Robins and winter weather talk stir Amarillo letter
A narrator in Amarillo reflects on seeing four robins in a front yard and offers a $15 reward for a robin nest in any Panhandle town. He quotes cold records into 1899, mocks Lubbock weather, predicts more cold with a snowy spell, and mentions bird officials and a meeting at the Amarillo hotel with John Q. Holmes to discuss migratory bird law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Kerrville
Colorado
Panhandle
Buck Harris
John Q. Holmes
United States
Amarillo Hhotel
R. L. Duke
Channing
Holmes
Hugh Small
Amarillo Hotel
Armadillos and bass tales stir Texas Panhandle chatter
A lively column describes rumored giant bass fishing near Del Rio in Mexico with bets on every bump and reports from Joe Scott and Sid West. It mentions armadillos moving east from Texas hill country, local charity stew kitchens receiving donations, and colorful local characters like Andy Anderson the Houston Press editor and George Lindsay with a $25 check.
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New Mexico
Laredo
del Rio
Joe Scott
Dalhart
Sid West
Amarillo
Andy Anderson
The
Houston Press
Andy
Mr. Anderson
Anderson
George Lindsay
George
Old Boy
Mr. Lindsay
Prominent Denver financier Boettcher attacked after party
Boettcher-Newton president Charles Boettcher survived an assault after attending a downtown hotel party with Mrs. Boettcher. The couple returned home when abductors accosted them. The Boettcher family has long influenced Colorado finance and industry since 66 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boettcher
Boettcher-Newton
Yale University
Denver
Anna Lou Piggott
Helena
Mont
Junior League
Women's Organization For Prohibition
Colorado
Charles Boettcher I
Germany
Claude
Governor Orders Probe Into Highway Funds Loss
Mrs. Ferguson announces an investigation into road funds and unpresented checks tied to the trust company liquidation. She estimates unpresented county checks at 1 077 426 and securities at about 40 percent of 2 119 328, totaling a state highway fund shortfall of 1 097 991. The inquiry also references a January 1932 attorney general opinion.
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Highway Commission
Radio Antiques Display Planned in Amarillo
Claud McDaniel of Palo Duro Furniture plans a radio antique display from 1921 to 1924 era. Amarillo fans bottle attic finds and donate sets, parts, and early receiving gear to be shown. first contributors include W. B. Ellis and Clarence Boyer. Citizens may notify McDaniel to participate. Orchid perfume note appears as unrelated item about synthetic substitutes.
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Claud McDaniel
Palo Duro Furniture Company
McDaniel
Amarillo
W. B. Ellis
Santa Fe Signal Department
Westinghouse
Clarence Boyer
Lincoln Street
Allen Early
Kansas City Nighthawks
Old Whb
Fitzsimmons General Hospital
KLZ
Mr. McDaniel
Reward Offered for Missing Puppy Bird Dog Named Bill
Omar Sparks of 1311 Buchanan Street seeks the return of his five to six month old puppy bird dog named Bill with black ears and face. He offers 50 cents reward and can be reached at telephone number 6917. Additionally the note urges saving money and predicts heavy moisture in February and March.
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Bill
Omar Sparks
Buchanan Street
What They racy Write To TACK Spats Needs Buckeye
The letter discusses spats and fashion as a symbol of a well dressed man. It notes a meeting with a person to view the author’s spats and mentions a trend of showing appearance when traveling to smaller towns.
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest
The poem describes a mother’s constant worry as children roam freely. It contrasts youth’s bravado with a mother’s vigilance, noting dangers and fears but praising parental love that persists despite risks. The piece ends with a wistful reflection on maternal concern.
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Edgar A. Guest
Amarilloans' Son In Highway Crash
A highway crash near Corpus Christi killed J Bascom Davis of Belton and his daughter Mrs D L Cummins of Haskell. Virgil W Meadors of Haskell was injured. he is the son of J W Meadors of 312 West Ninth Avenue. The father left for Alice to be with his son. physicians say the injured have a fair chance to recover. Mrs Cummins was Meadors’ mother in law.
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Corpus Christi, Tex
J. Bascom Davis
Belton
Bell County
D. L. Cummins
Haskell
Virgil W. Meadors
Alice
Premont
J. W. Meadors
West
Ninth Avenue
Meadors
Cummins
Britain to include economics in war debt talks
Premier Ramsay MacDonald announced the government will discuss economic problems alongside war debts during the debts mission to Washington. He said the aim is to revive world trade and prosperity and to reach a broader agreement with the United States to pursue a definite European policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Washington
J. Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
MacDonald
United States
Britain
County Dads Busy On Financial Task
Potter County Commissioners held a February session with limited business. They reviewed the county depository selection where First National Bank was the sole bidder. W H Fuqua promised a rates table for borrowings from five thousand to twenty five thousand if needed.
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Potter County
First National Bank
W. H. Fuqua
City Commission to Meet Tuesday Night in Absence of Mayor
Mayor Ross D. Rogers is away in Austin on business. The city commission will hold a routine business session Tuesday night, the first in two weeks, announced Commissioner No. 1 J. N. Vernon on Monday.
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Ross D. Rogers
Austin
J. N. Vernon
Ground Hog Killers Society Aims to End Winter
The American Society of Ground Hog Killers announces plans to shorten winters and boost employment by digging up groundhogs. Dues 1 dollar from 37 charter members fund workmen, with groundhog massacres twice monthly as a means to end winter, though obstacles include the Humane Society and a shortage of local groundhogs in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
American Society of Ground Hog Killers
H. C. Hulings
The
Humane Society
Blue Star Ointment Promises Germ Killing Relief
Advertising claim for Blue Star Ointment to treat itch rash tetter foot itch ringworm or eczema by covering with the soothing salve said to melt in and kill every germ. Money back if it fails.
Levinsky to Meet Risko in Friday Night Bout at Madison Square Garden
King Levinsky of Chicago faces Johnny Risko of Cleveland in a 10 round fight at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. Risko, coming off wins over Mickey Walker Tuffy Griffiths and Levinsky after an eight month layoff, seeks another upset while Levinsky pursues his third win in this heavyweight showdown.
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New York
King Levinsky
Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Johnny Risko
Cleveland
Levinsky
Madison Square Garden
Johnny
Boston
Risko
Mickey Walker
Tuffy Griffiths
Tommy Loughran
Fidel la Barba
Wolgast
Loughran
Walter Cobb
Baltimore
Philadelphia
la Barba
Mose Butch
Pittsburgh
Nick Montano
Plainfield
N. J
Spring Dress Mode Told by Shop Head
The Hollywood Dress Shop manager B R Solnick, back from eastern markets, says the season favors a silhouette with flat hips and full hemline. Navy blue black beige and light gray are the colors with pastels and white in late spring. Stripes and dots appear in crinkle satin and silk as Angora woolens and lacy tweeds shape smart sports frocks and day skirts reach floor to ankle lengths.
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B. R. Solnick
Hollywood Dress Shop
Bohemian Team Leads Bicycle Race After 102 Hours
Bohemian cyclists Bartal and Saetta lead the six day event at St. Louis after 102 hours covering 1 627 miles and 9 laps. United States team McNamara Gadou and Italian pair Ottevaire Rebolt trail by one lap. Belgian Van Slambrouck Rys withdraws due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Bartal
Saetta
McNamara
Gadou
United States
Ottevaire
Rebolt
van Slambrouck
Rys
Six New Cardinals Are To Be Created
Osservatore Romano reports six new Cardinals to be named at the March 13 consistory. Pietro Fu masoni Biondi Apostolic delegate to the United States and Mexico. Jean Marie Rodriguez Villeneuve Archbishop of Quebec. Innitzer Archbishop Vienna Fossati Archbishop Turin Della Costa Archbishop Florence Dolci Papal Nuncion to Romania. Cardinals will rise from 52 to 58 of 70 possible. Italians gain four new seats amid a 30 to 28 Italian majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Osservatore Romano
Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi
United States
Mexico
Jean Marie Rodriguez Villeneuve
Quebec
Innitzer
Vienna
Fossati
Turin
Della Costa
Florence
Dolci
Romania
Shirt theft case opens Potter County docket
Charley Williams charged with theft of shirts from the Monogram store went on trial in Potter County Court-at-Law Monday morning as the first case on the criminal docket for the term. The session is expected to last beyond a week due to a heavy docket and aims to clear old cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Williams
Monogram
Potter County
Ear Bite Incident in Uniontown Prompts DA to Release Suspect
Theodore Genovese, bitten in Uniontown, Pa., on February 13, says his ear is healing and asks the district attorney to release Russell Hickman if he has learned a lesson. Genovese does not want to prosecute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Theodore Genovese
Genovese
Russell Hickman
China Says League Responsibility Rises Over Manchuria
China states the League of Nations bears greater responsibility in the Sino Japanese dispute after a subcommittee report criticizes Japan over Manchuria and urges League members to refuse recognition of Manchukuo. The Nationalist government spokesman adds the issue now lies between the League and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
League
Japan
Chinese Treasure Offer Denied as Loan Security
In Washington on February 13 the Chinese legation denied reports that treasures of the former dragon throne in China would be used as security for a $12,000,000 loan in the United States. Acting Secretary William R. Castle called the Japanese spokesman’s claim that the US was likely party to a China Soviet Russia secret agreement absurd for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tokyo
China
United States
William R. Castle
Russia
St Anthony’s marks 32nd year of opening
Catholic dignitaries and St. Anthony’s hospital officials observed the 32nd anniversary of the institution’s opening. The hospital now seats 125, was connected to a church, and was approved by the American College of Surgeons in March 1924.
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St. Anthony's Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Chicago
Mayos
Rochester
Minn
Bartholomew O'Brien
David H. Dunne
Clarendon
Wichita Falls
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio
Alexis
Cleophas
Eugenius
Winifred and
Conrad
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Fort Worth
Amerian College of Surgeons
Charles Ferguson Rites Set for Tuesday
Funeral services for Charles H. Ferguson age 654 will be held at 2 30 PM Tuesday at Blackburn Chapel. Rev. Robert C. Jones will officiate. Burial will be Llano Cemetery. He is survived by his widow two daughters Mrs J C McCullough Amarillo and Nora Ferguson Amarillo and two sons E W and Charles Ferguson of Danville Illinois plus three brothers and three sisters.
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Charles H. Ferguson
J. C. McCullough
Maryland Street
Blackburn Chapel
Robert C. Jones
Church of Christ
Charles Gregg
Art Wheeler
Thomas Deckard
H. L. Harley
E. H. Willis
C. L. Garwood
Llano
Amarillo
E. W
Charles Ferguson
Danville
Til
Nora Ferguson
Ranger's Daily Issue Distributed by Amarillo College
The Ranger student publication at Amarillo College distributes its regular issue on Monday with Evelyn Marsh as editor and John Montgomery as business manager. Gerald Brown leads the sports department while Mildred Hart and Sue McKnight direct society coverage.
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the Ranger
The
Ranger
Amarillo College
Evelyn Marsh
John Montgomery
Gerald Brown
Mildred Hart
Sue McKnight
Kansas City Livestock and New Orleans Cotton Markets
Kansas City hogs 6 000 with top $3.45 for 180 215 lb pigs and cattle listings including steers 650 1500 lb at 4 000 6 76, heifers 550 1000 lb at 4 0 25, vealers 3 50 7 00, stockers 4 00 5 75. New Orleans cotton opened quiet but steady with March at 6.03 May 6.18 October 6.48 amid holiday trading and higher intraday bids.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
New Orleans
New York
Hoover to Attend Lincoln Day Dinner in New York
President Hoover arrives in New York City from Washington tonight to address the National Republican Club. A gala Lincoln Day celebration is planned with strong police guards watching over the President during his brief stay at the Waldorf Astoria before returning to Washington after midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham
New York
Hoover
New York City
Lincoln
Washington
National Republican Club
Scout Anniversary Activities Continue in Amarillo
The Amarillo Area Troops continue the 23rd anniversary of Boy Scouts of America with a Tenderfoot investiture ceremony and a scout activities film. National Scouting Birthday is observed Feb 8 to 14 with programs at the Lions Club luncheon, Amarillo Hotel, and repeated for BPW Club Tuesday evening and American Business Club luncheon Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
Amarillo
Scouting In America
Amarillo Area
Primer reports Austin parley on child health plans
Dr. Benjamin M. Primer, health unit director, returned from Austin where he attended a Texas committee on child health and protection meeting. Officials plan to organize children’s councils in each county and expect to call a local meeting within a month to invite all agencies involved in child welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin M. Primer
Austin
Texas Committee On Child Health and Protection
Primer
City Renditions Kick Off for 1933 Property Roll
Two deputies under City Assessor Jim Bowen began work Monday to rend real and personal property for the 1933 roll. Bowen notes 1932 taxes are over 53 percent paid and city taxes paid this month incur a two percent delinquency penalty. One fifth of total due may be paid now with penalties rising two percent monthly for five months.
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Royce P. Gail
F. M. Schenefelt
Jim Bowen
Bowen
Walther League Presents Call of the Ages at Trinity Church
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod graphic work The Call of the Ages will be shown at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Fourth Avenue and Alabama Street Monday night at 8 15 PM. Sponsored by the Texas District Walther League with no admission or offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fourth Avenue
Alabama Street
Texas
Walther League
Young People’s Organization
H. R. Frerking
He Men Surrender Their Guns as They Run Afout the Law
Two youths enter a saddlery shop and steal western attire in Houston. Detectives Kern and Williams pursue. one suspect, Leonard Beasley, 15, is captured and provides clues to arrest his brother Kenneth. A cache yields stolen gloves boots spurs and other gear.
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C. V. Kern
Ira Williams
Leonard Beasley
Kenneth
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Just Folks
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