Old fashioned dances spark letters and town talk
The writer notes complaints about Rev. Sizemore’s remarks on an Amarillo old fashioned dancing contest at the Auditorium. He defends dancing as innocent and predicts a trip to Muleshoe. also discusses alligators at Palo Duro lake, town name changes, Hoover’s rhetoric, immigration fears, and a Venice California visit seeking movie-star interviews.
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Sizemore
Amarillo
Muleshoe
Peter Wormfoot
Palo Duro Lake
Sam Vaughn
Down State
Mr. Vaughn
Curtis Japhet
Japhet
Houston
Palo Duro Club
Bivins Lake
Amarillo Lake
Journal talk and job leads in a busy Santa Monica letter
A miscellaneous letter recounts interview offers and a job opening for a mechanically inclined married man at 309 West Sixth Street. It notes social visits, French tutoring tips for high schoolers Miss Ifon Callaham and Miss Galeda Scott, and Emil Myers reporting a $1600 Chicago deficit draft that may trigger a lawsuit if guarantors fail to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Sixth Street
Ifon Callaham
D. T. Callaham
East Seventh Street
Galeda Scott
Vernon Scott
Chicago
Net Tety Nee Sack Net Tety Nee Sack
The fragment mentions neighborly efforts to shoo a frisky brood from Marys garden and expresses hope for a decisive action. No clear event or names beyond Mary referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Net Tety Nee Sack
Tack
Mary's
Radio Listings From WJZ Era Tour Schedule
Radio listings show stations KPRC WOAI WKY KOA KSL KPO KGO KOMO KHQ KGW KFI KGW WOW WMS WSB WMC WFAA KWOA WEBC. Programs include 10 00 Radio Vaudeville Hour and 9 00 Sextet and Godfrey Ludlow with orchestras and vocal segments.
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KPRC
WOAI
WKY
KOA
KSL
KPO
KGO
KOMO
KHQ
KFI
KGW
WEBC
Radio Vaudeville Hour
WGY Wtam
WWJ
KSD Who
KYW
WDAF
KSTP
WTMJ
WSM
WSB
WMC
WFAA
WOAL
WOW
WHAS
WJZ Chain
New York
Sextet
Godfrey Lu
Election continues with mayor and commissioner candidates listed
Voters head to the polls from 8 AM to 7 PM with eight polling places named for the election. Major candidates for mayor are M I Huddleston Lon D Marrs Ernest O Thompson and J R Gant. Commissioner candidates for No 1 are J N Vernon and W H Brymer. No 2 include Lester Stone M N Twaddell I G Fowler and J H Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. I. Huddleston
Lon D. Marrs
Ernest O. Thompson
J. R. Gant
J. N. Vernon
W. H. Brymer
Lester Stone
M. N. Twaddell
I. G. Fowler
J. H. Harris
Panhandle Dairy Show Opens in Plainview With Crowds Expected
Plainview welcomes the Texas Panhandle Plaing Dairy Show opening today drawing visitors from Floydada Tulia Shamrock and other towns. A train arrives at 10 46 am with a welcoming group and a special program then tours the show. The train returns to Amarillo at 7 45 pm after a day of inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Amarilla
Plainview
Panhandle
Floydada
Daily Show
Tulia
Shamrock
Police Intruder Shot During Raid Killing Case
Deputy recounts confronting a pistol wielding man named De King during a raid. He knocked out the armed suspect with the butt of his pistol after realizing he was alone in the house. A woman shouted curses and fired a pistol she had taken from her husband. Her son Gerald was nearby as events unfolded.
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Smith
de King
Gerald
Revolt Near City Splinters as 2,000 Rebels Reported
The uprising south of the city involved forces estimated at over 2,000. Baker was treated at the U S Immigration office for injuries said to be from a bomb fragment. a boy was reportedly hurt in the attack. Major Hazeltine declined to comment as the Nacos population nears 8,000 split along the international line.
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Hoover
New York
Chicago
Saturday Evening Post
Post
Texas
Philadelphia
Southwest
United States
Ing
Baker
United States Immigration Office
Charles B. Hazeltine
Nacos
Zellner to Perform at School Tomorrow
Famous impersonator and comedian Zellner will perform in the high school auditorium tomorrow at 10 o clock. The event, organized by the history department under Principal Charles Poole, charges a small admission to fund a bust of Robert E. Lee for the history department. the public is invited.
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Zellner
History Department
Charles Poole
Judas Iscariot
Robert E. Lee
Lambert's Shop Changes Hands In Morning Announcement
Martin Jarett has sold Lambert's Shop and is no longer associated with the business according to an announcement this morning.
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Lambert
Jarett
Martin Jarett
Lubbock and Amarillo wager on dairying show turnout
D. F. Eaton of Lubbock, president of the dairy show, wagers with Henry Ansley of The News-Globe that Lubbock will outdraw Amarillo. Amarillo plans a special train while Lubbock's party travels by auto, stopping in Monroe Abernathy and Hale Center on a semi trade trip. The bet is paid with dinners for show officials tomorrow night.
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D. F. Eaton
Lubbock
Henry Ansley
News-Globe
Amarillo
Monroe
Abernathy
Hale Center
Daybreak on repeal and British air link to Karachi
The piece calls for repeal of the prohibition amendment with legal aid nationwide, noting veterans optimism despite Hoover enforcement. It also reports Britain's Britain to India nonstop flight commencing London Karachi weekly, with a $650 fare and seven day letters, hailed as a historic air link.
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London
Karachi
London Times
British Empire
French Engineer Attends Fifth Annual Highway Course
W A French, division engineer for the state highways department, returned from College Station where he attended the fifth annual short course in highway engineering. Over 250 engineers, including the entire state department, took part from March 27 to March 29 at Texas A and M College. Speakers included A R Losh of the U S Bureau of Public Roads, R B Sterling of the Texas Highway Commission, and John A Focht of the University of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. French
State Highway Department
College Station
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
State Department
College Department of Civil Engineering
A. R. Losh
United States Bureau of Public Roads
R. 8. Sterling
Texas Highway Commission
John A. Focht
Uniof Texas
Stranger at the Edge of the Sea Poem
A speaker questions a man on the shore about signs of divine power and memory. The stranger contemplates fate, a sailor’s life, and the sea’s enduring wetness despite a drying world.
Markets across four cities report mixed livestock gains
Kansas City hogs rise to 11.80 for 200 210 lb stock as 8 000 head trade. St Louis hogs up to 12.05 with 11 500 trades. Chicago hogs gain to 12.15 top on 13 000 head. Fort Worth hogs advance to 11.35 on 2 800 head. Cattle calves steady to higher with varied weights and prices across markets. Sheep and lambs show modest gains or steady action in each center.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Venla
ST. Louis
East ST. Louis
Chicago
The
Fort Worth
New York and New Orleans Cotton Markets Open Steady to Lower
New York opened steady with declines of 2 to 7 points as liquidation and selling from Memphis and Wall Street pushed futures lower. May fell to 20.47 and October to 19.87 amid reports of potential acreage rise, with May near 20.40 and October at 18 81 later, as activity eased and markets steadied on covering. Local New Orleans notes begin with similar trading pressure and caution into the session.
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New York
Memphis
Wall Street
Liverpool
May
Market Opens Slightly Firmer With Weather Cues
Market opened slightly easier in sympathy with lower Liverpool cables. First trade showed losses of 6 to 9 points before a late rally as weather stayed favorable. May 19.70, July 19.78, October 19.71, then declines to 19.65 19.78 19.65 as weather and acreage hints weighed. Shorts covered after a bullish weevil preview and steadier stock market. Chicago prices for butter eggs and poultry listed with small moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Oil shares lead steady New York stock opening
Heavy buying of oil shares dominated the early New York market with Standard Oil of New Jersey rising to 587 3 8, and Standard Oil of California up. Miami copper gained 4 points on the doubled dividend while Westinghouse Electric dropped 8. Initial gains for several producers followed. sentiment improved after officials stated no remedial legislation to curb speculation.
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New York
Associated Press
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Standard Oil
California
Miami Copper
National Cash Register
International Combustion
Westinghouse Electric
Vanadium Steel
Anaconda
American Smelting
Sears Roebuck
Secretar Mellon
Federal Reserve
Pan American B
Sinclair, Texas Co
Atlantic Refining
American Express
American Raileway Express
American Zinc
Calumet & Arizona
Coca Cola
Grandby
Southern Railway
U. S. Rubber
Electric Auto Lite
American Bosch Magneto
Goodyear
Radio
Nash
International Nickel
Chrysler
Kolster
Davidson Chemical
Coty
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Hogtown
Desdemona
Hell
Colorado
Hell Hill
Jack Smyer
Conductor Smyer
Venice
Douglas Fairbanks
Permis
Sion
California Avenue
Santa Monica
Calif
Emil Myers
Polk Street
Emil
Pampa
Marrs
Tion
Santa Fe
Tenth Avenue
Denver
Central Fire Station
Polk
Rock Island
Tenth
Buchanan
Wilson
Taylor Street
Sixteenth Street
Taylor
Jackson Streets
Woodlief
Sixteenth
Washington
Jackson
San Jacinto
A. & M. College
Majestic Radio
Panhandle Music Company
Edgar A, Guest
New Orleans
Ernest Thompson
Glenwood
South Side
Amarillo Down Town
Thompson
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