Weather Notes and Local Letters From Amarillo
A readable slice of Amarillo life with weather musings, plans for a sports show in June, and notes on local figures. It mentions fishing tips from Mrs. Stanley Seibel, a death of R. M. Nash, and comments on Eliott Roosevelt. The column covers ballgame chatter, public opinion about Mexico and Canada, and parking meter debates on Polk Street.
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Stanley Seibel
van Buren Street
Amarillo
R. M. Nash
Amarillo Oil Hopes And Baseball Talk Fuel Local hopes
The piece notes strong oil prospects near Amarillo including gas west of town around Bushland and a potential pool near the Tuck Trigg well. It praises Amarillo Gold Sox and predicts heavy night baseball turnout if they stay top. It highlights Malin Park’s new facilities and a lively local ball scene with young players and high batting.
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Amarillo
Malin Park
Lubbock
Bob Seeds
Neal Rabe
Jerry Malin
Amarillo Chamber Prepares Membership Campaign This Spring
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce headquarters hums with prep for the annual membership drive. James Blyth of the American City Bureau Chicago will lead the campaign under Clay Thornton Ray Minner and John Maynard, with the main drive beginning May 15.
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Amarillo
Plastic type replaces metal for printing in Germany
Germans adopt Plystyrol synthetic resin for printing type to cut weight and allow melting and recasting. A Chicago Association of Commerce shows Americans pay heavy taxes this year. Boston Bees set a 1936 record with 146 double plays. Nationwide Hollywood premieres shift to paid access. Washington City was an early name for national capital.
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Chicago Association of Commerce
Boston Bees
Hollywood
Washington City
Help Wanted and Found Note Mix
Classified items include two want ads for work from married and colored applicants offering laundry housekeeping and child care. a reader reports returning a Phillips 66 cap found on the Panhandle highway with a license plate on it. Contact addresses and phone numbers are provided for references or return.
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Panhandle
North East
Fourth Avenue
Lost Rimless Glasses in Dr. Maloney Case
Rimless glasses in a case labeled with Dr. Maloney's name. If found, return to 408 Madison Street Rear.
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Dr. Maloney
Madison Street
Whizzer Craft Thrills as Flames Mark Test Run
A daring test features Mr. Clark driving a home built metal tube called the Whizzer through a blazing fuel pile, flames reaching 150 feet high as 60 mph speed is achieved. The 1,480 pound craft uses a Hudson engine and returns 40 miles per gallon. Nearby, Western Australia reports several rich gold yields from small mines and prospectors.
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Clark
Pacific Coast
Western Australia
Safety linked to felon status affecting voting rights
The article argues felon status removes citizen rights including voting and holding office. It explains suspended sentences may restore rights, notes most drunken driving cases yield short sentences and six month license suspensions, and discusses the district attorney’s duty to exonerate the innocent alongside prosecuting the guilty.
Pentagon discloses five aircraft contracts for Wright Field tests
The Defense Department released details on five aircraft contracts following tests at Wright Field Dayton Ohio. The packages cover heavy four motor bombers from Consolidated San Diego pursue planes from Curtiss New York twin motor pursuit interceptors from Lockheed Buffalo single motor pursuit interceptors from Bell Buffalo and photographic planes from Beech Wichita Kans totaling millions.
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Wright Field
Dayton
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
San Diego
Calif
Curtis Airplane
Curtis- Wright Corporation
New York
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Burbank
Bell Aircraft Corporation of
Buffalo
Beech Aircraft Corporation
Wichita
Kan
Johnson
Num
Amarillo Seeks Larger Water Main To Preventorium
Public Works Administration was petitioned by Amarillo to modify a water and sewer extension project to include a larger six inch main to the Preventorium. The city commission also renewed a grazing lease on Word ranch at 35 cents an acre and discussed a municipal golf club house plans. H Ernest Smith was sworn in for another two year term as city commissioner No 2.
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Public Works Administration
City of
Amarillo
City Commission
Ross D. Rogers
Word
H. Ernest Smith
N. 8S
Two Weeks Revival To Begin Monday at Fellowship Baptist
A two weeks revival starts Monday at Fellowship Baptist Church 900 North Johnson Street. Rev L L Scott of Oklahoma City will preach nightly at 8 pm. Pastor R Alvin Johnson says Scott avoids social sins and politics but offers Christ centered messages with humor and logic. The public is invited.
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Fellowship Baptist Church
North Johnson Street
L. L. Scott
Oklahoma City
Scott
Christ Jesus
Savior
R. Alvin Johnson
Air expansion plan outlines aircraft procurement approach
The program will spend 50 million dollars for airframe contracts while engines and accessories cost extra. Parts will be purchased in quantity from manufacturers and installed by the government. Future buys will come from the four firms behind Wright Field attack bombing planes. The P-40 by Curtiss uses an Allison engine and is designed for high speed and altitude with two machine guns.
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Johnson
Wright Field
Curtiss Company
Anti U S Show Riots Aboard President Garfield
Passengers on the American liner President Garfield in Genoa report a hostile demonstration by Italian dock workers and locals. About 800 people gathered shouting Vive Mussolini and Vive Roosevelt and later Downs with Roosevelt. Two sailors were jailed aboard the ship.
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Marseilles
France
U.P
Garfield
Genoa
Mussolini
Roosevelt
America
Tolzien Named President of Amarillo Rotary Club
Irving Tolzien was elected president at the Amarillo Rotary Club annual officer election during a luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel. He succeeds Cal Farley as president. Directors named include I. H. Davies Mark Jordan Dorsey B. Smith Hal Brown and Dave Mead. Tom Wilson of Colorado Fuel and Iron spoke on The Early Southwest detailing early southwestern history.
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Irving Tolzien
Amarillo
Andrews Relected As Commander At Golding Post
Roy Andrews was reelected and installed as commander of John B. Golding Post No. 1475 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Other officers elected include E. R. Bruce Duncan McClaren E L Hager E L West Co J Boyd E L Morgan and Ray Lieberknecht. Plans are underway for the state encampment to be held here June 17 to 21. Albany New York. 1449 000 pounds of beans were produced in New York last year mainly white marrow white kidney and yellow eye varieties.
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Roy Andrews
John B. Golding
E. R. Bruce
Duncan McClaren
E. L. Hager
E. L. West
Co. J. Boyd
E. L. Morgan
Ray Lieberknecht
Andrews
Albany
N. Y
U.P
New York State
State Agriculture Department
Empire State
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Marvin Jones
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Old Tack
Jack Lamb
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Walter Winchell
Eliott Roosevelt
Eliott
Rex Daniels
Earl Brown
Earl
Rex Daninis
Mexico
Canada
Hitler Hitler
United States
Piorica
Polk Street
Tination
Amarillo Gold Sox
Sox
Winchell
U. S. Supreme Court
Senate
Rutledge
South Carolina
Edgar Bergen
Laura
Elmer
Charlie
McCarthy
Toronto
Idaho
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Indian Ocean
Mercury
Mike Fright
Jane Froman
Italy
Hitler
Christopher Colinsbus
U. S
Hermann Goering
Tripoli
Wee
Cleveland Street
Harrison Street
Tack
Louisiana Street Dial
Hungaria
Abolias
Rome
Vane Yead
Dor
Lal
Nunn Electric Co
Polk
Scutsisy
Rae
Sched Syl Distmiers Corp
New Wak City
Marshall and Oldham
Kolacy
Siplis
Gold Polk
Rotarians
Tolzien
Golding
Fort Worth
J. H. Smith
African Methodist Church
Cees
Heidelberg
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