General Motors Plans Bold 1928 Expansion Drive
United Press reports General Motors unveils a $37 million 1928 expansion plan spanning Oldsmobile Buick Chevrolet Oakland Pontiac and Oakland Pontiac plants. The drive aims to boost production to surpass 1927 levels with 270 000 PontiaOakland cars and a year end Chevrolet output near one million.
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United Press
Detroit
Mich
General Motors Corporation
Ford
General Motors
Oldsmobile
New York
Buick
Endes
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Oakland
United States
Own a Piece of America and Travel Freely by Car
A reflective promotion extols the car as liberty and mobility. It urges readers to buy land across the United States from Pittsburgh to Seattle, lease and pay taxes, and explore the country. The piece ends with a quip about Western Union messenger Hearn warning the writer to hurry.
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Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Portland
Maine
Freehold
N. J
Stewart
Florida
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
Seattle
Heaven
United States
P. S
Hearn
Western Union
San Luis Obispo
Old Tack's Amarillo program for a better city
A list of proposed reforms and projects for Amarillo including lower utility rates, public services improvements, more parks and di a l, traffic and safety measures, expansions like a municipal pool, golf course, and lake access, plus efforts to attract industry and improve livability.
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Dormer City
Bivins Lakes
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Two Lawyers Refuse $10 Court Fines In District Court
In district court this morning two attorneys refused to pay $10 fines. J W Culwell for Mrs Singleton swindling was fined for absence. Major Simpson echoed the stance but the fine was later set aside. Bond forfeitures were ordered in Mrs Singleton and Arvel Meadows cases, while E T Miller faced a $19 fine for an improper objection. Jury selection for Meadors proceeded after delays.
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J. W. Culwell
Mra
Singleton
Culwell
B. A. Simpson
Major Simpson
W. H. Speers
E. T. Miller
Bob Harris
Meadors
Meadorata
Lindbergh Arrives in Mexico Amid Warm Welcome
Lindbergh nears arrival at Toluca, Mexico, after navigation challenges, receiving cheers from 60 000 to 100 000 spectators. Mexican army planes perform stunts overhead as the Spirit of St Louis appears as a symbol of goodwill and aviation triumph. Dwight W Morrow and Lindbergh exchange brief prideful messages at the American embassy.
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Ife
Havana
Washington
Dwight W. Morrow
Lindy
Detroit
Mechanica
Valbuena Field
Ecity
Spirit of
St. Louis
Lindbergh
San Diego
California
Paris
Tampico
Toluca
Cortez
Popos Catepet
Smoking Mountain
Poultry Brands Adopted in Panhandle to Fight Theft
Potter County Poultry Anti-Theft association reports over seventy brands registered to identify birds and deter theft. Five Panhandle county groups share a system using wing tattoos, with brands registered centrally and copies of ownership available to dealers. Rewards for thieves and stolen birds are offered, and Amarillo offices coordinate dealer notices and information requests.
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Panhandle
Potter County
Potter County Poultry Anti- Theft Association
Panhandle Platina
The
Amarillo Association
Agricultural Department
Board of City Development
Amarilloans Offered Help Coupons For Community Work
The Globe prints a small coupon for Amarillo residents to indicate willingness to help in various community tasks. The notice aims to systematize volunteer efforts and notes many families participate.
Christmas help coupon from News Globe Amarillo
A damaged coupon from the News Globe Amarillo solicits Christmas aid for families and individuals. It requests names ages addresses and a Santa Pal offer or help to collect and deliver donated items. The form includes checkboxes for volunteering and contact details.
December charity drive for needy children volunteers
Dozens of children may face December without support unless action is taken. The 40 and 8, with The Globs and News, has undertaken the campaign and urges everyone able to fill out the coupon immediately to help.
Palo Duro Women Donate to Children Benevolence
The Palo Duro Women's club, a small Rendell county group near Ama Fillo, gave $5 to the Presbyterian Children's Home. H. C. Doloator delivered the donation to The News- Globe office for distribution to the home.
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News-Globe
Palo Duro Women's Club
Presbyterian Children's Home
Ama- Fillo
Rendell County
H. C. Doloator
News- Globe
Kansas City Livestock and New York Market Roundup
Hogs, cattle, sheep trading mixed with slow beef steers and weak slaughter cows. Packing sows and fat heifers weak. notable prices cited for top hogs and select cattle. New York cotton and stock markets opened steady to firmer, with limited gains and early profit-taking. Major industrials and utilities showed mixed moves while copper, oil, and transportation shares fluctuated in early trading.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Dee
New York
Aeroplane Treues
Lindbergh
Mexico
Bres
Curtis
Wrathtpoon
Porto Rico Tobacco B
Russia Insurance
Timken Roller Bearing
Mackay Company
Gotham Silk Hosiery
Canadian Pacific
Dodge Brothers
Mathieson Alkali
American
Jury Deadlocked in Speers Case
The jury in the William H. Speers statutory offense trial told Judge Bishop it could not reach a verdict. Initial division was eight to four, later seven to five, with defense counsel seeking a bill of exceptions. The defendant was not affiliated with the Nazarene church, though he and the witness first met there.
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William H. Speers
Bishop
E. T. Miller
Speers
Church of the Nazarene
Globe Today
Cop Will Have Christmas Tree For Poor Kids
Patrolman Thamas Bush plans a Christmas tree in a vacant Fourth Street building between Polk and Taylor. By Christmas Eve he will distribute gifts left for needy children, asking residents to donate candy toys clothing or any gifts to brighten a poor child’s holiday.
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Thamas Bush
Fourth Street
Polk
Taylor Streets
Bush
Mexican slush fund probes touch senators in hearing
The Senate investigating committee confronted documents naming Malone as Mexican government financial agent and tied figures like La Follette Heflin Borah Norris and Robinson to the case. Senators denied receiving money or involvement, while Hearst papers publicized the slush fund allegations and the issue drew reactions from Williams and Sheffield.
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LaFollette
Heflin
Reed
Mexico
Borah
Idaho
R. FE. McCarland
Malone
Norris Ia
Coolidge
Robinson
Arkansas
Associated Press
Washington
Senator Norris
Nebraska
Senate
William Randolph Hearst
Bassett Man Dies. Eastern Panhandle Real Estate Figure
J R T Bassett real estate broker in the western Panhandle region dies. Survived by widow, three sons Slade Carter J R T Jr, two daughters Augustine and Frances, two brothers J F Bassett and T J Bassett. Funeral details note Central Presbyterian Church affiliations and list pallbearers and honorary pallbearers.
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Western Panhandle
Taylor Bassett
Slade, Carter
Augustine
Francea
J. F. Bassett
T. J. Bassett
Denver visit hints at Crump family social note
J Clark of the Midwest exploration company is in Denver on business this week. Mrs. T L Crump of Dumas is rumored to be visiting her daughter Mina Kitty Crump at the Lucerne hotel, according to family circles.
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J. Clark
Midwest Exploration
Denver
T. Tl. Crump
Dumas
Deve
Mina Kitty Crump
Lucerne
Large throng attends rites for Mrs Griggs
A large crowd gathered for funeral services for Mrs. Durrelle Grigen at Polk Street Methodist Church at 3 PM with Rev. N L Stuckey presiding. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. She died Tuesday morning in a local hospital after a long illness.
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Durelle Grigen
Polk Street Methodist Church
N. L. Stuckey
Llano
Liquor Sale Charge Filed In Court Here
J C Roberts faces district court charges of sale and possession of liquor after arrest by Traffic Captain Lee Miller and Detectives P G Burnam and O H Denton. Officers report Roberts sold a pint of whiskey to Miller. a search of his home at 418 West Tentis followed the arrest.
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J. C. Roberts
Lee Miller
P. G. Burnam
O. H. Denton
Ttme
Roberts
Miller
West Tentis
Quebec Fire Tragedy Tears Help For Orphans
A factory blaze in Quebec drew doctors and nurses to aid victims as rescuers braved smoke and flames. Children, many from Quebec and nearby towns aged 3 to 16, were saved or taken to private homes and institutions while parents anxiously sought missing youngsters at the scene and in hospitals and morgues.
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Quebec
Christmas Day Pranks and Whispers in the Neighborhood
A short verse depicts neighbors watching the speaker enter and exit, noting their whispers and curious searches of car and room. The narrator boasts a mischievous artful plan to surprise children on Christmas morning with dolls, toys, drums, and festive merriment.
Sunday Show Case To Come Up Saturday
By agreement of counsel the case against Will R Winch cinema manager charged with Sunday amusements law violation will come up for trial in county court Saturday morning at 9. The defense won a jurisdiction challenge on original filing in justice court leading to re filing in county court. A justice of the peace route was discussed but not pursued. The Ohio Supreme Court ruling on judges with financial interest may affect Texas justice courts. The rest of the text includes an unrelated medical ad for Rheumalax.
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Will R. Winch
Justice Court
Justice of the Peace
Supreme Court
Ohio
Court House
Texas
Nujol Ad Promotes Health Claim For General Ailments
An old newspaper advertisement urges readers to treat dull, sickly feelings with Nujol a claim by a New York physician that two weeks of use clears toxins from the gut. It emphasizes the product is drug free harmless and suitable for all ages and stresses buying from druggists.
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New York
Chemical Products Division
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
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Poultry Antitheft Association
Santa Pals
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Liverpool
NEW York Stock Letter
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Packard Motor
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Cerro da Paseo
Ss.ee
Chicago & Alton
Chicago & Northwestern Chile
Chrysler
Colorado
Dodge Motors
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Fish Rubber
General Electric
Great Western & Ar
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Hudson Motors
Hupp Motors
Illinois Central
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International Nickel
Jordan Motors
Kennecott Copper
Mack Trucks
Marland Oi
Miami Copper
Middle States Oil
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Kansas
Missouri Pacific Poettig
Montgomery Ward
America
Sears, Roebuck & Co
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Union Oil
Simma Petroleum
Sinclar
Southern Pacific Southern Railway
Stewart Warner Studebaker
Texas Oil
Texas & Pacific
Ara Timken Roller Bearing
Union Pacific
Vue U
United States Steel
Victor
Willys-Overland
Woolworth
Chicago
Associated P'ress
Daly Incur BrveFeee
Ivides
Reveree
Hellies
James R. Sheffield
Mexico City
Hearst
Mr. Sheffield
J.R.T. Bassett
Suse
Wucee
Mother
Edgar A. Guest
Venable & Bartles
Hunsley
Polk ST
McMullin
Sedalia, Mo
Tilden McMullin
Randall
H. J. Whittier
Hot Springs
Ark
Blackburn
DIAL
Dandruff
Lucky Tiger
Whyte-Fox
Mayo Dental Clinic
Massie Ridge
4Th and
Polk Sts
J. M. Sheers
Wichita Falls Building and Loan Ass
Eable
Elliott Office Supply Co
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Amarillo Mutual Benevolent Association
E. 5Th
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