G.O.P Club Moves to Repeal Eighteenth Amendment
The national affairs committee of the Republican club voted to include a repeal plank in the party platform. The resolution, adopted in executive session, will go to the full club and then to the national convention with Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler as sponsor. Opponents warned of a wets coup led by Richard W. Lawrence.
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Associated Press
New York
National Affairs Committee
National Republican Club
Nicholas Murray Butler
Viva Voce
Richard W. Lawrence
Club
Hoover Forces
Amarillo Texans open season with mix of new faces
Nufer moves to second base while Lewis and Crabtree are new to Amarillo fans. Carroll at shortstop, Wright at third, Leeds in left field. Eckhardt absent early but Leeds favored by training. Broncs seek series win as businesses note the opening day fracas and students join rush to witness the game.
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Nufer
Lewis
Crabtree
Amarillo
Allen
Pullins
Carroll
Wright
Leeds
Texans
Indians
Eckhardt
Broncs
Service Today for Mrs Davenport
Funeral services for Mrs. Gretchen M. Davenport age 24 who died in a local hospital Wednesday morning at 12 25 were held at 3 o'clock this afternoon from Griggs funeral chapel conducted by Rev F W O Malley pastor of the First Christian church
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Gretchen M. Davenport
Griggs
F. W. O'Malley
First Christian Church
Tack's Revised Amarillo Growth and Change Agenda
A broad 1930s style program outlines ambitious city improvements for Amarillo including a North Amarillo viaduct, more hotels and apartments, storm sewers, municipal pool, new courthouse, lower living costs, expanded industries, and expanding infrastructure such as depots and roads. It calls for progressive reforms plus higher taxes only to fund livability.
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Amarillo
Bivins Lake
San Jacinto
Bivinstake
Palo Dare
Tactless Texan on Peeping Toms and Amarillo Millionaires
The column denounces a $15 fine for a Peeping Tom and calls for harsher punishment including jail or asylum. It notes Amarillo's claimed 30 millionaires, shares crowd aversion, and previews a Pleasant Hill talk plus charity pie auction. It ends with a reader protest over the Amarillo Brones nickname.
Amarillo Broncs Name Sparks Local Outcry and Apology
A column condemns the Amarillo Broncs nickname as misfit and mocks Brones branding. The writer apologizes to the police for a published letter, invites the sender to step forward, and calls for investigation if a name is attached. Also requests elderly housing help and a lost German police dog is sought to be returned.
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Globe
Police Department
Walter Wilson
Wilson
Notes and letters about colds and Easter roses
A reader offers three or four samples of N-R Tablets for colds addressed to Tack and invites further samples if needed. The letter lineage includes a long Easter rose memory to Col. Tack, expressing gratitude and sorrow, and ending with thanks from Laura Luebking.
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Tack
Paul
James Hickox
Paul F. Hickox
Col. Tack
Mr. Tark
Tam
Laura Luebking
Amarillo aviation pioneer credits Bivins in field growth
Robert H. Gray praises Amarillo as a growing aviation hub, crediting Mayor Lee Bivins with land and hangar support for what becomes Bivins Field. He notes widespread air service, daily mail from across the U S A and Germany, and collaboration with Globe and other groups to locate a flying field while correcting Wichita misstatements.
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Amarillo
Lee Bivins
Dallas
Germany
Department of Commerce Airway
Army Air Corps
Rand-McNally
Wichita
Kansas
Globe
Robert H. Gray
Letter on Amarillo printing plants and air fumes
A reader letters about Amarillo printers and the Globe office, noting smoky fumes from metal furnaces in the composing room. The writer praises Tack’s newspaper but urges top ventilation and sanitary plants, citing a bolstering of worker health and a safer work environment. Includes comments on labor, public notices, and local teachers.
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Mr. Tack
Tack
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Cripple Creek
Palo Duro
Sixth and
Fillmore
Amarillo
O. W
Ira Noel
Globe
Dear Old Tack and Friends in Amarillo Aviation
Letter from a longtime Amarillo resident recalling first arrival in November 1923 and decision to stay, noting plans tied to airport growth and a past introduction at a B.C.D. meeting with Mr. Gatton. The writer expresses enduring friendship and a desire to continue involvement in local aviation developments.
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Tack
Amarillo
Berg
Mr. Gatton
Crossword Puzzle Clues From a Vintage Page
Puzzle clues include opera Carmen composer Bizet, first New York governor, tallest towers, cosmology Vishnu incarnations, and many compact definitions. Contains letter hints, abbreviations, and wordplay across vertical items and scattered listings.
Universal language of learning and diplomacy in Europe
A cryptic list of terms and questions touching history language distilling materials yarn memorial verbs and professions asks about the universal language in Europe before the 17th century, the Carmen composer, apple anatomy, and other concise definitions and word meanings.
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Europe
J. Forbes-Robertson
Bremen Flight Start Faces Long Ocean Run For America
The Bremen crew begins a westward trans Atlantic attempt from Baldonnel, with a 12:38 a m EST takeoff. The heavy monoplane carries 660 gallons of fuel for about 45 hours aloft, lacks safety gear, radio, or lifeboats, and aims for Mitchel Field or heaven as their destination if successful.
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Newfoundland
America
von Huenefeld
Baldonnel
Koehl
Fitzmaurice
Temelhof Airdome
Berlin
Arthur Spindler
Dublin
Spindler
Mitchel Field
Heaven
Bremen
Gratitude Note To Globe News Office From Gladys Holt
Gladys Holt thanks the Globe News staff for their courtesy during a pupil visit to the office. She expresses disappointment at not meeting the editor and hopes for another opportunity to meet them on a future visit.
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Globe News
Gladys Holt
Folns and the Temptation of a Bookish Craving
A compact reflective poem by Edgar A. Guest about resisting temptations to excess. The speaker admits weakness toward acquiring books and treasures yet vows restraint in daily duties. The piece contrasts vice with duty and the pull of pleasure against self control.
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Jolly
Tapers
Edgar A. Guest
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Markets Report
Receipts across markets include hogs at Kansas City and Chicago with steady to lower prices, cattle and calves showing varied demand, and sheep and lamb values firming in some regions. Additional coverage notes New Orleans and Liverpool cotton markets, along with related commodity updates and stock movements in New York.
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Kansas City
The
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Arizona
East ST. Louis
Wall Street Surges in Wild Bull Market Opening
New York April 12 Wall Street shows a wild bull market with a flood of buy orders pushing prices higher. General Motors opens with a 15 000 share block at 198 to 197% as early trading races toward a million shares and many issues hit new records amid large block trades.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Liverpool
Secon
New York
American Linseed
DuPoints
National Power & Light
Middle States
Atlantic Refining
Republic Steel
Colorado
U. S. Steel Common
Wall Street
General Motors
U. S
American Republican
Brooklyn Edison
Case Threshing Machine
Columbia Gas
Tnion Carbide
Stendard Milling
American Sugar
Keiser remembered as horseman and cattleman of old school
Crowds from all walks of life visited the family home in the city to pay respects to Keiser, described by friends as a horseman and cattleman of the old school who sought self improvement and betterment of those around him.
Thomerson Maintains Candidacy for District Attorney
FE W Thomerson remains in the race for district attorney despite rumors of withdrawal. A well known Amarillo attorney with offices in the Amarillo Building, he says he is boosting his bid for the job.
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FE. W. Thomerson
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