Massive roundup nets 381 excursionists in Richmond
Richmond, August 18. The largest police roundup in city history ends with 381 Black excursionists jailed after a Hopewell river trip to raise library funds. Most jailed overnight. only fifty posted bail. Allegations include theft of watermelons and other goods from Nick Limbit store, plus property damage. Police had help from Hopewell town sergeant J. Redman and three patrol wagons to transport prisoners.
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Richmond
Richmond Police Department
South Side Strutters’ Social and Lierary Club
Hich
Hopewell
Nick Limbit
J. €. Redman
Local notices and travel chatter from Amarillo
A jumble of social notes from Amarillo features moves of residents and visitors. Names and addresses appear for Mrs Zack Scott, Miss Roberta McIlroy, Miss Mellroy, Cora Avery, and many others with travels to Austin Seattle Denver Fort Worth California and Branson Missouri.
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Roberta McIlroy
Georgetown
H. W. Galbraith
Polk Street
Mellroy
Seattle
Washington
Amarillo
Davises Head Home After South Visit
North Side News notes Mr and Mrs P T Davis leaving for Post Oak after weeks with son T L Davis and family at 705 North Buchanan. Buchanan Street Methodist Sunday school report eighty six members and sixteen dollars fifty cents collected yesterday. Missionary Society to stage Little Tom Thumbs Wedding on Friday August 29 to fund parsonage repairs. Admission twenty and thirty five cents. Visitors L A Grady family and Okley family of Willow Okla stay with J C Boynton family at 608 A North Lincoln. Miss Mary Wilcox and Asa Wilcox depart for Kansas City after two weeks visiting.
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G.placey
Miss Pauline
Branson
Frank Mumfort
Mr. Mumfortt
Keystone Market
North Side
P. T. Davis
Post Oak
T. L. Davis
North
Buchanan Street
The
Missionary Society of the
Buchanan Street Methodist Church
Tom Thumb
Shamrock Renews W T C C Membership
Shamrock reaffirmed its West Texas Chamber of Commerce affiliation as district manager 3S. J. Cole received a letter from W. H. Walker Shamrock Chamber of Commerce secretary noting a new high school nearly finished a new hotel under construction and about thirty houses rising. Crop conditions around Shamrock were reported as never better by Walker.
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Shamrock
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
J. Cole
Cole
W. H. Walker
Shamrock Chamber of Commerce
Walker
New Lithuanian Envoy Presents Credentials in Washington
Kazys Bizaukas arrives as Lithuania's new minister to the United States and opens his Washington office with one assistant. He presented his credentials to the president and began duties as the diplomatic liaison.
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Kazys Bizaukas
United States
He Ha
Washington
Selmer Soldier Reports to Recruiter for Return to Army
Ralph McCullough reported to Sergeant Walter Freeman in Selmer after leaving the army to surrender. He said he left his aunt at Mort Bliss without permission and now wishes to return to duty, expressing willingness to stay thirty years if allowed. Freeman jailed him locally and wired Port Bliss for transport logistics. he may return to Fort Bliss alone when arrangements are made.
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Ralph McCullough
Freeman
McCullough
Port Bliss
Fort Bliss
Weaver Garners Support in Amarillo Railroader Vote
Edward Fe Weaver, candidate for railroad commissioner place No 1, counts hundreds of allies among Amarillo railroad men. A brakeman and conductor over sixteen years, he led Amarillo by a solid margin in the first primary and is expected to fare well in the runoff next Saturday.
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Edward Fe Weaver
Amarillo
Weaver
Ed Weaver
Hl. G. Hamrick
Texas
Telephone switchboard design described in ad copy
An ad describes a telephone switchboard where each subscriber line is duplicated across sections of the board. The feature is highlighted as a key selling point for the Daily Globe want ad.
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Multiple Telephone Switch Board
Daily Globe
Social clubs schedule for the week
The week lists meetings for the San Jacinto Home Economies Club Baptist chapel at 2 30 PM on Monday with invitation to all. Adelphia society meets with Mrs B L Smith at Polk Street. Tuesday noon the Triple T Needle club gathers at Mrs LV Lionhard's home. Canyon Girls' club meets 2 30 PM with Mrs W S Kenyon. Women's Missionary Society of Houston Street Methodist meets at 3 PM. Polk Street Methodist Missionary society meets 3 30 PM with Mrs O K Gilvin. Mizpah club meets 9 30 AM at Mrs J W Hill. Saturday Amarillo Country Club dance.
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San Jacinto
Baptist Chapel
Triple T Needle Club
LV. Lionhard
Tyler Street
Canyon Girls’ Club
W.S. Kenyon
Taylor Street
Women's Missionary Society of the
Houston Street Methodist Church
Mizpah Club
J. W. Hill
Monroe Street
Amarillo Country Club
Noted engineer views Plainview with local men
August 18. Randall engineer for a major electric concern visited Plainview with A. Stinnet and C. B. Pasch of Amarillo. He was impressed by local agricultural development and shallow wells used to assess plans for an electric power project generating current in the Amarillo gas fields and transferring it via high tension lines to the South and North Plains.
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Plainview
Mainview
Randall
A. &. Stinnet
C. B. Pasch
Amarillo
South
North Plains
Telephone as nationwide utility in United States
The telephone system connects one to eight people in the country, every home and business, any time, any hour, and night. The United States leads with universal service and centralized national responsibility unlike any other nation or public service organization.
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United States of America
Fire destroys properties under Catton Plate Glass policy
Fire damage reported affecting properties insured by Catton Plate Glass Insurance. M Lefforge & Co. involved in the incident, with FF coverage under the Fire Life and Automobile policy line. Further details pending official assessment.
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Fire, Life, Automobile
Catton, Plate Glass Insurance, All Kinds Ff, M. Lefforge & Co
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Thomas Seay
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Lincoln Street
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Kan
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West Nineteenth Street
H.S. Milholland
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Cedar Rapids, Jr
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Grounds of
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Mrs. Robinett
J. PD. Stoneham
Anna Anderson
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C. RR. Galleghry
Fillmore Street
John Chumley
Tra Fowler
North Tyler Street
Walter Dammier
Brad School
St. Anthony’s Sanitarium
Muriel Simmons
St. Anthony's Sanitarium
Walton Forest
Dutton, M. D
Blackburn Building
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Nonn Bidg
North Side News
Methodist Sunday School
Mary Wilcox
Asa Wilcox
Kansas City
Sealey Mattress Co
Bromert
D.C
W.T.C.C
Selmer
Alw.o.l
Sergeant Freeman
Anorg Railroaders
Adelphia Society
B. L. Smith
Grover Bishop
Polk Street Methodist Missionary Society
O. K. Gilvin
Harrison Street
Vistps Plainview
Responsible National
Great Bell Organization
Bell Tailors
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