Weather and Panhandle News From the Plains
Weather outlook improves briefly with clear and warm days ahead but the week promises a duster or rain. The Panhandle oil field shows activity with 176 new wells. Ernest Thompson headlines a radio feature. Walter David recovers in Borger then heads for Phoenix for rest. A $5 reward seeks Sam Page’s stray Boston Bull. plans for a Snoring Contest and a national contest are discussed with prizes and a loving cup.
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Panhandle Oi
Panhandle
United States
Ernest Thompson
Alka
Oddball household tales and scattered trivia at breakfast
A jumble of anecdotes covers snoring family life, a lucky Mrs Aldrich recovering rings, a worried wife seeking her drunk husband, and harsh judgments on unfit fathers. It cites Stanford University’s origin, moon phases, Japanese migration, Gandhi, car sales, and naval stripes, ending with breakfast orange vitamin loss and the three mile limit rule.
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Leland Stanford
California
Harvard
Charles W. Elliot
Dr. Eliot
Harvard University
Pacific Coast
Stanford University
Japan
Manchuria
Gandhi
United States
Yellowstone National Park
David Schiear
Hamburg
Playhouse
Jean Hersholt
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
Copenhagen
Aboukir
U. 8
Forte
Electra to Receive Loan for Plant Upgrade
Senator Tom Connally announced that the Public Works Administration approved a 221 818 loan and grant for Electra Texas to build a municipal light and power plant. The loan amount includes 27000 in the announcement context.
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Electra
Washington
Tom Connally
Texas
Public Works Acadinistration
Tack Letter Page Teases Reader Responses
A note from the TACK letters column invites readers to submit further messages and stories after previous feedback. It references a month old correspondence and signals additional jotk or notes appearing in Page 6.
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Tack
KGNC Daily Radio Schedule Highlights
Wednesday and Thursday air slots list NBC programs and local shows from 3:00 PM to 6:15 AM. Notable items include The Ink Spots, Organ Reveries, Jack Armstrong, Little Orphan Annie, U. P. News, and Panhandle Cowboy among others.
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Lutheran Church
NBC
Old Homestead
Jack Armstrong
Donald McGibney
Country Church of
America
Carveth Wells
Richard Seibert
Three Merry Men
Wit Thoma
Princetonians
U. P. News
Ink Spots
Glen Grey
Casa Loma
Rainbow Room
Breakfast Club
Hal Kemp
Monticello
Ma Perkins
Honeyboy
Sassafras
National Farm and Home Hour
the Postal Lifers
Butternut
Leo Reisman
Flying Dutchman
Philco Party
Betty
Bob
Sons of the West
Yella Pess
Selma
Photographs Show Grove City Fence History Hobby
R F Print pursues a fence photography hobby in Grove City. His collection of over 60 prints documents fence evolution from nail cost constraints to modern steel and wire fences, featuring stump posts stake and rail worm mortised post rail and other types.
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Grove City
R. F
Virginia
Widowed mother builds dream house in Alabama
Mrs Vivian Walker, widowed with three children, razed a ramshackle neighbor’s house in REM LAP Alabama, turned it into a modern home on land donated by her father. The finished house is called Mrs Walker’s dream house and draws admiration from passersby.
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Remlap
Ala
Vivian Walker
Malaria Death Toll Compared to Florida Snake Threat
Florida board of health warns the malaria carrying anopheles mosquito is more deadly than the Florida snake. From 1929 to 1931 malaria caused 208 to 470 deaths annually in Florida.
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Jacksonville
Fla. U
Florida Board of Health
Florida
Prowler Steals Eight Bibles From Mount Canaan Church
The Mount Canaan church in Paris Texas reports an unknown intruder ransacked the building and stole eight Bibles. No other items were taken and no arrests are listed. The incident prompted the pastor to reflect on efforts to "get religion."
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Paris
Tex
Mount Canaan
Jury Completes for Ray Newsom Slaying Trial
Houston jury completed selection for the murder trial of Ray Newsom charged with the meat cleaver killing of Mrs. Clara Middlehauf 48 at The Last Roundup cafe. Testimony set to begin tomorrow.
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Houston
Ray Newsom
Clara Middlehauf
Vacation bill for jailers proposed in Texas cities
A bill introduced in Austin by Rep EL H. Thornton of Galveston proposes 15 day vacations for jailers guards and fall matrons in cities with populations over 24 000. The measure aims to standardize leave benefits for city jail staff.
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Austin
EL H. Thornton
Galveston
Fatal Crash Kills Dallas Man Near Waco
A Dallas man identified as Charles S. Wells died when his car collided with an oil truck near West just north of Waco. The accident occurred February 10 and警方 report details are incomplete.
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Waco
Charles S. Wells
Dallas
West
Austin Governor Urges Tax Reform Proclamation
Governor James V. announces a February to April push on budget reform and a new money policy. The message signals fiscal changes and a public proclamation shaping state financial priorities.
Hinton Selected Texas Commissioner for Gettysburg Reunion
Carl Hinton secretary manager of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and veteran leader is named by Governor Allred as Texas Commissioner for the joint Blue and Gray reunion to be held in Gettysburg in July 1938. He will join Southern state commissioners in Little Rock for planning ahead of the reunion called by Paul Roy. The reunion decision was made at the Confederate Veterans meeting in Amarillo last year.
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Carl Hinton
Amarillo
Little Rock
Paul Roy
Gettysburg
Probe of Girl's Death Continues in Louisiana
Baton Rouge reports a sixth arrest linked to the death of Genevieve Legnon after a Donaldsonville nightclub party. Five companions face murder charges while officials withhold details of the new arrest as they seek a person not previously connected to the case. Legnon died early January 25 from a skull fracture at a Donaldsonville clinic.
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Baton Rouge
Genevieve Legnon
Donaldsonville
Louis Wilson
Elmo Melancon
Ralph Falsetto
Lorenzo Milano
Cleo Miller
Legnon
Grapefruit Freight Rate Cut Discussed
Railroad representatives considered a proposed 50 percent cut in grapefruit freight rates to ease the citrus overproduction crisis. After a three hour hearing F M Cleveland of the Association of American Railroads promised an early decision. Florida Governor Fred P Cone and industry officials urged the measure as Florida’s crop neared 17 5 million boxes with Texas growers noting a regional crisis.
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Washington
F. M. Cleveland
Association of American Railroads
Fred P. Cone
Florida
Texas
John N. Hager
D. Cott
Weslaco
Permits Issued Totals Near Six Figures This Month
Building permits issued so far this month total about $60,000. Parr Construction Co. gets a $10,000 Hughes Street home due May 9, Don D. Parker a $7,500 tourist camp on North Fast Eighth Avenue due May 8, J FE Dowd builds a $4,730 five room frame on Tyler Street due May 6, J Ritter at Hughes Street adds a $3,000 two room addition.
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Parr Construction Company
Hughes Street
Don D. Parker
North Fast Eighth Avenue
J. FE. Dowd
Tyler Street
J. ©. Ritter
Midwest Red Cross flood relief drives drive gains and gifts
The Midwestern Division of the American Red Cross reports roughly one third of total flood relief donations from the region with central state chapters exceeding quotas. President Roosevelt sought 11 million dollars. about 17 million has been received. Potter County contributed 4,400 with more to come, and the local chapter collected 4,277 garments, shoes, and blankets for flood sufferers.
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Midwestern
American Red Cross
St. Louis
Central States
Roosevelt
Red Cross
Potter County
Three Rezoning Petitions Considered by Amarillo City Commission
Last night the Amarillo city commission reviewed three rezoning petitions. I Spector seeks to rezone land west of Van Buren Street north of South First Avenue from first manufacturing to second manufacturing district. B I Barfield requests retail zoning at the northwest and southwest corners of Twenty fourth Avenue and Fillmore Street. Jennie Smith seeks to change 1500 North Washington Street from residential to retail.
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Amarillo
Search for J W Sprinkle shifts to Waco after car found
Austin police traced a missing man case to Waco after his car was found in a city garage. A letter postmarked Waco warned that J W Sprinkle would be found dead in Lake Austin and his car in Waco.
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Austin
J. W. Sprinkle
Waco
Memory Impaired Poet Edwin Markham Heads Guardians
Edwin Markham the 84 year old author of The Man With The Hoe appeared in Brooklyn Supreme Court to hear a jury declare him mentally incompetent. Two doctors testified he suffers encephalitis causing memory lapses as guardians are appointed to protect his interests in his remaining years.
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New York
Edwin Markham
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Floods Threaten England and France Across Regions
The worst floods in a quarter century rise as unending rains swell rivers in England and France. Heavy rain expected. floods drive people from lowland homes, flood tides reach rooftops in some cities, and 13 southern English counties face inundation along the Thames and surrounding farming lands.
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London
England
France
Thames
Middle West Called Home of America’s Most Beautiful Girls
Arthur O’Neill, New York photographer, says the Middle West yields the country’s most beautiful girls for magazine covers. He argues they may lack sunshiny looks from Florida and California but offer greater natural beauty for camera use.
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New York
America
Florida
California
Arthur O'Neill
Middle West
Galveston Men Charged in Kidnap Conspiracy
Three men Peter Purcell L Blake and G Thompson were bound over to the grand jury on charges of conspiracy to kidnap prominent Galveston businessman Robert I Cohen Jr and hold him for 5000 ransom. Each defendant posted bonds of 5000. The hearing took place February 10.
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Galveston
Robert I. Cohen, Jr
Grand Jury
Peter Purcell
L. Blake
G. Thompson
Beautifying Girls Aims Via Hair Curl Tricks
Seattle report on Bur ton Skiles of Long Beach California teaching simple hair waving methods to alter perceived facial features. He suggests turning ends downward for a pug nose and upward for a hooked nose, and lifting hair behind the ears to elongate the face line, creating flattering illusions.
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Seattle
Burton Skiles
Long Beach
Calif
National Beauty Congress
Skiles
Hopkins jailed for two years in burglary case
Robert Hopkins, 20, was found guilty of burglary and received a two year term from a 47th District Court jury. He was arrested months ago as a suspected member of a burglary ring linked to numerous residence robberies. Co defendants J W Johnson and Frances Lawrence face trial soon.
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Robert Hopkins
Hopkins
J. W. Johnson
Frances Lawrence
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