Day Nursery Efficient at 42 Cents Per Child Per Day
Amarillo Day Nursery reports an average daily attendance of 37 children with 891 lunches served and 694 quarts of milk used. Monthly expenses totaled 410.17 dollars, while the sponsoring Amarillo Welfare Association’s January expenditures reached 769.47 dollars not including nursery costs. Major expense is groceries and donations include laundry services flour coal mattresses clothing and toys from several local supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Welfare Association
Amarillo Steam Laundry
Great West Mill
Consumers’ Ice Company
C. Bacon
Ruth Byrd
I. C. Atchley
M. J. Nobby
Dick Ware
J. H. Allard
Tarwater Case Goes To Jury In District Court
In Clarendon W B Tarwater faces trial after counsels final arguments in a district court swindling charge. He allegedly wrote a check over 300 for funeral expenses of his stepdaughter who died at a local hospital on September 28, and the verdict was anticipated that afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Tarwater
Clarendon
District Criminal Court
Tarwater
Clarendon Bank
Women Plan For National Week In March
Plans for the National Business Women's Week from March 10 to 16 were discussed at the regular meeting of the Business and Professional Women's club in Amarillo hotel. Health committee chair Dr Nan Gilkerson spoke on Health for the Business Woman. Miss Lou Naylor reported on the January issue of the Independent Woman. The next meeting is set for February 26 in the Women's club rooms of the auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Nan Gilkerson
Lou Naylor
Gatesville Man Dies at Home of Rev Will H Matthews Sr
Rev Will H Matthews Sr longtime Gatesville district elder of the Methodist Episcopal Church South died suddenly at his Gatesville home. He was one of the Empire Sign Service proprietors and left for Gatesville last night to attend his father’s funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will H. Matthews
Gatesville
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Matthews
Empire Sign Service
Amarillo Painter Reports Health Boost After Orgatone Use
F D Gifford of 3500 Tyler St Amarillo says health and appetite improved after starting Orgatone. He details prior stomach pain belching headaches and constipation then notes renewed strength sleep and appetite and credits Orgatone with a full recovery from stomach and liver troubles. He mentions City Drug Store 517 Polk St as the local outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Gifford
Tyler St
Amarillo
Texas
City Drug Store
Orgatene
Polk St
Orgatone
Amarillo Humor Column Echoes Late Night Laughs
Local humor feature laments scarce new jokes while posting a collage of humorous quips. Bits include a Mississippi man tale, a Mississippi dog and mule joke, and a bridegroom who is slapped after attempting a kiss. The writer notes weariness from seeking laughs and ends with a final line promising more humor another day.
Letters on city government and stock market requests
Community letters discuss whether Amarillo should expand its City Commission to five, pay scales for mayor and commissioners, the city budget, and whether to levy taxes for competition. Also, reader notes complain about not publishing full New York market reports and seek guidance on a infant teething concern with local medical input.
Amarillo Charter Debate on City Commission Powers
Citizens discuss amending Amarillo City Charter regarding Commission makeup the mayor and commissioners pay and Board of City Development funding. The letter cites 1928 city revenue of 996292.30 and notes Board expense over 50000 per year plus charter sections on composition compensation and two mills property tax. It invites public opinion via newspaper columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Commission
Board of City Development
City of
News Or Globe
Hearings on Ship Purchase Close in Washington
The Senate Commerce Committee closed hearings on the proposed sale of the United States and American Merchant lines to Paul W. Chapman Inc of New York for 16.2 million dollars. Rival bidder William Francis Gibbs challenged the bid as unsound. Gibbs and J H Winchester were outbid for the United States lines, which includes the Le Viathan, and Gibbs warned Chapman could not succeed in the Atlantic due to vessel costs and competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Paul W. Chapman, Inc
New York
Senate Commerce Committee
William Francis Gibbs
Gibbs
J. H. Winchester
Chapman
Atlantic
Mobiloil Program On Air Tonight
Amarillo listeners may tune in tonight between 7 and 7 39 Central Standard Time to hear the Mobiloil radio program on the NBC network. Stations listed include WJZ WBZA WBZ WBAZ WLW KSTP WHAM KWK WTMJ KOA KYW KVOO WOAI WFAA KDKA WJR WREN KPRC and WEBC. Hereafter, the program will be a weekly feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Mobiloil
National Broadcasting Company
WJZ
WBZA
WBZ
WBAZ
WLW
KSTP
WHAM
KWK
WTMJ
KOA
KYW
KVOO
WOAI
WFAA
KDKA
WJR
WREN
KPRC
WEBC
McKnight Wins Grant Street Excavation Paving Contract
City commission awards excavation and paving contract for Grant street from Eleventh to Thirteenth avenues to John McKnight. The only other action sets vaccination fine to a $1 minimum, replacing the prior $50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Street
Eleventh Avenue
Thirteenth Avenue
John McKnight
Stamps Quartet Broadcasts Here on KGRS
Austin Williams and the Stamps Quartet visit Amatilla en route to Chattanooga. The group broadcast on radio station KGRS this morning and may be heard again tonight. The quartet records both Victor and Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Williams
Stamps Quartet
Chattanooga
KGRS
Victor
Columbia Records
Hidalgo County Election Contests Spark Capitol Protests
Lawmakers debated hearing Hidalgo county election contests while protesters from the valley arrived at the Texas Capitol. The main dispute centers on excluding Weslaco returns and costs to bring testimony to Austin. A 400 mile valley march drew 200 to 300 demonstrators as officials urged order inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Griffin
Weslaco
House of Representatives
Barron
Committee On Elections
Capitol
Lindbergh linked with Morrow sisters in Englewood gossip
Article recalls Anne and Elizabeth Morrow, born in Englewood New Jersey, their Smith College roles and social prominence. It notes Colonel Lindbergh's friendship with the sisters, rumors of romance, and Elizabeth Lindbergh's prior European trip with his family. It mentions their families and Lindbergh's fortune from the Paris flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindbergh
Englewood
N. J
Hudson
New York
Miss Morrow
Colonel
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Manuscript Club
International Relations Club
Alpha Sorority
Elizabeth Cutter Morrow
Anne
Elizabeth
Dwight School For
Colonel Lindbergh
Morrow
Mexico
Europe
Turkey
Evangeline Lindbergh
Mrs. Lindbergh
Lone Eagle
Fortune
Paris
Mr. Morrow
J. P. Morgan and Company
Ambassador
Lindbergh May Visit Mexico City To See Fiancee
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh may travel to Mexico City late this month to be with his fiancée Miss Anne Spencer Morrow. He was invited to open a new air mail route from Brownsville to the capital, and a Mexico visit would combine personal and aviation duties, following his engagement announcement to Dwight Morrow’s daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Mexico City
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Spencer Morrow
Lindbergh
Brownsville
Texas
United States
Dwight Morrow
Morrows
Mrs Smith to Lecture Girls on First Aid
Miss Exie Smith of Northwest Texas hospital will lead the first lesson in a series on First Aid at the Girl Scouts meeting Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Smith
Exie Smith
Northwest Texas Hospital
Girl Scouts
Npon
M. L. Fuller
Law Seeks Misdemeanor Ban on Greek Letter Frats
A bill in the Texas Senate would make it a misdemeanor for any student at a state education institution to belong to a Greek letter fraternity sorority or club not designated honorary It would fine violators up to 200 or imprison them six months Senator W E Thomason of Nacogdoches introduced the measure describing Greek letter clubs as undemocratic and class creating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Saturday Evening Post
Waterbury
Connecticut
Ingersol Reliance
Harold Atkins
A. Schulze
Berger
Texas
FP. S
A.S
News-Globe
Lollapalooza
Borger
United Press
Austin
Tex
Senate
W. E. Thomason
Nacogdoches
Seta
Graft, sugar politics, and dictatorship echoes in a mixed column
A compact review expresses outrage at corruption in Queens politics and graft, contrasts Irish beet sugar prices with Belgian imports, and notes issues of sugar type. It references Hoover’s farming challenge, Shannon power, and debates over diet. The piece also touches on the Mexican execution of Toral, Ravaillac, and anti dictatorial trends in Spain and Russia.
Funeral for Sam P. Jones on Thursday
Funeral services for Sam P. Jones 54 of Amarillo who died from injuries in a car accident near Deming New Mexico will be held Thursday at 3 pm at Blackburn mortuary with Rev. Hal F. Smith officiating. Burial in Llano cemetery. Jones survived by his mother Mrs. Kate O. Jones and siblings Paul Alice Jones Mrs L F Holt of Amarillo and Henry Jones of San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam J. Jones
Amarillo
Deming
N. M
Blackburn
Hal F. Smith
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Llano Cemetery
Jones
Kate O. Jones
Madison Street
Paul
Alice Jones
L. F. Holt
Henry Jones
San Antonio
Bishop Johnson Outlines Life Stages For Personal Development
Bishop Johnson describes life as a manufacturing process from ages 14 to 25 and a selling period where one must sell their philosophies. He says personality, aggressiveness, and magnetism determine success, audited by conscience as truth. He stresses loving God and one’s fellow man. He spoke at Denver business men meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jane
Bishop Johnson
Denver
Weaver Brothers To Appear At Fair Theater Next Week
A telegram from Dent Theaters announces Weaver Brothers will perform at the Fair theater next Monday and Tuesday. Known as Arkansas Travelers they are praised as the top act since Interstate vaudeville. They offer two shows including Home Folks with seven others and promise large crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis I. Dent
The
Dent Theaters, Inc
Will BR. Winch
Dent Theaters
Reading
Weavers Brothers
Weaver Brothers
Arkansas Travelers
Fair Theater
Winch
Mathis Slayer Sentenced to Die in Chair
Harry J. Leahy of Mathis was condemned to electrocution on April 1 for the murder of Dr. J A Ramsey a Mathis physician. The verdict came after the Court of Criminal Appeals overruled his request for a new trial as Sheriff Louis Lowe and three Texas rangers escorted him to Huntsville State Penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Georgetown
Tex
Harry J. Leahy
Mathis
J. A. Ramsey
Louis Lowe
Texas Rangers
State Penitentiary
Huntsville
Leahy
Court of Criminal Appeals
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock and Cotton Markets Update
Hog and cattle prices mixed across markets in Kansas City and Chicago with higher hogs at Kansas City and steady to higher cattle values in Chicago. Fort Worth and East St Louis reports showed firming demand for hogs and calves, while New Orleans and Liverpool cotton markets posted cautious gains amid light trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Associated P'ress
Chicago
Iowa
Fort Worth
Associated Press
Tex
East ST. Louis
Associated
New Orleans
Tailors Praise Fine Suit Yet Ordinary Fit Reveals Flaws
A shopper endures lavish compliments from tailors, cutter, books keeper, and staff as they praise the coat. Despite the praise, the suit shows sleeves too long, a back wrinkle, and baggy trousers, leaving the arched critique that the vest could fit a cask.
Grain and stock gains mark early market day surge
Wheat prices hit new high readings while corn and other grains extended gains. In New York, multiple stocks surged with Nevada Copper and Anaconda Copper hitting new records. The UPbeat tone noted firm currencies and rail shares leading early advance as traders awaited noon levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Associated Press
New York
Greene Cananea
Kennecott
Magma
Nevada Copper
New York Central
Bethlehem Steel
Westinghouse Electric
Coty
U. S. Steel Common
Mercer
Electric Rond & Share Company
Electric Rond & Share Securities Corporation
American Power & Light
Poiste
International Telephone 4
National Power & Light
Columbia Gas & Electric
Anaconda Copper
Sinclair
Barnes
Radio
Johns Manville
U. S
Realty
St. Joseph
Lead
National Bellas Hess
Allied Chemical
St. Louis Southwestern
Vupper F
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Gifford
O. W
Poke Street
Mississippi
Deandi
Eoam
Stock Markets
Wypti Trey Nate Tack
J. McKnight
RUSH
Hidalgo County
Coolidge
Congressional
Bk. BP. Smith
W. R. Montgomery
J. E. Leslie
Smith
F. R. Sinks
Election Committee
Mrs. Lindy
Lindy
Queens
Harvey
Ireland
Herbert Hoover
Shannon
Louisiana
Cuba
Spreckels
Pabst
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Toral
Obregon
Christ the King
Viva
Ravaillac
Henry the Fourth
Mohammed
di Rivera
Spain
Russia
Sam P. Jones
J. F. Riggs
Riggs Clothing and Furnishing Company
Musele Shoals
Wilson Dam
Florence
Ala
Ford
May
Liverpool
Edgar A. Guest
Jevela
Transit Grain & Commission Co
Irokerage
Ft. Worth
the Associated Press
James E. Bennett & Co
General Asphalt
General Filectric
General Motors
New Wees
General Mills
Glidden
Goodrich Rubber
Goodyear Tires
Graham Paige Motors
Great Western Sugar
Great Northern Iron
Greene Cananea Copper
Houston Oil Terrence
Hup Motors
Humble Oil
Cutee
Illinois Central Ry
Independent Oil & Gas
Um Inspiration Copper
Iy A
International Cement
International Harvester
International Nickelsee Giy
International Panel
International Petroleum
International Tel Telg
Jordan Motors
Kansas City Southern
Kelly-Springfield
Kelvinator
Missouri, Kansas & Tex
Missouri Pacific Ry
Montgomery Ward
Moon Motors Eae
Ash Motors Aes
National Biscuit
National Dairy
New York Central Ry
Nevada Consolidated Cap
Pan-Amer, Pet
Trans. B
Pennsylvania
Pete-Margertte Ry
Phillips Petroleum
Pierce-Arrow Motors
Prairie Oil & Gas
Pullman
Radio Corp
Amer
Corp New
Reading Railway
Royal Dutch
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Seneca Copper
Shell Union Oil
Shulte Stores Oat
Sinclair Consolidated Oil
Skelly Oil
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific Ry
Union Carbide
United States Rubber St
United States Steel vi
Vacuum Oil
Vanadium Steel Veseden
Victor Talking Machine
Warner Brothers
White Eagle O
White Motors
Ay Ag
Willys-Overland
Yester
Amer An Smelting
Brigwzs
Brooklyn
Manhattan Trans
Asanadian Pavisie Ry
Sys Sen
Marro de Paseo Copper
Wees Tl
Gaksenaake & Ohio
Chicaz Mil
Chicag
Chile
Copper O
Chrysler Motora
Coca Cola Baer E
Majestic Radio
Ninh Mp
Dohme
Valae
Panhandle Music Co
Eeat Panag
Emarillo Fish Market
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