Bartlett Explains Camp Proposal for City Grounds
City manager Jeff Bartlett says the plan is to create a permanent tourist camp within city limits with modern facilities. The fair association offers 29 acres adjacent to the fair ground for five years. costs include water, gas, and electrical lines estimated at 8,100 to 15,600 depending on options. lack of sewer and distance from city limits render the proposal impractical for city handling.
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Jeff Bartlett
Fair Association
City Lights and Water Company
City Light and Water Company
Amarillo Gas Company
Panhandle School Fair Cancelled for This Year
The Panhandle School Fair will not be held this year. Miss Laura V Hamner, last year's director, cites bad weather conditions and epidemics along with the financing organization dissolving. The Panhandle Plains Chamber of Commerce merged with the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, ending funding.
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Laura V. Hamner
Amarillo Man Dies After Operation in Kansas
Noel Welton 22 a telegraph operator from Candian Texas and member of Amarillo W O A W died in Mulvane Kansas days after an appendicitis operation. He was well liked by railroad men of Amarillo and is survived by his mother widow four brothers and three sisters.
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Noel Welton
Amarillo
Life spans by public rank in historical table England
English scientists compiled lifespans by occupation noting rulers and officials live longest while poets and certain writers show shorter averages. The piece ends with a sales story about W B McSpadden offering a ball game treat if sales targets are met by Friday noon.
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London
House of Commons
France
W. B. McSpadden
the Light & Water Company
Vidler to Present Trophy to Palo Duro Camp
Robert J. Vidler will travel to Amarillo to present Palo Duro Camp Modern Woodmen of America, a Texas state banner for the largest net additions in 1923. The local camp surpassed 400 new members, reclaiming the banner from Childress. A Wednesday night program will feature Vidler, state deputy, delivering the trophy. The remark by Rev. Walt Holcomb of Georgia underscores the life value theme.
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Robert J. Vidler
Amarillo
Palo Duro Camp
Modern Woodmen of America
Texas
Childress
Mr. Vidler
Teachers' College Girls Learn Sewing at West Texas State
Students in the home economics program at West Texas State Teachers College in Canyon learn to sew from first year. They construct undergarments, waists, skirts, and dresses and also make at least one child’s garment. They study patterns, fabric quantities, and use sewing machines as practical tools under Miss Elizabeth Cox and staff.
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Canyon
Tex
West Texas State Teachers’ College
Filizabeth Cox
Helen B. Burton
Cox
Berta Mae Looney
First Presbyterian Church Seeks Site for Edifice
The First Presbyterian Church South plans a building fund of 5000 dollars and aims to construct a new church next summer. No location is secured yet, and a philanthropist is invited to donate a suitable site for the edifice.
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First Presbyterian Church
South
Fletcher Seeks Re election as District Attorney
Lloyd Fletcher district attorney announces in The Globe that he is a candidate for re election. He is serving his first term and friends say his tenure has been effective and deserving of another term.
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Lloyd Fletcher
the Globe
Fletcher
Trade trip plans draw heavy interest for Amarillo delegates
Col EB. O. Thompson urges early reservations as the Board of City Development announces a May 12 to 16 trade trip. Dalhart and Tulsa have signed up, with other towns showing strong inquiries. The itinerary includes three days at the West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention in Brownwood and visits to Canyon Happy Tulsa Kress Plainview Hale Center Abernathy Lubbock. Return stops at Sweetwater Foch Snyder Justiceburg Post and Southland. The cost is $45. Pullmans will be used.
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Board of City Development
Col. EB. O. Thompson
Dalhart
Tulsa
Amarillo
West Texas
Ballots Mailed for Texas Wheat Growers Officers Election
Miss Fisher Bonds departs for Tucumcari to visit family until Tuesday. Carrol Purvines of Panhandle buys 365 yearling steers, takes stock to his ranch west of Panhandle. McGee county commissioner in St Francis district ill five weeks with shingles. Garman from Panhandle leads booster crowd from Panhandle Groom White Deer for McAdoo rally in Amarillo with good weather and roads expected to bring large delegations.
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Texas Wheat Growers
Carrol Purvines
Panhandle
Mr. Purvines
McGee
St. Francis
B. D. Garman
McAdoo
Amarillo
Trade extension committee members listed for Brownwood visit
The group will be occupied while at Brownwood seminar billing hotel expenses. Members of the trade extension committee of the Board of City Development include Colonel Thompson George T. Maggard Toney Chisum Ross D. Rogers a Riggs Earl Fuqua and W M Adams.
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Brownwood
Trade Extension Committee
The
Board of City Development
Colonel Thompson
George T. Maggard
Toney Chisum
Ross D. Rogers
A. Riggs
Earl Fuqua
W. M. Adams
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Desire City Protection
Amarilloan
Kansas
Walt Holcomb
Georgia
Canyon School
Polk Street
Eagle SD
Quality Sporting Goods
City Drug Store
Legislative Convention
B. of R. T
B. of L. E
Wt - McAfee
Taylor
the Panhandle
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