Hand Ball Tourney Opens at Amarillo Athletic Club
Today's noon start marks the Amarillo Athletic Club hand ball tournament. Yesterday saw eliminations Ed Thomer son fell to Carl Hare and Max Bauer to Paul Driscoll. Eighteen entries remain in the bracket with matchups listed.
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Amarillo Athletic Club
Ed Thomerson
Carl Hare
Max Bauer
Paul Driscoll
Max ’Brien
Wiley Oliver
H. K. Stanfield
Bill Boyce
Charley Wolflin
Rip Underwood
Max O’brien
John Fullingim
George Riggs
Ed King
Aubrey Jackson
Lee Brollier
Wall
George Short
Cal Farley
Women to Medal Play for 1929 National Open
The 1929 women’s national open will be held in Chicago under the Women’s Western Golf association. It will be 72 holes of medal play, matching the men’s national open format, and considered the women’s western medal play championship, expanding from the prior 54 holes. The United States Golf Association had debated creating an open for women before a trial was proposed by a governing body.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Western Golf Association
United States Golf Association
Boxing card headlines Kansas City showdown night
Larry Cappo and Imey Garfinkle head a boxing bill in Kansas City with Sally Montgomery vs Joe Wolf in the semi final. In Detroit Leila Brooks of Toronto set an indoor world record for the mile at 3 13 4 5 with state marks in the 440 and 880 yard dashes. In Hamilton Bermuda Willie MacFarlane finished fourth in golf at Belmont Manor with 65. Yale opens hockey season 3 0 win over Boston University while Harvard routs Massachusetts Tech 9 1 in Boston.
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United Press
Kansas City
Larry Cappo
Imey Garfinkle
Sally” Montgomery
Joe Wolf
Detroit
Mich
Leila Brooks
Toronto
Elei Mueller
Hamilton
Bermuda
Willie MacFarlane
Belmont Manor
Nichol Thompson
Jack Forrester
Baltusrol
N. J
Charley Loor
Slipstream
L. I
Six acres of windows illuminate Chicago Apparel Mart
The Chicago Apparel Mart will feature more than six acres of windows to light its seventy five floors. Napoleon Picard, president of the building corporation, says the structure will be the tallest and largest in the world with about 12,000 windows and a permanent twenty man cleaning staff.
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International News Service
Chicago
Chicago Apparel Mart
Napoleon Picard
Corporation
Rayon production grows output figures in 1928
Cleveland, Dec 13. Production of rayon in 1928 is set at 8,000,000 pounds versus 1,100,000 pounds in 1912. The Union Trust Co says rayon production is a major national enterprise. America produced 36 percent of the world supply in 1923 and 1927 output was twice Britain’s.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Ohio
The
Union Trust Co
America
Great Britain
Bulgarian Town Shaken by Strong Earthquake Near Rila Monastery
An earthquake struck the region around the Rila Monastery near Sofia on December 13, causing villagers to flee into the streets. Rila, a market town about 40 miles southwest of Sofia, lies near the large Orthodox monastery.
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Associated Press
Sofia
Bulgaria
Rila Monastery
Rila
Marshall Player Under Probe Ahead of Port Arthur Showdown
Marshall high school faces a state eligibility protest over star quarterback Ralph Murff who may have played in five scholastic years. Athens High had appealed a district decision alleging prior participation. Marshall officials dismissed sending a representative to Austin to argue the case.
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Ted P ’ Marshall
Dee
Marshall High School
Port Arthur
Ralph Murff
Athens High School
Athens
Murff
Greenville
Marshall
Austin
Forest La Faliere Returns To Work At Santa Fe
Mrs Ruth Hemingway takes a post in the nation department at White and Kirk's during holidays. The Friendship Bible class of First Baptist plans a Christmas party at Miss Edna Earl Northen's home 2109 Van Buren Street Monday at 8 p.m.
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Forest la Faliere
Santa Fe
Ruth Hemingway
Nation Department
White and Kirk's
Friendship Bible
First Baptist Church
Edna Earl Northen
van Buren Street
State Officers Confer With Insurance Men
The Panhandle District underwriters held their annual meeting at the Amarillo hotel. State officials discussed laws and rate applications with Panhandle representatives. Attending were J. W. Deweese Kingston Pickford Charles L. Duncan and D. G. Foreman.
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Panhandle Dstrict
Amarillo Hotel
State Department
Panhandle
J. W. Deweese
Kingston Pickford
Rating Bureau
Charles L. Duncan
Texas Association of Fire Insurance Writers
D. G. Foreman
Norman Found Guilty For Sunday Show in Marshall
A. I. Norman theater manager in Marshall Texas was found guilty by a jury on Wednesday of operating a picture show on Sunday and was assessed the minimum fine of twenty dollars.
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The
Associated Press
Marshall, Tex
Norman
Used sets repaired and rebuilt for sale
I repair all makes and buy and sell used sets. I have rebuilt sets for sale reasonable cash or time. References Service Night or Day. Phone 2-3882
Eligibility of Squyers and Murff Playoff Hearings Hinge
The interscholastic league executive committee met in Austin to decide eligibility for two semi final football games. Corsicana protests Sea man Squyers of Cleburne for fifth year and Athens challenges Ralph Murff of Marshall. Final rulings are due before the weekend as Samnok Cleburne Abilene and Marshall Port Arthur games approach.
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Austin
Corsicana
Seaman Squyers
Cleburne
Athens
Ralph Murff
Marshall
Samnok
Abilene
Port Arthur
Court House Records and Transactions Noted for 1928
A dense, dated record listing warranty deeds, mortgage transfers, vehicle registrations, and marriage licenses. Entries name L S Gill, J H Mowrey, Standard S&L, Panhandle Improvement, Amarillo B&L, G L McDaniel, Robert Allingham, and others with parcel designations, monetary values, and locations such as Ind City and Ama. Hts. The itemized list reflects property, business, and civil actions filed December 31, 1928 across local districts.
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L. S. Gill
J. H. Mowrey
D. Wm
A. Askew
S&l
Panhandle
D. B. Fastman
Ind
Amarillo B&l
G. L. McDaniel
Klock
Ab&m
Tom Beaver
Robert Allingham
Walter
Royce I. Gant
J. M. Morrison
S. S. Formby
Eable
L. O. Thompson
Presbyterian Home For Children
W. P. Powell
Arthur A. Graham
Ato
the Glen
M. Ingram
H. Scales
Ingram
Kerney
W. M. Moore
Duo
J. Harden
Bob Kesterson
Morton Lambert
Texas Plains Realty Co
Harry T. Myers
B. R. Jones
Fred H. Riggs
Western Hotel
Harman Mtr
Pontiac
Cleo Norwood
Tyler St
Walter Irvin
Carl Rosining
Long Island
Cullum Mtr
Dodge
Lamett
B. Buchanan
Ford
Trucks
Pete Faces Dutch Mantell In Northwest Matchup
George Pete the Wildcat challenges Dutch Mantell of Amarillo in a Friday night cage on the mat at the new Second and Fillmore arena. Pete boasts moves with his legs and a string of wins in Chicago area rings while Mantell is noted for tin ears and a couple of big dogs for protection. The bout is part of the second round of the Tiddledy Wink tournament staged as a lead-in to the Mantell versus Pete clash.
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Dereh Mantell
Idaho
Eugene
Orgeon
George
Wildcat
Chicago
Johnny Myers
Cecil Barrick
Robin Reed
Rob Myers
Weller Amatede Champ
Dean Park
Henry Jones
Art Smerts
Pete
Dateh Mantell
Cole Returns From Meeting Of Rate Group
S. J. Cole heads the traffic department of the Board of City Development and returns from the Texas Industrial Traffic league in Austin. The group will handle for state interests the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on January 7 concerning the Missouri Pacific steel container controversy and its proposed lower rates for steel car shipments from St Louis to Texas. Opponents say the tariff harms hardware jobbers and allows unregulated forwarding firms to strike separate contracts on charges.
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S. J. Cole
Board of City Development
Texas Industrial Traffic League
Austin
Cole
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri-Pacific
St. Louis
Texas
Missouri Pacific
Southwest
Texas League
Property auction notes and contractor bids
A fragmented record lists bids and payments: N. L. Murphy and C. Murphy entries, 11-12 B 18 OT with $500.00, F. Foliart- alten 1104 Fill, Stucco Apt., Co. Contr., 2 B 149 Plem with $1,200.
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Nee N. L. Murphy C
F. Foliart- Alten
Stucco Apt
Co. Contr
Plem
Clear Unsightly Pimples With Heiskell Ointment And Soap
A public notice-like advertisement claims Heiskell's Ointment and Medicinal Soap will clear unsightly skin eruptions such as pimples eczema and blotches. It instructs washing at night and applying the ointment twice daily for fast improvements. Ends with a call to obtain the products today.
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Easny
Heiskell
Lindy Receives Harmon Trophy for 1927 Feat
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh is awarded the Harmon Trophy for the year 1927 at the international civil aeronautics conference in Washington. Pierre Flandin presents the prize, a gift from Puffer Harmon founder of the International league of aviators.
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United Prone
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Harmon
Pierre Flandin
French
Chamber of Deputies
Puffer Harmon
Paris
International League of Aviators
Shirley Short
Sweet potato vines yield new food discovery
International News Service reports from Atlanta on December 15 that a new food source has been found in the tips of sweet potato vines. The brief note notes the discovery and potential for use as a food staple.
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International News Service
Atlanta
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Boston University
Boston
Harvard
Massachusetts Tech
Jack Dempsey
Patricia Ziegfeld
New York Women’s League For Animals
Jack
J. E. Langston
Oliver Eakle
Bert Hart
Monroe
Upton Jones
VIA
Louisiana
EF. R. Brame City Ticket Agent
T. B. Gallaher General
Amarillo, Texas
Statue OF Cleburne High
Court House Records
Tay S. Daniel
Ethel Hartman
B. Holman
Srd
S.S.S
Nature
G. C. Bruce
Hot Springs
Ark
Oliver Kakle Bidg
Harold English
Bivinsfield
Silvertown
Balloon Tire
Tires and Battery Service
LINDY
Georg
M Leah Ascham
Home Econom
Mexico City
Acapulco
Ecos
Mexico
Jay Bee Hammer Mills
R. A. Lester
Oklahoma City
EK. J. Pittman
Polk Street
Bates, Street, Glover and Cooper
Gates
Stetson
Levy
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