Will Rogers Range Riders Rally Panhandle Spirit
A guest column lauds Amarillo and the Panhandle community, praising the Will Rogers Range Riders and local support from Chamber of Commerce and civic groups. The author, a New Mexico government attorney, extols regional pride, parade culture, and a shared cooperative spirit shaping life in Amarillo and surrounding towns.
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New Mexico
Mexico City
Sea Shore
Chamber of Commerce
Tri-State Fair
Will Rogers
Rex Mahoney
Dalhart
Panhandle
Amarillo
Panhandie
America
Tack Column Contest Nears Final Judging
The Old Tack column contest drew 236 submissions to select a writer for next week’s column pay of 100 dollars. Entries are numbered and judged by a four member panel including a renowned columnist. The winning writer will contribute five columns and be paid 100 dollars.
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Globe News
Alaska
Sunday News Globe
Monday Globe
Tack
Panhandle
Old West nostalgia and political ribbing in a News-Globe column
A rambling reminiscence mixes faith in humanity with humor about ignorance and frontier life. The writer jokes about cow thieves, Roosevelt, and packing the court, while promising to avoid politics and weather in future columns and expressing loyalty to The News-Globe.
Woman offers nurse and home care services in ad
A 50 year old experienced practical nurse seeks housework child care boarding house or cooking and nursing work. She prefers nights at home and can furnish references. Call 2 3460. Lost car keys in a small leather case. Reward offered. Contact J R Shidel er 1504 East 4th Ave.
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Tack
Polk Street
5Th and
7Th Avenue
East 6Th Avenue
J. R. B. Shideler
East 4Th Ave
YMCA Plans Fall Athletic Program
The inter-church athletic council met to map a fall and winter program including tennis golf and bowling. An inter-church tennis tournament was planned with Jim Utterback Harry Bosman and Bob Spooner named tournament directors. Ed Lynch Vernon Hulme and Gene Wilson led golf arrangements. Jim Utterback Harry VanHorn and W H McKurrahan directed bowling.
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Inter-Church Athletic Council
Y.M. C.A
Jim Utterback
Harry Bosman
Bob Spooner
Ed Lynch
Vernon Hulme
Gene Wilson
Harry VanHorn
W. H. McKurrahan
Tax Rates and County Valuation Rise Amid Board Delays
Tax officials report 1926 through 1933 rate changes with the state dropping to 58 cents per 100 and Amarillo valuations rising to about 36.5 million due to new buildings. The county aims to finish equalization in three days as residents face longer waits at the city school board due to detailed checks and valuation explanations by engineer George Ehrenborg.
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City School Board
George Ehrenberg
Amarillo
Ehrenborg
State Fair Rodeo Plans Clash With Tax Board Reforms
Amarillo plans a two day working cowboy rodeo at Tri State Fair grounds on August 31 and September 1 with stock from Jones Brothers of Claude. Meanwhile the equalization board revises property values and handles protests, aided by deputies and Ehrenberg staff to inform taxpayers.
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Jones Brothers
Claude
Tri-State Fair
Ralph
Bill Jones
Southwest
Amarillo
Ralph Jones
Labor Day
Amarillo Seeks Defense Role With Congressional Support
A delegation led by Col. FE A Simpson and including Mayor Joe Jenkins and other local figures was urged to fly to Washington to push Amarillo's defense interests. Simpson backed public action to expose those profiting from the matter, seeking unity at a mass meeting if needed. The piece ends noting the Mediterranean garbanzo as a food staple in Spanish countries.
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Amarillo
Col
FE. A. Simpson
John Boyce
Jay Taylor
Ed Hardin
Joe Jenkins
R. Thomson
B. Whittenberg
Charles, Dick
Arthur Ware
John McCarty
Washington
Gene Worley
Colonel Simpson
School Funds Talk Set for Tonight
The 1941-42 budget for Amarillo Public Schools and Amarillo College will be discussed at a public hearing at 7:30 tonight in the high school building. The budget contemplates higher operating costs and omits the tax rate pending equalization board action. Taxpayers and others interested are invited to attend.
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Amarillo Public Schools
Amarillo College
Equalization Board
Policeman Delivers Baby In McKeesport
Patrolman Dan Nelson answered a call about Mrs. Helen Prelez 23 ill. He summoned a physician and rushed to the Prefez home where, before the doctor arrived, he delivered a seven-pound baby girl. The report notes Aries the ram as the common sign.
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Mckeesport
U.P
Dan Nelson
Helen Prelez
Nelson
Prefez
Charlie McCarthy's sister Ophelia revealed in Decatur
In Decatur Michigan Edgar Bergen announced his son Charlie McCarthy has a baby sister named Ophelia at a hometown party. Bergen, visiting after ten years, shared the news as part of the town event. An old Waterloo Nebraska 1910 ordinance permitting barbers to eat onions between 7 A M and 1 P M is also noted.
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Decatur, Mich
U.P
Charlie McCarthy
Ophelia
Edgar Bergen
Decatur
Bergen
Waterloo
Neb
Tablet confirms expulsion of Adam and Eve in ancient east
An archaeological tablet unearthed in northern Mesopotamia in 1932 indicates the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden was known in the East around six thousand years ago.
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North
Mesopotamia
Eve
Garden
East
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