Old Tack Returns with Gold Standard Debate
A speaker reports traveling 2,400 miles to gauge the economy and says the country will not abandon the gold standard. He notes mixed banker views, rising charity needs in Chicago, and predicts recovery by 1940 if the gold standard remains. He contrasts East optimism with Texas and Maine voting patterns and mentions Hoover and Dawes in Republican sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Southwest
East
Maine
Texas
Henry Ansley
Hoover
Henry
Bank robbery suspects held in Texline arrest
Two men were arrested near Texline as suspects in a Louisville Colorado bank robbery reported Saturday with about $12,000 taken. One fled, Robins was caught four miles west of Texline. officers sought a machine gun, none found. The men, who boasted of ties to Al Capone, refused to waive extradition and are held in Dalhart.
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Globe
Texline
Louisville
Colorado
Robins
H. B. Foust
Bill Randolph
al Capone
Dallam
Dalhart
Fay Davis
Lucile Pierce
Wiley Hervey
Willie Wade
Farvis
Lee Willie Jones
Lucille Pierce
Lucille
Fay
Monroe Street
Third Avenue
Fillmore Street
Harvey
Jones
Cain
Willie Mays
Byrd Birth Announcement and Curious Weather Note
Mr. and Mrs. Solon C. Byrd announce the birth of a daughter Beverly at their home on West Thirteenth Street last Saturday. A separate weather digression rails at a rooster blithely forecasting nationwide mild winter, with local Panhandle storms and remarks on regional cold records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BYRDS
Solon C. Byrd
West Thirteenth Street
Beverly
J. E. Nunn
United States
Minneapolis
Chicago
Panhandle
Rooster
Amarillo
Couple Seeks Work From Elderly Household
A young married man seeks employment with an elderly couple, presenting himself as neat and settled. He is looking for work opportunities and asks for consideration in a Tack Letters column on page 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Ad writing contest prize list and Amarillo merchants
A full page ad lists prizes for a writing contest and names participating firms. It highlights Amarillo Business College founded 1910 by C. H. Wiseman, and Hurst Jewelry Store offering credit, brands, services, and exclusive diamond agency with FTC approved guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurst’s
Hurst Jewelry
Hurst
Rogers
Bulova
Elgin
Hamilton
Waltham
Illinois
Schaeffer and Parker
Seth-Thomas
Belcher
Mannine- Bowman
Hurst's
Amarillo
United States
Federal Trade Commission
Long predicts likely winners for next presidential race
Governor Long comments on potential nominees including Pat Harrison Alfred E. Smith and Governor Roosevelt. He names Speaker Garner Joe Robinson and Borah as strong options and notes Roosevelt would not win. Mrs Long travels to Washington with the delegation and is described as very charming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Long
Jack Garner
Joe Robinson
Senate
Perjury Case Dismissed In El Paso Area
Charles of perjury charges against Warrington L. Durrance were dismissed by District Attorney Edw Thomerson on his own motion after a preliminary hearing showed Billy Culwell and three others may not have robbed Durrance. Durrance had been a material witness in the robbery case. Young Culwell posted a $500 bond. others remain held on $1,500 bonds each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A
Floyd Carter
5. A. Herring
Young Durrance
Culwell
Billy Culwell
Young Culwell
Two Gun Crowley Executed In Sing Sing Electric Chair
The 19 year old Francis Crowley known as Two Gun Crowley was executed in the Sing Sing electric chair after a life of crime. His background shows a mother who was a servant and a father who never married, shaping a violent path. The piece contrasts civilization’s methods with killing murderers and notes Dr. Millikan’s cosmic ray work for context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis
Crowley
Sing Sing
New York
Intellectual Appetite and Church Attendance in Public Life
A social commentary notes that satiated stomachs breed moral hunger and churches may fill that gap. It cites Millikan Lodge Einstein lectures competing with a trunk murder trial, and recalls Beecher, Talmage, and Plymouth church publicity stunts as examples of drawing crowds. The piece laments a dull mind despite 12,000 years of civilization, favoring vivid events to spark interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Lodge
Millikan
Einstein
Judd
London
Talmadge
Brooklyn
Henry Ward Beecher
Plymouth
Grand Jury Dismissed. Judge Sets Perjury and Crime Focus
Dallas Texas January term opens in new court quarters. Judge Bishop warns jurors on perjury and the need to strike at crime while outlining state gaming law violations and offenses from hijacking to Sunday law breaches. Appoints foreman and jurors. Rep Ray Holder runs for railroad commission chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edw. Thomerson
Bishop
Dallas
Texas
Ray Holder
Lancaster
Railroad Commission
C. V. Terrell
Reserve Officer Schools Shift to Friday Nights
Reserve Officers Troop Schools will be held each Friday night instead of Mondays Maj George A Corbin Panhandle contact officer announced today The next troop school is set for Friday night January 29 in the High School Armory No school will be held tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Corbin
Panhandle
High School
Sir Eric Drummond Resigns from League of Nations
Sir Eric Drummond, secretary general since the League of Nations formed, submitted his resignation at a league council meeting in Geneva. The council deferred action on the resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Drummond
League OF Nations
Geneva
League Council
Stomach Advice From a Garden, A Humorous Verse
A speaker quotes a physician's riff suggesting vegetables as a cure for stomach ills. The poem playfully lists onions, cabbage, beans, eggplant, broccoli, artichoke, and pumpkin as serene, nonactive models to imitate for relief. The verse closes with the speaker joking about lingering unseen in spring, like a bean in still life.
Market summaries from Amarillo to New Orleans
Grain quotes for wheat oats barley and Kaffir at Amarillo firms and livestock bids from Kansas City Chicago and New Orleans with hogs cattle calves and sheep prices. U.S. steel dividend news and stock market activity in New York with gains across rails chemicals tobaccos and other major issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
New Orleans
Liverpool
New York
U. S. Steel
Chicago Railway
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Missouri Pacific
New Haven
Santa Fe
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
American Tobacco and Liggett and Myers
Allied Chemical
Air Reduction
Union Carbide
Sears
Woolworth
General Foods
National Biscuit
Westinghouse
American Can
Senate Tackles Finance Act As Reconstruction Finances Corporation Advances
The Senate moved to finish action on the Reconstruction Finance Corporation with a House approved 500 million dollar appropriation to begin its disbursing operations. President Hoover nominations awaited to complete the new agency's directorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Congressional
Great Reconstruction Finances Corporation
House
Hoover
Shoe Fund Shortage Turns Away Shoeless Amarillo Folk
A large crowd of shoeless Amarillo residents gathered at the Globe-News Show Headquarters seeking help as the Globe-News Shoe Fund runs low. The fundraiser urges readers to mail checks or small gifts, with a dime or dollar drive and offers to pick up donations if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe-News Show
Globe-News
Golf tournament honors at Amarillo Country Club
SCORES ATTEND dentists and Dr H F Schwab of Balls were high point men in the pre convention golf event at Amarillo Country Club. Trophies were awarded at a banquet. The chamber of commerce plans a joint banquet and entertainment at the Herring with President R P Parcells presiding. Wives of delegates have a separate banquet at the Capitol Hotel.
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H. F. Schwab
Amarillo Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
R. P. Parcells
Capitol Hotel
Russell Couple Visiting Son in Amarillo
Mr and Mrs E C Russell of Dubuque Ta are spending a week here with their son William D Russell director of the Amarillo Little Theater at 1005 West Tenth Sheet Tex Pac Cs Oil sseeenee Union Oil of Cal 0006.
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Comwith & Sthrn
Crucible Steel
Curtiss Wright
Baeearee
Dupont - Nees Faeeenee
Fastman Kodak
Weeene
Baton Axle & Spr
Seesaeevee Elee Auto Lite
Wee
Elee Pow & Lt . Eee
Ree
Lee Ste Battery
Avsees
Tee
Erie RR
Field
Marshall
Wate
First Nat
Foster, Inc
RM Fox Film
Freeport
Texas
Gen Baking Co
Gen Mills
Gen Motors
Grand Silver St . Teers
Grand Union Co
Northy
Teteeee Wee Bay UN
West Sugar
Hahn Dept Store
Setae Eteeee O
Hershey Choc
Hudson Motors
Hupp Motors
Mt Central
Indus Rayon
Inter Cement
Ccessers
Johns Manville
Wasee Wenee
Kans City
Kelvinator Corp
Gi Kennecott Copper
Kresge
Ss) & Co Vases
Kreuger & Toll
McKesson & Robbin Inc
Mack Trucks
Macy (Rh) & Co
Mathieson Alkali
Missouri Kansas & Tex
Tte
Missouri Pac RR Ettreaees
Montgomery Ward
Coeese
Eb Nash Weeneee
Nat'l Dairy Prove
Nat'l Distilers
Nat'l Pw & Lt
Nat'l Steel Corp
Nevada
Newpore Cent
NYNH
Heeeseee
North Amer
Pac RR
Otis Elevator Co
Pac Gas Electric Co
Bay
Paramount Publix Eae
Keith “Orph (N
Remington Rand
Tron & St . Weer
Reynolds Tob
Bees
Reo
Safeway
St Joseph Lead
St. Louis San Francis
Sears Roebuck Wastes
Simmons Company
South Poto Rico Sugar Eee
Sou'n Cal Edison
Southern Pacific
Southern RR
Standard
Stand Gas & Bloc
Stone & Webster
Studebaker Corpes
Tex Pac Land
Trans American
Ceeree Union Carbide
Union Pacific
Peneewuane
Air Cft & Tpt
United
United Corp
U S Pipe & Fdy
Alt US Steel
Pw & Lt
United Gypsum
Vanadium Corp Oe
Warner Bros. Pic Weve
Warner-Quinlan Eee
Warren Bros Company
Wes. Maryland RR
Western Union
West House
Willys Overland Eaee
Woolworth (Fw) Co
Worthington Pp & Mcheres
Mrs. E. C. Russell
City
E. C. Russell
Dubuque, Ta
William D. Russell
West Tenth Sheet
Amarillo
Tex Pac Cs & Oil
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St. Louis
É& Amarillo
Mr. Hoover
Dawes
Republican Party
W. P. Brown
Madison Street
Jusba
Russell Stationery Company
Courthous
Hooks
J. W. Minter
J. B. Landis
Clark Cain
Ment
Amarillo Business College
Amarillo Business College, Inc
C. H. Wiseman
Draughon
Practical Business College
C. L. Green
Post Office
Leon L. Hoyt
J. A. Basham
Dr. Millikan
California
Grand Jury
George
Pierce
West Texas
Blackburn Bros
Polk
Pool's Milk
Pool Creamery
N. Aldridge
Amarillo Gas Company
Taylor
Coca Cola
Amarillo Coca Cola Bottling Co., Inc
Lincoln
Cunningham Flower Shop
West
Southwestern Public Service Company
Russell Stationery CO
M-System Piggly Wiggly
FOX Drug Stores
Fox Drug Store
Southwestern Bell Telephone CO
South Plaine
Tyler
Texas Plains Blog. and Loan Association
W. Sixth
Prince
Amarillo Lumber Company
Dwight Newby
Mgr
Washington St
Amaryllis
Great West
Great West Mill & Elevator CO
Amarillo Baking Company
Buchanan
PEM Denton Agency
Continental Life Insurance Company
Golden Light
Grocer Junior Coffee Company
L. M. Black
D. C
Palmer
W. Eighth
Mayo Dental Clinic
Dr. Mayo & Associates
Massie Bldg
Corner
4Th and Polk
Hurst Jewelry CO
House of Color
Hunsley's, Inc
Goodrich
Silvertown Tires
USS Batteries
CAL Farley Tire Shops
Fillmore
Borger Pampa
Morrow-Thomas Hardware Company
Reserve Officer
The
Amarillo Newsee
Edgar A. Guest
Jno
F. Clark
F. Clark Brokerage Co
Allegheny Corp
Growa Alaskan Juneau
Allied Chemical Song
Allis Chalmers
Ameralda Corp
Car & Fdy
Rad & SS Mfg
Rolling Mills
Smite & Ref
Am Steel Foundry
Sug & Ref
Wks & B Pw
Assoc Dry Goods
At & S F RR
Auburn Auto
Aviation Corp
Baldwin Wane Tee
Balt & Ohio RR
Bendix Aviation
Best. & Co
Canadian Pacific
Case J I Co
Cater
Ene Ae
Chesapeake, Ohio
Aeteee Ob
Chesapeake Corp
Che M St P & Pac RR
RI & Pac
Chrysler Corp Sneesee
Clouett Peabody & Co
Cola Fuel & Iron
Columbia G & L Aoe
Columbian Carbon
Comm Credit Co
Prev Am
Maracaibo
Vuevuseee Am Republics Oy Toes
Atlantic
Oseveee
Gulf of Penn
Houston Ave
Houston
New
International Pet
Warner-Quinlan
Royal Dutch
Seaboard
Shell Union Ves
Simms
Sinclair
F N. J
Calif
Indiana
Tex Pac Ld & Tri
Jesse Jones
Garner
Robinson
Arkansas
Frey Am Commonwealths Pr
Amer Ingar Corp
Ark Nat Gas
D Gas & Elect Cord
Deero & Co + ove
Del’orest
Detroit
Elee Bon & Share
Ford Motor Ltd
Ford of
Can “A
Fox Theatre
Goldman Sachs
Lone Star Gas
Mo-Kan
Jiy al Midwest
Util Ve Bay National Field
Niagara Hud
Pennroad Corp
Sor
Mistol Regeu
Ba Pat
Tors
Mistol Soho
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