Mammoth to Meet Romanoff in Finish Match at Armory
Young Mammoth the one eyed Turkish strong man faces Billy Romanoff in a finish match at the Armory Friday night. Mammoth may have weight edge. Dutch Mantell and Johnny Carlin meet in a thirty minute bout. A packed house is expected with tickets at City Drug.
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Young Mammoth
Billy Romanoff
Oklahoma
Armory
Romanoff
Mammoth
Amarillo Mat
Dutch Mantell
Johnny Carlin
City Drug Store
Sixteen Teams In A A U Cage Meet This Week
El Paso and Golden represent the west and east in the state A A U boys basketball tournament to be held in Cisco Friday and Saturday. Six loving cups will be awarded with two in the consolation round and four in the championship contests. Sixteen teams entered Monday night including Sunset High Dallas San Jacinto El Paso El Paso High Lubbock Childress Whatta Alpine Cisco Brownwood trawn Eliasville Golden Colfax Can Hustace Willis Point.
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Associated Press
CISCO
el Paso
Golden
Sunset High
Dallas
San Jacinto High
el Paso High
Lubbock
Childress
Whatta Alpine
Brownwood
Trawn
Eliasville
Colfax
Can- Hustace
Willis Point
Ten Monograms Mark Drake Athlete Charles Everett
Charles Everett becomes Drake University’s first ten letter winner, earning four in basketball three in football and three in tennis aided by a midyear monogram. He plans to study law and is Des Moines city squash champion, turning down professional offers. Willie Smith, South African bantamweight champ, announces U S visit spring with aims for bouts after recent win over Johnny Brown. Ice regatta revives on Green Bay with seven clubs entering and measures to limit top yachts. Eddie Brown, NL hits leader in 1926, touring major leagues since 1913, had 201 hits that year and a .328 average, noted for height and speed.
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Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles Everett
Eddie Brown
Boston
Brown
Giants
Indianapolis
Brooklyn
The
Braves
Judson Harmon dies at 81 former Ohio governor
Cincinnati report states Judson Harmon former Ohio governor died today at age 81. He had been ill several days with a minor illness, survived by three daughters Mrs Abigal Narmon Wright of Cincinnati Mrs George Gassatt of London England and Mrs Alfred C Gassatt of Cincinnati. Harmon was a leading Ohio lawyer and statesman.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Harmon
Abigal Narmon Wright
George Gassatt
London
England
Alfred C. Gassatt
Bathing Casino Planned for Palisades by Sporting Goods Firm
The Russell Sporting Goods company of the city will erect a bathing casino in The Palisades at a cost exceeding 8,000 dollars. A five year lease secures exclusive rights to the casino with a bath house for 1,000 bathers. Construction begins March 10 and should finish by May 15 with modern steel lockers, showers, a lunch counter, and soda fountain.
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Palisades
Russell Sportings Goods Company
Russell Brothers
Moody central figure in a big fete at Laredo
The Fortieth Legislature and Gov. Dan Moody arrived by a special train for Washington's birthday celebrations in Laredo. A 30,000 spectator morning program included cannon salutes at Fort McIntosh, a grand parade, and ceremonies with Mexican and U S officials represented.
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Moody
Laredo
Associated Press
International Bridge
Governor Moody
United States
A. P. Carrillo
Mexico
Foy
Fort McIntosh
Almazon
Texas
Austin
Insurance millionaires named in national survey
About Insurance New York reports fifteen Americans hold life policies of 4 million dollars or more and over 200 carry 1 million. Rodman Wanamaker tops at 7.5 million, Evelyn Marshall Field 2 million, Louise Lathrop 1 million, Marion Talley 500 thousand, Gloria Swanson 2 million, and Mary Pickford 1 million. National Underwriter supplied the figures.
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Associated Press
New York
Rodman Wanamaker
Evelyn Marshall Field
Chicago
Louise Lathrop
Detroit
Marion Talley
Opera Star
Gloria Swanson
Mary Pickford
Milk Supply Educational Plan Shows Gains in Panhandle
A Panhandle dairy drive led by Carl Metzger of Metzger Creamery boosts local milk output and dairy products in Amarillo. Three field men urge farmers to expand supply while the Amarillo plant doubles capacity, adding $30,000 in new equipment with a second unit due for completion late March.
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Panhandle
Carl Metzger
Metzger Creamery
Amarillo
Metzger
Metzger Creameries
Amarillo Baseball Park Under Construction
Amarillo fans may tour the new 75000 dollar baseball park for the Western league club. Over 100 workers are building the structure with ongoing foundation work. The site lies north of the Great West Mill and Elevator, with paving projects on Ridgemere Boulevard and North Third Street nearby.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Ridgemere Boulevard
North Third Street
Great West Mill and Elevator Plant
Town asks theaters to curb objectionable movie ads
In Amarillo a letter to Mr Erasmus Tack from Paul B Matlock urges stopping nightly film advertisements featuring Cal Farley’s Dutchman and other “rot.” The writer argues theaters in the city should avoid such content and keep admission fees from subsidizing lowbrow promotions.
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Erasmus Tack
Amarillo News-Globe
Cal Farley
Hollywood
Paul B
Matlock
Canyon Team Wins First Battle of Tour in Lubbock
West Texas Teachers State college basketball roared to a 42 to 13 victory over Texas Tech Matadors in Lubbock on February 22 as Hale and Stringer led the attack. Stringer poured in 16 points while Hale added 14, with the rest of the lineup including Hunter Lower Pace Fuller Hemphill Pearson Weaver and substitutes Newman Vinzant. Referee was Von Tongeion.
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Lubbock
West Texas Teachers State College
Texas Tech Matadors
Hale
Stringer
Hunter Lower
Pace Fuller
Hemphill Pearson
Weaver Stringer
Guard
Walker
Newman
Fuller
Vinzant
Weaver
von Tongeion
Farley Back buys five carloads of tires in Akron
Cal Farley, Panhandle tire dealer, returned from Akron Ohio announcing he purchased five carloads of tires. He visited the Goodrich home office and said the tires would be distributed to his homes in Amarillo Panhandle and Borger.
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Amarillo
Cal Farley
Panhandle
Akron
Ohio
Farley
Goodrich Company
Borger
Tactless Texan Decries Courthouse Plan in Burger Herald
The Burger Herald proposes selling most of the courthouse square and keeping one corner for a business building to serve as a courthouse. Proceeds would fund the new building while opponents are labeled sentimentalists, with vast opposition predicted by Old Tack and others.
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Burger Herald
Herald
Old Tack
Amarillo Civic Beautification and Outskirts Concerns
The author urges Amarillo to beautify the courthouse square to attract new residents, citing city-building traditions in Dallas and Chicago. He criticizes outskirts litter after high winds, urges cleanup, notes oil growth and wheat, and calls for civic improvements to keep pace with other Texas cities. He invites reader feedback to The Globe’s popularity column.
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Amarillo
Borger
United States
Dallas
Kansas City
Chicago
St. Louis
San Antonio
Smallest Rockne Guard To Lead Micks Next Fall
John Smith of Hartford Connecticut will captain the Micks on the gridiron next season. He has played guard for the Irishmen of South Bend for the past two seasons.
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Knute Rockne
Micks
John Smith
Hartford
Conn
South Bend
Amarillo High Track Sees Record Interest and Two Mile Race
Amarillo high school track interest tops previous marks says students and officials. A weekend two mile event drew twenty nine entrants with twenty seven finishers won by former college athlete Charles Frazier of Haverford College.
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Amarillo High School
Ranners
Charles Frazier
Haverford College
Bull Montana Moves to Challenge Local Matmen in Amarillo
Bull Montana the so called ugliest man in the world has been added to the list of challengers for a match in Amarillo. He has mailed a challenge to Dutch Mantell Charley Grip and any other grappler in this section for consideration. Mantell suggests Montana and Grip wrestle here for the title the homeliest man on the mat.
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Bull Montana
Amarillo
Montana
Dutch Mantell
Charley Grip
Basketball results from Brownwood and Texas teams
In Brownwood Daniel Baker 4h St Mary's 8 8. Texas Christian University 87 Rice 9 8. West Texas 8 Texas Tech 48 18.
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Brownwood
Daniel Baker
St. Mary's
Rice
W. T
T. C
Texas Tech
Local track meet invites amateur runners despite sponsor uncertainty
Invitations mailed for a city track meet draw amateur runners. Clarendon High School guarantees twenty track entries and eight in tennis while Memphis High School pledges no track squad of eight.
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Clarendon High School
Memphis High School
Bought Her Freedom for Ten Cents
An old advertisement extols Cascara candy laxative, claiming it cleanses the bowels, improves bodily chemistry, and provides a wholesome condition. It targets men women and children, pricing it at 10 cents to 2 dimes, and pitches weekly use as a tonic.
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South Africa
Willie Smith
Smith
Johnny Brown
Geen Bay
Lake Michigan Inlet
Michigan City
Wisconsin
Michigan
Zemo
Washington
Texans
Canyon
Malborough
Crown
Perfecto
Apollo
Levy & Son
One Price Cash Men’s Store
Polk St
Tack
O. W
Globe
the Globe
Cascarets
Stinnett
Hutchinson County
Rock Island
Panhandle Power Company
Electric City
Canadian River
Hutchinson
Moore Counties
North Plains
Pantex
A. P. Borger
S. F. Newbold
Blackburn Building
Stinnett Townsite Company
Stinnett, Texas
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