Training Camp Committee for Potter County Chosen
Judge E C Nelson Jr and Captain C A Res named to chair enrollment for summer military training camps in Potter County. Committee includes C H Keffer, Chas W Mays, Dr. R P Parcells, and Ross D Rogers. Camps open to 17 year olds in 1927 up to age 31 with good character and health, held at Fort Sill and other locations. Transportation, board, medical care, and uniforms provided at government expense. attendance does not enlist or obligate future service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Nelson, Jr
Ralph H. Durkee
Secretary of War For
Texas
Citizens’ Military Training Camps Association
Potter County
C. H. Keffer
Chas. W. Mays
131 Field Artillery
R. P. Parcells
Ross D. Rogers
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Lawton
San Antonio
EL Paso
Colorado
Arizona
United States
Increase U.S. Navy Force at City of Hankow
The United States to bolster its Yangtze area presence as Admiral Williams orders the cruiser Cincinnati and destroyers Probe and Noa to Hankow amid a reportedly threatening situation. He also directs destroyers Simpson MacLeish and McCormick from Manila to Shanghai. The Cincinnati will lead a ten-ship force at Hankow as the Shanghai strike subsides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Hankow
Admiral Williams
China
Hough
Yangtse
Cincinnati
Probe
Noa
Navy Department
Department
Simpson, MacLeish
Markets report from Chicago and St Louis livestock and commodities
Chicago and St Louis markets show mixed movement on April 15 with hogs mostly higher in St Louis while Chicago hogs were slow and heavy. cattle and sheep varied with feeders, calves, and bulls noted. Butter and eggs in Chicago stable to unsettled. potatoes and onions quoted with regional shippers and wholesalers amid fluctuating prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
ST. Louis Livestock
ST. Louis
Amarillo Paving Contractor Accused Of Hiring Mexicans Over Whites
A local Amarillo resident accuses a paving contractor of laying off white homeowners and hiring Mexicans and negro workers, urging city officials to investigate. The letter argues state that local labor should be prioritized for public works and cites the impact on taxpayers. The writer shares travel anecdote from Baca county and a humorous hotel story to underline regional attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Amarillo Musings on Vaudeville and Bathing Beauty Contests
Local column reflects on Amarillo’s cultural scene and a proposed bathing beauty contest to send a winner to Galveston and possibly Atlantic City. It notes Mo he ha the Mexican tenor at Emil Myers spring festival and critiques local tastes while praising Myers persistence. It also mentions Miss Evans and Miss America as national figures and reports a reader letter from L H Grandjean denying a booking hitch with circuits and detailing summer cancellations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mo-hee-ha
Emil Myers
Amarillo
Mr. Myers
Mo-hee-ka
Miss Amarillo
Galveston
Miss Evans
Miami
Polk Street
Atlantic City
Texas
Will
Tack
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
New Orleans
Majestic
Marcus
Crescent Theater
Baptist Revival Draws Large Crowds at Tabernacle
The Tabernacle Baptist church at Sixteenth and Buchanan hosts a growing revival led by Dr. Britton Ross of Los Angeles. Morning services offer rich spiritual food, evening services are evangelistic, and a large chorus provides music with Mr. and Mrs. Young of Southwestern seminary featured. Services run through May 1 with Saturday sessions also held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabernacle Baptist Church
New Tabernacle
Sixteenth and
Buchanan Streets
Britton Ross
Los Angeles
Young
Southwestern Seminary
Goodman
Letter on jail conditions and community concern in Amarillo
A reader writes about lice in the Amarillo county jail and poor food rations described as a slice of bacon and bread shared in a pie pan. He critiques local policies and supports Tack, recalls doorbell ringing in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and discusses care needed for delinquent girls at a Presbyterian Orphans Home and hopes for a safe cottage or home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tack
Amarillo
Amarillo County
Grils
Tack
Mother Irvin
Presbyterian Orphans’ Home
What would become of her in Amarillo’s housing plan
A reader suggests a cooperative home idea for girls and mothers to house until employable, funded by churches to prevent turning anyone away. The note names Mrs 62ement Canterbury of Maryland Avenue, Amarillo, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury
Maryland Avenue
Amarillo
Texas
A Park Plan Dear Tack Letter Proposes City Sale
J W Goff suggests to the city council that about four blocks of the eight block City park be sold, with the other four improved to create a larger city park. He argues the east half could fetch 100000 dollars to fund improvements for other parks and urges reader support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Mr. Tack
J. W. Goff
Million Dollar Rain Brightens Wheat Crop Outlook
A reader criticizes newspaper reports on rainfall estimates, arguing that repeated claims of a million dollars worth of moisture mislead readers about the actual impact on the wheat crop. The letter questions sensational snowfall and rain forecasts.
Trespassers question about handling yard intruders
A resident asks how to deal with local school children trespassing his yard on North Alabama Virginia and Kentucky streets. He notes there are about four or five of them and asks what actions to take after expressing his desire for the flowers to remain undisturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Erasmus Tack
Pound
North
Alabama
Virginia
Kentucky
Courtesy and Courtesy in Policing Rise as a Civic Call
A reader appeals for courtesy by police toward women in the early evening, recounting a 9 pm encounter where a plainclothes officer chastised her near an alley. The letter urges courteous conduct from all officers to promote national permanency and trust in city governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Rock Springs Debris Cleared After Deadly Tornado
At Rock Springs on April 15 a tent marks demolished homes as 200 state highway workers and volunteers clear debris from Tuesday's tornado that killed 47. Morris Reddy of the Red Cross Disaster Relief oversees relief efforts. Officials say nine months to rebuild and losses near 200000. Families receive temporary shelter and meals from three kitchens run by the army and Red Cross. Water pumped to a main as bodies are buried or held for relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rock Springs
State Highway Department
Morris Reddy
Red Cross Disaster Relief
Reddy
Army
Red Cross
Rock Springs Tornado Survivors Brought to San Antonio
Ninety one injured survivors of the Rock Springs tornado arrive at San Antonio hospitals where many patients are improving. Five or more are in critical condition including Mrs. R Dolahite Mrs. Delphina Fuentes and Atanacio Perez who may die. Fifteen others are serious and the rest out of danger if tetanus and complications are avoided. Families are reuniting as staff move relatives to adjacent cots. Francisco Ramirez, 11, calms after hours of distress while his mother grieves nearby. Perez believed his wife and baby were dead until found in another ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
San Antonio
Associated Press
R. Dolahite
Delphina Fuentes
Atanacio Perez
Francisco Ramirez
Lee Surgical Hospital
Robert B. Green Hospital
Here There and Everywhere in Amarillo Society News
Mrs Jack Nichols visits her mother and sister in San Jacinto to attend the Battle of the Flowers. W S Horn of Houston, secretary of Great Southern Life Insurance, visited his sister in law Miss Ruby Landry. Mrs Ethel Stonefield and her mother go to Center Colorado for the death of Mrs C G Chown. Herbert Miller, OU student, visits during Easter. S H Duncan of Magnolia Petroleum speaks to about 70 agents in Amarillo. Mr and Mrs L P Ricks plan trip to Mansfield Louisiana for parental visit. A B Williams of Stone Williams leaves for McKinney to attend Easter Templar services. Mrs S T Tibbets brother Jones visits from Wyoming at 707 North Buchanan. Mrs Maria Brown moves here from Vernon at 1211 Pierce. Mrs G C Elder attends Baptist convention in San Antonio. Mr and Mrs G C Malone visit sister Alma Moseley in Pampa. Mr Malone attends to business. Mr and Mrs Earl Vandale return from Dallas for land lease meeting. Maynard Johnson ill at 1103 Harrison. Mrs J L McLaughlin attends Baptist convention in San Antonio. J W Dodson improving but confined to room. Mrs T M Bruner attends Baptist convention in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Nichols
San Jacinto
W. S. Horn of
Houston
Great Southern Life Insurance Company
Ruby Landry
Ethel Stonefield
Sadie Stonefield
Center
Colorado
C. G. Chown
Herbert Miller
University of Oklahoma At
Norman
M. L. Miller
S. H. Duncan
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Dallas
Amarillo
L. P. Ricks
Mansfield
Louisiana
A. B. Williams
Stone & Williams
McKinney
Knights Templar
S. T. Tibbets
Mr. Jones
Wyoming
North Buchanan Street
Maria Brown
Spencer Corsetiere
Vernon
Pierce Street
G. C. Elder
San Antonio
G. C. Malone
Pampa
Alma Moseley
Malone
Earl Vandale
Vandale
Maynard Johnson
Harrison Street
J. L. McLaughlin
J. W. Dodson
T. M. Bruner
Marriage License News Narrow List Across Names
Marriage license notices show pairs including J S Alvis with Hattie Mae Alvis H J Stocker with Myrtle Morris Nolan Gatewood with Laura Saunders Tex Beach with Monett Blair Claud Craig with Josephine Blair P O Vermillion with Eula Fay Wilder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Alvis
Hattie Mae Alvis
H. J. Stocker
Myrtle Morris
Nolan Gatewood
Laura Saunders
Tex Beach
Monett Blair
Claud Craig
Josephine Blair
P. O. Vermillion
Eula Fay Wilder
Asia Minor cotton crop signals restored agri leadership
The post season cotton yield in Asia Minor suggests the country may soon regain the agricultural standing it held before the Turkocratic war, signaling economic rebound and regional influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia Minor
Gene Howe to Attend Dinner in New York
Gene Howe leaves tomorrow for New York with Mrs. Ivy Howe and Mrs. Toney Chisum. Roy Howard will host a dinner honoring FE W Howe on his sixtieth year in American journalism. The Cosmopolitan’s Ray Low chairs the committee with many notable figures serving as members and toastmaster Iryly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Howe
Neapolis
Minn
Chicago
Ivy
Toney Chisum
New York
Howe
Chisum A. Howe
Roy Howard
Scripps-Howa Paper Syndicate
Thore
FE. W. Howe
Amarillo
Summer resort fire devastates cottages at Macatawa Park
A spring blaze in Macatawa Park Holland Michigan destroyed between fifty and sixty summer residences and damaged about twenty others. Loss was estimated at 360000. The fire raced along a hillside above Lake Michigan, wrecking a line of cottages before being checked. Six top hillside homes were saved and nearby Waukaroo residences escaped damage. Origin traced to a cottage during a party, with flames still fierce at dusk as firefighters fought the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Holland
Mich
Macatawa Park
Michigan
Waukaroo
Floods Continue Across Eastern Oklahoma After Reported High Waters
Flood conditions spread through eastern Oklahoma with rivers at peak levels not seen since 1904. Fort Gibson’s Reid River reached an all time high while the Arkansas and Grand, Verdi, and various creeks threatened towns. Blaine and Keota ferried residents as waters rose around Fort Gibson, Tulsa watched the river recede, and Pittsburgh County faced about $150,000 in damage to its life-support systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Hoh
Arkansas
Grand
Verdi
Blaine
Haskell
Keota
Keeta
Tulsa
Pittsburgh County
Red River Threatens Texas and Arkansas Flooding
Floodwaters from seven days of heavy rain surged along Red River near Texarkana threatening to top levees and wash out Highway 67 between Texarkana and the ferry. At Fulton Arkansas the river rose rapidly, likely four feet over flood stage, while the Jefferson Highway bridge area faced rising water and partial washouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River
Associated Press
Texarkana
Index Bridge
Jefferson
Arkansas
Fulton
Ark
Tex
Levee Breaks Reported in Arkansas Areas
Three new levee breaks were reported last night in Arkansas regions near Meeman and Hornersville. The west side of a Bi A levee just south of Hornersville failed, with damage and ongoing repair efforts expected today. A second breach occurred in the St. Francis area about three quarters of a mile west of Meeman, Arkansas, as crews work to stem the flooding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Arkansa
Bi A
Hornersville
Nirfe St. Franc
Arkansas
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Spalding Hose
Bliss
Brissiphs
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Flasher
Jeck Rote
Chevrolet
Alamo Lumber Company
Robert Roach
Robert
Jeff Bartlett
O. W
Baca County
Cow Hoof
Oo. W
Ames
Mr. Ames
Sam
Darkey
Yours Truly, L. H. Grandjean
Fort Smith
Taten BR
New Ygey
Mrs. Howe
Iis
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