Amarillo Chamber Pushes united drive for 1935 progress
G. G. Ordway of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce urged citywide support for a $30,000 budget drive to fund public projects including Conchas Dam, highways, erosion control, and a junior college. He said unemployment would ease as funds are released and emphasized sustained business backing for the program.
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G. G. Ordway
Amarillo
Carl Hinton
Chamber of Commerce
Conchas
Panhandle Plains
Ordway
Carder Elected New President of Panhandle Scottish Rite
M. O. Carder, local architect, elected president of the Panhandle Scottish Rite Association at the Maundy Thursday banquet in the Masonic Temple. W. H. Woodlief named vice president. Wolf Herring and George Stapleton re-elected treasurer and secretary. Master of ceremonies was Dave Warren. Telegrams from Oasis Chapter El Paso and Lone Star Chapter Dallas were read. Delegations from Scottish Rite bodies in El Paso, Fort Scott, Dallas, Santa Fe, Trenton, Pueblo, Kansas City, St. Louis and San Antonio attended.
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Panhandle
Scottish Rite Association
M. O. Carder
Masonic Temple
W. H. Woodlief
Wolf Herring
George Stapleton
Dave Warren
Order
A. J. Caldwell
J. O. Gulerie
C. A. Pierre
Canyon
Oasis
Knights
Rose Croix No. 5
el Paso
Lone Star
Rose Croix
Dallas
Fort Scott
Kans
Santa Fe
Eight Convicted in Armstrong Court at Claude
Eight convictions from eight trials in 47th District Court at Claude mark a record by District Attorney Grady Hazlewood and Assistant DA Bob Underwood. Six sentenced to penitentiaries, two given suspended terms. Leroy Walker of Shamrock and Floyd Sisk among those convicted for burglaries and wheat theft near Claude. court schedule shows civil docket Monday and Amarillo return from April 29 to July 1.
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47Th District
Claude
Grady Hazlewood
Bob Underwood
Leroy Walker
Shamrock
Oklo
Underwood
Armstrong County
Hazlewood
Floyd Sisk
Amarillo
Panhandle gas waste debate prompts relief fears
A letter-writer urges stopping gas waste to save relief rolls, claiming $150 million could irrigate 10 million acres and avert 40,000,000 on relief by August 1935, while local notices seek a found purse and oversee missing pets and job ads from Wheeler and Amarillo readers.
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Sion
Panhandle Conservation Association
Panhandle gas waste fuels drought fears and storms
A Panhandle resident urges action against gas waste blamed for dust storms and poor rainfall. The appeal links gas fumes to crop losses and desertification, calling on government leaders to investigate and halt the practice while noting potential yields from spring crops if rain returns.
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Panhandle Conservation Association
Panhandle
Widowed Perryton Woman Seeks Housework Jobs
In Perryton Texas a widow with one child asks for hourly, daily, or weekly housework work and mentions her location 18 miles southeast of Amarillo. The letter notes a local gas mask business and asks Tack for opinion on investment and prospects.
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North Taylor Street
Amarillo
Clarendon Highway
Stone Schoolhouse
Dea
Gentleman-seeking arrangement notes in letter from Mrs P G
A reader Mrs P G writes in seeking a real companion. She requests conversations with men aged 48 to 58 and asks to hear from suitable gentlemen via Tack in care of Mrs P G.
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Dea
P. G
Tack
Gas masks from Major Hoople’s old box requested
The speaker asks for one of Major Hoople’s gas masks found in an old box he bought. No further details or context are provided about the mask or its provenance.
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Major Hoople
Tack
Charles V. Hobbs
Perryton
Texas
Lean and mean newsroom notes from a busy period
A compact report highlights lean operations and efficient workflows during a busy press period. It notes emphasis on speed, accuracy, and minimal waste while maintaining source integrity and timely publication. Key staff adapt to strains with measured adjustments.
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Armstrong Court
Treasury
Washington
Fool Farmer
Kress
News-Globe
Gilbert Ridings
North East
Third Avenue
Fourteenth Avenue
Parker Street
Wre
J. M. Porter
Wheeler, Texas
North Taylor St
California
Japan
Mississippi
China
North Washington Street
First National Bank
Ter
C. Fruit
Calif
Sunkist
Lipton’s Tea
Grisco
Cudahy
Swift's
Red & White
Maxwell House
RED
Hite
Pearl
Louisiana
Dic
Supreme Bakers
Eb Lore
Pinkney
Pinkney's
Swift
Brookfeld
Sani-Flush
Jeeves
Sanoee
Guarante
Kalnellogg
Batile Ccrepr
Kellogg
Battle Creek
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