Last Respect Paid to Potter County Treasurer James Shea
Citizens of Amarillo and Potter County honored James Lawrence Shea 45 longtime Potter County treasurer who died after a lengthy illness. Rev E B Fincher officiated as Elks joined in the ceremony at 1012 West Eleventh Avenue with county offices closed for the service. Burial at Liano cemetery arranged by N B Griggs & Sons. Shea survived by wife six children and his mother and siblings.
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Amarillo
Potter County
James Lawrence Shea
E. B. Fincher
Southern Presbyterian Church
Order of Elks
West
Eleventh Avenue
Liano
Griggs & Sons
Shea
Realtors Hear Shifting Business Values In Texas
The Fort Worth speaker John T. Stanley criticized high real estate taxes and un taxed securities. He warned that business location shifts hurt property values and urged better upkeep of commercial fronts to curb migration. The Amarillo Realtors convention included golf, theater, and a Carlsbad Cavern trip, with C. M. Elmore of San Antonio winning the home town speaking cup.
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John T. Stanley
Fort Worth
Texas
Mr. Stanley
Marshall
Resolution Committee
Amarillo Country Club
Herring Hotel
Municipal Auditorium
Property Owners Division
Farm Lands Division
Carlsbad
C. M. Elmore
San Antonio
Robert P. Brown
San Angelo
Charles F. O'Neil
Lubbock
Weather whispers of a white winter and drought echoes
The writer cites thick bark on a cottonwood by the Canadian River, predicting heavy snow risk, and compares 1918 to present conditions with moisture concerns for wheat. Observations note early pintail arrivals and a strong winter forecast, while local notes mix humor, Miss Frances Hoyle’s Amarillo visit, and Ponca City’s municipal powers and water plant profits.
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Canadian
Amarillo Man Granted Motor Bus Permits
The Texas railroad commission announces eighty six temporary permits for motor carriers in designated areas and thirty fixed-route permits. Names include W. C. Cozart Abilene Edward J May Kingsville M Allen Transfer and Storage Amarillo Herman Ligon Amarillo Walter A Bishop Quanah E W Cope Lamesa Black Land Truck Corpus Christi and others with headquarters in Corpus Christi Waco Lubbock San Benito Beaumont Big Spring Iowa Park and more.
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Associated Press
Austim
Mark Marshall
The
Railroad Commission
W. C. Cozart
Abilene
Edward J. May
Kingsville
M’allen Transfer and Storage Company
M’allen
Herman Ligon
Amarillo
Walter A. Bishop
Quanah
E. W. Cope
Lamesa
Black Land Truck Line
Corpus Christi
Thomas ©. Burnham
Iowa Park
William EF. Hughes
James F. Brown
Charles Hale
Waco
Alf Johnson
J. F. Goodenough
Joe Diese
Big Spring
E. 8
Hesig Transfer and Storage Co
Beaumont
O. H. Hight
Three Little Boys Seek Home on Ranch for Room and Board
Three brothers aged 9 10 and 12 appeal to Mr Tack for placement on a ranch or farm. Their widowed mothers need shelter and support. They express gratitude for help and provide addresses for two of the boys.
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Tack
EB. R
Local notes mix of humor and dog rescue appeal
Readers share city observations from Amarillo and Wichita Falls and a humorous tale of misplaced directions. The columnist declines libelous jail claims about Pampa, cautions on publishing, and reports a missing Persian cat Ponto offering a reward with contact details. The piece also references a homeless dog program and local town chatter.
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Ponto
Hattie Jo Baker
Harrison Street
Reward of $50 For Return of Adventurous Girls
A mother asks Tack to help locate her 16 year old daughter and a friend who left home Saturday night in a 1929 Pontiac coupe license 841008. They may be in Oklahoma or near Denaya Kansas City area. The note describes clothing and assets and offers $50 for the car and any information. Contact Sanford Drug box 202 by wire or phone.
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Oklahoma
Ponca City
Old Tack
Tack
Burbank O l
Denaya
Kansas City
Sanford
Local Reader Seeks Yo Yo From Columnist
A ten year old reader named Robert Riddle of Petersburg Texas writes hoping to receive a yo yo from the columnist E R T. He notes his father missed the column and promises to send the yo yo back for their enjoyment.
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Tack
Robert Riddle
Petersburg
Texas
Two Little Boys Write to Dearest Old Tack
Two young readers aged four and six write to Tack praising his letters and humor. They question if he will send them yo yos, offer to pay the bill, and note they have saved candy.
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Tack
Yo-Yo
Two youths held for federal probe in Phoenix slaying
Hutchinson Kas Aug 14 two youths arrested here for robbery and attack on Concordia women tourists were ordered held for federal investigation into the Phoenix Ariz slaying of Paul E Reynolds a department of justice agent.
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Hutchinson, Kas
Concordia
Kas
Phoenix
Ariz
Paul E. Reynolds
Department of Justice
Tragic double shooting ends in death of Parkie and himself
Witness Ladie Raynes recounts a jealous attack in which Jack Parkie shot his wife Mrs. Parkie after a dispute over custody of a young girl and then killed himself. Police described Parkie found with the pistol in his right hand as he collapsed in the room.
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Raynes
Parkie
Clark Cain
G. H. Price
Man Killed In Amarillo Lumber Run
Jeannette resident Towles killed in a street accident in Amarillo while visiting relatives and picking up lumber. Two Griggs ambulances rushed to the scene and Towles body transported to the city. Passersby brought Starkers and Towles to St Anthony sanitarium. Young Towles hospitalized with non serious injuries and no broken bones. Mrs Starker severely cut nose and injured arm. She later left for her son’s home east of the city. Neither Mr Starker nor Jeannette hurt.
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Jeannette
Amarillo
Griggs
Mr. Towles
Towles
Starkers
St. Anthony Sanitarium
Young Towles
Trial reveals defendants described as dangerous by witnesses
Multiple witnesses testified Mrs. Morrison was dangerous and involved in pre shooting incidents with Levi Stallworth and others. Testimony covered sightings of a gun, intoxication, and a quarrel near the Ethel Roper home on 700 Pierce Street as the case proceeds slowly toward a verdict.
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Morrison
Levi Stallworth
Clarence Wilson
Strickland Named on Tech Regent Board
Amarillo attorney Riley Strickland was appointed by Governor Dan Moody to the Texas Technological College regents at Lubbock, succeeding Col. Ernest Thompson who resigned last spring amid the Small river bed land bill dispute.
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Riley Strickland
Amarillo
Dan Moody
Board of Regents of
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Mr. Strickland
Col
Ernest Thompson
Col. Thompson
Moody
Austin
Kansas City and Fort Worth Livestock Prices Report
Market rounds from Kansas City and Fort Worth August 14 show hogs down up to 16 cents with tops near 11.40, cattle and calves mostly steady to weaker, vealers and stockers mixed, sheep with lambs steady. Fort Worth lists hogs 18 to 25 cents lower on rail and truck, cattle weaker, calves light weights around 12 dollars, lambs steady with prices around 12 to 13 dollars.
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Kansas City Livestock
The
Associated Press
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Just Soles Show Martian Man From Mars Martian Humility Echoed
A verse by Edgar A. Guest mocks human progress and excess. The speaker parodies a Martian visitor boasting of technological feats and urges readers not to look into human folly as the “fool-killer” reaps his harvest. The poem critiques modern life and reckless pursuit of thrills.
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Mars
Edgar A. Guest
Correction of tire specification in Allison and Webb ad
A correction in the Globe indicates the advertised tire should be Seiberling 29x4.40 with tube priced at 7.45 instead of Seiberling 20x4.40 with tube at 7.45. The correction affects the Allison & Webb advertisement appearing Tuesday.
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Allison & Webb
Globe
Seiberling
Krebs Returns as City Secretary After Vacation
Miss Lela Krebs resumes duties in her city secretary role following a brief vacation. She returns to office, continuing her responsibilities and administrative tasks for the city.
Merchant names listed in a Montgomery Ward catalog excerpt
A dense catalog fragment shows a long list of company names across industries. Included are railroads autos and truck makers bakeries power companies and hardware brands such as Missouri Pacific Nash Motors Remington Rand Packard Union Pacific Studebaker Sears Roebuck Republic Iron Remington Rand Pullman and Westinghouse. The snippet also references regional firms and wholesalers like Nash Motors and Public Serv of New Jersey.
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Montgomery Ward
Missouri Pacific
Kas & Texas
Matheison Alkali
Nash Motors
Natl
Power & Light
New York Central
North American
Nevada
Otis Steel
Pierce Arrow
Purity Bakery
N Packard
Pullman
Pennsylvania Radio
Republic Iron
Remington Rand
Keith Orpheum Stewart Warner
St. Joseph Lead
Bhuke
Seeeee Standard
Tobacco
Studebaker
Superior Steel
Sears-Roebuck
Seneca Copper
Southern Pacific
Texas Pacific
Timken Roller
Texas Gulf Sulphur
Union Pacific
U. & Steel
United Aircraft Wright Aeroplat
Woolworth
Weather and market shifts loom in midweek report
The report notes October around 18.28 and March 18 at half hour end with 8 to 10 point changes. Prices and liquidation rise after a weekly weather update, then market eases. By midday active months show 18 to 18 points net lower as March 16.71 and 18.18 are cited.
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New York
No. F. Clark Co
Yatydy
Atchison, Topeka
Allesheny - Allied Chemical & Dye
American Power
American Smelt & Ref
Isene
Armour of Illinois
Amrican Steel Foundry
A. M
OTE Consortance Clevens
Baltimore & Ohio
Burrough
Arizona
Colo Fuel & Gas
Chicago
Chesapeake & Ohio
Associated Press
Cerro de Pasco
Ge — Close Coca Colt
Columbia
RT & Pacific
Vscvseveeeveesee
Eee Atom
Dee. Aes
Chicago & Alton
Wisesee Eose
Etenbereneee
Columbia Graph Co
Crucible Steel
Dupont
Electric P &Ay
Eereaee
Ik Rubber
Seeetes
F Mann
Enneereee
Cananea
Eee
Rellies
General Motors Oe
Bane Eeeenee
General Ry Signal
Eeeenen Enee
Goodyear Tree
Associa
Graham P
Lowe's Inc
Eeer Ateess
Lorillard
Louisville
Mack Trucks
Moon Motors
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Jim Shea
Realtors
Panhandle
South Plains
O. P. Jones
Mr. Jones
Hap Hazzard
Frances Hoyle
James H. Kilgore
Prospect Street
Hoyle
Montgomery
Alabama
State Capitol
Miss Hoyle
Bill Thompson
Frances Hoyse
Mica
Parva Stella
Miror Quaenam
Wichita Falls
News-Globe
Robert L. Martin
Pampa
Potter
Martin
Gray County
Victor Radio
Dial
Polk
Joy Road
Stallworth
Strickland
Tech Regent Board
Mare
Greel
Wizards of Art
Atlantis
Beacon
Barnshill
Houston
Aeee
Louisiana
Mexican Seabon
Middle States
Royal Dutch
Sinclair , Simms O
Shell Union Skell
California
N. J
Oo Phillips
Pan
Pan American B
Prairie Oil & Gas Prairie Pipeline
Teesenee
Pure Pierce Pet
Genoa
Italy
Monteverde
N. S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors
Fillmore
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