Bounty Plan Proposed At Livestock Convention
Cattlemen from the West and Southwest gather in Albuquerque to hear plans to stabilize the industry. Henry B Coffee of Chadron Nebraska will push an export bounty plan while D M Hildebrand proposes a national advisory board of packers producers and distributors. Other ideas include herd thinning and stricter AAA marking enforcement as the convention aims to stabilize cattle prices.
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Albuquerque
N. M
American National Livestock Association
Henry B. Coffee
Chadron
Neb
Coffee Cattle Company
D. M. Hildebrand
Nebraska Cattle Feeders’ Association
AAA
Divorce Suit Filed by Selma English Against Harold English
Selma C English sues Harold W English in district court claiming abuse and cruel treatment amid their marriage. The filing notes Harold English is an Amarillo flyer and manager of English Field. The petition alleges grounds of mistreatment and lists the couple as plaintiffs and defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma C. English
Harold W. English
Amarillo Flier
English Field
Labor unions and civic notes in Amarillo pages
The Amarillo Typographical Union convened with 28 members. L. Quinn presiding as officers led reports of good finances and progress. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen held a short meeting in Odd Fellows Hall with several reinstatements and planning for the President's Ball. Reports included sick-relief notices and travel from members in Borger, El Paso, Albuquerque and Pueblo. A charity dinner by local clubs featured a cake and custard supper and a late-night dance. Traffic fatalities reached 30 500 for 1933, up 3 12 percent from 1932. An entertainment ad promotes Marcus Peaches’ La Vie Paree at Municipal Auditorium January 23 with 69 top performers at mid-tier prices. Mrs. Roosevelt advocates union-made garments for women.
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Amarillo
John W. Chandler
Brotherhood of Railroad
Odd Fellows Hall
Guy Bennett
Rock Island Railroad
C. C. Gruhlkey
T. H. Way
Dick Brown
J. J. Brocker
H. G. Hamrick
W. F. Lofgren
Robert McKinley
Lodge No. 80
el Paso
Relief Committee
G. H. Griffeth
Santa Fe
Borger
Company
Topeka
Kan
Marcus Peaches
Wilbur C. Hawk
Globe News
Lois Black
Community estate settlement agreed after long marriage
A couple, wed in Hereford in May 1927 and separated on December 5 1933, have reached a community estate settlement.
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Hereford
Scout Leader visits Amarillo for Girl Scout gathering
Miss Mary White director for Gaetus Region arrives in Amarillo to meet local leaders at Miss Ida May McClure's home. She discusses the winter camp at Camp Mary White near Roswell and notes three Amarillo girls attended the December camp.
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Gaetus
National
Girl Scout Organization
Mary White
Amarillo
Miss White
Roswell
N. M
Lincoln National Forest
Daddy
Eliza White
Ida May McClure
Pierce Street
Miss McClure
Mary Elizabeth Thompson
Ruth Early
Jimmie Cheshire
A. F. Griggs
Floyd V. Studer
Jack Farwell
Alline Crudgington
June Farnsworth
Mota Mae Shaw
Charlotte Allen
Mary Slover
Daffin Lowery
W. D. McClure
Recent Bridegroom, 100 Dies in Rector Ark
John Still aged 100 died at his Rector Arkansas home after marrying a second wife three years ago. Born August 1, 1830 near Wartreece Tennessee he served in the Confederate Army from 1861 incl cavalry and infantry and was wounded at Missionary Ridge. His 75 year old widow and four children from his first marriage survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rector
Ark
John Still
John
Wartrece
Bedford County
Tennesse
Missionary Ridge
Women Voters Push Child Labor Law in Texas
The Texas League of Women Voters plans active push for a child labor amendment after the state board’s first meeting in Galveston. Mrs. E R Newell chaired and appointed Mrs. Harris Masterson and Mrs. R S Brewington of Houston as delegates to a Washington conference on the cause and cure of war January 13 to 16.
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Galveston
Texas
Texas League of Woman Voters
E. R. Newell
Newell
Harris Masterson
R.S. Brewington
Houston
Washington, D. C
Former Postmaster Plans South Vacation in Six Month Window
W. C. Kenyon, who resigned as Amarillo postmaster December 1, will take a long awaited southern vacation. He has a round trip ticket valid six months and plans to stay a month or more. First stop will be Galveston with their son L. M. Kenyon. then by car to Brownsville and New Orleans.
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W. C. Kenyon
Amarillo
South
Mr. Kenyon
L. M
Galveston
La Vie Paree to Open at Municipal Auditorium January 23
The Greater Marcus Show of 1934 La Vie Paree a midnight frolic arrives January 23 at Municipal Auditorium with a Parisian revue theme. Tickets range 55 cents to 1.98 dollars with reserved seats selling fast for Amarillo and Panhandle patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Auditorium
Globe News
City Drug No. 1
Lois Black
Globe-News
Amarillo
Panhandle
Water Heater Explodes in Local Home
A water heater in Avery Rush's home at 2218 Ong Street exploded early this morning causing total loss of the boiler. Rush shut off water and gas from the alley to stop further danger. Plumbers warn lime buildup in spreader lowers safety and may trigger explosions in aging boilers.
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Avery Rush
Ong Street
Unique Yaqui furniture featured at Bitter Creek camp site sale
Manuel Mares and L O Kershner of Raton New Mexico establish 504 Polk Street headquarters to sell 22 homesites at Bitter Creek near Red River. They display Sonora Mexico Yaqui handicraft furniture made without glue or nails, tied with thong, including a table five chairs two stools and a settee at Robert Ricks Realty. Deeds to sites and log or slab homes offered. Beaver Lake Dam site lies a mile and a half from Red River in Carson National Forest.
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Manuel Mares
L. O. Kershner
Raton
N. M
Polk Street
Bitter Creek
Red River
Panhandle
Sonora
Mexico
Robert Ricks
Houston Man Seeks Change of Venue in Theft Case
Houston attorney Arthur Heidingsfelder announced plans to seek a venue change as his client HB Heldingsfelder faced trial for theft and embezzlement of a $34 500 trust fund belonging to Mrs Adele Pipkin of New York. A 284 witness list highlighted the venue dispute centered on Houston. Audience members from Beaumont attended, noting Pipkin’s former home and her ex husband Jean Pipkin.
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Houston
Heldingsfelder
Langston Co. King
Adele Pipkin
New York
Arthur Heidingsfelder
Beaumont
Buddhist Seeks Rule Lost Through Exile In Tibet
The Panchen Lama, former spiritual head of Tibet, plans to regain control after the Dalai Lama's death. He sent word to the nationalist government and aims to discuss succession around the January Kuomintang Congress, likely escorted by lama monks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Panchen Lama
Tibet
Dalai Lama
Pailingmtao
Kuomintang
Hollywood previews turn on 1934 prophecies and star pairs
A gossip flavored item surveys 1934 cinema forecasts, noting marriages and retirements among stars, Bing Crosby picks top songs, and jokes about Burns and Allen on set. It mentions upcoming films and a new Madame DuBarry portrayal, with scarce biographical quirks about Alice in Wonderland star Charlotte Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Henry
Rudy Vallee
Dancing Lessons and the Chorus Girl Career Path
The piece argues that dancing talent singing and stage presence define chorus girls rather than brains and looks. It notes girls may advance with six weeks of lessons and that many stars started as ensemble performers. It cites Tillie Russell Marie Dressler and Fannie Brice as examples of women who rose from ensemble roles.
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Venus
Tillian Russell
Marie Dressler
Fannie Brice
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