Marrs Publicity Queries In Amarillo Campaign
A Marrs publicity committee questions why the law firm Underwood Johnson Dooley Simpson is so involved in the mayoral race. It cites city contracts, legal fees, and advertising ties linking Wilbur Hawk and Rogers to local boards and publicity work.
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Underwood, Johnson, Dooley & Simpson
Amarillo
Underwood
Wilbur Hawk
Mr. Rogers
Hawk
Board of City Development
Higwk
Rogers
News-Globe
Texas
Wiliams Sign Co., Inc
Ross D. Rogers
Marrs Publicity Committee
Lon Marrs
Ross Rogers
They Write To-TACK A Tirade Against Amarillo Mayoral Candidates
A reader addresses a recent column by urging fair coverage of Amarillo politics. The letter defends Judge Marrs and criticizes misrepresentations about Rogers and a Pepper Ascot rumor. The writer urges holding to Texas newspaper tradition to “Keep the Record Straight.”
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Panhandle
T. E. Johnson
Amarillo
T. E
T.E
Globe- News
Texas
Hugh Nugent Fitzgerald
Ariel
Ama
Judge Marrs
Mr. Rogers
Pepper Ascot
Rogers
The
Globe News
J. P
Harwood Beville
Promethee Rescue Efforts Abandoned In Cherbourg
In Cherbourg France the fate of more than 60 crewmen from the French submarine Promethee was sealed as hopes of rescuing any survivor were abandoned. The sinking occurred last week and the tragedy was confirmed today.
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Cherbourg
France
Vote Protest Up Over Rogers Coup
In Oklahoma City July 11 a school teacher named William Cornelius Rogers used the alias Will Rogers to win the Congressman-at-large nomination over 23 other Democrats. E B Howard protested the abbreviated name and the state election board planned to consider the challenge this afternoon.
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Oma City
Oklahoma
Will Rogers
William Cornelius Rogers
Moore
E. B. Howard
State Election Board
Melon Stand Robbery Supposedly by Two Men
E. J. Jones owner of a water melon stand at 305 East Fourth Avenue was robbed Sunday night of 11.20 by two men who demanded change for a ten dollar bill and fled in a car the driver of whom may have been a woman. Police noted a prior burglary at the Majestic Cafe 206 West Tenth Avenue with 27 taken from the register.
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E. J. Jones
East Fourth Avenue
Jones
Majestic Cafe
West Tenth Avenue
Electric Light Company
Amarillo
Electric Light Office
Summit School Health Conference Held Today
Health conferences for examination of pre school children were resumed today at Summit School. The session was conducted by the health unit with the Parent-Teacher Council cooperating. Tomorrow's session runs 9 AM to noon at Pleasant Valley School and conferences continue each weekday throughout July at various schools.
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Summit School
Pleasant Valley School
Question on Amarillo Telephone Rates and Franchise
A reader complains about high Amarillo telephone rates and the expired franchise as of July 1. They urge the district attorney and local press to address the issue of rates and renewal, accusing the company of foreign ownership and seeking clear action.
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Light Company
Amarillo
The
Telephone Corporation
Harwood Beville
Missouri
Amarillo readers weigh mayoral race and weather clues
In Amarillo reflections and politics mix as residents discuss the mayoral contest between Lon Marrs and Ross Rogers. The writer notes local weather forecasts, flood-related mosquitoes, and a windward push for Rogers while criticizing Marrs for charity and finance.
Would Manage House Dear Tack Letter
Middle aged woman seeks work and asks for guidance to view Tack letters in Pasa context. Reader advised to follow house management request.
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Tack
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest predicts a hopeful year
Reading the future poetry reassures that love and laughter endure. The verse foresees June bringing brides, July heat-bothered babies, August harvest, and fields gleaming with grain through winter.
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Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
Mattern and Griffin Plan New World Flight
James Mattern and Bennett Griffin studied data on Russian and Siberian air routes in Moscow to plan another world flight attempt, likely after next summer. Their previous Post-Gatty record bid ended with a plane wreck in a peat bog near the Russo-Polish frontier, but they emerged unharmed.
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Moscow
James Mattern
Bennett Griffin
C M T C Boys Without Train Fare Back Home
In San Antonio a conference of bankers and army officials sought funds to transport Civilians' Military Training Camp youths home due to delayed appropriation. With Camp Bullis closing Thursday, banks were expected to advance money to cover travel costs.
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San Antonio
Camp Bullis
Potter County Meeting Postponed After Amarillo Pioneer Funeral
Regular meeting of the Potter County commissioners with elective county officers, scheduled for 10 this morning, is postponed to 2 this afternoon due to the funeral of P. H. Seewald, Amarillo pioneer.
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Potter County
P. H. Seewald
Amarillo
Deplorable triple murder suicide shocks Indiana farm town
In M ishawaka Indiana Joseph Hannack 45 killed his wife 43 and his brother 50 and his nephew unknown date after a quarrel over a broken wagon then shot himself. The coroner reported Hannack a former Austrian army man who reloaded the shotgun after each shot as relatives fled.
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Mishawaka
Ind
Joseph Hannack
Hannack
Austrain
B. J. Bolka
St. Joseph
George Hannack
Stephen
George
Cooper and Smith Triumph Over Sarazen and Armour
In Chicago at Glen Oak Country Club Cooper and Smith, partners of Ottawa Canadian Open champion Harry Cooper and Horton Smith, defeated Gene Sarazen and Tommy Armour in an Olympic fund benefit exhibition. The pair won 7 and 6 without dropping a hole. Cooper shot 70 and Smith 71 while Armour posted 74 and Sarazen 76.
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Chicago
Harry Cooper
Ottawa
Horton Smith
Oak Park
Gene Sarazen
Tommy Armour
Glen Oak Country Club
American Olympic Fund
Cooper
Smith
Armour
Sarazen
Teen Dies in Night Crash Near Tyler
In Tyler area July 11 a 14 year old named Ernest Kirkpatrick was killed when an auto driven by a Black man struck a parked car where the youths sat. Pete Hutson was critically injured and the driver and another man fled but were later arrested.
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Tyler
Ernest Kirkpatrick
Pete Hutson
Negro Baritone Defies Tradition In Aida Role
In Cleveland on July 11 Jules Bledsoe became the first African American to sing Amenasro in Verdi's Aida on an American stage. With 24 hours of notice he delivered a remarkable performance to a crowd of more than 5,000. Alida Vane, Pasquale Ferrara, Edwina Eustis, Foster Miller, and Armand Sjovik also praised for strong turns.
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Cleveland
Operae
Jules Bledsoe
Amenasro
Bledsoe
London
United States
Alida Vane
Aida
Pasquale Ferrara
Rhadames
Edwina Eustis
Amneris
Foster Miller
King
Armand Sjovik
Ramphis
Former Inmate Attacks Family Injuring Boy in Texas
Ed Alexander 48 a rancher his wife and 10 year old son Johnny Fred were hospitalized after an attack by his brother Jim Alexander a former Wichita Falls sanitarium inmate. The boy sustained serious injuries including brain concussion and remained unconscious. parents expected to be discharged. The assailant was jailed without resistance.
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R. L. Edwards
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J. R. Thompson
Zurich General Accident and Liability Company
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York
Charles G. Goodrich
Maine
House of Representatives
Summit
Roosevelt
Wall Street
New York
Hoover
al Smith
Baker
Ritchie
Old Tack
Wolflin Lake
City Auditorium
Mr.Marrs
Lon Morrs
Claude
Canyon
Plainview
Lubbock
Hereford
Plains Country
M. T. Tucker
West Amarillo Baptist Church
J. M. Allred
Panhandle Auto Club
Batesville, Ark
Mattern, Griffin
Globe-News
J. N. Beasley
News- Globe
Marrs
Globe and News
Beasley
Marrs Organization
Rogers-For-Mayor Club
Demented Man
Cooper, Smith
Mr. Marrs
Kentucky
Banks Jones
H. A. Nobles
R. W. Thompson
Bob Morris
M. M. Scott
L. J. Smith
M. M. Huddleston
Supreme Court
J. B. Wilmeth
N. Fillmore St
Ross D.rogers
RALLY
WDAG
John Boyce
Publicity Committee
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