Engagement announced for Miss Hylogene Robberson of Oklahoma
Mrs. Frank Boggs of Norman Oklahoma announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Hylogene Robberson known in Amarillo. The wedding will be held at McFarlin Church Norman on Tuesday July 31 1934. The couple will honeymoon in New York and the East before setting up home in Amarillo. The note also covers a rash of fruit thefts in Amarillo and a speech by United States Senator Tom Connally at the Municipal Auditorium.
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Frank Boggs
Norman
Okla
Hylogene
Honey) Robberson
Amarillo
McFarlin
Miss Robberson
Oklahoma City
Hylogene Robberson
Oklahoma University
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Academy of Music and Arts
R. Y. Yeager
Crockett Street
New York
East
United States
Tom Connally
Municipal Auditorium
Senator Connally
Senate
Panhandle
Connelly
Municipal
Weather and cotton outlook across the southern states
A historical summary notes heavy rainfall damaging cotton in Florida Alabama Mississippi and Georgia with thunderstorm potential in the Panhandle. It discusses July August rainfall expectations and foresees a wet early fall and tough winter. It also covers debates over cotton production under Bankhead program and export markets.
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United States
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Panhandle
Tax receipts rise sharply across Texas 1934 totals
Tax figures show 1934 Austin district at 35,232,314 while Dallas district at 25,269,639. National collections reach 2,672,318,602 with 1,052,479,377 year over year rise. Major gain from miscellaneous taxes including beer and liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Dallas
Bureau
Texas
HOUSEKEEPER COOK SEEKS WORK WITH WAGES FOR ROOM
A middle aged woman, good cook and housekeeper, seeks employment as a cook and kitchen caretaker with wages, room and board. She can work in town or country, not doing heavy sanitizing, and prefers for an employed couple or a crew. Reader requests help for items and clothes for a mother of six.
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Tack
Blake Rites At 4 O'clock For William Biske
Last services for William Biske who died at Beaumont were set for 4 this afternoon at Griggs Pentral Chapel. Dr Roy C Snodgrass of First Christian Church was to officiate with pallbearers John E Hill J M Webb L E Johnson Jack Parks C W Cain and R C Alexander. Burial was in Liano Cemetery. Biske was the son of Mrs J H Blake of 618 East Second Avenue and had lived in Amarillo several years before moving to Beaumont recently.
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William Biske
Beaumont
Griggs Pentral Chapel
Roy C. Snodgrass
First Christian Church
John E. Hill
J. M. Webb
L. E. Johnson
Jack Parks
C. W. Cain
R. C. Alexander
Burns
Liano Cemetery
Mr. Blake
J. H. Blake
East Second Avenue
Amarillo
Woolsey Services Set for Texola Resident Cordelia Woolsey
Funeral rites for 75 year old Cordelia Woolsey who died in a local hospital will be held at 3 PM tomorrow at Texola First Baptist Church. Burial at Texola Cemetery follows a public viewing at Boxwell Brothers Chapel this afternoon. Survivors include husband W T Woolsey and son Perry C Burks tax assessor and collector.
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Cordelia Woolsey
Texola First Baptist Church
Texola
Boxwell Brothers
Couple Restrained From Keeping Cows
A temporary restraining order against Mr. and Mrs. Clifford C. McMurtry of 1216 West Twelfth Avenue bars keeping cows at their home and preventing them from straying onto neighbors. Judge W E Gee scheduled August 20 for a hearing to show cause why a permanent injunction should not be granted, following a suit by Miss Ina P. Neeley and other residents alleging cows damaged lawns and flower beds.
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Clifford C. McMurtry
West Twelfth Avenue
W. E. Gee
McMurtrys
Ina P. Neeley
Six Babies Born to Bucharest Mother Thriving
In Bucharest on July 11 Mrs. Johanna Tordache gave birth to sextuplets. Two of the infants died, while the remaining four and Mrs. Tordache are reported thriving according to a dispatch from Inotest.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Johanna Tordache
Inotest
School Board Accepts $3369 Fire Insurance Settlement
The public school trustees last night approved a fire insurance settlement of 3369.31 for the Fred Douglas school. Routine matters were discussed during the remainder of the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Douglas
Strikes and Tense Prelude to General Action
Suburban West Allis plant clash as strikers and workers confront police and ignite two automobiles. In San Francisco, feder al mediators fail to end a 64 day dispute between marine workers and shipowners. Unions in Alameda County and 23,000 marine workers vote toward a general strike, with 79 unions totaling 32,000 members ready to strike if unresolved.
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West Allis
San Francisco
U.P
Teamsters
Alameda County
Bay
Fort Worth Traction Strike Looms as Union Demands Reinstatement
In Fort Worth on July 11 officials of the Northern Texas Traction Company and its unionized workers stood firm in a dispute over 11 dismissals tied to union affiliation. The union threatened a strike if reinstatement is not granted, while the company denied the charges. Edwin Peyroux said no strike call would come before Friday at the earliest after a Monday night vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
U.P
Northern Texas Traction Company
Edwin Peyroux
Rig Builders Strike Off After East Texas Talks
Rig builders ending a pay strike reached a deal with contractors. The agreement sets daily wages of 10 dollars for riggers and 12 dollars for crew pushers until NRA code wage differentials are settled. About 500 workers in East Texas notified. A meeting in Tulsa on July 20 will set a regional minimum wage.
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Kilgore
East Texas
National Rig Builders Employers’ Association
The
Big Builders Union
Labor Policy Board
Tulsa
Mid
Shirley Temple Salary Hiked to 1000 a Week
Hollywood July 11. Shirley Temple, six, receives a new Fox contract raising her weekly salary from 150 to 1000 dollars to deter a stage offer. A court approved a 150 dollar weekly contract weeks earlier, and the child was loaned to another studio at 500 dollars weekly. She now matches Jackie Cooper as one of Hollywood's top earning youngsters.
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Hollywood
Shirley Temple
Fox
Shirley
Jackie Cooper
Jackie
Tack To Make Tour In Small's Behalf
Gene Howe known as Old Tack of the Globe will speak in Channing Dalhart and Dumas Saturday for Senator Clint C Small ahead of the governor race. May or Ross D. Rogers of Amarillo will join and also speak for Small. They arrive for a 2 PM rally in Channing 4 PM in Dalhart and 8 PM in Dumas.
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Gene Howe
Globe
Channing
Dalhart
Dumas
Clint C. Small
Howe
Ross D. Rogers
Amarillo
Bmall
Canning Experts Visit Palo Duro Canyon
Canning experts from the Amarillo government will tour Palo Duro State Park this afternoon. They depart Capitol Hotel at 4 PM and return from the canyon in the early evening.
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Amarillo
Palo Duro State Park
Capitol Hotel
Canyon
Beauty Queen Student Linked To Apparent Death In Fragrant Springs
A Shreveport beauty queen and engineering student dated a man named Myers who allegedly arranged medication and a prescription leading to a young woman’s death. Post mortem is expected from Dr Hugh G Jeter with organs removed for analysis. Miss Mills’ involvement remains unclear and fraternity brothers were questioned.
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Shreveport
Myers
Hugh G. Jeter
University School of Medicine
Oklahoma City
Ben Cooley
FE. G. Willard
Norman
Circus Blast Wounds Man as Tent Flattens and Damages Soars
A storm toppled trees and flattened a circus tent injuring Perry severely but not fatally. The loss reached 40009 dollars with a carnival wrecked. Movie star Tom Mix escaped unharmed as two horses wandered and two large tents required replacement before the show moved on.
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Perry
Tom Mix
Iowa College Students Tour Crop Study Across 13 States
A group of 26 students and two professors from Iowa State College Ames is touring the South and Southwest to study crop conditions areas and cattle ranches. They arrived in Amarillo yesterday and plan to depart for Lubbock today for a 4500 mile trek through 13 states including Texas Louisiana Mississippi Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Indiana Illinois Missouri and back to Iowa by August 1. The trip is led by Professors A B Caine and F R Henson with students from Iowa Illinois Maryland New York Costa Rica and Buenos Aires.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Amarillo
Lubbock
J. W. Heggen
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Panhandle
Texas
Lone Star State
Louisiana
Mississippi
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
A. B. Caine
F. R. Henson
Ilinois
Maryland
New York
Costa Rica
Central America
Buenos Aires
Merril J. Anderson
Dale W. Back
John B. Beckett
Bruce FE. Bennett
Glenna D. Blake
J. Gerald Brown
H. B. Cheney
Charles A. Cutter
Dean G Daniels
Graham W. Godby
Paul K Grogan
Roy M. Huntoon
Howard T
Plymouth to Be Assembled Here Tonight
A Plymouth automobile valued at $20,000 will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on the Ninth and Polk Street parking lot. The display, part of a national tour led by John F. Wilshusen, arrives in Amarillo today with arrangements by John K. Shaw. Sponsors are Tony Chisum Inc, Franklin Amarillo Co, and Cullum Motor Co. A street parade starts at 6 p.m.
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Ninth and
Polk Street
John FE. Wilshusen
Amarillo
John K. Shaw
Plymouth Motor Company
Plymouth
Tony
Franklin-Amarillo Company
Cullum Motor Company
Fugitive Slayer Confesses After Escape From Worls Trial
In a dramatic climax the defendant fired a shot as jurors began to leave. She was sentenced to prison, escaped once, and later confessed to killing cafe operator Jim Robots at De Witt Arkansas saying a troubled conscience drove her. She blamed unwelcome advances and fled toward White River country after seizing a night watchman’s revolver.
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Worls
Helen
Jim Robots
DeWitt
Ark
White River
Discrepancy in Company Earnings on Common Stock Value Found
Utilities figures show common stock of the company valued at 13,294,243 but worth 6,887,195 after deductions. Investigators' figures imply 3.16 percent earnings in 1930 rather than the claimed 6.68 percent on common stock equity.
Kansas City Livestock and New Orleans Cotton Markets ranged
Livestock quotations show steady to weak demand for slaughter steers and good to choice calves and yearlings at varied weights and prices. Sheep and lambs at Kansas City mostly steady to lower. hogs and sows mixed. New Orleans cotton opens active with futures climbing on bullish grain and weather outlooks amid early gains in October and December contracts.
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Kansas City
New Orleans
Texas
Tex A Feller Encourages Spelling Contest Submissions
Texas Tom A feller reports a challenge to his spelling and announces a contest at Williams Hardware offering prizes of 5, 2.50 and 1.00 in trade for the best copy with correct spelling and abbreviations. Submissions due by 6 PM Sunday July 14 at the Williams store with results to follow.
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Tex
Acc
Missouri
Th’ Williams Hdw
William Hdn
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Remington Rand
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Prev Co
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