Continuation of Leslie Prescott Letter to the Little Marquise
The fragment describes an intimate letter to a husband praising love and companionship, followed by the author’s vivid recollection of a joyous moment before a farewell party in Pittsburgh. It notes a new gown, the radiant mood, and reflections on Alice Hartley and Porter Breed’s wedding. Tomorrow’s continuation promises more.
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Leslie Prescott
Earth
Paradise
Leslie
Marquise
Jack
Pittsburg
Ruth
New York
Alice Hartley
Porter Breed
Alice
Subscription rates by mail in advance in Texas and states
The notice lists subscription options for The Evening Post and The Daily News including mail and carrier delivery in Amarillo and other cities. It notes 10 months or 4 months and 18 1 foot per year terms, with prices like 80 cents monthly and $11.50 yearly, and mentions Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulation affiliations and correction policies.
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Texas
Colorado
Mexico
Amarillo
Evening Post
Dailyews
Newa
Combinatios
Associated Press
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Panhandle Bands Boost West Texas Convention Attendance
Bands from Panhandle Plains and eastern New Mexico towns contributed heavily to Mineral Wells attendance at the West Texas Chamber of Commerce Convention. Organizers anticipate record band representation in Amarillo next year with participation from Clovis Artesia Carlsbad Roswell Clayton Por and more. Officials urge rapid planning to attract bands to the Panhandle host site.
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Bixth
Fillmore Streets
Amarfile
Panhandle
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Wealrh
Oklahoma
Denver
Dallas
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
West Texas
Guymon
Texhoma
Shamrock
Tulsa
Panhandle Plains
Mineral Wells
Brownwood
Queen City
Plains
Mineral Wells Hosts Tremendous Merce Convention Crowd
Mineral Wells welcomed thousands of Merce Convention delegates, showcasing famed Texas hospitality. Despite limited rail access, highway links and a cooperative population created a warm reception as the event grew into one of America’s great conventions. Amarillo will need similar citywide effort next year to ensure another successful gathering.
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West Texas
Springtime shifts and ads in The News
The piece notes that spring brings more medical advertisements in The News and comments that spring clothes suit slender incomes as well as slender figures. It reflects on seasonal advertising trends and economic humor about wardrobe costs for couples.
Amarillo Man Makes Fur Coat From Wolf at Door
An Amarillo man creates a fur coat for his wife using the wolf he trapped at their home. The story notes his resourcefulness and the unusual craft as a notable local anecdote.
Thoughtful Quotation From Bruyere on Speech and Repentance
A brief quotation attributed to Bruyere suggests that people rarely regret speaking little but often regret speaking too much. The line references a biblical proverb in its reflection on speech, urging restraint and discernment in dialogue.
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Bruyere
Amarillo Snippets of Daily Life and Warnings
A quirky Amarillo snapshot notes spring sneezes and a cautious younger generation, a hardworking family ethic, and odd maxims about alarm clocks and heaven. It cites 25 million annual illnesses with gaps in prevention, mentions a Mexican grasshopper plague, and hints at local crossword puzzles. It also notes Yale banning motorcycles and compares vaccinations to vacations.
Selfishness in Peary Cook Pole Claims Scrutinized
Denton Record Chronicle uses Arctic controversy to condemn vanity in Peary for claiming sole discovery of the pole. It recalls Bartlett, the 85th parallel dash, and the choice to exclude companions, arguing that shared witness would have hardened his glory and spared later doubt. The lesson: selfishness rarely pays.
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Denton Record Chronicle
North Pole
Peary
Houston Chronicle
Bartlett
Chronicle
Mecca
Cloud
Easil
Cook
Leavenworth
Jfe
Juggler Draws Crowd With Flying Feats of Skill
A talented juggler entertains spectators with flying objects and a mystifying routine. The act delights the audience and earns lively cheers as the performer captivates viewers with careful coordination and showmanship.
Royal Welcome Extended to Kansas City Boosters in Amarillo
Hundreds of Amarillo residents greet the Kansas City Boosters arriving at 7:30 PM on their 34th annual southwest trade excursion. The train, led by the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Band, is welcomed by Ross D. Rogers and W. H. Fuqua, with remarks on regional growth and commerce. The party travels a 1686 mile circuit visiting 52 towns, including stops in Lubbock Plainview Texhoma and Dalhart, before continuing to Kansas City.
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Royal
Kansas City
Amarillo
Mineral Wells
Hanson Post
Kansas City Boosters
Southwest
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Band
Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
Boosters
Fillmore
Polk
Seventh
Taylor
Fifth
Auditorium
Ross D. Rogers
Board of City Development
W. H. Fuqua
Panhandle
McQueeny
James McQueeny
Legion
Paul Degser
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Lubbock
Plainview
Fort Worth
Denver
Dalhart
Commerce Trust Company
James M. Kemper
Crockett, Couchman & Crawford
Opposition Looms In Merger Of SAU&G And SP
San Antonio officials report opposition to the absorption of the San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf railroad by Missouri Pacific, now owning Gulf Coast lines and I G N. Sugar Land owner W T Eldridge, holding 48 percent of SAU&G stock, leads the opposition and may protest at the Interstate Commerce Commission. Rumors say Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe endorses Eldridge to expand into San Antonio territory including the Rio Grande Valley. Eldridge plans to act before the ICC to block the consolidation.
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San Antonio
San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad
Missouri Pacific System
Gulf Coast Lines
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. T. Eldridge
Sugarland
Texas
Atchison
Topeka
Santa Fe
Eldridge
Rilo Grande Valley
Dia
Rule Ag
Amarillo Man Takes Control Of Texas M. and M.
J C Dickie, formerly head of manufacturing at J E Bryant Co, has bought the capital stock of the Texas M. and M. Co. at 413-15 Taylor street. The firm, with $75,000 capital, will continue as an exclusive wholesale dealer of fountain supplies, tobaccos and candies. Dickie will run it with his son J C Dickie Jr. No policy changes expected. former president J B Dickson plans a long vacation.
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J. C. Dickie
J. E., Bryant & Co
Texas M. & M. Co
Taylor Street
Dickie
Amarillo
Morrow-Thomas Hardware Company
J. E. Bryant Co
Panhandle
J. C. Dickie Jr
J. B. Dickson
Mrs Nick Browning Claimed by Death After Illness
Emma Clark Browning 40 died Thursday at 6 30 pm at 2201 Fillmore after brief illness. Survived by husband James Nick Browning and daughter Geraldine, four brothers, four sisters. Funeral Saturday 2 30 pm Polk Street Methodist Church. Rev S W Hayne officiating. Blackburns Funeral Home in charge. Burial Llano Cemetery.
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Emma Clark Browning
Fillmore
James Nick Browning
Geraldine
J. T. Clark
Endee
D. W. Clark
W. R. Clark
Tucumcari
N. M
G. W. Clark
Amarillo
J. T. Boucher
Shreveport
Proctor
Lillian Lies
J. H. Milligan
Polk Street Methodist Church
W. Hayne
Blackburn’s Funeral Home
Llano Cemetery
Eight Publishing Firms in Textbook Contract Dispute
Associated Press reports eight publishers suing the Texas Board of Education in the state supreme court over recent repudiation of contracts for supplementary readers. Row Peterson and Company of Chicago filed the petition, seeking mandamus to force recognition of its five year contract for fourth through seventh grade readers.
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Associated Press Austin
Board of Education
Row, Peterson and Company of Chicago
Supreme Court
Row, Peterson and Company
Riffians Trouble French Forces in Djebal Region
Paris May 7 Reports indicate Rifian forces are mounting stronger resistance in Morocco. French Col Colombat’s column fights near Djebal Bibane with several posts in the sector and beyond eastward still surrounded by tribesmen. Airplanes try to supply besieged garrisons with water and provisions as conditions remain tense.
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Associated Press
Paris
Morocco
Rench
Colombat
Djebal Bibane
Frydenburk
Methodists and Republicans Dominate Local Election
In Olath, Kas on May 1, a recent local election saw 12 candidates vying with 11 Republicans and 10 Methodists. The town politics tilts toward both groups as the outcome favors their influence in town leadership.
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G. . P. Olathd
Repubicans
Metho- Mote Ae
Thirty Is the Age for Me and Other Thoughts
Cynthia Grey argues that thirty marks the start of opportunities for women, offering youth without insipidity. She cites Anne Nichols as a model of success at thirty, contrasts ancient views of middle age, and urges women to view thirty or thirty five as a beginning rather than a finish.
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Anne Nichols
Venus de Milo
Daily News Crossword Puzzle Clues and Fragments
Motorists may sympathize with their comrade in the sketch shown with this puzzle. See picture for 9 verticals and scattered hints like polite terms for addressing man and terms such as moving truck and sun. The jumble includes many words and phrases across themes including Norse myth, funeral rites, measures, exclamations, animals, and objects.
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East
Moses
Amarillo Oil No. 1 Warwick well swab tests at five gravity
Amarillo Oil Company's No 1 Warwick in northwest Potter county section 16 Block Y northwest of Amarillo was classed as a 150 barrel pumper after a limited swab test. The test showed crude gravity of 5 degrees at 80 degrees, heavier than oil from wells to the east.
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Amarillo Oil Company
Warwick
Section 16
Block Y
Potter County
Dixon Creek Oil No 2 progress in Panhandle field
In Hutchinson district Dixon Creek Oil No 2 in section 11 block Y started with cable tools ten days ago and is one third finished. Drillers Chuck Moore and Frank Hunt aim to set a cable tool record for the Panhandle field in the same company’s producer in section 14, an east offshoot of the field.
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Dixon Creek Oil No
Smith
Block Y
Hutchinson
Chuck’ Moore
Frank Hunt
Panhandle
Tion 14
Tool dresser Sullivan hurt in Dixon Crpgis lease accident
Sullivan, a tool dresser, is hospitalized after a serious ear injury from a drilling equipment failure at the Dixon Crpgis lease last Friday night. He sustained a right ear injury and was confined to the hospital for treatment.
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Sullivan
Dixon Crpgis
Barnum Well Pumps High Gravity Oil Daily
R G Barnum No 1 Johnson Northwest of section 87 block Y Hutchinson on pump test shows increase. The well is now pumping 00 barrels of high gravity oil daily.
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R. G. Barnum No. 1
Johnson
Block Y. Hutchinson
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Kenneth McM. Dickey
Donnelly Garment Company
Geo. A. Barton, Jr
Drovers National Bank
George Young
Edwards- Ludwig-Fuller Jewelry Co
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Ely & Mann
W. 8. Mann
Fidelity National Bank & Trust Co
D. A. McDonald
Fidelity Savings Trust Company
R. J. Campbell
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B. BE. Amick
Fogel Construction Company
Paul M. Fogel
Forrester-Nace Box Company
W. D. Myers
Fowler Commission Company
H. A. Fowler
Frankel Frank and Company
Sidney Altschuler
Great Western Paint Manufacturing Co
F. N. Redheffer
General Electric Company
Wm. Morgan Hand
Harbison Manufacturing Company
J. 8. Harbison
Holland Engraving Company
W. H. Holland
Ralph Hurst & Company
Ralph Hurst
Inter- State National Bank
Bob Hovey
Irving Pitt Manufacturing Company
C. M. Conger
Jaccard Jewelry Company
E. A. Jaccard
T. M. James & Sons China Company
J. C. James
J. W. Jenkins Sons’ Music Company
J. W. Jenkins
F. B. Jenkins, Jr
Kansas City Cold Storage & Warehouse Co
E. M. Dobbs, Co
J. F. Trotter
New England National Bank & Trust Co
Procter M. Masters
O'Malley Cigar Company
J. T. Burke
Peat
Marwick, Mitchell & Company
E. J. Powell
H. T. Poindexter & Sons Merchandise Co
Francis Poindexter
Richards & Conover Hardware Co
J. E. Woodmansee
Royal Union Life Insurance Company
A. C. Bale
Simonds-Shields Company
Albert Taum
Townley Metal & Hardware Company
Eric Kreider
United States Rubber Company
Will R. Hill
A Waderslice Lyns Grain Company
Orla A. Severance
William Volker & Company
Western Exchange Bank
Harold D. Evans
Western Union Telegraph Colny
G. W. Brownson
Witherspoon Live Stock Commission Co
Frank Witherspoon, Jr
Woolf Brothers
R. Jack Reeve
Flapper
WEA Service
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S. P
Texas M. & M
Nick Browning
Text Book
Djebal
Cynthia Grey
Daily News
DAL Irk
Iver
Italy
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