Hoo Hoo Club Offers Cup In Tree Planting
Amarillo Hoo Hoo Club joins the Board of City Development to promote tree planting and city beautification. Dwight Newby announces a nine minute chapel talk contest with a silver loving cup to be won by the winner two years in a row. Contests will feature the Delphic Parthenon Forum and Philo clubs along with talks by Hoo Hoo members and a booklet distribution to Federated Women’s clubs and high school students.
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Amarillo Hoo Hoo Club
Hoo Hoo Club
Dwight Newby
Delphic
Parthenon
Forum
Philo
Forum Club
Hoo Hoo
Federated Women's Clubs
Board of City Development
Maude Li Bechtel
The
Verna Davis Shinn
Hugh Underwood
C. G. Truett
Phips
Speakeasies and precedence stir Washington talk
The piece notes Prohibition era speakeasy history in New York City and argues for women’s precedence at official dinners. It cites a tax figure, detailing that since 1816 the government has collected 872 million dollars in taxes on estates exceeding 26 billion.
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New York City
Curtis
Air Features Continued From Page One
The schedule lists radio stations WMAQ KMOX KOIL WHK WCCO WISN 8:00 orchestra program with Annette Hanshaw Also WADC WKRC WGHP WMAQ WOWO KMOX KMBC KOIL WSPD WHK WGL 9:30 smoker informal entertainment Also WADC WKRC WGHP WMAQ WOWO KMOX KMBC KOIL WSPD WCCO WHK WISN Daguerreotypes Songs of Yesteryear Also WADC WRRC WGHP WMAQ WOWO KMOX WSPD WCCO WHK WISN WFBM 9:00 Johns Hopkins Glee Club Also WADC WKRC WGHP WMAQ WOWO KMOX KMBC WSPD WHE wecco 9:30 Daguerreotypes Songs of Yesteryear Also WADC WRRC WGHP WMAQ WOWO KMOX WSPD WCCO WHK WISN WFBM
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WMAQ
KMOX
KOIL
WHK
WCCO
WISN
Annette Hanshaw
WADC
WKRC
WGHP
WOWO
KMBC
WSPD
WGL
Johns Hopkins Glee Club
Yesteryear
WRRC
WFBM
Inspection of Infantry to Be Friday Night
Federal inspection for the 142nd Infantry regimental headquarters company will be at the new armory on Second Avenue and Polk Street at 7:30 p.m. Friday. All members should report by 6:30 p.m for instructions and equipment check. Captain Arthur W. Ball says no one will be excused. Quarterly pay checks will follow. the mess sergeant will provide chow.
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142Nd Infantry
Second Avenue
Polk Street
Arthur W. Ball
True Heaven and The Wild Party at the theaters
At the theaters the Fair presents True Heaven with an all star cast on opening day. The Mission features The Wild Party with Clara Bow and a romance in a girls school with Clara displaying as much it as ever. Vitaphone vaudeville and Movietone News. The Deandi shows The First Kiss with Gary Cooper and Fay Wray on its first day. Nat Rafe Emerson and His Orchestra.
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Clara Bow
Clara
Vitaphone
Movietone News
Deandi
Gary Cooper
Fay Wray
Rafe Emerson
Amarillo News Talk Highlights Snakes, Gas Rates and Gann Row
A column covers water snakes in the Panhandle with warnings on cottonmouth moccasins, copperheads and a plan to send heads for identification. It also critiques Amarillo gas rates, utility profits, and a Gann controversy with the vice president’s sister in Washington, noting official and political fallout.
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C. B. Service
Spence Pipes
Mr. Service
Mr. Pipes
Panhandle
Service
Panhandle letters mix politics dogs and sweet peas
Panhandle readers discuss Mrs Gann politics and cattle and oil policy while noting support for Al Smith. A missing dog named Dirty Rags is reported, along with a new son born to the Elliott family and a plug for Tack’s Favorites potato chips. Local happenings include a Vassar play at Pleasant Valley and farm labor notes.
Prisoner's Wife Seeks Work In Area Classified
The wife of a county jail prisoner seeks employment to support her family. She offers experience as a housekeeper or cashier in a drug or cigar shop and asks for a chance to prove her reliability. Interested parties may call 2-2811 afternoons.
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Amarillo
Spitz dog inquiry seeks Amarillo breeder for puppy
A notice from number 6917 and the Murffs at 613 East Ninth offers a $2 reward for the return of "Dirty Rags." It asks if any Amarillo residents raise Spitz dogs and if someone from out of town seeks a Spitz puppy and will pay for it. Interested parties should call the office for the address.
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Murffs
East Ninth
Amarillo
Chief Gaither Dismisses Tom Bush In Amarillo Police Matter
A citizen signer criticizes Chief Gaither and the city manager for discharging Tom Bush. The writer praises Bush as a long serving, respected officer who promoted the first Christmas tree for poor children and earned public praise. Bush, born in Virginia, is said to be unfairly treated due to personal publicity and local sentiment.
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Tack
Gaither
Tom Bush
Bush
Amarillo
Virginia
Congratulated Editor Praised for Courageous Stance on Scandal
A reader lauds Mr. Tack for debunking sensationalists and defends honest journalism. The letter denounces crime sensationalism and parasitic pundits while praising AmArillo’s paper and its editor for clear convictions.
New Pipe Arrives for City Water Plant Expansion
Carload shipments of new pipe for extending the water mains at the plant site by Bivins lake began arriving yesterday and are hauled to the site today. The pipe will connect the new wells being prepared to serve the city with the city mains. Work on improvements at the plant is progressing rapidly, says manager Ray Edinburgh.
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Bivins Lake
Ray Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Girl Scouts Meet to Plan Summer Camp Arrangements
A called meeting of the Girl Scout Council of Amarillo will be held at the Scout headquarters in the Municipal auditorium at 4 30 tomorrow afternoon. The session will finalize plans for the organization's upcoming summer camp.
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Girl Scout Council of
Amarillo
Time-table for air trips across major U.S. cities
An abbreviated timetable from the American Air Transport Association lists 42 daily schedules totaling 33,458 miles of flying per 24 hours with stops at 102 cities. Eight lines opening soon will add about 800 miles daily. The schedule shows distance, time and one way cost between principal cities.
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United States
American Air Transport Association
Lindbergh Overdue Sparks National Search Across Border
Airports from Kelly Field to northern Mexican border lit to aid a possible late landing. Officials checked border towns and fields in northern Mexico including Tampico. Mexico City authorities initially doubt the mishap but offered full cooperation as world wide concern grew.
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Kelly Field
Mexico City
Lindbergh
Mexico
Tampico
Doctors speak at Amarillo Fort Worth Dallas speaker banquet
Doctors A. Duncan Amarillo Chas. F. Clayton Fort Worth and A. I. Folsom Dallas spoke at a banquet in the Crystal room of the Herring Hotel. Dr. M. S. Gregory of Oklahoma City was principal speaker as delegates met and the meeting will adjourn after today’s afternoon session.
Clothes Factor in Making of Film Success
The Broadway Melody showcases lavish Wardrobe crafted for the cast. Harry Beaumont emphasizes clothes shape film success with Parisian couture and personal wardrobe pieces. Notable costumes include Bessie Love Anita Page chorus outfits inspired by Follies Bergere. Charles King’s London tailored suit and other stars’ attire highlight material quality.
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Harry Beaumont
New York
Main Street
Coutourieres
Bessie Love
Anita Page
Paris
Charles King
London
Kenneth Thompson
Eddie Kane
Mary Doran
Edmund Goulding
Woolworth Board Recommends Stock Split and Par Value Cut
Directors of the F. W. Woolworth Company urged a 2 for 1 common stock split and reduction of par value from $25 to $10 a share. Stockholders will vote on the recommendation at the May 15 meeting in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
F. W. Woolworth Company
American Can
Anaconda Copper
Best & Co
U. S. Steel
Nevada Copper J. Washington Dispatches
Federal Reserve Board
A. M. Byers
Baldwin Locomotive
Montgomery Ward
Houston Oil
General Electric
American Car
Woolworth and Radio
Texas Company
Sir Vlenri
Royal Dutch Combine
Texas Bluebonnets To Mrs Coolidge
Mrs J F Coupal of Washington sent Texas bluebonnets gathered in Austin to Mrs Calvin Coolidge. The Coupals and Dr Coupal, personal physician to the former president, are touring Texas and called on Governor Moody during the trip.
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United Press
Austin
Texas
Calvin Coolidge
J. F. Coupal
Washington
Bank Bandit Believed Hiding Near Denison Bells Robbery
Belief the lone robber who held up the First National Bank at Bells Texas is sheltering near Denison prompts renewed searches along the Red River. A farmer, Monte Padgett, says he was forced at gunpoint to swap clothes and accompany the bandit for seven hours before escaping to raise the alarm. fifty dollars from the loot was later recovered from the rental car seat the robber abandoned after wrecking the vehicle near Bells.
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United Press
Denison
Tex
First National Bank
Bells
Red River
Monte Padgett
Padgett
Choctaw Creek
Durant
Okla
Garfield Groomed for Strike Mediation Board
James A. Garfield former secretary of the interior and son of the president was named to chair Hoover's emergency mediation board aimed at averting a 4,000 Texas and Pacific Railway strike. Other members include Judge William Rogers Clay Chester H. Rowell F H Kreisman and Walter C. Clephane.
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Dallas
James A. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Herbert Hoover
Texas and Pacific Railway
William Rogers Clay
Frankfort
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Chester H. Rowell
Berkeley
Calif
F. H. Kreisman
St. Louis
Walter C. Clephane
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
Amarillo Gas Rates Audited As Excessive by City Commission
City auditors report Amarillo Gas Company profits from Panhandle Pipeline and Amarillo Oil Company indicate 10 percent net income and a 48 percent return for the pipeline, with 64 percent gross gas payments to the pipeline and 8 cents per thousand cubic feet to the oil company. The commission votes to reduce rates, consider condemnation if needed, and pays for the audit contracts.
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Amarillo
Prairie Company
Ernest Thompson
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Amarillo Gas Company
Panhandle Pipeline Company
Amarillo Oil Company
City Commission
Messrs. Black and Veach
Kansas City
Missouri
Clinton H. Montgomery
Wichita
Kansas
Panhandle Pipe Line Company
Southwestern Development Company
Panhandle Pipe Line
City of
Veatch
Clinton H
Hogs and cattle prices rise in major markets reports
Livestock figures from Kansas City Fort Worth and Chicago show hogs up to 11.15 per hundredweight with 8 000 head at Kansas City and cattle and calves steady to higher at Fort Worth and Chicago. Lambs and sheep also mixed with gains in some grades and steady prices in others. Cotton markets edge lower in New York and Liverpool with mixed futures as weather and statistics influence sentiment.
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Kansas City
Kansay City
Isc
Fort Worth
Associated Press
Chicago
Asantiated
New York
De Molays Plan Dance In Shrine Ballroom Thursday
The Order of De Molay will stage a dance in the Shrine ballroom Thursday evening April 18. All Masons and their ladies are invited to attend. Norman's orchestra will furnish the music. Dancing will begin at 9 o'clock.
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Order of de Molay
Shrine Ball Room
Masons
Norman
Funeral for Baby Pritchard Thursday
Funeral services for Gloria Lee Pritchard two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Blanchard Pritchard who died in a local hospital at 9 o clock last night will be held from the Boxwell Bros chapel at 230 o clock Thursday afternoon Rev H A Shaw assistant pastor of the First Christian church will officiate Burial will be in Llano cemetery Mr Pritchard is a civil engineer employed by the Santa Fe.
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Gloria Lee Pritchard
Blanchard Pritchard
Boxwell Bros
H. A. Shaw
First Christian Church
Llano
Pritchard
The
Santa Fe
Mrs. Ammons Returns From Hillsboro Visit
Mrs. H. K. Ammons of 805 Maryland Street has returned home after visiting her grandmother in Hillsboro.
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Erasmus Tack
al Smith
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