Big Delegation Sought for D C Meet Thursday
Amarillo aims to send a large delegation to the West Texas Chamber of Commerce district meeting in Wellington on Thursday. J Cole, acting manager of the Board of City Development, says about 100 cars are hoped to travel, each adorned with Tri State fair advertising. Coles asks interested riders to call 4484 to join.
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Board of City Development
Tri-State Exposition
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Wellington
Ss. J. Cole
Harvey. Haines
Washington
Amarillo
Cole
Tack’s Amarillo program for a bigger better fairer city
The passage outlines Tack’s platform for Amarillo including lower utility rates water gas and electric, municipal services like a pool viaducts parks and a golf course, urban improvements such as Bivins lake clearer streets more trees and flowers, public transit extensions and regulated police and emergency vehicle practices. It also calls for attracting new industry and reducing the crude gasoline price spread while expediting railroad crossing eliminations.
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Bivins Lake
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Tackless Texan columns spark voter, lake, and cop debate
The Amarillo columnist urges readers to weigh Mayor Lee Bivins’s long running impact on city water works and cattle business. He praises Bivins for steering the lake project while critiquing the possibility of a Bivins Blunder. The piece also notes a missing dog reward and defends a motorcycle cop relieved of his gun during a bank robbery inquiry.
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Amarillo
Lee Bivins
Bivins
Mr. Bivins
United States
Southwest
Jake
J. H
Daddy) Harris
Charley Fisk
Old Tack
Harris
Coolidge Plans Visit to Old Faithful in Yellowstone
President Coolidge tours Yellowstone National Park stopping near Mammoth and the Old Faithful area. The party, including Mrs. Coolidge and their son John, may alter plans to fit presidential wishes as they visit Gardiner and other sights.
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Associated Press
Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
Old Faithful
Hot Springs
Chaplin Divorce Settlement Details Revealed
The article itemizes Chaplin divorce finances with $375000 paid to Mrs Chaplin now and $100000 each in 1928 and 1929 plus $50000 the following year while a $200000 trust fund funds future gains for the couple’s children. Attorneys fees total about $950000 plus other costs. The trial was described as tame.
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Young and Young
Erwin T. McMurray
San Francisco
Chaplin
Lee and Lee
Youngs
George Beebe
New York
Remembering cops and humanity in tough times
An editorial paragraph defends policemen as human beings with families and bills, urging not to condemn all officers for wrongs. It notes a job seeker, J. L. Cameron, needing work to cover medical debts and asks readers to suggest opportunities. It also mentions names Charley McAfee, A. P. Parker, and Erasmus, plus readers urged to read tonight’s letters.
Father of Former Amarillo Man Dies
Announcement of the death of the father of Grover and Porter Malone of Pampa and Mrs Alma Mosely of Amarillo. Mrs Mosley left immediately for Hillsboro. The funeral is to be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Porter and Grover Malone are former Amarillo citizens. They were in the undertaking business here, selling their business to the Blackburn Funeral Home.
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Grover
Porter Malone
Pampa
Alma Mosely
Amarillo
Mosley
Hillsboro
Porter
Grover Malone
Blackburn Funeral Home
Farley Ad Critique and Amarillo Police Complaint
A reader attacks Cal Farley for misdirected advertising, praises his tire service, and notes Farley’s publicity prowess. The letter from Erasmus Tack complains Amarillo police invade tenants’ apartments, arrest residents, and fine them, urging investigation for rights and fair policing.
Amarillo Traffic Observations From A Visitor
A visiting reader comments on Amarillo's traffic enforcement and police presence. He praises the traffic squad but criticizes cowboy patrolmen and urges better parks funding, while noting a respectful city response and prior incidents that sparked this letter.
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Amarillo
Texas
Polk Street
Williams
Perryton Birthday Celebration Draws Thousands
Perryton marked its eighth birthday with over 8000 attendees for speeches, dances, a carnival, horse racing and local attractions. An Aug. 22 baseball win over Wheeler 7 to 4 featured Duncan’s three extra-base hits and four RBIs. Homer D. Wade of the West Texas Chamber urged regional progress.
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Globe
Perryton
Marvin Jones
Wheeler
Smith
Criss
Marrs
Cooper
Clayton
Duncan
Homer D. Wade
West Texas Chamber
Sacco and Vanzetti Die in New England Execution
The Sacco and Vanzetti case ends as the two Italian immigrants and Celestino Madeiros are executed at 12:19 to 12:26 a m in a fortress like prison. The methodical triple hanging ends with final words from Vanzetti proclaiming innocence. Guards disperse as the dawn nears.
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Celestino Madeiros
Sacco
Vanzetti
Frederick Parmenter
Alexander Berardelli
Madeiros
Nicola Sacco
Ian
Farwell
Robert Elliott
Letter from A Visitor to Amarillo Paper
A visitor writes wishes for success to the Amarillo newspaper, affirming support for the city and community betterment and expressing appreciation for the paper’s efforts. The brief note closes with cordial regards and a signature of A. Visitor.
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Amarillo
Toffana the Poisoner of 17th Century Italy
Italian assassin Toffana, active in the 1600s, earned fame as history’s notorious poisoner. Records attribute her to more than six hundred victims before her arrest and execution.
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Toffana
Just Folrs' 3d Edgar A. A.G guest of
A poem by Edgar A Guest contrasts adult debates with a five year old's stubborn will. Adults argue and eventually yield, while a child persists and wins through quiet persistence, ending with grownups submitting after a long day of battle.
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Edgar A. Guest
Kansas City Markets Race Through Hogs Cattle and Lambs
Hogs 7,000 head uneven and mostly steady to 10 cents lower top $10.35. Cattle 12,000 with calves 3,000 steady, weighty calves down to $9.00, top $13.00. Sheep 10,000 and lambs 26 cents lower, Colorado lambs $13.50, natives around $12.76 to $12.60. Also Chicago and Oklahoma City markets listed with varied shifts and commodity prices. Bar silver and Liberty bonds quoted, New Orleans Cotton futures opened steady. Poultry and stocks sections show mixed activity across major exchanges.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Colorado
Livestock Prices Steady in St Louis and East St Louis Market
In East St Louis on Aug 23 Hoge 14,000 head steady with top hogs at 10.75. Packing sows around 7.00, good 90 to 130 pound pigs 9.00 to 9.75. Cattle 7,000 with calves 2,500 steady. best welers 60c lower at 15.00, yearlings to 13.85. Some matured steers may rise. cows 6.00 to 7.00. Sheep 6,000 with no early sales.
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Chicago
The
Associated Press
Choice Rangers
Oklahoma City
New Orleans Cotton Prices Rally on Census Ginning Figures
Cotton futures rose after the census bureau announced ginning figures for August 16 at 457 031 bales. October gained to 20.75 and December to 21.08 as markets recovered from early losses caused by weaker Liverpool cables and fears of large ginning totals.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Census Bureau
Liverpool
Chicago
James E. Bennett & Co
New York
May
Mrs. Bernice Fry Dies Here At 24
Mrs Bernice Fry 24 wife of Truett Fry died yesterday afternoon at 4 at the family home 201 Alabama The body was sent to Greenville for burial by N S Griggs and Sons Burial is set for Wednesday The husband and Mrs J A Dunivan an aunt accompanied the body
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Bernice Fry
Truett Fry
Alabama
Greenville
N. S. Griggs and Sons
J. A Dunivan
Sheriff Sale in Potter County Texas 1927
Sheriff Wiley Pollard will sell on September 6 1927 at the J I Case Threshing Machine Company premises in Amarillo Texas. The property is a 2040 Case Tractor No 42163 owned by S R Guthrie levied to satisfy a judgment for 2262 80 plus costs in favor of J I Case Threshing Machine Company. The sale is by execution issued June 16 1927 from the Potter County District Court.
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State OF
Texas
Potter
District Court
Potter County
A. D
J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company
S. R. Guthrie
Amarillo
Towit
Wiley Pollard
Sam Ramsey
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D.C
Coca Cola Distributing
Edwards Bottling Company
Mistletoe Creamery
Howdy
Bex Canyon
Box Canyor
Tack
Ensign Hammer
Ringling and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Blasdel Lake
Marrs Lake
Amarillo Lake
Tyler
O. W
Coolidge
J. L. Cameron
North Jackson Street
Charley McAfee
A. P. Parker
Eraser
Erasmus
Farley
Cal Farley
Gene Tunney
Cal
Parker
Mr. Farley
Tunney
Tunney-Dempsey
Eves
Liberty
Treasury
E.m. Allied Sheencan
Bennett & Co
Seevenevers
American Steele & Foundry
American Tele
Anaconda Copper
Associated Dry Goods Atchison, Topeka
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Barnsdall Corporation
Bethlehem Steel
Eee
Butler Brothers
Cerre de Pasco Copper
Chicago & Alton
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Rock Island & Palents General Asphalt
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Chile Copper
Coca Cols
Colorado Fuel & Ire
Crucible Steel
DuPont de Nemour
Famous Players
General Electric Great Western Sugar
Houston Oil
Illinoi Central
Inspiration Copper International Nickel , International Tele
Telg
Jordan Motors
Kelly Springfield
Kennecott Copper Marland Oi
Montgomery Ward & Co
Moon Motors Ohio
Packard Motor Chrysler
Colorado & Southern
Dodge Motors
General Motors
Hudson Motors Independent
Oi & International Paper
Kansas City Southern
Mack ‘Trucks
Missouri Pacific
Nash Motors
Pan-American Pet. & Trans
Phillips Petroleum
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Shell Union of
Sinclair
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Stewart Warner
Studebaker
Texas & Pacific
Union Pacific
U. S
U. S. Rubber
United States Ae
Willys-Overland , Woolworth
Addy Ata Coe
James Es Bennett & Co
Willborn Bros. Co
Houston Street
Santa Fe
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