Amarillo approves theater code changes on Polk Street
A special City Commission session approved amendments to theatrical and building codes for the new Paramount Publix theater on Polk Street. The measures, declared an emergency, authorize an urgent exit onto the alley and were requested by J N Lassley A N Olver Ed Roberts J Ray. Mayor Ernest Opson and Commissioner J N Harris led the session amid illness and expressed appreciation for broad voter interest in the issue.
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Amarillo
Polk Street
Ith Avenue
J. N. Lassley
A. N. Olver
Ed Roberts
J. Ray
Paramount Publix
Ernest Opson
J. N
H. Ernest Th
Comion
City Commission
Radio Trends Showcased In June Scanning Advancements
June program notes reveal new scanning method from short wave and telem laboratories, featuring larger scanner holes for light detail, plus a 250 output tube in a compact receiver. A NYC Circus Tonight broadcast on NBC and CBS networks features Clyde Ingalls, Valentine Williams, and Alice Crawford with plans for Moon Maid and King's Messenger in April. Local listings include WJZ WEAF WABC programs and Majestic Radio displays at Marillo Electric Company.
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Short Wave
Telem Laboratories
Valentine Williams
London
Alice Crawford
NBC
Oil plan backed by experts and lawmakers debate
James A. Veasey, head of a subcommittee, argues for an interstate compact as a feasible solution to oil regulation, warning against a “law of jungle” outcome with few nations surviving. He offers ABA support to handle tough aspects and resists excessive federal government power. Will Rogers visits Managua to view earthquake ruins, then departs for Ocotal. Helen Kane to become honorary colonel of the 411th Field Artillery, first woman colonel in the country, at a Dallas ceremony.
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Congress
Rotary
James A. Veasey
American Bar Association
National
Helen Kane
Dallas
Helen Ne
411Th Field Artillery
Paulina Longworth Mourns Daddy In Cincinnati Visit
Paulina Longworth Roosevelt’s granddaughter, 6, mourns the death of her father as House Speaker Longworth lies near death in Cincinnati. She stays miles from his bedside awaiting a promised family vacation, observed from the gallery and floor beside him. The speaker once declined an engagement to attend his daughter's children's play.
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Paulina Longworth
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Cincinnati
Miles
Paulina
Mr. Longworth
Garner Praises Longworth After Death in Texas
UVALDE Texas April 9 Congressman John N Garner and his wife learned of Speaker Nichols Longworth death in Aiken South Carolina. Garner called Longworth the best type of legislator and a fair impartial speaker who was true to country and party, a loyal friend and valuable leader.
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Longworth
Garner
Texas
HOUSE
Uvalde
John N. Garner
House of Representatives
Nichols Longworth
Aiken
S. C
Congress
Texas Senate Prays for Longworth Recovery in Prayer
The Texas Senate, still unaware of Nicholas Longworth's death, offered a prayer for the Republican Speaker of the House's recovery. Lt Governor Edgar E. Witt later informed the body of Longworth's death, noting the earlier prayer occurred after news had reached few senators.
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Texas Senate
Longworth
Austin
Nicholas Longworth
House of Representatives
Senate
Edgar E. Witt
Yuma Editor to Be Buried at St. Jo Texas
Hutton Bellah Jr., Yuma publisher driven to suicide over bigamy fears, to be buried in St. Jo Texas after funeral services attended by first wife Mrs. Bellah of Los Angeles. Harrington Wimberly, longtime editor of the Altus Times-Democrat, led mourners as Bellah’s second wife did not attend.
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Yuma, Ariz
Hutton Bellah, Jr
Yuma
St. Jo
Tex
Los Angeles
Altus
Okla
Times-Democrat
Harrington Wimberly
Bellah
Edna Louise Schatz
Madison
Wis
Willam A. Lee
Clear, cool tonight with Friday fair statewide
The Weather Bureau forecasts lower temperatures with clearing skies tonight and Friday fair. In Amarillo last night the low was 40 and the daytime high reached 52 by 1 pm. An April shower dropped .12 inch in Wichita Falls with wind thunder and lightning. light rains extended to Quanah Abilene Spur Dublin and into Oklahoma northward.
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U. S
Wichita Falls
Quanah
Abilene
Spur
Dublin
Oklahoma
Heat wave eases with showers across Middlewest
Weather bureau forecasts relief from a spring heat wave that shattered April records in several cities. A Kansas prostration was reported as the plains states, from North Dakota to Oklahoma, faced dust storms and abnormal conditions. Auctioneer L. S. Ruggles collapsed during a sale in Lincoln, Kansas, as heat and dust disrupted the region.
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Chicago
Middlewest
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Kansas City
Plains
Oklahoma
Canadian
L. S. Ruggles
Lincoln
Kan
North Dakota
Minnesota
Pioneers of Quanah to Join in Double Funeral
Hardeman County communities mourn two pioneer women Mrs. Fuqua and Mrs. Hill long residents of Quanah. Surviving relatives include multiple children and grandchildren across Texas and Oklahoma. Double funeral services are set for 2 o clock Friday at Quanah with both families’ relatives attending.
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Hardeman County
Fuqua
Hill
Herbert Hill
Oklahoma City
Alan Hill
Beaumont
Mahaffey
Euclid
Napa
Calif
Clyde M. Fuqua
Wichita Falls
W. Webb
Amarillo
E. B. Posey
Hereford
R. A. Key
Quanah
Fire Started by Burglar in Fillmore Home
Evidence found by officers suggests the blaze at Mr and Mrs W C Morgan 2202 Fillmore Street Wednesday night was burglar initiated. A purse empty of about 15 dollars, a broken coin bank with coins, and partly burned matches near a clothes closet indicate arson by a burglar while the Morgans were away, with two rooms badly damaged by fire smoke and water.
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W. C. Morgan
Fillmore Street
Unknown Soldiers Honor and World War Echoes
A reflective column contemplates unknown soldiers and the gathering of their virtues at judgment. It cites reverence for fallen heroes from varied origins and critiques public loudspeaker advertising from the sky. The piece shifts to international debates on customs pacts, war fears, and political party unity, with notes on crime, governance, and King George’s racing plans and Actinic rays aiding horses in London.
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Dr. Reiser
Gabriel
King
London
Yard and Garden contest entrants invited by News-Globe
General committees include Entries, Mrs. George Williams, prizes, Mason King, educational and planting advice, Dr Daisey Pennock, and judging, Mrs P J Wooldridge. Division chairmen named for Churches, Schools, Rural Schools, Filling Stations, Small Business Houses, and Children's playgrounds. Two divisions Apartments and Vegetable Gardens awaiting chairmen. Entry is free with name, address, and division selection sent to Yard and Garden Committee, Care of the News-Globe Amarillo.
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George Williams
Mason King
Daisey Pennock
P. J. Wooldridge
John Rowland
C. E. Crownover
J. B. Diggs
W. W. McIilroy
A. S. Stinnett
W. 8. Izzard
Allen Early
Yard and Garden Committee
News-Globe
Amarillo
Panhandle Auto Club Reports Good Roads Assortment
Amarillo to Fort Worth via Wichita Falls and U S routes shows good roads. Amarillo to Oklahoma City U S 66 is good. Amarillo to Roswell U S 366 along with Tucumcari U S 66 and Higgins routes are good. Amarillo to Clayton U S 385 and Borger oilfield paved. Lubbock U S 385 also noted. Panhandle Auto Club, Inc. heads in chamber of commerce headquarters.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
U. S
Oklahoma City
Roswell
Tucumcari
Higgins
Clayton
N. M
Borger
Lubbock
the Panhandle Auto Club, Ince
Chamber of Commerce
Boy Hit by Car Not Badly Hurt
Glenn Davidson eight year old of 400 North Harrison Street was struck by a motor car driven by J F Thompson of 501 North Grant Street at Fourth Avenue and Polk Street. He received only slight injuries and was taken to the Amarillo Potter County Health Unit for treatment.
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Glenn Davidson
North Harrison Street
Fourth Avenue
Polk Street
J. F. Thompson
North
Grant Street
Amarillo-Potter County
Longworth’s Ailing Speaker Duties After Arrival
Longworth, serving as speaker of the House, developed a cold soon after arriving. His friends report a brief golf game and little other exercise, with the illness deemed not serious until this week.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth to Attend Speaker Longworth Funeral
Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth telephoned the Speaker's office to announce the funeral of Nicholas Longworth set for 2 o clock Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati President Hoover plans to attend the service and may travel on a special train He will be in Cincinnati for the funeral on Saturday at 2 p m if plans allow
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Washington
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
Cincinnati
Hoover
Speaker Longworth
White House
Longworth
Longworth’s Death Marks Loss of a Brilliant Personality
United Press reports Speaker Longworth’s death removes a celebrated figure linked to Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt. A Harvard and Cincinnati law graduate, he rose from local politics to House speakership by force of personality. Nicknamed Nick, he and Alice dominated Washington society for 25 years with famed salons and cosmopolitan influence.
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United Press
Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt
Alice Roosevelt
Reed and Cannon
Washington
Ohio
Congress
Cincinnati
Harvard
Harvard Law School
Cincinnati Law School
Cincinnati School Board
United States House of Representatives
Ohio House
Senate
White House
Alice Lee Roosevelt
Nick
Alice
The
Philippines
Taft
Islands
Aiken
Massachusetts Avenue
Dairy Show Set to Expand and Join Associations
The dairy group voted to join the Southwestern Dairy Association and compete at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. In a review of the fourth annual show, Secretary Shipp announced 241 animals were exhibited by 73 exhibitors from 21 counties, indicating strong growth expected to continue.
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Southwestern Dairy Association
Dallas
Shipp
Insurance Men in Conference Opens All-American Meeting
The first general sales conference of All-American Life Insurance Company gathers more than a score of officials and sales representatives plus the executive committee at the Oliver Eakle Building. Mayor Ernest O Thompson and Chamber of Commerce Manager O V Vernon address the opening. A. R. Calvin presides as agency director. W H Barnthouse leads the sales service school. The firm has issued over 4 000 policies since February 20 this year. The conference continues through the afternoon.
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All-American Life Insurance Company
Oliver Eakle
Ernest O. Thompson
O. V. Vernon
Chamber of Commerce
A. R. Colvin
Panhandle
W. H. Barnthouse
Barnthouse
Air American Company
Forgery Case Involving Vega Citizen At Local Bank
A Vega man allegedly presented a forged cashier's check for 500 dollars. He received 150 in currency and a 350 deposit slip before cashing. Afterward he handed the currency and slip to two men in a barber shop who were arrested. Officials say the Vega man acted under someone’s influence and face no charges himself. The bogus check mirrored the Amarillo bank’s style, using authentic paper, machine numbering, and a bank-like protector.
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Vega
Amarillo Bank
City to bid on sewer tile and park equipment use
The notice to bidders lists 40,000 feet of sewer tile for a five block extension along Lincoln Street near the Twenty-Sixth Avenue underpass and part of the tile will extend the fire alarm system through the North Fillmore Street subway. The city commission also authorized bids for a power lawn mower for park use and a fertilization process for parks.
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Lincoln Street
Twenty-Sixth Avenue
North Fillmore Street
Pioneer of Plains Dies in Amarillo
Jacob Stichtinger aged 50 a Swisher County resident eight miles north of Happy died at midnight in a local hospital after an illness beginning Saturday. A dairy and wheat farmer, he was known across the Panhandle. Surviving are his wife and six children Mary Marie Vincent George Mildred Doris. The body will be taken by Boxwell Brothers to the family home for lying in state with arrangements pending.
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Jacob Stichtinger
Swisher County
Happy
Mr. Stichtinger
Panhandle
Mary
Marie
Vincent
George
Mildred
Doris
Boxwell Brothers
Convicted youths to die for Scottsboro train assault
A Jackson County jury convicted five black youths aged 16 to 19 of attacking two white female hobos aboard a freight train near Scottsboro Alabama. The panel fixed the punishment at death in the electric chair, bringing the total sentenced to die for the March 24 assault to eight.
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Scottsboro
Ala
Jackson County
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Markets Apr 9 report
Hogs at Kansas City totaling 8,500 head show 240 lb hogs down, heavier weights up to 10 cents higher with top at 7.60. sows 275-500 lb 6.10 to 6.60. lambs and sheep mostly lower. Chicago cattle and sheep activity steady to higher on lighter weights, with steers 7.25 to 8.80, cows 5.00 to 6.50, lambs 8.9 to 9.5, hogs 7.26 to 8.00. Fort Worth hogs and cattle show mixed declines and some gains, top hog at 7.59, cattle softer overall.
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Kansas City
U. 8
Chicago
Fort Worth
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Auraly Ark
Asa'd Gas & Elec
Marconi Bhi
Deere & Co
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Elec
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Can
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France
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Atlantic
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New
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Weer
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Columbian
Itty Commercial Credit
Comwith & Sthrn
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Oly Bey
Continental Mrs
Consolidated Gas
Canary in Your Golden Cage Poem Excerpt
Poem excerpt by Edgar A Guest from 1931 notes a canary singing contentedly in a cage. It contrasts cheerful song with human restlessness and the speaker’s contemplative view of wiser birds and fretting people.
Livestock Market Report from East St. Louis and Liverpool
East St. Louis market shows cattle, hogs, and sheep with varied gains and losses. Hogs steady to higher with top around 8.15, cattle and calves mixed, sheep steady with high lamb prices, while Liverpool cotton futures close firmer with mixed spot prices and notable American arrivals.
Well Known Photographer Praises Diapepsin For Digestion
Samuel C. Rothwell of Dallas asserts long hours harmed his digestion. He found relief with Pape's Diapepsin after meals, noting quick improvement, renewed appetite, and recommendation to friends. The ad invites readers to obtain a free sample by writing Wheeling, West Virginia.
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Samuel C. Rothwell
Inn Street
Dallas
Texas
Pape
Wheeling
W. Va
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