SPECIAL DELIVERY LETTER FROM SYDNEY CAGLON TO JOHN ALDEN PRESCOTT
A series of telegrams and a night letter reveal a tense social exchange between SYDNEY CAGLON and JOHN ALDEN PRESCOTT regarding Zoe Ellington, with Leslie Prescott and Ruth Burke exchanging urgent notes about Walter’s illness and an impending news reveal. The correspondence hints at social politics, secrecy, and upcoming disclosures in a 1925 NEA Service style.
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Sydney Caglon
John Alden Prescott
Zoe Ellington
Leslie
Zoe
Goodby
Pittsburg
Syd
Leslie Prescott
Ruth Burke
Walter
Ruth
NEA Service, Inc
Evening Post Combination Rates Notice
The Evening Post announces subscription options by mail or carrier with a combination rate of 11.70 per year. The publisher invites corrections for any erroneous reflections about individuals firms or corporations and will rectify such items prominently upon notification.
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bin Kent
Evening Post
Daily
Mail Or & Carrier
Post
Ted
Amarillo
P T Associations Outline Year of PTA Work
The Daily News outlines a nine month program from September to May for a Parent Teachers Association. It urges members to learn about their school and the back to school movement, meet teachers, and study topics such as homes, Christmas, thrift, child welfare, libraries, humane education, health and related subjects.
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The
Daily News
Oldfield Seen as Likely DNC Chair Move
The retirement of Clem Shaver of West Virginia as Democratic National Committee chairman is seen as not meaning a serious loss. Rep William A Oldfield of Arkansas, head of the Democratic congressional committee, is suggested as successor and is viewed as a strong choice to guide the party toward gains in 1926 elections.
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Clem Shaver
West Virginia
Democratic National Committee
John W. Davis
Davis
William A. Oldfield
Arkansas
Democratic Congressional Committee
Congress
Oldfield
Amarillo Public Schools Hold Commencement Tonight
The Amarillo public schools conclude with the senior class commencement for 105 graduates at Municipal Auditorium. Congressman Marvin Jones will deliver the address urging the community to support education and inspire children to pursue high school graduation.
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Amarillo Public Schools
Municipal Auditorium
Marvin Jones
18Th Congressional District
Amarillo
Lock Your Car During Joyriding Season Reminder
Organized gangs operate nationally but most thefts are by joyriders who steal for a night of pleasure and leave. Professionals are harder to stop once they decide to take a car, so use good locks to deter amateurs during the joyriding season.
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United States
Faith in Man: Seattle Philanthropist Loans Inmate Cash
A Seattle philanthropist lent $500 to men being released from jail and only $2 was repaid. The episode tests faith in human nature and highlights flaws in a social system that fails to help ex prisoners rejoin society.
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Seattle
Oklahoma minister at large after 2000 weddings shocks Amarillo
Amarillo residents are surprised as a local minister famed for officiating about 2000 marriages remains at large. The odd tale weaves in playful quips on universities, dictionaries, Boy Scout camps, and global curiosities from Africa to Persia.
New Headlight Law Affects Texas Cars June 18
The Headlight Law and a ban on car cut outs go into effect June 18. Officials warn enforcement may lag while approved device lists are published. Tourists peak mid July, prompting calls for early compliance and quieter vehicles.
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Southwest Plainsman
The
Highway Commission
Texas
Steel Worker at Height Inspires Skyward Labor Song
A poem praises steel workers who perform risky high altitude tasks daily. It describes scaffold climbing and risk with the image of making dangerous work look easy, acknowledging skill and bravery in tough conditions.
ABE MARTIN trek on Rockyfe road nephew incident
Fragmentary OCR notes reference ABE MARTIN and a trek on Rockyfe road near Ellon Gate rs prohibition area. Reading unclear details. no definite event or outcomes established in the legible text.
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Rockyfe Road
Ellon Gate
Word Ranch Test Well Plans Near Startup
City manager Jeff D Bartlett said work on a new test well at Word ranch could begin soon after receiving instructions from W Kiersted expected today or tomorrow. If favorable, the site may be used as a future Word city well and could be dug within the option period on Word lands.
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Jeff D. Bartlett
Bartlett
W. Kiersted
Amarillo Lawyers Win Damage Suit In Lamesa Shooting Case
P. G. Puntney, just back from Abilene, says a jury awarded Mrs. Bonnie C. Simmons $12,500 in the suit against Thomas Cookey and others. The shooting occurred at Lamesa on October 21, 1923, with three law firms listed for the defendants.
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P. G. Puntney
Abilene
Bonnie C. Simmons
Thomas Cookey
Fourteen Years Ago Fourteen Years Ago
Entries from the Amarillo Daily News files recount events from fourteen years prior, highlighting notable local happenings, personalities, and daily life as remembered through archived clippings.
Misses Overhuls Headed to Portland The Navy Recruiter’s Path
Misses Fannie and Marguerite Overhuls leave Saturday for their new home in Portland Oregon. Mrs E A Bigler and children Hayward and Adella depart for Auburn Illinois for a six to eight week visit at their old home. George Lach Ralston left Sunday for the Dallas Navy recruiting station after passing the exam. He proceeds to the navy training school at Newport Rhode Island to study electrical engineering in the electrical department.
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Fannie
Marguerite Overhuls
Portland
Oregon
E. A. Bigler
Hayward
Adella
Auburn
Illinois
George Lach Ralston
Dallas
Navy
Navy Training School
New Port
Rhode Island
Electrical
Social Visit Notes From Fort Worth Area Residents
Mrs W P Blackburn hosts her daughter Mrs H C Randolph of Plainview and niece Miss Margaret Van Zandt of Fort Worth. Mrs William M Durst returns to Amarillo after six weeks visiting relatives in Waxahachie and expresses happiness to be home again.
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W. P. Blackburn
Harrison Street
H. C. Randolph
Plainview
Fort Worth
Margaret van Zandt
William M. Durst
Amarillo
Waxahachie
Amarillo High School annual La Airosa praised for 184 pages
The Amarillo High School annual La Airosa is off the press by Russell & Cockrell and bound. It features oversized art work including Superintendent McIntosh and Principal Rogers, new junior high coverage, eight popularity portraits, and a fabricoid Spanish leather cover. Staff includes Tell Curtis editor and Marvin Twaddell business manager with next year led by Franklin Ewing and Carroll Gregg. Distribution of remaining copies will follow binding completion.
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la Airosa
Amarillo High School
Russell & Cockrell
W. A. McIntosh
M. Rogers
Canyon
Jack Fuqua
Elizabeth Chandler
James Sellars
Virginia Griggs
Ted Nicklaus
Jewel Ballard
James Oakes
Dorothy Fowlks
Tell Curtis
Marvin Twaddell
Franklin Ewing
Carroll Gregg
Elizabeth Pavillard
Nancy Teel
Mary Nobles
J. L. Quicksall
Jobbers Meeting Postponed One Week
The regular monthly meeting of Jobbers and Manufacturers Association in the Palo Duro Hotel at 6 30 tonight has been postponed one week due to a conflict with the high school commencement exercises, according to secretary J A Cole.
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Jobbers and Manufacturers Association
Palo Duro
Clarendon Tourist Camp Ground Earns State Approval
Clarendon May 27 officials confirm the local tourist camp ground is among seventeen in the state inspected and approved by the State Board of Health. A certificate was received by the chamber of commerce which built and operates the camp with a caretaker provided jointly by the organization and city commission to maintain sanitary grounds.
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Clarendon
State Board of Health
Chamber of Commerce
Clarendon Scouts to Participate in June Encampment
Special to The News Clarendon May 27 The Clarendon unit of Boy Scouts plans to participate in the Panhandle Encampment to be held at Amarillo from June 2 to 16. Local arrangements are underway as leaders coordinate transportation and schedule for scouts travel and activities.
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Clarendon
Clarendon Oe
Legion Campaign Proclamations Issued By Mayor
Mayor Lee Bivins signed American Legion Endowment Week proclamations for June 1 to June 6. Amarillo’s quota is 4200 dollars toward a national 5 million fund aiding veterans widows and orphans. Routine meeting business covered paving signatures and street name changes in Glenwood.
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Lee Bivins
American Legion
American Legion Endowment
Legion
United States
Amarillo
Glenwood
Ninth Street
26Th Street
Elm
1St Street
Funeral services for Mrs E Moran at Sacred Heart
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Moran wife of James Moran will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic church at 2 o clock this afternoon conducted by Rev Thomas O'Brien. The body will lie in state at the family residence until 1 o'clock and pallbearers include Theo Thedews F M Shaughnessy all Kelley John Morrison M Harrington and E J Nicklaus. Burial will be in Llano cemetery.
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Funnela
Emma Moran
James Moran
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Thomas O’brien
Theo. Thedews
F. M. Shaughnessy
All Kelley
John Morrison
M. Harrington
E. J. Nicklaus
Llano
Fort Worth Man to Operate Bus Line Out of Amarillo
Fort Worth businessman Temple Bowen announced purchase of the Red Bull bus line operating from Amarillo and plans to run services from Amarillo to Plainview and Lubbock. He bought several new cars including two sixteen passenger buses and will carry passenger liability insurance. Bowen has been running lines from Breckenridge and will move his family to Amarillo with plans to add a truck line later.
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Temple Bowen
Fort Worth
Red Bull
Amarillo
Plainview
Lubbock
Bowen
Breckenridge
City to Haul Off All Alley Trash
City sanitary force announced after noon that all trash barrels and boxes left in alleys would be hauled away by city wagons. Citizens warned to move possessions indoors or risk removal by city carts.
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City Sanitary Force
Daily News Crossword Puzzle Challenge Clues Revealed
A dense, fragmented puzzle list with many unkeyed letters and long words. Clues reference Saturn and celestial terms, verbs like employ and harass, and varied nouns such as Jelly Tiny, Hebrew deity, and animal burrowing. Vertical hints include scheme bulletins, sleep, elicit, and plant yields.
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South Africa
Independence vs engagement in work and love
A British businesswoman argues independence from traditional work life is limited and that home life offers more autonomy, while many women still dream of marriage. A reader asks Miss Grey for dating advice, with guidance to seek introduction through mutual friends and to present herself in social settings to gauge his interest.
New Universities Dictionary Offered With Coupons
The News advertises a greatly enlarged vocabulary dictionary priced at 98 cents plus three coupons, available to readers. The promotion invites use by all readers and highlights daily puzzle solutions aided by the reference work.
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Universities Dictionary
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