City Hall 10 to Add 20008 04 Plan Three Story Unit
City Manager Jeff Bartlett announces plans for a new three story city hall unit costing 26000. The 28 by 60 foot addition will adjoin the fire department, include a ten foot arcade to the existing building, and house the water and health departments on completion. The police will use the basements, and the city commission and manager will occupy the first floor.
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Jeff Bartlett
City Hall
Fire Department
Water Department
Mojica Headlines Amarillo Music Festival Finale
Senor Mojica, a Mexican trained tenor, known for Spanish flavored operatic roles, stays in Amarillo and will sing in the final Music Festival program at the auditorium. He is a noted figure in both Mexico City and the United States.
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Senor Mojica
Mexico
Mexico City
United States
Amarillo
Panhandle drainage meet features leaders and plans
In Amarillo officials Stinnett Briscoe and Stinnett address the drainage gathering. Talks cover Panhandle waterways reach and cooperation with national systems. President Towl stresses focusing on tributaries rather than main trunks of rivers.
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Peoria
Milnois
Charles H. Young
Muscatine
Stinnett
Amarillo
Lee Bivins
Towl
Homer Wade
Panhandle
West Texas
Briscoe
Tucumcuri
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Hardware talk by R W Carney at Wichita meeting
R W Carney of Coleman Lamp Co urged Wichita dealers that the retail salesman is the key to hardware success. He said millions are gambled on the clerk’s ability and sellers must know their article, its use, and seven essential facts, while embracing service and enthusiasm.
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R. W. Carney
Coleman Lamp Company
Wichita
Kansas
Carney
Mr. Carney
Markets Report From Kansas City Chicago and Oklahoma City
Cattle and calves at Kansas City total 4 500 and 700 with a dull market and varying prices for heifers steers and yearlings. Chicago cattle and sheep numbers 18 000 and 6 000 with slow demand and mixed price ranges for slaughter and spring lambs. Oklahoma City reports 1 600 cattle with lower prices for native steers and vealers and bulk around 10.15 to 9.40.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Texas
Chicago
Associated N'rews
Oklahoma City
Wheat and cotton futures rise on weather and floods reports
Western heat and rain across the plains boost wheat prospects with prices firming. Cotton markets in New York and New Orleans move higher on weather, floods, and tentative demand, with July and December futures advancing before midday.
New York Produce Markets Report Various Goods
New York markets show quiet to irregular flows in pork lard cheese and butter with mixed price moves. Poultry and eggs in Chicago and butter and eggs in Chicago report steady to unchanged levels while New York stocks open with mixed gains and notable highs for Coca Cola Rock Island Union Pacific and General Motors.
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New York
United Press
Midwest
Capone
Long Island
Capans
Associated Press
Southwestern
Texas and Pacific
Feneral Motors
U.S Steel
Menhich
Rock Island
Coca Cola
Union Pacific
Eney
Holl
Japan
Pierling
French
France
Temperatures and plans at Amarillo convention 1927
The article notes April 29 temperatures and upcoming efforts by Mr. Carney to hold a two day clerk training in June. A short board meeting will close the 1927 business, with resolutions thanking speakers and local sponsors after a busy convention including a banquet at the Herring hotel. The Amarillo association will meet in Apelia with 228 dollars reported as the permanent meeting place.
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Carney
Board of
P. NH. I. T. Club
The
Globe News
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Apelia
County Home Demonstrator Here Resigns in Potter County
Miss Anne Bower resigns after five years as Potter County home demonstration agent effective May 1 to return to Prairie Hill Texas due to her mother's illness. Ivora Clark of Vernon will assume the post and bring experience from Vernon High School. Bower has organized clubs across the county and helped elevate local home economics programs.
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Anne Bower
Potter County
Prairie Hill
Texas
Miss Bower
Ivora Clark
Vernon
Clark
S. A
Vernon High School
Prairie Pit
New Diocese Formed From Dallas and El Paso Areas
Archbishop Crossaerts announced a new Texas diocese covering seventy counties from Childress to Sweetwater carved from Dallas and El Paso. He noted Texas had grown from four priests eighty years ago to six dioceses, second in number only to New York and Pennsylvania, with sees at Dallas San Antonio Galveston Corpus Christi El Paso and Amarillo.
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O'Brien
St. Anthony's
Dolfe
Umbarger
McGrath
Higgins
Clinton
Salvatore
Hereford
Alphonsis
Subaca
Arkansas
Childress
Sweetwater
Dallas
el Paso
Crossaerts
Bon Ton opens under new management with major crowd
Billie DeVere and her California Red Jackets headlined a large crowd at the Bon Ton opening night near the Amarillo hotel. The event featured De Haven Sisters dancers, Buddie Lee, and Joe Lehmer along with Red Milard and Elmer Trutsch. Miss Miami, Florida was introduced, and the De Haven sisters are set to perform Charleston tonight.
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Billie DeVere
California
Red Jackets
Bon Ton
Ritz
Amarillo
Billy Watkins
de Haven Sisters
Buddie Lee
Joe Lehmer
Red Milard
Elmer Trutsch
Chicago
New Floor Polisher Showcased in Amarillo
Amarillo dealers present an electric floor polisher by S. C. Johnson and Son to local housewives. The device waxes and polishes floors and linoleum, works under low furniture, and is offered for outright purchase or rental.
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Amarillo
S. C. Johnson and Son
Flooding Washes Across Ark La Red River Region
Floods from breaks on the Red river and backwaters inundated 600 square miles in Arkansas and Texas. Levees failed at Plum bayou dyke and English levee, forcing thousands of farm tenants to seek shelter in cities. Garlands City near Texarkana threatened 50 009 acres across three counties. Epidemics emerged in two Arkansas refugee camps. About 50 000 homeless reported. Red Cross and other agencies mobilized relief efforts.
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Pine Bluff
Red River
Arkansas
Texas
Lewisville
Texarkana
Garland City
American Red Cross
Red Cross Appeals for Boats to Rescue Flooded Families
Little Rock chapter of the American Red Cross warned hundreds of families in flooded areas face drowning unless rescued within hours. The appeal sought boats and life savers to aid in the emergency.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
The
American Red Croes
Levee Breach Near Memphis Sends Delta Floodwater
The main Mississippi River levee at stops land ing eighteen miles north of Greenville Mississippi broke early today releasing floodwater that will spread through about a dozen delta counties before returning to the river near Vicksburg.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Stops Landing
Greenville
Mississippi
Delta
Vicksburg
Flood crest to reach lower Mississippi by early May
United Press reports the mid western flood crest will reach lower Mississippi river regions in about ten days and the worst effects are expected May 1 to 15. Supply lines reveal tents for refugees exhausted in four central army corps areas with the eastern area asked to provide canvas. Five thousand pyramidal tents left Philadelphia in two trains, with 2,500 more tents loaded there, as soldiers worked overnight. Army officers say 204,000 tent pine have been sent from Columbus, Ohio and dispatched to St Louis, Missouri.
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United Press
Washington
Mid-West
Mississippi River
War Department
Central Army Corps
Philadelphia
Columbus
Ohio
St. Louie
Missouri
First Tilinois flood hits Beardstown after levee breaks
Beadstown on the Tilinois River faces rising floodwaters after Comb's levee broke. Evacuation of the low land area continues as the new flood adds about 1,000 homeless to a growing destitute total.
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United Press
Beardstown
Comb
Kansas City braces for flood as Misissippi river rises
United Press dispatch from Kansas City reports the Missouri River near 25 feet with the river at the highest flood stage in ten years. City engineers prepared to activate two large flood pumps if overflow occurs as torrential rains swell tributaries and threaten further floods.
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iBy United Press
Kansas City
Miseppi
Missouri
Mayor's words urged citizens to back city work
Col. Ernest Thompson told Amarillo Rotary members that every citizen should study Mayor Bivins statement and pledge to support the work. He denied rumors of factional splits harming growth. Rev Cargill of Seymour moderated and Martha LaSalle sang.
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Amarillo
Bivins
Col
Ernest Thompson
Rotary Club
Thompson
Certan
FB. C. Cargill
Seymour
Amarillo Presbytery
Martha LaSalle
George S. Williams
Simmons Choral Club Program Postponed by Heavy Rains
Simmons University Choral Club event at First Baptist Church in Amarillo is rescheduled due to heavy rains that blocked auto transportation. A future date will be announced. Dr. W R Klingensmith installed a new X ray machine in office 212 Amarillo building. Water overflows reach lower dykes along the Kaw and Missouri rivers with rail tracks and industrial dikes affected.
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Simmons University
First Baptist Church
W. R. Klingensmith
Amarillo Building
Kaw
Missouri
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri Pacific
Twister damages lie in Palestine area sparking estimated loss
A twisting wind tore through Palestine's business district early today demolishing the Pickle garage and damaging nearby structures to about 50000 dollars. Duke Broth filling station suffered the worst damage aside from the garage as awnings were ripped from two blocks, plate glass shattered, wires tangled, and streets littered with debris.
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Assortate Press
Pales
Pickle
Duke Broth Filling Station
Monroe Streets Flooded as River Rises in Monroe West Monroe
Water from the Ouachita River is creeping over Monroe streets and threatens West Monroe as flood forecasts call for the river to reach forty eight feet. Local residents brace for rising water and potential isolation of areas across the river.
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Monroe
Quachita
West Monroe
Tornado Strikes Mellwood Area. Missing Men Reported
Private messages from Helena Ark dated April 21 report a tornado near Mellwood Ark. W L Meacham and J S Floyd were listed as missing. A Flame message said winds reached 35 mph and flood waters rose twelve inches in thirteen hours, with the sender perched on a desk during the call.
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iBy
Associated Press
Helena
Ark
Mellwood
W. L. Meacham
J. S. Floyd
Flame
Tornadoes Cause Damage Around Brownwood Area
A tornado seven miles west of Brownwood demolished three houses and damaged others with no injuries. Three and three quarters inches of rain flooded lowlands near Pecan Bayou, residents rescued by the fire department. Bangs saw houses blown from foundations and a hotel was struck. Santa Fe tracks between Brownwood and Coleman were washed out delaying trains.
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Npy
Associated Press
Brownwood
Here
Pecan Bayou
Bangs
Santa Fe
Coleman
Sapiro Ford Libel Trial Ends In Mistrial
Detroit April 21 The court granted a mistrial in Aaron Sapiro’s $1,006,000 libel suit against Henry Ford. Judge Fred M. Raymond discharged the jury and ordered a new trial after Ford counsel Stewart Hangley cited that juror Cora Hoffman had granted an interview during the six week trial.
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Associated Preas
Detroit
Aaron Sapiro
Henry Ford
Fred M. Raymond
Stewart Hangley
Ford
Senator Reed
Missouri
Cora Hoffman
Reed Taken to Hospital Amid Libel Trial
Sen James A Reed of Missouri chief counsel for Henry Ford in the 1 million libel suit against Aaron Sapiro was taken by ambulance to Henry Ford Hospital Detroit. Reed cited abdominal pains and planned a thorough physical examination after returning from Washington. Judge Raymond cleared Mrs Hofman of bribery allegations and juror qualifications in affidavits circulated by Ford detectives.
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Detroit Times
Raymond
Hofman
Ford
Kid” Miller
Sapiro
Train Hold Up Kills and Injures Former President Obregon
Survivors report a deadly attack on the train near Limon Feliciano with a church mob pouring oil on locked cars. The incident left Obregon and relatives among the dead or wounded and sparked denunciations of the Catholic Church by the presidential office. Bandits led by Vega Padroza Angulo and lawyer Loza are named in official reports.
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Obregon
Limon
Feliciano
Jaime Carillo
Vega
Padroza
Angulo
Loza
League For the
City Business Women Honor State Official in Amarillo
Miss Daisy Leake of Temple, vice president of the Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women clubs, visited Amarillo for a federation tour. A banquet at the Amarillo Hotel featured Spring blossoms, Miss Leake’s address urging federation, and songs and stunts by local members. The Plainview delegation joined, with forty attendees including officers and guests.
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Daisy Leake
Temple
Texas
Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Federation
Amarillo Busey
Amarillo Hotel
L. Gordon
Leake
Ercell Blakely
Tollson
Plainview Busine
Professional Women's Club
Flasman
Mary Cox
Carrie Bier
Ovidia Mae Youngblood
Bledsoe
Miss Glenn
Band of religious liberty attackers strike rail coachs
A gang identified with religious liberty clashes erupts as No 14 bandits raid a train. Troops engage for over three hours, many are killed or wounded, cars set on fire, passengers butchered and burned. Government pursues suspects. President Calles shows wrath and orders intensified chase. two aviation squadrons deployed to aid.
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Fense
Twa
Tcl
Calles
Taliny
Rheumatic Sufferer Can Now Use Alrhu Guarantee
Drugstores in the county offer a full pint bottle of Alrhu with a money back guarantee for rheumatic pain. Allenrhu is touted as proven for years with many dramatic improvements in severe cases. Amarillo and other druggists authorize refunds if not satisfied. Work on forty buildings at Sofia Bulgaria to form the American college and dormitories will begin in spring.
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Amarillo
Sofia
Lugaria
Colles4
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