DePriest Race Equality Debate Over Hiring Practices
The column questions DePriest secretarial hires as a sign of advancing social equality for African Americans. It notes a white secretary and possibly a white stenographer, contrasts salaries for white male secretaries, and cites Congressman Marvin Jones criticizing the social implications and opposition from Southern peers. It also weaves in humor and local observations about Scotch travelers, a pigeon gift, and parking regulation debates.
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DePriest
Washington
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Jones
Congress
Mr. Jones
White House
Post Office Faces 85 Million Dollar Annual Deficit
Washington July 9 Hoover says the post office department will run an estimated average annual deficit of 85 million dollars over the next five years. The figure highlights a looming financial strain on postal services and may prompt policy discussions.
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Associated
Washington
Hoover
Post Office Department
Victims Of Car Mishap Rest Easily Near Amarillo
Mrs J G Wright of Amarillo suffered a broken collar bone and severe bruises when the car she rode in turned over on the North Highway about 11 miles from Amarillo. She was resting easily at Northwest Texas hospital. Mrs E Waters, also of Amarillo, received treatment for minor bruises. The towed car’s steering gear failed while being pulled toward town, and the vehicle plunged into a ditch and overturned at a moderate speed.
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J. G. Wright
Amarillo
Northwest
Texas
E. Waters
Homicide Charge In Boy's Death
G A Craig proprietor of East Amarillo Filling Station indicted by county grand jury on misdemeanor negligent homicide charges in the death of Cris Miller son of Mr and Mrs J Miller of 1110 North Johnson Street who died three days after a Panhandle highway collision June 19 Craig released on 750 dollar bond and faces trial in county court this week or early next week with efforts to secure out of town witnesses noted by County Attorney Leo Sparks
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G. A. Craig
East Amarillo
Cris Miller
J. Miller
North
Johnson Street
Panhandle Highway
Craig
Oris
Leo Sparks
Tack’s bunk goes on forever says Amarillo dog trainer
A caller claims Tack is the best dog retriever and reports progress, saying beds may come and go but Tack’s bunk endures. He asserts daily results in happier dogs and notes no Amarillo dog has left home in 24 hours, indicating improved obedience and owner contentment.
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Tack
Amarillo
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ON MEXICAN WORKER AND SKYSCRAPER FIRE
Readers debate Mexican labor and job competition with Americans, with opinions from Amarillo residents. A letter discusses Mexico City comparisons and reading English, while another letter criticizes fire protection toward Amarillo’s new 15 story Santa Fe building and notes firefighting progress.
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Tack
van Cuven
Mexico
Mexico City
van Duven
Santa Fe
East Eighth Street
Polk Street
Amarillo
Fire Department
Prohibition raids turn deadly in Oklahoma farm fight
W W Thomason and three companions raided a Pottawatomie county farm seeking a whiskey still. The raiders allegedly lacked a search warrant, killed the farmer and his brother-in-law Randall Pitnam, county attorney, while failing to find any whiskey. Austen Chamberlain urges Labour to push Russia to curb propaganda and argues gradual approach to counter Communist influence.
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W. W. Thomason
Prohibition
Pottawatomie County
Oklahoma
Randall Pitnam
Austen Chamberlain
Labor Party
Russia
Chamberlain
Ramsay MacDonald
Planes Link Mexico City and New York in Historic Route
The inaugural passenger service will connect Mexico City and New York, cutting travel to about two days. The trip blends air and rail with 1000 miles by plane, two all night train legs, and a daytime arrival in Mexico City on day two. Return legs mix train and plane, ending with a New York arrival on the second morning after departure.
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Mexico City
New York
Greensboro
N. C
Houston
Texas
Brownsville
Rio Grande
Doctor's Equipment Found by Police
A surgeon's emergency case and two sets of obstetrical equipment were found by police this morning and are being held for identification.
Road Bulletin Amarillo to Santa Fe and Nearby Routes
The Panhandle Auto Club reports road conditions from Amarillo to several destinations. Routes to Oklahoma City and Santa Fe show rain with varying surface conditions. others are listed as good or fair with rain at select towns like Canyon, Clovis, and Claude.
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Amarillo
Plainview
Canyon
Oklahoma City
Raton
N. M
Roswell
Hereford
Clovis
Santa Fe
Wildorado
Higgins
Wichita Falls
U. S
Claude
the Panhandle Auto Club
Typhoid cases rise in Mc Kinney with deaths
Twenty-two typhoid cases and five deaths were reported to the Texas State Health Department from Mc Kinney. Health officer Dr. J C Anderson was sent to assist local officials in combating the outbreak.
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United Press
Austin
State Health Department
McKinney
Texas
J. C. Anderson
Asalat
Pathfinder aims for Europe after night flight toward Spain
The Pathfinder heads east from the western Atlantic with 440 gallons of gasoline and supplies for 45 hours. If successful the crew expects to sight Europe near two this afternoon and reach Rome by Wednesday morning, weather permitting.
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Atlantic
Spain
Europe
Rome
Gift Car Presented to Rural Letter Carrier Chief
Thirty five thousand dimes funded a seven passenger automobile as a farewell surprise for H. H. Billany, longtime Fourth Assistant Postmaster General and rural letter carrier chief. N. H. Goodell of Edinboro spoke for the Rural Letter Carriers Association, which includes 35,000 of the nation's 43,700 members, praising Billany for humanizing the service.
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Washington
H. H. Billany
Billany
N. H Goodell
Edinboro
Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
United States
Goodell
Senate Trims Expenditures on Key Budget Bills
In Austin on July 9 the senate passed 5 million rural aid and 5 million judiciary bills and introduced in the house money measures totaling 47.444 million, with minimal floor debate. The judiciary bill totals 5,062,465 and other allocations include 15,944,185 for education 11,746,244 for departments and 10,039,506 for electrosynary. Two minor bills added 50,000 for a cotton fiber lab and 2,500 for rebuilding a Johnson county school damaged by a April tornado.
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Associated Press
Austin
Senate
House of Money
House
John Wallace
House Appropriations Committee
A. and M. College
Cuba
Johnson County
Submarine H-47 missing after exercises off Irish coast
The H-47 submarine remains missing with it believed to be the L-12 among the L class involved in combined exercises returned to Portland or Portsmouth. Salvage efforts are hampered by depth, with possible use of new Italian diving gear and operators from ocean salvage experts.
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Admiralty
Portland
Hongkong
Devonport
Irish
Portsmouth
Ocean
Egypt
Finisterre
John Holland
United States
Montreal
Atlantic
A A A Assisting in Finding Stolen Car
The Amarillo branch of the American Automobile Association announced its cooperation in locating a car taken from a Hereford dealer via a forged check. It has dispatched wires to nearby towns and offers a $25 reward for recovery of a member vehicle.
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Amarillo
American Automobile Association Today
Three Runaway Boys Sought Here
Wellington sheriff Floyd Bailey reports three runaway youths missing this morning. Floyd Bailey 13 James Hurst in a cowpuncher outfit and a third boy named Ferguson were last seen in Wellington and are believed to have headed toward Amarillo.
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Wellington
Reg Robbins Named Plane Salesman for Mahoney-Ryan
St Louis July 9 The Mahoney-Ryan Aircraft Corp announced it has engaged Reginald Robbins the Fort Worth endurance flight record holder as Texas and Oklahoma sales representative He leaves by plane today for Fort Worth to begin his new role with Ponder Aircraft Corp alongside the Mahoney-Ryan group.
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Associated Preas
ST. Louis
Mahoney- Ryan Aircraft Corp
Reginald Robbins
Fort Worth
Texas
Ponder Aircraft Corp
Oklahoma
Robbins
Weather note predicts beneficial rain across South Plains
The South Plains area is forecast to receive rain that will greatly aid row crops cotton and grass. With harvest progress and marketing delays for wheat, railroads are expected to catch up with car demand.
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South Plains
Spinster ideal a twist in a 1929 verse
A speaker laments marriage and domestic duties while imagining life as a spinster. She notes freedoms lost to a husband and chores, then admits the selfless care of the unseen elder woman who cares for her, ending with a reflective, ironic twist.
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Yin
Harbor Lights Tale Aboard an Old Sea Captain
An old sea captain stars in Harbor Lights a dramatic tale set to period radio style with musical interludes. The feature airs at 8 30 followed by Neapolitan Nights and a 9 30 orchestra program with Phil Spitainy and His Orchestra and Bill Scotti's Hotel Orchestra at 10 PM.
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KSTP
WHAS
WSM
WMC
WSB
WOAI
WTMJ
KPRC
WJAX
WKY Webc
WEAF
WGY
WWJ
KSD
Phil Spitainy
WKY Wow
Bill Scotti
KOA
Elks To Elect Officers At 65th Convention
Delegates to the sixty fifth Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks convention in Los Angeles begin formal business after a day of sports social events and welcoming ceremonies. The agenda includes reading the grand lodge report by Murray Hulbert and the election of officers. Colonel Walter Pemberton Andrews of Atlanta is the sole candidate for grand exalted ruler.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Grand Lodge
Murray Hulbert
Walter Pemberton Andrews
Atlanta
Markets Report From Kansas City and Across Plains
Market notes from Kansas City and East St Louis report steady to higher hog and cattle prices with top hogs at 11.55 at 200 pounds and cattle across regions. Chicago and Fort Worth listings show mixed runs with hogs up to 12.15 and cattle around 13.75 to 16.50, plus sheep trading softer in late dealings. Cotton in New York opened steady boosted by cover and boll weevil concerns, with October near 18.57 and January around 18.74, July quiet at 18.28.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
East
Chicago
The
Fort Worth
New York
Liverpool
Mrs Gladys Glenn Goes To New York For Two Week Study
Mrs Gladys Marsalis Glenn departed Saturday for New York City to attend a session at Dunning Music School and will return in two weeks. Miss Jewel Scales, U S District clerk, left this morning to visit her mother and sick sister in Trenton Texas for about a week. Mrs B F Harper, wife of the local U S marshal, substitutes during Scales absence.
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Gladys Marsalis Glenn
New York City
Dunning
Cotton and stock markets rally amid weather and demand cues
New Orleans cotton opened steady with a 5 to 6 point advance as rains in the belt and Liverpool firmness spurred demand. October rose to 18.46 and December to 18.75, with prices holding near session highs. Liverpool futures closed steady with mixed gains, while Chicago grain prices eased as traders weighed profits and crop reports. In New York, a broad stock pullback trimmed gains in several issues, though some retailers and industrials rose on June sales data.
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Associated Press
Liverpool
New York
U. S. Steel
Radio
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Western Union
General Electric
National Biscuit
May Department Stores
Safeway Stores
Aliied Chemical
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Gillette Safety Razor
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