes widen into Harding estate questions
AL SMITH reports to leak out at Chicago prompting statements from Justice Siddons and Chief Justice Martin. The inquiry will examine whether the late president received any returns from Continental Trading and related deals. The committee will question Wilbur W. Marsh on Democratic financing, with allegations about campaign contribution reports.
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Chicago
Frederick L. Siddons
District of Columbia Supreme Court
George E. Martin
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Walsh
Harding Estate
Continental Trading Company
Maresh
Wilbur W. Marsh
Waterloo
Iowa
Democratic National Committees
Marsh
Fred W. Upham
Republican National Committee
Upham
Irl G. Hipsley
A. V. Leonard
Merrit Baldwin
Meriden
Conn
Harry Sinclair
Land Leasing Debate Interprets Constitution For School Lands
Judge Phillips condemns fierce challenges to the act as overanalyzing the statute. Assistant AG C W Trueheart defends the plan as a legitimate delegation of legislative power to land buyers. The Sues Canal measures 103 miles long with 36 feet average depth and 360 feet greatest width.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
C. W. Trueheart
Sues
Notice of Sale of Automobile by Garage in Amarillo
A garage in Amarillo announces public sale of a Chrysler Roadster motor M99062 license 822-283 Texas 1928 after 60 days of storage and repair charges totaling $50. The sale will occur April 16, 1928 between 10 am and 4 pm at Tyler Street, with proceeds to cover charges and costs. Any remaining balance goes to the titled owner. Signed Ves McGee's Garage manager D. A. Verls February 13, 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrysler
Texas
Tyler Street
Ves . McGee's
Amarillo
D. A. Verls
Manggar
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OLD
Fiddlers
Beal Pumphrey
Mr. Pumphrey
Blackshear
New Panhandle
Walter Atkins
London
Madrid
Walt Mason
Dr. Pelt
J. M. Cook
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
J. 8. Chestnutt
F. A. Shirk
van Buren Street
Williams Sign Company
Metal
East Third
Holland Addition
John Gilvin
W. E. Atkins
Contragger
Mercantile
N. E
Ebenezer Baptist Church
South van Buren
J. W. Cooper
George Parr
F. Locher
Virginia
San Jacinto
W. B. Skinner
G. and S
Jefferson, C. & 8
P. L.reppert
Reppert Lumber Company
Pelo Duro
C. C. Terrace
Charles Adkinson
C. Falls
Luther Rensford
McMaster Street
Old Town
Jordan Construction Company
Amaritshese
Hersford
H. GC
Commission
Okehs Bus
Safety First
H. L. Hines
Georgia Street
W. H. Flaram
W. E. Walthall
Bushland Blvd
BH. A. Munson
E. L. Allen
Palo Duro Avenue
Country Club Addition
J.M. Lybrand
Will 4. Miller and Son
Turkey
Holmes Motor Company
Clovis
Pontiac
Oakland
New Mexico State Highway Department
Santa Fe
N. 8. Griggs
T. C. Thompson
Oenaig
AL Smith
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