Shriners Promote Public Pow Wow At Hall's Ranch
Shriners urge Amarillo and Panhandle residents to attend a Friday Pow Wow under Khiva Shrine Temple. A 35 cent single admission grants all-evening access with free entry for ladies. A seven piece Joe Norman orchestra will provide dancing music until midnight. Guests may enjoy the ranch, swimming pool, and Shrine refreshments supervised by the Khiva Temple Patrol.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Khiva Shrine
Hall
Joe Norman
W. W. Davis
Khiva Temple Patrol
J. A. Kirkman
Tom Frost
Clay Davis
J. H. Anderson
Lee Smith
Rolla Cartwright
Will Duke
S. Lamb
Joe Hess
Max O’brien
Arthur Koeller
Z. B. Blades
H. J. Wheeler
Charles Stone
Campaign talk outlines issues across Texas
In Harlingen state Senator C Smal assailed the highway bond plan arguing public funds would suffer and schools lose support while oil profits rise. Thomas B Love at De Leon predicted leading the ticket by math. Earle B Mayfield at Paris favored tax equity and a new prison system, opposed the highway bond and foreign chain stores.
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Harlingen
C. Smal
Thomas B. Love
de Leon
Texas
Earle B. Mayfield
Paris
Road Conditions From Amarillo to Nearby Cities
Road reports show good or fair surfaces on routes from Amarillo to Oklahoma City Roswell Tucumcari Higgins Clayton Borger and Lubbock with light rains dust or showers noted. A Kansas City item notes a young man profiting from a trade involving razor and shaving cream in a clever bargain tale.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
U.S
Oklahoma City
U. S
Roswell
Tucumcari
C. S
Higgins
U. 8
Clayton
X. M
Borger
Lubbock
Political letters discuss Rose Sterling governor bid
Readers in Amarillo and Goose Creek respond to campaign talk about Rose Sterling. The letters reference alleged possessions in Houston and request clarification from campaign manager J. H. Gouldy as the writer asks for space to explain the issue.
Sterling Courts Amarillo for Texas Governor
Ross Sterling of Houston urged Amarillo voters to elect him governor on the courthouse lawn promising an efficient administration and a $900,000,000 state road bond issue. He attacked Clint Small and described his Humble Oil ties, saying he had disposed of most stock, while detailing plans to fund roads with a gasoline tax over ten years. Sterling, flanked by Houston newspaper men, left for other towns as work on a new $50,000 Lee Bivins school proceeds in Bivins addition to join Amarillo Public Schools.
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Dan Moody
Highway Commission
Texas
Ross Sterling
Houston
Amarillo
Sterling
Hill Road
Highway Construction Company
Clint Small
Wellington
Small
Collingsworth County
Humble Oil Company
Globe
Humble
Clarendon
Memphis
Caildress
Wichita
Re. Sterling
Lee Bivins
Bivins Addition
Courthouse Plan Outlines For Multilevel Court Complex
Builders presented a multi floor layout with areas for justice of the peace health juvenile and county offices on lower levels. Main floor houses tax and clerk offices while upper floors hold probate county court district court and offices for judges clerks and reporters.
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Justice of the Peace
Commissioners Court
Court of Civil Appeals
Cooper urges accurate trash fire alarms to save resources
Fire Chief George Cooper says alarms should note trash fires to avoid deploying excessive equipment. He notes many responses are unnecessary and waste city funds when a small blaze could be handled by a single chemical tank without endangering property.
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George Cooper
Chief Cooper
Clarence Saunders Admits Insolvency in Court
In Memphis on July 15 Associated Press reports Clarence Saunders admitted insolvency of Clarence Saunders Stores Inc in federal court. He withdrew denial of an involuntary bankruptcy petition and signaled a receivership may be established this afternoon.
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Asenciated Press
Memphis. Tenn
Clarence Saunders
Clarence Saunders Stores, Inc
News Briefs Show Naval Policy Split and Global Unrest
Reports from Washington and abroad recount a debated stance on the London naval treaty as officials praise naval officers while acknowledging conflicting advice. In Newton New Jersey three children died from suspected ptomaine poisoning. a foster child and a parent remain gravely ill. In Alexandra Egypt rioting during a general strike killed fourteen, including eight Europeans, with hundreds injured. In San Antonio, Texas, Bexar County Black residents move to secure voting rights for the Democratic primary, aided by a federal subpoena to party leadership.
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Byrne Asevcymve Seer
Alexandra
Egypt
San Antonio
Texas
Bexar County
John K. Weber
Besar County
Democratic Executive Committee
el Paso
Charles A. Boynton
Erick Mob Turmoil After Woman's Slaying Sparks Race Violence
In Erick Oklahoma unrest followed a white woman's slaying by a black man. Guardsmen were placed on alert after 200 blacks were driven from homes by white groups. A Jim Crow petition's signers favored return for possessions. Rangers aided Shamrock officials with machine guns tear gas bombs and orders to arrest agitators. Jesse Lee Washington remained jailed in Oklahoma.
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Erick
W. J. Holloway
Associated Press Shamrock
Henry Vaughn
Jesse Lee Washington
City Dads to Open Sealed Bids for Park Works and Paving
Tonight's city commission session focuses on opening sealed bids for projects including sidewalk and curb work around San Jacinto Park and paving North Williams from Prospect to North Alabama. The city plans to buy 500 feet of storm sewer pipe and a power shovel attachment for an excavator. Votes from last Tuesday's special election will be canvassed.
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San Jacinto Park
North Williams
Prospect
North Alabama
Labor Strike Halts Business at Butte
Sabbath quiet persisted in Butte as business stalled because of labor troubles. Proprietors and families staffed groceries to aid needy households. Clerks joined the strike in sympathy with union drivers facing a proposed wage cut. Few deliveries occurred. Drugstores stayed open for emergency drug and medicine sales.
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Associated
Back to Nature Leads to Divorce Decree
In Pittsburgh on July 15 judge George V. Moore granted a decree to a wife who complained that Miles Bishop’s back to nature lifestyle forced long woodland trips and sleeping under the stars. The case centers on marital separation sparked by his nature enthusiasm.
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Associated Frees
Pittsburgh
Miles Bishop
George V. Moore
Beliefs on death and afterlife color your view of doom
The writer muses on diverse afterlife beliefs from dreary graveyards to Puritan hell, noting the vast gap between imagined fates and reality. He cites Russia and religious courts, recalling that executions by shooting were seen as protection, contrasting with burned heretics and the irony that blood does not flow when one is burned.
Moody's Reward Renewed to Aid Swanger Death Case
Governor Dan Moody offered a $100 reward for information leading to solving the death of Earl R. Swanger, a candidate for county attorney. State rangers worked the case as Dwight Townsend prepared to join Special Ranger Homer Glover in Huntsville. Swanger's car was found wrecked near Huntsville and the coroner ruled accidental death, though investigators suspect foul play.
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United Press
Dallas
Dan
Moody
Earl R. Swanger
Hunterville
Dwight Townsend
Huntsville
Homer Glover
Swanger
Noted German author dies in Austria
The Associated Press reports Professor Ludwig Stein a renowned philosopher and author died in Salzburg Austria after an operation. He served as political editor of the Vossische Zeitung in Berlin for years writing as Diplomaticus and was a leading exponent of the League of Nations idea. James W. Gerard called him the Ambassador of Intellectual Europe in 1923.
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the Associated Press
Berlin
Ludwig Stein
Salzburg
Austria
Dr. Stein
Vossiche Zeitung
Europe
League of Nations
James W. Gerard
Germany
Jailer's Wife Stops Prison Break in Pecos
United Press reports Mrs J W Dencan wife of the county jailer prevented an attempted break at Pecos by shooting and killing G Hernandez a ringleader. Hernandez held a life term for murder. One inmate escaped while others were halted by the shooting ignition.
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United Press
Thieves Break In At Adkisson Gunn Tire Co
Burglars entered the Adkisson Gunn Tire Company storage room in the McKinney Building at 217 West Seventh through a rear door and removed some tires. Police were alerted. company cannot confirm items missing.
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Adkisson- Gunn Tire Company
Seventh and
Harrison
McKinney Building
West Seventh
Adkiseos
Jack Cawthon Trial Starts at Belton
Belton July 15 Jack Cawthon under indictment for an alleged assault on a young woman near Salado began a new trial after a previous five year sentence was reversed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The H. D. Thompson murder case is postponed to October term. The article notes walrus tusk ivory is inferior to elephant ivory.
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United Free
Belton
Tris
Jack Cawthon
Salado
Cawthon
Court of Criminal Appeals At
Austin
H. D. Thompson
Army Rescue Mission Seeks Funds for Work
The Christian Army Rescue Mission at 21 East Fourth Avenue appeals for donations to cover rent water and gas bills. Captain Arthur Roberts notes over 1600 meals served in seven weeks and eight families aided. Meals run 8 am and 5 pm nine sleeping in the hall. milk and bread daily support. Donations called in at 8947 and evangelistic services held nightly at 7 30.
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Christian Army Rescue Mission
East Fourth Avene
Arthur Roberts
Roberts
Captain Roberts
City Faces Million-Dollar Fraud In Death Claim Scheme
The district attorney alleged insurers were defrauded of millions through fake death claims across the city. Each claim reportedly used stolen death certificate blanks and the health department seal, with forged doctor, undertaker, cemetery officer, health clerk, witnesses, and beneficiaries names.
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Health Department
War veteran goes to trial for slaying
Texarkana report says George W. Davis, 55, Spanish American War veteran, is to stand trial at Ashdown, Arkansas, for murder in the death of his 54-year-old wife found near an abandoned well in Foreman area. He allegedly struck her and later claimed she fell into the well. An onlooker, W J Gilbert, found Davis near the site while berry picking and saw him covering the well with lumber.
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Associated Press
Texarkana
George W. Davis
Ashdown
Ark
Here
Davis
Foreman
W. J. Gilbert
Leon
Okla
Gilbert
Wright Loses 1400 Dollars After Theatre Visit
J. E. B. Wright of 715 West Seventh Street reported to police last night that he lost 1400 dollars from his billfold after attending a picture show. The billfold contained twelve hundred dollar bills and four fifty dollar bills.
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J. E. B. Wright
West Seventh Street
Police Department
Wright
Sanitary Engineers Return From Tour to Amarillo
E. G. Eggert state sanitary engineer and H. E. Hargis district sanitary engineer for the State Health Department returned today to Amarillo and were making headquarters at the city health department. They had been working out of Amarillo after a conference with city officials about the eighth Texas Sanitarians short school to be held here August 26 to 28.
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E. G. Eggert
H. E. Hargis
State Health Department
Ama Tillo
City Health Department
Eggert
Hargis
Amarillo
Texas Sanitarians
Markets Report From Kansas City and Other Points
Markets across Kansas City, Chicago, Fort Worth and St. Louis show hogs weak to lower with prices around 7.00 to 9.75 for various weights and types. Cattle and calves vary by class with steady to lower trends, while sheep show modest gains on lambs. Cotton futures bounce in New Orleans and New York with mixed early gains and later covering.
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Kansas City
The
Associated Press
U. 8
D. A
Chicago
Fort Worth
ST. Louis
East ST. Louis
U. S. CA
New York
Liverpool
Inter Liverpool
Bombay
Miss June Visits Town In Summer Time Greeting Charm
Miss June arrives for a thirty day visit bringing cheer to all ages. She chats at every gate and shares blossoms with humble households, leaving sprigs on graves and inspiring pride in the home. The piece blends a seasonal poem with brief market notes and miscellaneous items from July 15 newsprint.
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June
Miss June
Lumpy Mattress Yields Hidden Bonds In Bronx Case
In New York on July 16 a Bronx woman sent a disturbed lumpy mattress to a bedding factory where worker Abraham Feldman found a package concealed under the ticking. The package contained 5200 in bonds and currency. The wife recalled her husband had placed the valuables in the mattress for safekeeping.
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Associated Press
New York
William Dalliano
Bronx
Abraham Feldman
Feldman
Baby killed by lightning stroke near Marietta
Marietta Ga July 15 an 18 month old child of Mrs Vesta Baswell was killed last night by a lightning stroke as the mother held the baby in her arms the mother Mrs Baswell suffered only slight burns authorities said the strike occurred near Marietta
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Associated Press
Marietta, Ga
Vesta Baswell
Calotabs Calomel Tablet Promises Clean Liver Cure
A newspaper ad extols Calotabs as a modern calomel tablet free of old side effects. It claims one bedtime tablet yields a clean liver, better sleep, and appetite, and warns against imitations. Prices: thirty-five cents for family size, ten cents for vest-pocket size.
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Sterling Willing
NEW Bivins School
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Vanadium
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Johns Manville
American Commercist Alcohol
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F. Clark Brokerawe Co
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House of Man
I, Edgar A. Guest
U. 5 S. Steel
Public Service
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Kansas
Missouri
Easton Virginian Bbd
Warner Bros Pictures
Warren Bros Co
Western Maryland RR
Western Pacific RR
Western Union
Westinghouse Air Brake
van Overland and Woolworth
Yellow Truck & Coach
Poultry Alive
Yester
Assd Gas & Elec
Canadian Marconitees
York
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F. Clarke
Br Nerty
Durant Motors
Amy
Klee Bond & Share
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Ford Motor
Allis Chalmers
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Ford
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Lone Star Gas
Kate Bot Mavis Bottling
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Pennroid Corp
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Tobachone ‘Technicolor
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Ariege Miz
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Republica Atlantic Oe
Brooklyn Brunawick Balke Collender
Barnsdall
Bucyrus Erie Bulova Watch
Burrourds
Gulf of Penn
California Packing
Continent
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Chrysler Corporation
Pandem
Coca Cola Company
Panhandle & RL
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Ohly Phillips
Columbia Graphoish
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Petetee Ly Hs
Pierce
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Prairie O & G
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Reiter-Foster Ree
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Coty, Inc
Royal Dutch
Bat Crucible Steel
Cuba Company
Simms
Sugar Sinclair
Dason Chemical
Skelly
Delaware & Hudson Coy
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Dela, Saca & West RR
So Penn Oil
den & Rio Grande RR
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Superior Oil
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Warner-Quinlan
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Goodrich Tire & Rubber
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
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Graham Paige
Great Northern Rail
Granby Consolidated
Great Western Sugar
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Hahn
Houdailie Hershey Thy
Hudson Motors
Illinois Central RR
Interboro
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Johns Manville Wasi Assed
Thyaly
Kansas City Southern RR
2Big Kelvinator Corporation
Kolster Radio
SS Kresze & Co
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Loew's Inc
Wiles
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R mM
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Y Wy Pathe Exchange
Penney Co
Bat
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Patio Corporation
Mn Rand
Remington
Republic Lron & Steel
Reynolds Tobacco
St. Joseph Schulte Shorea
Sears
Southern Cantera Edison
Stone & See
Fac ‘Corporation
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United Events& Transport
GTM Unit Corporation
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