Tri State Exposition Exhibits Lined Up for Fair
Reports from Tri State Exposition superintendents indicate nearly all exhibit space will be filled when the fair opens Monday September 12. Livestock home economics libraries and grains will show strong displays with noted quality over quantity. The amusement program includes World Amusement fireworks vaudeville automobile races and a dirt track world champion driver with a top tier lineup.
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Board of Directors
World Amusement Company
Panhandle
Amarillo Golf Championship Qualifying Opens With Wide Field
Dark Horse entrant Boynton starts ahead of the field after learning of the event from The Amarillo News. Sikes, the three time champ, tees off around noon with Herring and Johnson as early challengers. Qualifying lists include Mager Nicholson Woodley Morland and many others from Shamrock Memphis and Dow Williams.
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Boynton
McConnell’s
Walter Sikes
Sikes
Doug Herring
Eddie Johnson
Amarillo
George Mager
A. O. Nicholson
Shamrock
N. H. Woodley
C. J. Morland
R. F. Williams
Dow Williams
S. E. Griffis
Raines West
Memphis
Frank Foxhall
W. L. Young
Chuck Warner
F. F. Grandberry
T. M. Harrison
Sacco Vanzetti Case Moves With State Supreme Court Call
Elias Field and defense counsel argue at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court as Gov Fuller grants a twelve day respite for Sacco and Vanzetti. A bill of exceptions is filed in Dedham as the prison clock nears midnight with global attention on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Field
Alvan T. Fuller
Sacco and Vanzetti
State Supreme Court
Boston
Supreme Court
Sacco-Vanzetti
Hill
Field
Michael Angelo Muasmanno
Norfolk Superior Court
Dedham
Webster Thayer
State House
New York
London
Paris
Buenos Aires
Body Found With Unfired Revolver and Knife in Car
Justice of the Peace G W Ragland deferred a coroner's verdict pending full investigation. A blood stained knife found in the car is believed to have caused the head wound on the woman. Will Deniean, a Black man, spotted the body slumped under the steering wheel near a roadside death car and alerted authorities at C K Rachel's store on the Shreveport road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
G. W. Ragland
Will Deniean
C. K. Rachel
Shreveport
The Globe editor answers Parker and defends Amarillo views
R P Parker accused the Globe columnist of posing as a working man’s champion. The writer rejects the label, defends openness to readers, and explains publicity as his trade while outlining finances and attempts at mayoral run. He cites community fund-raising and Globe generosity.
New Jail at Montague County Aims to End Sand Bar Tale
Deputy Sheriff Roy Brewer reports Montague County has a new jail after oil discovery, locking cells at night to curb escapes. The tale of shoe-less prisoners and escape attempts circulated for years. Brewer also smooths the capture of M B Snyder, indicted here for forgery, with Altus authorities claiming a $300 reward.
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Montague County
Texas
Roy Brewer
Montague
Brewer
M. B. Synder
Altus
Potter County
Oklahoma
Courthouse deeds and licenses filed in the records
Transfers include Arthur A. Graham to Ralph R. Hall Lot 5 Block 11 C C Dist for 4500 and W. P. Martin to R. R. Nation Lot 9 Block 12 62 of 10 122 Hughes for 2519 50. Nation to W. Y. Reid Lot 9 12 62 of 10 122 Hughes for 2519 50. Elmer J. Scott to P. H. Improve Lot 9 Block 5 S J HL for 10. Jno J. Harden to E. S. Richards Lot 24 Block 19 Ridgemere for 750 and related Ridgemere lots 24 700. J W Crudgington to E J Robish Lot 37 Block 4 Ind City for 273. Marriage licenses issued to Wyman C. Stockett and Ina Mae Keith and Jno R Corley and Ellyn Dickson. Building permits list multiple Geo Williams and other signboard works with values, plus L W Pryor and G W Scott projects through mid 6000s.
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Arthur A. Graham
Ralph R. Hall
C. C. Dist
W. P. Martin
R. R. Nation
Hughes
W. Y. Reid
Elmer J. Scott
P. H. Improve
S. J
Ina Mae Keith
Jno
Geo. Williams
Luckett
O. T
L. W. Pryor
Johnson
G. W. Scott
Bear Hayden
T. H. Ewin
S. J. H. Frame
W. C. Powell
The Clean Up Campaign and City Health Notes
A North Amarillo taxpayer criticizes yard neglect and asks for inspectors. The letter defends health department fairness, urges genuine complaints with names, and notes businesses improving after clean-up efforts.
Negroes Start Drive for New Church Plant
The African Methodist Church announces a fund drive to erect a church in Amarillo North Heights addition. Pastor S. C. Patten and ruling elder J. A. Smith say the area is set for Negro housing and the church is an absolute necessity to serve moving residents and future occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
African Methodist Church
North Heights
The
Globe
S. C. Patten
J. A. Smith
Amarillo
San Jacinto Pastor Sets Sunday Sermon on Debt Campaign
Rev. Virgil Fisher of the San Jacinto Methodist church will sermon Sunday at 3 p m to Negro M EK church congregation. The address ties to a drive to raise 800 dollars to lift the building debt. R H Moon is the Negro church pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Fisher
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Fisher
R. H. Moon
Not Born in Texas Yet Amusing Amarillo Columnist
The writer explains he moved to Amarillo after hearing of an event, pleads guilty to playing golf poorly, denies coffee pot allegations, and defends his jokes and column. He asks readers to forgive the long resume and emphasizes friendship over conflict while asserting his ordinary, honest nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Amarillo
Another Strong Man in Amarillo mayoral race
A Globe letter to the editor endorses a rival candidate, nicknamed Old Tack, as a nonseekership choice for mayor. The writer touts Tack as aware of city issues, impartial, and capable of guiding a growing Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Amarillo
Texas
H. A. Nobles
Bivins
Old Tack
Tack
Erasmus Tack
City
Murmir
Mr. White
Entertainers seek details on C C Pyle marathon challenge
A reader requests full particulars on C. C. Pyle s trans continental marathon time race entry criteria prize distribution and race rules. He seeks Amarillo endorsement under The News Globe or civic group and pledges support to cover expenses to promote Amarillo nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erasmus
C. C. Pyle
Amarillo
News-Globe
M. W. Waldron
Letter to Tack praises Amarillo and hints at a mayoral run
An anonymous worker praises Amarillo and Tack, defends his character and hints Parker may be spreading rumors. The letter defends Tack against accusations, notes the town’s advantages, and mentions Rockefeller and wealth as context for public service.
Tack Backed by Town in Vast List of Expressions
Morning office visit reveals a compiled set of endorsements for Tack from numerous locals incl. Mr. and Mrs. Will Piper and J. W. Ford. Citizens praise Tack’s fairness, city-wide focus, and leadership qualities for mayor.
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Tack
Will Piper
M. O. Kemp
EB. L. Richardson
J. W. Ford
H. B. Martin
The
Martin Printing Co
J. E. Askew
Askew Furniture Co
M. L. Miller
Bud” Robinson
T. D. Ladd
New York City
Ernest Placy
Sallis James
Amarillé
C. R. Lynas
Ernest Smith
Smith’s Grocery
T. A. Reville, Jr
Mark Cullin
Fox Drug Co
Mr. Mann
Mann Bakery
Aged Amarillo Pioneer Dies in Rochester Hospital
James M. Joyce age 68 formerly of Amarillo died yesterday in a Rochester Minnesota hospital after an operation. Born in Edgton Wisconsin he worked as a blacksmith here for years with a home at 708 West Eleventh. Survived by widow two sisters and two brothers burial in Edgton Wisconsin Saturday morning. Joyce was a Sacred Heart church member and Amarillo Knights of Columbus.
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James M. Joyce
Amarillo
Rochester
Minn
Mr. Joyce
Edgeton
Wisconsin
West Eleventh
Sacred Heart Church
Amarillo Lodge of
Knights of Columbus
Funeral Rites for Mrs Molesworth Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Virginia Molesworth age 40 who died yesterday afternoon at 505 North Lincoln will be held today at 4 from Griggs Funeral chapel with Rev. G J Irwin officiating. She leaves a husband three sons and three daughters and had lived in the city for fourteen years. Burial in Llano cemetery.
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Ethel Virginia Molesworth
North
Lincoln
Griggs Funeral Chapel
G. J. Irwin
Colorado youth wounded in accidental pistol incident
Chester Lamon, 12, was seriously wounded in St. Mary's hospital Pueblo after his brother Preston, 10, accidentally shot him in the abdomen with their father's revolver while they played.
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Colorado
Pueblo
Colo
Chester Lamon
St. Mary’s Hospital
Preston
Markets: Chicago Livestock and Cotton Prices
Hogs 29,000 with top at 10.90. cattle 10,000 with best steers around 14.50 and weights up to 13.90. sheep 17,000 with lambs to 13.75. New Orleans cotton tables show lively opens and closes. New York and Chicago cotton figures listed. poultry and potatoes steady in Chicago trading. Bonds and bar silver quoted. stock list includes American Can, General Electric, GM, Crucible Steel, and Mack Trucks among others.
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Chicago
Associated Press
New Orleans
New York
James E. Bennett & Co
Jas E. Bennett & Co
American Can
American Locomotive
American Steele & Foundry
American Tele
American Woolen
Atchison, Topeka
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
California Petroleum
Cerre de Pasco
Chicago & Alton
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Rock Island & P
Chile
Chrysler
Coca Cola
Colorado Fuel & Iron Bon
Colorado & Southern
Crucible Steel
Famous Players
Fleischmann Yeast
General Asphalt
General Electric
General Motors
Houston Oil
Hudson Motors
Illinois Central
Independent Oil & Gas
Inspiration Copper
International Nickel
International Paper
Jordan Motors
Kansas City Southern
Kennecott Copper
Mack Trucks
Marland Oil
Miami Copper
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Missouri Pacific
Montgomery Ward & Co
Nash Motors
Packard Motor
Seseeeer Reese
Pan-American Pet. & Trans. B
Panhandle Producers & Refiners
Phillips Petroleum Producers & Refiners
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Sinclair Cons
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Stewart Warner
Studebaker
Texas & Pacific
Timken
Brooklyn Edison
du Pont
United States
Eastman Kodak
American Express
Reynolds Tobacco
Radio
New York Central
Mack Truck
Amarillo voters call for a Bigger, Better, Fairer City program
The text lists broad civic goals for Amarillo including lower utility rates, expanded parks, a municipal pool, golf course, elimination of railroad crossings, more irrigation and viaducts, improved street and bus routes, and tighter regulation of emergency vehicle signaling, seeking a more livable city for all residents.
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Bivins Lake
Amarillo
San Jacinto
DOLE FLIGHT PILOTS QUESTION ENTRY AT BAY AREA TESTS
Officials doubt the Dole Flight will reach Oakland or San Francisco before noon tomorrow. Capt. William Erlew in Dallas James Griffin Long Beach Arthur Rogers Los Angeles Charles Parkhurst Lomax Illinois and Fred Giles Detroit may arrive too late for tests. Flight officials say they will not permit ocean entry without fitness qualification.
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Oakland
San Francisco
William P. Erlwin
Dallas
James L. Griffin
Long Beach
Arthur V. Rogers
Los Angeles
Charles Parkhurst
Lomax
Illinois
Fred Giles
Detroit
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Tristate Fair
Dark Horse
Sacco
R. P. Parker
Globe Office
O. W
Dr. Crame
Dr. Killough
Parker
Tace
Oo. W
Courthouse Records
Jurge McKinon
Health Department
la Salle
Clarence M. Howe
Maryland St
Rockefeller Foundation
John D
Edgar A. Guest
Virginia
Kansas
Missouri
U. S
Liberty
Treasury
Cricago
James E Bennett Co
Saby
Union Pacific Uz Rubber
Willys-Overland Woolworth
Abilene
Albuquerque
Peereees
Denver
Paso
Flagstaff
Kansas City
Louisville
Needles
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Willborn Bros. Co
Houston Street
Santa Fe
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