Wrecking Contractor Begins Race Against Time For Federal Building
Amarillo wrecking contractor John Farrell started salvage work on the Scott Hotel Building and adjacent structures to clear the Federal Building site by May 15. A crew of 25 will dismantle Taylor Street and Fillmore Street properties, with interior work underway this week.
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Federal
Amarillo
John Farrell
Scott Hotel
Taylor Street
Farrell
Fifth Avenue
Taylor and
Fillmore Streets
Amarillo Furniture Company
Herring Furniture Company
Cal Farley
Farley Place
Fillmore Street
Pampa to Be Paid Tribute by Amarillo Orchestra
Amarillo's philharmonic orchestra will present a full concert as the North Texas Band and Orchestra contest entertainment in Pampa on Thursday night. George M. Waddill says the show is free to the public. Guest soloist is David Macpherson, with 75 Amarillo musicians in the orchestra.
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Amarillo
Philharmonic
Pampa
North Texas
George M. Waddill
Waddill
David Macpherson
Polk Street Methodist Church
Orchestral Association
Fancher Upshaw
Nine Amarilloans Pay Fines After Saturday Raids
Nine Amarillo men paid fines before Justice of Peace H. W. Duke to settle accounts from Saturday night gambling raids by Potter County officers. Each fined one dollar plus $15 court costs, totaling $126 added to county coffers.
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Amarillo
Justice of Peace
H. W. Duke
Potter County
Earl Bingham to Become Deputy Tax Assessor
Earl Bingham former Amarillo National Bank book keeper will be deputy tax assessor for the Amarillo Independent School District Tuesday. He will assist Mark Hardin, the district secretary. Waddill notes Bingham has nine years of service with the bank.
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Earl Bingham
Amarillo National Bank
Amarillo Independent
Mark Hardin
George M. Waddill
Bingham
Amarillo Invited to Dallas Exposition Day
Amarillo received an official invitation to designate a day at the Greater Texas and Pan-American Exposition opening June 12 in Dallas. Harry P. Savage announced the plan and described benefits for the Southwest, including Latin American exhibits and educational programs for Amarillo schoolchildren.
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Amarillo
Dallas
Harry P. Savage
Kiwanis Club
Savage
Southwest
Central Texas Farm Board
Gypsy Rose Lee to Wear Clothes in Movie
Gypsy Rose Lee arrives in Hollywood to film You Cant Have Everything and will wear 12 trunks of costumes. Studio bosses insist she will not disrobe on camera, focusing on acting in her first motion picture.
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Hollywood
Calif
Gypsy Rose Lee
New York
Gypsy
Miss Lee
Amarillo official on brief Dallas vacation
Mrs. Leone Dillon chief deputy tax collector with the Amarillo Independent School District is in Dallas on a brief vacation and is due home Wednesday.
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Leone Dillon
Amarillo Independent
Dallas
Good Cook Sought by Tack Contact Middle Aged Lacy
Tack seeks a skilled cook via Letters page 5. Old-fashioned ad requests a middle aged lacy individual with cooking talent to respond.
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Lacy
Ford Charged Over Wagner Act Violations by Union Leader
Homer Martin, head of the United Automobile Workers, says the union will file NLRB charges against Henry Ford for alleged Wagner Act violations within days. In Oshawa Ontario, CIO organizers pledge unlimited support for General Motors strike action as Canadian and U S units debate unity and a sympathy strike strategy.
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U.R
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers Union
National Labor Relations Board
Henry Ford
Oshawa
Ont
U.P
Committee For Industrial Organization
United States
General Motors Corporation
Hugh Thompson
Frank French Leaves To Aid In Making State Inventory
Frank French departed Amarillo this morning to aid Texas Railroad Commission gas utility engineers in inventorying property of the Producers Utility Corporation at Groom Claude and Goodnight. Residents there have petitioned for gas rate reductions.
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Frank French
Amarillo
Gas Utility Division
Texas Railroad Commission
Groom
Claude
Goodnight
Mr. French
Producers Utility Corporation
Man Loses Control After Tire Blowout. Crash Injures Wife
George Marelos of 613 East Second Avenue lost control of his car when a tire blew out while driving north on Buchanan Street early this morning. The vehicle rammed the Keck Reo building at 501 East Third Avenue and his wife was injured, later treated at Northwest Texas Hospital and released.
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George Marelos
East Second Avenue
Buchanan Street
Keck Reo
East Third Avenue
Morelos
Northwest, Texas Hospital
Wallace V. Devine Funeral Services Tomorrow
Funeral for Wallace V. Devine is set for tomorrow at 2 PM in Griggs Funeral Chapel with Bishop E. Cecil Seaman officiating. Pallbearers include J. C. Dunn Luther Ballangee J W Bailey Alvin Hendricks Otis Massey Willis Hill. Burial at Liano Cemetery. Devine was killed in a car crash near Leadville Colorado last Wednesday.
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Wallace V. Devine
Griggs
E. Cecil Seaman
J. C. Dunn
Luther Ballangee
J. W. Bailey
Alvin Hendricks
Otis Massey
Willis Hill
Liano
Young Devine
Leadville
Colo
Williams Blocked for 10th Circuit Judge Post
Washington April 19 Senate Minority Leader Charles L McNary Republican Oregon blocked the confirmation of 68 year old Robert Lee Williams of Oklahoma as judge of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Washington
Senate
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Robert Lee Williams
Oklahoma
10Th Cirscuit Court of Appeals
Businessman Gene Settle Now Based in Dallas
Gene Settle formerly district manager for West Texas Construction Company, based here, is in town on business and is now located in Dallas.
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Gene Settle
West Texas Construction Company
Dallas
Back in Office Tax Collector Returns from Vacation
County Tax Collector Jewell Davidson resumed duties today after a brief vacation in Dallas. She was accompanied by her sister and returned to the office to resumes her routine responsibilities.
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Jewell Davidson
Dallas
Mattson criticizes parole and police in kidnapping case
Dr Mattson blames easy parole systems for the kidnapping and Tacoma's lack of police protection for choosing his son as a victim, with indications that more than one person participated in the crime.
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Mattson
Tacoma
Firemen Rescue Cat From Pole in Ama rillo Incident
Firefighters from Amarillo used a 75 foot ladder from an aerial truck to reach a cat perched high on a utility pole at Third Avenue and Mississippi Street. The frightened cat climbed the pole after a dog chased it, yowling and drawing neighbors’ attention before the rescue was completed.
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Amarillo
College Band To Go To Plainview Show
Amarillo's college band will accompany the city's delegation next Friday to the Panhandle Plains daily show in Plainview. Bill Beechler said a large delegation is expected. motorists should report at chamber offices and the motorcade leaves at 8:30 AM. Amarillo Day at the show was announced with high expectations.
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Amarillo
Plainview
Bill Beechler
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Beechler
Construction nears $70,000 as April advances
Amarillo building activity nears the $70,000 mark for April with the latest permit for Magnolia Petroleum Co service station at 600 McMasters Street. E. R. Goforth, contractor, estimates the project cost at $2,670.
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Amarillo
Magnolia Petroleum Company
McMasters Street
E. R. Goforth
Emergency Education Directors Visit Parley in Panhandle
Three state emergency education directors met with J. W. Chapman Panhandle district director during an informal conference. Visitors were J. R. Morton state field supervisor C. W. Huser assistant state program director and Dr. James Melton head of the curriculum division. They were en route home to San Antonio from Denver after attending a regional adult education conference.
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J. W. Chapman
Panhandle
J. R. Morton
C. W. Huser
James Melton
San Antonio
Denver
Chapman
Texas
Rural drift and industrialism threaten farm life says expert
An expert warns that a drift of rural residents to crowded cities, combined with uncontrolled industrialism, erodes rural life and morality as mechanical development outpaces people. He urges reform to balance farming communities with progress.
Rural homes and industry linked to boost profits and food supply
The text argues that profit should rise by integrating rural housing with industry and placing it near agricultural land used for food. It emphasizes social features and community grouping while maintaining proximity to farms for supply.
Mayor Proclaims Trash Cleanup Effort In Amarillo
Mayor Ross D. Rogers urged resident cooperation in a Saturday proclamation as county officials emphasize a state law prohibiting dumping within 300 feet of highways. Within city limits trash in alleys is scheduled for removal and burning at the city dump near Thompson Park, with Amarillo trash burned and buried at the municipal dump.
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Ross D. Rogers
Amarillo
Thompson Park
Local lawmakers back motion to table amid county support
Days, mainly from small counties, rallied behind Rep. Abe Mays of Atlanta to table the measure and defeated the Morse amendment, signaling a political setback for the opposing proposal.
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Abe Mays
Atlanta
Texas liquor bill faces House panel after amendments
A tightened liquor control bill from Morse and a House committee moves to the House for consideration this afternoon. The amendment would let county courts call sale-by-drink elections and let the Liquor Control Board set high license fees and revoke licenses. The plan limits drink sales to establishments primarily serving food and avoids constitutional conflict with repeal.
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House
Morse
Texas
Representatives
State Liquor Control Board
Drys
Move to table amendment on saloon sale by drink permits
Debates over an amendment ended after an hour as supporters argued the measure would violate the Constitution and force a return to open saloons under subterfuge. Morse claimed passage would yield additional state and county revenue from sale-by-drink permits.
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Morse
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