New Year Celebrations Across Nation End Quietly in Wake of Prohibition
A United Press survey shows 125 million Americans returned to work after a New Year’s celebration noted for low violence. Four deaths in New York City and Chicago’s Loop described as a bedlam. Poison liquor rare, yet shootings caused most fatalities. Prohibition had ended the ban on liquor sales nationwide.
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Chicago
U.P
United Press
New York City
Loop
Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma City
Los Angeles
Houston bank executive resigns after long service
M H Gossett of the Federal Land Bank of Houston announces his resignation effective immediately after 17 years of service. He has served 16 years as president and eight months as chairman, praising the agricultural financing system and related credit organizations. He will take an indefinite vacation.
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Dallas
U.P
M. H. Gossett
Federal Land Bank of Houston
Gossett
William Anderson
Bank suspects questioned on Marlin hold up
One person arrested in Texas and three more held in Hugo Oklahoma for questioning in the 41000 robbery of the First State Bank of Marlin Texas. Officers say two men and a woman were arrested in Oklahoma and to be sent to Texas. Victims included M W Bradshaw vice president Andrew Peyton bookkeeper and Lee Humphreys porter. Hostages were tied to trees but released unharmed after hours in a wooded area near Rogers Texas.
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Gilmer
Tex
Hugo
Okla
First State Bank
Marlin
Will Seago
Oklahoma
Texas
Upshur
Ernest Hill
Fort Worth
M. W. Bradshaw
Andrew Peyton
Lee Humphreys
Rogers
Houston man pleads sorrow after wife’s murder
E. T. Arndt, 37, sits in jail in Houston after his wife Mildred Johnnie Arndt, 39, was shot in the back of the neck while cooking supper. Neighbors say the couple argued. Arndt offered no motive, saying only that she said and did things a man cannot discuss. He faces a murder charge.
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Houston
U.P
E. T. Arndt
Mildred Johnnie Arndt
Ship Channel
Arndt
Conquering Contract on Bridge Bidding Strategy
The article outlines a three stage bidding plan starting from opening by dealer or second hand, emphasizing low range bids to avoid misfits, firm game bidding grounded in reliable primary values, and slam bids based on opening values with safeguards against misfits. It stresses coordinated bidding, sign-offs, and responder reasoning in achieving optimal declarations.
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Public Ledger
Maverick Club Opens In Amarillo For Boys
Registration to the new Maverick Club in Amarillo was ongoing with over 100 boys joining the first day. Free membership grants access to all facilities at the recreational hall, located at 317 Van Buren Street under Emmett Galloway's direction.
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Maverick Club
Amarillo
van Buren Street
Emmett Galloway
County Boundary Quash Motions Shake Panhandle Line
Potter County faces a boundary dispute as Howard Anderson filed a motion to quash a citation in a multi county case. The contest centers on moving the boundary line south from Hansford into Hutchinson with further intent on Carson and Potter counties amid disagreement over boundary marks and records.
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Howard Anderson
Childress
Potter County
Panhandle
Hansford
Hutchinson
Hutchinon
Carson
Potter
Band Class Formed at Academy of Music and Art
A new band class for beginners will be organized at the Academy of Music and Art on Fifth Avenue and Taylor Street. Ellis B. Hall is director and the class meets Wednesday and Saturday afternoons at 5 o'clock with those registered asked to attend the Wednesday meeting.
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Academy of Music and Art
Fifth Avenue
Taylor Street
Ellis B. Hall
Academy
Deed Transfer and Vehicle Registrations Noted
Courthouse records show J W Crudgington transferring Lot 27 in Pairview Townsite to E E Holmes. Registrations list Ben Stone at 1604 Harrison and J W Frazer at 1015 Taylor both Ford vehicles.
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J. W. Crudgington
E. E. Holmes
Pairview
Ben Stone
Harrison
Ford
J. W. Frazer
Taylor
City to discuss water works loan and expansion
City commission plans to discuss a water distribution upgrade funded by a 167200 loan from the Public Works Administration. The project adds a new reservoir, a duplicate supply line to the mercantile district, and 20000 feet of distribution pipe, with bids to be invited and contracts let for materials. It will employ about 250 men for five months starting around January 20.
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Public Works Administration
Washington
City Commission
Mercantile District
H R. Smith
Canyon Court Witnesses Testify in 47th District Court
Deputy Sheriff Sam Ramsey and Night County Jailer Dick Vaughn appeared Tuesday in Canyon as witnesses in 47th District Court.
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Canyon Court
Sam Ramsey
Night County
Dick Vaughn
Canyon
47Th District Court
District Clerk Ben Smith Visits Fort Davis Territory
District Clerk Ben Smith and Mrs. Smith visit relatives in the Fort Davis area, reported as a routine personal trip.
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Ben Smith
Mrs. Smith
Fort Davis Territory
No Two-Gun Deputies In Harlan County
Theodore Middleton, sworn in as sheriff of Harlan County, ordered all newly appointed deputies to carry only one gun each and keep their weapons concealed. The directive came after his induction.
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Harlan Harlan
Harlan County
Theodore Middleton
Middleton
Keats Inspires New Year Courage and Creative Grit
The piece praises John Keats as a genius undeterred by critics and urges readers to pursue bold writing. It notes his tomb inscription and his rapid creation of the sonnet On First Looking into Chapman's Homer, arguing that spontaneous genius and perseverance both drive achievement.
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Keats
Quarterly
Severn
Rome
Chapman
John Keats
Sonnet
Homer
Doctor Johnson
Rasselas
Michelangelo
Raphael
The Whole Duty of Man Inspires A New Year Hope
The passage urges steady effort by all ages, noting 120 million Americans shape a nation through countless small acts. It compares civilizations to coral reefs built by tiny workers and stresses that each person matters, with motto to keep trying as another year offers 365 chances to do worthwhile work.
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Pacific
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