Amarillo Faces Hunger in Schools as Funds Fall Short
The News Globe reports hundreds of Amarillo school children go lunchless and malnourished. Citizens urged to donate to a Community Chest drive seeking 12 600 to feed and heat noon meals, with local merchants and Louise Evans pledging support.
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News- Globe
Louise Evans
Buchanan Street
News-Globe
Amarito
Ross Rogers
Amarillo
Aoop
Old Wilbur Hawk
Old Tack
Mason King
West Texas boom era prompts Amarillo housing alert
West Texas communities from Amarillo to Pampa Brace for growth as times improve and housing shortfalls loom. Real estate experts warn of a looming house and flat shortage, urging timely investment while noting population waves in Lubbock and surrounding towns.
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Pampa
Lubbock
Amarillo
Plainview
Dalhart and
Canyon
Hereford
Panhandle
Borger
Tulia
Clovis
Portales
Tucumcari
Memphis
Shamrock
Clarendon
Childress
West Texas
Remove Snow From Walk City Reminds Amarilloans
Amarillo officials urge immediate snow and ice removal from business and home walks citing a city ordinance and past injuries. Police Chief W R McDowell warns against waiting for nature to clear walks and asks the public to act now.
Fat Stock Show To Be Largest Ever
Amarillo Fat Stock Show in March will be the biggest in the association’s history. Secretary E R Duke reports 275 baby beeves on feed across the Texas Panhandle Western Oklahoma and Eastern New Mexico. He is mailing entry blanks to county agents to verify the entries quickly as swine and sheep shows for 4 H and vocational students exceed previous totals.
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Amarillo
E. R. Duke
Texas Panhandle Plains
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Amarillo Business Leaders Attend Twin Chamber Dinners
Amarilloans will attend two chamber of commerce banquets tonight with a delegation to Childress including John Maynard W H Brymer G K Richardson and Binford Arney. Shamrock attendance is not named but officials say the chamber will be represented.
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Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Childress
Shamrock
John Maynard
W. H. Brymer
G. K. Richardson
Binford Arney
Budget Estimates and Treasury Figures Cited for 1936 1937
The excerpt notes large budget figures for 1936 and 1937 including a total of 2 249 178 375 dollars and mentions the treasury department estimates. It references a letter from the acting director of the bureau of the budget and the author’s concurrence with its comments and observations.
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Treasury Department
Bureau of the Budget
Odd Bits From History and Era Trivia
A collage of historical asides covers tobacco taxes from 1900 to the last fiscal year, Coolidge era hotel room trivia, Marseilles stolen goods markets, Native American paint uses for sun protection, rare notes on U S vice presidents, gasoline tax shifts, bachelor kings, chlorine in dishwater reducing bacteria, Roosevelt and coffee slogan origin, and Carnegie’s flag display in folklore.
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Spain
Boston
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Marseilles
France
U. S
Daniel Tompkins
Monroe
T. R. Marshall
Wilson
England
Edward V
Edward VI
Government Health Service
Teddy Roosevelt
Skibo
Andrew Carnegie
Help Wanted Housekeeper Near Ploydada Texas
A letter requests a woman to aid an elderly couple and four grandchildren in their home near Ploydada Texas. The writer notes an invalid daughter in the household and asks Tack to help find a suitable housekeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ploydada
Texas
Jail House Blues Echoes as Amarillo Jail Stays Empty
The Amarillo police reported no new inmates by noon as the city jail remained empty. The last visitor, held for a minor offense, was released after sunrise, with no new bookings since morning.
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Amarillo
City awards two truck contracts for sewer department
In a special session the city commission awarded two truck contracts for the sewer department. International Harvester Company received one bid at 500 dollars. Keith Motor Company won the Dodge pick up at 606 dollars. No other business was presented.
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City Commission
International Harvester Company
Keith Motor Company
Placid Panhandle Snow Buries Towns as Cold Lingers
Plainview reports 7 degrees as residents shovel nearly eight inches of snow while nearby towns record subfreezing temps. Amarillo forecasts 20 degrees with sun after a record snowfall. Lubbock and Abilene see eight inches and continuing cold.
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Plainview
Borger
Denton
Plains
Panhandle
Amarillo
Lubbock
Abilene
San Angelo
Ambush and Tragedy Patterned by Oakes Shooting Case
Testimony at the clinic where Oakes and Miss Robinson were taken places blame on Oakes for the shooting after Butt recounted Robinson saying she would not reveal Oakes Senior. The bodies to be sent by train to Fort Worth for the boy’s funeral and Tuscaloosa for Miss Robinson. Hugh Jackson ruled murder and death by own action.
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Oakes
Fort Worth
Robinson
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Hugh Jackson
History of Columbia's takeover of Panhandle Eastern
The suit outlines how Columbia gained control of Panhandle Eastern mainly through loans and economic pressure. Panhandle Eastern operates a pipeline from Texas and Kansas gas fields to the Indiana Illinois border.
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Columbia
Panhandle Eastern
Texas
Kansas
Indiana
Illinois
Somaliland Front Claims No Change in Battlefront
In the war reports from January 20 to 24, many chiefs and lesser chieftains are mentioned with no new developments on the Somaliland southern front. Ba dogtio added December 2 notes the ongoing assignments as the Wood County West Virginia district grants 16 days of Christmas vacation for children.
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Somaliland
Badogtio
Wood County
West Va
Death of 14 year old Chester Oglesby
Chester Burl Oglesby died after a brief pneumonia illness at a local hospital. He leaves four sisters and three brothers all of Wildorado, plus grandparents from Amarillo. Funeral services set for Friday at Palo Duro Baptist Church with Rev. Carrol Holtzclaw officiating and burial in Wildorado cemetery under Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home arrangements. Pallbearers named.
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Chester Burl Oglesby
H. J
Wildorado
Léla Mae Norman
Marcene
Trellis
Louise
Cecil Wilborn
J. R. Oglesby
Chest relief drive falls far short of needs
The Community Chest solicitation raised 2800 in cash and pledges, far below the 12400 goal for Feed the Hungry Appeal. Miss Fortuny reported welfare bureau figures showing many families rely on aid, with December costs at 582 for one month and January expected higher, as aid programs struggle with relief funding cuts.
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Miss Fortuny
Welfare Bureau
Catholic Bureau
Amarillo
Community Chest
Guadalupe School
Hamlin Sanity Question Centered In Trial Testimony
Hamlin's plan to flee to California haunts court as Dr. Hanratta testifies he believes Hamlin knew killing his wife was wrong. Potter County officers also say Hamlin appeared sane after a year in Amarillo jail, observed by witnesses during cross examination.
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California
Simpson
Dr. Hanratta
Potter County
Hamlin
Amarillo
Miller
War veteran applies for Amarillo bonus by Legions
Ray T. Liebernecht became the first Amarillo veteran to apply for bonus compensation at American Legion headquarters. Walter L. Ottinger of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will issue applications at 614 Polk Street. Applicants must provide adjusted-service certificate numbers dates and amounts plus full identifying details and fingerprints.
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Ray T. Liebernecht
Amarillo
American Legion
John B. Golding
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Walter L. Ottinger
Polk Street
Floyd Sloan
Hanson Post
Legion
Liebernecht
Legion Headquarters
Louisiana Street
314Th Engineers
89Th Division
Marine Corps
Sloan
Virgil Beavers
Beavers
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act Debated in Senate
Senate agriculture committee sends a measure titled Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to the floor. Critics, including Senator Borah, argue it mimics AAA and may constitutionally resemble crop control. Discussion centers on benefit payments for pre January 1 1938 farm operations and soil improvement factors.
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Supreme Court
Senate Agriculture Committee
Borah
Idaho Republican
Adlerika promises facial improvements through cleansing
An advertisement touts Adlerika as a blood and bowel cleanse that clears complexions and boosts vitality. It cites testimonials from E S M in Converse Texas and W T M in Louisville Kentucky, urging a one week trial and noting sales at Fox Drug Company and City Drug Stores.
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E. S
Converse
Tex
Adlerika
Fox Drug Company
City Drug Stores
Accidents During Cold Spell Dominate Amarillo Roads
Amarillo drivers reduce speed on slippery streets as five accidents are reported during the cold spell. Separately, discussions arise over crop policy and acreage changes affecting domestic consumption and potential federal acreage adjustments. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge plans to sail to Europe aboard the Ile de France this week, per United Press.
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Amarillo
Coolidge
France
Northampton
Mass
Calvin Coolidge
Europe
Ile de France
United Press
Skidding Reported At Police HQ In Early Morning Crash
Police noted skidding incidents today with no serious damage. A crash at Sunset and Maryland involved William M. Conway of 3713 Fountain Avenue and Mrs. C. D. Swain of 824 Louisiana, Conway suffering minor head injuries and cuts after his head struck the car window.
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William M. Conway
Fountain Avenue
C. D. Swain
Louisiana
Sunset
Maryland
Conway
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