Amarillo Mayor urges quick action to provide jobs
Mayor Ernest O. Thompson presses urgent public works to curb unemployment in Amarillo. He cites the near completion of the courthouse and underpass and touts the International Coliseum project at the Tri-State Fair grounds as a job creator. He urges citizens to buy two Coliseum tickets to finance construction and sustain local commerce.
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Amarillo
Ernest O. Thompson
Coliseum
Fillmore Street
Tri- State Fair
Panhandle
Five of Same Family Guilty of Hog Theft
Liberty Texas July 8 Five men from a single family were sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for stealing four hogs from William Shirley near Hardin. The defendants are Till Claude Willie Ernest Rouse and E R Monk a father son two nephews and a son in law. Two men W 8 Middlebrook and L J Cox received two years each for stealing a Bantam rooster from Jim Finley on April 10. Judge Thomas B Coe presided as cases were disposed in the old Metho dist Church while a new courthouse is built. District Attorney Clyde F Smith and County Attorney H D Grogan prosecuted.
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Liberty
Tex
U.P
Metho T
Thomas B. Coe
Kountze
Till
Claude
Willie
Ernest Rouse
E. R. Monk
William Shirley
Hardin
Middlebrook
L. J. Cox
Jim Finley
Clyde F. Smith
H. D. Grogan
Ferguson and Luna Visit Panhandle Territory
Manager Howard A. Ferguson of the Panhandle of Texas Inc and H M Luna exhibit manager left today to tour the territory in the interest of the organization. Luna will spend the day with business men at Dumas and return to Amarillo tonight. Ferguson will spend a week on the South Plains with Dimmitt as the first stop.
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Howard A. Ferguson
the Panhandle of Texas, Inc
H. M. Luna
Mr. Luna
Dumas
Amarillo
Mr. Ferguson
South Plains
Dimmitt
41 Million Acres of Cotton Planted
The Department of Agriculture announced July 1 that 41,491,000 acres were under cotton cultivation, down 9.0 percent from a year ago when 46,078,000 acres were in cultivation and 45,091,000 acres were picked last year.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Couple wed after 50 years in Yeovil
Henry Brown and Alice Russell, life companions since childhood, finally marry in Yeovil Somerset after fifty years together. The ceremony marks a long delayed union for the couple once described as sweethearts.
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Yeovil
Somerset
Eng
U.R
Henry Brown
Alice Russell
Grain Men Attend Parley On Texas Rates
Amarillo grain and traffic men plan to meet in Fort Worth to decide actions on intra state grain rates after the Interstate Commerce Commission announced the new interstate rate that will take effect August 1. Delegates include H. S. Cole H L Kearns and Y H Sparrow. The Texas group meets at noon today and will depart for Fort Worth tonight.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. Cole
Chamber of Commerce
H. L. Kearns
Kearns Grain & Seed Company
Y. H. Sparrow
Great West Mill & Elevator Company
Panhandle
Cole
Girls 4-H Club Meeting Advances To Morning
Potter County girls 4 H Club meeting moved to 10 o clock tomorrow morning announced by home demonstration agent Miss Mary Sitton She will conduct a living room improvement demonstration and urges all club girls to attend.
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Mary Sitton
Potter County
Miss Sitton
Peggy Martin to Host Radio Show on WFAA Mornings
Peggy Martin will broadcast on station WFAA every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10 45 AM. The program duration and topics are unspecified but the schedule confirms regular morning air time.
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Peggy Martin
WFAA
Kensington student wins Royal Institute Victory Scholarship
Betty Scott of Kensington England, a 22 year old architectural student, wins the Royal Institute of British Architects Victory Scholarship beating 19 rivals. She becomes the first woman recipient. The prize includes a silver medal and 750 dollars.
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Betty Scott
Kensington
England
Royal Institute of British Architects
Advisors Won't Condition Oil Proration In East Texas
The Old States Advisory Committee in Amarillo refused a proration resolution tied to price hikes or industry control. Scott Heywood of Louisiana urged 200000 barrels and stabilized prices, arguing for proration only if purchasing agents restore 1930 Mid-Continent price structures.
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Old States Advisory Committee
Amarillo
Scott Heywood
Louisiana
East Texas
Cicero Murray
Oklahoma
Heywood
Airplane race with sun eyed as new speed limit
July 8 New York experts at a Washington dinner forecast major gains in flight speed. James Doolittle predicts 200 mph soon rising to 500 mph in coming years. Wiley Post Harold Gatty and Frank Hawks foresee faster air travel, with Hawks projecting regular 12 hour transatlantic service. Doolittle expects the speed rise to continue, Hawks warns of possible slowdowns.
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New York
James Doolittle
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Washington
F. Trubee Davison
Frank Hawks
Probation Committee Meeting Held in Tyler Last Night
A Tyler gathering discussed probation with Murray and Heywood leading. Amarillo members included Walter M. Downing Denver Colorado Van Welch Artesia New Mexico Carl M. Cox Cheyenne Wyoming and Marvin Lee Wichita Kansas along with others.
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Tyler
Murray
Heywood
Amarillo
Walter M. Downing
Denver
Colo
van 8. Welch
Artesia
N. M
Carl M. Cox
Cheyenne
Wyo
Marvin Lee
Wichita
Kans
C. of C. Directors in Important Discussion
The Texas & Pacific line to Amarillo, plans for the Tri-State Fair Coliseum, and organization membership were the main topics at a recent chamber of commerce directors meeting.
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C. of
Texas & Pacific
Amarillo
Tri-State Fair Coliseum
Chamber Directors Meet at Amarillo Hotel Noon
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce holds a directors meeting at noon today in the Amarillo Hotel. President R. P. Parcells presides.
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Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Hotel
R. P. Parcells
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Luna
Territory
Elliott R
Pinky) Hathaway
Newport
R. L
Vern E. Russell
Portsmouth
Hathaway
Frank P. King
Plough
P. M. Waltrip
DRS. Waltrip & van Haltern
Silavel
Earth
Pacific
Atlantic
Hawks
Doolittle
Voiles
Batistes
Dimities
Junkin
Lucille
Polk ST
H. V.robertson & CO
Accountants and Auditors
Amarillo Printing Co
H. Green
Randal
Oscar D. Randal
Jackmans
Smart Summer
Kroeks
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