Blue quail sightings spark winter sign debate in Amarillo
A Amarillo reader notes 14 blue quail daily in a city park on Buchanan Street and asks if early congregations signal a hard winter, while ranch reports and broader wildlife hints remain uncertain. The letter also shares a lengthy obituary and life story of Henry Ansley, his debts, a book’s royalties, insurance, and public interest in his life.
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J. W. Worthington
Buchanan Street
Amarillo
Kiwanis Honors Henry Ansley in Amarillo Tribute
Amarillo Kiwanis paid final tribute to Henry Ansley, newspaperman and author, who died from injuries after a car crash. Rev. Snodgrass recalled his generous heart, while Rev. Foote praised true friendship. Congressman Jones and others stressed Ansley’s lasting builder role and memory.
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Amarillo
Gaston Foote
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Henry Ansley
Henry
John Studer
Pampa Club
Studer
Ansley
Marvin Jones
Charley Guy
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Boy seeks work for room and board in Vernon visit
A young man named Tam, 18, asks for a job with room and board to cover his needs. Hambrick, a county attorney, was in Vernon on business this morning.
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Tam
Hambrick
County Suditer
Vernon
Hike Tax Continued With Budget Cut Proposals
The article details a budget plan with an $102000 saving from past expenditures and $148000 from the previous year's budget. It notes 80 percent tax collection, state per pupil limits, and a $14 shortfall in the coming year. Major cuts include elimination of supervisors, teacher salary reductions, and reductions across departments. A petition from the Bivins school district seeks to reconsider closing the $50000 facility serving 125 pupils. committee findings show 142 children in district, with 81 parents favoring Bivins under boundary rules. The board considers football ticket pricing amid fiscal constraints.
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Department of Education
Waddill
Bivins
Don Marsalis
Twentythree
Ray ©. Johnson
Coast Guard Captain Anderson Our Janet's gallant friend
A sentimental tribute by Edgar A. Guest praising Coast Guard Captain Anderson for his bravery in saving Janet after a boating accident. The poem laments the obscurity of fame, yet honors his enduring impact on Janet and her family, noting his courage and service. It reflects a reverent tone and historical era.
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Charles C. Anderson
Coast Guard
Anderson
Janet
Edgar A. Guest
State session lum urges Texas women to reelect governor
Mrs McCallum accused former Governor Miriam A Ferguson of favoring oysters fish and babies over child care during her administration. She said Ferguson vetoed 1800 for a maternity home officer and 2500 for an assistant supervisor of fish hatcheries while approving 500 for silver nitrate eyes and 4000 yearly for oyster cultivation. McCallum quoted the sea code women and children first.
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Lum
Texas
R. 5. Sterling
WBAP
Miriam A. Ferguson
McCallum
Ferguson
F.F. A. Booths To Be in Fair Exhibit
At least seven county booths for Future Farmers of America will host vocational class exhibits at the Tri State Fair this fall. Pledges were given by Pot ter County agent P. C. Bennett to the teachers' convention in Amarillo. The new department, inaugurated last year, proved popular and instructive as state officials concluded a two day meeting at 5 P. M. Tuesday.
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Farmers of America
P. C. Bennett
Potter County
Amarillo
W C T U Convention declines to back Hoover ticket
Seattle Aug 16 Universal policy blocks Womans Christian Temperance Union from endorsing Hoover Curtis. president Ella Alexander Boole says the 58th national convention cannot back Hoover due to his stance on prohibition. Conference on political recommendations notes Republican debt to prohibition plank.
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Seattle
U.P
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Prohibition
Hoover-Curtis
Ella Alexander Boole
Hoover
Republican Party
Feminine Fliers Pass 44th Hour in Air Test
Mrs Frances Marsalis and Mrs Louise Thaden continued their endurance flight for the 44th hour in the air aboard the “flying boudoir” reaching 9 A M EST today. They aim to set a new endurance record for women in aviation.
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New York
Frances Marsalis
Louise Thaden
Amazon River fresh water plume reaches far offshore
The document notes the outflow exceeds one million cubic feet per second and extends beyond 200 miles from shore. It lists 800 timber species used in the trade and outlines upcoming football ticket prices at 75 cents for adults and 25 cents for children, with holiday exceptions. It also states sixth birthdays after September 1 exclude students from next year’s schools and records a 10-foot easement for widening the Pleasant Valley highway.
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Amazon River
Ocean
Pleasant Valley
Waifs on the Rails Continue Page One
Mt. Carmel lecteurs recount an engaging letter from a sister and mother as a boy drifts from home. Rail officials describe the rise of white collar hobos and the scale of transients. El Paso and Kansas City logs show thousands moving, with police limited by jail capacity and welfare funds exhausted.
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Mt. Carmel
Bureau
el Paso
Kansas City
Slow rains aid crops on South Plains and Panhandle
Slow drizzle near Lubbock and across the South Plains relieved pastures and crops, while heavier showers fell from Oklahoma to the North Panhandle. Rains varied from light showers to over an inch with heavy bursts between Shamrock and Wellington and at Happy Floydada Memphis and Clarendon. Forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Wednesday for Amarillo and vicinity.
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North Panhandle
South Plains
Oklahoma
Lubbock
Texico
Shamrock
Wellington
Happy
Floydada
Memphis
Clarendon
Northeast Plains
Spearman
Shattuck
Okla
Miami
Waynoka
Amarillo
Bourbon Prince Slashed to Death in Paris Apartment
Paris report says Prince Ed gard of Bourbon, Austrian branch of the French royal family, was found slain with a razor in a woman friend’s apartment. The 1870-born prince, husband of American Clara B Cringer, reportedly attacked her and was killed in self defense after a struggle. The prince’s mother was Alice De Bourbon. authorities note declining finances.
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Paris
Prince Edgard of Bourbon
Clara B. Cringer
Austria
Ondeleria Brau Soler
Edgard
Alice de Bourbon
Absentee Votes Rise Ahead of Second Primary
Absentee votes reached 150 at the county clerk’s office as the second primary nears. The rush peaked in the final days with over 100 daily ballots. the last day to vote is August 27 and the final filing for second primary campaign expenses is August 18.
Dismissed Lubbock Professor Plans Brazil Trip
Dr John C Granberg former Texas Tech faculty member says he will sail to Brazil as dismissal review continues. He criticizes the board while national associations probe the action and 175 local carpenters sign a union declaration condemning the dismissal for outspoken sympathy with labor and anti trust views.
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Lubbock
U.P
John C. Granberg
Texas Technological College
Brazil
Granberg
American Federation of Teachers
American Civil Liberties Union
American Association of University Professors
John L. Green
Lubbock Carpenters’ Union
Markets Amarillo Markets Grain and Poultry Quotes
Local quotations list grain and produce prices in Amarillo for wheat oats barley and poultry. Prices cover capons ducks hens and various fowl weights with per hundredweight and per bushel figures, reflecting regional market conditions and the national cotton supply report noted from Washington.
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Amarillo
Americans win dramatic eight-oared race
In a tense 2000 meter final Italy led early with Canada and Great Britain close behind, but the United States boat surged in the last hundred meters to defeat Italy by two fifths of a second. The victory sparked vivid reactions as Mussolini’s regime faced the upset. Time 6 minutes 37.35 seconds.
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Mussolini
Italy
America
Canada
Great Britain
Molochon
Britain
Five Year Trade Plan At Ottawa Conference
Ottawa August 16 The empire trade conference moved toward a British five year plan. Negotiated accords would last five years and be terminable on six months notice. Britain and Canada aimed for a final agreement by tomorrow night though tariff measures on foreign food products in Britain posed the main hurdle for the talks.
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Ottawa
Ont
Great Britain
Canada
Nine Face Trials In District Court
Nine men are set for trial as the eight weeks August term of the 47th District Criminal Court opens Monday. The list includes Jack Reid with eight forgery counts, Raymond Hardy and Marshal Ratliff a burglary and theft over 50 dollars felony, W B Hamilton for liquor violations, Willie Ray Eakle burglary, Willie Carter possession and sale of liquor, O Q Rutledge a statutory offense, and D L Hollis and G W Chewning charged with arson.
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47Th District Criminal Court
Jack Reid
Raymond Hardy
Marshal Ratliff
W. B. Hamilton
Willie Ray Eakle
Willie Carter
O. QO. Rutledge
D. L. Hollis
G. W. Chewning
Cotton Year Ended July 81 Census Figures
The census bureau reports the cotton year ending July 81 with 28,170,748 bales produced exclusive of linters. Consumption 4,869,108 bales, net exports 8,706,890 bales, and carryover 9,662,316 bales. For the previous year supply was 18,314,064 bales with 6,262,974 bales consumed, 6,767,475 bales net exported, and carryover 6,369,998 bales. The Agriculture Department’s estimate for this year’s crop is 11,806,000 bales.
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Department of Agriculture
New Push to Permit Wells Near Oklahoma City Homes
Residents of a large district near the city petitioned the planning board to allow oil drilling in the area, risking a clash with the city's push to keep oil development out of residential neighborhoods. Governor Murray warned that martial law could be declared if authorities cannot keep out the derricks.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
City Planning Board
William H. Murray
Rain totals reach 2.75 inches in Plainview area
Rain in the Plainview area over the past 24 hours reached 2.75 inches with the heaviest downpour 1.85 inches in 1.5 hours yesterday afternoon. Water backed up to floor levels of several business houses.
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Plainview
Legion delegates to report at Hanson Post meeting
Delegates returning from the state convention at Corpus Christi will report to Hanson Post of the American Legion tonight at 8. The meeting will be held at the Legion home with Commander Carrie Nation and Commander-elect Fred E Young as main speakers.
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Corpus Christi
Hanson Post
American Legion
Legion
Carrie Nation
Fred E. Young
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