Kansas City cattle and New Orleans cotton market notes
Kansas City traders reported slow and uneven hog and cattle prices with declines in weights above 200 pounds and steady to strong demand for certain loads while prices for Hogs and calves drifted lower. In New Orleans cotton prices edged up 2 to 4 points on light trade with front months rising. weather in the cotton belt was bearish due to freezing temperatures and light snow.
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Kansas City
New Orleans
Liverpool
Cotton Belt
Schoolgirl Mary Elizabeth Newman Killed in Midland Crash
Mary Elizabeth Newman, 16, daughter of Mrs. Alfie Newman of Midland, was killed near the Midland city limits in a midnight crash involving three automobiles. Other occupants escaped serious injury.
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Midland
Mary Elizabeth Newman
Mary Elizabeth
Alfie Newman
Senator Pope seeks congressional probe of crime
Senator Pope of Idaho announced a resolution to authorize a congressional investigation of local enforcement to determine if a federal backed American Scotland Yard could coordinate police agencies. The move comes as Colonel and Mrs Charles Lindbergh depart the country amid threats to their child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lindbergh
Pope
Idaho
America
Scotland Yard
Charles A. Lindbergh
Congressman Jones Heads Back to Washington
Congressman Marvin Jones left Amarillo to return to Washington as the 74th Congress opens January 3. His secretary Hollis Schriber will accompany him to Washington Monday, ending a four month stay.
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Marvin Jones
Washington
Hollis Schriber
Schriber
Amarillo
Widow spider refuses food in Stockton jar
A black widow spider in Stockton Missouri has not eaten since September 5 while kept in a jar. UPI reports the spider remains on a hunger strike, with flies placed inside the enclosure ignored.
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Stockton
U.P
Canyon Woman Is Claimed by Death
Mattie Elizabeth Wall age sixty nine widowed farmer's widow of Canyon died after a long illness at 12 15 this morning in her Canyon home. Survived by five sons and three daughters including R J W A Wall and C E Wall of Canyon G E Wall Canon City Colorado and T C Wall Lehman Texas and daughters Mrs J P Grimes Amarillo Mrs Ruby Pend ergrass Waynoka Oklahoma and Mrs Ada Lampkin Hemet California. The body will lie in state at the family home from 3 00 this afternoon until services announced by Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home upon relatives arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Elizabeth Wall
George R. Wall
Canyon
C. E. Wall
G. E. Wall
Canon City
Colorado
T. C. Wall
Lehman
Texas
J. P. Grimes
Amarillo
Ruby Pendergrass
Way
Toots Bass Horn Limerick
Samuel Sawyer Knight at 90 keeps making noise on his E flat bass horn and enjoys a lively hobby. He proves age cannot silence a musician and shows resilience in Norfolk community life.
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Toots
Limerick
U.P
Samuel Sawyer Knight
New York socialite Mrs Harrison Williams shows casual elegance
Mrs Harrison Williams, famed as the best dressed woman, appears at a New York club opening in informal attire with bejeweled flair fading to natural nails, following her recent nail color vogue.
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Harrison Williams
New York
Mrs. Williams
Portrait Heads and Moonlight in Hollywood
Hollywood observer notes that stars often feature larger than average heads and generous traits. Behind the scenes, studio art creates fake portraits of non existent figures for set decor while a Los Angeles river shoots in low water inspires location drama. Moonmaker Lou Witte builds fake moons and skies costing about 3000 dollars.
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Paul Harrison
Hollywood
Elmer Pryor
Elmer
Warner’s
Clark Gable
Beery
Cantor
Jimmy Durante
Edna May Oliver
Charles Chaplin
Ruggles and Butterworth
Messrs. Brown and Beery
Brothers Marx
Victor McLaglen
Los Angeles
Albert
Tropics
Lou Witte
Amarillo Resident Margaret Phillips Dies at Home
Amarillo resident Margaret Elizabeth Phillips age 6 died at 9:30 last night at home on Buchanan Street. Survived by husband W V Phillips and four sons O B Phillips F R Phillips H Phillips L V Phillips. two brothers H M Cornelius and C Cornelius. sister. niece R E Underwood. Funeral at 10 Saturday morning at Lane Cemetery with Rev. R Snodgrass officiating. Blackbur Shaw Funeral Home in charge.
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Margaret Elizabeth Phillips
W. V. Phillips
Buchanan Street
Fami
O. B
F R. Phillips
Amarillo
H. Phillips
Floydada
Ll. V. Phillips
H. M. Cornelius
Midletham
Tex
C Cornelius
Cleburne
C. T. Perry
R. E. Underwood
the Lane Cemetery
Robber Foiled by Ringing Telephone in California Home
Madame Nan Kee, Oriental mystery writer, was beaten and gagged in her Holly wons California residence early today but the intruder fled when a telephone rang. No loot was taken. In Altus Oklahoma a truck crash near the bridge injured R I Shields fatally and Denver Puett with a broken leg.
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Holly Wons
Calif
Nan Kee
Altus
Okla
R. I Shields
Denver Puett
Here
New Trial Ordered In Plainview Case
A District of Columbia Supreme Court order calls for retrials of four suits challenging PWA financing of municipal power plants. The cases involve PWA allotments for plants in Harwell Russellville Guntersville Tuscumbia Decatur Sheffield Florence Plainview and Huntaville. The court also granted temporary abandonment to test the constitutionality of a new PWA loan and grant procedure.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
District of Columbia Supreme Court
PWA
Harwell
Russellville
Guntersville
Tuscumbia
Decatur
Sheffield
Florence
Alabama
Plainview
Huntaville
Texas
Idabel Fire Destroys Bakery in Downtown Blaze
Flames threatened Idabel downtowns business district before a bakery burned and was ruined. City Engineer F. D. Taafe estimated total loss at 10000 dollars as firefighters gained control of the blaze.
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Idabel
Okla
F. D. Taafe
Editors Refuse Yuletide Gift Spark Resignations
New York December 27 three vacancies opened on the FE P. Dutton & Son editorial staff after editor in chief Merton S Yewdale Samuel Middlebrook and Louis T Nicholl resigned over a $2 50 Christmas present They said the gift insulted their positions and previously accepted $10 gifts. John MacRae president of the house urged acceptance or resignations.
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New York
FE. P. Dutton & Son
Merton S. Yewdale
Samuel Middlebrook
Louis T. Nicholl
Yewdale
John MacRae
Oklahoma Pioneer E B Johnson to be buried today
Oklahoma will bury one of its most colorful characters. E B Johnson, 73, pioneer born in the Indian Territory who helped see it become a state, will receive final tribute in Norman this afternoon. Two Amarillo businessmen and ranch operators attend the rites, Hap Johnson and E B Johnson Jr., sons of the cattle baron. He was a noted ranchman, oilholder, churchman and promotor of the University of Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma
E. B. Johnson
Indian Territory
Norman
Amarillo
Panhandie
Montford T
Hap” Johnson
Mrs Gerard Leaves For Dallas To Attend Amarillo-Greenville Game
Mrs F W Gerard and her children Dijo and Fred Gerard Jr depart for Dallas to attend the Amarillo Greenville football clash Saturday. In Dallas she will visit her mother. Also note a mention that some insects prey on harmful species.
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F. W. Gerard
Dijo
Fred Gerard, Jr
Dallas
Free Theater Tickets With Want Ads Offer
Advertisers placing Want Ads on the bargain weekly rate for four days receive two tickets to Hands Across the Table starring Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray at the Fair Theater starting Sunday. Three-time advertisers earn one free ticket per Want Ad while promoting rentals and sales items.
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Carole Lombard
Fred McMurray
Fair Theater
Three Join Army Sent to Wyoming in Infantry Call
Three recruits for the U S Army depart for Cheyenne Wyoming to begin service in the infantry today. Robert Forsythe announced his renewed recruiting campaign after a three month recess. Neeley W White and Robert W Dawson of Lakeview and Thomas P Yandell of Amarillo left last night for Cheyenne. Forsythe said the army would accept 5000 men in coming months. Men are to be recruited here for infantry and field artillery in Cheyenne and medical and engineer corps in Denver Colorado.
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U. S. Army
Cheyenne
Wyo
Robert Forsythe
Neeley W. White
Robert W. Dawson
Lakeview
Thomas P. Yandell
Amarillo
Forsythe
Denver
Colo
Cunningham party to attend Amarillo Greenville game
Mrs. C. C. Cunningham of Cunningham Floral Company travels with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Beechler to Dallas to visit friends and watch the Amarillo Greenville football game Saturday afternoon.
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C. C. Cunningham
The
Cunningham Floral Company
Bill Beechler
Dallas
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Rose
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Banks St
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Haywood Walker
Harry Gortin
Jersey City
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Oakland
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