Run-off races set for six Potter County precinct chairs
In Potter County the first ever run-off for Democratic precinct chairmanships will occur in six precincts after July results. Voters in Precincts 1 4 10 11 12 17 26 27 see candidates proceed to run-offs, led by Roy Chase with 351 votes and others with smaller totals.
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Potter County
Roy D. Chase
Jack Fuqua
Fuqua
Ady
Democratic Party
J. W. Ross
F. R. Galbreath
Roy B. Woods
Woods
Ross
James W. Oakes
B. C. D. Bynum
L. W. Abbott
Mr. Oakes
S. F. Rose
George G. Ordway
Rose
Ordway
Lawrence Hagy
R. A. Stone
Mr. Hagy
Stone
Robey Funk
T. A. Morgan
Luther Jones
N. B. Crump
A. P. Black
Sam Jacobs
Jim Weymouth
C. E. Weymouth
Potter County Highway Marker Set Up As Part Of Centennial Program
Potter County earns a centennial marker along the Dallas highway opposite Memorial Park Cemetery. The Texas Highway Department places 254 markers statewide, with Potter’s noting county formation and Robert Potter, donor to Texas history.
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Potter County
Texas
Texas State Highway Department
Potter's
Dallas Highway
Memorial Park Cemetery
Young
Bexar
Robert Potter
Texas Congress
Amarillo
Texas Highway Department
W. J. van London
Panhandle
Press Notes on Crime Terms and French Language in Newspapers
The piece discusses how sensational crime stories would shock readers, mentions Mussolini Hitler Baldwin and France, and explains French adaptations of English crime terms like le gangster Botchaco and knockouta. It highlights French pronunciation and usage of English words after prize fights and references phrases for the English home fleet in the Mediterranean.
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Mussolini
Hitler
Baldwin
France
Don Quixote
Atlantic
Botchaco
England
Mediterranean
Legion to Elect Officers Tonight at Hanson Post
Hanson Post of the American Legion will hold an officer election at 8:15 p m in the Legion Hall. Nominations submitted include Sam T Page for commander and multiple candidates for each post such as Clay Thornton Blucher Tharp J W Short S F Rose George Hamrock Royce P Gant Cecil Ingram Irving P Kern T M Montgomery Charles M Rogers Joe Omler A Petersen C P Atwood Homer Brandt Ralph Fomby and T E Johnson remains current commander.
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Hanson Post
American Legion
Sam T. Page
Clay Thornton
Blucher Tharp
J. W. Short
F. Rose
George Hamrock
Royce P. Gant
Cecil Ingram
Irving P. Kern
T. M. Montgomery
Charles M
Amarillo Commission to Open Bids for Tax Receipts Papers and Typewriter
Amarillo city commission plans to open three bids for tax related supplies tonight. Proposals cover 14,000 tax receipts 1,500 sheets of tax roll paper and a 26 inch carriage typewriter for the tax assessor-collector office. City manager H R Smith notes no other matters of importance have arisen for the meeting.
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Amarillo
City Commission
H. R. Smith
Electric Fountain Draws Crowd in Oliver-Eakle Park
Crowds gather at Oliver-Eakle Park on South Polk Street to view the electric fountain. The display changes shape and color every few minutes and shoots a rainbow of colors high into the air. This year the fountain operates after a multi season hiatus as city retrenchment continues.
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Oliver-Eakle Park
South Polk Street
Sanborn Park
Great Exodus Observed by Church Here
The Mormon Church marks its eighty ninth anniversary of the pioneer arrival in Salt Lake Valley Utah. Led by Brigham Young the exodus began in Missouri on April 7 and reached Salt Lake City in late July 1847. Rev. C Glendon Scott says it was God’s marvelous work as he conducts services at 504 1 2 Taylor Street.
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Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
Mormon Church
Salt Lake Valley
Utah
Missouri
United States
Band of Mormons
Brigham Young
C. Glendon Scott
Rev. Scott
Taylor Street
Well Experts Fail to Find Water at YMCA Camp
Locates Well Bellevue Ohio United Press reports weeks of digging by well experts at the YMCA summer camp near Bellevue failed to yield water. Investigators continued efforts as crews worked to locate a water source for the camp.
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Bellevue
Swimming School Draws 1700 Plus At Gem Lake Pool
More than 1,700 people attended the Red Cross Swimming School at Gem Lake Pool over two weeks. Instructors included Dorothy Peake Sharpe Mrs Lois Shaw Walter Mellor Jimmy Holston and Denny Dennman. Junior Life Saving qualifiers listed with several seniors and observers noted from City Lake. A national office representative will visit August 21 and 22. Six senior testers signed to pursue the examiner badge.
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Red Cross
Gem Lake Pool
Dorothy Peake Sharpe
Lois Shaw
Walter Mellor
Jimmy Holston
Denny Dennman
Beth Thompson
Charles Campbell
Jean McCormick
Norris Norman
John Hodges
Dorothy Bingham
Ben Blossom
Wallace Horton
Annabel Neudigate
John Boynce
Bill Danver
Brien Dillon
M. T. Winstead
Bob Kiersey
Waco
Gorton Rushmere
Marie Mathews
Jimmy Daley
Wayne Fergus
Charles Davis
Jack Richards
Forest Laing
Henry Blackburn
Warren Robertson
George Davis
J. E. Galley
Glenn Smith
Jack Prince
Harry Britt
City Lake
National
Forked Peach Branch Divining Water Strike Reported
A village tale notes a forked peach branch used as a divining rod pointed the way to water. Local lore attributes the successful strike to the branch’s shape guiding subterranean flow.
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promised Kidney Relief
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe diuretic for clogged kidneys and irritated bladder. It claims relief from backache and a hard night’s sleep, urging buyers to obtain the product directly from Haarlem in Holland for guaranteed results.
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Haarlem
Holland
Beware the Dog Sign Banned in Alhambra
Alhambra California residents face removal of the warning sign as city officials move to curb nuisance postings. The public notice signals a shift in local curbside and street safety signage.
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Alhambra
Cal
U.P
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