Water Works Projects Delayed Pending Contract Rules
Amarillo plans a 167200 dollar water works improvement but bids await official letting procedures. Mayor Rogers said instructions from the PWA Fort Worth office must arrive before bidding, with a possible special meeting to avoid delays. Material costs exceed half the allotment and labor accounts for the rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Ross D. Rogers
City Commission
PWA
Fort Worth
H. R. Smith
Rogers
Paramount Stars and 1930s Film Pairings Highlight Local Listings
Local listings celebrate Paramount with Will Bowers in Mr Skitch alongside Zasu Pitts and Wild Boys of the Road with Frankie Darro. Marion Davies and Bing Crosby in Going Hollywood and Noel Coward's Bitter Weet headline the week. RIALTO offers Tillie and Gus with W C Fields and Charlie Chan's Greatest Case with Warner Oland. Constance Bennett stars Red of Roses at REX. Roy Diven and his Divenities lead Parramount’s Murder at the Vanities adaptation. Claudette Colbert wears sunglasses matched to gowns as Edmund Lowe recalls his Santa Clara University days. Columbia Pictures plans Night Bus with Colbert and Gable. Hollywood shifts toward royalty with Catherine the Great and Cleopatra in production, plus Queen Christina, Marie Antoinette, Queen Elizabeth, and Napoleon projects. The Karloff dogs Whiskey and Soda, two Broadway hit songs Temptation and After Sundown sung by Bing Crosby in Going Hollywood. Nat hosts a three-night tap dancing contest next week per Jimmie Allman. Wild Boys of the Road draws Scouts’ praise with a scout-matinee offering for Thursday at 4 pm and low scout rates. Scout leaders urged to attend.
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Paramount
Will Bowers
Mr. Skitch
Zasu Pitts
Hollywood
Catherine the Great
Marlene Dietrich
Cecil B DeMille
Claudette Colbert
Poppaea
Garbo
Christina
Norma Shearer
Marie Antoinette
Katharine Hepburn
Queen Elizabeth
Edward G. Robinson
Napoleon
Boy Scouts of America
Marvin J. Paul
Mr. Paul
Kidney Tonic Claims Fast Relief for Acids
An old style ad warns kidneys must remove acids and toxins from meals. It promotes Cystex Formula as a Doctor's prescription that starts in 15 minutes, soothes irritated tissues, and guarantees results or money back. Priced at 75e at druggists.
Tack Letters and Hardship
A reader column with letters on poverty and pay, longing for steadier wages, and prayers for better times under the C W A payroll. Respondents seek beds, companionship, work, and lost belongings recovered, including a cat, a bag, and help for a widow and a caregiver.
Conquering Contract By P. HAL SIME
The article argues that in the Sims bidding system game contracts arise from the first two rounds. It claims the method enables bidding for many games, even in rubber play, and that avoiding early unsound forces helps reach game. It urges courageous bidding for doubtful games, noting that being set typically costs little.
Wynnecastle Rescue and Cat Snatch at Wynnecastle
Bob Bancroft and Frisbie Codd return to Wynnecastle with a cat seized by rough-handed men after a dramatic arrival by a closed car. Dr Mortimer arrives with a medical bag as a crowd gathers at the estate entrance. Bob, soaked and exhausted, contemplates leaving the scene.
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Jalling
Bob Bancroft
Frisbie Codd
Wynnecastle
Bob
Mr. Wynne
Dr. Mortimer
Guiding Your Child Focus and Concentration Across Ages
The excerpt follows William a lively boy who habitually abandons projects and interests. It shows how parental and teacher guidance by 14 years helped him form a lasting work habit, stressing that conscious concentration is learned, and that too many interruptions by adults can erode a child’s focus.
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William
Light Game Bids and Doubles in Contract Bridge Tactics
In an analysis of about 600 hands from national and local interclub bouts, the authors note that light game bids are rarely doubled due to misfit risks. When not in misfit, opponents seldom double, but penalties on game bids occur with some frequency. Many bids are made and sometimes redoubled or bid against by opponents, especially on hands with no trump where advantages are pronounced. Public Ledger copyright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Ray
Public Ledger
Boy confronts by Amon Codd after gun mystery
A boy follows a route to his bicycle near the main gate but is stopped by a heavy hand. Amon Codd questions him about what he did with his gun as darkness falls, hinting at a future installment in The Mysterious Motorist.
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Amon Codd
Creomulsion Restores Health Against Chest Colds
A vintage drug advertisement promotes Creomulsion as seven in one relief for chest colds and coughs. It claims rapid, powerful yet harmless action with no narcotics and offers a money refund via your druggist if relief is not achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creomulaion
Dam project on Canadian river pushed near Amarillo
Prospecta for the Conchos dam north of Tucumcari New Mexico is strong with Amarillo in the water for irrigation support and flood control plans in the Arkansas River Basin discussed by officials including N R Graham A B Stinnett and Arch Hurley. The Public Works Board has approved all listed projects and officials decided not to submit the Canadian River dam directly north of Amarillo first.
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J. H. Evans Farm, Incorporated
Miles Bivins
Evans Farm
Fillmore Street
State Highway Department
Amarillo
Panhandle
Arkansas River
N.R. Graham
Tulsa
Oklo
A. 8. Stinnett
Texas
Commission
Arch Hurley
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Hurley
Washington
Goraham
Stinnett
Canadian River
Conenos
Disney
Oklahoma
Public Works Board
Mr. Stinnett
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Emil F. Myers
Amarillo College OF Music
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