Amarillo Chamber Names Standing Committee Appointments
Miles Ivins announced after his installation as Amarillo Chamber of Commerce president the next fiscal year committee names. Agriculture chair H M Bainer leads with Bond Burgess and L M Grow. Aviation and Industrial Expansion chaired by Paul Edquist with Wertz Makeig Cullum Ware and Bivins. Other groups include Convention chair Tom Cotton Autry Cullum. Highway chair W H Brymer with Furr Whitenburg Norman Taylor. West Texas State College chair John Sty with Thornton Brudgington Daniels Hazlewood McDaniel Blackburn. Reception chair H R Gudke with Upshaw Thornton Davies. Attendance chair George Broome with Ordway Taylor. Finance chair C W Farr with Boyce Brymer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Ivins
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Jim Florey
H. M. Bainer
Bond Burgess
L. M
Paul Edquist
R. E. Wertz
Carl Makeig
Roy Cullum
Chas. T. Ware
J. L. Bivins
Tom Cotten
Bustling Dallas blotter notes odd thefts and curios
From the police blotter a woman sent a cleaner for a rumpled suit. A man knocked, received the suit, then a second cleaner arrived. In a separate incident a Negro man burst into a Hosiery Mills showroom, grabbed one pair of hose and fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hosiery Mills, Inc
Americans Must Bow To Japs at Tientsin
At Tientsin a new inspection rule forces Americans to bow to Japanese sentries at blockade barriers near the British and French concessions. Americans are required to exit their cars for checks, a demand tied to Tokyo protests relayed by Ambassador Joseph C. Grew over U S hardship claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
Tokyo
United States
Joseph C. Grew
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with a slight warmup. West Texas shows increasing cloudiness with showers in the south tonight and north portion Thursday, slight warmup Panhandle tonight. New Mexico expects partly cloudy to night west area with increasing clouds east, scattered showers tonight and Thursday, and afternoon showers over mountains Thursday. Temperature extremes 24 hours to 6:30 A M show 62 max and 38 min. noon reading 64.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Junior League Follies Cast Moves to Auditorium Rehearsals
The Junior League Pollies cast moves into Municipal Auditorium tonight for rehearsals from 2 30 to 5 PM and 7 PM to midnight. Director Larry Doyle leads 100 plus cast through acts including Prologue to gods as they prep for Saturday’s 8 15 curtain. Special act by four Democrats features Rep Emmett Morse Sen Manley Head Roy Sandeford and Fred Harris. Reservations at Crentney Drug via Mrs Norwood West. cabaret tables $1. All seats reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Auditorium
Larry Doyle
We Three
Rep
Emmett Morse
House
Manley Head
Stephenville
Roy Sandeford
Belton
Fred Harris
Dallas
Sclons
Cresney Drug
L. K. Patton
Cretney Drug
Norwood West
Crystal Ballroom
Luck Wouldn't Let Them Be Blasted
In Webster City Iowa on April 24 Dr L F Biddleman and his family avoided disaster when a log jammed in a furnace did not pass the door. He pulled the log out and found a fuse attached to a dynamite cap in a knothole. He theorized the device was hidden to split the log.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Iowa
L. F. Biddieman
Woman identifies attacker among trio in rural Dallas assault
A 51-year old white woman identified one of three suspects as her assailant after being attacked yesterday afternoon at her rural home south of Dallas. The man identified is among 13 suspects held in county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Phillips Officials Visit Amarillo Area in April Tour
The Phillips Petroleum Company board and officers will visit Amarillo on Sunday evening April 28, traveling from Berger and Phillips by private cars. They then proceed to Borger and Phillips plants including the Neo hexane facility, with the first carload of production to be loaded for shipment at the Texas plant. The group includes Frank Phillips, K S Adams, H M Addinsell, C P Dimit, and others, accompanied by George Coe and additional Phillips executives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Petroleum Company
Amarillo
Berger and
Phillips
New York
Bartlesville
Kansas City
Panhandle
Herring
Borger
Texas
Phillips Company
Frank Phillips
K. S. Adams
H. M. Addinsell
First Boston Corporation
Direector
C. P. Dimit
Eugene E. duPont
E. I. duPont de Nemours Company
Wilmington
Delaware
E. P. Earle
Nipissing Mines
Don Emery
John and Mary, Markle Foundation
New York City
M. P. Yonker
R. C. Jopling
C. R. Murgrave
R. M. Riggins
Paul Endacott
Hy Byrd
George Coe
Johnson and Higgins
Communism in America Would Control Wires
Fred M. Howe testified before the Dies committee that high officials of the American Communications Association are Communists planning to seize control of U S communications in war. He cited a man named Stano aboard the Sea Cloud, owned by Joseph E. Davies, to copy radiograms. Howe said Communist operators already served in the Airways Radio Service and on ships like the President Roosevelt, with party aims to disrupt industry under a Soviet system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fred M. Howe
Marine Radio Union
Dies Committee
American Communications Association
CIA
Stano
Sea Cloud
Joseph E. Davies
United States
Belgium
Russia
Davies
Howe
Stane
Communist Party
ACA
Manhattan
Roosevelt
Dallas Business Men Stage a Blitzkrieg
A 71 Dallas businessmen and 25 entertainers in red white and blue uniforms toured Amarillo this afternoon aboard an 11 car special on a 1486 mile three state trip arriving at 2 40 pm. They stayed an hour as the largest Dallas business tour visit to date, with national magazines noting the event and a parade from the train to Polk Street. A special host city edition of a magazine was among the souvenirs distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Amarillo
Bob Bourdene
Dallas Manufacturers and Wholesalers’ Association
Polk Street
April 24 1915 Ypres War Battle Rages With Artillery
Twenty five years ago today reports from Ypres indicate the battle continued with heavy artillery fire as troops clash and bombardments intensify amid ongoing frontline action.
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Ypres
Amarillo Symphony Clears Debt For Final Concert
The Amarillo Symphony Orchestra ends a thrifty season with debt cleared under President John Pallard. Guest director Grace Thompson of Albuquerque and guest artist Walter Keller of the University of New Mexico join a program featuring Stephen Foster numbers and the Albuquerque Civic Symphony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Symphony Orchestra
John Pallard
Orchestra Association
Thurlow Lieurance
Wichita
Lieu
Ballard
Grace Thompson
Albuquerque
Walter Keller
University of New Mexico
Thompson
Albuquerque Civic Symphony
Flory
Big Symphony
Keller
Weather outlook predicts warmer, drier, partly cloudy conditions
Mr Collman forecasts no more moisture with a warmer, partly cloudy night and tomorrow. The high today reaches 75 and the low 45 to 50. Last night saw localized drizzle in Adrian 0.02 inch, Amarillo 0.03 and English Field 0.04. A brisk south wind about 10 miles per hour accompanies the change.
Leaves Potted Plant Care Request From Store Visit
CHICAGO April 24 A stationer received this postal card from a woman who left her potted plant in his store during a downtown shopping trip Dear sir When I was in your store several days ago I left my plant there by mistake Will you please water it daily see that it gets some sunlight and give it your best attention I will call for it later ANGRY THIEVES HOUSTON April 24 Willie James negro is worried about his gas bill Thieves found no loot at his home last night and got so angry they turned on every jet in his house
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Houston
U.P
Willie James
Brookfield anti horse thief group courts bull fight
Brookfield Missouri April 24 the Missouri Anti Horse Thief Association chapter sparked a dispute by proposing a bull fight to settle bragging rights between John Latta and Dr. John McLarney. The State Humane Society opposes the plan calling bull fighting illegal and un American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield
Missouri Anti- Horse Thief Association
State Humane Society
John Latta
John McLarney
Latta
McLarney
Texas
Humane Society
Arnold Amundsen
Society
St. Louis
Fines Man for Hitting Wife With His Truck
ST. LOUIS April 24 Police Judge James F Nancie fined a man fifty dollars for striking his wife with a truck during a quarrel He testified the blow was to frighten her after she stepped from the vehicle He pleaded guilty to careless driving
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
James F. Nancie
Texas Department Store Sales Show Increase in March
Texas department store sales rose more than 10 percent in March from the year earlier period and nearly 30 percent above February, according to the University of Texas Business Research Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Department Store
Austin
Texas
University of Texas Business Research Bureau
Britain targets German air bases as war broadens
Britain says its bombing raids hit five German air bases and naval targets including the Sylt airfield on the North Sea island and bases at Kristiansand Oslo Stavanger and Aalborg while reporting fires and explosions. A naval engagement near the Skagerrak is alleged with Berlin denying details as 2,000,000 British forces are claimed under arms. War Page.
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Norway
Oslo
Stavanger
High Command
Narvik
London
War Office
Trondheim
Germany
North Sea
DNB
Steinkjer
Hamar
Namsos
Lillehammer
Rena
East Central
Aoeros
Arbeidets Ret
Elverum- Trondheim
Loesset
Melhus
Landamo
Molde
Dombaas
Dame Molde
Stoeren
Gundalen
Roeros
Elverum
Rendal
Paris
Sweden
French War Ministry
Baltic
Supreme War Council
Paul Reynaud
House of Commons
Soviet
Russia
Britain
Great Britain
Air Ministry
Sylt
Kristiansand
Aalborg
Denmark
Stockholm
Skagerrak
Baltic Sea
Berlin
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Jane Austin
Mary Jane Potter
O. C. Committees
Bivins
Carl Walters
Qouransuy
Joy ‘Aoay Tityuaain-Saan
Junior League Follies
Phyllis Stanfield
Follies
Phillips Officials
Reidar Haanes
Trondheim Fjord
England
America
THE
Association OF Newspaper Classified Advertions Managers
Flavius
Gnaeus Marius
Pompei
Gnaeus
National Wanted Week
Globe-News
Atlantic City
Graham McNamee
Robert L. Ripley
LaGuardia
Civic Orchestra
Rogers
Mr. Collman
Missouri
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Royal Navy
Marines
Mercantile Marine
Royal Air Force
France
Near East
Italy
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