Panhandle of Texas Prepares Publicity Magazine
Publicity material for a Panhandle of Texas pictorial magazine is forming. Howard A. Ferguson says each county will get a full page in the 40 page issue with photos and short county stories. Materials are due to printers on August 1 for distribution starting August 22. Armstrong, Carson, Bailey, Castro, Hartley, Dallam, Moore, Lipscomb, Hemphill, Hansford, Deaf Smith and Sherman counties have organized their pages.
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Rotogravure
Panhandle of Texas, Inc
Howard A. Ferguson
Panhandle of Texas
Amarillo
Armstrong
Carson
Bailey
Castro
Hartley
Dallam
Moore
Lipscomb
Hemphill
Hansford
Deaf Smith
Sherman
Bomb in St Peter's Cathedral triggers Vatican security alert
Vatican City reports a crude bomb found near the main altar in St Peter's Cathedral was removed to the gardens and exploded hours later causing ground damage and trees to be destroyed. Officials suspect anti Fascist involvement while Mussolini and Vatican authorities pledge to solve the case and deter further attacks.
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Vatican City
St. Peter's Cathedral
Vatican Gardens
St. Peter's
Mussolini
Reward for Lost Red Suitcase on Borger Highway
A $5 reward is offered for the return of a red paper cloth suitcase lost from a car between 1005 Jefferson Street and the city limits on the Borger highway. Contents included two coats two trousers underwear photographs and personal belongings. Notify W C Brown at 1005 Jefferson Street or Claude Smithers at the sheriff’s office tel 9863.
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Jefferson Street
Borger Highway
W. C. Brown
Claude Smithers
Kilgore Well Gush Quenched by Tunneling Method
In Kilgore Texas a blazing Bell and Graddy well, burning for 25 and a half days, will be reconnected today to regain control. Fire was halted yesterday when water and mud were injected through six inch casings 25 feet underground, the first Texas oil well fire to be quenched by tunneling.
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Kilgore
Tex
Bell and Graddy
Texas
Floods Continue as Rio Grande Spreads Across Banks
Floodwaters from the Rio Grande advance, with levees on the American bank in better condition than the Mexican side. Officials warned the south bank would likely breach before the north, as water floods the area near Camargo, closing several roads. A correction noted an advertisement misprint for permanent waves at the Beauty Shop offering 3.50 each or two for 6.
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Rio Grande
Camargo
News-Globe
Dear Tack seeds for fall gardens and Red Cross aid
Dear Tack proposes pooling seed for the fall garden and donating extra to the Red Cross. The writer urges citizens to plant mustard, turnips, lettuce, and other vegetables for winter use, suggesting neighbor exchanges to save seeds that would otherwise be wasted. Seeds rotting in other parts of the state should be saved. See Tack letters Page 12.
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Red Cross
Dr. M. T. Tucker Accepts Call Here
Dr. M. T. Tucker, longtime pastor of the First Baptist Church of Claude, has accepted a call to serve the West Amarillo Baptist Church. He and his family plan to arrive August 10 to begin duties. A prominent Texas Baptist, he has held a Bible chair at Burleson College and been active in denomination work and Panhandle Baptist circles.
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M. T. Tucker
First Baptist Church
Claude
West Amarillo
Tucker
Texas
Child Clings to Pilot After Train Hits Car
A 10 year old girl Lois Capshaw clung to the locomotive pilot after a derailed collision at a grade crossing south of Denison yesterday. Her parents Will and Mrs Capshaw and four siblings suffered injuries but were expected to recover.
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Denison
Lois Capshaw
Will Capshaw
Pastor Neville to Return from Cleburne Revival
Rev. Jack Neville of the Fundamentalist Baptist Church on Ninth Avenue and Van Buren Street is expected back this week from a revival in Cleburne. In his absence Rev. Robert Pride of Amarillo has been leading services at the church.
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Cleburne
Jack Neville
Baptist Church
Ninth Avenue
van Buren Street
Robert Pride
Amarillo
Mrs Sharp Goes to Trial in Poison Slaying Case
Mrs Bessie Sharp is on trial in Sanderson Texas district court for the slaying of her husband by poison. The trial opened today with testimony expected from local officials and medical witnesses.
Oklahoma Denison Bridge Standoff Spurs Guarded End
Gov. Murray orders state highway workers to remain on guard at the Oklahoma end of the Red River bridge at Denison amid a bridge dispute with Texas authorities. Texas Rangers closed the Texas side after the bridge was opened by Oklahoma. hundreds of locals gathered at the barricade seeking passage. A separate note reports heavy rains washing out a detour bridge near Ringgold, impeding the Terral free bridge and forcing repair crews to work to restore the route.
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Murray
Denison
Oklahoma City
U.P
W. H. Murray
State Highway Department
Oklahoma
Tex
Texas Rangers
Texas
Red River
W. P. Huddleston
Haile Kirby
Ross Sterling
Austin
Ringgold
J. B. Early
Texas Highway Department
Wichita Falls
Early
Terral
Fall from grace sparks national scandal over oil lease
Fall resigned from Harding's cabinet amid a public feud over official acts. He was indicted for conspiring with Doheny to defraud the government and was convicted, claiming the $100,000 was a loan to modernize his ranch. Fall argued the Elk Hill lease benefited the government, yet the lease was cancelled and he was branded faithless. Doheny was acquitted.
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Fall
Council of the Mighty
Washington
Harding
Doheny
Elk Hill Naval Oil Reserve
California
United States Supreme Court
Two Aviators Die as Planes Crash in Air
Newington Connecticut July 20 two army planes collide killing Lieutenant Benjamin F Lowery and Corporal Harold Strosnyder. Lieut Francis K Kelly and Staff Sergeant David L Spicer escaped by parachute. Civilian Michael Pennicelli of Meriden was struck and seriously injured. Planes were en route from Mitchelfield to Rentschler field to inspect Pratt and Whitney plant.
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Newington
Conn
Benjamin F. Lowery
Harold Strosnyder
United States Army
Francis K. Kelly
David L. Spicer
Michael Pennicelli
Meriden
Mitchelfield
Rentschler Field
East Hartford
Pratt and Whitney Company
Two Charges Filed in Potter County
County Attorney Rhea C. Myers files two charges awaiting grand jury action. Mose Graves and Joe McQueen posted $1,000 bail each with Justice of the Peace C. G. Landis on intoxicated driving charges.
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Rhea C. Myers
Potter County
Mose Graves
Joe McQueen
C. G. Landis
Blinderman Goes to New York to Buy Goods for Palisade
J Blinderman proprietor of Pal ais Royal and the Popular left last night for New York and other eastern markets to purchase goods for the local stores.
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Blinderman
J. Blinderman
Palais Royal
The
Popular
New York
Retail Prices Down Slightly In 51 Cities
The Department of Labor reports a 2 per cent drop in food prices across 51 cities for the month ending June 25. Notable dips include potatoes 14 per cent, plate beef 6 per cent, duck roast and lard 4 per cent, with onions and fresh eggs up 4 per cent. Rising costs were modest in Salt Lake City and minor in Butte and Portland. Cities with 4 per cent declines include Birmingham, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, and Los Angeles.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Birmingham
Cleveland
Detroit
Houston
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Butte
Portland
Oregon
Oil rate reform sought by Texas industry group
The Independent Petroleum Association of Texas requests the Railroad Commission to set equitable pipeline rates amid claims of skewed profits. A 50 percent rate reduction application is pending, delayed at applicant request. Pat M. Neff attends to his ill brother in San Angelo and cannot testify this week on oil industry regulation.
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Europe
United States
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Tulsa
Okla
Mid-Contin
Independent Petroleum Association
Parker
Austin
U.P
Claud C. Wild
Independent Petroleum Association of Texas
Wild
Railroad Commission
Coke County
Pat Neff
Bailey Hardy
House Committee
Neff
Funeral Rites Set for F. P. West in Amarillo
Rites for 64 year old F P West retired banker who died in a local hospital will be held Tuesday at 10 am from the family home 1500 Jackson Street with a Christian Science service. Burial will be Llano Cemetery. Survived by widow a daughter Mrs Hattie West Harrell Fort Worth and two sons F S West and W N West Amarillo insurance men.
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F. P. West
Jackson Street
Llano
West
Amarillo
Cleburne
Martial Law Declared in Peiping and Tientsin
Martial law was declared in Peiping and Tientsin with rigid censorship. Manchurian authorities seized military supplies as they prepared to move against disaffected generals in Ho han.
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Peiping
China
Tientsin
Hohan
Injured Youth Improving After Canyon Crash
Cecil Slaton , 17, of Canyon, showing improved condition at North west Texas Hospital after a car crash last Friday that killed his companion Raymond Schmitz 19, also of Canyon. Mr and Mrs Leo Stoker of Umbarger suffered lacerations and bruises. Schmitz funeral held in Canyon yesterday.
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Cecil Slaton
Canyon
Northwest Texas
Raymond Schmitz
Leo Stoker
Umbarger
Stoker
Schmitz
Slaton
Live Stock Prices Across Kansas City Chicago and New Orleans
Kansas City notes 4,000 hogs and 11,000 cattle with steady to lower bids, top hogs at 7.45 for 180-210 Ibs and cattle morbidly mixed with steers at 6.00 to 8.50 for 600-1500 Ibs. Chicago reports 40,000 hogs with prices 7.60 to 7.85, cattle 16,000 with varied bids, and lambs steady to weak. New Orleans cotton opens firmer on favorable cables ahead of London talks. Stock market gains are modest with oils leading, U S Steel up.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Fridey
Wyoming
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
New Orleans
Liverpool
New York
Europe
Texas Corp
Standards
New Jersey
Houston
U. S. Steel
Union Carbide
American Water Works
Lorillard
American Smelting
Columbian Carbon
Allied Chemical and
Electric Power & Light
American Rolling
Seeese
American Smelt
American Sugar
American Tobacco B
American Wt Works & E
Auburn Auto
Aviation Corporation
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore Aviation
National Biscuit Co
Wee Bs
Best & Company
Bethlehem Steel
Illuminum & Brass Se
Bohn Seers
Tee
Canadian Pacific Celotex Company
Calumet & Hecla
Chesapeake Corpora
Chesapeake Ohio
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Columbia Gas & Light
Congoleum Nairn
Columbia Grapho OY Ohy
Columbian
New York Central RR
Commonwealth & Southeaks
Continental Can
Continental
Mireka Vacuum See Wee
Fox Film A
Seeee
American Steel Foundrys
Fisk Rubber Anes
Foster Re? Inc
Wee i
Freeport Texas
Weeeeweee
Frisco . A
Consolidated Gas
General Electric
General Food
Wee
General Theater
General Mills
General Motors
General Railway Signal
Gillette Razors
Glidden Company
Gold Dust Corper
Goodrich Tire & Rubber
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Welcome Home Soldiers of the Legion
A nostalgic poem by Edgar A. Guest from 1931 imagines a city welcoming returning soldiers. It recalls memories of wartime fears and comforts from home, promising joyous parades, banners, and bands as veterans march through celebratory streets. The piece honors the transition from doughboy to legionnaire and the enduring community care.
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Legion
France
Gruff
Buddy
E. P
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Sheffield Farms Milk Company
Navy Dirigible
Associated Press
Navy
Akron
Ohio
Mary McClanahan
Mr. Pleasant
Lola Guy
E. J. Guy
Roosevelt Oil
Henry Guy
A. E. Gorham
Mt. Pleasant
Ruby Melvin
John Melvin
Marion Fugate
McClanahan
Anna PD. Lamb
Thomas UD. Lamb
H. E. Whittekind
Neville
Durant
Companion
Jno
F. Clark Brokerexe, Co
Legionnaires
Edgar A. Guest
Eeeereee
Hupp Motors
Hahn Department Stores
Hudson Motors
International Harvester
Illinois Central Resisseance Agu Industrial Rayons
Sesereee
Inspiration Copper
International Cement
International Tel & Telez
Jewell Tea Company
Isville Gas & Electric
Mack
el Miami Copper
Manfie & Company
Missouri Pacific RR
International
National Car Register
Willys Overland Oliver
Paramount Publix
Sly Pathe Exchange
Packard Motors
J. C. Penney Company
Pennsylvania
Bate Sears Roebuck
Schulte
Simmons Company
Southern California Edison
Standard Brands, Inc
Standard Gas & Electric
Stone & Webster Baer
Cm & St P RR
Stewart Warner Sense
Studebaker Corporation
Southern Pacific
Southern RR
American
Eecvaatt
United Corporation
Union Pacific
United Aircraft & Transport
United Cigar Stores
United Carbon
United Gas Improvement
Union Carbide Beateneen Weeee
NY NH & H RR
Vanadium Corporation
Western Union
TCGM
Warner Gros Pictures
TM Warner Brog Company
Western Maryland
Ene
Western Pacific RR
Westinghouse Electric Od
Westinghouse
White Motor Company
Republics
Gulf of Penn
New
Mexican Seaboard-Continent
N. Y
Panhandle P. & R.ry Petroleum Corpse
Pierce Pet
Prairie O
See
Prairie PP
Warner-Quinlan
Richfield of
Cal
Reiter-Foster
Rio Grande Oil
Vee Royal Dutch
Shell Union
Simms Sree
Sinclair
St’d
Kansas
Indiana
Sunray Oil Corp
Tex Pac Ld & Trice
Tide Water Ase
Tex Pac Cs & Oil Sesereeres
Ark Nat
Leva
Marconi
Ford Motor Ltd
Ford of
Cana AY
Fox Theatre
Goldman Sachs
Lone Star Gas
Midwest Utilities
Ane
Niagara
United Gas
Let & Pwr
F. Clark Brokerage Co
Rey
T& Sfrr
Allisd Chemical & Bye
Allegheny Corporation
Allis Chalmers
Amerada Corporation
American Foreig
American Car & Foundry
American Internationa
American Locomotive Aces
American Power & Light
Heaven
City Auditorium
Auspices
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
R. Strickland
Melo
Malaga
Ivory
Oleo
Pearl
del Monte Or Libby’s
Cali
Fornia
Decker Tall Korn
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