County judges session plans entertain West Texas meet
Plans for entertaining county judges and commissioners of West Texas who meet in Amarillo on September 1 and 2 for their annual convention were laid today. Personal letters urging attendance and describing the program were being written. Tom K. Eplen of Abilene is dead, A. C. Newman of Coleman is secretary treasurer, and about 27 cents of each dollar spent by consumers in hardware stores goes to retailers, per a federal survey.
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West Texas
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Tom K. Eplen
Abilene
A. C. Newman
Coléman
Plea From Homeless Boy Seeks Work on Ranch or Farm
A 16 year old writes Tack seeking a job due to homelessness and lack of family support. He has drug store experience and desires any available work, noting his parents are deceased four years ago and his aunt and grandmother are abroad.
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America
Bids Threaten Richfield Buyout By Major Players
Persistent reports say Shell Union and Cities Service may outbid Consolidated Oil’s 22.25 million offer for Richfield assets. The Richfield creditors committee accepted Consolidated’s bid but may consider other offers within 45 days, signaling ongoing bidding tension. Receivership began January 15, 1931, with bond recoveries around 50 percent for Pan American, 35 percent for Richfield bonds, and 15 percent for unsecured claims.
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Los Angeles
Shell Union
Cities Service Company
Consolidated Oil Company
Richfield
Consolidated
West Coast
Consolidated Company
Pan American
Richfield Oil Company
Sinclair plans purchase talks on Richfield Oil in California
After an all night stop in Amarillo Harry F. Sinclair moves to Los Angeles to arrange the purchase of Richfield Oil Company by the Consolidated Oil Corporation. He says acceptance is not a sale yet and the deal would place Sinclair interests in 8 percent of U S gasoline. Accompanying him are his son Harry Jr and associates Daniel Pierce Charles Steele and F L Kennedy.
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Saturday Evening Post
Amarillo
Plains
Hoover
Texas
St. Louis
Harry F. Sinclair
Los Angeles
Richfield Oil Company
Consolidated Oil Corporation
Sinclair
Capitol Hotel
Richfield
Sinclair Organizations
United States
Harry, Jr
Daniel Pierce
New York
Charles Steele
F. L. Kennedy
Tulsa
Living Music Day lights Amarillo with citywide performances
Amarillo hosts Living Music Day on Monday with 28 principal stores featuring orchestras and bands serenading shoppers. Proceeds from a 7 to 9 p.m. dance at Jack Hall's ranch benefit the Par ent-Teacher Associations thrift room for schoolchildren. Governor Ross Sterling and Ma Ferguson will speak, and special musicians from the Musical Grays family will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarilllo
News-Globe
Eddie Cantor
Jack Hall
Dave Derden
Ross Sterling
Ma” Ferguson
Baby Ireland
Jesse
Melody Maids
Joe Norman
Derden
Leon Gray
Clovis, N. M
Grays
Chow Dog Seeks Delay In Death Penalty Appeal
Ming Toy the chow dog will appear before Judge Albert S. I. Owens on Friday to appeal a death sentence for biting two people near her newborn litter. The case has drawn protests from humane groups in Jacksonville and New York, with a Baltimore society offering a home if the sentence is commuted.
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Baltimore
Ming Toy
Albert S. I. Owens
Charles Fagan
Jacksonville, Fla
Humane Society
Eduardo L. Desvernine
New Fork
Eviction Tactics In Anacostia As Veterans’ Camps Are Cleared
Veterans faced eviction as police and Treasury officials cleared a building near a ball park in a clash that injured five and sent three police to hospitals. Leaders linked to John Pace of Detroit were identified among the followers as authorities moved to evacuate all nearby structures used by veterans. Glassford’s reserves broke camps into scattered groups, with many veterans fleeing to Anacostia and other southern city sites.
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Waters
John Pace
Detroit
Bonus Seekers
Treasury
Glassford
Anacostia
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wake Up Your Liver Bile Without Calomel
An advertisement touts Carter's Liver Pills as a safe way to awaken bile flow without calomel. It warns against overusing salts or oils and candy, claims the product makes digestion smoother and the body feel buoyant, and lists the red label Carter’s Liver Pills from C. M. Co. as available in stores.
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Doma
Carter's
C. M. Co
Texas Democratic runoff results and campaign updates
In Dallas the Sterling faction names Ernest Alexander as state campaign manager and Myron Blalock as speakers bureau chief with Moody directing on the campaign trail. Wichita Falls hosts an Northwest Texas rally with Rep. Bob Long among the speakers. Election returns show Ferguson leading Hunter and Sterling in various counties for governor and other statewide offices as of 11:30 A M from 253 of 254 counties.
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Sterling
Dallas
Ernest Alexander
Fort Worth
Myron Blalock
Marshall
Moody
Wichita Falls
Texas
Rep
Bob Long
James E. Ferguson
Texas Election Bureau
Ferguson
Hunter
Scattering
Shaver
Woods
McDonald
Seymour
Satterwhite
Tennant
Terrell
Culberson
Hatcher
Thompson
Congress
Parrish
Williams
Bailey
Davis
Holcom
Burkett
Hyer
McGregor
Strong
Pomerene Discusses R F C Head Duties with Hoover
Atlee Pomerene lawyer and former Senator met with President Hoover in Washington to outline his duties as chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Secretary Mills and Charles Miller joined the talks. Pomerene cited plans for lending and the pending board vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlee Pomerene
Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Ohio
Pomerene
White House
Mills
Charles Miller
New York
Seven
Creager Sees State Opportunity for GOP in Texas
R B Creager of Brownsville Republican national committeeman told Texas party members at a Houston dinner that Democratic discord this year offers a golden chance to elect a Republican governor next November. He urged party officeholders to campaign vigorously and donate to state and national races.
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Houston
R. B. Creager
Brownsville
Texas
Creager
Slayer of Doumer Put in Death House
Convicted killer Paul Gorguloff, who murdered President Paul Doumer last May, was moved to the death house at Sante prison in Paris to await execution by guillotine. He protested the method saying he preferred being shot, as a 24 hour watch is set to prevent self harm.
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Paris
Paul Doumer
Paul Gorguloff
Sante
Grain and Livestock Markets Report from Chicago and Kansas City
Markets show mixed grain prices with July futures near 49 to 58. Oats and lard bids listed, Kansas City hogs and cattle trade steady to lower with top hogs at 4.60 and cattle around 7 to 9 for fed steers. Chicago hogs and cattle follow similar soft tone as USDA reports show demand fluctuating. New Orleans cotton opens steady amid firmer Liverpool cables.
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Chicago
Jno
F. Clark 14 Co
Sccacke
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
U. S. CA
New Orleans
Liverpool
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest and Market Notes
Poem by Edgar A. Guest laments national concerns over beer while a broad chorus of society is described. Market notes detail early gains in grain and metal prices and a bullish New York stock letter noting broad stock advances, dollar strength, and continued wheat and cotton strength with several leaders rallying.
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New York
Allied Chemical
American Telephone
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Norfolk and Western
Delaware & Hudson
U. S. Steel
Coca Cola
Dupont
Consolidated Gas
Southern Pacific
U. S. Steel Common
Standard of N. J. Pennsylvania
New York Central
General Electric
General Motors
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Mae
Herbert Hoover
Dan
Roosevelt
California
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
Gerald Swope
Owen D. Young
General Electric Company
The
Kansas City Star
Dalhart
Tack
Sinclair Buy
Panhandle
Chow Dog
Robin Hood
Jesse James
al Capone
Madame Racketeer
Paramount Picture
Alison Ski Richard
Estes
Wichita County
Ferson Hunter Ster
Wichita
Clay
Archer
Baylor
Wilbarger
Faith Baldwin
Warren William and
Maureen O'Sullivan
Julia Dawn
Paramount News
Lionel Barrymore
Karen Morley
Betty Boop
Finance Board
Doumer
Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
Saint
Mason
Shreveport
Atlanta
Jno. F. Clark Brokerage Co
Juneau
Allied Chemical Oseaveenne Oe
Als Chalmers
Eersos Neveres
Aleereeee
International
Creseess
Streeeneeeers
Am. Rad
SS Mfg
Sesgsses
Smitg
Sasseenenee Ee
Whee
Bug
Wks
E. Pw
Auburn Auto
Atlantic
Baldwin
Balt & Ohio RR
Bendix Aviation
Best & Co
Tee
Bethlehem Steel
Bohn Alum & Brass
Borden Co
Borg-Warner
Bklyn-Manhat
Trans
Burroughs
Byers A. M., Co
Canadian Pacific
Cerro de P
Copper
Chesapeake
Seege
Chesapeake Corp
Chrysler Corp
Columbia G, & L
Credit Co
Comwith & Sthrn
Ory Congoleum-Nairn
Curtiss Wright
Lac. & West
Eastman Kodak
ISS
Elec
Pow & Lt
Erie RR
Field
Wheeler
Inevee
Freeport
Gen Baking Co
Seteeae
Motors Sence
Oes
Gillett Razor Weewee
Goodrich
Goodyear Wee
Weeeseel
NYNH
H. Eee
Ohio Oil
Pac Gas Elec Co
Paramount Publix
Penney J C Co
Pennsylvania
Pub Service of
Pullman Co
West’ House Elec
Woolworth
Worthington
Pp & Mech
PRI
Amarillo Day of Music
Price
Ene
Q Clothiers
POLK
Allen
Phoenix Hose
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