Kiwanis Seeks Amarillo Named Navy Dirigible
Amarillo Kiwanis Club via Kiwanis International urges national clubs to back naming the next United States Navy dirigible after Amarillo. The appeal notes Amarillo’s central location between Akron and Los Angeles, and the local helium plant’s role in inflating the ship, seeking support from senators and congressmen.
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Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International
United States Navy
Amarillo
United States
Shenandoah
Los Angeles
Akron
Amarilo Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
Southwest
Civil Appeals Before Seventh District Court in Amarillo
Proceedings list motions granted to advance the Dickson vs Wapis Platter case set for January 6 1932 and many rehearings. Several cases affirmed reversed and rendered or submitted or set for submission on January 27 1932. Includes Caltex Cattle Co Hill Harold W English Weaver Bros Bud Bickle Galbraith Foxworth Lumber W E Sims Byrne W W Williams Southwestern Drug Concordia Fire Insurance Annie Jones Occidental Life Insurance Lido Oil Wichita Farm Lighting Fidelity Union Casualty and others from Potter Lubbock Wilbarger Hale Foard and more.
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Court of Civil Appeals
Amarillo
Co. L. Dickson
Wapies Platter Co
Caltex Cattle Co
J. E. Hill
Harold W. English
Lizzie Miller
Weaver Bros
Bill Jaggers
Bud Bickle
City of Panhandle
Henry Evans
Franklin Fire Insurance Co
W. W. Shadid
Gray
W. E. Sims
Bill Mitchell
Carson
H. E. Byrne
W. W. Williams
Lubbock
Southwestern Drug Corp
Pirst National Bank
Potter
Concordia Fire Ins. Co
McCarty Motor Co
Annie Jones
Equitable Bldg. & Loan Assn
A Bell
R. N. Beckum
All
Occidental Life Ins Co
Olive E. Jamora
Zurich General Accident & Liability Ins. Co., Ltd
Marion Wood
Hutchinson
National Mutual Accident Ins. Co
Leonard I. Davis
Lid
Highway Contracts Set Total $1 781 378
Contracts totaling 1 781 378 were awarded by the highway commission for 260 miles of highway work. Projects include 21 bridges and three grade eliminations across Calhoun Wise Houston Brown Robertson Bexar Wheeler Menard Cherokee Fayette Tarrant Hopkins Caldwell counties.
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Austin
Highway Commission
Calhoun
Wise
Houston
Brown
Robertson
Bexar
Wheeler
Menard
Cherokee
Fayette
Tarrant
Hopkins
Caldwell Counties
City Praised Over Teacher Convention Visitor Courtesy
Mayor Ernest Thompson said at a city commission meeting that Amarillo welcomed Texas teachers during the state convention and that visitors praised the city's uniform courtesy. He noted the city had asked for public cooperation during the event and that residents should know the visitors spoke highly of Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Texas
Ernest ©. Thompson
Sergeant at Arms Joseph G. Rodgers Faces Final Busy Week
Washington report on Sergeant at Arms Joseph G. Rodgers as he nears retirement. The longtime House official has managed demonstrations, served summonses, and handled cash for committees, overseeing deposits around 250000 dollars and monthly requisitions of 367083.33 dollars. Rodgers rose from clerk to his Capitol Hill post over 40 years of service.
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National House
Washington
Joseph G. Rodgers
Capitol
Rodgers
United States
Hamilton Fish Committee
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
House
Europe
Capitol Hill
Boots and Her Buddies headline in Tutt household
Professor Stephen A Tutt rests easy as his wife Cora clears misunderstandings and the comic notes Boots as the clever conspirator. The playful conflict resolves, leaving harmony in the Tutt home.
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Stephen A. Tutt
Cora
Boots
Amarillo praised for successful convention events
Mayor Thompson read a letter from R T Ellis secretary of The Texas Outlook praising Amarillo for courtesy to officials and members during the recent convention. The note commends good programs, entertainment, and the city’s efforts.
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Thompson
R. T. Ellis
Texas Outlook
Texas State Teachers Association
State Teachers Association
Amarillo
Arizona Youth Captured After Four Day Vigil
A 23 year old Bob White was taken back to Globe Arizona to face charges in a miner’s home robbery. Sheriff Charles R Byrne of Globe tracked White to Amarillo from a vigil window using binoculars. Deputy Farley arrested him as he left the house. White signed an extradition waiver and will be transported to Copper Hill near Globe. The crime involved abducting Mrs Legters and her 86 year old mother and stealing diamonds guns and the family car. Loot recovered in Clovis New Mexico and Willard New Mexico helped lead to Amarillo. Sheriff Byrne credited Sheriff W N Thompsons department for the capture.
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Arizona
Amarillo
Bob White
Globe
Ariz
White
Charles R. Byrne
Farley
C. W. Farley
Legters
Copper Hill
Clovis
N. M
Byrne
Willard
Bryne
W. N. Thompson
Made-at-Home Feed Planned Banquet in Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce announces a banquet in Amarillo featuring only products grown or manufactured there. Public admission priced by waist size at about five cents per inch. Proceeds to charity. Foodstuffs donated by manufacturers as an advertising stunt. Likely in early January.
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Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Deputy Sheriff Dies in Highway Accident Near Denison
Denison Tex Dec 2 Deputy Sheriff Tom Moore of Fannin County died from injuries after a patrol stopped to repair a tire on the highway. He and two deputies were returning from Sherman when a passing automobile struck Moore. The driver fled the scene.
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Denison
Tex
Tom Moore
Fannin County
Moore
Sherman
Wedell Sets Agua Caliente Vancouver Flight Record
James Wedell, the New Orleans pilot, established a new Agua Caliente to Vancouver flight record after a six hour forty minute trip from Mexico. Captain Frank Hawks pursued speed honors but suffered a headache and rested in Vancouver.
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San Francisco
James Wedell
New Orleans
Vancouver
Frank Hawks
Wedell
Mexico
Hawks
Freight Agents Parade Through Amarillo On Tuesday
Six rail line agents visited Amarillo to solicit business for their routes. J E McDermott traveled for Burlington, Joe Harwell for Union Pacific, J A Drummond for M E T, E O Alldredge for Grand Trunk, W L Richardson for Quanah Acme Pacific, John M Steffens for Chicago and Great Western, and W M Conway for Rock Island in Dalhart.
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Amarillo
J. E. McDermott
Dallas
Burlington
Joe Harwell
Union Pacific
J. A. Drummond
Wichita Falls
E. O. Alldredge
Tulsa
Grand Trunk
W. L. Richardson
Quanah
Acme & Pacific
John M. Steffens
Wichita, Kan
Chicago & Great Western
W. M. Conway
Rock Island
Dalhart
Wedell Recovers From CO Poisoning After Flight Incident
In Yreka California Wedell, recovering from carbon monoxide exposure that nearly left him unconscious, aimed to set a new southbound flight record. Captain Hawks illness forced a pause with plans for Agua Caliente race but Hawks declined to wait and said he must be in Chicago Thursday. Wedell broke James G. Hall’s seven hour 48 minute three second record on the trip.
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Yreka
Calif
Wedell
Captain Hawks
Frank
Agua Caliente
Hawks
Chicago
James G. Hall
New York
New Oil Chief Proposes Remedies for Oil Industry
Judge Amos L. Beaty new head of the American Petroleum Institute urges modification of antiquated anti trust laws and a tariff on oil to curb waste and boost conservation. He calls for action against bootleg gasoline and praises Governor Sterling's martial law order in East Texas to conserve resources.
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Dallas
h—Remedi
Amos L. Beaty
American Petroleum Institute
Beaty
James V. Allred
Austin
Texas
Ross Sterling
East Texas
Shoemaker Acquitted in Fatal 1930 Shooting Case
Jod Ropolto, a Houston shoemaker, was acquitted by a jury for the murder of Gus Vaughn, an insurance salesman, in a December 1930 fatal shooting.
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Houston
Tex
Jod Ropolto
Gus Vaughn
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Nunn Electric CO
Polk St
E. E. Finklea
Polk Street
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Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Independent Republican
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