Remembering Tom Kidd and a Reader’s Charity Gift
An Amarillo News Globe tribute recalls printer Tom Kidd and his long service at local papers. The column highlights a $500 donation from Mrs. P. A. Worley to the Children’s Home, plans for clothing drives, and weather notes amid political chatter and community notices.
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Tom Kidd
News-Globe
Mr. Kidd
Kidd
Amarillo Globe
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Daily News
Old Tack
Old Tom
Amarillo
Pamps
P. A. Worley
Need Cook At Once Seeks Immediate Kitchen Lead
Dear Tack reader writes seeking a cook to take charge of a kitchen at once. The note appears in Letters page with casual plea for employment.
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Tack
Ice Picks and Gunfire Kill Five In New Jersey
A weekend spree left five men dead in New Jersey as police investigated a brutal series of killings. Evelyn Higgins, 25, daughter of Maj. William Higgins, was wounded while crossing a vacant lot in Jersey City after an auto ride. Victims included Andrew Fabrizino and Vincent Buccio in Harrison, William Maloney near Union City, and John Stuchs in a Ringoes farm raid.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Evelyn Higgins
Maj
William Higgins
A. Harry Moore
Jersey City
Higgins
Andrew Fabrizino
Vincent Buccio
Brooklyn
Harrison
William Maloney
Union City
North Bergen
John Stuchs
Trenton
Ringoes
Delay in Switching Charge Increase Reported
Five railroads sought a jump in carload switching charges from 3.15 to 8.10 but the Interstate Commerce Commission postponed the change for seven months. Texas and Pacific Santa Fe Missouri Kansas Texas Cotton Belt and South Pacific had already applied a new schedule last Saturday. Similar increases were asked by Cotton Belt at Waco and Cot sicana the T P at Dallas and by the M E T at Dallas and Wichita Falls.
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Freeport
Texas
New Orleans
Coolidge Cousin Dies in California Car Wreck
SAN BERNARDINO Cal Aug 22 Charles B Coolidge of Los Angeles was killed with his wife and another woman in an automobile crash 100 miles northeast of here. He was tentatively identified as a cousin of former President Coolidge after letters in a strong box in his car indicated the kinship, Coroner A W Uren said.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Charles B. Coolidge
Los Angeles
Here
Coolidge
A. W. Uren
Monarchist Rebellion Leaders to Face Court Martial
General Jose Sanjurto and three confederates will be court martialled within 48 hours in Madrid, threatened with the firing squad. President Mariano Gomez of the supreme court said trials start Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Madrid
Jose Sanjurto
Republic
Mariano Gomez
Supreme Court
Governor Sir John Middleton Resigns in Newfoundland
In St Johns Newfoundland on August 22 the king accepted the resignation of Gov Sir John Middleton who led the Newfoundland government since 1928. The move follows unrest last April when rioters forced him to requisition the Cruiser Dagon and threaten harsh action.
Just Folks
Laughter brings instant relief from care and doubt restoring joy and freeing the soul from the weight of pride and pain. Comedy exposes cant and plans, loosening bonds of life and letting people breathe.
Detective Shot in Battle With Yeggs
Houston detective T. C. Eubanks was shot in the hand during a pistol battle with four burglars surprised inside a grocery store. An auto riddled with bullets was found near the hospital where a suspect sought treatment. The four fled in a car after exchanging fire.
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Houston
U.P
T. C. Eubanks
Eubanks
Heat Wave Spreads Across Europe
Heat from the British Isles moved into continental Europe over the weekend with temperatures above 100 degrees in parts of France and Italy. Berlin reached 98 degrees the hottest day in 67 years, while drownings occurred in Berlin and Munich as residents sought relief. Hamburg suffered a heavy wind that damaged 40 houses. Temperatures cooled somewhat overnight across the region and relief was anticipated.
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London
British Isles
Europe
France
Italy
Berlin
Munich
Hamburg
Germany
Mrs Edith McCormick Improves Despite Incurable Ailment
Chicago August 22 Edith McCormick's condition improved today and physicians noted her remarkable vitality. They cautioned she remains incurable and could live days or weeks.
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Chicago
Edith McCormick
Barrymore Prince Christened at Pasadena Church
The two month old crown prince John Blyth Barrymore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dolores Costello John Barrymore, was christened Sunday at St Andrew's Catholic Church in Pasadena with the family present.
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Barrymore Prince
Pasadena
Calif
Crown Prince
Royal Theatrical Family
Barrymore
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
John Blyth Barrymore
Dolores Costello
John Barrymore
Reichstag eyed plan for 150000 jobs in 309 million mark program
Berlin reports a government plan to spend 309 million marks to provide a year of employment for 150000 men as a measure against rising unemployment. The report notes more than 5 million idle and positions the plan as a Reichstag proposal.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Prohibition Candidates Backed by Texas Federation
The Texas Federation of Anti Prohibition clubs endorsed Miriam A Ferguson for governor in the August 27 Democratic primary along with George B Terrell Joseph W Bailey Jr and Joe Burkett for Congressmen at large Places 1 2 and 3. The federation urged all 254 counties to vote against the prohibition slate and support Ferguson Terrell Bailey and Burkett. Seizure of silk worth 5000 pesos at Nuevo Laredo Mexican customs was reported as smugglers fled.
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Texas Federation of Anti-Prohibition Clubs
John Henry Kirby
Miriam A
Ma) Ferguson
George B. Terrell
Joseph W. Bailey, Jr
Joe Burkett
Kirby
Govenor
Protestant Churches of
Texas
Dallas
Sterling
Pink Parrish
J. H
Cyclone) Davis
Sterling P. Strong
Federation
Prohibition
Markets Amarillo Markets Grain Prices
Local grain and produce houses in Amarillo quote prices for grains and related produce. Market activity noted as current quotations from area merchants.
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