Adopt a family for Christmas in Amarillo Good Fellows plea
The Globe urges readers to adopt needy Amarillo families this Christmas. Call the office for a number listing a family’s name and address, then visit or send help with underwear warm clothes toys and a large holiday dinner. Ten dollar donations are welcomed to aid a family, with reporters already contributing. The item blends charity appeal with local anecdotes and newspaper humor.
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Amarillo
United States
Dazzling Bridge Night Prompts Charity Call for Underwear
A bustling late night at the Her ring Hotel features players praising passes and flawless defense as 12 local experts fall to the champions. Offstage, plans for broadcast coverage and an upcoming super-championship unfold while civic pleas urge underwear donations for Christmas relief through the Community Chest and News-Globe.
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Herring Hotel
L. J. Roach
Culbertson Wins Five of Six Rubbers in Bridge Match
The Culbertson Lightner team extended lead over Lenz Jacoby by 4,965 points after eight sessions. Lightner impressed with good cards as Mrs. Culbertson rests. Lenz and Jacoby suffered damaging sets while no little slams occurred.
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Heywood Broun
Tom O'Neil
New York
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Oswald Jacoby
Culbertson Lightner
Queen of Diamonds
Attacks on Robertson Insurance Law Draw Citizen Ire
Periodic letters express concern over the Texas Robertson Insurance law and its impact. The missive notes continued critiques and calls for scrutiny of the statute and its application.
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Robertson
Families for Adoption by Citys Good Fellows
Amarillo appeals for Christmas aid as 23 local families in need face cold, hunger, and unemployment. Each entry lists a worried mother or father, multiple children, and requests for clothing, food, undergarments, toys, fuel, and a Christmas tree. Some cases note a parent in hospital, a veteran, or pending work.
Christmas Sorrow in a Hushed Family Row No 24 to 34
A sequence of distress notes details numerous poor families facing hardship this Christmas. Each item lists the number and a family tale of unemployment illness abandonment and debt. The pleas seek clothing food toys and basic necessities for children and elders amid winter need.
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Salvation Army
Market Summary From Amarillo to New York Hoists Mixed Prices
Wheat and grain quotes lead the Amarillo market with No 1 hard at 86 to 42. Livestock in Kansas City shows higher bids for cattle hogs and sheep with mixed weights, while New York stocks rally briefly on bond gains. The article closes with a social note about an aged couple relying on their 65-year-old daughter for support and Christmas needs.
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Buy Now Dollar Called in From Tour Tomorrow
The Buy Now Dollar leaves its Amarillo tour as Will R. Winch leads the campaign to shop early. Tomorrow morning after 8 o clock at Boy Pool’s Drug Store in the Amarillo Hotel building, the bearer wins $1.50 in merchandise and two Fair Theater tickets. The dollar traveled Fox Drug Company stores from Fox Drug No 1 to No 3 and through Arnholz Coffee Company.
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Amarillo
Will R. Winch
Paramount Publix
Boy Pool
Chicago Officials Seek City Credit Protection Measure
A Chicago official called a proposed measure an extreme but necessary step after the state legislature adjourned for holidays without providing financial relief. The talk centered on protecting the city credit as Cook County tax collection actions proceed.
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Springfield
Cook County
Unpaid Teachers Await Partial Pay Amid City Ties
After three years of court battles over legality, firemen and police remain paid through mid November while about twelve thousand teachers unpaid since June may receive half a month’s salary. The move aims to cover bond interest, amid city payroll anxieties and public concern.
Milwaukee City Hall Sees Happy Finances Under Socialists
Milwaukee runs low insurance costs and aids schools as officials credit four factors. Mayor Daniel W. Hoan leads a reform minded city government while Comptroller Kotecki stresses a cash based budget, taxation readjustment, and a growing debt amortization fund to wipe out city indebtedness.
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Milwaukee
Daniel W. Hoan
Kotecki
Kidnap Plot Details Revealed by Victim
The victim recounts being seized by two men who forced her into a dark house and demanded money. She chose her attorney James E. Taylor to handle the ransom, with one assailant holding a flashlight and directing the threat.
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James E. Taylor
Christmas Home Lighting Contest Lights Amarillo Homes
The Amarillo Globe and News reports the Christmas Home Lighting and Decorating Contest, chaired by Mrs. M. Han cock, inviting all residents to enter via daily entry blanks. Ten cash prizes await winners as the annual holiday tradition grows in Amarillo.
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M. ©. Hancock
Amarillo
Amarillo Globe and News
News-Globe
Cars to be Given Away at Rex Theater Tonight
A Plymouth sedan will be awarded at the Rex Theater this evening as the campaign ends. Loudspeakers outside announce the event for arriving crowds. The feature film shown is Lupe Velez in Hell Harbor.
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REX Theater
Lupe Velez
Hell Harbor
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