Amarillo Parks Show Rapid Growth in Recreation Plan
Dr. D Roach chairs Amarillo park board as city, school district, and Potter County push a growing recreation program. They highlight Ellwood Park and North East and San Jacinto parks, school grounds as parks, and a zoo project with Kiwanis support while churches and judges emphasize supervised play for youth and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Roach
City Park Board
Globe Reporter
Amarillo
Amarillo Independent School
Potter
Ellwood Park
Dr. Roach
Amarillo Park
East
San Jacinto Park
Sanborn Park
Taylor Street
Smith
Blair Cherry
Potter County
Fair Grounds
Kiwanis Club
Everett Smith
King County, Washington
Roach
Flashes of Life from Across the Nation and Abroad
A set of quick AP briefs covers Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow joking at a Republican women’s meeting in London and Will Rogers’ use of her quip. Other items note Mrs. Morse Rummel hearing a voice over the air, the new costs to marry or divorce in Russia, a Brixton barber’s biblically inspired policy, and a piano safety note from Norton Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jersey City
Dwight W. Morrow
Will Rogers
Fill
London
Will
New York
Lelit Morse Rummel
Samuel F. B. Morse
Rudy Vallee
Paris
Local notes and visits mix with births and travels
Mr and Mrs Lynn Dishon and Miss Opal Beckner plan a three week California vacation. Opal Holwagner leaves soon for California and plans California home. Ed W Sutphen of Chicago visits Amarillo, staying a week. Everett Hickmold and family announce daughter Thelma Alice born April 21. Billie Boren’s son Billie Jack born April 20. Mrs Johnson of Memphis visits Amarillo for son Vance’s medical care. Dr J H Vaughan to East Texas and Mineral Wells for medical meeting May 5. Allen Early and Charlie McAfee attend Rotary in Temple. H M Georgi Miller Rubber manager arrives in Amarillo.
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Lynn Dishon
Opal Beckner
California
Everett Hickmold
Cleveland Street
Thelma Alice
V. C. Johnson
Memphis
Amarillo
Vance
Or. J. H. Vaughan
East Texas
State Medical Association
Dr. Vaughan
Fire crews fail to act as house burns in Wheaton incident
The Wheaton College volunteer department led by Constance Campbell of Grand Rapids, Mich., was on the job while the town’s fire truck broke down. Men showed no initiative as Dr. Clarence Davis’s home burned, but the girls moved a piano from the second story to safety.
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Wheaton College
Constance Campbell
Grand Rapids
Mich
Clarence Davis
Two Boys Held for Theft at Dallas Plant
Two 14 year old boys were arrested by Dallas authorities for breaking into an abandoned manufacturing plant and looting brass valued at about $8,000. They sold the brass to a junk dealer for $400 after officers spotted them prowling the site.
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United Press
Dallas
Amarillo News Roundup Includes Births and Local Visits
R B McFee joins territory representative here after three weeks on business. Georgi and McFee report Amarillo in better condition than other spring cities. L M Darnell announces birth of son L M on April 23. Lonnie Ray Lemons welcome daughter Mary Lou born April 18 in Pleasant Valley. S L Martin and Sammie Deal head to Oklahoma City for weekend visits. Arthur Keeter recovering at home from Canyon Highway crash injuries.
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R. B. McFee
Georgi
Mr. McFee
Ainsworth Drug Company
Amarillo
Lonnie Ray Lemons
Mary Lou
Mrs. Lemons
Pleasant Valley
Arthur Keeter
Canyon Highway
Orphans Birthday Club to Broadcast Tonight
WDAG radio will air a surprise hour from 8 to 9 this evening sponsored by the Orphans Birthday Club. Donald Bennett serves as master of ceremonies, and a varied program is planned for the Charity Ball tomorrow night at the old Athletic Club on Polk Street. The club’s president is Mrs. P A Preisig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WDAG
Orphans Birthday Club
Old Athletic Club
Polk Street
P. A. Preisig
Donald Bennett
Hail Storm Hits McAllen Causing 200000 in Damages
Rio Grande Valley town of McAllen reports the worst hail storm in valley history. Damage across streets includes shattered lights, broken windows, snapped wires, torn shingles, and dented 300 parked cars. Crops three miles southwest also damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
McAllen
Rio Grande Valley
Here
Dancers Host Ball To Aid Presbyterian Home
Club plans a winter fundraiser with two quilts to be raffled and candidates for election speaking at the event. J. W. Hunter to introduce speakers as the orchestra dedicates songs to each candidate. Proceeds fund clothing for Presbyterian Children's Home birthdays. Ball tickets sold by candidates and at 113 East Fourth Street via Houston Taylor. Also notes France centralizing industry as two major air plane and seaplane manufacturers join Societe Generale Aeromautique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hunter
Presbyterian Children’s Home
East Fourth Street
Houston Taylor
Woodman Lodge Lodge
Black Draught praised by Jacksonville reader
A Jacksonville woman lauds Thedford’s Black Draught as a remedy for constipation and related ailments. She recalls childhood use, reports dizziness from constipation, and notes improved health after a course, recommending the medicine for its cost and effectiveness.
Konjola Ends Rheumatism and Other Ailments
A 72 year old Amarillo woman reports dramatic relief from rheumatism and stomach troubles after Konjola treatment. The ad touts seven million bottles sold in two years and recommends six to eight bottles for deep rooted ailments. It claims no alcohol or heart depressing chemicals and cites local availability at City Drug Store in Amarillo.
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Watts
Taylor Ave
Anna McBroom
West Sixth Street
Amarillo
Konjola
Polk Street
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Mission Theatre
Moscow
Russia
Brixton
Norton, Mass
Opal Holwagner
Chicago
Fort Madison
L. W. Tims
City
Capitol Hotel
Billie Boren
Prospect Avenue
Billie Jack
H. P.aufill
Hedley
Aufill
Texas Farmer
Dick Ware
Amarillo Santa Fe General Offices
Ben Ware
Pittsburgh
J. H. Vaughan
Allen Early
Charlie McAfee
Temple
Texas
Rotary Club
H. M. Georgi
Miller Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Magnolia
North Twelfth Avenue
L. M
Stetsons
Polk ST
Orphan’s Club
M’allen
Amarillo Seed Co
9Th Avenue
Mothers
N Federation
Eric
Eicians
Broadway
N. Y
Music Defense League
Plato
American Federation OF Musicians
United States
Canada
Joseph N. Weber
Nelea
France
Societe Generale Aeromautique
Jacksonville
Fla
Thedford
Europe
Keone van Court‘och
Aioe Es
City Auditorium
Soa
Olph Fassnachit Christus
Tri-State Fair Ass’n
Wilbur C. Hawk
Globe-News
Stein-Bloch
Polk
LEVYS
Ues
Oxfords
Levy
News-Globe
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