Hagy Named Director for West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Hagy of Amarillo has been appointed director of District No. 1 for the West Texas Chamber of Commerce as the 1936 Amarillo convention nears. The appointment, not yet confirmed, follows the death of Wilbur C. Hawk and precedes May 11 to 13 events. Jim Williams urges membership support as local firms like Amarillo National Bank and Merchants’ Biscuit pledge anew.
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Lawrence Hagy
Amarillo
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Wilbur C. Hawk
WTCC
Panhandle
Austin
Williams
Oliver-Bakle Building
Amarillo National Bank
Blackburn Brothers
American National Bank
Morrow-Thomas Mardware Company
Merchants’ Biscuit Company of Texas
Pantages Services Set for Tomorrow
Funeral services for Alexander Pantages 72 founder of a major show business empire were tentatively planned by his sons Rodney and Lloyd for tomorrow afternoon burial to be at Forest Lawn Glendale Pantages died yesterday at his home. In Houston Mrs Benny Meroff wife of the orchestra leader is recovering from minor injuries after a Saturday auto crash that involved the Meroff car as the couple left El Coronado nightclub. The band leader was uninjured. Retirement pay of a federal civil service employee is not exempt from income tax.
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Los Angeles
Alexander Pantages
Rodney
Lloyd
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale
Partages
Houston
Benny Meroff
Meroff
el Coronado
Paraguay revolt swells as military leaders seize control
In Paraguay a military rebellion spread after the Gran Chaco clash with Bolivia. Navy and army personnel joined the attackers, aviation students and staff followed, Ayala forces were overwhelmed, and revolutionary officers took over communications as order struggled to be restored.
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Aviation
Ayala
Gran Chaco
Paraguay
Bolivia
Virginia birthday toss features newspaperman with silver dollar
A newspaperman from Washington travels to Germantown and tosses a silver dollar borrowed in Washington. He accepts Fredericksburg officials invitation with two conditions: someone other than Johnson must furnish the dollar and he will not wear a colonial costume. Governor Peery is expected to witness the ceremonial throw during Fredericksburg’s birthday exercises.
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Washington
Germantown
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Johnson
George C. Peery
Market report from Kansas City livestock and New Orleans cotton
Kansas City reports 2,000 cattle and 5,500 sheep with varied demand and prices across weights, with calves and vealers slower. Sows and butcher cows steady to higher amid a largely fed steer run. New Orleans cotton futures dip slightly on light selling, with March about 11.28 and May 10.87, July 10.60, October 10.28 as early calls.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
New Orleans
Tack Letters Continue Appeals for Help and Notices
Local readers publish notices seeking lost items and services. A reader asks for the return of a missing item near First Baptist Church area, while others seek work in farming or nursing, and a family advertises free fox terrier puppies and a kid goat. A request for a lady cook at 704 Fillmore Street and a search for a missing yellow Persian cat are also noted.
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Spruce Street
Glenwood Addition
Fillmore Street
Jaycees 10 Go to Pampa Fete
Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a trip to Pampa for a banquet with at least 20 of 24 directors traveling Wednesday night. National officials D. B. Kerr, Victor Bouldin, and W. C. Turner will attend. Reservations should be made with James Oakes.
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Amarillo
Arney
James Oakes
Missing cat, notices, and a UK plea amid local wants
A small collection of notices includes a missing seven month old cat named Tommie Oscar with red collar and a home contact in Amarillo. Also a plea to find a tourist camp operator in Amarillo, a lost school book near Rex Theater, and a housekeeper seeking work. A letter from London reports Neil MacLean appealing to Anthony Eden to spare Alexander MacKay sentenced to die after a San Quentin jailbreak.
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Tommie Oscar
A. E. Drake
West Twentieth Ave
Dial
London
Neil MacLean
Glasgow
Anthony Eden
Alexander MacKay
California
Boundary Changes for Precinct 23 in Amarillo
The Commissioners' Court ordered changes to Precinct 23 boundaries and set a new voting place in Amarillo's far west. Ballots will be collected at the Sam Houston School building. The precinct starts at the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad junction with Western Avenue and runs south and east along specified streets to the Randall County line, then returns north to the Denver track.
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Commissioners’ Court
Amarillo
Sam Houston School
Fort Worth and
Denver
Western Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Independence Street
Line Avenue
Randall County
Phoenician tablets reveal Chananaean and Syrian epics found
Leningrad reports decipherment of Phoenician clay tablets unearthed in Asia Minor by a French team in 1930. The tablets contain Chananaean and Syrian epics. A severed hand of an Indian chief, killed by a Texas Ranger in a long-ago battle, will be shown at the Texas Rangers exhibit during the state's centennial year.
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Leningrad
U.P
Asia Minor
Texas
Texas Rangers
MacKay Threatens Commons Probe Over California Detention
MacKay's attorney states he will present the matter to the House of Commons. He asserts there is no chance of freeing the individual from California despite British citizenship.
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MacKay
House of Commons
California
Lions Club Donates Washing Machine And Water Heater
At a Lions Club luncheon, the Children's Home received a heavy duty washing machine and a 50 gallon automatic water heater. Bert McCullough led the effort to secure the equipment with funds drawn from the club treasury while Dr. A J Caldwell spoke on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Bert McCullough
A. J. Caldwell
Mary Lou Peters Slightly Better After Crash Injury
Mary Lou Peters 18, daughter of J E Peters of Canyon, remains unconscious at Northwest Texas Hospital with a serious concussion. X rays show two skull fractures a broken collar bone and a fractured shoulder blade from a cruiser taxi incident Sunday morning.
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Mary Lou Peters
J. E. Peters
Canyon
Northwest Texas
Miss Peeters
How Calotabs Help Nature To Throw Off a Bad Cold
Advertising copy describes Calotabs as a thorough intestinal eliminant and diuretic for colds. It claims cleansing of germ laden mucus and toxins, plus promoting elimination by the kidneys. The ad notes prices of twenty five cents for a full package and ten cents for a smaller one.
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Wilson
Blackburn
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Warner Brow Western Union
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Eric Woolworth ii Veres Siees
Amy
New York
FE. A. Pierce and Co
Arkansas Nat Gi Canadian Mareo Cities Inc
Cities Service P Electric Bond & Gulf Oil
Humble Oil
Molybdenum Niagara Hurson
Pittsburgh Plate Sunray Ol
United Gas Technicolor
B. A. Pierce and
Camarillo
A. Pierce and Co
Allis Chalmers
Amer
Amer Smelt & Ref
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Amer x & T
Armour & Co Oe
Atchison
Atlantic Reig
Baltimore & Ohio
Barnadall Oo
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Bendix Aviation
Hethlehem Steel
Hoy Borden
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Tees Reat
Velanese Slo
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Chrysler
Columb Gas & Oe
Continental Baking
Ory
With & South
Consol Oil
Curtiss Wright
du Pont
Deere & Co
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Sete
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Wee
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Aoe
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Gillette Herceve
Goodrich
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Houdaille Hershey
Hudson Motors
Sahn Internat Harvester
Sane
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al International Shoe
Ill Cent
Texas Pidany
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Murray Corp
Nash Motors
Nat Distillers
Dairy
National Sterlee
Natl
Pwr & Light
NY Central
North American Aviation
North American Co
Northern Pacific RR
Ohio Oil
Otis Steee
Packard Mtrs
Paramount Tee Wy Penney Co J C Wee
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RBIS
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Teesee
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St. Joseph
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Stewart-Warner
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la Feral Apartments
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Tack
Jack
North Fillmore Street
Taylor Street
4259
East Tenth Avenue
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Hugh Conrad
P. E
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Rex Theater
Georgia Street
Sheldon Buchanan
Virgin
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San Quentin Penitentiary
MacLean
Harrison
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Suh Ave
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