Two Kinds of Laws and Tracks to Wall Street
Arthur Brisbane surveys prohibition drift and new stock tips, noting Hoover’s likely approach and the peril of tipsters. He views New York City’s planned elevated highway as essential to easing congestion, and reports John D. Rockefeller Jr. challenging Col. Robert W. Stewart at Standard Oil Indiana, a rare family clash. Dr E L Richards cites hospital patients with no illness, blaming imagination for mind driven maladies.
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John D. Rockefeller Jr
Col
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Mr. Rockefeller
Mr. Stewart
National news fragment on overlooked event
Fragmentary OCR text references a national matter with unclear details and missing names or dates. The readable parts provide no verifiable facts to identify people places or outcomes.
Weather forecast notes fair and warmer tonight
Tonight and Wednesday forecast fair and warmer with temperatures ranging from the mid teens to the low thirties. Hourly readings begin at 7 am with 23 then 22 24 27 30 noon 12 and 1 pm 33 as the day progresses. Sunrise is 7 56 and sunset 5 59.
Oklahoma Weather Summary Tonight and Wednesday
Partly cloudy conditions and milder temperatures expected tonight across northwest Oklahoma with slightly colder readings in the extreme southeast. Wednesday forecasts call for partly cloudy skies and a rising temperature trend.
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Oklahoma
Congress Log Of War Bill And Kellogg Pact Debates
The record shows House ongoing work on the War Department appropriation bill and the Kellogg peace treaty in the Senate. Committees hear bills on regulating bituminous coal commerce and extending life of the radio commission. A reallocation bill based on the 1930 census moves to the Senate, while the Kellogg pact stalls. Senator McKellar blocks the first deficiency bill. The campaign funds committee cites irregularities in the 1926 Pennsylvania contest and schedules a hearing for January 24.
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The
Associated Press
House
War Department
Senate
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Ways and Means
House Merchant Marine Committee
Radio Commission
McKellar
Tennessee
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Pennsylvania
Vate
Want Ads Rent Vacancy Call to Place Ad
Advertising rental vacancies in the Want Ads promises tenants seeking homes the right result. The notice urges landlords to call to place a rental advertisement and reach prospective renters efficiently.
Potter County approves long term gravel highway project
The commissioners court authorized highway improvements costing over 250000 with work spanning several months. Plans include 13 miles of all weather gravel on the oil field road and 3 miles of paving on West Tenth Street plus a $100000 grant to extend gravel from Amarillo Creek to the Moore county line on Highway No. 5. Estimated oil field road gravel cost ranges 130000 to 150000.
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Potter County
Commissioners Court
West Tenth Street
Bivins
Amarillo Creek
Moore County
Potter County Highway Plan Advances to State Designation
The commissioners court approved a $250,000 highway improvement appropriation and backed a petition for the state designation of the oil field highway. County engineer J W Ryder finalized the petition and sent it to the state highway commission, which convenes in Austin next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Commissioners Court
J. W. Ryder
State Highway Commission
Austin
All-Weather Gravel Route Proposed Between Amarillo and Fritch
County engineer J W Ryder says improved drainage will allow gravel surface to extend past 13 miles, creating a year round road from Amarillo to Fritch and Stanford and toward Stinnett. He notes the soil beyond the milestone is good road dirt with natural drainage.
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Amarillo
Fritch
Stanford
Stinnett
J. W. Ryder
Graham-Paige Auto Show Opens at Chisum Firm
A large morning crowd filled the Toney Chisum showroom at 1019 Polk street for the formal Graham-Paige display. An evening crowd is anticipated with an orchestra 7 to 10 pm and flowers for all lady visitors as Mr. Chisum is praised for becoming Graham-Paige distributor for the Panhandle and eastern New Mexico.
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Graham-Paige
Toney Chisum, Inc
Polk Street
Chisum
Panhandle
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Shriners to greet Imperial Potentate Frank Jones in Amarillo
Khiva Temple hosts Imperial Potentate Frank C. Jones visiting Amarillo for official events. He arrives from Pampa at 5 30 PM and will dine with Khiva Divan and past potentates before a 9 PM Shrine ball. Potentate Riggs urges Shriners to greet him from the streets.
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Shriners
Frank Jones
Khiva
Mystic Shrine
Frank C. Jones
Pampa
J. N. Riggs
Norris Ewing
Amarillo
Khiva Temple
Noble Jones
Shrine
Fifth Avenue
Fillmore Street
Imperial Potentate
Potentate
Riggs
Pink L. Paris
Lubbock
Rabban
Rue Parcells
Clarence Hammonds Details Activities of The Past Thirty Days
Clarence Hammonds 26 living with his mother at 304 Roberts Street was arrested early this morning as a burglary suspect. He allegedly confessed to more than a dozen burglaries over 80 days, saying he entered or attempted to enter many businesses in the last 30 days. The biggest take was $45 from Brown's Pharmacy. he used a lighted match to aid entry and took cash or cigarettes only. Detective C. H. Denton arrested him on his return home after four recent entries or attempts the previous night.
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Clarence Hammonds
Roberts Street
Hammonds
H. L. Gaither
Brown
C. H. Denton
Still Warmer Weather Seen In Amarillo
A light winter spell keeps Amarillo warm as clear skies and light winds favor mild conditions. The morning low fell to 22 degrees, then rose through the day, with residents noting the weather remains unusually warm for the season. Griggs ambulance, Phone 4311.
General Bramwell Booth Refuses Salvation Army resignation
London reports state General Bramwell Booth refused to retire after the high council request. In Sunbury on Thames Mrs Bramwell Booth delivered the general's response, but the exact nature of the answer was not disclosed.
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Booth
Salvation Army
Associated Presa
London
Bramwell Booth
High Council of the Salvation Army
California serial killings linked to Northcott trial
Greensboro reports say Clarence Roberson 19 confessed aiding Gordon Stewart Northcott in killing four children in a California barn. Northcott faces trial for three Riverside area boy murders and another potential youth murder case.
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Associated Press
Riverside
Cal
Greensboro
N. C
Clarence Roberson
Gordon Stewart Northcott
California
Northcott
Early Vote Imminent on Kellogg Anti War Pact
Washington January 15 The Associated Arena reports an imminent early ratification of the Kellogg anti war treaty as the interpretation group accepts a Borah drafted report. Committee poll shows a majority favoring the report which says it is not a reservation to the pact.
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Associated Arena
Washington
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Associated Press
Nunn Buys Two Daily Papers and Expands Southwest Reach
J Lind say Nunn Amarillo and Durance L D Roderick of Lubbock have purchased the El Paso Herald and the El Paso Times. H D Slater the Herald editor will retire February 1. The deal expands Nunn interests to 19 newspapers in the Southwest. Roderick will run the El Paso properties while Nunn remains in Amarillo. The papers add to Nunn owned dailies in Borger Pampa Childress and Lubbock. Also reported a wreck: the Huntish trawler Thomas Hardy foundered in the Arctic with 16 crew drowned in severe weather. three German trawlers could not assist.
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United Press
EL Paso
Tex
J. Lindsay Nunn
Amarillo
Durance LD
Roderick
Lubbock
el Paso Herald
el Paso Times
H. D. Slater
The
Herald
Timey
Slater
West
Nunn
Southwest
Nunn-Roderick
Nunn and Associates
Borger
Pampa
Childress
Tromsoe
Norway
Thomas Hardy
Arctic Ocean
Moody Begins Second Term as Governor in Simple Inauguration
In Austin on January 15 1929 Governor Dan Moody took the oath of office for a second term before a joint session of the legislature with Lieut. Governor Barry Miller sworn in for a third time. The ceremony was modest compared to two years ago and followed Moody's non political address.
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Associated Press
Austin
Dan Moody
Barry Miller
United Press
Tex
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Capitol
C. M. Cureton
Supreme Court
Sam Hay
Methodist Church
Fight Auto Tax Advocates State License Fee Cut
Dallas automobile club urged drastic reductions in Texas auto license fees. They backed the Sterling highway bond issue approved by Governor Moody’s committee. Speakers said fees cannot drop this year due to non retroactive law. Several bills to lower fees have been introduced in the legislature.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas
Dallas Automobile Club
Moody
Parents Institute to aid understanding of boys problems
Frank H. Cheley of Denver will lead a three night Parents Institute in Amarillo on Wednesday Thursday and Friday sessions. The course aims to help parents understand adolescent boys without criticizing youth and emphasizes joint attendance by parents. Cheley leads Cheley Colorado camps near Estes Park and has run schools for parents.
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Frank H. Cheley
Denver
Bay
Rotary Club of
Amarillo
Cheley
Mr. Cheley
Lions Club
Sterling
Colo
Colorado
Estes Park
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Arthur Brisbane
N. Y
King Features Syndicate, Inc
America
Globe
Brisbane
Hoover
Countries
Europe
Wall Street
C. E. Mitchell
National City Bank
Bank
Otto H. Kahn
Mortimer Schiff
Kahn, Loeb and Company
New York City
Rockefeller
E. L. Richards
Johns Hopkins
Nicaragua
Amarillo Streets
Griggs Ambulance
Mexico City
Bernice Rush
Madero Avenue
Jenaro M. Benavente
North Pole
Mercury
Middle-West
Sunbury-On-Thames, Eng
Vicksburg
Miss
William J. Blaney
Buckingham Palace
King George
Queen Mary
Prince George
John
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Foch
Paris
Ferdinand Foch
Generalissimo
Nyack
Benedict Arnold
Major Andre
Arizona
Theresa Reed
San Carsos Reservation
Miss Reed
Humboldt
Iowa
Ib Drown
Cureton
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