Railroad Safety Meetings and Wheat Movements Report
The Southwestern Public Service Company hosts a safety meeting on July 28 with A. R. Tillman as speaker and plant tours planned. Rock Island rules shift enable stock owners or caretakers to transport one car of stock up to 200 miles, with state exceptions. Amarillo Plains division plans a safety meeting August 4 led by J. B. Briscoe, with many officials attending. Widespread wheat movement slows but remains strong, with 11,055 car loads moved by July 25, a record for the Plains division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Davis
Rock Island
Kansas
Louisiana
Nebraska
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Rock Island Division
J. B. Briscoe
Santa Fe
Plains Division
Amarillo
Amarillo Junior College District to Meet in Special Session
The Board of Trustees will convene Monday night August 3, 1931 at 8 P. M. to approve a budget covering receipts and expenditures for the year from September 1, 1931 to August 1, 1932. Notice is given under house bill 68 and budget system rules. Geo M. Waddill Sek Amarillo Junior College District.
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Amarillo
Guiding Your Child YOUR MISTAKES
Mrs Agnes Lyne reflects on parental errors in past childrearing and urges honest self review. She says happiness and success hinge on early experiences shaped by attitudes and decisions, urging balanced effort over guilt and emotional overcompensation.
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Agnes Lyne
121 Crippled Children Get Council Help
J C Paschall heads the Crippled Children's Council of Amarillo civic clubs and told local Kiwanians the group has treated 121 crippled children with $14,000 spent. Dr J Travis Gray and Dr B M Primer spoke on orthopedics and health work. P K Girls sang. Amarillo will send Kiwanians to Vega for the annual chicken barbecue with Congressman Marvin Jones as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Paschall
Crippled Children’s Council of
Amarillo
Amarillo - Potter County
P-K
Preachers
Margot
Mota Maye
Doris Shaw
Florence
Frances Snodgrass
Vega
Vega Club
Marvin Jones
City-Wide Safety Meeting Tonight on North East Third
A city wide safety meeting is set for 7:30 at the lawn of Southwestern Public Service Company on North East Third Avenue beyond Butler Field. Sponsor is the company with A R Tillman Albuquerque Santa Fe safety supervisor as principal speaker. Railroad officials and plant officials are expected to attend and a tour of inspection of the service company's power plant will follow.
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The
Southwestern Public Service Company
Butler Field
A. R. Tillman
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
N. M
Public Service Company
J. B. Briscoe
Plains Division
Amarillo
Maintenance of Way Council
North East
Third Avenue
Santa Fe Safety Supervisor
Business Club Picnic At Jack Hall Ranch Tonight
The American Business Club will host a picnic at 6 30 this evening at Jack Hall's Ranch for members wives and friends. The program includes swimming dancing and picnicking with a baseball game planned early. This gathering replaces the usual Friday noon luncheon.
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The
American Business Club
Jack Hall
Service School for Auto Dealers In Panhandle Building
A service school for General Motors dealers opens tonight in the Panhandle building at Third Avenue and Taylor Street. The program runs nightly through August 3 with J. J. Spereman and C. B. Wilkinson of Fisher Bodies Detroit guiding the sessions. A day session runs July 31 to August 5.
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General Motors
Panhandle
Third Avenue
Taylor Street
J. J. Spereman
C. 8. Wilkinson
Fisher Bodies Corporation of
Detroit
Moses Predict Hoover Nominated by Republicans
Senator Moses of New Hampshire predicted President Hoover would be renominated by the Republicans. He said it is not in the cards for anyone to take the nomination away from Hoover. The article also notes a unrelated line about weather stripping on a basement door to keep out dust and odors.
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Washington
Hoover
Moses
New Hampshire
Righting Parental Errors Needs Tact and Wise Timing
A mother who recognizes favoritism won’t fix matters by sudden overt affection. The neglected child is defensive, requiring loving, conscientious, and intelligent, not dramatic, action. Win confidence through tact and measured, casual opportunities to restore trust.
Bids Sought for School Funds Depository in Amarillo Districts
The Amarillo Independent School District and the Amarillo Junior College District will receive bids on August 17, 1931, at 8 p.m. for a depository to hold all district school funds for the two-year period from September 1, 1931, to August 31, 1933.
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Amarillo Independent School District
Amarillo Junior College
Geo. M. Waddill
Sugar still reigns as the standard sweetener at home
When tired and hot, reach for a cool drink sweetened with sugar. The sugar sweetens iced tea coffee lemonade and flavored milk and the refined cane variety is the recognized standard among housewives. Flavor and season with Sugar.
Women on La Salle Street Lose Stock Market Edge
Brokers say postwar woman plungers have faded from Chicago trading floors. The famed “woman in the red hat” and legions of amateur female speculators are largely gone or sidelined, leaving a quieter scene on La Salle Street as markets pulse on.
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Chicago
la Salle Street
Women in market under scrutiny after agent’s slayings
Reporters describe women as experienced traders and cautious investors in Fort Worth after Prohibition Agent Raymond L. Eazell was killed. Brokers note women seek gains yet accept losses, with some defending female traders against stereotypes as patient, disciplined, and capable.
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Fort Worth
Tex
U.P
Raymond L. Eazell
Amarillo ISD To Meet In Special Session August 3 1931
The Amarillo Independent School District will hold a special meeting Monday night August 3 1931 at 8 PM in the High School. The session will officially approve the district budget of receipts and expenditures for the year starting September 1 1931 and ending August 31 1932 under the state and county budget system law. Geo M Waddill is secretary.
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Amarillo Independent School District
Geo. M. Waddill
Inquest to Probe Alley Bootlegger Shootout Deaths
Prohibition agents J W Boyd and Ezzell confronted bootlegger Robert Whitehead in an alley over a liquor purchase. Whitehead fired twice, killing Ezzell who returned fire. Whitehead died from his injuries. A gallon of whisky and fruit jars found in Whitehead's car. Justice Prichard to hear statements before verdict. Ezzell, a dry agent since last year, from Buckholts Milam County Texas.
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Robert Whitehead
J. W. Boyd
Ezzell
Whitehead
Boyd
Prichard
Hamilton
Buckholts
Milam County
Texas
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John Moore
John Crotty
I. M. Crotty
Buchanan Street
Crotty
Denver
E. M. Thomas
G. G. Gratton
T. S. Barnes
Fountain Avenue
Mildred Ezibell
Kansas City
Carlsbad Cavern
R. W. Prentice
Borger
O. R. Satterlee
Clovis
California
Pacific
Truman Vineyard
Santa Fe Division
L. W. Stitt
Tennessee
Georgia
W. J. Daley
New Mexico
Bill
Walter T. Price
C. V. Woods
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Catalina Island
Pacific Coast
Tia Juana
Mr. Woods
Amarillo Junior
Star Lumber CO
5Th & Jackson Sts
Sugar Institute
U.S
Dayton Tires
Daytons
E. B. Meyer
6Th & Harrison
Loritiare Co
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