Dalhart’s Weather King Tack Claims Rain Miracle
In a boastful talk, Tack praises his drought work and claims Dalhart’s rains prove his genius. He recounts calls, banquet plans, and a grand self credit while mocking critics and likening himself to Roosevelt of the plains.
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Dallam County
Borger and Stinnett
BE. R. Tack
Roosevelt
Plains
Wallie Clark
Canyon
The
Tack
Mr. Clark
Sam Vaughn
Rattlesnake bounty and a call to spend for revival
A column urges readers to seek $1 for rattlesnakes from government programs and to relocate to New Mexico for hunting. It promotes Roosevelt’s recovery plan, urges heavy spending to boost circulation, praises optimism, and notes local hiring offers and a damaging tornado impact on a Panhandle farm.
Dear Tack Please Help Find Ice Box For Sick Friend
A reader asks Tack if anyone has an unused ice box to loan or give for a sick friend needing ice packs. The note appears in Page 18 letters to Tack.
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Tack
Drama exposes gaffes in Passion Play at Municipal Auditorium
A European Passion Players production at the Municipal Auditorium staged a modernized Passion Play. The cast wore anachronistic items including Boston shoes and an American wrist watch. The reviewer criticized the Christus performance and praised the local chorus and Emil F. Myers' music. The second show on Thursday was canceled.
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Caiaphas
Jerusalem
Boston
Mary Magdalene
Municipal Auditorium
Passion Players
Christ
Henrich Ortmann
Christus
Alfred Wolff
Emil F. Myers
Wilbur C. Hawk
Amarillo Gas Co Says It Complies With Recovery Act
Amarillo Gas Co officials said the company is complying 100 percent with the National Recovery Act code and does not seek to raise rates. The telegram to the Railroad Commission was to learn the commission’s position on code phases and not an rate increase. R. E F. Wertz, president, was away but may issue a public statement on return. The firm is restructuring to meet code requirements on hours and wages.
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Amarillo Gi Company
Railroad Commission
R. E F. Wertz
Gas Company
Commission
Mrs Adcock of Vega Dies in Amarillo Hospital
Annie Gertrude Adcock 35 wife of C R Adcock of Vega died at 11 20 am Thursday in an Amarillo hospital. Survived by husband, parents Mr and Mrs C L Stewart, four sons Carl Russell Hugh Marion, four daughters Helen Naomi Irene Mildred, four sisters and three brothers. Member of Nazarene Church. Family moved to Vega from Illinois three years ago. N S Griggs & Sons to announce funeral.
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Annie Gertrude Adcock
C. R. Adcock
Vega
Amarillo
C. L. Stewart
Carl
Russell
Hugh
Marion
Helen
Naomi
Irene
Mildred
Adcock
Nazarene Church
Illinois
Tornado Forecast Praised After Plains Plummet
A speaker recalls predicting numerous small cyclones and tornadoes across the plains last spring. He notes at least 30 reports, narrow escapes, and no fatalities, asserting this proves weather forecasting capabilities in a country previously unaccustomed to tornadoes.
Chuckle Ad Request for Globe-News Classified Dept
Bring or mail your Chuckle Ad to the Globe News Classified Department for publication. Include the message and payment details as required by the newspaper’s advertising guidelines.
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Globe - News
Amarillo NRA drive boosts employment and code adoption
The Trades Council outlined a speakers bureau and a sales drive as 800 area employers fly the Blue Eagle. Major firms like International Harvester and National Biscuit sign codes for all branches. Payrolls rise with 600+ new jobs. several oil firms pledge to conform as 40 hour weeks spread. Local cafes and stores begin operating under blanket codes ahead of full national enactments.
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Amarillo
W. C. Kenyon
International Harvester Company
National Biscuit Company
Globe News
Recovery Administration
Phillips Petroleum Company
H. O. Starks
W. 8. Norman
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Gulf Refining Company
G. L. Risley
Gulf
National Restaurant Association
Hugh 8. Johnson
Rubber Company
Louis H. Smith
Adkisson and Gunn
Fred H. Galle
E. B. Meyer
Cal Farley
Cockrell-Lokey
Chester H. Watson
Jenkins Service
Ee and
Elmer
Mr. Hamersly
Montgomery Ward
Polk Street
C. P. Woody
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Hired Husbands to Be Staged by Harley Sadler Company
A Thursday night performance of Hired Husbands by the Harley Sadler Company opens a week long run at the tent theater located at Fourth Avenue and Jefferson Street under American Legion auspices. Vaudeville entertainments occur between acts with a new bill planned for Friday night.
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Harley Sadler Company
Fourth Avenue
Jefferson Street
American Legion
Infant Son of O H Holland Dies Funeral Thursday
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. O H Holland of 205 North Alabama Street died at home at 9 15 Tuesday morning. Burial will be at 4 o clock Thursday afternoon in Llano Cemetery. Survived by parents two sisters Octava 13 Marjorie 6 and brother J L Holland 8.
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O. H. Holland
North Alabama Street
Llano Cemetery
Octava
Marjorie
J. L. Holland
Cotton Opens Soft as Market Sways on Reports and Disturbances
New Orleans markets show cotton slipping at the opening, with October at 10.90 and December 10.58 as traders weigh government crop reports and Gulf disturbances. In Kansas City livestock, hogs rise to 4.50 on top qualities while cattle and veals see mixed to weak trade amid steady to lower tones.
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New Orleans
Fiest
Gulf
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Stock Market Curb Draws Cautious Trading In New York
Markets moved cautiously as traders assessed new curb measures on speculation. Bonds dull and irregular. cotton and silver futures slipped. Several issues edged up slightly while many others fell about a point, with analysts forecasting a possible backing and filling period absent major news.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel
Warner Bros
Chrysler
Union Pacific
N. Y. Shipbuilding
Loew's
U. S. Steel
Western Union
U. S. Smelting
National Distillers
Cerro de Pasco
Case
United Aircraft
N. Y. Central
Standard Brands
Industral Rayon
American Dan du Pont
Baltimore Ohio
Rain Delivers Much Needed Relief Across Panhandle
Rain fell across Dalhart Stratford and the Oklahoma Panhandle with 0.25 to 3 inches in spots. Santa Fe reports St Francis saw 3 inches filling lakes while Panhandle towns recorded varied totals aiding dry pastures wheat and cotton, with highways repaired and open through New Mexico.
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Dalhart
Stratford
Oklahoma Panhandle
Texhoma
Hooker
Hitchland
Grover
Morse
Stinnett
Sanford
Fritch
Amarillo
Rock Island
Conway
Santa Fe Railroad
St. Francis
Panhandle
Kerrick
Okla
Boise City
Dumas
Higgins
Fargo
Buffalo
Waynoka
Spearman
South Plains
Plainview
Texline
North Plains
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Texas NRA pledge drive hits Houston payroll surge
The NRA administrator in Houston reported 29 690 employers signed pledges affecting 151 572 employees. In six hours from 11 AM to 5 PM more than 40 000 workers joined under the code. An honor list of 1 500 Houston firms pledged to NRA support. Tutt added 25 workers to meet demand. Metropolitan totals included Houston 4 512 pledges Dallas 3 280 and Fort Worth 2 574. Each pledge is projected to create eight jobs.
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Texas Nra
Houston
NRA
Tutt
Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Oil code proposal seeks 47 cent pay schedule debate
Wirt Franklin of the Independent Petroleum Association warns that any code omitting fair price fixing will fail. Co B Ames of Texas Oil Company says the committee favors removing the section to respect state rights. A railway note states steel rails last longer on north south tracks due to reduced friction.
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Wirt Franklin
Independent Petroleum Association
Simpson
Co. B. Ames
Texas Oil Company
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Wteeene
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Socony-Vacuum
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Southern Brands Am
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United Corp
United Fruit Sea
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Warren Bros Western Union One
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Jno. F. Clark & Co
T. Close Adams Express
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Allis Chalmers
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Baldwin Locomotive
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Colorado Fuel & Iron Columbia Gas & Electric
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We Ae Reese
Troy
Styler ST
J. T. Simmonds
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Alum Co
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Bs! Am Superpower
Ark Nat Gas
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KI Ford
Canada
Humble Oil
Imperial Oil
Niagara Hudson
Penn Road
Indiana
Swift & Co
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Post
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