Amarillo rower refuses to fund bungalow tree sitter
Irene Davis builds a wooden awning bungalow atop a Fourth Street home and demands five dollars a day from a neighbor. She says she will stay through next Christmas unless a compromise is reached while the neighbor vows to fight it and calls in lawyers. The dispute follows a tree sitting stunt that drew local attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Davis
Davis Tas
Newsworld
East Fourth Street
Gray
Calotabs Promise Easy Cleanse and Quick Relief
Advertised as a new calomel tablet called Jotaba Calotabs claims to banish nausea and improve digestion with a simple nightly dose. It promises no taste or unpleasantness, a morning appetite, and offers refunds if not satisfied. Beware of imitations and watch for checkerboard packaging.
Scout Troop To Meet With Endurance Sitter Tonight
A Boy Scout troop will meet at the North Fillmore tower at 7 pm with endurance sitter Homer Hill for a fellowship program. Several veteran sitters like Freddie Parr and Junior Buzard visited the tower, while George Wesley Tomberlin climbs higher, aiming to stay up a week or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Hill
North Fillmore
Fomer
Boy Scout
Homer
Freddie Parr
Junior Buzard
George Wesley Tomberlin
Floydads Johnson
Bobby Parr
Junior Hazard
Vesper Huddleston
Buchanann
Amarilloan Named District Deputy K c
Amarilloan named district deputy of the Knights of Columbus for the thirteenth Texas district with headquarters in Amarillo. Appointed by state deputy J J Driscoll of El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Op. Funk
Knights of Columbus
Texas
Amarillo
J. J. Driscoll
el Paso
Matrimonial Insurance Firms Attract Publicity
The writer notes increased attention to matrimonial insurance companies. He mentions holding three policies in a matrimonial mutual association and discusses potential contributions to the ongoing literature on the subject.
Communist Capture of Changsha Reported Amid Looting
Reports from Changsha describe a communist seizure of the city with 10,000 fighters after government troops left. Foreign nationals sought safety aboard gun boats heading toward Tungting Lake as consulates and properties, including Standard Oil holdings worth about 5 million, were at risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Changsha
Tungting Lake
Henan
Shantung
South China
Yale College
China
Siang
Y. M. C. A. Y. W. C. A. Standard Oil Company of
New York
British Asiatic Petroleum Company
Standard Oil
Murderer to die in Huntsville for Vaughan slaying
The convict, a farm hand named Washington, confessed to striking Mrs. Vaughan at her home with an iron pipe after an attempted assault. The husband Henry Vaughan testified to the events and the pursuit by sheriff McKinney. The court scheduled his electrocution for September 6, likely to be witnessed by Henry Vaughan and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
International narcotics rings crippled by treasury force
Treasury agents dismantled five rings in a two month sweep described as 100 percent efficient. The most prominent ring was led by Tony Laptino of Long Island known as Black Tony of the East with shipments valued at a million dollars. A Norfolk Virginia ring was headed by Boas Vessasco, tied to Italian circles there. Another ring was led by Sam Ferera of New York, arrested in Washington with two companions and sixty ounces of heroin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Tony Laptino
Long Island
Tony
East
Harry J. Anslinger
Narcotic Bureau
Norfolk
Boas” Vessasco
Anslinger
Sam Ferera
New York
Washington
Organ Concert To Be Broadcast From Amarillo Church
The First Baptist Church organ will debut on radio station KGRS Friday at 9 30 pm with organist John Josey and Mrs Josey assisting. A daily 80 minute program from 7 30 to 8 o clock begins Monday morning, with Sunday services broadcast and no program that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New First Baptist Church
Amarillo
KGRS
John Josey
WBAP
KTAT
KGRL
Josey
Two Amarillo Girls End Six Hour Talking Test
Theda Perry and Paula Dumas, ages from Amarillo, endured a six hour talking test starting at 9 AM and ending at 3 PM. The third girl Imogene Dumas spoke for the others and all three collapsed, with Theda and Paula describing the ordeal as torture and nerve racking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
Theda Perry
Louisiana Street
Paula Dumas
Center Avenue
Amarillo
Imogene
Old Tack
Theda
Paula
Ferguson faces Moodyism in campaign clash for state chair
Mrs. Ferguson rejects Moody's honest government line and frames the race as Fergusonism against Moodyism. She defines Moodyism as support for the 350 million dollar highway bond plan, 20 million for a prison system, and opposition to Ferguson proposals. She brands Moodyism as backing big banks and bootleg liquor tolerance, urging voters to choose change by voting for her or continuity by voting for Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Moody
Ferguson
Mr. Sterling
New York
Sterling
Patriot prices and Klan rhetoric in a changing economy
The piece laments Russian competition and US steel buyers undercutting by importing manganese, notes faster American factory efficiency in autos, reports Roy Chapman Andrews' fossil find of ancient Mongolian elephants, and comments on the Ku Klux Klan reasserting its white supremacy during prosperity then backlash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Russia
Roy Chapman Andrews
Andrews
Ku Klux Klan
Hoover appoints Reuters news brief recaps recess vice governor
President Hoover made a recess appointment for vice governor of the Philippine Islands. Roosevelt's nomination was sent to the Senate during a special session but remained in abeyance amid objections from Philippine independence supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Philippine Islands
Roosevelt
Senate
Panhandle Auto Club Lists Amarillo to Nearby City Roads
The Panhandle Auto Club reports road conditions from Amarillo to Fort Worth via Wichita Falls U S 87 0 and to Oklahoma City via U 8 66 good. Dry or rough segments noted to Tucumcari and Higgins. Lubbock good. Borger highway paved. club secretary Miss Gwendolyn Stewart to California August 9 with Dr George M Caltra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
U. S
Oklahoma City
Tucumcari
Higgins
Clayton
N. M
Borger
Lubbock
Panhandle Auto Club, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Gwendolyn Stewart
George M. Caltra
California
Los Anelon
Visalia
Kansas City Livestock Markets Hit Mixed Tones
Markets report from Kansas City, Fort Worth, Chicago and East St. Louis show hogs up to 20 cents higher with top around 9.65 in Chicago and 9.20 at Kansas City, cattle broadly steady to higher, vealers mixed, lambs mixed, and cotton futures trading steady after partial losses and weather expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Fort
Ateady
California
Chicago
East ST. Louis
The Busy Life poem about labor and purpose
The verse praises the value of action and labor over idle ease. It argues that strength and courage are kept by work and by contributing to the world, even as age approaches. It concludes that clearing a swamp to create a garden improves the world.
Market rally loses steam amid sagging specialties
Trading on the stock exchange today mixed with a late rally fading as key issues dipped. Safeway Stores hit a new low for the year around 60 while its January high stood at 122 and 1929 peak at 196. First National Stores fell about 4 points and Gillette Safety Razor over 2. Declines of 2 to 4 appeared in Southern Railway Johns Manville American Power and Light J J Case Auburn Auto Ingersoll Rand U S Realty and Celotex. U S Steel held near yesterday's quote as the market awaited the Corporation's quarterly earnings report expected about 3 a share with call money renewing at 2 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Exchange
Safeway
First National Stores
Gillette Safety
Razor
Southern Railway
Johns Manville
American Power and Light
J. J. Case
Auburn Auto
Ingersoll Rand
U. S. Realty
Celotex
U. S. Steel
Call
New York
Jno
F. Clarke
Amarillo
Allegheny Corpo
Allis Chalmers
American Locomotive
Americaner & Light
American Smelt
American Steel Foundrys
American Tel & Teleg
American ‘Tobacco
American Watchs
At&sfar
Aviation Corporation
Baltimore & Ohio Fence AT & Co
Bethlehem Steel
Pohn Aluminum & Brassa
Borden Company
Borg ‘Arner
Cerro de
Republics Wheeee - Checker Cab Mig
Atlantic Re
BRL
Chesapeake Corporat
Barnadall If
Chicago & Northwester
Creole
Testes Cri& OM & St
Darby Pet
Consolidated Gua
Kirby
Continental Baking A
Louisiana O Ong
Continental Oters
Ine
Neeee
Mo Kana Pipe
Zy Crucible Steel
Mountain Prod
Big Cuba Company
Shee
Pandem
Cuban American Sugar
Panhandle &Rtm Davison Chemical
Phillis
Aay
Delaware & H
Pierce Oil
Dela, Laca & West RK
Pierce Pet
den & Rio Grand W RR
Prairie O & Vee
Detroit Edison
Prairie Pipe Line
Festman Kodak
Tee Eaton Axle & Spin Fitchfield
Cal
Tee Electric Auto Ite
Royal Dutch
Sede Electric Power & Light Sinclair
Skelly
Endicott Johnson
Gardner Motor Ny
Vacuum Sabe
General Electric
Sota
General F
Warner-Quinlan General Mills
General Motors
General Railway
Gillette Razor
Glidden Company A
Gold Dust Corporation
Rubber
Goodrich Tire
Goodyear Tire
Superpower
Gotham Silk Hote
Ark Nat Gas
Graham Paige
Assd Gas & Elec
Granby Roby Canadian
Great Northern Rapid
Great Western Sugar
Grigsby Grunow
Hahnt
Detroit Averft
Be Houdaille Hershey
Durant Motors
Hudson Motors
Elee
Bond & Share
Illinois Central
Fokker Aircraft
Weetee
Interboro
Ford
Fox Theater
International Harvester
Bily
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McTes Texdy
Nough Bartes
Scout Troop
Santa Fe
Ae Young
Transsport
North Fillmore Street
Jack Hall
George
Richardson
Floydada Johnson
Homer Hil
Charley Martin Ross
Vesper Haddleston
Frances Casstevens
Inez Casstevens
Eddie Lee
Tack
Amarilloan
K. c
Fergusons
Jim
Houston
Trey
Aemeans
Wan
Carlos Jonta
Vose
Jisos
Liverpool
Plains
Cotton Belt
Associated Presa
F. Clark
Cess
Wits
Edgar A. Guest
Louisville Gas Electric
Pacitté RR LL. - Orgene Webasi Corporation
Pathe Exchange
J. C. Penney
Pennsylvania RR
Pillsbur Flouriuls
Niesse
Pullman
Keith Orpheum
Radio Corporation
Remington Rand
Seeee 2d
Reo Motor Car
Republic Iron & Steel
Reynolds Tobacco
St. Joseph Lead
Ad Schulte
Sears Vel Oe
Simmons Company
Southern California
Seaseaeeta Tobacco
Stone & W
Studebaker Converstion
Texas Gulf Sulphur
Timken Roller Bearings
Union Pacific
United Aircraft & Truort
United Cigar Stores
United Corporation
United Fruit
United Gas
Jaspirin
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