Christmas stores boom in Amarillo amid Depression era sales
In Amarillo the Christmas trade runs strong as merchants report record activity and shoppers driven by government relief. A Scotchman’s tale and local talk on Hoover Roosevelts era mirror the mood. The Federal Transient Bureau at 601 Johnson Street feeds and shelters up to 120 daily while urging public donations of decks of cards and an era radio to aid transients.
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PAY CHECKS AND HOLIDAY TALES IN TEXAS AND CHICAGO
The column mixes economic notes on November employment in manufacturing with seasonal figures, referencing Secretary Perkins and a rise since March of 29.6. It then offers a Christmas anecdote about a Chicago girl in Texas and a humorous note on Santa Claus deliveries. Local notices list Mrs. Avery seeking the finder of lost money, toy trades by Mrs. A W Armitage at 404 Virginia Street, and Christmas trees offered by Co E Turner at 2111 Pierce Street from 25 cents to a dollar.
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Chicago
Texas
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Co. E. Turner
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Pierce Street
Plot to kidnap officials shocks Oklahoma City
A chance eavesdropper reported a muttered plot to kidnap and kill city manager Orval Mosier and Chief of Police John Watt. The informant described a plan to lure Mosier out, tie him up, and force Watt to come, with conspirators each receiving 500 dollars. Mosier remained unfazed, citing prior threats as routine. Police link the plot to ongoing underworld crime and municipal graft investigations amid recent brothel and speakeasy raids.
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Orval Mosier
John Watt
Reg Brandonm
Mosier
Watt
Akron
Blue Eagle Extension Opens for Employers Under NYA Codes
The article explains that employers may sign extended codes and receive a Blue Eagle by delivering a signed compliance certificate to the post office. Displaying the Blue Eagle after January 1 1934 signals acceptance of the extension and compliance for non covered business. Roosevelt aims to apply permanent codes of fair competition to about 70 percent of workers by year’s start.
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They Write To Tack Finds Man's Olive Leather Glove
A reader reports finding a man's glove made of olive colored leather described as silkened and seeks the glove's owner. The note appears in the Tack letters section on page 7.
Philharmonic concert tickets go on sale and broadcast details
Critics praised the orchestra as mass harmony with refined touches. Tickets for the concert go on sale tomorrow at City Drug Store. Broadcast features include a 5 15 pm arts program with Grace Hamilton and Ellis B Hall, and a 7 15 pm preview of rehearsal at Municipal Auditorium.
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CWA Draws Workers From NRA Rumors Spur Inquiry
Between October 15 and November 15 employment rose by 2.5 million, with Toledo reporting men leaving NRA scale jobs for 50 cent CWA wages. Harry Hopkins called for an inquiry, noting possible Toledo quota cuts. Chattanooga and southern officials reported similar shifts toward higher CWA pay. Arkansas Louisiana Virginia Tennessee secretaries observed NRA employment gains, while Kentucky noted many firms kept activity steady. Chattanooga manufacturers cited higher costs under NRA with lower sales.
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Toledo
Harry Hopkins
CWA
Chattanooga
Arkansas
Louisiana
Virginia
Tennessee
NRA
Kentucky
Livermore Disappearance Tied to Market Activity Probe
Federal investigator Clue Francis Fay says the inquiry centers on Livermore’s recent market dealings as a possible lead to his disappearance. Police list him as missing not kidnapped, amid Mrs. Livermore’s statements that his finances were sound and that he telephones regularly from various locations.
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Francis Fay
Livermore
Harriet Metz Noble
Wall Street
Bowden to Head Amarillo Transient Bureau
Bowden arrives in Amarillo to serve as executive secretary and transient supervisor. He was appointed by Marshal B Thompson. E W Conway will move to Austin. The public support has been strong, with over 5 000 service slips distributed to connect carriers with the bureau at 601 Johnson Street and phone 2 3706.
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W. R. Bowden
Austin
Amarillo
Bowden
Marshal B. Thompson
E. W. Conway
Thompson
Johnson Street
The Rise and Fall of a Wheat King Trader
The narrative chronicles a trader who shifted to the short side in early turmoil, amassing 3 million dollars and later 10 080 dollars plus profit in wheat pits. He surged with a 1925 record selling 5 million bushels short for 10 point gain then lightened to the long side for similar profits, earning over 1 million in hours. His peak came after postwar gains, then a 1929 collapse wiped out his fortune. He had declared bankruptcy fourteen years earlier, then rebuilt his finances before resuming.
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Chicago
Arthur
Cutten
Livermore
General Motors
Henry Ford
Badgers Seek Title on the Gridiron in Amarillo Final
The Badgers vow to win the conference title on the field in Amarillo despite a tough opponent in the final. They report minor injuries but expect full strength for the Monday trip, following a 27 to 14 win at Beaumont over Lamar College.
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Kimbrough
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Southwest
Texarkana
Marshell
Mixed Markets Pressures Across Cotton Livestock and Stocks
New Orleans cotton opened weaker with March at 10.06 and May 10.19 while cash prices steadied for sterling and gold held steady. Kansas City livestock barrages saw cattle and sheep varied with top yearlings around 5.85 and stockers around 3.35 to 4.75, while New York stocks tumbled on selling and Union Bag and Paper led declines near 9 points amid trading delays and regulatory jitters.
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Monde
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TAO
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F. Clark and Co
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Drig
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Great West Sugar
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Loew's Inc
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Spies Raid French Police Uncover Suspected Network
Police seize paraphernalia at a scene connected to Louis Martin a 27 year old French translator in the marine ministry with an account in a Frankfurt bank. They also arrest Madame Lidia Tehekaloff Stahl 48 a Russian teacher after she was found at her apartment. Documents books and photographic plates are seized from Stahls home and two envelopes from Martins home are collected as evidence.
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Germany
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Madame Lidia Tehekaloff Stahl
Madame Stahl
France spy roundup widens as new suspect held
Police raided homes and arrested Mile Saint Madeleine Mermet and others finding a wireless station and mobile cameras. Documents at the Salmon home pointed to a Communist angle amid a two year frontier espionage crackdown as France expands border fortifications to the sea.
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Moise Salmon
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Place de l'Opera
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Salmons
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Edouard Daladier
Metz
Lauter
Dynamite Considered To Fight Gas Well Fire
In Geneva New York steam and dynamite were being considered to battle flames from a burning gas well that exploded injuring 13 people. The well on the Albert Patrick farm north of the city produced an estimated 25 million cubic feet daily and caused $15,000 damage to drilling equipment plus the burning gas.
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Here
Negro is Sentenced for Assault on Ennis Woman
William Rankin Jacksoe Ennis Negro youth pleaded guilty to assault with intent to rape in Ennis Texas. He was sentenced to 99 years after a short trial in which four witnesses testified. Mrs Prestidge, injured in the pecan farm attack, could not attend due to illness. Jackson asked to begin serving the sentence immediately.
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William Rankin Jacksoe
Ennis
Tom Prestidge
Jackson
Home Remedy Promises Quick Cough Relief With Pinex
Advertorial claims a homemade cough syrup using 24 ounces Pinex and sugar costs quarter the price of store brands. It describes mixing in a pint bottle with two cups sugar and one cup water, no cooking, easy storage, and claims rapid phlegm loosening and throat relief. Pinex is cited as a Norway Pine concentrate guaranteed to work or money back.
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