World Fellowship two day meet for adult church leaders
The World Fellowship will hold a two day gathering for adult leaders and youth of Panhandle Christian churches at First Christian Church on Friday and Saturday. Leaders include Mrs Bessie Hart Charles Marion Ross and Miss Ida Mae Irvin with delegations from many towns. A coaching conference precedes the meeting with Ross and Irvin as counselors.
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World Fellowship
Christian Churches of the
Pampa
First Christian Church
Bessie Hart
Texas Women’s Christian Missionary Society
Charles Marion Ross
Southwest District of Religious Education
Ida Mae Irn
Brotherhood
Bertha Clawson
Miss Clawson
Disciples of Christ
Japan
Akita
Osaka
Tokio
Tri-State College
Angola
Indiana
United Christian Missionary Society
Dalhart
Stratford
Canadian
Perryton
Borger
Panhandle
Shamrock
Claude
Childress
Tulsa
Lubbock
Plainview
Canyon
Hereford
Clarendon
Memphis
Miami
Wellington
Ida Mae Irvin
Roads Group Bans Gas Tax Changes
Directors of the Texas Good Roads Association opposed any change in the state gasoline tax. They voted after proposals to increase the four cents per gallon tax to fund bond retirement were before the legislature. A state planning board was approved and Governor Allred asked to appoint a highway expert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Texas Good Roads Association
Allred
Steffens Exits Milk Delivery As Plains Creamery Appears
Steffen's Ice Cream Company retires from milk delivery in Amarillo. Plains Creamery Inc acquires the distribution, with Earl L. Shelton as president and general manager, and Dr. J. E. Nunn and J. Lindsay Nunn among investors. The firm operates a creamery and dairy herds in the Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steffen's
Amarillo
Plains Creamery, Inc
Earl L. Shelton
J. E. Nunn
J. Lindsay Nunn
Southwest
Detroit Youth Reported Missing Amid Travel Suspicions
Detroit authorities seek 14 year old Dick Weymouth who disappeared from his home a week ago Sunday. The boy, five feet seven inches, 130 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes, was last seen riding a bicycle in a light brown corduroy suit and blue sweater with a knitted cap. His mother fears he may be traveling to Arizona over grief for a pet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Weymouth
Detroit
Mich
Streamlined Yachts Take Shape in Geddes Design
The world’s first streamlined yacht by Norman Bel Geddes for a wealthy European client aims at 18 knots with two 2 000 horsepower Diesels. The 251 foot 6 inch long vessel features an outer steel skin, air intake and exhaust masts, air conditioned interior, and 1350 square feet more deck space when launches are launched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakeslee
New York
Norman Bel Geddes
Horizons
Man of Speed
Bel Geddes
Michigan
United States
Geddes
William Froude
England
North Texas Episcopalians Plan Cathedral in Panhandle
At their twenty fifth annual meeting in St Andrews Church North Texas Episcopalians voted to start a parish cathedral soon in the Panhandle. Bishop E C Seaman noted the region's rapid growth and lack of a cathedral. St Mary's Mission Big Spring was added as a parish with Rev P Walter Henckell to assume duties in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Texas
K. C
St. Mary's
Big Spring
P. Walter Henckell
Pampa
Benjamin 8. Brown
Kansas City
Woman's Auxiliary
Thomas Fendel West
Lubbock
H. 8. Gooch
Amarillo
W. W. Rix
Carl L. Svensen
Rev
W. P. Gerhart
Abilene
Christian Social Service
Newton T. Smith
C.J. E
Fire risk in Everson as water service cut for unpaid bills
Five hundred families in Everson Pennsylvania fear a major blaze after Citizens Water Company, a Delaware Valley Utilities subsidiary, smashed all fire plugs with sledge hammers for nonpayment since 1933. Borough officials plan to file a Public Service Commission complaint while a district manager cites $750 yearly dues and tax collection failures as cause. The borough attorney says efforts were made, noting former major employers have left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everson
Public Service Commission
F. W. Buck
Varry W. Byrne
Two Girls Sought After Home Left
Police seek Thelma and Lucille Miller daughters of H H Miller after they vanished from 307 North Lamar Street and were found in Clayton New Mexico before returning home. They disappeared again and descriptions were broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma
Lucille Miller
H. H. Miller
North Lamar Street
Clayton, N. M
Allred Urges Texas Observe Roosevelt Birthday
Governor Allred proclaims a statewide Roosevelt birthday observance on January 30. He asks Texans to cooperate in dances or other fund raising events to support the Warm Springs Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allred
Austin
U.P
Texas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Warm Springs Foundation
Purple Dog Players Plan Next Show At Swan Home
Eleven Purple Dog Players met at 3003 Polk Street to discuss their production For Pete's Sake. The meeting led by director Mrs. W S Layton included listed cast members Isla Layton Virginia Wade Frances Atkins Louise Shea Ivan Layton Joseph Ammons George H Ficke William Curtis Pinkey Hickox and Swann family members. A separate Omaha death report notes Mrs M C Pye killed herself using a gas tube after a note about extreme cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purple Dog
Jimmy Swan
Polk Street
Mrs. Swann
Isla Layton
Virginia Wade
Frances Atkins
Louise Shea
Ivan Layton
Joseph Ammons
George H. Ficke
William Curtis
James“Pinkey” Hickox
W. S. Layton
Clergy named to bishop's council of advice in Texas
Lowndes Amarillo department of finance and Rev Warwick Allen Plainview along with Rev Gerhart Rev A B Hanson and Thomas N Smith of Colorado Tex and Jose L Tweedy San Angelo named to the bishop's council of advice. New officers elected presbyters on the executive committee Rev Henckell and Rev Jones Amarillo. Other officers include Rev W A Martin Stamford secretary C J E Lowndes treasurer Fan cher Upshaw Amarillo treasurer of church program J B Dooley Amarillo chancellor Charles A Motz Jr Abilene chairman and treasurer of the Bishop Temple Memorial Wallace W Rix Lubbock chairman of the fund committee and treasurer of the church pension fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. E. Lowndes
Fancher Upshaw
Amarillo
J. B. Dooley
Charles A. Motz, Jr
Abilene
Bishop Temple
Wallace W. Rix
Lubbock
Church Pension Fund
Bellboy Clashes Over Nickel Hamburger Fined
Emil Decker a bellboy paid $10 for a hamburger listed at a nickel. Nolan Rash police were called to quiet him. Decker posted 35 bail and was fined 19 dollars plus costs for disorderly conduct.
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Milwaukee
Emil Decker
Nolan Rash
Decker
Danger Seen in New Laws
Austin reports that twenty lawyers and a layman found it hard to close criminal loopholes without risking injustice. They favor reform to the House criminal jurisprudence committee, report due today, granting trial judges discretion on co defendant trials and allowing joint defendants to testify for each other. Proposals to discuss a defendant’s failure to testify faced protests from prosecutor Kenneth McCalla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House Committee On
House
Kenneth McCalla
Houston
Bulletin on Panhandle Music Festival Contests
Music teachers across the Panhandle are urged by the Panhandle Music Teachers Association to request contest materials for the annual music festival set for March 21 22 and 23. The bulletin, issued by the association, contains all contest music and should be requested from Marguerite Cleghorn at 1322 Tyler Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Music Teachers’ Association
Marguerite Cleghorn
Tyler Street
Bowery Lodger Dies After 23 Years At Ritz
Nestor Fernlein an 84 year old silver polisher who ate meals in the Ritz kitchen and lived in a Bowery room at 1.75 a week was found dead. He left 8600 in savings and no known relatives. If none appear, he will be buried in Potter’s Field and the state will take his savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nestor Fernlein
Ritz-Carlton
The
Bowery
Ritz
Potter's Field
Russia Loses in Persia Over Cotton Drive
Russia's agricultural push in Persia faces heavy setbacks as the Russian Cotton Co fails to move planned cash advances and many farming machines remain in storehouses. Chark, the Soviet trading company, also misjudged Persia and holds large stock including 500 plows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Persia
Russian Cotton Co
Mazanderan
Chark
Woman disguising fugitive hid in long dark coat in Houston
Federal agents pursued Thomas H. Robinson Jr a Nashville suspect in a $50 000 kidnapping of Mrs Alice Stoll He was believed to be the mystery woman in a long dark coat who alighted from a car in a Houston garage The couple who found the vehicle said the woman kept her face hidden and fled on foot Police checked a stolen car from Moline Ill with California plates attached and continued patrols in Houston to locate the disguised suspect
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Jan
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Nashville, Tenn
Alice Stoll
Louisville
Gus Jones
Department of Justice
Charlies F. Urschel
Robinson
Moline
Ill
Lieut. L. C. Brown
Lieut. Brown
New Orleans
Brown
California
Petroleum Council Names New Officers
AUSTIN Jan 22 New directors of the Texas Petroleum Council will serve beginning today with old officers re-elected yesterday. New board members include F Freeman B C Clardy Houston R H Morrison S H Blum and E S McFarland Dallas Clyde Pape and James Nolan Tulsa W F Knode Austin H B Simcox Fort Worth Claire M Bryson Tyler 8 Maston Nixon Corpus Christi and J G Hunter Gladewater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Three Youths Held After Jail Break in Greenville
Three youths Harold Roberts 19 Buck Roberts 18 and Lee Cade 21 were captured by Greenville officers late yesterday and held for Liberty Texas authorities after admitting they slugged Jailer M S Maynard and Marshall Kirkwood and fled from the Liberty jail Sunday. They were arrested in a Greenville pawn broker shop. The note adds an unrelated 1933 diphtheria death rate figure of 35 per 100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Liberty
Texas
Frank Wolfe
Harold Roberts
Buck Roberts
Lee Cade
M. S. Maynard
Marshall Kirkwood
Simple Tests To Help Housewives Shop Smarter
U.S. bureaus offer easy tests from AAA and NEC to judge value at stores. Techniques include burning fiber ends to identify silk, rayon, or wool, boiling fabric samples to test sizing, and rubbing to reveal white sizing powder. Also check towels and cutlery by weave and scratch resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigrid Arne Washington
AAA
NEC
Youth Faces Trial On Lindbergh Act
Theodore Cole, a 22 year old Oklahoma convict, awaited removal to Oklahoma City for federal trial under the Lindbergh Act. He denied charges before U. S. Commissioner Lee R. Smith after an accuser identified him. The pipeline contractor who drove Cole 600 miles last December testified against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
U.P
Theodore Cole
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
U. S
Lee R. Smith
J. A. Rutherford
Cushing
Okla
Cole
Missouri
Last Rites Pending For Veteran Jurist
Funeral arrangements for Robert Reese Neyland Sr. 75 noted member of the Texas Bar Association were held up awaiting word from his son Major Robert R. Neyland a former University of Tennessee football coach now in New York awaiting shipment to the Panama Canal Zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Robert Reese Neyland
Texas Bar Association
Robert R. Neyland
University of Tennessee
Panama Canal Zone
Neyland
New York
Panama
Births Outdistance Death In 1934 In Potter County
Vital statistics show births doubled deaths in 1934 with 974 births and 487 deaths. City health unit officials led by Dr. B. M. Primer released the figures, noting the stork edged the Grim Reaper by a full lap in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
B. M. Primer
Pershing to shift travel plans amid cold weather
General John J. Pershing, former AEF commander, arrives in Fort Worth en route to Arizona for winter. Cold conditions delay travel and the general says he will continue by train if temperatures stay low or by automobile if they rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
John J. Pershing
Arizona
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First Christian
Roads Group
Steffens
Episcopalians OF
Omaha
Young Robinson
Petroleum Council
Perry
Peck
Acros
U.S
Grove
Gen. Pershing
Caticara
Cuticura
Malden
Masa
Uesswork
Tue
Hest and Clinic
RB Marine Bldg
Houston, Tex
Amarillo Gas Company
Good Gas
Taylor
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