Weather Will Bring Rain Across the Panhandle Weekend
The columnist urges readers to expect rain this weekend with clouds forming Friday afternoon and likely showers by Friday night or Saturday. He warns against long trips, invites communal effort for rain, and notes plans to name a Weather Control committee led by Old Tack as Amarillo Chamber of Commerce prepares to act. He also shares unrelated anecdotes and light commentary on superstition, politics, and local life.
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Guy Saunders
Amarillo
Borger Hears Tribute For Huber Carbon Ball Team
At a Borger Chamber of Commerce banquet in Central Presbyterian Church April 23, hometown support was voiced for the Huber Carbon baseball team. Bob Takewell introduced players, Emmett Ellis hosted, Judge Pickens spoke, and out-of-town guests from Pampa and Amarillo were recognized. Six Spring Creek School cowboys provided the music.
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Borger
Chamber of Commerce
Huber Carbon
Central Presbyterian Church
Bob Takewell
Emmett Ellis
F E. J. Pickens
Sammy Hale
Pampa
Danciger
Wilbur Davis
Amarillo Phillips ‘66
Howard Arnberg
Borger Herald
John McCarty
Amarillo News-Globe
Harry Hoare
Pampa News
George May
Spring Creek
Holiday Dress Group Plans for Amarillo Convention
Horace Russell and his decorations and meeting places committee for the West Texas Chamber of Commerce will meet Jed Rix this afternoon to finalize plans for Amarillo's holiday dress during the May 11 to 13 convention. Bill Gilstrap, registration chairman, leads others in conferences and will soon launch a campaign targeting 3,500 registrations. Wilbur Page of Wichita Falls Chamber confirms 100 advance registrations with more to come when the special train arrives for the annual meeting.
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Horace Russell
West Texas
Man Dies After Receiving Settlement Check
April 23 in Goose Creek Texas David L Blair 58 asked for hours off after learning a damage suit tied to an auto accident he was in had been settled He told his employer he would fetch a $10 000 check in Beaumont then collapsed and died of a heart attack at the scene
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Goose Creek
David L. Blair
R. E. Ferrell
Beaumont
Ferrell
Blair
Amarillo Entitled to Four Delegates at Chamber Convention
Amarillo is allotted four delegates to the United States Chamber of Commerce convention with Ed Hardin named as the regularly appointed Amarillo Chamber delegate. The Chamber is the only body larger than the West Texas Chamber, which holds its eighteenth annual convention here.
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Amarillo
United States Chamber of Commerce
Ed Hardin
Tribute to Skillman Closes Courthouse for Funeral
All courthouse offices closed at 4 pm in tribute to J. C. Skillman who died Wednesday. Skillman, district clerk here for 18 years, prompted county officials to close offices to attend his funeral.
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J. C Skillman
Skillman
Zioncheck Pleads Guilty to Speeding in Court
Washington April 23 14% Rep Zioncheck of Washington pleaded guilty in traffic court after a scuffle with police. He was clocked doing 70 miles an hour on a new road. Sweetwater April 23 Evelyn Fowler, 18, was near death after a gas heater explosion at Land Glass’s home where she worked.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Oimekon
Siberia
Des Moines
Evanston
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Raymond Hitchcock
Pittsburgh Kiwanis Club
Prohibition
US Treasury
Congress
Paramount
United States
Gideon Society
Hippocrates
New England
Moinhes
Ztoncheck
Sweetwater
Evelyn Fowler
Irland Glass
See Tack Letters Seek Laundry Work
Dear Tack 1 would Ike to get in touch with a few families that want their sundry done. See Tack LETTERS Page 8.
Lamar Sentenced to Two Years for Aggravated Assault
County Judge Newt Riggs imposed a two year jail term and a $1000 fine on N L Lamar for aggravated assault after a police arrest prompted by a complaint from the mother of an eight year old girl. The defendant had two prior similar convictions. The judge noted he gave him all under the law.
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N. L. Lamar
Newt Riggs
Lamar
Howard Anderson
Riges
Leila Curtis Rites Set For Tomorrow
Funeral services for 13 year old Leila Pearl Curtis will be held at 2 o clock tomorrow afternoon at Tenth Avenue Methodist Church with Rev. 0 M Addison officiating. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W F Curtis of 206 Houston Street who died Wednesday evening in a local hospital. The body remains at N B Griggs and Son Sons chapel until an hour before the rites and burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Leila Pearl Curtis
Tenth Avenue Methodist Church
More Cop Protection in San Jacinto City
San Jacinto will receive added police protection as another night patrolman goes on duty tonight. City manager H. R. Smith was authorized by the commission to hire an additional officer following a request from Allen Kidd speaking for a four member committee at Tuesday night’s city meeting.
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San Jacinto
H. R. Smith
Commission
Allen Kidd
Roosevelt asks Congress for 460.8 million for social security
President Roosevelt submits a request to Congress for 460,800,000 to finance the social security system including old age pensions and unemployment insurance. An Army board of inquiry will meet at Rockwell to investigate Lieut. L. R. Olmsted's death after a pursuit plane crash near San Diego. Funeral plans await relatives instructions. There are four times as many churches now as 40 years ago.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
San Diego
Calif
Army Board of
Rockwell Teld
L. R. Olmsted
Brownsville
Texas
United States
Chicago aspirant flashes calm in G O P nomination bid
Washington reporters questioned Col. Frank Knox after his Illinois presidential preference primary victory. The Chicago hopeful projected restraint and steady nerves amid early campaign chatter about the GOP nomination.
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Washington
Col. Frank Knox
Illinois
Chicago
G. O. PL
Foul Play Suspected in Boy Death in Altoona
In Altoona Pennsylvania 3 year old Matthew Sonny Karmendi died from a broken skull and police say murder is suspected. Assistant District Attorney Robert Puderbaugh says Margaret Karmendi and Roy Larkord both signed sworn statements accusing the other of striking Sonny with a heavy bolt.
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Altoona
Matthew
Sonny" Karmendi
Sonny
Robert J. Puderbaugh
Margaret Karmendi
Roy Lockard
Chamber panel names three for fund drive in Dallas trip
Roger Martini Bill Benton and Horace Griggs have been appointed on a Chamber of Commerce committee to confer with Rand Parents Association. The group will devise ways to secure additional funds for the band trip to Dallas and the Centennial. A tag day is planned to augment the existing funds.
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Roger Martini
Bill Benton
Horace Griggs
Chamber of Commerce
Rand Parents’ Association
Dallas
Revival services highlight First Christian Church program
Dr Floyd A Bush will preach The Inconquerable Christ at First Christian Church tonight. Members of the Dorcas and Wiling Workers classes have extended special invitation to attend the revival, with music directed by Ralph Pollock.
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Floyd A. Bush
Doreas
Willing Workers
Ralph Pollock
Tolleson resigns as Amarillo Chamber treasurer
Hugh Tolleson has resigned as treasurer of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce after recently being elected to the post. Charles Ware was elected to replace him at a directors meeting held yesterday in the Capitol Hotel dining room.
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Hugh Tolleson
Amarillo
Dollar tops gold point in Paris franc market
The U S dollar rose above the gold point against the French franc, closing at 15.19 francs or 6.583 cents per franc, signaling a faster gold outflow from France to the United States. A veteran, Ben L Read, died when a tire blew out and the car overturned near Hempstead. D W Rupp sustained serious head injuries in Albany.
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Paris
United States
France
Bryan
Ben L. Read
Hempstead
D. W. Rupp
Albany
Texas A. & M. New Farm Program
Ranchman Dies After Fall From Horse In Rock Springs
W F Jenkins 74 a Rock Springs ranchman died at a San Angelo hospital from internal injuries and complications after a horse falIing with him a week earlier.
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San Angelo
W. F. Jenkins
Rock Springs
Engineer testifies in Willacy County fraud plot case
Government witness Marvin Nichols testified in Washington that he considered taking an engineer job with Willacy County Texas irrigation district if the operations were cleaned up and kept open and above board. He described the conspiracy trial involving seven men over a 4.853 million PWA loan for the project and notes on proposed use of redwood instead of concrete for canal pipe.
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Washington
Willacy County
Texas
Public Works Administration
Marvin Nichols
Fort Work
Greta Garbo Sails to New York on U S Gripsholm
Greta Garbo motion picture actress sailed today from Gothenburg aboard the U S Gripsholm bound for New York.
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Gothenburg
Sweden
Greta Garbo
U. S. Gripsholm
New York
NOXACORN: New Castor Oil Corn Remedy Slashes Pain
A liquid treatment called NOXACORN promises relief from corn and callous pain in 60 seconds. It contains castor oil iodine and corn aspirin and is marketed as safe with easy package directions. A drugstore guarantee offers a refund if it fails to move the corn or callous.
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Fox
Randal
City
Pool
Fly
Brooks, Witherspoon
Maxor Drug Store
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