Cemetery directors plan street paving to Llano cemetery
The cemetery association board voted to petition the city commission to extend paving on a street through East Amarilla to the cemetery entrance. A budget was set for walks and drives, Mausoleum progress was reported, and new directors for 1929 were chosen including Fuqua Nunn Nobles Canode Gulekie Parr Jensen Hardin Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
East Am4illa
M. C. Nobles
W. H. Fuqua
J. E. Nunn
MC. Nobles
H. P. Canode
Gulekie
George Parr
Walter Jensen
W. Hardin
Britain
Graveside Reveries and Global War Warnings
A column visits a Black graveyard scene with symbolic grave markers and reflects on memory. The piece reports influenza raging in twenty states, a New York confession of a strangling motive, prison violence in Brunswick, and high society marriages. Hoover departs for Rio while Brazil plans a grand reception and harnessing Niagara-like power. Local incidents include a mad dog at East Lake and a fatal hog attack, prompting calls for greater dog responsibility. The article ends with a reflection on war, power, and the need for national preparedness including air, taxes, submarines, and fast carriers.
Quirky town letter about meat diet and game gifts
A reader thanks a columnist for witty lines about eating high on the hog and reports enjoying wild game like quail and venison sent by friends. The note humorously reflects on dieting and medical advice for older contestants.
Headless body mystery tied to voodoo doctor case
Cleveland police hold a headless body as a purported voodoo doctor in Charity hospital is questioned over a killing. The doctor allegedly confessed to murdering Nehemiah Gibbs for $75, severing the head, and concealing the body, while initial identifications waver as Gibbs is later found alive.
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United Press
Cleveland
Charity Hospital
Charles Rhodes
Nehemiah Gibbs
Convict Arnold Admits Duping Aimee and Followers
Arthur S. Arnold Jr surrendered to the court after being sentenced to San Quentin for forgery. He claimed he faked blindness and a later miracle to lead the Angelus temple followers, and said Mae Waldron denied his temple ties. He faced one to five years for the crime after a Spokane arrest for a bogus $75 check.
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Los Angeles
San Quentin
Arthur S. Arnold, Jr
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Arnold
Pentecostal Church of
Huntington Park
Mae Waldron
McPherson
Arthurs. Arnold, Jr
Walton Wood
State
Spokane
Wash
H. F. Tyson
San Bernardino
Christmas wishes from Jim Shea County Treasurer
A letter from Jim Shea, County Treasurer, thanks Tack for mentioning wild game and quail as a welcome delicacy. He wishes cheerful holidays and peace and plenty in the New Year and asks to tell the boys to keep coming for meat as the "Doc" says all I get is meat from here on out.
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Jim Shea
P.S
Jim
Wants a Puppy for Christmas Letter to Tack
Evangeline Glenn asks Tack for a spare puppy to cheer her two younger brothers after a puppy was poisoned. She is nine, lives on Route 3 Box 168, and hopes someone will respond with a stray or give away a puppy before Christmas.
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Fox
Fox Drug
Tack
Santa
Evangeline Glenn
Route 3
Job Seeker Ad From Adolph Schmitz Seeks Work
A 24 year old married father of one seeks employment with three years drug store experience and three years at a filling station. He completed grade school and two years of high school and offers references. He pledges loyalty and hard work and asks for a chance, listing his address 304 South Fillmore St and phone 25015.
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Tack
Adolph Schmitz
South Fillmore St
Three Cars Stolen In Amarillo And Pampa
Police report three cars stolen in Amarillo and one in Pampa over two nights. A 1928 Chevrolet coach owned by Panhandle Paint and Glass was taken, license 785-001, motor 5038357, serial 3 AB 236596. A second 1928 Chevrolet coach owned by W M Pearce at 1702 Taylor Street was taken, license 820483, motor 4618410. A 1928 Buick coupe owned by Will OBrien at 1920 Tyler Street was stolen from Polk Street shows daylight theft. A 1928 Chevrolet coach stolen in Pampa on December 19, license 529-626, motor 4166471, serial 3 AB 57545.
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Amarillo
Pampa
Panhandle Paint and Glass Company
W. M. Pearce
Taylor Street
Will O’brien
Tyler Street
Polk Street
Oil Men Urge Amarillo Help For Christmas Fund
Oil industry leaders seek community support as demand for holiday baskets and toys outstrips funds. R F McMillen notes many families need aid to ensure children have a Christmas, urging oil men and residents to donate at the Christmas Fund Office 617 Rule Building.
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McMillen
Aquarilloans
Christmas Fund
Prohibition Policy Figures From Historic Plan Totals
A list of proposed reform items shows repeal efforts and enforcement ideas. Items include changing the Volstead Act to permit light wines and beer, new padlock laws, criminalizing home brewing, expanding searches, and enforcing equal penalties. Counts accompany each proposal, with education and propaganda cited as the most popular enforcement theory.
Dallas Minister Dies in Collision Near Dallas
A head on collision on the outskirts of Dallas killed Rev. Dene Sanders 38 pastor of Lisbon Baptist Church and Miss Laura Mae Trawick 26. Other occupants escaped injury.
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Dallas
Dene Sanders
Lisbon Baptist Church
Laura Mae Trawick
Norma Talmadge Wedding Unlikely
Chicago dispatch says Townsend Netcher, part owner of a Boston store, and Constance Talmadge of films plan to wed, but reports from Nice describe the match as unlikely. Police announced this morning that stolen cars were involved in the incident.
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Chicago
Townsend Netcher
Boston
Constance Talmadge
Nice
France
Britain Weighs New Arbitration Pact With United States
London reports indicate the British government is considering a fresh arbitration treaty with the United States, with Foreign Secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain noting no decision yet. He said Britain prefers extending the old pact to cover time for the new proposal and mentioned a wartime outlawing pact taking priority over arbitration matters.
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London
United States
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Sir Austen
Winter storms bring cold deaths and icy hazards
Storms across the nation left five below zero in some areas as a 73 year old man died shoveling in Kansas City and a 61 year old woman was fatally hit by a car during a snowstorm. Northern states expected continued cold and warming trends in coming days.
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Nicholas Haynes
James Bickinson
St. Cloud
Associated Press
Atlanta
Dixie
Florida
Atlantic
Gulf
Roanoke
Bristol
Tenn
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Plane Hunters Reported To Game Warden Near Umbarger Geese
E. L. Bourell L. C. Bourell and Jack Hooper reported a plane swooping down on a goose hunt near Umbarger on Wednesday. They noted the aircraft's number and said it likely belongs to a well known Oklahoma oil firm. A federal investigation is in progress.
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E. L. Bourell
L. C. Bourell
Jack Hooper
Umbarger
Oklahoma
West Choice Nomination Delayed by Senate
Washington December 21. The senate deferred consideration of Roy O. West for secretary of the interior until after New Years. Chairman Nye said the delay aims to have all committee testimony printed and available for senators to study.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
Roy O. West
Nye
Senate Public Lands Committee
Waldorf Astoria Doomed to Wreck in New 50 Story Office Plan
New York The Waldorf Astoria faces demolition after a sale plan to replace it with a 50 story office building at Fifth Avenue and 33rd Street was announced by Lucius M Boomer president of the Waldorf Astoria Realty Corporation Also Liberty Texas funeral services held for Mr and Mrs Martin Griffin killed when their car overturned Griffin a noted cattleman died at once his wife died in a hospital
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Associated Press
New York
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Fifth Avenue
33Rd Street
Lucius M. Boomer
Waldorf-Astoria Realty Corporation
The
Liberty
Texas
Martin Griffin
Griffin
Area 1 sus JSOUEs Area 1 sus JSOUEs
Poem fragment from 1928 by Edgar A. Guest praising simple humanity over book knowledge. It contrasts ignorance with compassion as a man shares bread and helps the hungry, understanding pain and need better than learned text.
Market Livestock Prices Across Kansas City Chicago and St Louis
Hog sales at Kansas City with top 36 cents and 225 to 270 pound packers. Slaughter cattle and calves show varied price ranges by weight, with fed yearlings and cows noted. Chicago reports hogs steady to 10 cents lower with several weight bands priced. cattle and vealers listed with range notes. St Louis market shows steady trends across hogs and cattle, with bulk under 260 pounds and cows around 8.75 to 6.50, and sheep activity noted.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Chicago
The
ST. Louis
East ST. Louis
New York
Radio
Wright Aeronautical
Packard
Johns Manville
Greene Cananea
Northern Pacific
Union Carbide
General Electric
National Bellas Hess
American International
Warner Bros. Pictures
Sears Roebuck
Westinghouse Fleetrie
St. Louis Southwestern
Fort Worth Livestock Prices Reach Mixed Levels on December Market
In Fort Worth on December 21, cattle and calves totaled about 900 head with steady to strong bids for certain grades. Top hogs sold around 28.40 with several offerings at 7.25 to 7.75 per hundredweight, while fat cattle and yearlings reached up to 12.40 and heavy calves near 10.00. Sheep seeing 400 head traded steady with fat lambs around 12.75 to 15.25 and wethers about 1.00 per head.
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Associatedress
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City Livestock and New York Cotton Market Briefs
Oklahoma City livestock listings show cattle and hog quotes with steady to slight changes including red steers at 8.40 and fat cows at 7.75 while hogs total around 2 000 with top quotes near 5.25. New York cotton opened steady to down, later showing fluctuations around 19.40 to 19.55 for near contracts amid Liverpool and New Orleans market signals.
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Oklahoma City
Associated Prew
Dec
Potter County Receives 2400 For Road Repairs
The Panhandle highway division allocated more than 2400 for Potter County road maintenance. Funds cover base repairs for River Road north of town on state highway No 5 and base work on the Amarillo Panhandle road No 15. Retopping appropriations expected soon.
Juanita Dempsey Dies at Home Here
Juanita Dempsey seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs James Dempsey died at the family home 707 Haydei street at 415 this morning. The body will lie in state at N Griggs & Sons until Saturday night then be sent to Antle Oklahoma for burial. Funeral services probably will be held here before the body is sent out but arrangements had not been made this morning.
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Tack
Pathe News
Irvin
Juanita Dempsey
James Dempsey
Haydei Street
Griggs & Sons
Major American Corporations Listed In Stock Exchange Ticker
A dated blotter lists numerous blue chip companies with tickers and partial price cues including American Can American Locomotive Amalgamated Sugar American Smelting Bethlehem Steel General Electric General Motors International Harvester US Steel and others. The item resembles a market or trading page excerpt with company names and scattered figures.
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James E. Bennett & Co
Allied Chemical & Dye
American
Reeveeeess
American Locomotive 2
American Smelting & Re
Amercan Sugar Refining
American Steel & Moundey American Tele
American Woolen Anaconda Copper
Atchison, Topeka & S&s
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Jarnedall Corporation
Uethlehem
Corre de Paseo
Milwaukee & St. P. i
Chicago
Hork Island & P
Tee
Chile Copper
Colorado Fuel
Sf Crucible Steel
Dodge Motors
Pont de Nemours
Fish
Fleischmann Yeast
Freeport-Teina
General Aphaltsone
General Electric
General Motors
Great Western Sugar Houston
Kans Hudson Motors
Hup Motors
Tllinois Central
Independent Oil & Gas
Jordan Motor
Kansas City Southern
Nelly-Springfield
Kennecott Copper Oe
Touisiana Oil & Refining
Mack Trucks
Eserees Marland Oil
Pure
Rado
Ofmerice Sears, Roebuck & Co
Seven Shell Union
Sinclair
Skelly Oil Southern Pac
Southern Railway
Stewart Warner Studebaker Texas Gulf Sulphur Texans Corporation
Texans & Pacific
United States
White Eagle O. & R
Willys-Overland Woolworth
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Joyce
Herbert Hoover
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Savannah Morning News
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Girls’ Glee Club
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Talbot
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Edison
Liane Wright
Fast Ninth Street
J. R. Clark
Fillmore
Walter Irvin
News-Globe
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Gaither
O. W. Neither
Erasmus
Quail
Theodore Arnstead
Gibbs
William Gibbs
Nehemiah
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Aimee
Norma Talmadge
U.S
Great Britain
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Denver
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Mercury
United States Weather Bureau
Waldorff-Astoria
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Jsoues
Poe
Edgar A. Guest
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Associated P'ress
Liverpool
Colton
James E. Kennett & Co
Weady
ARIS
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Majestic Radio
Bil Polk
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