October's Costs and World Tensions Dominate News
October brought rising living costs, stock market losses, and budget cuts as America faced high prices and fiscal strain. The president urged Congress for an extra session to tackle farm plans, wage rules, regional planning, government overhaul, and anti trust reform.
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Volta Torrey News
America
New York
Washington
George M. Cohan
Roosevelt
Congress
Uncle Sam
Alf Landon
AFL
CIO
Courthouse-Now series reveals who works in Potter County building
A look inside the Potter County courthouse shows the offices of the county agricultural agent E R Duke and staff Anna Mary Nelson and Mrs George Tyner, the Farm Credit emergency loan division, Panhandle Public Safety patrol led by Capt M L Berry, license examiners Harvey Radey and T R Lovelace, Red Cross, home demonstration and 4 H offices, and the sheriff’s staff down to the jail.
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Lewis Nordyke
Potter County
E. R. Duke
Anna Mary Nelson
George Tyner
Duke
J. Edwin Brown
Louie Miller
Panhandle
State Department of Public Safety
H. H. Boethel
Amarillo
C. S. Wier
O. K. Huddleston
Boyce Long
J. E. Young
Ralph Robertson
J. D. White
Safety Department
Harvey Radey
T. R. Lovelace
R. H. Routh
T. Neal Arthur
Department of Public Safety
West Texas
Dallas
Rice
Colorado
Safety
American Red Cross
Arthur Ball
Canadian River
Moore County
Carl Clifft
County Bulletin Board
Sheriff's Office
Bill Adams
Gib Landis
Ivy Wilkinson
Milt Cunningham
Jimmie LeNeveu
Phil Darnell
Les Whitaker
Reta Swan
Sam Ramsey
Dick Vaughn
J. R. Dever
Gout drug colchicine heralded as plant miracle in agriculture
Howard W. Blakeslee reports from Indianapolis that colchicine, a gout remedy, was used to treat onions, radishes, and clover, yielding swollen sick plants whose seeds may produce hardier, larger varieties. Exhibited by the Carnegie Institution, the work follows earlier successes with jimson weeds at Cold Spring Harbor.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Indianapolis
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Albert F. Blakeslee
Cold Springs Harbor
N. Y
Our National Anthem Gets Criticized
Musicians at a Music Teachers National Association convention in Pittsburgh expressed mixed views on altering The Star Spangled Banner. Of 13 interviewed, five supported rewriting lyrics and tune, seven favored no change, and one had no opinion amid debate sparked by Arthur Fielder’s proposed medical operation claim.
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Pittsburgh
Music Teachers National Association Today
Mr ‘Cal
Arthur Fielder
Boston
Death at Budapest Inn During 55th Birthday Party
Heinrich Weiss invited friends to a village inn in Budapest to celebrate his 55th birthday. A toast wishing him long life was given when Weiss suddenly collapsed and died.
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Budapest
Heinrich Weiss
Weiss
H Robertson & Co Establishes 910 Accountants Firm
H Robertson and Company advertises itself as established 910 accountants and auditors tax counselors offering services in accounting and tax matters with contact phone 27-2038.
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H. ¥. Robertson & Co
Waste Oil Burns as Refinery Evaporator Fires
Morning smoke along the eastern city horizon was from the Texas Company Refinery. Manager G C McSwain explained the fire was intentional burning of waste oil accumulating in evaporating tanks northeast of the refinery to dispose of water distillate and steam.
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Texas Company
G. C. McSwain
Hereford Man G H Brooks Dies After Illness
G H Brooks of Hereford dies at 68 after an extended illness. Survived by wife Catherine Gardner Brooks, five daughters including Mrs C E B Cutler and Mrs P J Wooldridge, one son E T Brooks, four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral plans pending arrival of relatives. Mrs Wooldridge resides at 2217 Ong Street.
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G. H. Brooks
Hereford
P. J. Wooldridge
Brooks
Wooldridge
Ong Street
Catherine Gardner Brooks
C. E. B. Cutler
Okmulgee
Okla
Virginia Brooks
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
E. H. Graham
Kansas City
William Mulford
Hollywood
Calif
E. T. Brooks
Charles H. Keffer
Betty Wooldridge
J. T. Harrison
Hutchinson
Kan
Edwin Graham
Sue Katherine Keffer
There Was Smoke in This Case but Little Fire
Workmen on First Avenue and Taylor Street built a fire to keep warm. Smoke issued from the building and passersby activated a fire alarm. Central Station logged a false alarm at 8 06 this morning.
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First Avenue
Taylor Street
Central Station
City Hall
Deputy Sheriff Takes Prisoner to Colorado for Texas Return
Deputy Sheriff Dick Vaughan accompanied Deputy Warden Crane of the Texas penitentiary to Canyon City Colorado to retrieve a prisoner under sentence in Texas. Canyon City officers had picked up the prisoner.
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Dick Vaughan
Crane
Texas Penitentiary
Canyon City
Colo
Texas
Rural Kansas pupil Gene Humble to miss hockey season
In Pittsburg region a rural school near the city will field no hockey this year. Gene Humble, aged 9, is the sole student in the school and plans to stay with bread work in class. He will not participate in hockey or face competition this season.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Gene Humble
Gene
Here
Amarillo Social Scene Recalls A Busy Week In Posh Events
Doris Culton underwent appendicitis surgery at St Anthony's Hospital and was reported improving. The week featured Byron and Sue Dodson's reception at the Wilson home with 400 guests, a Kappa Delta Chi pledging at the Country Club, and the Texas University Club dance at the Herring with 250 attendees. Also noted were memorial reflections on Barbara Hutton and local performances by Winnie, Jean and Amylee Travis at the Dallas Little Theater during a Texas Dancing Teachers Association convention.
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Texas University Club
Carlton Scales
Winnie, Jean
Amylee Travis
Amarillo
Dallas Little Theater
Texas Dancing Teachers’ Association
Homemade cough syrup promises big savings and relief
A home remedy claims quick cough relief without cooking. Mix two cups sugar with one cup water then add 2% ounces of Pinex, a Norway pine concentrate, to a pint bottle. The syrup supposedly loosens phlegm, soothes membranes, aids breathing, and helps sleep. money-back if not pleased.
Mrs Allman To Lead Prayer Meeting At Central Church
Mrs Allman president of the Woman's Council will preside at a 7 30 pm prayer service in Fellowship Hall Central Presbyterian Church The theme is Self-Preparation and it aims to prepare for the Gypsy Smith meeting Dr R Thomsen will speak The service welcomes congregants and others who wish to attend.
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Mrs. Allman
R. H. Allman
Woman's Council
Fellowship Hall
Central Presbyterian Church
R. Thomsen
Russell Sues over Salary Percentage for Two Years
Andrew M. Russell filed suit in 108th district court against the London Guarantee and Accident Company Ltd seeking judgment for a percentage of his weekly salary for about two years. He alleges he was injured July 26, 1937 while working for an implement company.
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Andrew M. Russell
108Th District Court
London Guarantee and Accident Company, Ltd
Russell
Dancers Perform Spanish Folk, Moon Ballet to Stein Romance
A group danced Spanish folk numbers and The Maid and the Moon ballet to Rubinstein's Romance in E Flat Major. A New York service providing male guides notes calls from lonely ladies favor blond youths two to one over brunet lads.
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Rubinstein
New York
World War Veteran Newman Parker Dies in Amarillo
The body of Newman Parker World War veteran who died in Fort Lyons Colorado arrived in Amarillo this morning. A Rosary is planned at Griggs Funeral Chapel at 8 p m. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 9 a m in Sacred Heart Cathedral with burial at Llano Cemetery. Pallbearers are J E Dyer Lory Flynn Chester Floyd T B O Brien L L Bennett and A Petersen. Parker survived by his widow daughter and son. He lived in Amarillo many years and worked for Rock Island Railway offices and was a member of the Catholic Church American Legion and Brotherhood of Railway Clerks.
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Newman Parker
Fort Lyons
Colo
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Griggs
Sacred Heart Cathedral
John R. Schmidt
Llano
J. E. Dyer
Lory Flynn
Chester Floyd
T. B. O'Brien
L. L. Bennett
A. Petersen
Parker
Frances Gallison Parker
Newman Parker, Jr
Theresa Jeanne Parker
Ida Everson
Mauriie Parker
Madill
Oklo
Rock Island Railway
Catholic Church
The
American Legion
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
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