Salaries Amendment Faces Possible Loss in Texas
The Dallas News reports that the constitutional amendment to raise legislative pay from five to nineteen dollars a day may fail if counties do not send election returns to the secretary of state. Forty-one counties have not reported four amendments from the November 4 ballot, with most returns still incomplete.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Dallas News
State
Austin
Attorney General’s Department
Texas Election Bureau
Secretary of State
Amelia Earhart Flies Autogyro at Pitcairn Field
Amelia Earhart, noted transatlantic flyer, piloted an autogyro over Pitcairn Field in Philadelphia, reportedly the first flight of the wind mill aircraft by a woman. She executed two precise takeoffs and landings and several controlled descents without touching the ground.
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the Associated Press
Philadelphia
Amelia Earhart
Transatlantic Flier
Pitcairn Field
Christmas Charity Drives In Amarillo Highlight Season
John Moore reflects on Christmas as a time for giving and community benevolence. The Amarillo campaigns by local organizations urge support for the needy, with the Santa Claus Sack flour drive aiding idle workers and their families. Delivery plans and contact points are outlined, emphasizing newspaper carriers and the spirit of generosity.
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Amarillo
News and Globe
News-Globe
South
Underwood
P. J. Damarell
Herring Hotel
Frank A. Haggart
John Moore
Never Rub Baby's Skin: Gentle Bathing and McKesson Powder
An old advertisement extols gentle drying after baths and regular use of McKesson's Baby Powder to prevent moisture and irritation. It praises the powder for fine texture, soothing ingredients, deodorizing effect, and the promise of a fresh baby scent.
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Baby
McKesson
Concert by C W Weber’s Santa Fe Orchestra Delights Amarillo
An outstanding pleasure event occurred in the Santa Fe assembly room with C W Weber's Santa Fe orchestra delivering instrumental successes and solos. The large audience filled the auditorium, applauding at each number, as interludes added to the festive program.
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C. W. Weber
Santa Fe
Santa Fe General Office
Weber
Pat Murphy
Clovis
Amarillo
Pat
Witty Dialect and Railway Cost Projections in Fragment
A humorous exchange contrasts lower and upper terms amid talk of railway reconstruction from Big Siping to Vega. Projections estimate 12 million dollars to rebuild, with 270000 for Palo Duro canyon bridge and 50000 for Tierra Blanca bridge at Hereford. A rural note laments mistletoe for Christmas and a boy asks for aspirin in soda.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas and Pacific Northern
Big Siping
Vega
Palo Duro Canyon
Tierra Blanca
Hereford
Vernon to Seymour Frisco line to begin January 1
Officials announced construction of the Vernon to Seymour extension of the Frisco railroad starting January 1. The project will cost about 2,000,000 and start at Vernon, linking with Fort Worth over the Gulf, Texas and.
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Vernon To
Seymour
Frisco
Vernon
Fort Worth
Gulf, Texas
Fort Worth lines seek uniform 2 cent rail fare across routes
Western and Rock Island lines from Seymour, plus the Texas and Pacific, press for a 2 cents per mile fare from Texarkana through Fort Worth to Big Spring and seek permission to extend the rate over the entire line. Protests come from bus companies. A new Fort Worth and Denver line from Childress to Pampa, the Denver and Northern, will run 113 miles at an estimated cost of 4 million dollars. Construction to start January 1, 1931, aiming to serve next year’s harvests. Virginia hosts 16 paper and pulp plants.
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Texas and Pacific Railway No
Texarkana
Fort Worth
Big Spring
Denver
Childress
Pampa
Denver and Northern
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