Amarillo Winds Through Polk Street Chirps and Guests
Amusing local column notes wind tunnels at Polk Street crossings and First National Bank area. Reports of pedestrians affected by gusts, social visits from Harringtons, Cox preparing to move, and arrivals from Canadian, Canyon, Lubbock, and other nearby towns. Includes health notes, sports arrangements, and community humor.
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Amarillo
Polk Street
Sixth
Ninth
First National Bank
Eighth Avenue
Bi Moe
Two States Pay Veterans Bonus in Texas Notice
A Texas Veterans Affairs Commission notice advises veterans and former residents of Pennsylvania or Washington to check eligibility for state bonuses. Washington pays 10 dollars per month domestic service and 15 dollars per month foreign service, with at least one year of residence prior to service. Pennsylvania offers a similar bonus with a 500 dollar maximum.
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Austin
Pennsylvania
Washington
Texas Veterans Affairs Commission
Amarillo juvenile delinquency through the years 1933 1950
A historical look traces Amarillo juvenile cases from 1933 to 1949, noting counts of training school referrals and Boys Ranch cases. It contrasts 1933 crime patterns with 1949 priorities, and recalls 1927 praise for Amarillo’s growth and a 1912 fire department horse memorial.
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Amarillo
J. B. McClure
Boys Ranch
Coaly
Parisians Call City Chicago-on-Seine Over Crime
Parisians nickname Paris as Chicago-on-Seine after a reported surge in crime, with American observers noting crime rates have doubled in the French capital.
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Chicago-on-Seine
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Ticalion
Ninth Avenue
Hugh Harrington
Clyde Harrington
Exell
A. L. Cox
Madison
Chil- Baca
A. R. King
Lloyd King
M. A. Aldrich
Sunset
Tim Seay
Dallas
Mr. Seay
Aldrich
Amarillo Club
Baker Jones
Memphis
W. E. Gee
Jones
Gee
Charles W. Rodgers
Hill
Borger
J. J. Latimer
Florida
Canyon
Raymond C. DuBose
Green Acres Apt
Lubbock
R. M. Cagle
North West Ninth
Quitaque
Tex
Glen Barrett
Lincoln
James W. Ellis
Wayland College
Fred R. Garrison
Plainview
Edgar M. Hatton
Plain
Craig Walling
Polk
E & Robert Berle Bigelow
Los Angeles
US Air Corps
Ellington Field
E. D. Bigelow
E. K. Bigelow
Washington, DC
Howard Roberson
Henry Beverley
George Ross
Margaret Davis
Albuquerque
Bobby Beverley
Ita Johnson
Doris Beverley
Beverly Robertson
Michael Ross
Flaine Ross
Barbara McGlain
Alien Roberson
Jimmy Haynie
James Christopher
Dale Davis
Jerry Davis
Kent Gathright
Patsy Hayden
Budgie Hayden
Hayden
Fourth and
Fillmore
Lynmarks
Robert “Pinkey” Sims
Blackburn- Shaw
E. H. Quattlebaum
Tyler
Jack Lawrence
Canadian
Sterling Kinney
Miami
Hall Nelson
J. E. George
Bill George
Zeb A. Moore
West Tenth
Kansas City Life Insurance Company
Northwest Texas Hospital
E. R. Shublett
Hillcrest
Nora Pearl Reed
H. Ernest Smith
William D. Angus
Fannie Kelly
Georgia
Deloris Bush
Harison
Jennie Leffel
North Houston
Arthur J. Cox
West Fighth
Jean Garner
J. B. Denson
North Williams
Robert Johnson
van Buren
Carl Perry
Guyman
Okla
Annie Grossman
Ong
Helen Muller
Goodwell
Jimmie Borders
Bellaire
Ross Renfro
Shade Radcliff
Virginia
M. O. Wallis
Rosemont
John Snider
John Parr
Mr. Snider
Joe
Ted
Texas
Joe Bailey
Teddy Roosevelt
Heath Furniture
Tee Ana
Wrigleys
Taylor
Kayo
Neil
MR Neil
Lucifer
All
Sparky
Jane
Old Boy
Moon
Parsons Shore
Buckskin
Taipei
Formosa
Chapu
Shanghai
Red
Hangchow Bay
Globe-News
Lawrence-Kirby CO
J. R. Lawrence Co
A. B. Kirby
Harrison
Amarillo Printing
Amarillo Printing Company
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