Amarillo Chamber Sees 51 New Members From Mail Campaign
Fifty one new members joined the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce since Friday after 4 000 circular letters were mailed urging support. This morning 59 additional letters arrived with 36 checks for membership. Assistant manager R E Townsend expressed satisfaction with the response and expected more joining this afternoon as mornings bring lighter enrollments.
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Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
R. E. Townsend
City Water Department Moves to Auditorium Location
City officials announce the water department will relocate to the Auditorium as part of a broader city administration and chamber of commerce quarter exchange. The health department remains in the old city hall to give engineers more room in the new site. The move follows the state highway department’s relocation from the Auditorium to offices in this building.
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City Water Department
City Administration
Chamber of Commerce
Health Department
City Hall
W. N. Durham
Engineer
Mr. Durham
State
Lease Sale of Barnum Oil Co Hearing Opens in Court
Receivers Walter B. Varnes and F. M. Bralley Jr oversee a hearing on the sale of Barnum Oil Co leases with holdings in Hutchinson county. Over 100 creditors claim about 5000000 against the company. The session focused on appearances and arrangements. validity of claims to be addressed after the sale.
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Barnum Oilcomany
Hutchinson County
Walter B. Varnes
F. M. Bralley, Jr
Harry Pearson
Creager machine accused of steering GOP in Texas
Senate hearing described a Republican National Committee influence operation led by Creager aimed at controlling delegates to the national convention. Witnesses portrayed a reform effort as a “pie counter outfit” seeking to install officials favorable to wet policies and include figures like Morris Nolte and Williams, with indictments and bribery claims attached to several players.
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Republican National
Seguin
Texas Republican Entire Committee
Bailey
Morris
Harding
Reblican
Ublican
Edwin R. Misener
Hamilton
J. Williams
Williams
Isener
Misener
Reblican Party
Iliams
Harry Beck
Dallas
Harry Wurzbach
San Antonio
Congress
Creager
Wurzch
Wurz
Beck
George Butte
Brookhart
Missener
Roy Campbell
Washington
Frank Cole
Henry Zweifel
United States
Fort Worth
Cole
Zweifel
Tack's Personal Column Turns and Town Tales in Amarillo
The columnist writes a frank, personal piece about reader responses and his column’s role. He mentions a planned spring flying attempt, praises Clovis editor Mack Stanton, comments on Amarillo and Hereford events, and notes a widow in distress near Amarillo with a reward offer.
Eclectic 1920s musings mix science, sport and myth
A column blends notes on mercury steam curing steel, a government surplus projection from Secretary Mellon, Bobby Jones's golf prowess, and cultural reflections. It recalls Princeton statues, Florida’s ancient history, and Marietta Millner’s Vienna death from extreme dieting, ending with a warning about appetite and eating.
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Marietta Millner
Vienna
Former Local Businessman Arrested Here
J. Rufus Williams, once a city plumbing operator, was arrested on a charge of disposing mortgaged property after being indicted by the January term grand jury. He posted bond and was released after arriving from Roswell on another charge.
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J. Rufus Williams
Williams
Grand Jury
Roswell
Fifteen Drunks Face Police Judge in Amarillo
Amarillo had a wet weekend with Police Judge Homer Callaway noting fifteen persons on the police court docket for drunk disturbances. No accidents were reported Sunday and few traffic violators were summoned. Chief W R McDowell warned children that firing large firecrackers is unlawful.
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Amarillo
Homer A. Callaway
W. R. McDowell
Three Men Overcome By Lab Gas At Boston University
Three men were overcome by gas fumes from a fire of undetermined origin in Boston University s chemical laboratory during summer school registration. The blaze occurred as hundreds of students prepared to begin courses the following day.
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Associated Press
Boston
Chemical Laboratory
Boston University
New Crosley Radio Models To Be Shown
New 41 S Crosley models delivered to Dallas by plane will be received soon by Finklea Electric shop. Powell Crossley Jr president of Crossley Radio Corp Cincinnati praised distribution efficiency in a letter to distributors. The models were shown at the Chicago Radio Trade Show and Crosley radios are sold by Phonograph Shop Panhandle Music Company Gish Radio Service and National Cycle Company.
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Crossley
Dallas
Finklea Electric
Powell Crossley, Jr
Crossley Radio Corporation
Cincinnatti
Chicago
Phonograph Shop
Pan+handle Music Company
Gish Radio Service
National Cycle Company
Sheriff Enacts Liquor Destruction After Raids
Slightly more than 46 gallons of whiskey and 480 bottles of home brew were poured into the gutters this morning by the sheriff's department under Judge Henry S Bishop order. Raids filled all jail storage, making room for seized liquor from newer drives.
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Sheriff's Department
Henry S. Bishop
Peonage Claim Ties Rope Theft to Five Year Sentence
Bates recounts alleged peonage under Judge Motlow and Mr Mauldin after a rope theft. He says he was paroled to work for Mauldin and kept in servitude unseen in court records. Lawyers for Payne Cade Hart say they stand by sworn statements. Motlow denies allegations. Mer de Glace noted as a famous glacier in the Alps.
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Matlow
Bates
Mr. Mauldin
Judge Matlow
Wisconsin
Payne, Cade and Hart
Globe
Motlow
Motl
Omaha Stock and Cotton Markets Mixed Across Cities
Hogs, cattle, and sheep prices vary across Fort Worth Kansas City St Louis Chicago and New Orleans markets. Cotton trends down with late morning rally on weather and acreage fears while grains and poultry show modest moves and steady demand. Major cities report bid levels, top prices, and receipts.
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Fort Worth
Kansas City
Associated Press
New Orleans
Endurance Flight Aims to Break Record This Weekend
Endurance and Roy Mitchell pushed to end of day three in air seeking to surpass the 17-1-2 hour refueled flight record. They remained aloft into Friday evening to extend the mission through Saturday. A red flare in the San Fernando valley aided a refueling ship in locating the stranded monoplane of Leo Nomis and Maurice Morrison as fuel ran low. The aircraft had been lost in fog for hours. The rest of the clippings note questions about tennis scoring and historic beard restrictions.
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Roy Mitchell
Newcomb
Mitchell
Fort Worth
Associated Press
Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
Leo Nomis
Maurice Morrison
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