Amarillo Reflects On War Worries and Local Debates
In a conversational column the writer laments over Japan China fighting, warns of potential shifts in world power, and condemns plans to destroy San Antonio's Alamo and Amarillo’s courthouse lawn. He praises Judge Newt Willis at Spearman and recalls a self deprecating speech, urging civic pride and caution against eroding heritage.
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Amarillo
Polk Street
United States
San Antonio
Texas
Political Critique on Government Waste and Reform
A speaker denounces politicians who promise help yet pursue self interest. He argues overreach and taxes strain farmers and bakers, notes farm board failures, and mocks grand plans while urging limited government. Mentions Spearman Amarillo Washington Hoover Small and Clint Small in a reflective political column.
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Jane
Congress
Spearman
Amarillo
Austin
Washington
Legislatures
United States
Andrew Jackson
Farm Board
Farm
Nevada
Hoover
Judge Hoover
New Mexican Rock Asphalt Mine Draws Wide Visit
About 200 chamber of commerce officials engineers and officials toured eight mile north of Santa Rosa as Amarillo leaders led a big delegation to inspect paving samples and an open house at the Santa Rosa rock asphalt mine signaling a future highway construction industry in the Panhandle and eastern New Mexico.
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Amarilicans
Santa Rosa
Panhandle
New Mexico
Amarillo
Bill Lampe
Highway Department of the
Chamber of Commerce
Wilbur C. Hawk
O. V. Vernon
L. A. Keck
E. N. Stanley
T. E. Johnson
Wilson Ballew
J. Kelley
Moreland Caldwell
W. H. Woodlief
W. J. Beechier
Jake Cannon
W. 8. Norman
M. J. Sayer
Cal Davis
Bill Conway
Joe McClellan
Mark Parker
Amarillo to Start Street Repairs With Santa Rosa Rock Paving
Amarillo to begin street repairs using Santa Rosa rock asphalt starting Thursday per city engineer. New Mexico Construction Co. shipped 41 tons for a free trial, to be laid on South Lincoln or Taylor Street. Patching crew has two days left on penetration pavement work.
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Amarillo
Santa Rosa
New Mexico Construction Company
Albuquerque
Denver
South
Lincoln
Taylor Street
Faith in Globe News Ads Endorsed by Oxydol Makers
Procter & Gamble, makers of Oxydol, affirm faith in The Globe News Publishing Company to reach housewives. The letter says frequent Oxydol stories in trusted newspapers will keep Oxydol on pantry shelves and build loyal local customers.
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Globe- News
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble Company
Stevens Band Opens Indefinite Engagement at the Nat
Stevens and his band start an open engagement at the Nat this evening with Fat Kenyon as feature artist. Don Harrington returns to his office after two weeks with the flu. The piece also notes government layoffs and payroll growth, criticizing tax burden and political promises while urging voters to seek honesty.
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Don Harrington
Canadian City finances defended by mayor
In a Tack letter, the writer counters a back page Amarillo News article. Mayor Edward C. Fisher states Canadian City finances are sound and disputes suggestions of his administration’s sole responsibility.
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Perryton
Amarillo
Edward C. Fisher
News
Canadian
Fisher
Battlefront clashes and air attacks near Shanghai
Intense day long fighting stretches from Chapei to Kiangwan with heavy losses on both sides. Japanese claim destruction of Hungjao airdrome near Shanghai and Soochow air base. Chinese anti-aircraft units claim two Japanese planes shot down near Chenju with three Japanese aviators killed.
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Chapei
Kiangwan
Hungjao
Shanghai
Soochow
Shanghai Nanking
Kianghan
Szechuen Road
Soochow Creek
Chenju
International Settlement
Chinese Hold Kiangwan After 96 Hours Of Battle
Japanese headquarters admit the offensive to capture Kiangwan failed to dislodge Chinese defenders. After four days of heavy fighting the Chinese reportedly still hold Kiangwan and nearby Tazung and other strategic points, with tired troops seeking rest.
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Shanghai
Kiangwan
Tazung
Chinese Casualties Put at 2000 in Kiangwan Fight
A Chinese source reports 2000 killed and wounded in yesterday's battle northwest of Kiangwan. An emergency hospital near Shanghai opened Sunday was quickly filled with men badly mutilated by shrapnel. Other hospitals remained crowded.
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Shanghai
Kiangwan
China submits disarmament plan at World Conference
China submitted its armament limitation proposals in published form to the World Disarmament Conference. The plan calls for fixing armed national forces by territory size population frontier length and nature land sea and air communications security against aggression and national resources.
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China
Geneva
Immigration debate and birth control in the Pacific region
A historical regional discussion argues for more European stock settlers to sustain national leadership, warning against immigration restrictions. It contends women may choose beauty or babies, but lawmakers should not restrict immigration that could threaten the country’s future.
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Lincoln
Washington
Edison
Fulton
Gadski Saga: German ties shadow a singer's career
Madame Gadski faced controversy over wartime loyalties and a stalled Metropolitan contract after New York trials of her husband Hans Tauscher, a former German captain. She denied singing dissent at a 1915 New Year Eve dinner and pursued multiple lawsuits for alleged slander and damaged reputation, all unsuccessful.
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Madame Gadski
Otto Goritz
Lusitania
Hans Tauscher
New York
Welland Canal
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
Metropolitan Opera Company
Carnegie Hall
Chicago Opéra Company
Frau Schroeder Chaloupka
Stettin
Walter Damrosch
Royal Opera House
Berlin
Metropolitan
Elsa
America
Tauscher
Lotte
Vega Woman Burned as Gas Stove Ignites
Mrs. M. B. Compton wife of the Vega school superintendent is in serious condition at Northwest Texas Hospital after flames from a gasoline stove set her clothing ablaze Monday. Her husband Mr. Compton was burned on the face and hands while trying to smother the fire.
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M. B. Compton
Vega
Northwest Texas Hospital
Market Hesitancy Firms Against Further Selloff In New Week
New York stock market opens with hesitancy but holds resilient against selling pressure. Auburn fluctuates to 493 then recovers as Union Pacific dips early. American Telephone recoups half its loss after a 15 point drop, Allied Chemical regains most of a near two point drop. U S Steel dips then steadies. Union Pacific January net income $596,949, far below last January’s $1,427,718. Chicago livestock shows mixed tones with hogs steady to lower and cattle with modest gains.
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New York
Auburn
Union Pacific
American Telephone
Allied Chemical
U. S. Steel
Kroger Gro & Baksree
Lambert Co Yunyaist Siveeeee
Lehman Corp
BAY Liggett Myers “ Eve
Liquid Carb Loew's New
Loose-Wilex
Lorillard
Mathieson Alki
Missouri Kansas & Tex Missouri Pac RR
Montgomery Ward & Co S.eee
Nash Ad
Nat'l Biscu
Nevada
Saene
New York Centre
NY NH
Horaz North
St. Joseph
St. Louis
San Francis Sesess
Sears Roebuck
Simmons Company
South Poto Rico Sugar
Cal Edison
Aly Southern RR
Il Standard Brands, Inc Ee
Stand Gas & Elec
Stone & Webster
Studebaker Corp Sanus
Juneau
Union, Carbide Erect Conven
Allis Chalmers
Ameralda Corp
United Carb
Eteeee Bm Sq
Aum Locomotive
Seers
Vadium Corp
Coveees
RTM
Pw & Letheen Renee
Rad & SS Mtg .Secess
Warner Bros Pic
Weeeee Ay
Bly Arm Rolling Mills
Eeeeewes Lia
Warner-Quinlan Oo Tix Am . Hy Smig & Ref
Warren Bros Company
Steel Foundry
Wes Maryland RR
Ug & Ref
Western Union
Ct & T
West’ House Elge
Thy
Willys Overland Wee
Worthington
Maracaibo
Bendix Aviation
Republica
Bly Beet & Co Teeeree
Atlantic
Bethlehem Steel
Gen Asphalt
Bohn Alum & Brass Tae
Barnsdall
Actn Borden Co
Wee
Continental
Borg-Warner
Gulf of Penn
Socony Vacuum
Petroleum Corp
Canadian Pacific
I Cotenes Amt
Plymouth Oil Oe
BM Cater
Prairie O. & G
Chesapeake
Ohio
Isseseee
Prairie PP
Chesapeake Corp
Pure Gil
Ity P& Pac RR
Warner-Quinlan
Chicago
RI & Pac Weete Ord
Cal
Chrysler Corp
Rio Grande Oil
Cluett Peabody & Co Pr
Royal Dutch
Cola Cola Co
Shell Union
Chi & NW Simms
Cola Fuel & Tron
Sinclair Vee
Columbia G & Leeteraner
St'd
Comm Credit Co
Calif
Aeereeee
Ltd
Indiana
Comm Solvents
Teeteeeee
Texas Corp
Seto
Comwith & Sthro
Tee Tex Pac Ld
Aesdeeee Vee
Tide Water
Ty Tex Pac Cl & Oil , Wee BS
Texan Oil & Land
Union Oil of Calva Kh
Seeeesaee
Coty
Sane
Crucible Steel
le Curtiss Wright
Curtins Wright A
Wemneeee
Boveeeee Davidson Chem
del Lac & West RR Oe
Big Dome Mines
Seteee Aly
Dupont Aee
Eae
Eee
Eastman Kodak Ee
Eaton Axle & Spr
Elec Auto Lite
Elec
Pow & Lt Seene
Flee
Stg Battery Ee Ae
Erie RR Sebeeene
Ay O.s
Eureka Vacuum
Field Marshall
Nat Stores
Fos Wheeler, Inc
Fox Film
Freeport
Texas
Gen Baking Co
Milla . Teers
Gen Motors
Ike Gillett Razor
Glidden Co
Gold
I Kresge
S58) & CO
Krenger & Toll Son Ggnecnens
Spring’s Perennial Charm Across Twenty Thousand Years
Unchanged themes of love and daily life recur through time. The poem envisions spring greenery, blossoms, and robin nests enduring despite shifts in customs, nations, and eras, with people still courting and planning meals to please partners.
Livestock prices and markets across Kansas City and New Orleans
Yearlings and certain cattle categories show 25 cent declines with bulls and most beef plainer. top weighty steers reach 4.25. Sheep show steady to strong demand with lambs bid up to 6.75. Kansas City bids reflect lower hogs and steady to weak cattle. New Orleans cotton opens active then eases, with near noon bids recovering slightly from early lows.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Calotabs Promises Pleasant Calomel Cleanse
Advertises Calotabs as a new calomel tablet with no taste or nausea. Claims a single bedtime tablet cleanses the system by morning, improving digestion and appetite. Warns to beware of imitations and notes price points and refund policy.
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Adyv
Mrs. Florence Walker Claimed by Death in Amarillo
Mrs. Florence Walker 8171 died at 12 30 this morning at her daughter Mrs W T Miller 804 Virginia Street. She leaves two daughters Mrs C A Smith of Angeles California and Mrs Ida Swenson of Wichita Falls and two sons E C Short of Albuquerque and J H Short of Taylor Texas. A member of the First Baptist Church she came to Amarillo six months ago from Taylor. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Boxwell Brothers.
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Florence Walker
W. T. Miller
Virginia Street
C. A. Smith
Angeles
Calif
Ida Swenson
Wichita Falls
E. C. Short
Albuquerque
J. H Short
Taylor, Tex
Amarillo
Taylor
Boxwell Brothers
Mrs. Florence Scott Dies in Amarillo
Mrs. Florence Cates Scott 47 wife of Frank C Scott of 410 Alabama Street Amarillo died at 10 15 am in a local hospital after a year in Amarillo moving from Portland Oregon. Mr Scott works with the internal revenue service. She belonged to the Unitarian Church. The body will be sent tonight by N B Griggs and Sons to Pasadena California for burial.
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Florence Cates Scott
Frank C. Scott
Alabama Street
Scotts
Amarillo
Portland
Ore
Scott
Internal Revenue Service
Unitarian Church
Griggs & Sons
Pasadena
Calif
Cigar Firm Credits Advertising in Strong 1931 Result
General Cigar Company reports a sunny year with a net profit of 2,720,667 and strong current assets of 27,104,605 against 1,360,659 current liabilities at year end 1931. The firm, maker of White Owl, Wm. Penn, Van Dyck and Robert Burns cigars, paid its 93rd consecutive common stock dividend, $4 a share, on February 1.
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General Cigar Company, Inc
Amarillo
White Owl
Wm. Penn, van Dyck
General Cigar
After Weakening Sickness Fifty Years Text
The remark reflects a long arc of health improvement and communal optimism as individuals recover from illness and regain vitality. It frames healing as a shared, hopeful process embraced by many.
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North Plains
Newt Willis
Old Tack
Henry Ansley
Jackass
Plains
Mr. Ansley
H. E. Hoover
Judge Willis
Clint
New England
Europe
Pacific
Gadski
Chicago Livestock
Edgar A. Guest
New Orleans
Liverpool
Florence Scott
Neeze
Mistol Resuu
Patoffs
Cardus
D. L. Beckner
Elliston
Cardu
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