Plainview and Amarillo scenes mix city notes and plans
Local columns report Dr Parcells at the school board may test night football in Amarillo. J Im Vernon loses a gold fountain pen gifted by employees, with a $5 reward offered. Lubbock Plainview and Port Sumner notes cover bands parades and timber prices, plus a lost white bird dog Tim with a $10 reward.
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Vernon
Troy
Laun
Old Tack
News- Globe
Tim
Gc McSwain
Jackson Street
Tri State fair seeks new coliseum to boost Hereford show
Amarillo advocates push for a $200000 coliseum at Tri-State grounds to expand the Hereford show and attract crowds, noting current city auditorium limits and rival Western cities with larger facilities. Paragraphs mention historical curiosities and assorted facts.
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Tri-State
Last Rites Held for Mrs Ida Fraim
Vega January reports say Mrs Ida Fraim died at her Vega home and funeral services were held at her family residence at 2 o'clock. Rev John Hope assisted by Rev L S Godwin conducted last rites. Griggs Funeral Home arranged the services.
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Vega
Ida Praim
Fraim
John Hope
Astixtart
Central Baptist Church of
Amarillo
L. &. Godwin
Vega Baptist Church
Griggs Wineral Home
Night football boosts Sandies home games and business
Richard Vogler praises night football for increasing gate receipts and employee satisfaction, noting it gives the public more chances to attend Sandies home games and boosts Saturday commerce.
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Tack
Sandies
Richard Vogler
Federal Clothing Stores
Local Readers Seek Pets and Work Opportunities
A sequence of classified notices from Plainview and Floydada Texas asks for a dog find after a vehicle incident, requests a new home for a dog or cat, and offers farm ranch or housework employment. Names include Mrs Grace Banister and Martha with contact hints and addresses.
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Tack
Grace Banister
North Star
Elida
New Mexico
Amarillo Production Credit stockholders hold fourth annual meeting
The Amarillo Production Credit Association held its fourth annual stockholders meeting in the Crystal Ballroom of the Herr ring Hotel.195 members attended the meeting. Emil Nutson of Grover Texas was elected to the board of directors along with W E Bennett A A Callaghan O H Finch Byron Gist and Hall Medford. John H Rugel vice president of the Production Credit Association of Houston spoke on PACA aims and plans for Houston to strengthen local associations.
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Amarillo Production Credit Association
Crystal
Herring Hotel
Amarillo Association
Texas
Joe Stensons
Emil
Nutson
Grover, Texas
W. E. Bennett
A. A. Callaghan
O. H. Finch
Byron Gist
Hall Medford
Amarillo
Panhandle
John H. Rugel
Production Credit Association of Houston
Production Credit Association
Houston Association
Amarillo Visitor Charged as Kansas Fugitive
James C. Bean living in Amarillo for nine months was arrested on a Kansas warrant charging him as a fugitive from justice for handling mortgaged property. He appeared before Justice of the Peace H. W. Duke, bond set at $2,000, Kansas officers notified.
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James C. Bean
Amarillo
Kansas
Justice of the Peace
H. W. Duke
Amarillo High School Seeks Early Student Classification
Principal R. B. Norman urges all students not yet enrolled this year to visit Amarillo High School for preliminary classification this week. He says early steps ease regular classification on Monday and streamline routine steps for students already in school.
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R. B. Norman
Amarillo High School
Jack Cunningham Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Jack Cunningham general manager of the Southwest Public Service Company underwent an appendicitis operation at St. Anthony's Hospital. Physicians report his condition as good.
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Louise Evans
News- Globe Force
St Anthony's Hospital
Jack Cunningham
Southwest Public Service Company
St. Anthony's Hospital
Dear Trek Helps Locate Vacuum Owner
A reader reports finding a wrapped Singer vacuum cleaner with noozie. They request help locating the owner, BILL DeSAUTELL, at 715 Van Buren Street, using the Dear Trek column.
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Trek
Bill Desautell
van Buren Street
Personal Laundry Help Wanted in Santa Fe
Santa Fe Citizen seeks a washer for my husband and me. Willing to include another lady and her husband and possibly more. Call 9827 or 2-1167 to arrange an appointment.
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Santa Fe
Chautemps Seeks Broad Base for French Cabinet Crisis
Paris January 17 Camille Chautemps radical Socialist leader agreed to attempt forming a cabinet to end a three day crisis. He aims for a Popular Front government with goodwill opposition and a parliamentary political truce. Albert Lebrun summoned him after Blum abandoned efforts.
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Paris
Camille Chautemps
Popular Front
Chautemps
National Front
Leon Blum
Satur
Albert Lebrun
Blum
Edouard Daladier
Paul Reynaud
Francois Peitri
Pierre Etienne Flandin
Albert Sarraut
Orchestra Drive Opens Tomorrow for 1938 Season
An intensive drive begins in downtown Amarillo to ensure full Philharmonic orchestra membership as the 1938 season opens Friday night with Esther Hart of Chicago as guest artist at Municipal Auditorium. The Junior Chamber of Commerce backs the campaign and memberships at $1 include three concerts. James Ballard Jr chairs the Jaycee committee. Mrs. R W Adams leads club members selling memberships.
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Philharmonic Orchestra
Municipal Auditorium
Esther Hart
Chicago
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
R. W. Adams
James Ballard, Jr
Jaycee
Orchestra Association
Amarillo Ranks Among Lowest Electric Rates in Texas
Washington report shows Amarillo now has the sixth lowest residential electricity bills among Texas cities. Local officials say rates are among the lowest in the Southwest as readiness charges were removed from residential and store lighting plans. Three reductions occurred in the past three years along with earlier cuts.
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Washington
Amarillo
Texas
Southwest
Weekend car thefts reported in Amarillo
Police logged two cars stolen over the weekend. One vehicle owned by Mrs. Ezell from the Plains Hotel at 403 East Tenth Avenue, and another car reported by George Denton. A guitar was also stolen from Ninth Avenue and Pierce Street as part of the usual weekend petty thefts.
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Austin
Amarillo
Ezell
Plains Hotel
East Tenth Avenue
George Denton
Ninth Avenue
Pierce Street
Trains to Use West Sixth Avenue Underpass Today
The first trains are scheduled to travel over the new track at the West Sixth Avenue underpass today. The spur remains supported by dirt and the underpass will stay closed to vehicular traffic for several weeks, according to highway officials.
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West Sixth Avenue
Hotel Plaza fire victim dies giovane operator Helen Sullivan
Jersey City report confirms Helen Sullivan a 26 year old hotel telephone operator died from burns today after remaining at her switchboard to wake guests during the Hotel Plaza fire that consumed the hotel nearly three weeks ago. The blaze killed three other guests in the incident.
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Jersey City
N. J
Helen Sullivan
Hotel Plaza
Stewart Services For W P Stewart Held In Amarillo
Funeral services for W P Stewart Amarillo pioneer will be at 2 pm Tuesday in Griggs Funeral Home chapel with Rev E B Fincher officiating. Burial in Llano Cemetery. Pallbearers John Snider George Hayden D Thurman Jim Warren Elmer Duniven Bert McCullough. Survivors include two sons W P Stewart Jr Amarillo and Oliver E Stewart of San Diego and two daughters Mrs H B Norwood and Mrs A J Jerman both of Amarillo.
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W. P. Stewart
Griggs Funeral Home
E. B. Fincher
Ellwood Park Presbyterian Church
Llano Cemetery
John Snider
George Hayden
D. Thurman
Jim Warren
Elmer Duniven
Bert McCullough
Stewart
Moorroe Street
Amarillo
Louise Stewart
Knights of Pythias
W. P. Stewart, Jr
Oliver E. Stewart
San Diego
Calif
H. B. Norwood
A. J. Jerman
Man Jailed as Suspect in Vacuum Cleaner Theft
A man was held in the city jail for questioning after allegedly stealing vacuum cleaners from W. N. Durham Appliance Company at 609 Taylor Street. Police reported several cleaners had been recovered and transfer to county custody remained undecided this afternoon.
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W. N. Durham Appliance Company
Taylor Street
Highway Patrol Fines Driver for Unsafe Passing
Marion Leftwich of Lubbock was stopped near Amarillo on the Canyon highway after his car was crowded off the road. He appeared before Justice of the Peace C. W. Carder and paid a total fine of 14 dollars for passing an automobile on a curve.
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Marion Leftwich
Lubbock
Highway Patrol
Amarillo
Leftwich
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Carder
Auto industry watches for U.S. plan to scrap 7 million used cars
Detroit January 17 The automobile industry awaits Washington response to a proposal that the government buy and scrap seven million used cars to clear the way for new sales.
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Detroit
U.P
Washington
Allieu Capsules Offer Quick Relief for Rheumatism
Advertised remedy claims to expel uric acid and circulating poisons to relieve stubborn rheumatism sciatica neuritis and rheumatic gout. The notice touts Allieu Capsules as swift and safe with a 48 hour pain reduction claim priced at $1.00.
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