Amarillo High grads crown largest class in history
Three hundred and eight graduates crossed the Municipal Auditorium stage for Amarillo High School’s largest class, earning diplomas as Dean Gordon outlined four citizenship ideals. William Ordway, an honor student, spoke on citizenship and received top honors in the West Texas division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo High School
Dean Gordon
Dean J. M. Gordon
Texas Technological College
Herman Pipkin, Jr
Ed Davis Parsons
William Ordway
West Texas
Charles Whittington
W. A. McIntosh
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
John Winters
Hoover is Choice of Maryland Delegates
Baltimore May 26 The Republican state convention named Maryland's 19 delegates to the national convention and instructed them to vote for President Hoover. The gathering refused to adopt a resolution calling for a referendum on the prohibition question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Hoover
Ranger's Father Dies at Farm Home
J. F. Burton 79 father of State Ranger Red Burton died at his farm home near here early today. Burial details were not disclosed. Authorities release obituary notes indicate ranching in this area for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mart
U.P
J. F. Burton
Red Burton
Here
Frontier Day Celebration Gets Off To Rollicking Start
Pampa’s Frontier Day kicks off with a mile long parade and plans for a 15 000 plate barbecue. A 25 member Kiwanis delegation heads to Gray County and a junked car race and rodeo attract crowds. Activities include a floral offering by Bill Beechler to the Pampa Kiwanis Club and a municipal motorcade assembly at Cullum Motor Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pampa
Amarillo
Cunningham Flower
Whlie
Cullum Motor Company
Tyler Street
Whirlwind Voting Leaves Solons Dazed
A sudden surge of votes unsettles lawmakers as the measure faces rapid shifts and unclear outcomes. Officials scramble to interpret the result amid mounting pressure and shifting alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solons Dazed
Senate rewrites revenue bill as budget gap narrows
Washington May 26 Senate rewrote the revenue bill in a flurry of votes leaving about 66 million dollars short of the budget balance goal though excise rates near 100 million were restored. The sales levy test looms with Reed claiming a majority for the levy, while leaders from both parties pledge to balance the budget and preserve currency despite ongoing differences on bill details. Opponents remain confident in defeating the sales levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Reed
Watson
Indiana
Robinson
Arkansas
Smoot
Utah
Red
Pennsylvania
Harrison
Mississippi
Walsh
Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Johnson
Calif
Khiva Temple Comic Parade Opens Spring Ceremonial
The Khiva Temple comic parade marks a main feature of the Spring Ceremonial in downtown. Starting at the Masonic Temple at 5:15 pm, it travels Fillmore Street Third Avenue Polk Street Tenth Avenue Taylor Street Fifth Avenue to the temple. Nobles and novices including Potentate Guy A. Carlander and Amarillo police lead the procession. The novices will endure the burning sands initiation at 6:15 pm with comedy stunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khiva Temple
Masonic Temple
Fillmore Street
Third Avenue
Polk Street
Tenth Avenue
Taylor Street
Fifth Avenue
Masonic
Guy A. Carlander
W. R. McDowell
Amarillo
Commission To Call Special Ballot for Mayor's Post Today
Amarillo will elect a new mayor within two to three weeks as the city commission fixes the special election date today. Col. Ernest O. Thompson will resign as mayor to join the Texas Railroad Commission, with his resignation to be submitted at the next regular session. The commission will also hold a hearing on the Sixteenth Avenue improvement proposal at 2 30. Thompson had said he would run for congressman at large but now plans to seek reappointment to the railroad commission. The mayoral term runs to April next year amid strong interest in the special election and the Taxpayers League report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Hear Street
City Commission
Sixteenth Avenue
van Buren
Washington Street
Colonel Thompson
Railroad Commission
Pat Neff
Baylor University
Ross Sterling
Neff
Thompson
Pagment
Taxpayers’ League
League
Houston
Texas
Sterling
Texas counties seek state to assume highway bonds
Jones County commissioners urge Governor Ross Sterling to convene a one day special session to direct the Texas Highway Department to assume outstanding county road bonds amounting to about 7 million dollars annually. They propose funding the obligation from gasoline tax revenue to relieve counties this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Sterling
Texas Highway Department
Commissioners Court
Jones County
Commissioners Courts
Otis Miller
Highway Department
Sterling
Miller
Texas
Moderator Elected Denver
The Rev. Dr. Charles W. Kerr long time pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Tulsa Oklahoma was elected moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America at the opening business session of the churchs 144th General Assembly today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Charles W. Kerr
First Presbyterian Church of
Tulsa
Okla
Presbyterian Church In the
United States of America
General Assembly
Film writer Joseph Jackson drowns in Laguna surf
Laguna Beach Calif May 26 veteran film author Joseph Jackson well known in Hollywood drowned after rough ocean surf. More than an hour of first aid attempts to revive him failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laguna Beach
Calif
Joseph Jackson
Hollywood
Panhandle Royalty Owners File Suit Over Gas Rates
Panhandle gas royalty owners led by the E. B. Johnson and Sons estate sue Texoma Natural Gas Co in 84th district court at Stinnett seeking 10 cents per thousand cubic feet for gas, plus share of gasoline proceeds. The suit claims underpayment, improper measurement, and improper volume calculations, backed by the Panhandle Gas Royalty Owners Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
E. B. Johnson and Sons Estate
Texoma Natural Gas Company
Panhandle Gas Royalty Owners' Association
84Th District Court
Stinnett
Hutchinson County
Underwood, Johnson, Dooley and Simpson
Amarillo
Texoma
Association
Maniac Stabs Girl to Death in Cleveland
Eight year old Elaine Macken is killed as a man with two knives attacks schoolchildren. Jacob Gordon, 38, dubbed Mystery Jake, is captured and held for questioning. Rose Marie Parker, 8, and Lena De San, 12, were seriously wounded as bystanders shouted and children fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Jacob Gordon
Jake
Gordon
Elaine Macken
Delores
Rose Marie Parker
Lena de San
Man Trades Leg for Gasoline in Centralia Incident
In Centralia Illinois a gasoline station owner H C Gildehaus traded fuel for a prank. A visitor offered his right leg and presented a wooden leg as payment. The applicant received gasoline and planned to reclaim the limb later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Ill
H. C. Gildehaus
Oo. K
Gildehaus
Checks Cited as Evidence in Walker Probe
Testimony showed Mayor James J Walker cashed two $25 000 checks in June 1927 then Sherwood deposited similar sums in a secret trustee account. Walker denied any business link with Sherwood and said Sherwood was not his agent. He claimed Sherwood only handled minor tasks for him and Mrs Walker and rented a safe box in his name for a client’s papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hofstadter Legislative Committee
James J. Walker
Russell T. Sherwood
Walker
Sherwood
Paul Block
Walter
Panhandle road jobs set in Texas
The Texas Highway Commission awarded road and bridge contracts totaling 1 344 982 56 to construct 56 5 miles of concrete highways 76 miles of grading and drainage and nine bridges. Projects include Roberts County 14 2 miles concrete paving from Gray to Hemphill lines on Route 33 by L E Whitham and Co Wichita Falls 221 425 66 and Childress 14 3 miles concrete paving to Har der man line with overpass and underpass work by McClung Construction Fort Worth 232 239 89.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Highway Commission
Acquittals Fill Pampa Conspiracy Case In Fast Verdict
In U S District Court at Amarillo a jury cleared 16 defendants in the Pampa liquor conspiracy case on the first ballot within five minutes of deliberations. Ten were freed via instructed verdicts. six faced direct verdicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pampa
U. S
Amarillo
Gray County
E. 8. Graves
Roy Albritton
Scott Rheudasil
Herman Wachtendorf
Graves
O. C. Williams
Ben Bolton
James C. Wilson
Weldon Wilson
Granville Parrish
Wiliam J. Bass
Liqudr
W. Murph Smith
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy conditions expected Friday across West Texas and New Mexico. The Amarillo area shows daytime highs around mid 90s with cooler overnight temperatures. Overall forecast calls for fair weather with no significant precipitation expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
M. Escanes
Bop
M. Sterenes
Also Mentioned on This Page
William T. Ponder
San Angelo
W. T. Ponder
Fort Worth
Tex
America
Eddie Rickenbacker
Ponder
Hermon Pipkin
Ed Parsons
Henry Ansley
MPA
Panhardle
Davis
Jaysees
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Harvester Park
Associated Press
Libby Holman
Smith Reynolds
Reynolds
Commission
Johnson Estate
Maniac
Girl
Childress
Roberts Coun
C. E. Pipes
Scott. Vincent
O. T. Smith
Lee Banks
Arthur H. Cornett
Louie Baker
Wilson
H. E. Bell
Rose Rogers
Dick Wagner
Pipes
Wagner
Federal Grand Jury
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!