Engagement of Simon Lumpkin and William Norwood West
Mr and Mrs A A Lumpkin announce the engagement of their daughter Simon Lumpkin to William Norwood West. The wedding is set for Tuesday at 10 in St Andrews Episcopal Church with Bishop F Seaman officiating. The couple will honeymoon in Chicago and Canada. attendants are Cynthia Lumpkin and Sid West.
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A. A. Lumpkin
Harrison Street
Simon Lumpkin
William Norwood West
St. Andrews Episcopal
F. ©. Seaman
Lumpkin
Cynthia Lumpkin
Sid West
Chicago
Canada
Simon
Mr. Norwood
Miss Lumpkin
Amarillo
Norwood West
Hot Weather Advice and Local Notices Drift Through Panhandle Page
The page blends weather observations and community notes with humor about heat, local loitering, and daily life. It cites Miss Eunice Castleman locating a lost dove, Texas Confederate Veterans urging earlier reunion dates, and fishing tales from Colo rado with trout spoilage. A casual weather discussion contrasts Panhandle and down state summers, urging moderation and sensible routines.
Prison farm heat precautions questioned by official
Convicts discuss heat safety on prison farms with farm managers and guards told to take precautions. Paddock notes some staff may not recognize when workers suffer from extreme heat and might keep them at work despite dangerous conditions.
Prison official discusses heat rules for farm workers
Lee Simmons, state prison manager, said no new orders are needed for heat care of prisoners. He noted officers already have hot weather rules, with two hours off at noon and shade access. He reported no inquiry with Prison Board Chairman W A Paddock and described current farm work as not being excessive. Three workers at one farm collapsed while in knee high corn.
Sons of South Dance Friday Night Grand Ball
The Sons of Confederate Veterans announce a Grand Ball on Friday July 19 in the Crystal Ball room at the Herring Hotel. Each member will bring two eligible guests. Descendants of Confederate soldiers may join. Veterans groups and other organizations assist. Attendance limited to members families and friends.
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Sons of Confederate Veterans
Herring Hotel
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion Disabled Veterans
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Italo Abyssinia War Fears Prompt State Department Talks
The United States reported to Hull that Italy and Abyssinia risk actual war. Hull orally conveyed to Italian ambassador Rosso that peace efforts should refocus on the League of Nations. The door remains open to resuming arbitration as Italy offers to reconvene talks on July 20.
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Italy
Abyssinia
State Department
Cordell Hull
Augusto Rosso
Rome
Hull
Rosso
Hailie Selassie
League of Nations
Geneva
Scheveningen
Miss Ingalls First Woman To Solo Pacific to New York Flight
The article recalls Miss Ingalls as the first woman to fly solo across the continent, completing the California to New York crossing in 25 hours 35 minutes on October 18, 1930, with staged stops. It notes later record advancements by Mrs Keith Miller, Ruth Nichols, and Amelia Earhart Putnam, and mentions an expected low altitude approach over Panhandle regions. It also includes unrelated Treasury and customs financial figures from Washington.
What They Write To-TACK What They Write To-TACK
A reader letter mixed with garbled text discusses a detour near Amarillo and a trip toward Oklahoma. The fragment mentions helping find lost articles and heritage, with several misspellings and unclear references.
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Oklahoma
Tun Lees
Mussolini Reiterates Determination Over Ethiopia Conflict
In Rome on July 11 Premier Mussolini told 120 generals and officers of a black shirt division heading to East Africa that Italy will seek a complete solution to the Ethiopia dispute. He spoke privately in the Hall of Battles at Venezia Palace, saying Italy cannot endure provocations and will act as a great power.
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Mussolini
Rome
Italy
Ethiopia
East Africa
Il Duce
Venezia
Notable names listed for local event or roster
A long list of individuals includes Cotten Barlow Wilbur C Hawk J R Cullum Lowell Munday M O Carder Bill Beechler Toney Chisum John F E Hill John L McCarty Dalhart Co 8 Makeig GE Richardson Chas YT Ware Frank M Butler F W Hardin Ross D Rogers W M Sutton T F Johnson Col FE O Thompson H C Pipkin Tom Gallaher Gene Howe Oscar Randal J W Mode Jay Taylor Ray R Pinkney Rip Underwood R R Nation Floyd Sloan John Maynard G G Ordway Chansler Weymouth John Fain W T Herring Howard Johnson Ed Mayer Otho Thompson Norris Ewing Carl Hinton George Broome J B Dooley Sen Clint Small C C Gibson and James O Guleke were named in the roster.
New Orleans Cotton Prices Slip on Weather and Cables
Prices for active months fell 11 to 12 points as July opened at 12.61 and declined to 11.94, with October at 11.60 and December 11.40. Market trends show ongoing weather concerns in the belt and light offerings aiding the decline, while some traders note profit taking after two days of gains as new crop moves southward.
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New Orleans
Josees
Texas
Mystery kidnapping in Fort Worth disrupts coronation plans
Whimeys girls and Miss Hubbard vanished after being forced into a car by three boys. They were driven around Fort Worth despite protests, then released with no suspects named. Town on edge as coronation fate hinges on solving the case.
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Miss Hubbard
Fort Worth
Visitor Here From Shamrock Spends Day In Amarillo
Mrs. C. C. Brothers of Shamrock visits Amarillo to spend the day with Mrs. Verna White of 315 Fast Sixth Avenue.
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C. C
Field Blind Agent Visits Amarillo to Find Training Prospects
W C Tenney Texas School for the Blind field agent visited Amarillo today to arrange sending a local man to the school. He will also visit Dalhart and Stratford and work from Amarillo for several days to identify eligible trainees. Report eligible cases to the Potter County Health Unit or Tenney at the Ross Hotel. Roy Randolph named acting director of the Texas Relief Commission transient bureau in Austin succeeding J Bisset. Mrs J W Kennedy of Lubbock and sister Mrs George Ferlet visiting Amarillo.
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W. C. Tenney
Texas School For the End
Austin
Amarillo
Tenney
Dalhart
Stratford
School For
Potter County
Ross Hotel
Roy Randolph
Texas Relief Commission
State
Adam R. Johnson
Randolph
J. 9. Bisset
Works Progress Administration
San Antonio
Passamaquoddy project linked to holding companies vote
Congress warned Corcoran could halt the Passamaquoddy Maine title harnessing project unless a representative backed abolishing certain holding companies as urged by President Roosevelt. Strong Senate opposition formed to outlaw gold clause suits as Attorney General Cummings defended legality. The House approved TVA amendments expanding the electrical rate yardstick. In 1821 Columbus Kentucky was identified as the center of U.S. population.
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Corcoran
Passamaquoddy
Maine
Roosevelt
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Homer 8. Cummings
HOUSE
TVA
U.P
Tennessee Valley Authority
Columbus, Ky
United States
Widow Shows Ferocious Spider Match Up In Exhibition
July 11 reports a large tarantula nicknamed Comnera defeated and consumed multiple black widow spiders in a week long exhibition. The event featured 200 baby spiders watching their mother lose a fight, noted from Marlin.
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Marlin
UPA
Comneva
Comnera
Navy debate over replacing Arkansas may lead to bigger fleet
American forces seek stronger pact limits as the navy weighs replacing the old Arkansas with a new battleship while Japan seeks a major budget boost for the fiscal year starting April 1 1936. Admirals expect action in a world naval race after treaties expire and push for fuller treaty strength by end of 1936. Japan hopes for a new naval parley and the United States awaits Swanson’s stance.
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Arkansas
Japan
Navys Budget Commission
United States
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