Weather column notes humor and card tricks in Hereford Letter
The piece combinaes reader letters from C C Bowman Hereford about a square field plow problem and a Foster of Mrs Roosevelt guard plan. It also discusses News Globe columnists Will Rogers Brisbane and O O McIntyre with jokes and a Bridge School event by Rufus Steele at the Elks Club and Rotary Club while noting safe guard practices for Roosevelt and a mix of trivia and humorous anecdotes.
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C. C. Bowman
Hereford
Elks Club
News-Globe
Tes
WFP
Rufus Steele
Rotary Club
Admiral Cary Grayson Dies at 59 Longtime Red Cross Leader
Admiral Cary T. Grayson chairman of the American Red Cross died at 12 50 a m in Washington after a sinus respiratory infection. He served presidents Roosevelt Taft Wilson as White House physician and later led the Red Cross since 1935. He is survived by his wife Alice Gordon and three sons James Cary Travers and William Cabell.
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Cary T. Grayson
American Red Cross
Grayson
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Red Cross
Alice Gertrude Gordon
James Gordon
Cary Travers
William Cabell
Cary Travers Grayson
William and Mary College
University of the South
Sewanee
Tenn
U. S. Medical School
Navy
White House
Taft
Wilson
National Food Administration
Council On National Defense
Washington Gas Light Co
John Barton Payne
Helium Plant Head Returns From Washington Tonight
Supervising engineer C. W. Seibel from the U S Helium plant near Amarillo returns tonight after talks with the Bureau of Mines and Interior on helium production. German Zeppelin Company seeks 17.9 million cubic feet. 2.6 million cubic feet approved for early shipment to Germany. containers await shipment in Houston. If finalized, production may rise and Amarillo payroll gain about 100000 dollars yearly.
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C. W. Seibel
U. S
Amarillo
Washington
Bureau of Mines
Department of Interior
Germany
Zeppelin
State Department
Houston
Zoning Board Denies Open Yard Pleas for Duplexes
Amarillo zoning appeal board denied all late filed requests to set aside yard space restrictions for duplex apartments. The hearing heard by Robert Ricks C W East and F F Rittenberry included others not present. Amendments to zoning ordinance and building code due for second reading tonight.
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Amarillo
Robert Ricks
C. W. East
F. F. Rittenberry
John Fain
W. N. Durham
City Commission
Trial concludes in Saunders statutory attack case
Testimony finished this morning in the case of A. Saunders, charged with statutory criminal attack on a Amarillo school girl. The case will be sent to the jury after afternoon arguments.
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Roosevelt
Amarillo
Texas
A. ©. Saunders
Flames Sweep Governor Palace as Mob Clash with Troops
A mob besieged the governor’s palace, torching the building while fire trucks were seized and attacked. Troops and police formed a guard, firing warning shots and dispersing the crowd after several injuries including Alfred Rutz. The mob retreated with threats of renewed action.
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Alfred Rutz
Tia Juana
Song Revival Draws Attention to Classic Yiddish Tune
Two colored entertainers revived the Yid dish song Bei Mir Bist Du Shoen bringing public attention this season after five years of dormancy. Copyright 1938 McNaught Syndicate.
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McNaught Syndicate
Job scarcity prompts plea for any available work
An office worker urges employers for any honest position, listing waitress, cashier, operator, or similar roles as acceptable while noting urgent need for employment.
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Tack
Thompson challenges Neff group over Laredo gas rate order
Texas state rail road commissioner Ernest Q C Thompson said he held the Laredo hearing himself challenging an attorney general notice that former Gov Pat Neff Lon Smith and C V Terrell served as commissioners when the gas rate was cut. The ruling was sustained by the U S Supreme Court. Thompson and Atty Gen McCraw are rival gubernatorial candidates.
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Austin
U.P
Ernest
Thompson
Attorney General’s Office
Pat Neff
Lon Smith
C. V.terrell
Laredo
U. S. Supreme Court
Gen
McCraw
Funeral services for George A. Lowry scheduled
Private funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at Griggs Funeral Chapel with Luther G. Roberts of the Central Church of Christ in charge. Burial follows at Memorial Park. Lowry, 28, died last night from meningitis.
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George A. Lowry
Griggs
Luther G. Roberts
Central Church of Christ
Memorial Park
Mr. Lowry
Naval arms talk from Pacific Coast commandant
Rear Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn, newly named commandant of the twelfth naval district, urged defense over offense and warned world armaments are too high. He said more arms limitation conferences could help and noted the Pacific Coast’s strategic importance as the fleet remains stationed there.
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Arthur J. Hepburn
United States
Pacific
Hepburn
Twelfth Naval District
Claude C. Bloch
Pacific Coast
Gallipolis Is Odd's Place Gallipolis Is Odd's Place
The body of O. O. McIntyre columnist will be moved tonight from New York to Gallipolis Ohio for burial Thursday at Mound Hill Cemetery. He died yesterday of a heart attack and would have turned 54 on Friday. Mrs. McIntyre will accompany the body.
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United States
Dallas
Jay
U.P
O. O. McIntyre
Gallipolis
Ohio
Mound Hill
E. Campbell
Broadway
McIntyre
Maybelle Small
Gordon Secures Cigars for South American Cruise
John Gordon of Amarillo planned a 47 day cruise to Rio de Janeiro and ordered five boxes of cigars. With only two boxes available locally a New York dealer was wired to ship three boxes aboard the Columbus last Saturday. Confirmation of delivery arrived this morning.
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John Gordon
Amarillo
Rio de Janeiro
Mr. Gordon
New York
Columbus
Stolen Suit Walks Into Officers During Raid
A Tyler Street raid led by Detective Captain Leo Yielding encountered two men carrying a newly acquired suit. The garment was identified as stolen from Sears Roebuck and was seized as the raid continued.
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Leo Yielding
Tyler Street
Headquarters
Sears-Roebuck & Ee
Washington Naval Conference Armament Limits Overview
The article reviews the 1921 Washington Conference outcomes with tonnage caps for major powers United States Great Britain Japan Italy and France. It notes non fortification pledges expiration 1936 and the China sovereignty guarantee amid Japan’s Manchuria aggression. It contrasts later Geneva talks under President Coolidge aiming to curb auxiliary crafts and cruisers but failing due to U S Britain disagreement.
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Great Britain
Japan
France
Italy
Pacific
Philippine Island
Aleutian Islands
China
Washington
Manchuria
Coolidge
Geneva
End of 1936 naval limits ends era of arms restraint
The 1922 and 1930 naval treaties expired in 1936 and London agreements allowed ships up to 35 000 tons with no vessel cap. Japan refused to accept 14 inch battleships, provoking a renewed arms race as new 40 000 ton battleships loom under Roosevelt’s program. The international effort to curb navies ends for now.
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Itation
United States
France
London
Great Britain
Japan
Germany
Soviet Union
Italy
Mr. Roosevelt
Bridge Cards and Devil’s Tickets in Local Game
The article describes a bridge match where 52 devil’s tickets, anciently tied to magic and chance, were used as bridge cards. W F Rufus Steele, engineer and National Bridge Congress representative, commented as a leading Culbertson system authority.
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W. F. Rufus Steele
National
City Bridge School At Elks Club To Teach Contract Play
A five day bridge school will start next Monday at 2 PM at the Elks Club with daily 8 PM sessions. The course costs $2 per person and profits support the Elks charity fund. Beginners and advanced players will learn together to standardize bridge across the city.
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Elks Club
Elks Charity Fund
Fire insurance premium credit linked to five year losses
Amarillo fire marshal Ed Spann explains a 20 percent fire record credit based on the five year average of losses versus premiums. Net 1936 premiums were 296,241 with losses 108,474. five year premiums totaled 144,008 and losses 363,629.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Spann
Amarillo
John Citizen
Controversy Over Four-Room Home Price Released
The piece notes a published release misquoting a four room house plan at $2 340. H C Rush of E L Bruce Co Memphis denies FHA and Memphis Small Homes Bureau involvement. FHA Memphis estimates the plan at 4500 while Amarillo dealers quote 3750 to 4000.
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Memphis Small House Construction Bureau
H. C. Rush
E. L. Bruce Company
Memphis
Federal Housing Administration
Memphis Small Homes Construction Bureau
NEA
FHA
Amarillo
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