Hoover Birthday Event Promises National Broadcast Spectacle
President Hoover plans a 54th birthday celebration with a major public ceremony at Manford University Stadium scheduled for 4:30 pm Pacific. Democratic and Republican leaders confer on the event as 91 radio stations join a vast network for what may be the largest nationwide broadcast. Moses Moree to deliver a keynote address while Gov. C. C. Yoorg introduces.
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Laneh & Prions
Hubert Werk
Benatar George
John & Fisher
Hoover
Washington
Torrexpondante
Manford University
Fieet
C. C. Yoorg
Moses
Moree
Heerer
Bolshevists may own property to shift Russia’s view
Commentary discusses Ramsey MacDonald’s view that recognizing Russia’s government could bring peace by allowing Russians to own wealth. It cites Bolshevists’ attitudes toward property and mentions Trele Sam’s discoveries in New York cabarets and bootleg trade. It notes railroad unions’ stance and a notable vote for Judge Florence E. Allen’s re election.
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Smith
Hoover
Florence FE. Allen
Obie
Supreme Court
Water fete attendees listed with numerous addresses
A fragmentary notice lists many individuals and addresses past a water fete. The readable items include names such as Dorothy Fleming Mary Fleming Albert Meyer Margaret McKenzie Billie Darnell Jeanette Harris John Morris Kath Mae Voge and others along with street addresses in Lincoln and Belleview. The piece appears to catalog attendees or participants rather than describing events.
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Dorothy Jane Fleming
Lincoln
Mary Mazioe Fleming
A Lincoln
Albert Meyer
Magher
Margeret McKenzie
Aliee Mayne
17Th Ave
Billie Ruth Darnell
Washington Sireet
Shirley Meyer
Bowie Birect
Maney Lou Meyer
Howie Bivert
Boddy Meyer
Bowie Street
Jeanette Harris
John William Morris
W.rath
Kath- Mae Voge
Crockett
Cecil Deston
Bowie
Aliee Emilie Hertner
Hughes
Emil Hertner
Lowlee Hertner
Moghe
Lewis Wayne Mall
South Stneet
Margaret Terry
Forrest
Monte Lee Simmons
Bellview
Billie Jo Demmond
Margaret Defenbough
Richard Mogen
Russell Travie Dt
Beats
Carolina
Pee Ae Vierkda
Bob
Base Rios
Barton Released On Bond In Theft Case
Speck Barton, arrested days ago on theft charges, posted bond in Potter County jail late yesterday afternoon. Bond set at two hundred dollars by the justice, releasing Barton from custody.
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Barton
Potter County
Amatifio Press Notes Amidst Turbulent Circulation Decline
A scrambled clipping reports rising newspaper circulation in Amarillo with The Globe and The News doubling output to meet demand while overall value drops. It mentions personal notes from Mie Evans, a widow seeking a spouse via public notice, and assorted local oddities including map-wielding officials and stock chatter about a Big Boob venture.
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Kernel
Rasmus
Moore County
Local Notes and Oddities From Amarillo Random Remarks
A rambling collection of anecdotes and notices from Amarillo area sources. Topics include a boastful claim about livestock values and oil prospects, a promise of proof from a storm incident, a personal note of gratitude for an Al Smith cane, a job wanted for a middle aged homemaker with references to a family of six, and a missing ball player’s outfit reward.
Letter on Hoover race policy and wages in Southwest
A reader criticizes Hoover for proposed racial equality and warns that entry of Mexican workers could drive white laborers to accept extremely low pay. The letter suggests Republican gains and immigration policy threaten white workers in the Southwest and across the nation.
Letter from Mrs Rodens to Tack praises Sparkes in county race
A 1928 letter from Mrs L F Rodens in Pampa endorses Sparkes for Potter County attorney, recounting his life story from Donley County and his perseverance since orphanhood at twelve. The note expresses pride in Amarillo’s character and urges readers to vote for the candidate.
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Mr Tack
Potter County
Donley County
Yon
Bishop
Days of Captain Kidd Treasures Spark Amarillo Hunts
Treasure hunt excitement grips Amarillo streets as residents copy old maps to seek hidden gold. Clues appear on slips near phone posts and church doors guiding teams from Twin Hills Golf Course to the Tri-State Exposition grounds.
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Ewing
Amarillo
Twin Hills Golf Course
Tri-State Exposition Grounds
Indian Hills Country Club
Cal Farley
Country Club
Proposal to Clean Vacant Lots in Wolflin Addition
Chas Be Hand of 2108 Ong Street asks who owns two vacant Wolflin Addition lots next to his property. He seeks to know if owners can or will hire weed cutters or if city action is required, offering to personally clean the lots if needed. He notes community interest in improving the neighborhood.
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Thas
Mr. Taek
Mr. Tack
Amarillo
Tam
Washington
al Smith
Eize
Wolflin
Chas
Hand
Ong Street
Airport bonds vs viaduct debate in town talk
Town talk voices split on airport bonds favoring a few while urging a needed viaduct benefiting all. Readers question motives behind moving the 66 highway as locals weigh modern progress against concentration of power. FR, T.
Globe letter from Gulfport hospital patient praises care
A U. S. V. E. veteran in Lonesome for Globe at Veterans Hospital Gulf Port Mississippi writes of good care, dining and staff. He offers to have The Globe sent for months and sends regards to Tack and friends. Virginia Barber, Slaters Cafe, also sends fried chicken thanks with a playful note.
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Lonesome
Globe U. 8
Veterans Hospital
Gulf Port
Miss
Tack
Amarillo
Lonesome Ax
Amarillo Globe
Mack McCoy
Globe
Skillmans Return From New Mexico Vacation Trip
J C Skillman district clerk and his daughter Miss Allease along with daughter in law Mrs Paul Skillman completed a one week motor trip to New Mexico. They visited the state capital Taos and other points of interest including mountain drives and returned home yesterday afternoon.
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J. C. Skillman
Miss Allease
Paul Skillman
New Mexico
Taos
Mr. Skillman
Amarillo Boys Held for Burglary Admits In Break-ins
Six Amarillo youths aged 11 to 16 signed a statement admitting entering several business houses. They were arrested by police yesterday afternoon on burglary charges and transferred to county officials. They remained in Potter County jail at noon today as their cases may be heard by Acting County Judge Perry Pearson this afternoon.
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Amarillo
Potter County
Perry
Pearson
Dumas Woman Recovers After Operation at Local Hospital
Miss Jewel Walker of Dumas has recovered sufficiently from surgery at North West Texas Hospital to be sent to the home of Mrs. W. Walker, 1826 Taylor Street, where she will remain until able to return to her own home in Dumas.
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Jewel Walker
Dumas
Northwest Texas
W. ©. Walker
Taylor Street
Local residents enjoy vacations and trips across states
Miss Rae Bell returns to Magnolia Petroleum after a month away including New Mexico. Many others plan or have completed travels to California Colorado New York City Chicago Des Moines Omaha and Minnesota. People like H M Tutt Iris Little Velma Shelley and M J Sayer are among those mentioned with relatives and work duties noted.
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Rae Bell
Magnolia Petroleum Company
New Mexico
H. M. Tutt
Margaret
Oakland
California
Claude
Harry Vincent Barrett
Sherman
Denver
J. P. Easter
The
Santa Fe
Velma Shelley
Pierce Street
George Mager
Dutch Smith
M. S. Thomas
Guy A. Carlander
Wellington
Iris Little
Harry Burford
Houston
M. J. Sayer
B. Caudle
Overland
Colorado
Colthorpe
Dallas
Margaret Kerr
New York City
Chicago
Des Moines
Omaha
Elle Carlander
Minneapolis
F. BE. Lovely
Marguerite
Chandler
Oklahoma
W. Randolph
W. Randolph, Dr. and Mrs. Rb, D. Gist
Zerah Bertram
Jackman’s
Studebaker
Mia
Alta Freeman
Canadian
Ethel Stonefield
Lewis
Sam Thomas
Leon Ricks
Rochester
Minnesota
Heat wave gloom hits cities as temperatures soar
The nationwide heat wave worsened with high temperatures and protests of discomfort across cities. In Dallas a maximum of 96 degrees followed by 75 at night sparked reports of prostrations, while Oklahoma City forecast scattered showers to ease the heat and aid cotton crops.
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United Prem
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Weather Bureau
United Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Gantry Scene Drama Ends With Firing Show Agent Turmoil
Elmer Gantry keeps delivering lines as Robert Edgar Long, the fired press agent, clings to Sharon Falconer crying for help. Long runs to Central Park while the audience reacts. critics fault the rough house portrayal of a minister and a fallen evangelist.
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Elmer Gantry
Robert Edgar Long
Long
Sharon Falconer
Gantry
William A. Brady
Central Park
Brady
Amarillo Airport Commission to Hear Ed Mayer
The Amarillo Airport Commission plans a Monday or Tuesday meeting to finalize plans and recommendations for the city commission. Harve Haines says the final report should be ready by the bond election. F R Mayer, chairman, is in Denver studying municipal airports and will present upon his return.
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City Commission
Amarillo
Escape alerts for two farm convicts in Madison county
Houston police were asked to seek two prisoners who escaped from Ferguson state prison farm at Midway, Madison county last night. The Washer is serving 30 years for robbery from Galveston and Ellis counties and L G Gordon is serving two years for theft from Lubbock county. Details of the escape were not released.
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Associated Preas
Houston
Ferguson State
Midway
Madison County
Washer
Galveston
Ellis
L. G. Gordon
Lubbock County
American boxer defeated by Dutch rival in Olympic semifinals
Harry Devine of Worcester Massachusetts was defeated today in the Olympic featherweight semifinals by Van Klaveren of the Netherlands. The Dutchman won by decision in Amsterdam.
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Associated Presse
Amsterdam
Harry Devine
Worcester
Massachusetts
States
Vanklaveren
Holland
Spark of Life play by Epworth League at East Tenth Street
The East Tenth Street Methodist church Senior Epworth League presents the play Spark of Life at 8 30 this evening. Rev L B Walker praises the show as a fundraiser to furnish and beautify the church department. Assistants include Mrs J E Walker J L Pate and R A Buckner.
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East Tenth Street Methodist Church
L .B. Walker
Epworth League
J. E. Walker
J. L. Pate
R. A. Buckner
If I Were a Little Girl Poem by Edgar A Guest
A 1928 Edgar A Guest poem imagines a girl contrasting a life of scarcity and chores with a girl who would demand attention and bread and jam. The speaker wonders if a child could wake with laughter and coax her father to rest and read the check, challenging gendered expectations with playful rebellion.
Markets steady as cattle and sheep trends mixed
Chicago Livestock markets show steady to weak tones for cattle and strong lambs with fat lambs in evidence and top prices near 14.66. Cattle with good to choice grading around 1390 to 1600 pounds fetched about 14.16 to 16.50 for varied classes. Cows traded around 9.50 to 13.00, fed yearlings near 14.50 to 16.85, and cattle volume included 2,000 head of cattle and 500 calves with occasional volatility amid rain reports through the eastern belt. Sheep demand remained solid with 10,000 head of fat lambs arriving and top prices around 14.66 amid steady to higher tone in the New Orleans market.
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Chicago
United States
India
Liverpool
New Orleans
Associated Press
Ave
Department of Agriculture
Ite
Georgia
East and West in National Parks Final
Ted Drewes of St Louis reached the semifinals of the National Public Parks Tennis Tournament in Cleveland. Lester Stoefen, the California star, faces George Jennings Jr and Ralph Rice after quarterfinal wins as Chicago players stay in contention. Stoefen narrowly edged Louis Schaefer of Buffalo in a tough match.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ted Drewes
St. Louis
Lester Stoefen
California
Chicago
George Jennings, Jr
Ralph Rice
Drewes
Stoefen
Los Angeles
Louis Schaefer
Buffalo
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Virginia Slaters Cafe
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East River
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Tulsa
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Hollander
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