Court House Records of Deeds and Transfers Listed
A dense reel of courthouse notices catalogs warranty deeds, transfers, and building permits including multiple parcel actions, mortgage-like sums, and owners such as W. J. Price, Edna J. Bogard, J. H. Mecuskey, and C. P. Eliott. Also contains automobile registrations and local permit details tied to parcels and addresses in the Alamo and Mirrored areas. The text includes stray verse by Edgar A. Guest about travel and home ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy Ford
Poling
Je” Fleasemt Valley
A. B. Th M
W. W. Willmering
Clarence A. Willmering
Plemons
B. Cannon
R. M. Bennett
Roberts
L. A. Kerr
L. D. Harrison
Ikel
W. J. Price
Wolflin
Chris Pearson
Joe Darnell
Ghey
Japan
Ed W. Duncan
Mary
Duncan
R. A. Brown
J. M. Waits
W. Latney Barnes
Bessie Dain
Mirror
Edna J. Bogard
J. H. Mecuskey
T. Beg
W. B. Lone
N. B. Lj
S. BL
J. H. Mecaskey
O. T
O. D. Sears
R. H. Bradford
Alamo
D. A. McSpadden
C.D. Sears
Alamo Place
C. N. Woodruff
J. Arnold McLendon
J. H
J. L. West
Quincy Ford
Pleasant
Theo, Cox
Jane D. Bryant
S.S. Park
Francis F. Birkenfield
Frank E. Buckingham
Jno
J. Harden
C. B. Ashford
Ridgemere
H. G. Baker
J. Evans
M. N. Twaddell
Prudie
J. H. McCaskey
H. C. Parks
G. Penington
A. L. Rucker
Fairview
H. T. Pollard
W. 4Th
J. W.mmons
Packard
Empire Oil & Res
Bartlesville
Rost Motor
Buick
Calloways Inc
Cleaners
16Th
Tyler
Plains Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Vernal
Wick
R. L. Stowell
Florida
J. E. Barnes
N. Cleveland
W. P. Blake
Mayes
H. A. Albright
N. Tilden
Moore Add
R. J. Ingram
W. A. Meredith
Moore
J. P. Ledbetter
G. C. Ingram
W. A. Stone
E. 15Th
Changes Made in City School Teaching Staff
At a school board meeting several staffing changes were approved. Mrs Beulah Walker resigns from Wolflin first grade to move to San Angelo. Grace Fain moves from Sanborn to replace Walker. Mrs H I Fry of Buchanan resigns to join Slaton junior high. C L Brannan resigns Buchanan to study vocational agriculture. M W Ramsey elected to teach manual training for seventh and eighth grades. Mrs E L Hunter moves from high school to Buchanan. Nona Lee Taylor returns to junior high. Aliie Mac Lewis Kemp from Sherman is hired at Fred Douglas school as a graduate of Prairie View Normal and Wiley College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Walker
Wolflin School
San Angelo
Grace Fain
Sanborn School
Walker
H. Hi. Fry
Buchanan School
Slaton
C. L. Brannan
Buchanan
Sherman
Fred Douglas
Prairie View Normal
Wiley College
Classes Begin in New Buchanan Street Grade Building
Classes start Monday in parts of the new Buchanan street school addition. The enlarged ward building houses about 30 rooms and will include junior high work for North Amarillo students. Manual training will be taught with M W Ramsey in charge.
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Buchanan Street
North Amarillo
M. W.ramsey
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Summitt School
Sanborn School
ANN HOWE the Radio Star Turns Movie Actress in Hollywood
Hollywood bustling over Ann Howe the radio darling chosen by audience letters to headline films. Don Meany of KNX launched the contest drawing votes from 158 stations. Howe toured the nation for 18 months, receiving 867000 fan letters and 60000 telegrams before returning to star in Ann on Tin Pan Alley and four more projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Ann Howe
Radio
Radioland
Don Meany
KNX
United States
Ann
Hellywood
Kleigs
Frederick Chapin
Lions To Fete Ladies Soon
The Lions club announces a ladies night program to be held February 24 at the Amarillo Hotel. Committees will prepare the program while music featured by Mrs. A E Rowley and Mrs. W J Fuermann accompanies remarks on a new building planned for Ninth and Polk streets by A E Meyer Santa Fe auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
St. Valentine's Day
Amarillo Hotel
R Orram
A. E. Rowley
W. J. Fuermann
A. E. Meyer
Santa Fe
Ninth and
Polk Streets
Officials on inspection trip in Cit
L M Allen vice president and passenger traffic manager Rock Island lines was here last night on an intensive inspection tour of a large portion of the main line. He was joined by John G Farmer general passenger agent who came from Fort Worth and visited Stinnett. Both men expressed pleasure with developments and bright prospects for the section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Allen
Rock Island Lines
Mr. Allen
John G. Farmer
Fort Worth
Farmer
Stinnett
Silverton Youth Dies in Amarillo After Illness
A. R. Northcutt Jr. 14 of Silverton died yesterday in a local hospital after treatment. Survived by parents three sisters and a brother. Funeral held this afternoon in Silverton at the Presbyterian church. In Ed wards Studio a painted photograph of Palo Duro canyon lighthouse scene by Mrs. Jack Edwards draws attention.
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Silverton
Amarillo
Edwards
A. R. Northcutt, Jr
Presbyterian Church
Spinx
Palo Duro Canyon
Jack Edwards
Old Tack's Chicago style program for Amarillo reform
A list of municipal reform goals for Amarillo including lower living costs and rents, cleaner streets, more parks, lower utility rates, public lake access, viaducts, expanded transit routes, and tighter regulation of emergency vehicle driving. Proposes municipal golf, new parks, and elimination of railroad crossings, plus energy on livability over new industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Light criminal docket awaits new grand jury
A lighter than usual district court docket for the Randall County term will be presented to the grand jury next Monday. Most charges involve liquor law violations. no homicide cases are listed among the current docket though four homicide cases are tied to the September death of Amarillo druggist Leon J. Laley. The term ends Saturday.
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Leon J. Laley
Amarillo
Randall County
Battery B to Get Quarterly Checks Tonight
Battery B 131st Field Artillery holds a quarterly drill period for 72 members and 4 officers. Full attendance is required with payنگ personnel in full uniform.
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131St Field Artillery
Woman Loses Letter With Loan Coupons
Mrs. H. L. Thompson of Prospect Street lost a letter yesterday containing 352 dollars in loan certificates and coupons. The letter was addressed to F. B. Vaught in Newton Kansas.
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H. L. Thompson
Prospect Street
F. B. Vaught
Newton
Kan
Hanson Post plans big Legion drive in Amarillo
The Hanson Post American Legion executive committee met at the Amarillo hotel and outlined future activities. Amarillo will host visiting Legionnaires during the September national convention in San Antonio with routes planned through the city. Commander A Peterson leads efforts to boost local membership to 1,000 in three months and entertain attendees.
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Hanson Post
American Legion
Amarillo
San Antonio
A. Peterson
Panhandle
Texas
Peterson
Legionnaimgs
Legion
Post
Venue Plea Urged in Ratliff Robbery Case
Eastland Texas January 17 The prosecution and defense clash over a venue change for Marshal Ratliff charged with robbery by firearms in the Cisco First National Bank holdup of December 20. Ratliff and his brother Lee have past prison terms and Lee is currently in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Eastland
Texas
Marshal Ratliff
First National Bank of Cisco
Cisco
Ratliff
Eastland County
Ratlffs
Ser Vlv
Lee
Amarillo Man Faces Assault Murder Charge
A complaint charging assault to murder was filed in Justice Landis court against J. C. Durham in connection with injuries to Frank Dunigan near the smelter plant. Durham was arrested and released on bond. Dunigan’s condition improved. he was struck on the head with a shovel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Landis’ Court
J. C. Durham
Frank Dunigan
Durham
Dunigan
Responsibility for Mine Deaths Placed
Gov. W. H. Adams voiced surprise as a coroner jury held state police responsible for the death of one or two people in a skirmish during a parade of more than 500 strike sympathizers. The jury found police actions unprovoked. Salestino Martinez, 16, the bystander, was not blamed. The jury urged further investigation, but the district attorney had not decided on continuing the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Denver
W. H. Adams
Klementz Chavez
Salestino Martinez
Joseph W. Hawley
Tax Laws Delay Income Tax Returns Start
Tax legislation delays the filing date for income tax returns. J B Lillibridge, a tax expert, reports citizens seek forms but cannot issue them until Internal Revenue supplies instructions and blanks. He urges residents to assemble necessary information to prevent delays once forms arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Lillibridge
Department of Internal Revenue
Mr. Lillibridge
Investing in brains and volcanoes across time
The piece argues that honest, capable leadership benefits stockholders more than tips from clever managers. It notes subway executives once looted shareholders, then asserts integrity now pays. It discusses Kilauea as earth’s safety valve and the potential for harnessing volcanic energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seys
America
Earth
Arrest of Hotelling in Owosso Case Spurs Mob Violence
A mob in Owosso pressed for a confession after Hotelling was arrested in the Schneider slaying. A staged show of removal from the jail and a public search followed before deputies and state police escorted him in a limousine. The capture stemmed from deacon Harold Lottridge’s tipped information and a suspicious car match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ling
Owosso
Oscar G. Olander
William R. Roberts
Frank A
Hotelling
Lottridge
Flushing
Mark Pailthrope
Pailthrope
Mount Morris
Dorothy
Sheldon Robinson
California
Dorothy Schneider
Cisco Girl Rescues Escort From Auto Fire
In Fort Worth on January 17, a Cisco girl Edna Mae Westerfeldt rescued Bill Wingfield after their car crashed and overturned in a ditch. Wingfield was pinned under the burning wreck, she freed him, and they barely escaped before the line tank exploded. Neither was seriously injured.
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Associated Prew
Fort Worth
Cisco
Bill Wingfield
Wingfield
Edna Mae Weaterfeldt
Louisiana Democrats Vote In Gubernatorial Primary
Louisiana Democrats voted to decide a governor and lieutenant governor among O. H. Simpson Huey P. Long and Riley J. Wilson as candidates. The primary determines the winner unless a candidate gains a majority, triggering a possible second primary within five weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Louisiana
O. H. Simpson
Huey P. Long
Shreveport
State Public Service Commission
Riley J. Wilson
Ruston
Colonel Haines to speak at Clarendon banquet
Col Haines vice president and general manager of the Board of City Development will be principal speaker at the Clarendon chamber of commerce annual banquet. He will discuss good roads and immigration and will likely be accompanied by other Amarilloans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harve H. Haines
Board of City Development
Clarendon
Cammerce
Haines
Nine Miners Rescued After Twelve Hours Trapped
Nine miners were entombed by a coal fall 700 feet underground in Hazelton Pennsylvania. After more than twelve hours trapped they were rescued unharmed and brought to the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Hazelton
Don't Mix Fun and Rum Judge Warns on Bench
Independence Kan January 17 A judge sentences Ray Moody 80 Bentonville Ark to not more than two years in Kansas penitentiary for fourth degree manslaughter in the death of Vonnny Cherryvale 18 year old after a Halloween party Moody was found guilty by a district court jury of causing death through liquor assault and exposure to the elements in Cherryvale while returning from the party
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United Press
Independence
Kan
J. W. Holdren
Ray Moody
Bentonville
Ark
Kansas Penitentiary
Moody
Vonanny
Cherryvale
Salvatore Sales Kills Wife and Children Then Self
In Corona Long Island Salvatore Sales shot and killed his wife wounded three stepchildren two critically then killed himself with a double barreled shotgun. Antoinette 13 and Salvatore 5 were in critical condition Edna 12 was wounded in the left arm. The man had seven children by a second wife and his daughter says he and his wife quarreled late last night.
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Associated Press
New York
Salvatore Sales
Corona
Long Island
Antoinette
Salvatore
Edna
Salci
Market Wrap of Farm Livestock and Commodities Across Cities
Hogs and cattle prices move in Kansas City Fort Worth Chicago and Oklahoma City markets with varying gains and declines. Hogs top at 8.15 in Kansas City while Fort Worth and Chicago report mixed cattle, calves and sheep values. Cotton and grains show tentative moves as New York and New Orleans trade reflects softening trends and currency shifts.
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Kansas City
Associated Fresh
Fort Worth
Associated Press
Oklahoma
The
Oklahoma City
New York
Jan
New Orleans
Isv
Liverpool
Texas
Ralph Hepburn and Commander roadster visit Amarillo
Racing star Ralph Hepburn and the Studebaker Commander roadster visited Amarillo arriving at 11 this morning. They toured the McCarty salesrooms while a parade of Studebaker and Erskine models escorted them through the business district. Hepburn praised the car’s record runs and handling.
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Ralph Hepburn
Studebaker
Amarillo
Studebaker and
Erskine Automobiles
Hepburn
McCarty Company
Studebaker Commander
American Automobile Association
Flashes of Life Reveals Ideal Army Recruit Report
New York The army recruitment bureau lists a perfect man Sergeant Herbert E Smith age 27 weight 138 height 5 feet 6 inches who scored 100 percent on a moral mental and physical exam He is a husband a few months married to his childhood sweetheart He does not drink smokes a pipe and lives in Newark Dublin An American minister's wife notes Ireland's longevity Obituaries and a long list of company names follow including American Can American Locomotive Bethlehem Steel Coca Cola Ford Motors General Electric and Union Pacific all cited in the era’s business and social notices.
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Associated Preas
New York
Army Recruiting Bureau
Herbert E. Smith
Blackburn Ambulance
Kelly-Springfield
American Can
American’ Locomotive
American Smelting
American Tele
Tels
American’ Woolen Anaconda Copper
Atchison
Topeka & Baltimore & Ohio
Barnsdall Corporation
Bethlehem Steel
California Petroleum
Cerro de Paseo Copper
Chicago & Alton Tetas
Chicago & Northwestern
Chrysler Ccesses
Coca Cola
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Corn Products
Crucible Steel
Dodge Motors
Eastman Kodak
Famous Players
Fish” Rubber
Fleischmann Yeast
General Asphalt
General Electric
General Motors
Great Western Sugar
Houston Oil
Hudson Motors
Hupp Motors
Illinois Central
Independent Oil & Gas
Inspiration Copper
International Nickel International
Jordan Motors
Kansas City Southern
Kennecott Copper
Sage Oil
Mack Trucks
Maracaibo Oil
Marland Oil
Mexican Seaboard Oil
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Missouri Pacific
Montgomery Ward
Nash Motors
National Biscuit
Ohio OF
Creee
Packard Motor
Pan-American Pe
Pennsylvania
Perre-Marquette
Phillipe Petroleum
Producers
Pure Oil
Bebee
America
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Shell Union Oil
Sinclair
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Stewart Warner
Studebakers
Texas Gulf
Mabel Schneider
Dorothy
Flint
Hotelling
Archie Bacon
Bacon
Scavarda
Planes Search For Lost Flier In Idaho
Nine planes led by Lieut. Russell Maughan search a 300 mile area around Strewell Idaho for missing aviator Fred Hoyt of Kansas. The mission reflects a wide air patrol as investigators unravel a murder case linked to Dorothy and Mabel Schneider files.
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Associated Press
Boise
Ida
Russell Maughan
United Today
Fred Hoyt
Vick Kans
Strewell
Idaho
Ice Crust Ice Wings Blamed For Trans Atlantic Disasters
Clarence D. Chamberlin and Roger Q. Williams aborted a record flight when ice formed on the wings in 20 minutes. Chamberlin said ice encrustation could explain many trans Atlantic disappearances and noted their 700 pound ice burden after landing.
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Associated Press
New York
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Chamberlin
Roger Q. Williams
Dutton
Kahn's Daughter to Wed News Reporter
Margaret Dorothy Kahn, 26, youngest daughter of Otto Kahn, announces engagement to John Barry Ryan Jr., 27, newspaper reporter and grandson of Thomas Fortune Ryan. The pairing links two of America's wealthiest families. No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
New York
Margaret Dorothy Kahn
Otto Kahn
John Barry Ryan
Thomas Fortune Ryan
America
Fifth Avenue
Kahn
Honey Jag Possible Claims At Bee Keepers Meet
Oklahoma City January 17 that a honey jag is possible was disclosed at the Bee Keepers convention in session here It was also claimed honey is a panacea for almost all ailments Besides soothing babies and aiding sick babies it is said to help pneumonia improves brain function and energizes the lazy and is a staple in an athlete's diet
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Oklahoma City
Bee Keepers
Thompson Orchestra to Play at Herring Hotel Dinner Dance
Col Ernest O Thompson Henry Santrey's International orchestra will remain in Amarillo to provide music for the Herring Hotel dinner dance Wednesday night. The informal event is open to the public and is expected to be one of the season's biggest. Hostess Miss Ann Seymour of the Santrey company has signed for a Broadway appearance next season. Santrey and his orchestra just returned from an international tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest O. Thompson
Henry Santrey
International Orchestra
Amarillo
Ann Seymour
Santrey
Roberts
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Courthouse Records
Kols
Atd
Rome
Paris
Oxford
Edgar A. Guest
Betelle
Old Tack
Bivins Lake
Nte
Kilauea
Cisco Girl
Escort
Chicago Livestock iBy
Chicago
ST. Louis
Avsociated Press
East ST. Louis
Jen
Associats
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Russels Burbanka
Itv
Great Britain
France
Ables
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Tokyo
Montreal
York
U. S. Steel
Radio Corporation
Greene Cananea
Standard Milling
Sterling
James E. Bennett & Co
Dublin
Ireland
Frederick A. Sterling
Thompson
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