Legion Plans Hospital Drive in Amarillo
The American Legion begins plans at its first regular meeting of the year to campaign for a new 1.5 million dollar veterans hospital in Amarillo. Texas received a neuropsychiatric hospital from a 16 million dollar federal appropriation. Adjutant Floyd L. Sloan says Amarillo offers an ideal site 300 to 700 miles from other veterans hospitals with cool summer nights benefiting nervous patients.
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American Legion
Veterans’ Hospital
Amarillo
Legion Home
Texas
United States Congress
Floyd L. Sloan
West and North Amarillo Schools to Benefit From Bond Election
School board outlines bonds to build a West Amarillo junior unit drawing 400 students from San Jacinto and Country Club, add to North Amarillo and McKinley, and erect a new Northeast Amarillo building. An over crowded McKinley addition and a Bivins project with $50 000 allocated await conditions. Two West Amarillo site options remain under study.
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West Amarillo
North Amarillo
McKinley
San Jacinto
Country Club
Pleasant Valley
Amarillo
Hearing Today for Two Held in Gun Fight
An examining trial for J. L. Bailey and S. F. Montgomery, charged with assault and intent to kill, was set for 2 p.m. in Justice C. C. Landis' court over an affray at a local dance hall. Montgomery posted 3000 bond. Bailey remains jailed as suspects were rounded up after two men fired at the hall and fled.
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J. L. Bailey
S. F. Montgomery
C. C. Landis
Uest
Montgomery
Bailey
William Bailey
Dr Yates Speaks At Fathers and Sons Banquet
Dr G L Yates of First Baptist spoke on father son relationships at the Second Baptist Church Fathers and Sons Banquet in the basement hall. Rev A J Gross also spoke and others included A P Black Mrs G L Stanley Edward Pierce and J B Reddell as toastmaster. About fifty people attended.
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Fathers and Sons
Second Baptist Church
G. L. Yates
First Baptist Church
A. J. Gross
A. P. Black
G. L. Stanley
Edward Pierce
J. B. Reddell
Fair clears $750 on big concert here
The Tri-State Fair Association cleared about $750 sponsoring the Harry Lauder concert last night. Wilbur C. Hawk, president, announced today. Virtually every seat was filled as the curtain rose for the opening act and the two hour program drew enthusiastic applause. Sir Harry performed Scottish songs in varied costumes with a fitting back drop.
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Tri-State Fair Association
Harry Lauder
Wilbur C. Hawk
Lauder
Sir Harry
Survey to shorten Highway 5 through Ong and Donly counties
State Highway Department crews survey the proposed new Highway 5 route through Ong and Donly counties aimed at shortening the road by four miles and removing six grade crossings. The project would pass near the same towns.
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Denent
Ong
Donly
December Chill Sparks Talk of Next Winter and Local Happenings
The column notes bitter months across the Midwest while predicting serene Missouri winters to come. It highlights Amarillo landmarks like Fred the newsboy and the push to reopen the Amarillo Athletic Club, plus local coaching talk for Eddie Johnson and a humor mix of old country anecdotes and reader notes about lost wagons and packages on Christmas cleanup.
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Amarillo
United States
Eddie Johnson
Sandies
Johnson
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Sherman
Hugh Butler
McIntosh
Athletic Board
Reserve Officers Association Revived in Amarillo
The Amarillo chapter of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States was revived at a High School meeting. Major Frank A. Vestal was elected president with Captain Clifton H. Robinett as vice president and First Lieutenant Homer A. Gallaway as secretary treasurer. The group plans civic projects including cooperation with Hanson Post of the American Legion for a new 1.2 million dollar veterans hospital.
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Reserve Officers Association of the United States
Frank A. Vestal
Specialist Reserve
Clifton H. Robinett
Infantry Reserve
Homer A. Gallaway
Harry Foster
U. S. Cavalry
Officers Reserve Corps
Panhandle
Amarillo
Hanson Post
American Legion
Veterans’ Hospital
Walton F. Dutten
Walter van Sweringen
George S. Shannon
Field Artillery
Fred E. Young
Cavalry Reserve
Lewis P. Fields
Quartermaster Reserve
Judge Gallaways
Foster
Negligent Homicide Plea in 1929 Case Details
The article notes a crash at Tenth and Georgia Streets resulted in Mr Turner's death on September 14. Defendant Collier pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of negligent homicide with a $101.65 fine agreed by county attorney and counsel. A grand jury later charged Collier with a misdemeanor carrying up to a year in jail and a $1000 fine.
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Turner
Collier
Tenth
Georgia Streets
Princess to Wed King’s Heir Amid Loyal Fealty
A princess of the Savoy house recalls meeting Benito Mussolini at the Quirinal palace where the Fascist delegation pledged loyalty. She is told she enjoys equal affection from the Italian people as the royal family into which she will marry tomorrow.
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House of Savoy
Benito Mussolini
I Duce
Quirinal Palace
Local Notices and Lost Pets and Rewards
Citizens post requests for Liberty copies for sale and Elks magazine aid. Walter Crossett may provide the magazine copy. Walter Crossett phone 20488 to locate the item. CG. Martin seeks his German police dog, six months old, black body brown feet, reward offered, phone 20438. Old Tack offers $2 reward for a small white-marked male bull pup at 1405 Buchanan Street, with no name on collar, sick little girl owner near sanitarium. Brindle bulldog missing near 500 North Grant Street, potential return option for the owner.
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CG. Martin
Mr. Martin
Old Tack
Buchanan Street
North Grant Street
500 North Grant Street
Nueces theft ring cracked by Corpus Christi police
Nine Mexicans jailed in Corpus Christi and Nueces county are believed to have broken up a large theft ring. A statement from one suspect describes entry methods with lookouts and roof drillings to access buildings and haul loot by truck.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Tex
Tee
Nueces County
Negro in San Francisco asserts innocence in Taylor case
Henry Peavey, an African American actor found in a two room flat, speaks to reporters denying involvement in the Taylor shooting. He claims he told Dr Filben the truth and would testify to a grand jury, while detailing his movements from Los Angeles to San Francisco and his work with Corona and in White Cargo.
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Peavey
District Attorney’s Office
Taylor
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Corona Typewriter Company
Dr. Filben
Typewriter Company
Filden
United Press
Henry
Seeks Ranch Foreman Job Near Amarillo
A couple new to Amarillo seeks work on a Panhandle ranch with the husband offering foreman experience and the wife willing to cook. They recently arrived, have owned a ranch before, and request guidance to find placements or housing. They can be reached at De Luxe Court apartment 24 509 North Fillmore Street.
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Tack
Amarillo
de Luxe Court
North
Fillmore Street
Whoopee Ousts Many Students at Morningside
A Morningside College inquiry, led by President F E Mossman Dean Myron Graber and Dean Lillian Dimmitt, investigates why students flunk out. Causes include too much whoopee, disinterest in work, insufficient funds, outside jobs, and unfamiliar college life.
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United Press
Sioux City
Carnegie Institute
Morningside College
F. E. Mossman
Myron Graber
Mies Lillian Dimmitt
Unseasonable Warmth Drops to Bitter Arctic Cold
Chicago weather shifts from warmth to an icy blast as unseasonable warmth gives way to brutal cold. A 40 degree drop is forecast across the Central and Northwest with Chicago expected to reach near zero by night after a 51 degree reading earlier.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Blizzard Rages Across Mountain States Stirs Plains Snowbound
The Associated Press reports a sweeping blizzard gripping the Rocky Mountain region and stretching east through Kansas Oklahoma and Texas nearly to the gulf. Montana sees bitter cold with temperatures to 20 below at many points and Lewistown at 25 below a season low. Helena has about a foot of snow leaving roads perilous for travel.
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Associated Press
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Rockies
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Gulf
Montana
Lewistown
Helena
Freezing Weather Sweeps Far West After Northern Storm
The Associated Press reports freezing temperatures spread across the Far West following a northward storm that brought rain hail and snow. The weather bureau predicted abnormally low temps for the region west of the Mississippi with snow in Nevada and the Sierras, while Southern California would warm.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
California
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Nevada
Sierras
Green Granted New Trial in Robbery Case
Jack Green who received 18 years for robbing a Washburn filling station proprietor has been granted a new trial in district criminal court. The case was moved to Potter county and may return to Armstrong county where the indictment began. Green is jailed awaiting sentence on a separate theft charge of two years.
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Washburn
Jack Green
Green
Potter County
Armstrong County
Borger Probe In U S Court On Saturday
A special U S grand jury probing conspiracy to violate the national prohibition act against 16 Borger and Hutchinson County men will reconvene at 10 p m Saturday. The session, recessed in December, was set for January 11 on the suggestion of Judge James C. Wilson in Fort Worth.
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U. S
Borger and
Hutchinson County
U. S. District Attorney’s Office
Fort Worth
James C. Wilson
Army recruiting office praised in Amarillo visit
Col James V Heidt toured Amarillo to inspect the area recruiting operation. Earl Lyle reports vacancies in the air corps at Post Field Oklahoma are open down to Los Angeles while Col Heidt’s visit aims to bolster recruitment. A separate case includes a murder inquiry linked to Mr Taylor’s death and a parole office search for Otis Hefner.
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Army
James V. Heidt
Amarillo
Earl Lyle
Air Corps
Post Field
Okla
Los Angeles
Grand Jury
Mr. Taylor
Peavey
State
Ed Whyte
Otis Hefner
Whyte
Hefner
United Press
Hoover bids bon voyage to delegates at London naval talks
President Hoover hosted five delegates and advisers at the White House breakfast as the London conference nears. Hoover offered confidence and urged patient effort while noting talks may consider further limits on aircraft carriers, a topic tied to the Washington treaty.
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Hoover
White House
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Hoover's public works plan amid urged restraint on spending
President Hoover unveils four billion seven hundred million dollars for 1930 public works and utilities. He argues prosperity hinges on wage earners maintaining spending, noting households earn sixty trillion and spend forty trillion, leaving twenty trillion for amusement or investment as crucial to recovery.
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Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Jail trusty recaptured after escape from county jail
Paul Lusk, serving time for chicken theft, was recaptured yesterday after officers found him at a local automobile agency while he worked as a jail trusty. He reportedly attempted to pass a $500 check for a car. no charges were filed. Mr and Mrs Robert H Denton of St Francis welcomed a baby boy named Robert Charles.
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Paul Lusk
Lusk
Robert H. Denton
St. Francis
Robert Charles
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Markets Report
Livestock prices move varied in two markets with hogs and cattle ranges. Kansas City shows hogs steady to 10c lower with top 9.40 for 160-270 lb while cattle and calves run uneven but largely steady. sheep slow with lambs 12.25 to 13.35. Chicago reports hogs 10-15 lower with top 9.75. cattle and calves steady with mixed weights. sheep 15,000 head steady with lambs 13.25 and ewes 5.25 to 7.25.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
U. 8
D. A
Chicago
Fort Worth
Louis
The
East
Fort Worth and St Louis Livestock Prices and Cotton News
Fort Worth hogs and cattle futures show varied steady to soft demand with rail and truck prices listed. St Louis reports larger hog and cattle volumes with notable price ranges for each category. New York cotton opens steady with gains fading as March and May contracts move higher on early buying and farm board signals.
Wisdom Grows Slow Through the Years
Edgar A. Guest reflects on the changing view of wisdom from youth to age. He recalls sneering at older folks at twenty and recognizing life’s puzzles as he matures. By forty he holds his tongue, learning that wisdom develops slowly with time and experience.
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady on Acreage Warnings
The New Orleans market opened decisively steady amid farm loan cautions on acreage and improved cables. March rose to 17.04 and May to 17.30 before retreating to around 16.96 and 17.21 as January notices circulated in New York and New Orleans. At noon prices firmed slightly from the day’s lows.
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Marthe
New Orleans
Associated Press
New York
Jno. F. Clark & Co
American Steel Foundry
American Ice
Armour of Illinois
A M Byers
American Tobacco
Anaconda
Associated Dry Goods
Atchison, Topeka
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Banker & Areostock Scsseeese
Bethlehem Steel
Best & Co
Vos
Cerro de Pasco
Eeneneseees
L & Pacific
Columbia Graph Co
Colorado Fuel & Gas
Columbian Carbon Co
Commonwealth, South
Congoleum
Continental Motors
Can Gas of
Continental Can
Bot
Crucible Steel
Curtiss Wright
Davidson A Cesesene
Delaware Lackawan
Detroit
Dion
Druga
Dupont
Aeee
Engineers Pub Service
Erle
Tee Ewe
Eureka Vacuum
Famous Players
BOM Fish Rubber
Fox Films
Freeport Texas
Glidden
General Motors
Ae Aly General Ills
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Iowa
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Fred ‘Shonts
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Fred
O. W
C. W
Grandma
Louisiana Street
Sixth Street
Tyler Street
Princess
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Elks Magazine
Walter Crossett
Crossett
Nueces
Panhandle Ranch
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Far West
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H. G. Wells
Commission House
Federal Farm Board
Touk Éust
Edgar A. Guest
Liverpool
Jan
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Consolidated Gas
American Can
American Woolen
U. S. Steel Common
Sears Roebuck
American Smelting
Standard Gas
May Department Stores
International Telephone
Hudson Motors
U.S. Steel Common
Othr India
Air
General Electric
Montgomery- Ward
Nash Motors
American Rollings Mills
Timken Roller Bearing
U. S. Industrial Alcohol
Simmons Co
Johns Manville
Jno. F. Clark Brokerage Co
Associated
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Gillette Razors
Goodrich
Gold Dust
Graham Pa
Great West Agar
Sssssevee Ae
Eeeewenenen
Hupp Motors
Ves
Inspiration Copper
International Harvester
Seeee
International Shoe
Setellis Interatnola Tel & Tele
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Johne Manvilles
Ceeeenes
Julius Kayrer Oi
Missouri Pacific
Montgomery Ward Tees
MK &T Cccssecsccsonscevss
National Biscuit
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National Dairy Products
National Power & Light
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Ccseeseeene
Reading Co
Remington-Rand
United Carbide
United United Cigar
United Fruit
United Gas Imp
U. 8. Steel
United States Rubber
Vanadium Corp
Virginia Care Chemical
Warner Bros. Ateeneee
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Western Union
URB
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Amer Maracaibo
Butler Bros
Canadian Marconi
Gold Corporation
Eeee
Creole Petroleum
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Eeee Feee Wees Wees
Durent Ac
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England
Canada
Gulf Oil
Humble Oil
de Forest Radio
Stenee
Marine Midland
Lone Star Gas Mountain
Newmont Miningerence Lsb
Niagara & Hudson
Standart
Indiana
Yeater
Atlantic
Barnsdall
Houston
Texas Pac Land & Name
Texas Pacific
C & O - Texas Rp
Sone
BO Tidewater
Union Oil of
Cal
White Eagle
Phillips
Pan American
Sesseesee
Producers & Prairie Oil & Gas
Pure Prairie
Victor
RADIO
Panhandle Music Co
Polk
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