Committee on Immigration to Meet Here
The ways and means committee of the Panhandle immigration movement will meet at the Amarillo hotel at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, per Board of City Development officials. E. B. Black of Hereford, chairman, called the meeting to finalize plans for starting the campaign. He expects representatives from sixteen Panhandle counties. A radio broadcasting farm development program, separate from other groups, has run for weeks. General exhibits of Panhandle products and literature distribution in the midwest is planned for this fall.
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Ways and Means Committee
Panhandle Immigration Movement
Amarillo
Board of City Development
E. B. Black
Hereford
Mid-Western
Oklahoma City Organizes For Chick Industry
Oklahoma City launches a cooperative poultry project to raise White Leghorn chickens. P C Bennett of the Board of City Development reports a grand opening with 10 000 to 20 000 attendees. The colony will be at Nicoma Park ten miles east of the city, modeled after California co operative marketing colonies.
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Oklahoma City
P. C. Bennett
Agricultural Department
The
Board of City Development
Bennett
Nicoma Park
California
Oklahoma
Renew Effort in Missing Girl Mystery
Northhampton Massachusetts January 30 authorities renew effort to solve the disappearance of Frances St John Smith a Smith College student Twelve theories range from suicide to elopement and the pond at Paradise Lake may be dynamited to drain waters as searches continue General Alfred T Foote Massachusetts state commissioner of public safety says no theory will be overlooked.
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United Press
Northampton
Mass
Frances St. John Smith
Smith College
Paradise Lake
Federals Suffer Big in Fierce Mountain Battle
El Universal reports in Mexico City that sixteen federal soldiers and multiple rebels died in a bloody engagement in the Michoa mountains. Rebels under various chieftains occupied Cerro Verde, forming trenches to oppose advances by General Juan Dominguez and Tranquilino Mendoza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mexico City
el Universal
Michoa
el Orugu
Cerro Verde
Juan Dominguez
Tranquilino Mendoza
Thirty Five Men Die in Sawaroso Mine Fire
Thirty five men suffocated in a coal mine fire at Sawaroso Batavia Java with twenty four workers escaping. The incident was reported by The Associated Press from January thirtieth.
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Batavia
Java
Sawaroso
Wanted 50 Thousand Skinny Men Weight Gain Tablet Ad
An Atlantic City story promotes McCoy's Tablets for underweight men and women. It claims dramatic weight gain of at least six pounds in two months and offers a money back guarantee after purchasing fixed box quantities. The ad directs readers to ask for McCoy's Tablets at local drug stores.
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Atlantic City
Doy
Fox, Randall
Post Office Drug
Moody influence on state boards for many years
United Press reports that Moody's administration will shape Texas boards for years through rotating terms. Moody appointees may control highway matters until 1931 and likely beyond, with two or more boards possible to swing under a second term.
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United Press
Austin
Jaz
Moody
Texas
Highway Commission
R. S. Sterling
W. R. Ely
Ely
Judge Ely
Joe Burkett
Burkett
Scott Woodward
Woodward
Johnson
Cone Johnson
George Robertson
State Board of Control
H. H. Harrington
Boulder Col
Industrial Accident Board
Ladies House Dress Patterns and Prices in 1927 28
5409. Ladies dress cuts in nine sizes from 38 to 54 inches with material estimates and edge widths. Also 6034 Girls dress in four sizes with fabric and trimming details. Fashion book notice offers fall winter 1927 28 book for 15 cents in silver or stamps from Globe News Brooklyn NY.
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Globe News
Sterling Place
Brooklyn
N. Y
No. 9 Rat Killer Envelopes Advertised
An old advertisement promises rat elimination by scattering No. 9 envelope poison. It claims rats gnaw and ingest the poison, clearing premises within 24 hours. The No 9 envelope product is marketed by No 9 Co. of Columbus, Georgia, with a money back guarantee.
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No. 9 Co
Columbus
Moody appointments to insurance board and water engineers
Other insurance commissioners were appointed by Governor Moody. Chairman R B Cousins Jr has until February 10 1983 to serve and Commissioner T Mitchell Campbell until February 10 1931. The board of water engineers is a rotating body with great importance in the administration, Commissioner C S Clark, originally named by Governor Neff, is a Moody appointee by re.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernor Moody
J. M. Pittillo
Ferguson
Moody
Pittillo
Insurance Board
Commission
R. B. Cousins, Jr
T. Mitchell Campbell
Board of Water Engineers
C. S&s. Clark
Neff
Filipino shippers seek square deal to grow in Philippines
Vicente Madrigal, head of a Filipino shipping firm, urges a legal change to grant Filipino vessels equal rights with American ships. He cites the Consuelo incident and argues Filipino ships should be allowed freight and passenger service to and from the Philippines under reciprocal treatment, with timely Congressional action to clarify status.
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Manila
Jan
Vicente Madrigal
Honolulu
Consuelo
Madrigal
Phillippines
Philippines
Uncle Sam
U. & Customs
Hadrigal
Hawaii
America
Congress
Foreign ports give Filipinos better treatment than U S ports
During wartime Filipino vessels sailed to the mainland United States carrying cargo and passengers and returned, a practice halted by current law. The Consuelo's voyage to Honolulu led to a fine over $4,000 for berth noncompliance, and on its second trip she sailed away empty after reconditioning. Broadcast concerts were heard from a balloon six miles high.
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United States
Honolulu
The Wiscount Astor and Dope in Medicines
The British nobleman William Waldorf Astor, a direct descendant of John Jacob Astor, is noted as the sole British nobleman of American lineage. A Wisconsin mother praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, saying mothers are informed about medicines with opiates or chloroform, and the product’s label proves its safety and value for coughs and throat irritation.
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William Waledorf
Wiscount Astor
John Jacob Astor
Wisconsin
Foley
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Washington
NEA
Detroit
North Carolina
Navy Air Station
Washington, D.C
Harry Brooks
Lindbergh
Junkers
Square Deal
A. H. Dunlap
Dunlop
Zona Widener
Anne Livingston
Biloxi
Pepsedent
Teth
Eree Kbig
S. Wabash Ave
Chicago
Ill
Sheaffer's
Sheaffer Pen Company
Fort Madison
Cooper
Seiberling
Allison & Webb
Fillmore
2Nd Street
Firestone Service
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