Scandals of 1932 show sells 2500 seats in Amarillo
The Crippled Children's Council plans two night performances of Scandals of 1932 at the Municipal Auditorium with about 2500 reserved seats and 100 tickets held for sale at Fox Drug Store. Rehearsals are ongoing with Lela Hunter Gene West and Verna Jo Vaughn leading choruses. A four Amarillo men’s clubs cakewalk and Kiwanis number are planned.
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Crippled Children's Council
J.C. Paschal
Lela Hunter
Gene West
Verna Jo Vaughn
Pred Douglas
Council
Mississippi
Jasper Fowlkes
Amarillo
Avery Rush
H. L. Patterson
E. F. Miles
Fred Douglas
Mike Hollander
Dr. J. R. Lemonds
Earl Brame
W. W. Sharp
Barbara Mulkey
Mignon Baker
Peggy Fowler
Addie Beck
Dorothy Hall
Florence Burdine
Mary Ruth
Miss Helen
Margaret Hall
Probe of Tire Price Slash Sparks FTC Investigation Talk
Akron Beacon Journal reports executives mull a FTC inquiry into this week's tire price cut. The 5 to 10 percent cut on standard tires and 15 percent on inner tubes lowers prices to historic lows. Some manufacturers defend the move as forced by market conditions while others argue it may restrain smaller firms.
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Akron
Akron Beacon Journal
Federal Trade Commission
City Rejects Bond Proposal By Taylor Wilson Firm
Taylor Wilson Co of Cincinnati and associates proposed to handle Amarillo's 864000 refunding bond issue on a fiscal agency contract Tuesday night but the city commission rejected the plan. Other bond firms inquired by telegraph with one firm ready to bid. The firm indicated it could purchase one or both blocks of the bonds due to certain institutional accounts.
College Classification Opens Thursday at 8 A.M.
Amarillo College announces that second term classification starts at 8 o clock tomorrow to allow students to finish matriculation by 9 or 9 30 and attend the Lubbock Amarillo football game. President B E Masters stated the plan this morning.
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Amarillo College
B. E. Masters
Educator Ora Johnson Dies in Temple and San Antonio
Funeral services held here for Ora Johnson noted as a prominent girls' educator. Former Brackenridge High School principal founded Camp Waldemar north of San Antonio. death followed two operations in Temple.
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San Antonio
Ora Johnson
Temple
Miss Johnson
Brackenridge Senior High School
Camp Waldemar
Easterners Break Mid-West Bridge Title Monopoly
The Knickerbocker Whist Club of New York wins the national team championship at the American Bridge League tourney. Baron Waldemar Von Zeedtwitz and P. Hal Sims take the national pair title, with Oswald Jacoby and David Burnstine as runners-up. Philadelphia’s Mrs. J. S. Jones and Mrs. H. L. Peterson win the pair trophy in their division. Cleveland women win a midwestern victory as an independent team.
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Philadelphia
Knickerbocker Whist Club
New York
Baron Waldemar von Zeedtwitz
P. Hal Sims
Oswald Jacoby
David Burnstine
J. S. Jones
H. L. Peterson
Cleveland
Manis Sought in San Angelo Shooting Case
Authorities sought a small man after Mrs. Terry B. Sterrett said he shot her in the back at their garage during a Tuesday night affray that left her husband Tom McAfee dead. Police believe a hold up aimed to seize Sterrett family cash and checks.
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San Angelo
Terry B. Sterrett
Sterrett
Tom McAfee
Big Lake
Justice of the Peace
McAfee
Liberty on Bail Denied for Anti-Fascist Spartaco
The Pennsylvania state superior court refused to admit Orlando Spartaco to bail while appealing a two year sentence for inciting to riot during Dino Grandi’s Philadelphia visit. The court set December 14 for full court argument as attorneys argued in private chambers before Judges Linn and Cunningham.
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Philadelphia
State Superior Court
Supersedeas
Orlando Spertaco
William B. Linn
J. B. E. Cunningham
Spartaco
David Levinson
Dino Grandi
Judge Motlow Returns From Austin Trip
County Judge Sam B. Motlow returned from Austin where he spent several days on official business for the Potter County commissioner's court. He was accompanied by Bill Lampe, head of the Chamber of Commerce highway department, who also returned today.
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Sam B. Motlow
Austin
Potter County Commissioner’s Court
Bill Lampe
Chamber of Commerce Highway Department
Lampe
Rabbit found. owner urged to call 1308 Johnson Street
A stray rabbit is in need of a home with the finder asking owners to contact at 1308 Johnson Street. A separate notice offers a Persian male cat for adoption and requests interested parties dial 20691. A lonely 43 year old woman seeks a kind male friend. contact details provided.
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Johnson Street
Tack
L. F
Dear Mr. Tack Address at TIA Convention
A reader notes reflections from talks heard at the TIA convention with some regrets regarding the addresses and remarks seen in the proceedings. The letter mentions a few disappointments tied to the convention.
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Mr. Tack
Fate of Kelly Goes to Jury
John Kelly age 38 faced burglary charges in a Amarillo area case. Deputy Bebout testified he found Connor home articles in a River Road School area house Kelly occupied. Vera Brown forfeited a 250 dollar bond last Friday for non appearance.
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John Kelly
Criminal District Court
Joe Connor
Amarillo
Kelly
Connor
Charles Bebout
River Road School
John Brown
Vera Brown
J. J. Yarbrough
Streets to Don Holiday Attire Early in Week
Amarillo’s business district will be dressed in Christmas decor early next week with multicolored lights wreaths and laurel ropes. Decorations on Polk Street from Third to Tenth will reuse last year’s scheme and possibly add a block on Taylor Street. Glenn Bowen, head of the electrical department, says work starts Sunday and may finish in one day.
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Amarillo
Glenn Bowen
Polk Street
Third Avenue
Tenth Avenue
Taylor Street
City Approves December Funds for Development Board
The commission allowed December appropriation to the Board of City Development. Since April 16 the organization has received $51,428.29 of its $60,000 budget. Remaining operating balance to next April 15 is $8,571.71.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of City Development
Commission
Capone Brother Transferred to New Pen to Separate Gangs
The government ordered Ralph Capone moved from Leavenworth to McNeil Island to separate him from Chicago gang members. Al Capone remains jailed in Chicago awaiting appeal on income tax charges.
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Washington
Chicago
Capone
Ralph Capone
United States Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kansas
McNeill Island
Ralph
Supreme Court
Capones
al Capone
Truth serum convict held in Fort Worth jail
Claude Newton the so called truth serum killer is held in Fort Worth Texas on a stolen property probe after a parole exile from Oklahoma. Governor Murray had sent him to Texas on August 1 after nearly seven years for the 1924 Briggs Chumley murder. He gained notoriety in 1926 for a truth serum test at Holdenville.
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Mcalester
Okla
Claude Newton
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Tex
Murray
Newton
Texas
Briggs Chumley
Holdenville
Coxey Pleads for Hunger Marchers in Washington
Jacob S. Coxey Sr. argues for humane treatment of hunger marchers. The Massillon, Ohio, leader and former mayor-elect backs making $3.4 billion in soldier bonus certificates legal tender cashable within 30 days.
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Washington
Balky Auto Foils Escape Of Youthful Purse Thief
An 18 year old attempted a purse snatch in Houston. He clung to a moving car driven by Harvey Burkhalter and fled on foot after tossing an empty pocketbook, but the accessory balked when the car failed to start and police arrived.
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Houston
UPI
Harvey
Burkhalter
Cater Tractors
Uu Coty, Inc
Weenee
Curtiss Wright
Tees
Curt Wright
Davidson Chemsree ” del Lac & Wes O
Dupontilron
Eastman Kodak
Wee Faton Axle & Spr
Mk&trre
UA Lambert Co
Ony Nat ' Liegert Myers
Loew's
Bas
Louisville
G & EB
Montgomery Ward
Mack ‘Trocks
Manfield & Go
Mo Pac
Imyity International
Nick Be
Nat'l Bella
Hess
Willys Overian
Paramount Publix
Pathe Exchange
Tee ” Packard
Penney
Penneylvania
Pillsbury Fir M
Pullman
Parity Bakery
Nares
Radio-K-Orpheum
Remirgeton Rand
Reo Motor Car
Rep Iron & St Reynolds
U S Rubber
Sis Rie Sears Roebuck
Safeway
Taee Daty
Simmons Co
Cal Edison Ween
Aeeaee Ly United Corp
Union Pacific
United Carbon
Union Carbide
Vanadium Corp
Western Union Wees
Oklahoma City Celebrates Three Year Oil Field Strike
Oklahoma City marks the three year anniversary of finding an infant oil field in its back yard. The event recalls the first gusher and the Wild Mary Sudik episodes that blanketed the area with oil and gas. The field now has 845 producing wells and total production around 83 million barrels valued at 53.1 million dollars.
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Oklahoma City
Mary Sudik
Mexico Bars U S Hunters at Border
The border opening for a one year moratorium on hunting by aliens ended as Mexico barred American and other foreign hunters. Mexican officials announced that only Mexican citizens may hunt deer turkeys bears and mountain lions, ending permits issued to foreigners.
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Brownsville
Tex
U.S
Mexico
Matamoros
Luis Cierra
Rio Grande Valley
Public debt climbs toward 1919 peak
Washington reports the public debt rising toward the 1919 summit as of November 30 totals 17.31 billion dollars, about nine billion below the peak. The five month deficit stands at 840.4 million, with last fiscal year at 903 million. The treasury plans borrowing to cover December 15 requirements and operations until March 15.
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Washington
Treasury
Banker Identifies Suspect in Bank Robbery
Coffeyville Kansas December 2 Identified as one of two bandits who robbed Peru Kansas State Bank of about 1500 dollars November 7 John Eldridge 25 Beggs Oklahoma was held in jail at Sedan. Floyd Storer cashier and victim identified Beggs who was arrested at Okmulgee Oklahoma by officers who kept his apprehension secret to locate a second suspect. Eldridge waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to district court for trial.
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Coffeyville
Kas
Peru
John Eldridge
Beggs
Okla
Sedan
Floyd Storer
Olmulgee
Eldridge
District Court
Body of Texas Man Found in Refrigerator Box Car
The body of a man believed to be J. R. Erwin of Greenville Texas was found dead in a sidetracked refrigerator railroad car in Morrill Nebraska. Investigators thought he had been dead two or three days with fumes from a charcoal heater possibly causing death. The car had come from Gurnsey Wyoming.
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Morrill
Nebr
U.P
J. R. Erwin
Greenville
Texas
Gurnsey
Wyoming
Cities report improved unemployment conditions nationwide
Reports to the Presidents unemployment organization from Buffalo Wilmington Pittsburgh Charlotte Danville Charleston Memphis Birmingham Mobile Dallas Chicago Detroit St Louis New York Minneapolis Salt Lake City Portland and San Francisco show somewhat better employment conditions due to increased business activity.
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Washington
U.P
Buffalo
Wilmington
Pittsburgh
Charlotte
N. C
Danville
Rock Island Railroad defers semiannual dividends
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad postponed payment of its semi annual dividends of 3 on the 6 per cent preferred and 3.50 on the 7 per cent preferred stocks, due at this time. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Selover and their family formerly of 1320 Fillmore Street have moved to Seattle Washington.
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New York
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
W. P. Selover
Fillmore Street
Seattle, Wash
Loviesky Goes To Trial In Robbery Case
John Loviesky 19 tagged as a toy pistol bandit faces a criminal district court trial after a judge granted a new trial motion. He previously pleaded guilty to forcing dentist C O Hess into a sedan at gunpoint and taking the watch during a night robbery in October. Amarlillo attorney Dan McGrath to defend Loviesky.
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John Loviesky
Criminal District Court
Henry
Bishop
C. O. Hess
Doctor Hess
Leviesky
Dan McGrath
Amarillo
Amarillo City Tax Roll Increases Over 1930 Total
The Amarillo city tax roll for 1931 shows a total taxable valuation of 63,640,330 with an increase of 2,119,710 over 1930. The roll was approved by the city commission Tuesday night amid added property from a December special election to extend city limits, while the 1931 rate remains one dollar per hundred valuation.
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Amarillo
City Commission
Martial law costs and oil tax receipts analyzed
The article details state martial law expenditures from August to December, with $85,000 for early troop movements and $74,449.35 paid in November. It notes anticipated adjustments for subsistence and other costs and reports oil company gross receipts tax of $681,257 for the quarter ended June 30 and $665,712 for the quarter ended September 30. The East Texas field shutdown affected August and September collections. The state levies a two percent gross receipts tax.
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Guy
Sterling
Tulsa
Comptroller's Department
W. W. Sterling
East Texas
Noted New York Banker Sees Inevitable Low Mood
Charles E. Mitchell, chairman of National City Bank of New York, told the La Follette Senate committee that the blow of low mood could have been softened if inflation had been checked during the boom. He testified on national economic planning and said the present situation could not have been entirely avoided.
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Washington
U.P
Charles E. Mitchell
National City Bank of New York
Mitchell
la Follette Senate
Pilot Hinkler Ends Nonstop Paris Plan in Morocco
Captain Bert Hinkler, who traveled from Natal Brazil, landed in Rabat from Casablanca and announced he will abandon the non-stop flight to Paris. He will stay briefly in Rabat then proceed to Madrid and Le Bourget on Friday.
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Rabat
Morocco
Bert Hinkler
Natal
Brazil
Africa
Casablanca
Hinkler
Paris
Madrid
le Bourget
Bank Robbed by Unmasked Bandit in Pretty Prairie
An unmasked bandit robbed the Pretty Prairie State Bank this morning in Hutchinson Kas. He escaped in a small automobile with loot valued around $1 500.
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Kansas
Hutchinson
Kas
Pretty Prairie State
Canadian Board Recommends 10 Percent Rail Wage Cut
The Canadian Board of Conciliation recommends a ten percent wage reduction on Canadian railroads per a Dow Jones Ottawa dispatch. The news cites New York datelines and U.P. reporting on the labor action affecting workers and management.
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New York
U.P
Canadian Board of Conciliation Today
Dow Jones & Company
Ottawa Dispatch
Man 73 Rescues Horse and Dog in London Fire
Richard Mason, 73, risked his life at his Manchester stables to save his horse Dick. Several youths attempted entry but were repelled as Mason reached the top story and carried out the Airedale dog.
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Man
Manchester
England
Richard Mason
Mason
Rebirth and Return to Earthly Joys
A reflective verse describing a homecoming after travel and separation. The speaker notes renewed friendship, the vitality of familiar rooms, and neighbors who mirror the reader’s own journeys. It frames rebirth as learning life’s simple pleasures and shared emotions through renewed presence at home.
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Earth
Wheat and live market reports from Chicago and Kansas City
Agricultural price quotes for No 1 hard wheat and Kaffir Milo with oats barley. Chicago hog cattle and hog prices with weights and top values. Kansas City live stock prices with hog and cattle figures. New Orleans cotton quiet opening. New York Stock Letter notes on wage cut expectations and small rallies in major stocks. Includes figures for hogs cattle lambs and prices in multiple markets.
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Kansas City
Dee
New York
U. S. Steel
American Can
Case
American Telephone
Allied Chemical
Goose Girl play staged by PT A at Central Junior High
The Central Junior High School Parent-Teacher Association presents The Goose Girl a fairy tale adapted from Grimm at 8 15 pm in the High School Auditorium Proceeds aid school welfare. Lady Di marries King Pepin but a witch casts a spell changing identities. court intervention restores the princess. Oma Link Rowley directs with a chorus and fairy interludes.
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Grimm
Aus
Central Junior High School
Lady di
Pepin
Fairy
Oma Link Rowley
Nation debates Japan China policy and war footing
The piece reflects antiwar sentiment and fiscal caution as readers question U S policy toward Japan and China. It notes Hoover will avoid new wars while acknowledging wartime debts and deficits. It ends with whimsical agricultural anecdotes about pumpkin vines and optimistic food production claims.
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Japan
China
Hoover
Contractor official denies peonage in Mississippi camps
Frank Stanford, president of the Mississippi valley floor control branch of the Associated General Contractors, rejected charges of peonage and brutality against workers in Vicksburg area camps. He said he visits levee camps in Memphis, Vicksburg and New Orleans and found no conditions as described by labor federation representatives.
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Memphis
Frank Stanford
Mississippi Valley
Associated General Contractors
Vicksburg
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Labor Federation
Delegation Luncheon With Lubbock Club Planned
The Amarillo High School band and the Sandie Pep Squad will travel to Lubbock for the game after a noon school board meeting. High school dismissal will occur and pupils may be excused if they attend with parents. The Hilton Hotel in Lubbock is the Amarillo delegation HQ.
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Lubbock
Amarillo
Sandie
Hilton Hotel
Marine Engineer Harris Dies in Beaumont
Daniel C. Harris aged 57, a marine engineer, died today in Beaumont Texas. Physicians report a cause of death as poisoning from mushrooms consumed by the victim.
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Beaumont
Texas
Daniel C. Harris
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