Kiwanis Debates Sales Tax Versus Oil Tax in Texas
Amarillo High School debaters presented a luncheon program on Texas taxation options. Mae Jo Winn and Georgann Watkins argued for a two percent retail sales tax with food exempt, while Avery Rush Jr and Henry Seaman urged a 3 cent per barrel oil tax. The event ran 40 minutes with overtime and will lead to district interscholastic meet debates in Canyon next Saturday.
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Texas
Amarillo High School
Mae Jo Winn
Georgann Watkins
Avery Rush, Jr
Henry Seaman
Canyon
Charles M. Rogers
W. R Howard
Farley to Visit Amarillo for Post Office Dedication
Postmaster General James A. Farley will visit Amarillo for the dedication of the new post office on May 17. He is reported to prefer a light breakfast, though his usual morning meal is a heavy set of orange juice, two eggs, toast, and coffee. Farley will arrive for breakfast and stay until early afternoon, per a letter from Ambrose OConnell to W. D. DeGrassi.
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James A. Farley
Amarillo
W. D. DeGrassi
Big Jim
Ambrose O'Connell
Jim Farley
Barley
Farley
Federal Authorities Seize 1400 Pounds of Seafood in Panhandle
Federal authorities seized more than 1400 pounds of seafood in Amarillo and other Panhandle cities for alleged failure to meet pure food laws. The products are held in a rural cold storage facility awaiting disposal when the court convenes early next month.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Britain's Tip Helps police Locate Stolen Car
An automobile reported stolen from 19 West Sixth Avenue was found abandoned on Monroe Street near Filwood Park after F. C. Britain spotted the vehicle and notified police.
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F. C. Smedley
West Sixth Avenue
Monroe Street
Filwood Park
F. C. Britain
Interstate Commerce Commission Opens Capitol Hearings
The Interstate Commerce Commission began a series of hearings on carriers rates and charters at the Capitol Hotel. The sessions will run for about ten days and address interstate commerce issues.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Capitol Hotel
Capitol Mote
Traffic safety launch heads to Pampa led by Captain Line
Captain Jim Line of the Texas Highway Patrol will speak tonight at the city wide traffic safety campaign launch in Pampa. The event aims to promote driver awareness and reduce accidents across the area.
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Jim Line
Pampa
Jin Line
Texas Highway Patrol
Legislature Pauses Sixteen Hills Amid O'Daniel Alignment
A report by Secretary of State Tom L Beau champ states sixteen hills have been paused this session and aligned by Governor W Lee O'Daniel. Only one of the numbers originated in the Senate.
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Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
Tom L. Beauchamp
Senate
Four Mixed Breed Puppies Seek Good Homes
Four female puppies half German police and half Collie require a loving home. A reader provides contact at 7968 MMS Tyler Street. Couple seeks work with a man for general labor and wife for home laundry. references available from MR. and MRS. R T THOMAS Amatex Camp Cabin 19.
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R T. Thomas
Kansas City Markets Livestock and Grain Report
Markets from Kansas City show hogs salable at top 6.90 with most between 6.75 and 6.90 for 170 to 280 lb animals. Cattle supply 10,500 with fed steers and yearlings trading 9.00 to 10.25. vealers 8.00 to 10.00. cows 6.00 to 7.00. Sheep and lambs include fed wooled lambs 9.50 to 9.75 and California ewes 5.00. Grain quotations supplied by Fenner and Beane.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
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California
County Commission Meets And Discusses Weather
The county commission met this morning to discuss the weather. An additional meeting was set for this agricultural agent. They requested to confer with the commune on the olen.
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Embattled Dandelions Battle Turns to Watchful Waiting
A courthouse lawn battle between caretaker McDowell and yellow dandelions ends in a weather change and seed dispersal. County officials led by Commissioner Lon Sells and a supplying business loom as possible victors, but observers note potential dandelion resurgences.
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McDowell
Lon Sellars
County High Command
House Prowlers Steal Cash and Items in Amarillo Burglary
Prowlers target two Amarillo houses by unhooking bedroom screen windows and lifting wallets, purses, and bags. J H Cox at 2502 Pierce Street loses $20 from his trousers. H A Nobles at 1220 Taylor Street reports a robbed purse and office keys. Two service stations on Third and Buchanan and 719 South Fillmore also entered. Jack Rogers home burglary reported. Mrs. Walter Blackburn thwarted a break in by spotting a prowler at 2100 Harrison Street.
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Amarillo
J. H. Cox
Pierce Street
H. A. Nobles
Taylor Street
Mr. Nobles
Johnson Building
Third
Buchanan
South Fillmore
Jack Rogers
Walter Blackburn
Harrison Street
Services Held For W. B. Connelly In Amarillo
Funeral services for 48 year old refinery employee W B Connelly were conducted at Sacred Heart Cathedral with Father T J Drury officiating. Pallbearers included Gae Shelton J B Andrews B White W H Diffie A C Mullins and W Lunbeck. Connelly a 15 year Amarillo resident, is survived by his wife three sons Pat Mike and Johnny three daughters Mary Eileen and Rachel, a brother and three sisters. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery under Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors.
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Dallas Street
Sacred Heart Cathedral
T. J. Drury
Gae Shelton
J. B. Andrews
8. White
W. H. Diffie
A. C. Mullins
W. Lunbeck
Connelly
Amarillo
Pat
Mike
Johnny
Mary
Eileen
Rachel Connelly
Llano Cemetery
Blackburn- Shaw Funeral Directors
Oldsmobile Dealers and Salesmen Meet Tonight
Oldsmobile dealers sales managers and service men from across the Panhandle will gather this evening at a sales and service school held at the Capitol Hotel.
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Oldsmobile
Panhandle Territory
Capitol Hotel
Reds Fight Rain To Open Against Pirates In Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds strive to start the season with an opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates despite morning rain and Ohio River floods. Johnny Vander Meer faces Cy Blanton as the scheduled pitchers.
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Reds
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Johnny Vander Meer
Redleg
Cy Blanton
Supreme Court frees alleged alien Communist Strecker
The Supreme Court ordered the discharge from custody of Joseph G. Strecker of Hot Springs Arkansas, a man the labor department sought to deport as an alien Communist. The ruling comes on April 17 as the case clears Strecker of the pending deportation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Joseph G. Strecker
Hot Springs, Ark
Labor Department
No Dueling Mentioned In Oaths In City Hall Ceremony
Mayor Ross D Rogers and City Commissioner Joe Jenkins avoided the old duel oath as they took the new simplified oath of office in a quiet city hall ceremony led by N S Griggs. Elected April 4, their two year terms begin and reflect the updated oath practice for public officials.
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Ross D. Rogers
Joe Jenkins
N. S. Griggs
Building Permits Increase in Amarillo with New Homes
Building inspectors saw permits issued today for an air conditioning plant at 705 Polk Street costing 5,500 and two homes. A 4,000 residence at 916 Fannin Street for R. A. LeMond, and a 4,500 home at 1614 Lipscomb Street for Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Freeman via W. N. Boney. Yearly construction total in Amarillo reaches 621,855.
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Polk Street
B. R. Gardner
Fannin Street
R. A. LeMond
E. T. Freeman
W. N. Boney
Lipscomb Street
Amarillo
City Lake Improvement Plan Aims Extensive Works
The city lake 20 miles southwest of Amarillo is set for a detailed improvement plan by the conservation service. Proposals include planting numerous trees and terracing surrounding grounds. Soil surveys at the Word ranch site, which hosts the lake and water plant, were charted for the city manager H. R. Smith.
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Amarillo
Conservation Service
Word
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