Gibson Cowboys Aim For State Meet Bid
The Gibson Drug Store Cowboys seek the right to represent the city at the state municipal basketball meet in Fort Worth in March. City champions last year they vow to defend their title with regular games or tournament play. Stars include Bishop Close Jackson Gibson Herrington and Hull.
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Close
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Gibson
Herrington
Hull
Bennett says four towns back C of C drive
R Frank Bennett reports four Texas Panhandle towns over subscribing the quota set by the West Texas chamber of commerce. Wellington Quanah Esteline and Dodsonville oversubscribed with Dodsonville listed as a new member. Wellington more than doubled its quota. Bennett also visited White Deer Pampa and Miami.
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R. Frank Bennett
West Texas
Barber of Commerce
Texas Panhandle
Wellington
Quanah
Estelline
Dodsonville
Oklahoma
Mr. Bennett
White Deer
Pampa
Miami
Deny Judge Conspired To Trap Bootleggers
Federal Judge Frank Cooper of the northern New York district and Prohibition Administrator R Q Merrick were alleged in 1924 to have conspired to entrap bootleggers. Cooper’s counsel Elisha Hanson filed a brief with the house judiciary committee denying the accusation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Frank Cooper
New York
R. Q. Merrick
House Judiciary Committee
Cooper
Elisha Hanson
Zemo Eases Itching Skin With Quick Results
An ad touts Zemo as a safe dependable treatment for itching skin and related irritations. It claims pimples, blackheads, blotches and ringworm begin to disappear after the first application, leaving skin soft and clear. Available at druggists for 60 cents and 1.00.
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Zemo
Dr Blosser's Cigarettes Offer Gentle Relief A nasal aid
Advertisement promotes Dr Blosser's Cigarettes made from medicinal herbs and berries. It claims the vapor reaches inflamed air passages without tobacco or cubebs and is safe for children and adults. The copy urges sufferers of catarrh deafness hoarseness asthma hay fever bronchial irritation or frequent colds to buy a pocket size package from any druggist.
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Dr. Blosser
Plumber in Jail Claims Found Buried $12,000 Purse
A city jail inmate persists he discovered a purse on West Sixth Street containing more than $12,000 in cash and valuables and hid it in a secret place. He told Chief Gaither of the find and asks to be released to show the hiding spot. Police remain skeptical of the claim.
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West Sixth Street
H. L. Gaither
Robert Louis Stephenson
Would Furnish Club Boys With Livestock
Questionnaires are sent to club members by the agricultural department of the Board of City Development to learn how many boys cannot furnish their own hog cow or chickens for club work. The county boys club has about eighty five members and plans to stock each for the work he will undertake. P C Bennett and J Z George say in years of club work no boy has defaulted on expense money.
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Board of City Development
County Boys’ Club
P. C. Bennett
J. Z. George
Cravens and Wiseman Open Real Estate Office
Cravens and Wiseman, realtors, have opened an office in the Oliver Eakle building. The firm consists of M. D. Cravens and A. Ray Wiseman. Cravens arrived in Amarillo a year ago from Oklahoma City and was linked with Brymer and Atwood. Wiseman first came to Amarillo twenty one years ago and has long operated in real estate. he moved to Missouri but returned this past year and remains in Amarillo.
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Oliver Eakle
M. D. Cravens
A. Ray Wiseman
Cravens
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Brymer and
Atwood
Wiseman
Missouri
Durland Retires From City Riding Academy
William Durland, longtime owner of a riding academy in New York City for forty three years, retires from business. His son now makes and sells automobiles. The report notes Berlin employs nearly two million people across over two hundred ninety four thousand establishments.
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Associated Press
New York
William Durland
Central Park
Amarillo Man Dines Dances in Borger After Whisky
A Amarillo man drove to Borger late night where liquor influenced him. He dined, visited dance halls, and wandered dark streets seeking more liquor before returning to Amarillo around 2 am. Borger authorities are conducting a sweeping investigation.
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Amarillo
Borger
A Star In Two Sports
Russell Daugherity, captain of Illinois basketball and star football player, leads Coach Ruby’s team as a versatile two sport athlete. Once scoring 62 points in twelve Big Ten games while limited by illness, he is expected to excel as Illinois starts with a green squad.
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Russell
Daugherity
Illinois
Ruby
Pug
Welsh village names and Bible distribution cited in brief
Ivor Davies, a Welshman, claims he can pronounce the long Welsh village names such as Llanfairwyllgogeryychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. The Gideons place Bibles in hotel rooms and say they are needed more in automobiles.
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Llanfairwellgwyllgoger
Yehwrndroswell
Ysiliogogogoch
Wales
Ivor Davies
Pug Shines On Gridiron And Court In Local Spotlight
The article praises Pugsley for numerous first downs and a clever slicing move after line crossings in football, notes a standout sixty-yard run in a Chicago game that produced the lone score, and highlights his dual talent in basketball.
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Chicago
Walter Miller Uses Coin Habit in Wrestling Contests
Walter Miller, a California wrestler and former world's middleweight champion, kept a twenty five cent piece in his mouth during bouts. An opponent aware of this superstition applied a neck hold and demanded he cough up the coin. Miller, however, continued the bout despite the pressure.
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Walter Miller
California
Walter
Miller
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