Worms and Minnows Drive Local Bait Biz in Amarillo
F A Shirk at 1914 Buchanan Street reports strong sales of worms and minnows this year and props up the claim that live bait remains preferred by anglers. The piece notes large fan mail for Ripley and Hix, with Amarillo readers sending many letters. A brief note from Tiffin, Ohio, offers a sidelight on armor issues.
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America
F. A. Shirk
Buchanan Street
Wichita Falls
Mr. Shirk
Robert Ripley
Ripley
John Hix
Globe
Globe News
Hix
Amarillo
Oats for a shave and a haircut bartered by farmer and barber
A farmer near Tiffin paid four bushels of oats plus three cents to receive a shave and haircut from a local barber, highlighting how low grain prices affect everyday trades and reflecting on oddities in court procedure such as pleading guilty or not guilty. The column notes Capone's plea decision as an example of legal puzzlement and questions the logic of changing pleas after admission of guilt.
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Tiffin
Mr. Capone
Vial
Capone
Quality Must Sing By Glen Frank in Radio Debate
A battle over radio's character pits educators against commercial stations. Educators charge the industry prioritizes cash over culture, while CBS VP Henry Adams Bellows argues educators share blame for dull programming and offers two remedies: educators propose a coherent educational radio plan and master recording technique to keep public interest alive. Heuristics praise calls for quality that can sing and attract listeners.
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Glen Frank
Joy Elmer Morgan
Henry Adams Bellows
Columbia Broadcasting System
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Desert Justice Unfolds As Roy Donovan Confesses
Pierre tracks Bruce Carey’s killer in the desert camp and uncovers that his father Roy Donovan is the murderer. A tense sheriff confrontation reveals Bruce’s bank robbery link and Pierre’s fate worsens as Pierre dies from desert ordeal while Ann and Old Tony witness the calamity.
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Pierre
Colorado
Bill
Bruce
Roy Donovan
Ann
Red Butte
Tony
Stub
Will
Antonio Latour
Fred Barnes
Bruce Carey
Orchard Hill
Blackwater Tanks
Tony Latour
Harriet
Orchard Hill Bank
Donovan
Mother Mountain Lode
Dripping Spring
Pete
Charlie
Jeff
Henry
Skeleton Sink
Jimmie Harrigan
Paris Revue Is Burlesque Writer Avers Paris Revue
Paris Aug 7 The Parisian revue once a model for this theater form has degraded into the shoddiest entertainment on the continent The Folies Bergere reproduces cheap licentiousness amid tawdry stage mechanics A Frenchman pays a franc for a program while five francs are demanded by an usher The piece offers a standout adagio number but bears strong criticism of decadence and crowd response The day ends with a purse found by a traveler and the owner located later in a pension
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C. McIntyre
Paris
Folies Bergere
Atlanta
Park Avenue
Lemercier
America
Folies
Ray Long
What Spots The Skunk Teaches Flip The Terrier
Flip the Terrier seeks facts about Spots the Spotted Skunk after overheard warnings. He learns Spots can climb and hides in a tree while Jimmy Skunk’s cousin’s behavior contrasts with the others’ views. The tale, dated 1931, ends as another story begins.
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Flip
Spots
Jimmy Skunk
Skunk
Howdy
Farmer Brown's
Jimmy
Friend
Spots the
Spotted Skunk
T. W. Burgess
Parisian Wanderings and a Motor Trip Anecdote
In this 1931 vignette the narrator recalls a Parisian stroll past a language school sign and a drive from Paris to Versailles with Raymond the chauffeur. Humorous remarks include a hospice description, a joke about speaking French, and a hotel lunch at the Trianon while discussing travel habits and porch seating.
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Paris
Versailles
Raymond
Trianon
President Wilson
McNaught Syndicate Inc
Radio Clock and Concert Broadcast Plans
The King of Siam, visiting Canada, will join a broadcast from Danff in the Canadian Rockies on August 27 carrying highland gathering music with WJZ NBC and CKGW. Radio programs tonight include Major Bowes on WEAF NBC at 5, Lee Morse and Brusiloff at 6, Sophie Braslau at 6 30, and Bushman at 4 30 on WJZ NBC. The feature notes growing in-car radio via Motor Majestic installations by Amarillo Electric Company.
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Associated Press
New York
Canada
Danff
Canadian Rockies
Wjz-Nbc
CKGW
Major Bowes Family
WEAF
NBC
Lee Morse
Brusiloff
WJZ
Lewisohn
Sophie Braslau
WABC
CBS
Francis X. Bushman
One Swanson
Majestic
Motor Majestic
Amarillo Electric Company
East 8Th Street
Crossword Puzzle Clues From Yesterday's Page
A compilation of crossword hints including horizontal and vertical entries with multiple definitions. Clues reference plural forms, languages, measurements, anatomy and geography, plus wordplay on common terms and phrases from the prior newspaper page.
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Amarillo Daily News
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Sadat Service
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D BY Mail
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Tiffin, O
Federal Judiciary
Harold Bell Wright
Mother Mountain
Gold Center
Gorton
Politan
Britain
Russ Murphy
Ray Senusky
Avers
Bedtime
Avenue D'La Opera
France
C.& Butterfield
Derby
Grar
Livuale
Tait
Nia
Assam
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