Regulation by Congress Being Solicited Now
Washington notes growing public concern over sensational publications, stage, and films. Congress rushes bills to curb intimate details of high profile cases like the Peaches Browning divorce and Chaplin marital issues, but leaders doubt federal action will pass before session end. New York fears the backlash as theater producers press for self cleaning measures and more clothing on performers.
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Washington
Congress
Peaches’ Browning
New York
Jimmie Walker
Tammany
Son of Chief Gaither Is Critically Ill
Physicians report Ewell D. Gaither 22 son of Police Chief H L Gaither in critical condition after recent illness. He was moved to a southern state hospital and returned to Amarillo with his father and a physician. Gaither has worked at Meyer and Meyer Clothing Co for a year and is well regarded locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewell D. Gaither
H. L. Gaither
Amarillo
Gaither
Meyer and Meyer Clothing Company
Itching skin and scalp remedy advertisement
Itching irritations of the skin and scalp are addressed with Zemo Liquid as a safe dependable treatment. The ad promotes banishing pimples blotches and blackheads, claiming easy use at any time and availability at druggists for 60 cents and one dollar.
Chicago and New York Markets mixed on Feb 17
Chicago live stock bids show hogs, cattle and sheep trading with prices mostly steady to higher and strong beef values. Grain, butter, eggs and poultry markets edge up while New York cotton and stocks rise on opening, with rail and industrials leading gains and foreign exchange steadies.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Portugal
New York
Liverpool
Baldwin
du Pont
Katy
Baltimore
Ohio
Consolidated Cigar
Frisco Common
Great Northern Preferred
Northern Pacific
Missouri Pacific
R. H. Macy
International Harvester
Warren Brothers
Raila
Atlantic Coast Line
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio
Union Pacific
Campus Capers at Reading Room Tonight
The second Santa Fe Reading Room entertainment of the season will be tonight at 8 at the auditorium. The Southern California Varsity Boys present a collegiate program with five collegians performing buck and wing soft shoe and clog dances, vocal and instrumental numbers. Members include Harry Hall Beno Buner Cecil Birtcher Milo Sweet and Harry Hardin. The group has appeared at many Orpheum and West Coast theaters. Admission is free and the public is invited.
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Santa Fe
Southern California
Harry Hall
Beno Buner
Cecil Birtcher
Milo Sweet
Harry Hardin
Orpheum
West Coast
Noted worker among boys visits Amarillo
Frank H. Cheley of Denver, author and renowned worker for boys and girls, arrived in Amarillo for his first visit in two years. He leads the Father and Son library and is in town for his camp near Denver, the largest private camp in the United States. He praised local schools and playgrounds amid oil growth and urged continued focus on agriculture to stabilize finances.
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Frank H. Cheley
Denver
Amarillo
Cheley
United States
Marriage Licenses for Sullenberger and Curtis in Polk Street Cafe
Samuel L. Sullenberger and Miss Alice Curtis obtained marriage licenses at the Polk Street Cafe opposite the high school. The cafe, noted as the home of good steaks, is listed in the text as the venue.
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Samuel L. Sullenberger
Miss Alice Curtis
Polk Street
Ruth Abramson
Perryton High School
Fillmore Street
Perryton
Planes and Marines Ordered to Nicaragua in Civil War Tense
The Associated Press reports Washington ordered 200 marines and aircraft to the Nicaraguan zone amid rising civil war tensions. Ships and crews move from the west coast, with the Henderson carrying 800 sailors to Cuban waters and Quantico Marines ready for southern deployment. Authorities fear for American lives as fighting persists in key towns, while talks between Admiral Latimer and Dr. Sacasa aim at peace.
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Associated Press
Washington
Poets O . Fering
Nicaragua
Melville
Latimer
Special Service
Juan B. Sacasa
San Diego
Henderson
Philadelphia
Newport
Cuban
Navy Department
Quantico
Virginia
Richmond
Cincinnati
Marblehead
Honolulu
Hawaiian
Gas extension work is carried on rapidly here
Amarillo Gas Company manager Harry Brown notes rapid growth of outlying neighborhoods. January adds many new customers as lines expand. A six inch trunk line to northeast Amarillo serves industrial area near the new power plant and links with East Amarillo lines. East Amarillo Development aids gas distribution to new homes atop a $56,000 estimated pipeline project for about 2800 building sites. Favorable winter weather aids progress.
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Harry Brown
Amarillo Gas Company
Amarillo
IWS
As Company
East-Amarillo
Marble asks public to kill him before electrocution
Ingersoll death row inmate Marble, awaiting execution for a fatal shooting, speaks calmly about death to the public. He claims he is happier than ever and seeks no reprieve, urging society to learn from his case while revealing little of his past.
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Marble
el Rero
Ingersoll
Amarillo Man Named to Simmons College Board of Trustees
New trustee Tom Cotten of Amarillo was surprised by the announcement that he had been named to the board of trustees at Simmons College in Abilene. He and friends offered congratulations on the honor and noted the news had just reached him.
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Tom Cotten
Amarillo
Simmons College
Abilene
Mr. Cotten
Bishop Mize Sermon Opens Crusade in Amarillo
Bishop Mize of Salina Kansas preached on the church's purpose likening faith doctrine breaking of bread and prayer to a four cornered figure with a triangle for the Trinity. He spoke on Personal Evangelism and will address The Christian Way of Life tonight at 7 30 and Friday farewell sermon. Mrs Tolman conducts a conference and both will meet eight and under Bible story hour Friday at 4. Communion planned Friday morning at 7.
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Mize
Salina
Kansas
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
God
Father
Amarillo
Bodies of Woman and Husband of Her Sister Found
Chicago February 17. Bodies of Miss Minnie Glick and her brother in law D L Rosenthal were found in a sparsely settled West Side street. Police believe the man shot the woman and killed himself. Mrs Ira Rosenthal, widow, expressed knowledge of the affair and became hysterical when told more.
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Associated Press
Hicago
Minnie Glick
D. L. Rosenthal
Far West Side
Ira Rosenthal
Miss Glick
Illness Ends Frank Smith Senate Bid
Washington feb 17 any hope that Frank L Smith of Illinois will be seated in the senate this session vanished when his counsel told the elections committee illness would prevent the senator designate from appearing before the panel.
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Associated Press
Washington
Frank L. Smith
Illinois
Senate
Congress
Elections Committee
Indictments Return Of Grand Jury Names Allege Looted Offenses
Three indictments are returned by the grand jury with ten men and women charged including Perry Mitchell for assault with intent to murder and several liquor law violations. The list shows arrests already made, bonds posted, and defendants jailed or out on bond. Indictments name Amarillo attorney and local officers among those charged and include charges of robbery by firearms and murder.
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Sheriff’s Office
Amarillo
Perry Mitchell
C. P. Chism
Charley Chism
T. F. “Whitey” Rogers
Ralph Mills
Sam Boswell, Sr
Sam Boswell, Jr
Lucian Hughes
Peewee Nichols
R. T. Phillips
Isom Cobb
Lee J. Marks
Norma Lang
Negress
Salome Spigney
B. Bettis
Storm devastates California cities as floods flood widespread areas
Twenty four persons remain hospitalized after a massive flood caused by a Pacific storm. San Diego Los Angeles and other cities like Long Beach Venice Anaheim and Fullerton reported widespread inundation with thousands displaced. An oil tank toppled in Anaheim spreading petroleum on water. Deaths occurred in San Diego Los Angeles Taft and Riverside as rivers crested and more rain was forecast.
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San Diego
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Venice
Anaheim
Fullerton
Escondido
Pacific
Taft
Riverside
Mission Valley
San Diego County
Snowslides Kill Three Across Rocky Mountain States
Three people died in separate snowslides near Price Utah and nearby mining communities. Gus Goodart Moroni Mower Latuda Utah and Dan Grundvig Wattis Utah were killed as five others were injured. Roads and rail lines suffered heavy damage from storms and cloud bursts.
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Associated Press
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Price
Utah
Indian Summitt
Utah Basin
Gus Goodart
Moroni Mower
Latuda
Dan Grundvig
Watt
House Refuses Substitution on Farm Relief Measure
Washington February 17 The House refused to substitute the Aswell farm relief bill for the MacNary Haugen measure by a 160 to 144 vote. The decision tightens the clash between the Curtis Crisp bill and the McNary Haugen proposal and marks an initial test of strength among the rival plans. Representative Crisp Democrat of Georgia then moved substitution of his bill.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Crisp
Georgia
Railroader Robbed of 4 Dollars in Amarillo Yards
A Rock Island car clerk reported being held up near Amarillo Iron Works by two rough men during a yard round. The $4 hijack prompted a broad police and railway officer roundup of suspicious railroad yard characters. The text references a 1927 court filing regarding an estate and a writ with notices from E. M. Pittman, Amarillo.
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Rock Island
Amarillo Iron Works
Notice by Publication in Probate
Public notice states a probate matter in Texas. Details are limited. readers should monitor court records for case name, number, assets, and filing deadlines as required by law.
Probate of James Caldwell Sebastian Will Filed
Notice directs publication in a Potter County newspaper for ten days prior to return day. W. P. Sebastian petitions the county court for probate of the will of James Caldwell Sebastian deceased and for letters testamentary of the estate, filed February 16, 1927.
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Amarillo
Texas
A. D
E. M. Pittman
Potter County
State of
James Caldwell Sebastian
J. C. Sebastian
W. P. Sebastian
James Caldwell
Sebastian
World Problems Decided in Barn Lot
In old days disputes between Hiram Smitch and Bill Jones were settled in the barn lot. Modern science brings the new age. Smith Bros. cleaners use Bureau of Standards approved processes and stay in touch with Washington to secure the best results for home folks. Phone 4635-J.
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Hiram Smitch
Bill Jones
Smith Bros
Bureau of Standards
Washington
Smith Heros
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promoted for Children
An advertisement urges mothers to give McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets to puny, underweight children lacking appetite and vigor. It claims the sugar coated tablets are easier to take, provide vitamins, and can replace cod liver oil, with a 30 day trial and money back guarantee. Also suggested for thin men and women needing flesh and vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCoy
Randal Drug
Fox Drugs Co
This Great Healing Oil Banish Skin Troubles Now
An advertisement urges readers to try Moone's Emerald Ott antiseptic oil from Fox Drug Co or Post Office Drug. It promises relief after a few short treatments, notes not all salves work, and guarantees complete satisfaction or money back.
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Fox Drug Co
Post Office Drug
Moone
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Randal Drug Co
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Wisconsin
Idaho
Springs
New Orleans
McNary-Haugen
Death
State Capitol
NEA Service, Inc
York
England
Frank Smith
Victory Hope
Stein Bloch
Adler Collegian
Killough & Davies
Polk St
Jno
A. Stalcup
Texe
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