Contests for large feet eyed in Amarillo and beyond
Fragments describe a cash prize for the man with the largest shoe size in Amarillo and the Plains country with 85 dollars. comparisons to records in Chickasha Oklahoma and a call for entrants to Mrs. Avery. Also noted are NRA match limitations and a parade of assorted oddities from Russia to Texas, plus political and crime items.
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Plains
Amayis
Oklahoma
Avery
News-Globe
Amarillo
Funeral services set for Amos Clark 92
Funeral services for Amos Clark 92, killed when his motorcycle hit a milk truck at Seventh Avenue and Pierce Street, will be held at 5 p.m. tomorrow at Tabernacle Baptist Church. Rev J Eisemore will officiate. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery under Blackburn-Shaw. Clark’s brother Bob Clark, a former Badger star and Howard College coach, survives along with Russell Clark, his mother, and sister Hazel Armstrong.
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Amos Clark
Seventh Avenue
Pierce Street
Tabernacle Baptist Church
J. ©. Eisemore
Badger
Sandie
Memorial Park Cemetery
Blackburn-Shaw
Young Clark
St. Anthony's Hospital
J. C. Weaver
Fillmore Street
Clark
A. E. Clark
Amarillo
Bob Clark
Amarillo College
Howard College
Birmingham
Ala
Russell Clark
Hazel Armstrong
Hitler Maintains Power as Opposition Sputters
The piece reports Hitler and Hermann Goering firmly in control as opposition leaders are dead or silenced. France enters the scene and German police guard government buildings while the Schutzstaffel stands ready for emergencies.
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Schuty
Goering
Palo Duro State Park Opens With Fourth of July Rodeo
The article reports Palo Duro State Park opening formally on Independence Day with a Leonard Stroud rodeo. Traffic control from multiple cities, park amenities, and seven miles of canyon road accompany a 25 to 50 cent admission structure. A Stroud rodeo feature offers a $100 prize for Amarillo Bay outlaws.
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Texas
Palo Duro State Park
Leonard Stroud
Wichita Parls
Childress
Pampa
Lubbock
Amarillo
Canyon
Fred Hickman
Stroud
Park Biles
Palo Duro Canyon
Gold
Southwest
CCC
Amarillo Bay
Outlaw Horse
NRA Adjuster Opens Panhandle Office in Amarillo
D B Boone, appointed district adjuster under the Dallas compliance office, opens a National Recovery Administration office in the Amarillo post office building. The Panhandle district covers about 60 West Texas counties and Boone will handle code compliance and dispute adjustments while often traveling.
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National Recove Administration
Amarillo
D. B. Boone
Boone
Frank Buckingham
Public Accountant
Internal Revenue Service
Young Veterans Describe Desire for Mountains and Work
A letter from a city lad recounts paid travel and a longing for outdoor scenery. He notes boredom after years out of high school and minimal work, with some peers needing to support large families for months at a time.
Boy Seeks Farm Work Experience
15 year old writes to Tack seeking ranch or farm employment. Claims broad experience and asks for work opportunities. Letter noted as being in Tack Letters section page 7.
Darrow on Codes and Monopolies Oppression of Small Firms
The analysis argues codes impede production and distribution, favor monopolies, and call for immediate end to price fixing and the price making point system. It claims suspension of anti-trust provisions aids monopoly groups and notes large government losses from non holders of blue eagle not being allowed on government work.
Small Rally Tonight At Booster Station
Ben Richards and A C Johnson of Dalhart will speak at a Small-For-Governor rally tonight at 8 at the Bivins Booster Station. County chairman H V Frosty Hamrick said the two also speak at 4 this afternoon in Dumas at another Small rally.
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Ben Richards
A. C. Johnson
Dalhart
Bivins
H. V. (Frosty) Hamrick
Mr. Richards
Mr. Johnson
Dumas
Walton impeachment candidate vies for governor in race
Walton now a strong gubernatorial contender after impeachment in 1923. Attorney General J Berry King runs on anti Murray platform aiming for a run off. Lieutenant Governor Robert Burns and Gomer Smith are among leaders, while 300 000 cattle are held on farms awaiting disposal. Relief officials push to move cattle to conserve feed and water.
Brown Shirts Defy Demand for Obedience to 80
The article notes that Brown Shirts resist a government order to comply with the 80 standard. It highlights the storm troopers' uncertain role under their new leader and their stated priority to obey blindly.
NRA Letter of Compliance and Ford Signing Question in War Bid
NRA officials said no sign of approval by a Ford Motor official. the War Department later announced 300 Chevrolet trucks under a $202,247 contract. The decision hinged on whether Hugh Johnson could sign the letter of compliance and if a Ford signer was qualified.
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The
War Department
NRA
Hugh
Johnson
Ford Motor
Ford
Chevrolet Motor Company of
Detroit
Former Governor Horton Dies at 68 in Tennessee
Former Gov. Henry H. Horton, who weathered impeachment proceedings and had a long continuous term, died at his farm home near Chapel Hill Tennessee. He was 68 years old.
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Dead Chapel Hill, Tenn
Henry H. Horton
Astor Party Arrives in Chicago Not Home to Guests
John Jacob Astor III and his bride Ellen Tuck French arrived in Chicago in a private car. They were not at home to persons who met the train as curtains were drawn and attendants guarded all doors at arrival.
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Chicago
John Jacob Astor III
Hig Bride
Ellen Tuck French
Amarillo welcomes C. O. F. C. pal speaker and Hinton visit
A C O F C pal speaker will address a big chamber banquet next Monday and discuss a road issue on Highway 485 Amarillo to Denver. Mr. Hinton, a Denver veteran of 22 years in chambers and commerce bodies, will soon be in Amarillo to explore Panhandle opportunities and stay on the job.
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Pal
Chamber of Commerce
Raton
Amarillo
Denver
Hinton
Manufacturers Association
Colorado Manufacturers and Merchants Association
Colorado Development Federation
State Chamber of Commerce
Good Will and Tourist Bureau
U. S
Arkansas
Hempstead County
South
Sons of the Confederacy
Panhandle
Services for Minnie Ruth Morgan Held This Afternoon
Funeral services for Minnie Ruth Morgan 42 Améerillo teacher were set for 4 pm at Boxwell Brothers Chapel with Rev. Ross H. Smith officiating. The body will lie in state until 10 am tomorrow before being transported to Mobeetie for burial. She died at St. Anthony's Hospital last night. Survivors include her husband Jess Morgan four brothers A B Adams Evert Adams Ernest Adams Arlie Adams three sisters Ed Johnston A marillo Guynes and Raymond Waters.
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Minnie Ruth Morgan
Améerillo
Boxwell Brothers Chapel
Ross H. Smith
San Jacinto Baptist Church
Boxwell’s
Mobeetie
Morgan
St. Anthony's Hospital
Amarillo
Raymond Waters
Wheeler
Body of Mrs Cox Sent to Oklahoma
The body of Mrs Mattie Cox, 58, who died yesterday at her home, 1601 Taylor Street, was sent to Mc Alester Oklahoma this morning. Funeral and burial services will be held there at 10 o clock tomorrow morning. Mrs Cox was the wife of H H Cox. Survivors include two sisters Mrs C L Zinn Amarillo and Mrs J W Trock Paris Texas.
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Mattie Cox
Taylor Street
McAlester
Okla
Cox
H. H Cox
C. L. Zinn
Amarillo
J. W. Trock
Paris
Tex
Kansas City Livestock Market Report July 29
Markets show mixed results with cattle and calves under pressure while hogs gain late. Cattle including steers and heifers move at varied levels amid slow demand. hogs and underweights uneven, top hogs at 4.45 per cwt. vealers and feeders bring mixed pricing across categories. Sheep and lambs show softer tone with lamb quality indices fluctuating.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Dept. Agr
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