Railroad Man Praises City On Visit Here
Fort Worth & Denver vice president D. Farrington praised Amarillo during his visit noting it as a bright spot on the line in Texas. He said business conditions have been better in Amarillo than in other Texas cities and expressed optimism about railroading with plans for construction and improvement. He attributed improvements to government relief and public works boosting the economy and railroads overall.
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D. Farrington
Fort Worth & Denver Railroad
Denver
Amarillo
Farrington
Fort Worth
New Officers Named at Waples Platter Company
Adolphus Andrews was elected president of the Waples Platter Company with Galen H. McKinney as vice president and general manager J Clyde Jones as vice president and treasurer H C Platter as vice president J W Shugart as vice president and W C Wynn as secretary Directors for the year include Paul W Platter Co B Wandelhor W L Peterson Edward W McKee C C Stout Roger W Teas remains Amarillo manager The firm one of Texas oldest wholesale concerns began in Gainesville sixty years ago and now runs branch offices statewide
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Waples-Platter Company
Platter-Wandelhar
Fort Worth
Adolphus Andrews
Galen H. McKinney
J. Clyde Jones
H. C. Platter
J. W. Shugart
W. C. Wynn
Paul W. Platter
B. Wandelhor
W. L. Peterson
Edward W. McKee
C. C. Stout
Roger W. Teas
Amarillo
Texas
Gainesville
Mrs Belle Young Burial Rites Set
Funeral services for Mrs. Belle Young 28 were held at Griggs Chapel at 4 pm conducted by Rev J D Horton pastor of the Pierce Street Baptist Church. Pallbearers were John Brodie Roy Cornelius W R Edwards B E Finch W D Robertson and Herbert Litle. Burial in Llano Cemetery. She was wife of Karl R Young of Pleasant Valley and died yesterday at a local hospital. She is survived by her husband and five children Elsie Marie John Leslie Vera Pauline Vera Fay and an infant daughter.
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Belle Young
Griggs Chapel
J. D. Horton
Pierce Street Baptist Church
John Brodie
Roy Cornelius
W. R. Edwards
B. E. Finch
W. D. Robertson
Herbert Litle
Llano
Karl R. Young
Pleasant
Valley
Elsie Marie
John Leslie
Vera Pauline
Vera Fay
Jack Gish Begins Jail Term for Auto Theft Charge
Amarillo youth Jack Gish began a six months jail sentence after a county court conviction on auto tampering. He had failed to perfect an appeal to the State Court of Criminal Appeals. A jury convicted him September 19 and fined him $100.
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State Court of Criminals
Jack Gish
Amarillo
Gish
Doomed Jenna Sailors Send Last Farewell Amid Gale
In Icelandic waters the Grimsby trawler Jenna with 13 aboard sent a final wireless message to families as a gale foundered the vessel. Life preservers and clothing washed ashore the next day, with Wamberg reporting the discovery.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Jenna
Free Tickets Offered for Solving Unique Poem Puzzle
The Globe offers Paramount Theater tickets for solving a poem puzzle about Irene Dunne and Sweet Adeline. Four tickets go to the neatest correct answer, then two and one tickets for the next winners, with a mail-in deadline and eligibility rules.
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Paramount
Globe
Paramount Theater
The
Texas Consolidat
Ovie
Globe Sot
News-Globe and Ed Theaters, Inc
Immortal Bobbie Burns Honored by Scots Across U S Tonight
Scots nationwide mark the 176th birthday of Robert Burns with events and feasts. Amarillo hosts Robert Burns program at the courthouse tonight. Other observances include dinners, concerts, and a three day curling bonspiel’s climax in Omaha.
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Bobbie Burns
U. S
New York
Robert Burns
United States
Burns
Omaha
Clan Gordon
Amarillo
Scottish Society
Commissioners’ Court
Man recounts hitchhiker robbery after regaining consciousness
H H Carlisle of Weatherford revived after being found unconscious eight miles west of Fort Worth. He said a hitchhiker he picked up near Ranger struck him with a club near Fort Worth, robbed him of $100 and a watch, then pushed him from the car.
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Fort Worth
H. H. Carlisle
Weatherford
Here
Carlisle
Ranger
Housing men brave cold start but ink freezes
Seven enumerators for the housing administration began rounds in freezing weather in Charleston. After an hour of trudging they were forced to quit when their fountain pen ink froze, delaying the survey effort.
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Charleston
W. Va
Housing Administration
Fingerprinting Seen as Future Tool for Disease Susceptibility
Dr Poll, a renowned Berlin physician, says classifying individuals by their susceptibility to certain diseases through fingerprinting may be possible in the future. The remark reflects early 20th century interest in biometrics and medical prediction.
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Poll
Berlin
Senate probes Bardo as immunity fight slows inquiry
The Senate munitions committee planned a full session with former New York Shipbuilding president Clinton L. Bardo who refused to waive immunity calling the probe an inquisition. He denied collusion in cruiser price fixing from 1926 to 1931 and a committee recess followed as they planned to question Ernest Cornbrook in Collingswood New Jersey who is ill in hospital. War Department urged price fixing to curb wartime profiteering while Bernard Bruch and General Hugh Johnson again failed to appear and Representative McSwain pressed ahead hoping for presidential consultation.
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Washington
Clinton L. Bardo
New York Shipbuilding Company
Senate Munitions Committee
Bardo
Collingswood
N. J
Ernest I. Cornbrook
New York Company
Cornbrook
Stephen Raushenbush
Raushenbush
War Office
House Military Affairs Committee
War Department
Col
C. T. Harris
Ordnance
Harris
House Committee
Bernard Bruch
Hugh Johnson
Representative McSwain
South Carolina
Courthouse Phone Booth Removed After Poor Patronage
Public officials could not keep up with constituent calls so a courthouse telephone pay station was installed in the outside lobby near Sheriff Bill Adams’ office but was removed after little use. Workers cited lack of patrons as the reason.
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Bill Adams
Shriner Dance Tonight at Khiva Temple
Shrines hold their first dance of the year at Khiva Temple with Jake Moore as guest of honor. Only Shriners with 1935 cards admitted. Melody Maids provide music and the event begins at 9 oclock. Rabbi Nussbaum to discuss The Jewish View of Divorce at Temple B Nai Israel service at 8. Both events invite public attendance.
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Shriners
Khiva
Jake Moore
Shriner
Melody Maids
Nussbaum
Perry E. Nussbaum
Telephones Boost Mediterranean Tunny Catch and Canning
Telescoping towers on the coast enable fishermen to spot schools of tunny by telephone and summon crews to distant fishing villages. The method increases efficiency and exports, shifting from oil carcass export years ago to widespread canning and global shipments.
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Mediterranean
Wat
Mother of Jurist Claimed by Death
Mrs. W. M. Baugh, 78, mother of Judge J. Harvey Baugh, Associate Justice of the Third Court of Civil Appeals, died in Brownwood. Funeral services will be held here today. Survived by husband who came to Brown County in 1854 and five sons and five daughters.
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Brownwood
W. M. Baugh
J. Harvey Baugh
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Austin
Brown County
Houston Faces Housing Shortage From Rapid Vacancies
Houston real estate executive B. C. Burehfield reports vacancies are vanishing faster than new homes or apartments can be built, meaning the city could run out of housing in less than four months if current rates continue.
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Houston
U.P
B. C. Burehfield
Burehfield
Delays urged in NRA action by presidential advisers
A group of presidential advisors recommended deferring a definite decision on the future form of NRA until the Supreme Court rules on the Recovery Act. They warned the court will decide major New Deal projects and it may deem parts unconstitutional. The case challenging the act and a related oil quota issue prompted the cautious stance.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Roosevelt
W. S. Grubb
Alabama Federal Court
Senator Hornsby proposes four year terms for offices
Austin reports Senator John W. Hornsby unveils a constitutional amendment to set four year terms for all elective state district county and precinct officers. In Seattle a bassinet left for new baby girl was found parked by a fire hydrant and tagged by Traffic Officer Fred J. McGill for over parking.
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Austin
John W. Hornsby
Seattle
Andrew J. Sedlacek
Fred J. McGill
Belcher Indicted on Six Counts Under NIRA Lumber Code
W F Belcher a Southern lumberman faces six counts in the intermediate circuit court of appeals ruling for alleged NIRA code violations. The case centers on hours worked exceeding the code limit and wages below the minimum.
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Forsa
Intermediate Circuit Court of Appeals
W. F. Belcher
NIRA
Sed Lacek Faces Police Court For Violations
A report notes Sed Lacek must appear in police court on charges tied to traffic infractions including no license no tail light and improper parking by a fire plug.
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Ing
Sedlacek
All Bran Brings Daily Relief Claims by Mrs Snyder
A 73 year old California resident Mrs Sallie Snyder reports relief from years of bowel trouble after using Kellogg's All Bran. She credits daily two tablespoonfuls to stimulate intestinal bulk and urges friends to try bran instead of patent medicines.
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Kellogg's
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