City agrees on big disposal plant for city farm
A $250000 sewerage disposal plant on North Fillmore street was tentatively approved by the city commission. Charley Fisk retires. W H Brymer replaces him. Mayor Bivins and Commissioner Harris may visit Fort Worth plants. Two plans considered included a pipeline dumping refuse into the Canadian river, or building the North Fillmore plant. The latter was favored to avoid future legal issues.
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Fillmore Street
City Commission
Charley Fisk
No. 1
W. H. Brymer
Mr. Fisk
Lee Bivins
J. H. Harris
Fort Worth
North Fillmore Street
Ipswich Girl Poet Spirited Verses Attract Attention
Ipswich eight year old Madge Claxton, daughter of A O Claxton of the East Suffolk County Education committee, has drawn notice for three poems. Her father says she has had no formal tuition beyond the influence of rhyme and music. The pieces include Sunbeams Springtime and Dawn, with simple imagery of daybreak, nature, and growing flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipswich
Eng
Madge Claxton
Claxton
East Suffolk County Education Committee
Beasley voices Panhandle wheat outlook for 1927
J N Beasley a local grain dealer says rain in the next two weeks could yield at least half as much wheat in the Panhandle compared with last year. He notes northern Panhandle drought while moisture expected soon may help. He adds the South Plains faces no rain damage and could endure two weeks without rain. Beasley is a veteran grain dealer whose views influence Panhandle dealers and businessmen.
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Panhandle
J. N. Beasley
Amarillo
South Plains
Beasley
Former Amarilloans Boost Amarillo Promoters
J. M. Alexander of Denver praised Frank R. Jamison Guy Fuller and Ross Phillips former Amarillo officials now tied to a Denver organization for publicizing Amarillo. Alexander stated the trio repeatedly spoke for the city and influenced his potential move to Amarillo to join his company here.
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Amarillo
Frank R. Jamison
Guy Fuller
Ross Phillips
Doherty
Denver
J. M. Alexander
Jamison
The
Amarillo Tribune
Fuller
Mr. Phillips
City Light and Water Company
Southwestern Public Service Company
Pampa rejects Texas Rangers visit claim
Pampa residents dispute a report that the city asked for Texas Rangers. City officials and chamber secretary Scott Barcus denounce the claim, stressing local law enforcement by Sheriff FE S Graves and City Marshal John Andrews. They sent a telegram to Governor Moody opposing Ranger deployment and detailing strict enforcement.
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Borger
Pampa
Stinnett
Scott Barcus
Chamber of Commerce
Barcus
F. P. Reid
Moody
FE. S. Graves
John Andrews
Roving fur seals and strange burial customs noted
A Berlin quip about a car and oil follows observations on fur seals roaming from the Arctic to the Antarctic and Turks using cork coffins for burials. The collection hints at global oddities and travel tales from a past era.
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Arctic
Antarctic
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Bivins
Harris
Dr. Scholl
Dr.Scholl
Dr Scholl
Frances “Peaches
Heenan Browning
Henry Schireson
Chicago
Browning
Heenan
Peaches
U.S.F
Rangers
Globe
Texas Rangers
Austin
Austin Dispatch
Chichesters
Lamond Brand
Todrand
Chitsters
Diamond
Jruggists
Russell
Ievery Sport
Taylor
Lustige Blachter
Berlin
Drs. Lumpkin and
Marsalis
Dillingham
News-Globe
Landau
Fisher
Duco
Oakland-Fisher
Oakland
Dupont
Pontiac
General Motors
Polk St. Oakland
Pontiac Dealers
White Deer
Greater Oakland
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