Wind shifts bring cooler air and moisture this week
April winds ease as the forecast shows a northward switch bringing cooler temperatures and increased cloud cover. Amarillo hosts the Red Carnation Drill Team farewell dance April 7 at Odd Fellows Hall with Frances Spurlock orchestra, ahead of Albuquerque Tri-State meet. Also notes Frances Glickman solo with Philharmonic Orchestra, John McCarty’s chicken pox misadventure, and local popcorn income anecdotes.
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Amarillo
Red Carnation
Albuquerque
Old Fellows Hall
Frances Spurlock
Carnation
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Eouriock
Calf crop gains from bull strategy face cost burden
A farmer reports boosting calf production from 82 to 103 percent by keeping one bull per cow, but the higher output fails to cover the extra bulls' costs. He notes most cowmen use one bull per 18 cows and hints at possible plans to scale the operation.
Jail Breaker Arrested in Panhandle After Escape
Marshall Ratliff, 23, who fled Carson County jail on August 29 1935 with Raymond Hardy, was arrested in Fort Worth and brought to Panhandle. Ratliff faces car theft charges and potential federal counts. Hardy was recaptured and jailed previously. Ratliff’s record dates to 1931 petty theft at age 17.
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Marshall Ratliff
Panhandle
Fort Worth
Bill Lamp
Texas
Battle Creek
Mich
Ratliff
Raymond Hardy
Amarillo
Carson County
H. H. Murray
Bud Bickle
Hardy
Russell Jewelry Displays Two Interesting Clocks
Two novelty clocks on display at Russell Jewelry, 123 East Fifth Avenue, showcase a black spider motif with a web numeral ring catching a fly every minute, and an owl with eyes that roll for time. Both pieces are by A A Hart, formerly with the store, now in San Francisco making clocks.
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Russell Jewelry
East Fifth Avenue
A. A. Hart
The
Jewelry Company
San Francisco
Doctor Hill visits from Washington AAA conference
Grover Hill of the American Automobile Association, now based in Washington, arrived from Dalhart where he attended a range inspectors conference. He said he expected to leave tomorrow after the school of instruction for future pasture conservation program directors.
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Grover
Doctor) Hill
AAA
Washington
Dalhart
Mr. Hill
Two suspects arrested in Oklahoma car theft case
Two men wanted in Roger Mills County on a car theft charge were arrested last night by Sheriff Adams and Deputy Gib Landis. They are held in the county jail, booked as Vernon Little and Paul Black. J. J. Thomas of the Production Credit Corporation in Houston was in Amarillo on business.
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Fryer
Shell
Saya
Roger Mills County
Oklahoma
Adams
Gib Landis
Vernon Little
Paul Black
J. J. Thomas
Production Credit Corporation
Houston
Amarillo
New Orleans cotton and Kansas City hog and cattle quotes
Market opening shows easier tone in New Orleans cotton with May at 14.43 and July 14.31 while trading remains quiet amid light demand and a shift toward acreage estimates. Kansas City U S C A hogs top at 10.10 for 1500 head with broader quotes across weight classes. cattle and calves also showing early bid shifts and mixed availability.
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New Orleans
Kansas City
Miss Pullen Dies Near Panhandle
Elien Jane Pullen aged 74 died this morning at the Pullen family home seven miles southeast of Panhandle after several weeks illness. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 oclock at the family home.
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Elien Jane Pullen
Pullen
Panhandle
Acinek
Wilson declares war as Congress approves April 6 1917
Dramatic four day sequence in Washington ends with President Wilson signing the war declaration. Rankin, the first woman in Congress, votes against war amid applause. Senate passes 82 to 6. House approves at 3 A M and war begins at 1 18 PM Friday April 6 1917. Norris blasts profiteering propaganda.
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Congress
Wilson
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Capitol Hill
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
House
Mr. Wilson
Senate
Thomas R. Marshall
Champ Clark
Germany
Norris
U. S
Scrap Iron Boom Slams Records At Stratford Yard
In Stratford 70000 pounds of scrap iron were unloaded in one day last week amid a boom led by Paul and Jack Ellis brokers for many towns in the Panhandle and Eastern New Mexico. They predict demand will fade in five to six months as markets shift and prices rise for Japan and allied buyers. The piece notes a broader context of scarce iron, potential embargo risk, and the paradox of scrapping in a time of war.
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Menas
English Channel
Hugh Williams
Isle of Man
Thames
London
Leeds
Mexico
United States
Massachusetts
Awain
Oklahoma City
Nix
Ewain
Congress
Representative Schumer Merritt
Connecticut
Patment
Ireland
Murvey
Germany
Amarillo
American Pipe and Junk Company
Paul
Jack Ellis
Panhandle
New Mexico
Japan
Ellis Brothers
Los Angeles
Soviet Russia
Manchukuo
America
Panhandle burial for longtime Carson County resident
The Panhandle Methodist Church burial will be in the family plot. Born in Terre Haute Indiana she moved to the Panhandle 17 years ago and settled in Carson County. The body is in the care of Boxwell Brothers and she leaves no survivors. Her brother Samuel S. Pullen died in 1928 and was a pioneer wheat farmer and rancher.
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Panhandle
Search for Driver After Hit and Run Involving Hitch Hiker
Police appeal to public for help finding a blood stained car after a hit and run. Investigators believe both the hitch-hiker and the motorist were heading north at the time of the crash, with no material clues found to identify the driver.
Concert Program Mix of Classics and Modern Pieces
The program divides into a first half of academic classics and a second half focused on more colorful modern works. It features Beethoven German Eighth Symphony excerpts Caucasian Sketches by Ippolitov Ivanov Henry VIII dances by Edward German and the Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss.
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Erzando
Tempo di Manuetto
Beethoven
Ippolitow Ivanov
Edward German
Johann Strauss
Stripping Dress Sparks Controversy at Show
Miss Raye unveiled a sheer front on stage exposing a glittering net foundation beneath and glittering spangles. She dropped the dress and fled as the audience reacted with scattered applause and hisses before the next act was rushed on.
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Miss Raye
Insurgents threaten Vizcaya as Militia near Durango
The coastal city Bilbao is warned to surrender or face destruction as Mola's men push toward Durango. In Madrid Valencia, new militia units form to aid forces near Madrid. The Andra mineral boat, chartered by a British firm, sinks in the Bay of Biscay. Algeciras endures a government air attack amid the Cordoba front reports.
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Bilbao
Vizcaya
Mola
Durango
Madrid
Andra
Insurgents Threaten Civil Areas in Spanish Conflict
Reported successes pointed toward the Pen Arroyoa coal fields while Prom Andujar near Cordoba saw 1,500 starving civilians atop El Cabezo guarded by two insurgent officers who enforced a reign of terror. Insurgents attacked Badajoz province twice in the southwest.
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Penarroya
Prom Andujar
Cordoba
el Cabezo
Badajoz
How CARDUS Helps Women
Cardus is a purely vegetable medicine found by many women to ease menstrual pains and strengthen those weakened by poor nourishment. It increases appetite and improves digestion with lasting benefits from nutritious Cardui. Get Cardui at the nearest drug store, read directions and try it.
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John McCarty
Ths
John
Frances Glickman
Chicago Opera Company
Philarmonic Orchestra
College Bocaine
East
Westevard
Johns Manville
FM. Hilliard
Swisher County
Bwisher
Williard
Hell
Coe
Hall
Toure
Sixteenth
Johnson Streets
Griggs Saxophone
Eleventh Avenue
Harrison and
van Buren Streets
BBRB
Waikiki
Paramount
Bing Crosby
Martha Rave
Rob Burns
Harrison
Mr. Harrison
Mary Rowland
Winchell
Taterveting
Gorit Rusgas
Credit Man
Kansas City Livestock
E Pierce & Co Amarillo
New York
Pierce & Co
Aptos Amer
Amer Smelt
Amer Rig Mills
Amer Tel & Tel
Armour & Co Boas
Anaconda Copper Gee AO
Atchison To & Tree AO
American Adiator Oreeeae
Baltimore & Onlo Sree
Rarnadall Oil Sane
Baldwin
Bendix Aviation
Wee
Stee
Bethlehem Steel Borden Whee
Buda Mfg
Callahan Zinc & Lead
Ohi Rock Island & Pacah
Chrysler
Curtiss Wright
Douglas Aircraft
DAM Deere
Haton
Elec
Pwr & Lite
Gen Foods Vetaee
Gen Motors Vehee
Gillette Razor Tee
Goodrich
Goodyear
Great West
Houston Oj
Howidaille Hershey
Hudson Motors
Internat Harvester
Ind Tel
Ieee Johns Manville Peerenne
Kennecott Copper
Lorillard
Kas & Texas Pfd
Montgomery-Ward
Murray Corp
Nash-Kelvinater
Phillips Petro
Remington Rand
Republic Steel
Aay Reynolds Tobacco
Br” Sia
Joseph Lead
Sears Roebuck
South Pac BR Sane
Routhern Railway
Standard
Sperry Corp
Stewart Warnereseee
Studebaker
Texas Pao Coal & On IA
Mla
Trans-America
Thompson Starrett
Texas Gulf
United
United Air Lines
United Corp
United Drug Whylas United Gas
Ue Warner Brew
Western Union
Woolworth
Oa Pierre & Co
Arkansas
United Gas Corp
Miss Pullen
A. F. Lumpkin
Amarsine Bhig
Amantio
Teaas
Stratford
Italy
France
Steubenville
Ohio
Baltimore Sun
Farnsworth
Giles
Jawalryy
Russell Jewelry Co
Presented
Jayson
Disti
Janese
Meyer
Polk ST
Cardus
E. M. Blackburn, Sr
H. A. Shaw
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
East Sixth
Globe News
Lljamsboyce
Insurance LO
Owe St
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