Chicken Theft Epidemic Unabated in Amarillo Area
Police and the Anti Theft association report ongoing poultry thefts in Amarillo and vicinity. J Nichols of 1200 North Polk says eighteen chickens and guineas were stolen last night. Clark Hancock of 1008 North Polk reports five Rhode Island Red hens stolen. Similar thefts noted, echoing a year old oil field town pattern.
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Amarillo
Anti- Theft Association
J. Nichols
North Polk Street
Clark Hancock
Rhode Island
Lady Governor and Flight Timetables Mark Air Era
The piece notes a woman referred to as Lady or Mrs and Governor Smith meeting President-elect Hoover in Miami. It discusses the first American Air Transport Association timetable, weather denial for travel, and predicts air travel and trains outrunning weather. It also cites New York Police Commissioner Whalen advocating small fast bulletproof cars for policing.
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Smith
Hoover
Miami
Socrates
American Air Transport Association
Air Mail
Mr. Whalen
New York
Oil Station Man Held on Death Charge
Waco Texas February 1 Herbert Mayr filling station operator was free on bond to await examining trial in the slaying of Chris Bolton restaurant owner Thursday Bolton was shot with a rifle and died a half hour later Following the shooting Mayr surrendered to county officers and a formal complaint charging murder was filed against him Another man in the automobile with Bolton when he was shot was placed in jail
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Waco
Tes
Herbert Mayr
Chris Bolton
Bolton
Mayr
Belton
Fort Worth Honors Officials of T A T
Fort Worth honors officials of the Texas Air Transport Inc with a birthday party on February 6 by the Fort Worth Association of Commerce. The event recalls the first air mail load into South Texas from Fort Worth on February 6, 1925.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Air Transport, Inc
Ice and sleet sweep West Texas in first wet cold snap
Sweetwater and vicinity faced freezing conditions around 18 degrees with ice and sleet beginning to fall early this morning. Other parts of West Texas reported low temperatures along with snow sleet and rain as the first wet snap of the winter moved through.
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Sweetwater
Texas
West Texas
January 31 Declared Longest Day by Tax Office
Tax collectors report January 31 as the longest day as voters rush to pay poll taxes. Miss Lita Witt and three assistants worked through midnight with over 4,060 citizens paying. A 19 percent penalty applies to late payments and those unpaid by midnight cannot vote in the upcoming election.
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Lita Witt
Miss Witt
Ambitious Amaro Reporter Seeks The Saturday Evening Post Breakthrough
An Amarillo writer frets over an unsigned manuscript sent last Saturday and hopes for acceptance within 11 days. He recalls John McCarty’s quicker success, rejects nerves, and references Tulsa invitation while sharing humorous anecdotes about radio jokes, family stories, and local life at Eleventh and Harrison.
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Saturday Evening Post
Amarillo
John McCarty
Workman Candy Craze and a Humble Town Bellwether
A 24 year old Mrs. Workman in Washington runs a thriving candy shop after a anniversary ad in The News and The Globe. Her Amarillo store outsold Dallas in district sales last month. A Colonial era advertising hack, with plumed horses, drew crowds on the streets. She hopes for a write up. Also missing a year old bulldog Patty prompts a $2 reward, plus a larger reward later. J R Gant announces a mayoral bid promising to defend ordinary folks and grow Amarillo by about a million inhabitants.
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Patty
Alabama Street
San Jacinto
East 13Th Street
Humphreys Highlands
Pam
Literary contest notices and reader guesses from Amatille TX
The lettered note discusses contest results and response times for literary submissions. Names EWD Groman and others from Amatille Texas appear, with expected acceptance or return dates for articles and specific timestamps given for replies.
Letter to Tack About Manuscript Return Timing
A correspondent signs off with thanks and defers guessing return date for a manuscript, asserting it will not be returned soon and focusing on courtesy rather than speculation. The tone remains polite and firm about awaiting proper handling.
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Tack
Mrs. Honeycutt Dies At Home In City
Mrs. Mary Jane Honeycutt 81 mother of local insurance man H. H. Honeycutt died at her son's home 105 West Forty first avenue at 6 this morning. She came to Amarillo about a year ago with her son and is survived by four sons and a daughter C. C. Fort Worth D. F. Los Angeles L. L. and E. D. Oklahoma City and Mrs. E J Treller Dallas. Brief services will be held at Griggs chapel at 4 Saturday with Rev L W Stucky officiating. The body will be sent to Oklahoma City for burial Sunday.
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Mary Jane Honeycutt
H. H. Honeycutt
West Forty-first Avenue
Amarillo Tri-State fair officers to be elected
Directors and officers of the Amarillo Tri-State exposition will be elected at 4 oclock Wednesday afternoon February 6 in the Board of City Development rooms. Wilbur C. Hawk, president, announced the 1929 fair dates from September 21 to 28. The San Angelo exposition starts September 16, with Amarillo Abilene and Childress fairs September 23, Lubbock and Clovis September 30, and Roswell Ballinger October 7. The Northern shows, the largest carnival company, has been contracted for the local event.
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Amarillo
Lubbock and Clovis
Roswell and Ballinger
Worthern Shows
Five Air Features for Saturday
National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Damrosch at 7 CST on WEAF. WJZ airs works of great composers at 6 CST. WEAF presents Lucky Strike Orchestra at 9 CST. WJZ offers Recital and Melodrama at 8 CST. WSBE in Atlanta schedules 405 to 1045 CST Skylark on WSB.
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United Press
WEAF
National Symphony Orchestra
Walter Damrosch
WJZ
Lucky Strike Orchestra
Wsbe Alanta
WSB Skylark
High School Annual Reflects Community Quality
An Amarillo high school annual, La Airosa, shows the city’s education and activities in a lasting form. Business leaders urge support to expand发行 the annual, arguing quality over numbers and noting future patronage from today’s students.
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C. G. Truitt
Amarillo
la Airosa
Royals Halt Bavarian Wedding Over Hidden Love
In Bavaria on February 1 the Bohemian Thorn and Taxis princess refused to wed Prince Raphael Rainer stating she was engaged to another. The two royal branches approved the decision, lamenting sensational publicity but praising the princess 24 for acting in conscience and departing to her Czechoslovakian estates. The other man remains unnamed as inquiries begin locally.
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House of Thorn and Taxis
Raphael Ranier
Ice
Prince Raphael Rainer
Widow LeBouef Hangs After Refusing Pardon
The article details the execution of Mrs. LeBouef by hanging after a court refused to spare her life. Father Rosseau administers prayers as she pleads for mercy. She dies instantly, body removed to a cell, and requests burial beside her husband in Morgan City.
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Ada
Jesus
Father Rosseau
Dr. Dreher
Mayer offered Turkey ambassador post
Los Angeles report notes Louis B. Mayer vice president of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Hollywood has been offered the diplomatic post of ambassador to Turkey by President Beeman. The Times details the offer as reported in its today edition.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
the Times
Louis B. Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film Corporation
Hollywood
Calif
Turkey
Judge Hardy accused of trying to influence grand jury
Testimony in the California legislative inquiry alleges Superior Judge Carlos S. Hardy warned Wallace Moore against perjury while Moore covered evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. The panel probes possible impeachment, and McPherson, subpoenaed, heads to Sacramento after leaving for Canada. Robert Brydon says Hardy warned the grand jury to lay off the Aimee case.
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Los Angeles
Carlos S. Hardy
Aimee Sémple McPhergoff
Hardy
Wallace Moore
San Francisco
Canada
Sacramento
Robert Brydon
Life boat raised with fishing net at Georges Banks
A lifeboat from the Groton trawler Seimer, air tanks crushed, was recovered in a fish net on Georges Banks. The United Press quoted Commander L T Chalker saying the seine likely sank. The Seimer carried 22 men led by Captain Thomas Miller, last heard January 13 at the grounds. Nearby, a kitten reportedly caused a chimney blockage leading to coal gas poisoning deaths of three year old Charles Nelson.
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London
Conn
Groton
Seimer
Georges Banks
Coast Guard
L. T. Chalker
United Press
Seiier
Thomas Miller
New York
Minneapolis
Sheriff's
Peters
Charles Nelson
Boston Hails Chicago Opera Record Attendance
The Chicago Civic Opera company in Boston set attendance records with nine performances sold out before arrival. Lohengrin Thais and Carmen were staged with Maria Olszowska, Marion Claire, Rene Molson in the cast and Weber conducting. The company plans Amarillo shows March 18 for Thais with three installment ticket options.
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Boston
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Maria Olsxowska
Marion Claire
Rene Molson
Weber
Amarillo Machh
Amarillo College of
Missing girl case prompts cross state search
Missing girl from Austin last seen Tuesday on the Georgetown to Waco highway with a man described as a 55 year old blond professional swimming teacher. Parents report a friend sighting the girl driving alone in a blue Whip car and officials warn of a suspect with stage experience and Los Angeles ties.
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T. L. Minter
Laredo
Austin
Walter Murray
Georgetown n-Waco
Fannie Lee
Itl
Los Angeles
Calif
Hinto
Stornia
Aeréra
Plans for Metropolitan stove project reach Oklahoma cities
Mr Waulin states a large number of units are under construction or planned in Altus and Blackwell Oklahoma for Metropolitan stove. The company will offer general merchandise from one cent to one dollar. Improvements total between 410000 and 15000 and rents are nearly all closed with Amarillo firms. Building permit expected today or tomorrow.
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Waulin
Ney
Altus
Blackwell
Oklahoma
Titla
Mand
Amarillo
Stuckey Returns From Southern Methodist Pastors Meet
Dr. Lewis N. Stuckey returned from Fort Worth where he attended a gathering of pastors from leading Methodist churches of the South. Attendees came from Texas Arkansas Louisiana and Alabama to discuss issues of interest to large congregations. Polk Street Church Amarillo ranks fifteenth by church membership among Southern Methodism. sixth in Texas and thirteenth in Sunday school enrollment in the region.
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Lewis N. Stuckey
Fort Worth
South
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Alabama
Polk Street
Amarillo
It Must Be the Weather Not Old Age in a Tide of Jokes
A witty dialogue between a couple about aging and illness. The man asserts ailments like dyspepsia, flu, or weather cause his partner to drift from dance and social life. The woman counters with skepticism about age, insisting fatigue and stiffness hamper her.
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Mother
Market Reports From Kansas City to New York Dull and Mixed
Markets show varied results across regions with hogs higher in Kansas City and Chicago trading activity up on several fat cattle and calf categories. Cotton and grain moved with slight declines in futures while New York stocks opened higher on broker loan data and several large names pushing gains in early trading.
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Kansas City
Slater
New York
Liverpool
May
Chicago
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Missouri
Pacific Common
Kennecott
Auto Lite
National Cash Register
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chesapeake Corp
Delaware and Hudson
Erie
St. Paul
American Smelling
Anaconda
Right Aero
Western
Warner, Brothers 24
Steel
Nash Motors
Columbia
Seterday
Chrysler
Curfew Revived in Milwaukee Youth Rule Proclaimed
Milwaukee police chief Laubenheimer enforces a 10 p.m. curfew for all those under 21 to curb late dancing hall activity. Dance hall operators have been instructed the curfew applies, with youths urged to return home by 10 p.m. to reduce nocturnal partying and related crimes.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Laubenheimer
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