Shotgun Marksmen Describe Cuba Hunt Life and Hardware Company Praise
The author recalls Cuban hunting limits for various birds, noting high shell usage and long retrieves. Jacksnipe and ducks are described as plentiful, with rain affecting quail and dove seasons. The piece then extols the Amarillo Hardware Company barbecue and its massive new warehouse, praising Mr Hardin and the business’s regional prominence.
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Cuba
Dan
Camaguey
Amarillo Hardware Company
Hardin
Pipkin
Tolleson
Neely
Rateliff
Amarillo
Weather note on rain snow and winds with a Bok editorial
Propitious conditions for more rain or snow as a southwester shifts to a norther. Four light snows occurred this year. Heavy clouds precede events. Edward Bok's 1901 Ladies Home Journal editorial asked if a newspaper office is suitable for a girl, with most respondents opposing the idea.
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Edward Bok
The
Ladies Home Journal
Friona Geese Hunters Convicted In Airplane Shoot
A group of Friona men pleaded guilty to shooting wild geese from an aeroplane last fall, earning about a thousand dollars. Captain Maggard reports the pilots said geese flew at 80 miles per hour, making them hard targets. The item blends other detours and comments from editor Tack and reflections on current events.
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Friona
Maggard
Would Reopen Fight Over Senate Vote
Letter to the editor debating Lyndon Johnsons election to the Senate claiming ballot box thefts and planted connections. The writer asserts corruption and Communist links while another reader counters that Johnson is capable and honest, with opinions about political influence along the Rio Grande.
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Senate
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Alger Hiss
Indignant W. & Teuton Demand Public Apology to President
A letter from W. R. Teuton of Amarillo protests Washington bureaucracy and Truman era policy. He defends railroad workers as true Americans amid price pressures and delayed negotiations, calling for a public apology from the President and urging voters to demand democracy.
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Washington
Czar Steelman
Steelman
Truman
W. R. Teuton
Taylor Amarillo
Warning of decline and fervent patriotism in postwar talk
A speaker critiques prosperity in the United States, warns against complacency, compares America to the Roman Empire, and urges strengthening national resolve. He criticizes politicians promising the impossible and questions the truth behind political rhetoric. He asks Malin to find someone else who will loudly hail national greatness.
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United States
Schoolwide thanks for generous offer to students and board
In a gracious note the speaker declines a $10 offer but expresses appreciation for the gesture, wishing luck to three students, Superintendent Malin, the student body, and the school board. The message emphasizes gratitude and good will toward the entire school community.
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Malin
Amarillo Boom and a Church Joke in One Letter
A reflective piece notes a failed student delivering a commencement sentiment. An anecdote follows about a rough man who confesses ignorance of profanity after a church sermon. The column cites Blackburn Bros. reporting a Paris buyer for Amarillo and questions if Amarillo’s boom can meet rising demand with a doubled population in a year.
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Preacher
Grandma Mona Lisa fits into family weight loss tale
In Sunray Texas grandma Mona Lisa shares a personal note about losing weight by locking the car in the garage and eating less. She recounts dropping from 187 pounds to 172 and expresses joy at becoming a grandmother in July while praising will power over doctors.
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Alka-Seltzer
Mona Lisa Sunray
Tex
Phone Rates Rise in Fort Worth Average 35 Percent
Fort Worth residents will face higher telephone rates tomorrow after city council approval. The increase averages about 35 percent, aligning with Dallas and San Antonio rates and falling short of Southwestern Bell’s initial request. Caracas is the capital of Venezuela.
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Fort Worth
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Dallas
San Antonio
Open a can of sardines for dinner at Godfrey’s
A compact line from Syms evokes a dinner scene at Godfrey’s with a sardine feast and casual street chatter. The fragment hints at everyday urban life and dining habits reflected in period chatter and local settings.
Hadacol Credited By Panhandle Mother For Daughter Illness
Mrs. J. F. P. Kuehler of Panhandle Texas writes claiming Hadacol helped her daughter's long illness and urges a reputable doctor to endorse it. She mentions a local MD who allegedly supports continuing Hadacol and offers to prove this by phone or in person. The letter seeks $100 for a sworn medical endorsement and discusses past hospital care and extensive testing.
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Tack
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Panhandle
FP. J. Kuehler
Tex
E.R.T
Yankee blood settles Texas in reader letter
A Texas letter writer pushes back on anti Texas sentiment, arguing Texans and Yankee roots alike built the state. The writer cites origins of goods and people, cites James Winchester from Argosy, and urges fair view of Texas. The note ends with signature Mrs. R. N. Smith.
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Texas
Ohio
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
New York
Battle Creek
Mich
Towa
Pennsylvania
New Orleans
Chicago
Argosy
James Winchester
R. N. Smith
Amarillo
Harnessing an old harness for tight wire gate leverage
A rancher columnist proposes a simple method to open tight wire gates using the crook of an old harness hame as a lever. He suggests carrying a hame in the car to pull gates around posts, easing gate closure without injury. The writer, L. E. M., invites reader collaboration and potential profits, signing as E. R. T.
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Panhandle
Panahadle
Texas Panhandle
L.E.M
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Jerry
L. Malin
Hartley High School
Hartley
Mr. Izzard
Linn
Mr. King
Russia
Asia
Europe
China
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Phil
Hogan
W. &. Teuton
Blackburn Bros
Paris
the Capital of
Venezuela Is
Caracas
Copr
Murcer Enterprises Syndicate
Los Angeles
Syms
Marie
Louie
G.A
Gluttons Anonymous
Mr. Tack
Dear Mr. Tack
WU Et Hye
Olumbus
Browne-Vintners Co., Inc
Zale’s
Zale
Polk
Fisk Building
Montgomery Ward
Rayon Grepe
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