Presbyterian Banquet at Central Church Tonight
About 600 members of Central Presbyterian Church will gather in Fellowship Hall for a Dedication week banquet. No money aside from the cost per plate will be charged, with no collections or subscriptions. The program includes music by the church orchestra, invocations, mass singing, a quartet, a poem, a musical monologue, an address by Dr. George P. Baily of Kansas City, and benediction.
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Central Presbyterian Church
George P. Bally
Kansas City
Central Presbyterian Church Orchestra
E. B. Hall
W. H. Matthews
Jim Farwell
Jasper Fowlkes
Leslie Welsch
L. H. Greer
J. W. Hill
Themsie Bean
Our Church
Carrie Watrous Downing
Lloyd Fletcher
Irving Tolzien
George P. Baily
W. H. Matthews Benediction
Gas drought in Amarillo prompts call for action
The writer laments a cold morning as Amarillo gas supply runs short, blaming the Amarillo Gas company owned by Prairie Oil and Gas and its parent linked to John D. Rockefeller. He urges bigger mains and criticizes the lack of heat during a freezing day, while noting political and personal touches about gas pipelines and a forthcoming book.
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Amarillo
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Himalayas
Atta Boy
Bivins
Harris
Brymer
Girl Scout Official Honored In Amarillo Luncheon
Miss Migs Pauling Wherry, regional Girl Scout director for five states, was honored in Amarillo with a luncheon at the Amarillo hotel. Twenty council members attended as reports showed membership rising from twenty seven to ninety two since her first visit a year ago. Wherry praised committees for their excellent work and spoke on district progress after traveling from Lubbock where she led a leaders course.
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Migs Pauling Wherry
Girl Scout Organization
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Utah
Arizona
Lubbock
Girl Scout Council of
Amarillo
Miss Wherry
Missionary Otho Fujimori to Lecture at Church of Christ
Dr Otho Fujimori a Japanese native and veteran missionary will lecture at the Church of Christ at Tenth and Fillmore streets this evening at o'clock. He will illustrate the talk with pictures and the public is invited to attend.
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Otho Fujimori
Japan
Church of Christ, Tenth
Fillmore Streets
Fujiimori
Funeral Today for Frank Livermore Veteran Conductor
Funeral services for Frank Livermore veteran Fort Worth and Denver conductor were to be held at 1 p.m. under Masonic auspices with Dr. R. Thomson officiating. The body will be sent to Anthony Kansas for burial. He was 55 and had served 41 years with Fort Worth and Denver. Surviving are two sisters Mrs Nettie Strange and Mrs Mae Northrop of Anthony Kansas.
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Frank Livermore
Fort Worth & Denver
Masonic
R. Thomson
Blackburn
Anthony
Kansas
Livermore
Lincoln
Nettie Strange
Mae Northropth
Old Tack's Amarillo program for a bigger, fairer city
A list of proposals for Amarillo promising lower living costs, cheaper utilities, more parks and trees, improved infrastructure including viaducts and road improvements, a public pool, municipal golf, and measures to attract industry. It calls for regulation of emergency vehicle drivers and stopping street dirt, while expanding public services and making the city more livable.
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Bivins Lake
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Peace Endangered In Eastern Europe
Geneva December news reports Premier Waldemaras of Lithuania warned the League of Nations that conditions risking eastern European peace now exist as he opened an attack on Poland in the Polish Lithuanian controversy.
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Geneva
Europe
Waldemaras
Lithuania
Council of the
League of Nations
Poland
Mellon Reports Healthier Economy With Slower Prosperity Surge
Secretary Mellon told Congress that America’s prosperity wave has receded to a normal level with solid fundamentals. He cited eight conclusions including robust business volume, high wages, strong construction, and reduced fixed capital charges. He noted a 3 percent rise in check payments in the year and an overall surplus approaching 635 million dollars, with debt down to 18.51 billion. He urged tax cuts and broader federal building programs while warning of moonshine enforcement shifts and rising automobile cross border trade.
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United Press
Washington
America
Mellon
Congress
United States
Federal Reserve System
District of Columbia
Prohibition Bureau
Coast Guard
Public Health Service
Customs Bureau
Canadian
Gas pressure woes in cold snap prompt city actions
The article discusses a sudden severe cold wave causing gas pressure problems across the city. Officials cite 8 degree temperatures, valve shutdowns, and plans to install larger mains and a new line in days. City commissioner urges protection for residents and contemplates charter issues if needed.
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Brown
Cartwright
Harris
Panhandle
San Jacinto
Rebecca Rogers Faces Bank Robbery Trial In Texas
LA GRANGE Dec 7 Rebecca Rogers awaits trial on a bank robbery charge after a lengthy jury selection process. Five jurors, all farmers, have been seated and deputies rush more venire to replace exhausted panels as court recesses until 1 73 p m.
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Associated Press
LA Grange
Rebecca Rogers
Buda
Mexican held on pandering count freed in district court
John Bazan, claiming to be 85, was found not guilty yesterday in district court on a pandering charge. The Mexican man testified he rented rooms to two Mexican girls and earned 25 percent from illicit earnings. he denied involvement with their visitors. He estimated his birth year as 1842 and said he would live about twenty more years. PF. H. Woodward defended Bazan.
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John Bazan
Bazan
Hazelwood
Congress
Army
Navy Air Services
Navy
Department of Commerce
Prohibition Bureau
Post Office Department
Veterans Bureau
Budget Bureau
Agricultural Department
Shipping Board
Interior
Department
Coolidge Dam
Panama Canal
Pacific Locks
Chagress River
Alhajuela
Panama
Turkey Show Opens With Large Pet Stock Display
Turkeys arrive this afternoon from downstate breeders for a poultry show and pet stock exhibit that may surpass past displays. The Texas chapter of the American Fur Growers association will display 00 rabbits if space allows, plus local pigeon stock. Counties represented include Tarrant, Hall, Hale, Deaf Smith, and Lubbock with county prizes. Tarrant breeders will lead with The Reeves of White Plymouth Rocks. Over $1,000 in premiums will be offered, funded by the Board of City Development. The event runs Thursday through Monday, drawing thousands, with judging by FE Branch and Walter Burton.
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Downstate
Texas
American Fur Growers Association
Tarrant
Hall
Hale
Deaf Smith
Lubbock
Tarrant County
Reeves
White Plymouth Rocks
Board of City Development
FE. C. Branch
Lees Summitt
Walter Burton
Arlington
Rites for Blackburn Infant Held at Nazarene Church
Funeral services for 10 month old James Marlie Blackburn son of Mr and Mrs Hugh Blackburn were held at the Nazarene church with burial in Llano cemetery. Proceedings from the Seventh District Court of Civil Appeals at Amarillo included rehearings and submissions across many cases including Kentucky Oil National Bank and local banks with multiple parties.
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James Marlie Blackburn
Hugh Blackburn
West 6Th
The
Nazarene Church
Llano
Court OF Civil Appeals For the Seventh District
Amarillo
Welfare aid details for 1928 Community Chest
Welfare times describe clothing, food, and utilities to enable breadwinners to work and children to attend school. It notes ongoing needs depend on raising the 1928 Community Chest fund, with Welfare Association and Salvation Army offices listed and persons in charge for aid referrals.
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Welfare Association
Salvation Army
Welfare Associatein
van Buren
Martha M. Nelson
Ensign Hammer
Building Secures For Package Rush in Amarillo
Amarillo postmaster W. C. Kenyon says the city’s outgoing Christmas packages will be handled at 606 Taylor Street. The building, obtained with C. B. Johnson’s courtesy, should be open by December 19. Racks will move from the post office to this site to improve service and reduce congestion.
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Amarillo
Taylor Street
W. C. Kenyon
Kenyon
C.B. Johnson
Coolidge Talk Stock Tumble
Sharp declines in key issues opened the New York market as investors reacted to President Coolidge’s reiteration that he will not run again. Traders weighed possible repercussions from a $1 million gold shipment to England and potential rate increases.
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New York
Coolidge
England
Farmers body attracted by possibilities
Many Midwest organizations show interest in the Panhandle's agricultural potential. Leroy Melton of the Farmers Equity Union, Greenville, Illinois, queried dairy development and a Panhandle branch. The City Development Board responded with details and invited a visit as other groups also seek information.
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Midwest
Panhandle
Board of City Development
Leroy Melton
Farmers Equity Union
Greenville
Ilinois
Midwest States
Melton
Budget Plan Highlights Navy Growth and Tax Skepticism
President Coolidge outlined a budget emphasizing navy expansion and army housing, with a projected surplus of 252.64 million dollars, largely from non recurring sources. He warned that flood control and other acts may be enacted, while advocating continued prosperity and economy to reduce taxes.
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Navy
Army
Coolidge
Congress
Market Roundup From Kansas City and Other Markets
The Kansas City hog market saw 7 000 head, uneven with top at 5.00, cattle and calves steady to varied, hogs and sheep mixed. Chicago and Oklahoma markets reported active, steady or higher tones with range figures for hogs cattle and calves. Cotton futures opened steady in New York and New Orleans with modest advances then pulled back. butter prices rose in Chicago. Numerous corporate names listed in the background.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Chicago
Dee
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
Liverpool
Just Found by a Nest 4 Life and Years Improve Joys
A reflective verse by Edgar A. Guest from 1927 celebrates aging with contentment in later life. It contrasts youthful pleasures with present joys, noting brighter days through new interests, family, and daily discoveries as middle age arrives.
Cold Wave Grips Texas as Deep Freeze Arrives
The latest forecast warns of a heavy freeze with record cold across Texas. Temperatures varied from near 80s to single digits, with Texline at four degrees and Dallas around 20. Snow flakes reported in extreme northern Panhandle, coastlines expected to plunge tonight.
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Texline
Panhandle
Amarillo
Mercury
Dallas
Four Dead as Alberta Blizzard Claims Several
Four people were confirmed dead and a seven year old boy missing in a severe Alberta blizzard that halted travel since Monday. Three men froze to death and another was killed by a snowplow while John Hucalul, age seven, was believed lost and presumed dead while trying to get to school.
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United Press
Calgary
Alberta
John Hucalul
Blizzard Engulfs Southwest as Snow Drops Temperature
Light snow flurries accompanied a cold wave sweeping Kansas City and Missouri from the northwest. Rain turned to snow as temperatures dropped sharply. weather records show the season's coldest reading with little relief likely today or tonight.
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United Press
Chicago
Dec. T
Bo Mountain
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas City
Kansas
Lubbock Judge Here On Business Today
Judge Walter F. Schenck of Lubbock arrived on court business in the court of civil appeals. He previously served as district attorney for the Wichita Falls district and later as district judge for Young and Stephens counties.
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Walter F. Schenck
Lubbock
Court of Civil Appeals
Schenck
Wichita Falls
Young and
Stephens Counties
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Russell
Gene Howe
Amarillo Globe
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Tack
Girl Scout
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Wasney
Rogers
PF. H. Woodward
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H. F. McCandless
C. E. Basham
Thomas Holcomb
F. L. Shackleford
J. W. Clements
J. W. Kennerly
B. F. Avery & Sons Plow Company
George Coury
W. E. Porterfield
Western Union Telegraph Company
Hon. Chas. Nordyke
J. B. Colt Company
B. Crain
Lumbermen’s Reciprocal Association
G. T. Wilmoth
Armstrong
Ben H. Smith
First National Bank of Brownfield
Terry
H. PF. McCandless
Wichita
Rachael J. Rockhold
S. B. Crain
Childress
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Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corporation, Ltd
Potter
J. A. Drydeneet
S. W. Treat
Lamb
Arthur
Gilliam Va
H. C. Brock
Cochran
First State Bank of Panhandle
JH. Knapp
Carson
Standard Accident Insurance Company
Pinkey O. Brock
Hereford Independent School District
J.S. Jones
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National Marketing and Manufacturing CO
Nellis Wilcox
St. Anthony Hospital
James FE. Bennett & Company
Allis Chalmers
Allied Chemical & Dye American Can
American Locomotive
American Smelting and Bi
American Tele
American Woolen
Anaconda Copper
Associated Dry Goods
Atchison, Topeka & S. F
Baltimore & Ohio
Bthlehem Steel
California Petroleum Gerre de
Inspiration Copper
International Nickel International
Jordan Motors
Kansas City Southern
Kelly-Springfield
Kennecott Copper
Mack Trucks
Maracaibo Oil Exp
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Miami Cpper
Missouri, Kansas &Texas
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Montgomery Ward
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Vietor Talking Machine
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Bedi Denaexttee
Rye Dee
Ave
Edgar A. Guest
Canada
R. M. Hollingshead Co
Camden
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