Amarillo Adopts Tax on Coin-Operated Vending Machines
The Amarillo City Commission passes Ordinance No. 1478 levying an annual occupation tax on coin operated vending machines. Owners must attach tax receipts, pay to the City Secretary Treasurer, and nonpayment makes machines a public nuisance subject to seizure and destruction.
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State OF
Texas
City Commission OF
Amarillo
City of
Sry
City Commission
Ross D. Rogers
Eight Texans die in Fourth of July celebrations
Holiday accidents across Texas claim eight lives including drownings in San Antonio and Waco and auto crashes in Houston and Dallas. Notable victims include James Pryor and Arthur Tonderie among others, with 94 holiday deaths nationwide and drownings leading the toll.
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Texas
Ay United Press
San Antonio
James H. Pryor
Arthur Tonderie
Texas Relief Commission
Zilker Park
Austin
America
Public Auction Notice of Potter County Real Estate
Public sale announced under a 1934 order of sale in Potter County Texas. W. H. Nabours sues against Hattie May Reagans J M Reagans H W Blackburn Florence Hardin and E W Hardin for property in Amarillo. Sale set August 6 1935 at Potter County courthouse between 10 AM and 4 PM for cash.
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District Court
Potter County
Texas
California- Western States Life Insurance Company
Joe E. Pitts
H. H. Trollinger
Ruby Mack Bush
A. A. Bush
George Billigmeier
Plantiff
Court House
Amarillo
Potter
State of Texas
San Jacinto Heights
Prospect Street
City of
W. H. Nabours
Hattie May Reagans
J. M. Reagans
H. W. Blackburn
Florence Hardin
E. W. Hardin
A. M. Levy
Hattie May Keagans
Glidden & Sanborn
Hattie May Keacons
J. M. Keagans
F W. Hardin
W. M. Adams
Sam Ramsey
Public hearing on 729 731 North Van Buren zoning change
City Commission of Amarillo will hold a public hearing at 8 00 P M July 23 1935 in City Hall Council Chamber to rezone Lots 1 and 2 Block 151 Burgess Subdivision G S Addition from C Apartment District to Retail District per Laverne Calhoun City Secretary notice dated July 1 1935.
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North
van Buren
City Commission
Council Chamber
Burgess
G&s
Amarillo
City of
College President Hitchhikes to Capital for Aid Near Las Vegas
A New Mexico college president, B Clarence Evans of Montezuma's College near Las Vegas, traveled to Washington by freight train seeking federal aid. He aims to repair the school after drought and low enrollments, offering to work for room and board while awaiting funding and contractor estimates.
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New Mexico
Clarence Evans
Montezuma's College
Las Vegas
Senator Hatch
Evans
Montezuma
Federal Transient Bureau
Washington
Civil Engineers Decry Relief Rules Across Agencies
The American Society of Civil Engineers adopted a resolution condemning regulations that allegedly nullify Roosevelt's five billion dollar relief program. It argues the rules would halt or sharply cut long running permanent projects by the War Department Interior Bureau of Public Roads and other agencies.
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Los Angeles
American Society of Civil Engineers
Roosevelt
War Department
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Public Roads
Bureau of Reclamation
Engineer Corps of the Navy
State Park Opening Draws Large Crowd
The San Francisco de Los Tejas Mission State Park was dedicated with mass led by Bishop Christopher F Byrne. About 5,000 attendees from Galveston Houston and Dallas heard Senator Gordon Burns of Huntsville as the principal speaker.
Exercises Tonight For Bible School at Assembly of God
Tonight at 8 o clock the Assembly of God Church hosts Bible School exercises. Diplomas will be awarded and 137 students enrolled. Rev E R Foster reports the school as the most successful in the church's history with public attendance invited.
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Assembly of God Church
E. R. Foster
Stuents
Lampe Begins North Plains Government Documents Tour
Deputy U S Marshal Bill Lampe departed for a regional tour in the North Plains to deliver government documents and related duties.
Fourth Talks State Rights on Independence Day
On July 4 speeches by Republican leaders and some Democrats stressed individual liberty and states’ rights. Hoover backed liberty. Byrd praised Washington’s views. Georgia Governor Talmadge urged states’ rights while Roosevelt met with House leaders on tax policy. Liberty League attacked the tax plan as a political gesture. Russell denied dictatorial power claims.
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Hoover
Byrd
Virginia
George Washington
Talmadge
Georgia
Roosevelt
White House
House
American Liberty League
Kansas
Rush D. Holt
West Virginia
Senate
Topeka
America
Russell
Thompson Funeral Held This Afternoon in Amarillo
Funeral rites for Frank A. Thompson 70 pioneer Fort Worth and Denver engineer begin at 4 pm in Griggs Chapel. Rev J S Huabee will conduct. Burial at Llano Cemetery beside wife buried 1920. Survived by daughter Jennie Gruhlkey, sons Alva E and James F Thompson, brother Edgard L Thompson, 10 grandchildren.
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Frank A. Thompson
Pioneer Fort Worth
Denver
Griggs Chapel
J. S. Hu"abee
Buchanan Street Methodist Church
Mark Hardin
Albert Gruhlkey
Sam Lewis
B. B. Burton
John F. Ross
C. C. Joslin
Llano
Thompson
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Security Benefit Association
Knights of Pythias
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Methodist Church
Jennie Gruhlkey
Oklainton
Alva E
James F. Thompson
Edgard L. Thompson
Los Angeles
Local Baseball Standings And Results Share Sparse Details
The page lists scattered team names and sponsors for American and National League results. Entries include Jefferson Standard Fox Drug Borden's Phillips 66 Texaco Firechiefs and Santa Fe related teams with unclear game outcomes. The text suggests postponed or undated matches across multiple leagues without concrete scores.
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Jefferson Standard Fox
Brouillard Defeats Corbett II In 10 Round Bout
Lou Brouillard of Worcester Mass, a former middleweight and welterweight champion, won a clear decision over Young Corbett III in a 10 round holiday bout in San Francisco. Corbett weighed 155 pounds, Brouillard 157, as both fighters met at light middleweight stakes under the holiday card.
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San Francisco
Lou Brouillard
Husky
Worcester
Mass
Young Corbett Iti
Corbett
Brouillard
Palo Duro Club Holds Third Annual Barbecue
The Palo Duro Club hosted its third annual Fourth of July barbecue drawing about five hundred Amarilloans. John Snider prepared the meal served by directors under trees by a natural spring. Members and guests reconnected, fished, swam, and mingled with prominent local residents. Club directors C D Hoover C A Fisk T B Gallaher J W Reed Frank Storm F E O Baggot and W B Gunn led the preparations.
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Palo Duro Club
T. B. Gallaher
J. W. Reed
Canyon
Frank Storm
FE. O. Baggot
W. B. Gunn
Man Found Shot to Death in Fort Worth Hotel
J C Tucker 35 a Sulphur Springs filling station operator was found dead by shooting in his Fort Worth hotel room. Justice of the Peace Hal Hughes held an inquest and ruled death by his own action, Tucker had brooded after his wife died six months earlier.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Clyde Gulley
Farmerville
Here
Bernice
Clarice Moore
Huttig
R. A. “Pap” Harper
Strong
Gulley
Elmer Nelson
Nelson
Harper
Fort Worth
J. C. Tucker
Sulphur Springs
Justice of the
Hal Hughes
Tucker
British Net Teams Named by Officials
Wimbledon July 5 The British Lawn Tennis Association announced selections for Davis Cup and Wightman Cup teams. Fred Perry and Henry W. Austin will play singles in Davis Cup, while Pat Hughes and C. D. R. Tuckey team in doubles. The six Wightman Cup players are Dorothy Round Kay Summers Mrs Phylis Mudford King Freda James Evelyn Dearman and Nancy Lyle.
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Wimbledon
Eng
British Lawn Tennis Association
Fred Perry
Henry W
Bunny) Austin
Pat Hughes
C. D. R. Tuckey
Dorothy Round
Kay Summers
Phylis Mudford King
Freda James
Evelyn Dearman
Nancy Lyle
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James Fryar, Jr
Medina River
Robert J. Gittinger
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Keller
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Rex
DEMOS
Richard Cromwell
Marian Marssh
Douglas Dumbrille
Henry Armetta
Paramount
Hollywood
Joe E. Brown
Saale
Joe Lewis
Borden's
Phillips
San Jacinto Methomets
Texaco Firechiefs
Texas League Smyth Auto Supply Scout Masters
Santa Fe
Amarillo Laundry
Magnolia
Jefferson Standard Texaco
San Jacinto Meth
Sabi Borden
Corbett II
Schulte United
Phillips “66
Cowie Electric
Texas League
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Sonny Greer
King of Drummers
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Serach
Lois Black
Globe News
NAT Dance Palace
Tri-State Fair Association
Tane Greys City
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Bill Cody
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