Flapper Wife Sparks Rift At Oakland Church
The Alba ny Community Methodist Episcopal church split after minister Rev Ira T Gragg resigned following a controversy centered on his wife Thelma a 24 year old who openly embraced flapper era fashions The pastor noted youth broad mindedness while choir director H E Leaves quit and other members threatened to follow The Gragg family includes six year old daughter Thelma and the church faced widespread disaffection from conservatives
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Associated Press
Oakland
Calif
Albany Community Methodist Episcopal Church
Twain
Thelma Gragg
Ira T. Gragg
Gragg
Missouri
Graggs
Thelma
Radio News Keeps Omaha Connected Amid Storms
A thunderstorm knocked telegraph and telephone lines in Omaha but radio kept the city linked to the outside world. An elderly Jersey City horse dealer, Henry Kennah, at ninety seven, quips that living to 100 requires moderation in drink and activity, while noting bootleg liquor may shorten life.
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Omaha
Henry Kennah
Jersey City
Rail Worker Held In Triple Slaying
A man identified as Jim Johnson, a railroad employee from Carnegie, Oklahoma, is being held in Enid for Caddo County authorities in connection with the fatal shooting of three men in Carnegie. The case ties a railroad worker to a violent incident reported April 19.
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United Press
Enid
Okla
Jim Johnson
Carnegie
Caddo County
Tack's Revised Program for Amarillo Prosperity and Growth
A historical list outlining broad goals for Amarillo including more hotels, apartments, offices, groceries, and services. lower taxes and utility rates. expanded infrastructure such as a municipal pool, airport, golf course, flood control, and a scenic route. stricter laws on crime and kidnapping. and broader efforts to attract industries while improving livability. Entities include Amarillo, Bivins lake, Palo Dire canyons, San Jacinto.
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Amarillo
Bivins Lake
San Jacinto
Bivinstake
Palo Dure Canyons
Tactful Texan announces radio broadcast by FE Tack firm
The speaker notes FE Tack and company will air a radio program a week from Friday night. O. W. will sing, Lollapalooza will deliver a piece, and the narrator will speak. The announcements appear in a casual conversational tone with no specific dates or locations provided.
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Weill
Fe, Tack & Company
O. W
Lollapalooza
A Lively Amaranth of Tales and Letters
A mixed manuscript of humorous anecdotes, reader letters, and poems from Amarillo readers. The piece features a frank note to Tack, grammar questions, a lost dog appreciation, birthday verse, fan letters about Field and Stream, a joke on advertising, and lively community commentary reflecting local concerns and humor.
What They Write To Tack What They Write To Tack
Dear Tack: readers urge more humor and pep in letters. An old joke about Panhandle moonlight picnics prompts a Republican crowd debating politics amid low prices for sheep and cattle during the Cleveland era. A lone Democrat campaigns for District office.
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Panhandle
Cleveland
Olympian goddess queen of the heavens identified
The puzzle asks for the name of the Olympian goddess known as the queen of the heavens. It also lists clues for No 9 vertical and other entries including awards to Lindbergh, nautical measures, bird names, and various definitions. The request centers on the term for the goddess and a set of intersecting crossword clues.
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Heavens
Norse Deity and Miscellany Puzzle Clues
A fragmented list of crossword style clues and answers referencing Norse mythology, geography, science, and common words. Includes questions about a supreme Norse god, Bridal Veil Falls valley, relativity, and various wordplay prompts with paired hints.
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Hangman
Legs and fashion woes in city chatter and market wrap
In a city column a speaker derides public attention to leg lines and urges longer skirts, citing an expert with odd leg classifications. Market summaries include receipts for cattle and hogs, with prices for steers, heifers, cows, and bulls, plus a brief grain and cotton market rundown from Chicago New York and Liverpool exchanges.
Mayer Heads B C D In 1928 Harman Is V P
F R Meyer head of the Johnson Ranch Royalty company and owner of the Capitol hotel was re elected president of the Board of City Development at the organization meeting of the directors Monday night. Henry Harman of the Harman Motor company was named first vice president and L B Nobles of Nobles Brother Grocery company second vice president. Charley Ware of the Amarillo National bank was named financial director of the board. The election and approval of a budget prepared by a special committee occupied the attention of the board. The budget is expected to be presented to the city commission within a short time and the report of the past year's work is expected to be released Sunday.
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F. R. Meyer
Johnson Ranch Royalty Company
Capitol Hotel
Board of
City Development
Henry Harman
The
Harman Motor Company
L. B. Nobles
Nobles Brother Grocery Company
Charley Ware
Amarillo National Bank
Baptists of San Jacinto Plan New Church Build
At a Sunday meeting San Jacinto Baptists discussed launching a campaign to raise $10,000 for a new church at 6th and Carolina. No action was taken, but a campaign within the church membership was favored or the plan would be dropped. Dr. Harvey Beauchamp of the Baptist Sunday School Board spoke on practical church plans and an education building with an auditorium later was suggested.
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San Jacinto Baptists
6Th and
Carolina
Harvey Beauchamp
Department of Church Buildings
Baptist Sunday School Board
Dallas
Son of Bob Emmett Recovering After Surgery
Felix Emmett, secretary-manager of the Amarillo Tri-State fair and son of Bob Emmett, underwent an appendectomy in Roswell yesterday afternoon while attending Roswell Military Institute. His father reported the operation went well and the youth is virtually out of danger.
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Felix Emmett
Bob Emmett
Amarillo
Roswell
Roswell Military Institute
Aged Man Dies At Hospital Here
Frank Williams aged 81 died at 7 o clock this morning after about a month of illness in a local hospital. He was traveling alone in Amarillo when admitted and is said to hail from a prominent Ohio family. Relatives in Cleveland have been notified and funeral plans await their word. The body rests at Griggs funeral parlor. T. M. Bruner, previously ill, is improving at his home on Hughes street.
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Mr. Tack
Chisum
Amarillo
Texhoma
Frank Williams
Mr. Williams
Ohio
Cleveland
Griggs
Kansas City Livestock Market Report April 10 Slated
Kansas City stockyard receipts hogs 6 000 head market 10 cents higher top 8 90 for 190 220 pound hogs cattle 7 000 head calves 800 fed steers steady to weak slaughter classes steady top lambs 17 00 best clippers 14 50. Chicago livestock report shows hog receipts 21 000 head market 5 10 cents higher top 9 20 for 200 220 pound hogs cattle receipts 8 500 head slaughter steers 1300 1500 pounds 13 65 15 50 per cwt sheep 12 000 head lambs 16 00 17 40 per cwt East St Louis market coverage begins noting hogs April 10.
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Er Press
Kansas City
Chicago
Irregular Opening Pushes Stocks Higher On Opening
New York stocks advance at the market open with General Motors American Zinc and Radio among leaders. Gains span fractions to about four points as call money tightens, while profits are taken on some early climbers and key rails pull ahead in early trading.
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New York
Associated Press
Texas
Oklahoma
Ateo Rene
General Motors
American Yinseed
Radio
Columbia Gas
American Druggists Syndicate
Purity Baking
American Zinc Common
Graham-Paige Motors
Kennecott
Inspiration Copper
National Enameling
Standard Oil of California
Warren Bros
Pittsburgh & West Virginia
New York Central
James E. Bennett
Cel T
Allis Chalmers
Allied Chemical & Dye
American Locomotive
American Smelting
American Sugar Refining
American Steel & Foundry American Tele
Teles
American Woolen
Anaconda
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio Barnsdall Corporation
Bethlehem Steel
Hupp Motors
Houston Oil
Hudson Motors
California Petroleum
Cerro de Pasco
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Rock Island & Pacific
Chrysler Esas
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Colorado & Southern Corn Products
Dodge Motors
Dupont de Nemours Fleischmann Yeast
Freeport-Texas General Asphalt
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Grandad
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Greencastle, Ind
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Most Sincerely, Margaret Dimmitt
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