Speedy toads imported for Legion derby in Amarillo
A shipment of top speed horned toads arrives in Amarillo for the American Legion horned toad derby set to be staged here this month. Entries include Green Lantern Toad, Golden Sandstorm, Good Year All Weather, Polished Toad, and Certified Perfect Diamond, with local firms supplying training, gear, and sponsorships.
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Amarillo
American Legion
Green Lantern
eGorge L. Dunn
East Third Avenue
West
Seventh Avenue
Blair Cherry
Panhandle
Blair
Adkisson
Gunn
Harrison Street
Polk Street
Hurst Jewelry Company
Joe Hurst
Auto traced in massacre linked to Espinosa killings
Mexican authorities traced a car believed to have carried three bandits who killed seven Espinosa family members near Bering New Mexico. US and Mexican officers reported three men matching the descriptions left Juarez en route to Mexico City, with efforts focused between Chihuahua City and Torreon. Five suspects were jailed locally, but officials had little new information.
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EL Paso
Espinosa
Bering
N. M
Juarez
Mexico
Mexico City
Chihuahua City
Torreon
New Mexico
Treasury receipts and expenditures for early April
Treasury receipts for April 2 totaled 3 092 838 94 dollars with expenditures of 12 917 799 87 dollars and a balance of 621 336 603 18 dollars. Customs duties for two days of April added 1 625 098 72 dollars.
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Treasury
Washington
New York Delegates Picked Amid Few Contests
In New York the district delegate selection to national conventions was largely uncontested in 41 districts with three races. In Buffalo’s 41st, Smith and Roosevelt factions clash in a Democratic slate. Mills campaigns in the 20th with a home-district transfer from the 17th. Republicans back Hoover.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Buffalo
Smith
Roosevelt
King’s County
Brooklyn
Secretary of the Treasury
Ogden Mills
Mills
Hoover
Veto Forecast for Hare Bill in Congress
The Hare Bill to grant independence to the Philippine Islands passes the House 306 to 47 and heads to the Senate. President Hoover faces a veto decision with strong cabinet opposition and Stimson’s critical letter on retiring the islands. Hurley predicts fireworks in the Senate while offering a cautious stance.
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Washington
White House
Philippine Islands
Hare
House
Senate
Stimson
Hoover
Hurley
Paramount Theater to Open with Hollywood Style Gala
The new Amarillo Paramount Theater will formally open at 6:30 PM on Thursday April 21 with a Hollywood style ceremony. NY and Dallas officials, film exchange men and exhibitors will attend, along with a radio broadcast of the events featuring dedicatory exercises music and a short subjects program. The modern structure offers vast seating acoustical perfection stage attractions and a giant screen and an elevator mounted organ console for dramatic effect.
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Paramount Theater
Hollywood
New York
Dallas
Amarillo Paramount
Panhandle
Florida Produces 10 Percent of Cypress Lumber Used Nationally
Florida supplies about ten percent of the cypress lumber used for building in the United States. The statistic highlights Florida’s role in the national timber market for home construction and related industries.
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Florida
United States
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Legion Derby
Miss Chitwood
Polk
Kwitcherikkin Establishment
Ars
Paramount
Wright Printing CO
Teylor St
Lincoln
Texas
Sears
Tor
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Amarillo Lee
Christeen Chitwood
Kenmore
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