Panhandle Acquires 180000 Acre Game Preserve
Texas seals a new game haven of 180000 acres from the Shelton estate in Oldham and Hartley counties. Supervisor Hugh Exum reports a herd of about 200 antelope on the land and plans to stock turkeys pheasants and other birds while eradicating vermin. The Panhandle now holds 848265 acres in preserves, rivaling Rhode Island in size.
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The
Panhandle
Texas
Shelton Estate
Oldham
Hartley Counties
Game, Fish and Oyster Department of Texas
Marty B. Crozier
Globe News
Hugh Exum
Amarito
Exum
Plana
Shelton
Rhode Island
Stewart at Senate Hearing Faces Refusal to Answer
The transcript shows Stewart repeatedly declining to answer questions about Liberty bonds and oil contracts, citing that the case is in court. Senators Bratton and Cutting press for details, while Stewart defends his stance and accuses insults as the session grows tense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental
Stewart
Walsh
Bratton
Harry F. Sinclair
Humphreys
Sincleiy and
Standard
Standard Oil
Kendrick
Wyoming
Cutting
New Mexico
Senate of the
United States
Amarilloan Heads to Fort Crockett for Air Corps
Paul E Mitchell of 1001 South Lincoln Street left yesterday for Fort Crockett Galveston Texas to enlist in the air corps through the local recruiting station in the federal building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E Mitchell
South
Lincoln Street
Fort Crockett
Galveston
Texas
Air Corps
Mr. Mitchell
Federal
Reform the banks in Amarillo and other thoughts on life
The author urges reform of Amarillo banks but cites personal debt and service charges as a reason to refrain. He describes a boy charged 40 cents to recover 10 cents and a widow paying taxes plus extra costs, warning that banks profit from errors while laws may be misused. He notes eighteen scarlet fever quarantines, questions enforcement, and calls for public financial transparency. He ends by asking Tack to publish notes charged by states so people may know.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Amarilo
Fort Worth
Amos R. Wells
Col. E. R. Asmus
Harold Donnell
West Eighteenth Street
Texas
California
Market Woes and Letters Highlight Daily Stock News Frustrations
Readers vent about inaccurate stock quotes and misleading headlines while Amos R Wells poem reflects market tension. A humorous letter mocks a torn page layout as sports and funny pages mix. The issue includes a peace poem seeking solace amid troubled times.
Auto License Charges Spark City Tax and Road Revenue Debate
A reader laments a recent gravel truck weight check on North Highway, questioning why license holders were not notified and urging scrutiny of license fees. The letter accuses tax collectors and enforcement practices of favoritism and seeks comparison with California highway costs while highlighting hardships for Amarillo families.
Railroad man from India visits Amarillo water system
Mr and Mrs J Vardon of Lahore Punjab India arrive in Amarillo for a nine month inspection tour of United States water systems. He is executive engineer of the Northwest railroad in India and will study American methods at Washington DC and the Geological Survey after visiting Amarillo. P 8 Judy of Airmade Well Co explains the local wells to him.
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J. Vardon
Lahore
Punjab
India
Amarillo
Vardon
Northwest Railroad
United States
Government of India
Los Angeles
Washington, D. C
United States Geological Bureau
Judy
Airmade Well Company
Kansas City
Missouri
Fire devastates Fall River area destroying mills and landmarks
A massive blaze left 250 injured and leveled key buildings including Pocasset Mills Rialto theater and Mohican hotel in Fall River. Granite post office and city hall survived amid ice coated streets. heroes helped evacuate as fire crews battled the flames and explosions damaged Granite Block.
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Great Pocasset Mills
Rialto Theater
Mochigean
News-Herald
Main Street
Central Street
Mohican
Rialto
Durfee
Twelfth Street
Eighteenth Street
Jazz Canaries Take Spotlight In New Sound Trend
Jazz canaries in the United States gain attention with short brisk notes as the chopper breed becomes a favorite over the rol er. Importation runs to several thousand a week, with many birds bred in the Hartz mountains of Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Harts Mountains
Germany
Mexican Slain and Robbed in Fort Worth
An unidentified Mexican man was shot through the heart and killed in an alley in downtown Fort Worth on Thursday night. His coat and trousers pockets were rifled, indicating robbery as the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Meadows man joins Twenty-Third Infantry in enlistment
Jim Brown of Meadows Texas has enlisted in the Twenty-Third Infantry through the local recruiting station and left for Oklahoma City last evening for final examinations. W G Jennings district manager of Frigidaire and Delco Light Company is a business caller in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Brown
Meadows
Texas
Twenty-Third Infantry
Oklahoma City
W. G. Jennings
The
Frigidaire and Delco Light Company
Two Men Held in Theft of Coyote Hides
Two men named C. W. Holt and Frank Smith about 25 were arrested in Tucumcari New Mexico and brought to Amarillo. They are jailed on a theft charge for stealing eighteen coyote hides valued at about 150 from Seufert Produce company. Seufert identified the suspects and the hides at the jail. The offense carries a felony charge with 2 to 7 years in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Holt
Frank Smith
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Amarillo
Potter County
Seufert Produce Company
Buchanan Street
M. M. Seufert
Hooded men abduct University of Washington student leader
Nine hooded assailants seized Marion A. Zioncheck the UW student body president after summoning him to a door. They bound gagged paddled and tied him to a tree at Lake Washington then shaved his head and dumped him in the water before leaving him to find his way home. The attack caps two months of campus policy conflict between Zioncheck supporters and the university daily newspaper faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Marion A. Zioncheck
University of Washington
Lake Washington
Zioncheck
University Daily Newspaper
Floyd Studer Named Head of Insurance Club
Floyd V. Studer, superintendent of agencies for American Central Life Insurance in northwest Texas, was named president of the company Field Club. He leads Texas production for three years and has 64 counties under his charge with an 38 specialized associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd V. Studer
American Central Life Insurance Company
Northwest
Texas
Field Club
Studer
United States
Éssistalos
Open new bus station for two lines
A modern bus waiting station will be built in the former Yellow Cab building at Third and Taylor streets, hosting Safety First and Long horn Bus lines. D. E. Brown says remodeling is underway after a lease was secured, with a ladies room, smoking room, ticket office and baggage room among the planned improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow Cab Company
Third and
Taylor Streets
Safety First
Longhorn Bus Lines
D. E. Brown
Mr. Brown
Radio care at Baylor reduces nurse workload in Dallas hospital
In Baylor hospital Dallas a large receiving system with 800 room wires and earphones lets patients self entertain. Superintendent E F King says the radio keeps patients distracted reducing frequent nurse calls for basic needs and reassurance, easing nurse workload.
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United Press
Dallas
Baylor Hospital
E. F E. King
King
Dates for Freight Rates Postponed Across Southwest Territory
The Interstate Commerce Commission postponed the effective dates of new freight rates in the Southwest territory to May 16 from April 3 and earlier December 5. J. Cole of the Board of City Development reports many briefs filed in the consolidated Southwestern cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southwest Territory
J. Cole
Industrial Department
The
Board of City Development
Mr. Cole
Senators Threaten Magee Libel Prosecution After Grand Jury Move
Oklahoma senators debated procedures and backed a grand jury while threatening criminal libel actions against editor Carl Magee of the Oklahoma News for charges that money influenced the senate vote. Several lawmakers condemned Magee’s claims, with calls for investigations and justice. Twenty two senators voted to adjourn and support the grand jury plan, with fourteen signing the petition to assign the attorney general, and immunity waived.
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Carl Magee
The
Oklahoma News
Scripps-Howard
Senate
Magee
Anglin
Hughes County
Guy Andrews
Felix Simmons
Gib Graham
Tulsa
New Mexico
John L. Rice
Grand Jury
Storms
Rice
Harper
Goodall
Austin
Andrews
Boyer
Grey
Rexroat
Stigler
Reed
Pullen
Graham
Simmons
Shearer
Baby Stars of 1928 Thirteen Names Highlight Rising Screen Talent
A list of thirteen young actresses headed by Lina Basquette and Lupe Velez outlines rising stars in 1928. It notes contracts with major studios including DeMille, Harold Lloyd, Sennett, Fox, Warner Brothers, Universal, and MGM, with early work in films from The Gorilla to The Gaucho.
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Lina Basquette
Sam Warner
DeMille
Flora Bramley
United Artists
Harold Lloyd
June Collyer
Fox
West Side
Alice Day
The
Audrey Ferris
Los Angeles
Warner Brothers
Dorothy Gulliver
Jack Hoxie
Collegians
Universal
Gwen Lee
Regan
Colleen Moore Pictures
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Molly O'Day
Sally O'Neil
Richard Barthelmess
Ruth Taylor
Mack Sennett
Lorelei
Paramount
Lupe Velez
Mexico
Hal Roach
Douglas Fairbanks
the Gaucho
Bowlegs Operation Victim Is Serious
Miss Sadie Holland remained in serious condition at a Chicago hospital after an amputation of both legs following a beauty operation intended to straighten her limbs. Dr Henry J Schireson denied performing the operation and said Dr S D Zaph conducted the procedure. Gangrene developed and transfusions were given yesterday to save her life.
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United Press
Chicago
Sadie Holland
Henry J. Schireson
S. D. Zaph
Miss Holland
California Fruit Moves to New Location
California Fruit company relocates its fruit departments to 106 Fast Fifth Street in the same building as the Amarillo Fish market, previously at Sixth and Polk streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
California Fruit Company
Sixth and
Polk Streets
Fast Fifth Street
Amarillo
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock and Cotton Markets Snapshot
Market roundup from Kansas City and Chicago shows hogs steady to firmer with top at 8.20 and hog/stock pig ranges. cattle and calves mixed with feeders slow. Cotton in New Orleans and New York climbs then retreats on weather and hedge selling. grains rally with wheat steady and corn higher. Stocks fall on rediscount rate news while several key industrials dip.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
New Orleans
Liverpool
New York
United Press
Chicago
New York Federal Reserve
Radio Corporation
General Asphalt
U. S. Rubber
Union Carbide
Hupp Motors
Anaconda Copper
Atchison
James E. Bennett & Co
Atlve m
Alliseneaer
American
American Sugar Refining
Ame Tele
Telg
American Woolen
Associated Dry Goods
Atchison, Toneka & S. F
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Inspiration Cooper
International Harvester
International Nickel Cee International Paper International Tele
Jordan Motors
Southern
Kelly-Springfield
Kennerott Copper
Louisiana Off & Refining
Mack Truck
Maracaibo
Marland Oil
Mexican Seaboard
Widow of film cowboy freed on manslaughter charges
Mrs. Sarah Kerrick widow of Tom Kerrick, a film cowboy shot during an early morning gathering, was found not guilty by a district court jury after a retrial. Prosecutors dismissed charges against the other four defendants, all film personnel or a cowboy, as testimony suggested intoxicated chaos and unclear recollection of who fired the fatal shot.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Sarah Kerrick
Tom Kerrick
Kerrick
Iris Burns
Henry Isabel
Anita Davis
Joe Hunt
Arizona Cowboy
Districtorney
Any
Tulia backs Panhandle immigration move in canyon project
Tulia chamber of commerce backs the Panhandle Development Association immigration plan. Secretary Bob Anglin asks Swisher County farmers for out of state names to target for literature. He endorses a scenic canyon drive and proposes an all Panhandle effort to create a big park and playground in the canyons.
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Tulia Chamber of Commerce
Panhandle Development Association
Board of City Development
Bob Anglin
Anglin
Swisher County
Panhandle
Mr. Anglin
Canyons
Rainbow Food Contest Prize Winners Named
The Rainbow Food contest closed with Mrs. Ben Moore of 200 North Pierce street winning 112 650 points. Sallie Belle Sparks of Melrose apartments was second and Mrs. Etheline Walker of 1301 East Seventh street third. Prizes awarded February 6 at Rainbow Foods office. first prize a $175 living room suite, second a diamond ring, third a wrist watch. All nonwinners receive Rainbow assorted products.
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Rainbow Food
Ben Moore
North Pierce Street
Sallie Belle Sparks
Melrose Apartments
Etheline Walker
East Seventh Street
Rainbow Food Products Company
van Buren
Nash Prices Revised Broadcast Here
Prices of the new Nash automobiles were broadcast from station KGRS last night. Henry Propst Motor Company arranged a musical program which was well received by radio fans as more than 140 telephone calls were received during the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nash
KGRS
Henry Propst Motor Company Company
New Railroad Operation Course Planned at MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology will offer a cooperative railroad operation course combining scientific study with practical training on the Boston and Maine Railroad. Dr. Samuel W. Stratton announced the program at a dinner at his home, with Boston and Maine President George Hannouer and railroad executives present.
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International News
Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston and Maine
Samuel W. Stratton
Stratton
George Hannouer
Homer Loring
Railroad
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Ft. Worth
Floyd Studer
California Fruit
Edgar A. Gt
Janet
Edgar A, Guest
Oklahoma Livestock
East
Tulia
Rainbow Food Contest
Mid-Continent Petroleum
Middle States Oil
Missouri, Kansas &Texas
Missouri Pacific
Montgomery Ward & Co
Moon Motors
Nash Motors National Biscuit
Packard Motor
M. Pan-American Pet. & Trans
Pennsylvania
Dendesey Pere-Marquette
Phillips Petroleum Producers & Refiners
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Republic Iron & Steel
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Shell Union Oil
Simms Petroleum
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