White & Kirk's grand opening reshapes Amarillo Plains country
Awnings rise as White & Kirk’s opens in Amarillo promising a major retail hub for the Plains. Local boosters foresee a 35 000 crowd for a championship game, praising the store as a symbol of growth and regional pride. The Kirks reflect on travel, commerce, and community impact.
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White & Kirk
Plains Country
Plains
White & Kirk's
West Texas
Chemical Beautiful
United States
White and Kirks praised by Panhandle readers
A warm greeting to Mr. Kirk and Mr. White from The News-Globe's readers emphasizes the White & Kirk family as a beloved Panhandle business. The note expresses pride in the organization and its enterprise, framing it as a shared regional asset.
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White & Kirk
Panhandle Plains
Mr. Kirk
Mr. White
News- Globe
Great Plains
Beavers Care For Elder Kin While Others Cast Off
The passage notes that beavers, unlike many animals, protect and nurture aging family members, ensuring a comfortable old age. It contrasts this with tribes that eat or abandon elders, and adds a mix of curious facts about ancient Egypt counting 360 days per year before 4236 B C and Rome's public baths, and a remark on tobacco leaf weight loss during curing.
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Eoen
Rome
Classified Help Wanted Then and Now
A page of ad snippets shows individuals seeking hourly housework cafe jobs and hotel management positions in Amarillo. Notes include Madge B. Trotter listing Pierce Street experience in housework and cooking, Mrs. Hunter seeking hotel or tourist camp work, and Gina Penny seeking house keeping or practical nursing. Also requests for pet rehoming and a missing dog Suzy with rewards.
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Tack
Madge B. Trotter
Pierce Street
Potter County Tax Payments Rise by Six Thousand Dollars
Tax records show Potter County payments for the past month exceed those of November last year by 6000 dollars. The report lists current, insolvent, supplemental and inheritance taxes, licenses, and highway fees totaling 19,631.10 in current payments and 78,133.25 in half payments with delinquent taxes at 6,065.74 and additional license and permit receipts.
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Potter County
Tors SE. Cetendle
Courthouse Records of Deeds and Licenses
A list of 1938 deed transfers from Foxworth-Galbraith and other entities to individuals, including dates, amounts, and block references, plus motor vehicle registrations and marriage licenses for local residents. Notable entries include W H Van Shaw et ux to G L Talbot and First Natl Bank to Albert Harvey, among numerous property and vehicle transfers and four marriage licenses.
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Glen L. Casey Mtr. Co
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Walter Irvin
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Wolflin Motor Co
Dan Martin
Toney Chisum, Inc
P. F. Sapp
Keith Motor Co
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E. E. Davis
Leo Kouba
Miss _ Lucille Moore
Sidney Lewis
Elma Phillips
Melvin C. Metcalf
Ruby Mildred Huff
C. E. Lemons
Helen Lewis
Amarillo Woman's Brother Dies in Alabama Hospital
Roy R. Porter brother of Mrs. H. W. Joplin of Amarillo died Friday in a Birmingham Alabama hospital. He was listed as living at 3000 East Third Avenue Amarillo. The report came from Amarillo today.
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Amarillo
Birmingham
Roy R. Porter
8. W. Joplin
East Third Avenue
Ala
Nazis Victors In Memel Vote
Kaunas and Kaunas Province declared in a state of emergency as Memel territory Germans celebrate a landslide in the diet election. Dr Ernest Neumann says Memel Germans showed loyalty to Germany and Berlin must decide Memel future.
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U.P
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Koyno
Lithuania
Augustinus Waldemaras
Germany
Ernest Neumann
United Press
Berlin
Explosion Victim In Critical Condition Improves
Paul Holmes engineering foreman at the White and Kirk building suffered severe facial and chest burns when gas in a furnace exploded. He is now resting fairly well at St Anthony's Hospital after the back blast from the boiler Saturday afternoon. Hospital attendants had earlier listed his condition as critical.
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White and Kirk
St. Anthony's Hospital
Holmes
Eva Tanguay Overcomes Illness Amazes Doctors
Hollywood dispatch reports Eva Tanguay the "I Don t Care" girl impressed physicians by recovering from a critical illness. Doctors led by Dr Wendell Starr expressed hope for her survival as she improved after being given only 48 hours last week. Visitors were allowed as her condition improved.
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Eva Tanguay
Hollywood
U.P
Wendell W. Starr
Miss Tanguay
Pontiac Groups Convene Here Today
Pontiac sales and service men from the Amarillo territory meet at the Amarillo Hotel for a combined sales and service gathering. About 50 attend a luncheon. service men plan a service school this evening under the direction of J. V. Spikes.
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Pontiac
Amarillo Territory
Amarillo Hotel
J. V. Spikes
Sandies 1939 Football Schedule Set
The Amarillo Golden Sandies 1939 football schedule was confirmed at the District One executive committee meeting in Plainview. Key games include a night away game against Plainview Bulldog on Oct 27, a Nov 11 Armistice Day match at Pampa Harvesters, a Nov 18 home game vs Boreger, and a Nov 30 Thanksgiving clash with Lubbock Westerners in Amarillo. L. L. Sone was named chairman of the committee and J. Laas of Plainview reelected secretary-treasurer. The District One basketball schedule was also announced.
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Sandies
Plainview Bulldog
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Pampa
Armeistice
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Lubbock
Amarillo
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J. Laas
Mexican Christian Church Christmas Entertainment at Yale
A Christmas program will be presented at the Mexican Christian Church located at 1600 Arthur Street on Friday at 8 PM. The event features a play, costumed chorus numbers, and Spanish solos by Rev. Fidel Reyes pastor. Mexican foods will follow the program with a small admission charge.
Omega Oil Promises Fast Relief for Aches and Pains
An advertisement touts Omega Oil as a low priced, powerful remedy for backache sprains stiff neck and sore limbs. It claims quick relief for surface aches, rheumatism sciatica neuritis neuralgia lumbago and is described as famous nationwide with a 35 cent bottle offered.
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