Miller to Speak at C of C Feast in Amarillo
Roger Miller manager of the midwestern division of the United Chamber of Commerce will speak at the Amarillo Chamber banquet Thursday night. He has held prominent offices and led multiple national and regional commercial organizations. About 400 of 600 banquet tickets have sold. event to be held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Herring Hotel.
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Roger Miller
United Chamber of Commerce
J As
sAmarillo Chamber
Miller
National Association of Commercial Organization
National School For Commercial and Trade Organization Executives
Southern Commercial Secretaries Association
Southern Aeronautical Congress
Dallas
Chamber of Commerce
Macon
Asheville
N. C
United States
Southwestern
National C. of C
Bob Hill
Women convention wraps up with education and library goals
Mrs Clyde Warwick of Canyon led the session urging clubs to support educational projects, hire experienced teachers, promote libraries, and oppose objectionable movies and ads. Mrs J A Hill urged endowment funds for ambitious youth as the convention closed at noon.
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Clyde Warwick
Canyon
J. A. Hill
NRA
Red Cross
W.B. Arriett
Lamesa
Man Confesses to Murder of His Ill Wife
The victim’s mutilated body was found Sunday in a wooded area near Cross Lake on city outskirts. Sheriff's officials quote Lockhart admitting the stabbing after a confrontation that followed an invite to sit by the lake and a struggle during which he claimed his wife fainted and died.
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Cross Lake
Lockhart
Hughes
Wwe
Dean Cook Undergoes Operation at St Anthony's
Dr Harris M Cook dean of men at West Texas State Teachers College Canyon underwent an operation at St Anthony's Sanitarium last night. By noon today he was reported resting well.
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Harris M. Cook
West Texas
Glove Found Spurs Letter To Tack Page 11
A reader signs Dear Tack reporting the discovery of a left hand beige glove trimmed as described. The note appears in Bee Tack Letters on Page 11.
Roosevelt keynote frames 1932 campaign clash with new deal
The passage lists GOP youth leaders from Pennsylvania and New York figures like Rep. James Wadsworth and Gov. James Rolph along with Frank Knox and William Allen White. It notes Colonel Roosevelt founding the campaign and warns that the new deal threatens liberal gains and individual liberty.
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Pennsylvania
James W. Wadsworth
New York
James Rolph
California
Frank Knox
Chicago Daily News
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
Colonel Roosevelt
Alabama Coal Strike Violence Claims One Life
A negro was killed and another wounded as Alabama coal strike violence flared. Deputy Sheriff N E Kirkland and Leeds Chief of Police L H Mason shot and killed E D England when he drew a pistol during an investigation into an earlier ambush shooting of a negro named Clisby.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.P
Alabama
N. E. Kirkland
L. H. Mason
Leeds
E. D. England
Clisby
Fleeing Suspect Slain by Officers in Oklahoma
Calvin Spencer alias Dave Stovall, wanted in several southwestern cities, died of a pistol wound after attempting to escape an officers trap in Oklahoma City. He was linked to a bus hold up near Weatherford Texas and multiple roadside and lovers lane robberies.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
Calvin Spencer
Dave Stovall
Weatherford
Tex
Venire for Murder Trial Set in Crockett
A special venire of 150 persons was ordered to appear next Monday for the murder trial of Frank Brisby a negro charged with the fatal shooting of James Ellis at a Crockett farm where Ellis went to collect rent last Saturday.
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Crockett
Tex
U.P
Frank Brisby
James Ellis
Ellis
Brisby
Keffer Welcomes Son as Amarillo Patrol Chief
Officer L. T. Keffer and wife welcomed a son at a local hospital on Tuesday afternoon. Keffer serves as chief of the State Highway Patrol stationed in Amarillo. The couple resides at 3206 Tyler. Mistletoe reportedly grows on telegraph wires in Ceylon, with birds wiping seeds from their bills as the plants briefly flourish.
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L. T. Keffer
Ceylon
Government plans compulsory control of major industry
Congress approved the conference report as the White House seeks a presidential signature to start the first government plan for compulsory control. The measure aims to raise and stabilize cotton prices and cut the surplus by requiring farmers to hold 10,000,000 bales for the 1934-35 season.
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White House
Congress
House
Last Rites for Mrs. Sarah Edwards
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Edwards 85 who died yesterday afternoon at her home 1207 West Eighth Avenue are set for 3 pm at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home with Rev. Robert C. Jones Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Survivors include four sons W L Edwards T J Edwards C C Edwards all of Amarillo Albert A Edwards Bakersville California and Miss Cora A Edwards Amarillo.
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Sarah Edwards
West Eighth Avenue
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Robert C. Jones
Church of Christ
Llano Cemetery
W. L
T. J
C. C. Edwards
Amarillo
Albert A. Edwards
Bakersville
Calif
Cora A. Edwards
Building Permits Surged in City Across Key Sites
One of the biggest permit weeks in recent months recorded with total expenditures over 40000 dollars. Permits include a mercantile building at 300 West Seventh Avenue valued at 28500 dollars, a mercantile job at 111-15 West Sixth Avenue at 6500 dollars, and a distribution center at 2111 Tyler Street for 3436 dollars.
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West Seventh Avenue
West Sixth Avenue
Tyler Street
Cattlemen to Chicago Meet Planned by Panhandle Group
A Panhandle cattlemen delegation will attend a Chicago meeting called by Chester Davis of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration to seek current beef market prices. The session opens Thursday April 26 with Jay Taylor leading planning, aiming to form a permanent cattle industry regulatory group. A special Panhandle meeting is set for 1 30 Sunday at the Amarillo Hotel inviting all local cattlemen.
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Panhandle
Chicago
Chester Davis
Beef Cattle Industry
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Panhandle Livestock Association
Jay Taylor
Taylor
Amarillo Hotel
City Commission Advances Itinerant Merchant Ordinance Plan
The Amarillo city commission took first reading on an itinerant merchant ordinance requiring a written license application a $2 000 bond and a $50 fee before sales. They rezoned a half block at Thirty sixth Avenue and Fillmore Street from residential to retail and noted a protest at 735 6 North Buchanan Street with no action. Amarillo will continue laboratory tests on the Borger milk supply with the city paying $10 monthly.
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Thirty-sixth Avenue
Fillmore Street
Buchanan Street
Amarillo
Borger
City of
Proposal outlines new federal home loan banks and reforms
A representative described a plan for federal home loan banks with 5 million dollars each and bonds up to 15 times capital, all bonds insured. The measure would fund banks to issue loans on insured projects, allow Federal Reserve members to hold mortgages up to 80 percent of appraised value, and permit rediscounting of insured mortgages to full value. The home loan bank board would charter the associations and amend banking laws to expand eligible projects and loan limits.
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Insurance Corporation
Home Loan Bank Board
Mortgage Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve Bank
Home Loan Bank
Mutual Insurance
Weather tally reports variable rainfall and twister no damage
The Rock Island weatherman noted one to two inches across the region with seven miles west of Groom recording two to three inches. Jericho had one inch, and a southeast Canyon twister caused no damage. Rainfall included Texico 0.25 inch Clovis 1 inch Clarendon 0.75 inch and beneficial rains at Goodnight Wellington Floydada Kress Dimmitt Hart Lockney and Tulsa. Amarillo total 0.21 inch in 48 hours. Rodeo promoter W R Adams of Oregon notes wild horses die of heartbreak due to captivity en route to events.
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Lark
Groom
Rock Island
Jericho
Canyon
Texico
Clovis
N. M
Clarendon
Goodnight
Wellington
Floydada
Kress
Dimmitt
Hart, Lockney and
Tulsa
Amarillo
W. R. Adams
Oregon
Witness For Cannon Upholds Woman’s Name
Louis F. Powell of Richmond testified Ada L. Burroughs had a reputation "as good as any woman I know" in the District of Columbia Supreme Court. Defense lawyers in the Cannon Burroughs conspiracy trial argued the couple conspired to violate the federal corrupt practices act during the 1928 campaign against Alfred E. Smith.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Ada L. Burroughs
Louis F. Powell
Richmond
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Alfred E. Smith
Pekedog Star Of Mask Show In Benefit Comedy
The Black Mask plans a three act comedy titled Merry Madness featuring a Pekinese dog likely to win thanks to DeWolf Hopper in the lead. Proceeds benefit the Golden Sandie Pep Squad and the performance occurs Monday night at the High School Auditorium. Dr. R P Parcels directs and Hopper’s famed role is reprised alongside a large cast. Elaborate props include 20 carved elephants from the Orient.
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Black Mask
DeWolf Hopper
New York
Golden Sandie
Dr. R. P. Parcells
Hopper
Orient
Golden Rule Week Observance Spreads Across City
The city joins Golden Rule Week as Kiwanis Club chair Orla Allen notes the 1929 Dallas origin and Texas Oklahoma spread. Ministers in Amarillo preach on the rule, high schools and Amarillo College hold talks, a film by T M Caldwell screens, and public notices echo the observance.
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Orla Allen
Kiwanis Club
Texas-Oklahoma District of Kiwanis Clubs
Dallas Club
Amarillo
Amarillo College
T. M. Caldwell
Paramount
Texas
Fair
American Legion
Allen
Insull Poses for Cameras Aboard Exilona at Milazzo
At Milazzo Sicily on April 18 Samuel Insull consented to photographs but refused to speak for movie sound equipment. The Exilona docked with a cargo of 80 tons of olive oil as Insull clung to a cautious, camera friendly stance.
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Milazzo
Sicily
Samuel Insull
Exilena
Clyde Meers Convicted in County Court Carrying Pistol
Clyde Meers faced trial on a pistol carrying charge in county court. The jury found him guilty and he received a 90 day jail sentence.
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Totes
Clyde Meers
Dairy Queen crowns Queen of Dairyland in rain soaked pageant
Barbara Badgett of Quitaque won the Dairyland title as 20 cities sent princesses and maids of honor in the pageant despite heavy rain. Texas Tech did not compete in this division, and Amarillo herd owners Hales faced little challenge. Roads were slick with more than an inch of rain fell, totaling two inches since Sunday.
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H. B. Hales
R. P. Hales
Amarillo
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Barbara Badgett
Quitaque
Plainview
Market quotes from Kansas City and New Orleans April cattle hogs and cotton
Kansas City livestock report shows hogs 4,000 head with bids up to 3.55 for 180-280 lb pigs and cattle and calves steady to weak across grades. New Orleans cotton opens higher on Liverpool cables and Bank head crop control bill. May at 11.75 and July 11.88 with subsequent fluctuations amid stocks and wheat gains.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
New Orleans
Liverpool
New York
Washington
Crucible Steel
Postal Telegraph
Republic Steel Armour of Illinois
Gillette
Budd Manufacturing
Radio
U. S. Rubber
Mullins Manufacturing
Commonwealth & Southern
International Paper & Power
U. S. Smelting
American Telephone
U. S. Industrial Alcohol
Liegett & Myers
U. S. Steel
Western Union
American Can
Case
du Pont
Johns-Manville
Santa Fe
Montgomery Ward
Chrysler
Auburn
Schenley
Consolidated Gas
Mohawk Carpet
California Packing
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London
Middlesex Hospital
Dorothy Louise Thomas
Queen
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Clo Seud
George Scarbo
DY Dan Thomas
Harold Lloyd
Witt Powell
Tarian Nixon
G.O.P. Youth
Oklahoma
Mrs
Shaw-Walker
Shaw Walker
Ionery
Ryssar Sato
Fypeurtt
Caaarillo, Texas
Cannon
Peke Dog
Insull
America
Bellans
Saetars
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