Constables chase theft suspect after car prowl incident
Constable Allen Johnson reports a theft suspect attacked him while altering license plates on a 1928 Stutz cabriolet on West Sixth avenue. Johnson pursued, fired once, and sustained wounds to the temple and legs as the youth fled with a cap lost in the clash. A Texas plate and Illinois numbers tied to a stolen Randall county vehicle were involved.
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Allen
Johnson
West Sixth Avenue
Texas
Illinois
Randall County
Northwestern power and wealth gleam in dream of vast Columbia region
The article extols Columbia River basin potential under government ideas. It cites acre-foot water flows from the Columbia and Willamette, horsepower projections, and future irrigation, industry, and power growth. It mentions Tacoma chemical plant, Pacific salt imports, and fish processing near Portland and Victoria. It references Alfred P. Sloan Jr., Henry Ford, and Mr. Farrell, then notes Minnie Lee Johnson’s trip to Pampa for her ill mother.
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Power and Water Foundation
Columbia
Ocean
Williamette
Tacoma
Pacific
Atlantic
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Henry Ford
Mr. Farrell
United States Steel
Northwestern
Minnie Lee Johnson
Agricultural Department of the Chamber of Commerce
Pampa
J. E. Hartley
Town Caller Attacks Big Oil and Gas Rates in Amarillo
A reader criticizes Prairie Oil and Gas and Standard Oil for exploiting Amarillo gas customers. He urges municipal action, cites high city gas charges versus five cent deliveries to smelters, and links pricing to Guggenheim ownership. He also notes political pressure from Jim Vernon and local outrage over tariffs.
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Prairie Company
Amarillo
Moody
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Standard
Standard Oil
Jim Vernon
Amarillo opinions and notices mixed with pet report and ads
Community scraps include Echo the gray Persian cat missing from Mrs. George J. Nunn of 1615 Tyler Street. reward offered plus $2 extra for its return. A purse found and to be returned at North Amarillo post office, plus a note on Amarillo Junior College fees. Local reader submissions discuss discounts, housing, hotel business, romance queries, and lost dog of Henry Blackburn at 1522 Polk Street with a $2 reward.
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Echo
George J. Nunn
Tyler Street
Nunn
Juan Mendez
George Duncan
North
Amarillo
Henry Blackburn
Henry
Polk Street
Readers write to Tack and share town loyalties
A collection of letters from Texas readers to Tack quotes admiration for the Amarillo Globe-News column, asks for hay fever treatment and Mercury copies, and mentions plans to visit Amarillo or Perryton. Correspondents include P S P Wayside Texas E R T Lee J Marks Houston E F Merritt Chicago L A Compton Waynoka MRS ANNA MOSLEY Higgins and ROBERT H HARDGROVE Perryton.
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News-Globe
P. S. P. Wayside
Texas
Amarillo
Anna Mosley
Higgins
Magley
The
Mercury
Tack Expresses Support and Offers Help Text
A brief message shows Colonel Tack praised for aiding people and plans to pay for an advertisement, sending money to cover the cost and hoping it suffices. The exchange underscores concern for assisting those who seek help.
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Tack
Back To Iowa Letter To The Globe News
A reader signs a humorous letter to The Globe-News from Amarillo, joking about weeds overrunning the city and declaring a return to Iowa. The writer praises the paper for laughs and mimics a departing mail-style note.
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Iowa
Tack
Amarillo
Texas
Matrimonial Ad From Endee NM Reader A J B
A. J. B. seeks a Louisville style match in Endee New Mexico offering a prospective partner described as large and good looking aged 30 to 50. Respond to Box 448 Endee for contact.
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Endee
New Mexico
Tack Enthusiasm From a Loyal Reader
A reader praises Old Tack’s column calling it the finest reading he has found, though unable to subscribe due to poverty and instead borrows the newspaper whenever possible.
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Tack
Trial notes in Dr. Snook case over confession
The report discusses the interrogation of Dr. Snook and the confession to a hammer assault on a woman. Chester questions Dr. Snook about conversations with city and county officers rather than the confession itself. The defense argues the confession was obtained under duress and invalid.
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Lieve
Vernon Man Killed When Car Hits Truck
Charles C. Alger a 32 year old Vernon cigar store proprietor was killed when his car collided with a Wichita Falls Vernon bus near Oklahton. The bus swerved to avoid a parked car and the death was deemed unavoidable at an inquest.
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Associated Press
Vernon
Tex
Charles C. Alger
Wichita Falls
Moody Signs School Tax Levy Measure
Governor Moody signed bills authorizing a state tax levy to raise 17.50 per capita for schooling and authorizing state takeover of the Dickson negro orphanage at Gilmer.
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Moody
Associated Press
Austin
State Automatic Tax Board
Gilmer
Fight ends in two falls as Meinert guests enter free
The event closed after two of three falls with no blows struck as spectators were admitted free following a staged appearance. Local welterweights Bobby Barrett and Count Curran entertained briefly before Hickman and Hood stepped in to end the show. Meinert vowed to continue the bout despite an unserved injunction.
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Met
Ice Palace
Meinert
Kober
Tramel
Bobby Barrett
Count Curran
Hickman
Hood
Radio Schedule Highlights From Chicago Studios
A radio grid lists programs across multiple stations including KOIL WCCO WFEM WMAQ WADC WGHP WSPD KMBC KOIL WOWO and more. The lineup covers 6:20 to 12:00 with segments such as Rollickers Story Hour Light Opera Gems and Broadway Melodies featuring various network and local stations.
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WCCO
WFEM
WADC
WGHP
Yuan Wowo
KMOX
KMBC
Mary and
Bob
WMAQ
WOWO
WSPD
WAK
WHEC
WKRC
WHK
WISN
Breakdown in Debt Parley Signals British Ultimatum
At The Hague August 9 the international reparations conference nears collapse as Great Britain demands a financial and technical revision of the Young plan. Analysts fear unless Philip Snowden proposes a solution the negotiations may break down. Snowden’s stance signals Britain will not compromise.
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United Press
The
Hague
Great Britain
Philip Snowden
Snowden
Dripping Dry Dallas Yields Booze Haul
Dallas police raided bootlegging dens Thursday night as officers swooped on operations in the city. The raids produced 703 pints of beer and 35 gallons of gin and whisky seized. three women and five men were arrested and $200 in fines were collected.
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United Press
Dallas
Clara Byrant Dies In Local Hospital
Clara Ernestine Bryant 18 daughter of E. T. Bryant 1914 Buchanan Street died this morning at 1 o clock in a local hospital. Survived by her father a step mother and a half sister of Joplin Missouri She moved here from Joplin five months ago due to ill health.
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Clara Ernestine Bryant
E. T. Bryant
Buchanan Street
Joplin
Holdup at Elk River Bank Nets $7200
Three bandits captured a local physician and a bank cashier in Elk River Minnesota. Theyforced the pair to the bank where employees were coerced to help delay pursuit. The robbers escaped with 7200 dollars in cash.
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Associated Press
Elk River
Minn
Drunkenness Trial Postponed To Next Friday
Trial of Clifford Tepe and Mrs Lutie Porter for drunkenness was postponed to 2 pm next Friday in Justice J W Minters court. New charges were filed after original charges were dismissed on a technicality. Jurisdiction questioned over where the accident occurred between the defendants vehicle and Marvin Houston.
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Clifford Tepe
Lutie Porter
J. W. Minter
Marvin Houston
West Highway
Tepe
Porter
Randall County
Rain Flooding Brings City Officials Grief
City manager faces public outcry as 38 residents call before 9 am about standing water. Cars stuck in mud holes and flooded yards prompt demands for city action while three street lights were reported out. City engineer and fire department crews worked to drain water and fix culverts.
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Fire Department
Man slain in grave diggers strike in New York
New York August 9 One man was shot dead when striking grave diggers attacked a bus carrying strike breakers near Calvary cemetery Police said Stanley Zasadzdinski 25 of Brooklyn was killed and foreman Philip Nunziato of Calvary cemetery fired into the crowd as bricks and stones were hurled at the bus
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Associated Press
New York
Calvary Cemetery
Stanley Zasadzdinski
Brooklyn
Philip Nunziato
Nunziato
Cruel Beating Charge in Hiawatha Settlement Case
In Hiawatha Kansas a man named W L Jones Netanaka was fined 75 dollars in justice court for cruelty to 8 year old Clara Gordon taken from Atchison Orphans Home with intent to adopt. A separate report from Charleville France notes a Joan of Arc church being built after a vow fulfilled by locals. The Soviet Government allocated about 90 million dollars to oil development for the coming year.
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United Press
Hiawatha
Kas
Clara Gordon
Atchison
W. L. Jones
Netanaka
Charleville
France
Joan of Arc
Kansas City and Fort Worth Livestock and Cotton Markets
Markets report from Kansas City Fort Worth and Chicago with hogs cattle and sheep trading mixed. Hogs steady to higher in Kansas City and Fort Worth. Chicago light hogs steady, cattle varied by weight class. New Orleans and New York cotton futures ease with late buying support amid rains and rate news.
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Fort Worth
Associated Press
Fort, Worth
Chicago
ST. Louis
East ST. Louis
Little Legs Run With Sunny Day Beneath The Shade
A short verse by Edgar A. Guest from 1929 extols energetic youngsters racing from dawn to dusk. It contrasts the vigor of youth with elders seeking shade and calm, praising fearless play and its cheerfully tireless pace.
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Edgar A. Guest
Market edges higher on wheat rally and cotton steadiness
The report notes Chicago wheat rally aided by Argentine rains, with corn oats and provisions firming. In Chicago poultry butter eggs and potatoes markets show typical midweek moves. In New York stocks the market opened sharply down after a rate rise, with major names slumping before partial recovery later in the session.
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Associated Press
Liverpool
Texas
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Lews
Chicago
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