Panhandle counties seek 6.25 million for road labor relief
Seventeen Panhandle counties asked the Texas government for about 6.25 million dollars to hire laborers on highway projects through federal relief funds, with an additional four million for machinery, to curb unemployment before next harvest. Representatives met with Sen. Clint Small and highway chief W. J. Van London to prepare reports detailing road locations, materials, costs, and beneficiaries.
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Upper Panhandle
Clint Small
W. J. van London
Austin
Small
State Highway Commission
State Commission
Washington
Texas
Federal Highway Fund
Panhandle
Oldham
Potter
Carson
Hutchinson
Wright convicted of murder in Christmas Eve farm-house slaying
Hiram Wright is sentenced to 25 years for the murder of Pete McKay at a dance held Christmas Eve at the Wright farm near Garden Valley. Pete’s brother Barney McKay was also killed in the same affray. Also noted: 100 French military planes will fly in formation to Egypt and North Africa in November.
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Tyler
Tex
Hiram Wright
Pete McKay
Wright Farm
Garden Valley
Barney McKay
Pete
Wright Home
Egypt
North Africa
Unusual Camp Concert At Palo Duro Canyon
An improvised musical program entertained Company 1829 at Palo Duro Canyon camp with a broom handle xylophone washboard harmonies and a fiddle guitar and banjo lineup. Local visitors and singers joined the performance as plans emerge for study periods in grammar arithmetic spelling for the 48 Negro soldiers assigned.
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Palo Duro Canyon
Mess Hall
Duel Wilson
Luling
Jim B. Wright
San Marcus
W F. Stiles
Taylor
W. B. Ramsdall
Marble Falls
C. EF. Ambler
Black soldiers praised for quick response in canyon rescue and camp duties
Seth A. Sheppard of Houston notes the three companies with nearly 30 Negro men show prompt compliance to tasks and commendable spirit in the tree army. A wind and rain storm sparks a canyon rescue of a lost man, aided by about 50 volunteers, who later plans to enter the canyon earlier next time. Payday flashlights become a remembered item as T.C. Thompson of Canyon addresses veterans of Company 1828.
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Seth A. Sheppard
Houston
News- Globe
Plains
Inherites Fortune Blue Jays Corn Cure Ad
John Murphy inherits a fortune and plans to supply friends with Blue Jays corn cure. The product, from Bauer and Black Surgical Dressing House, claims instant relief and scientific removal in three days. Priced at 24 cents at druggists.
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John Murphy
John
Blue-Jay
Bauer & Black
Palo Duro park road work praised by officials
Mr Thompson praised officers and workers at Palo Duro camp saying they have full support. He spoke of Texas plains history, C Goodnight camp, and the drive to build roads into the canyon. Three state engineers Ed Owens Sam Miller and Rex Byrum lead the road project under F A Dale of Austin. Germany plans a dirigible service linking Europe North America and the East Indies.
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Palo Duro
Mr. Thompson
Plains of
Texas
Canyon
Ed Owens
Sam Miller
Rex Byrum
F. A. Dale
Austin
National Park Service
Germany
Europe
North America
The
East Indies
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Randall
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Sherman
Kompo Company Dept
Atlanta, Ga
Frank J. Murphy
Detroit
Philippines
C. C. Camp News
W. B. Gravel and Co
J. Rankin
Company Street
Loma Groom
Pauline Hart
G. A Cox
Jewel
Montague
Val
Aree Briscow
Audley Alexander
Arthur K. Goodman
Shirley
Jean
Kenneth
Ike Reed
F. B. Cummings
San Antonio
Camp Bullis
T. C. Thompson
Company
World
St. Louis Zoo
America
ST. Louis
Jefferson Memorial
Colonel Lindbergh
Forest Park
Shaw's Gardens
St. Louis Municipal Theatre
American Retailers Association
Committee of the
Industrial Club
Locust Street
T. Louis
Colonel Goodnight
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Claudette Colbert
Miss Colbert
Paramount
Lux Toilet
Lux Toilet Soap
Metro Ball Park
Amarillo
Wilbur C. Hawk
Alfred Wolff
Heinrich Ortmann As
Christus
Bertram Willoughby
Judas
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