Land Dealers Plan Panhandle Conference August 15
Amarillo Real Estate Board and the Panhandle Plains of Texas Inc announce a general meeting of Panhandle land dealers on August 15 with hundreds expected. Attendees from Hereford Estelline Dimmitt Floydada Spearman Dumas Fort Sumner and Wellington will send three to eight reps each. The dealers will support immigration and development efforts. Exhibits are being prepared for fairs in Kansas Iowa and Nebraska.
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Amarillo Real Estate Board
Panhandle Plains of Texas
Panhandle
Amarillo
Panhandle Plains of Texas Inc
Development Association
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Wayne Wheeler and the Dry League’s Political Power
Steuart portrays Wayne Wheeler as a tireless, limelight driven leader who directed Prohibition strategy, controlled patronage, and shaped national politics. He built dry majorities in Congress by pressuring opponents and organizing back home opposition, influencing both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
St. George
Anti-Siloon League
Wayne B. Wheeler
Prohibition
Steuart
Wheeler
League
Senate
House
Color Movies and Primary Color Filters
The article explains how small lenses split light into red green and blue rays in color film. Each color passes through its matching filter into the camera and projector. The combination of red green and blue produces all natural colors on screen.
Kidnapping Charge Dropped In Emma Stoger Case
Charges of kidnapping filed against Emma Stoger by Rev. G J Irvin of the Children's Home were dropped after transfer from police to county officials and then district attorney review. The nine year old daughter had been in the home for two months under a court decree.
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Emma Stoger
G. J. Irvin
Poace Court
Oramge
Law
Merry
Time Limit Extended On Federal Veterans Bonus
The time limit for awarding the federal bonus to World War veterans is extended to January 2, 1930. Announcement came this morning from Sergt. Ira C Barend, instructor of the 142nd Infantry, with Brig. Gen. Bowley, commander of the Eighth Corps Area, receiving the information.
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Sergt
Ira C Barend
142Nd Infantry
General Bowley
Eighth Corps
Scattered Rains Hit Panhandle Towns and Relocation Notes
Scattered rains fell last night across the Panhandle with Spearman reporting nearly half an inch and Seagraves noting about one inch. Mr and Mrs J C Drummer of Angeles moved to Talmage Place. Drummer works for a Surgical Supply firm in St. Louis.
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Pandie
Spearman
Seagraves
J. C. Drummer
Angeles
Talmage Place
Surgical Supply Company of
Campaign reflections and social musings from Potter county
A local voice reflects on election results praising Ed Pittman Ted Blackburn and Bill Flesher while complimenting Thomerson’s vigor. He notes Congressman Jones's record and contemplates health fears appendicitis and cemetery visits. The piece tackles prohibition, women in overalls, calories, and slang usage by public figures.
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Ed. Pittman
Ted Blackburn
Bill Flesher
Thomerson
Returns in Borger vote race close
In Borger incomplete returns from the List Judicial district show Walter Allen and Clifford Braly alternating for first and second places with C S Wortman third for district attorney. Incomplete returns for the 84th district attorney race give John A Holmes a majority over Curtis Douglass in the same territory, reported up to 10 o clock Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Borger
Walter Allen
Clifford Braly
C. S. Wortman
John A. Holmes
Curtis Douglass
Inter state Commerce Commission raises rail mail pay
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered about 15 percent higher annual pay for trunk line railroads carrying mail, retroactive to July 1925, totaling roughly 45 million dollars in back pay and about 15 million dollars annually. Short line railroads gain about 80 percent. Dissent noted from Commissioners Lewis McManamy Taylor and Eastman.
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United Press
Washington
Postoffice Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lewis, McManamy, Taylor and Eastman
Suspect Held in Stabbing of Man at Dance Hall
Alvin O. Moore an 18 year old dairy worker is in Potter county jail after knife wounds were inflicted on Ed Kennedy Saturday night at a dance hall north of town Kennedy was hospitalized but not believed to be in danger Moore said the stabbing was accidental during a fall and scuffle No charges have been filed yet
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Alvin O. Moore
Potter County
Ed Kennedy
Moore
Kennedy
No cabinet changes planned in Mexico before November
Excelsior reports no changes in the cabinet before November 30. President Callea ends his elective term. Provisional secretaries will continue to serve to that date.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Excelsior
Callea
Tucumcari Invites Kiwanis to Visit
Tucumcari invites the Amarillo Kiwanis club to visit, drive U S Highway 66 in splendid condition, and discuss a possible visit. The matter was referred to a committee during the regular luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucumcari
E. W. Bowen
A. Calisch
Tucumecari
Amarillo
Public Invited To Lawn Party At Buchanan Street Church
An ice cream lawn party will be held at Buchanan Street Methodist Church at Eighth and North Buchanan tonight under the Sunday school. The public is invited to attend and enjoy the event in Texas wide open spaces. Also notes a job-seeking saleslady needing work and asks readers to send opportunities to The Globs, care of Saleslady.
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Buchanan Street Methodist Church
Eighth and
North Buchanan
Mrs Wilmering Notifies Death of Aunt in Angels California
Mrs Wilmering announces the death of her aunt Mrs Ruby Newt in Angels California. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 2 o clock at the family residence 088 West Forty Ninth Street.
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Anna
EB. Wilmering
Ruby Newt
Angels California
Wilmering
West Forty- Ninth Street
Puzzle word ladder solution from editorial page
The editorial presents a Letter Call puzzle answer showing a sequence: LEFT LENT LEND LAND HAND.
Smoot Warns Against Demo Tariff Views
Senator Smoot of Utah, who led the committee that drafted the Republican platform, warned American business not to trust the Democratic tariff plank of 1928. He argued the plank is not a Republican endorsement nor a reversal of Democratic principles, citing criticisms of Senator Robinson and recalling Cleveland era tariff reforms as a warning to business.
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Associated Press
Washington
Smoot
Utah
Robinson
Kansas
Senate Committee
Tariff Commission
Cleveland
Local Social Notes Highlight Travel Births and Visits
Miss Mertel McKenzie plans a New York shopping trip for Little Brown House gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Bert King welcome a baby boy born July 22. J. F. Riggs and J. Blinderman travel east to buy and visit. Phrases mention multiple families visiting Amarillo, travels to Dallas, California, Yosemite, and Catalina Island, and local hospital stories.
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Mertel McKenzie
New York City
Little Brown House
Bert King
J. F. Riggs
J. Blinderman
Paul Harding
Fair
Plainview
Cheyenne
Helen Duke
West Texas State Teachers College
J. R
Holly) Hollingsworth
Fred Cline
Spearman
Wayne Tomlinson
B. F. Harper
Dallas
Cooke Wilson
Mary Waldo and
Cooke, Jr
Beaumont
Joe Ellis
van Buren
P. L. Blake
Assessor
J. L. Blake
Gladys Townes
Amarillo
California
Los Angeles
Yosemite National Park
Catalina Island
Rae Bell
Childress
Dorothy Miller
Willie Goldston
Clarendon
Paulin
Bell
East Eighth Street
J. H. Cross
Canatian
F. P. Fagan
East Eleventh
Fagan
Frank McBride
Virginia Florence
Quitaque
Bertha “McGregor
Cecilia Stubbs
Illinois
Myrtle Maude Munn
West
Nineteenth Avenue
T. Wunkapillar
Wolstead
Pampa
Dale Hester
Wichita Falls
Talmage Place
Emma Gaslick
Detroit
Mich
Kansas City Livestock Market Report July 30
Hogs 8000 head down 15 to 25 cents with top at 10.90. cattle 16000 head, calves 2000, prices mixed for steers and heifers with yearlings at 16.00, cows 9.00 to 11.75, vealers 8.00 to 13.50. stockers 11.25 to 13.75. sheep 7000 head lambs 15 to 25 cents lower, Colorado lambs 14.76 top, ewes 4.25 to 16.75.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
United States Department of Agriculture
Colorado
Chicago Livestock Market Report Sees Mixed Cuts
The USDA Chicago report shows hogs 45,000 head mostly 10 to 20 cents lower for 160 lb up. cattle 17,000 with varied shifts across grades. sheep 20,000 with fat lambs 25 cents lower and feeder lambs up to 13.85. Key prices include hogs top at 11.25 for 385-210 lb butchers and cattle across multiple weight classes around 14 to 16 dollars.
New Orleans Cotton Drops After Early Trading Slump
The cotton market opened decisively lower with losses near 2.0 a bale as Liverpool cables pressed prices down. Active months stayed under 20 cents, with October at 19.95, December 19.00, and January 19.84, before late gains lifted some contracts on rain hopes and short-covering.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Liverpool
Shorts
New York Cotton Opens Steady Amid Declines and Covering
The cotton market opened steady with declines of about 38 points, pressured by lower Liverpool cables and bearish private crop reports. December fell to around 20.81 during the morning with most active months down 25 to 37 points as traders covered positions and released a private crop estimate near 14.7 million bales. Liverpool spot prices eased with multiple grades quoted, while futures closed quietly with July near 10.97 and later contracts around 10.69 to 10.70.
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Associated Press
New York
Liverpool
Opening stock market shows broad gains and bullish tone
New York stocks rise as prices move higher across sectors led by Chrysler International Nickel and Radio. Gains widen into midmorning with Wright Aeronautical Curtiss Johns Manville Eastman Kodak and GM up and call money easing.
Growth in U.S. Methodist Churches Tallies 1926 Figures
Commerce department data show 26,130 Methodist Episcopal churches with 4,080,777 members in 1926, up from 29,315 churches and 3,717,785 members in 1916. Federated churches total 195, with 13,861 members. 1926 expenditures across 25,790 churches reach $89,422,307. church edifice value across 25,290 churches is $406,165,659.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Commerce
United States
Former Palestine policeman shot dead at home
W. J. Hill, former Palestine police officer, was killed last night when shotgun blasts struck him at his residence in Palestine Tex. His brother in law R. F. Taylor surrendered to officers and was released on a small bond. Hill had been under indictment for shooting Dave Reagan, another Palestine officer who was permanently disabled.
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Associated Press
Palestine
Tex
W. J. Hill
R. F. Taylor
Hill
Dave Reagan
Reagan
Readjustment of Fruit Freight Rates Ordered
The interstate commerce commission ordered freight rate readjustments on oranges and grapefruit from Florida points to U S and Canada. The changes include both increases and reductions and take effect October 10. Miss Marguerite Romero has returned from a vacation trip to Colorado and New Mexico.
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Associated Press
Washington
Florida
United States
Canada
Interstate Commerce Commission
Marguerite Romero
Colorado
New Mexico
New York Stock List Items and Percentages By Company
A historical stock table lists numerous companies with quoted percentages or prices including American Can American Locomotive American Smelting American Sugar Bethlehem Steel American Woolen Rio Atlantic Telegraph American Copper Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Baldwin Locomotive Colorado Fuel and Iron Crucible Steel Dodge Motors Du Pont General Electric General Motors Houston Oil Hudson Motors Hupp Motors Illinois Central International Harvester International Nickel International Paper International Telegraph and Telephone Kennecott Copper Mack Trucks Mexican Seaboard Oil Middle States Oil Missouri Pacific Montgomery Ward Moon Motors Packard Pan American Petroleum Phillips Petroleum Producers and Refiners Radio Corporation of America Sears Roebuck Shell Oil Sinclair Oil Skelly Oil Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker Texas Gulf Sulphur Texas Pacific Timken Union Pacific Victor Talking Machine Willys Overland.
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New York
James E. Bennett & Co
American Smelting
American Sugar Refining
Baltimore & Ohio
Ramsda
Bethlehem Steel
American ,Etc
Telg
Atchison, Topeka
Baldwin Locomotive
Cerre de Pasco Copper
Chicago
Rock Island
Pan-American Pet. & Trans
Pennsylvania
R. A
Pete-Marquette
Phillips Petroleeum
Producers & Refiners
Parte OU Tigers
Radio Copr. of America
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Shell Union Oil
Sinclair Cons
Skelly Oil
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Stewart Warner
Ory Studebaker Ce
Texas Gulf
Texas Corporation
Texas & Pacific
Union Pacific
Buble Oftaciens Victor Talking Machine
White Eagle
Willys-Overland
Woodworth
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Congressman Jones
Jones
Congress
Joe Cannon
Belter
Channing
Gene Tunney
A! Smith
Allen
Braly
LC. C
Mexico
Texas
Victor
Edward W. Thomerson
Armstrong County
W. J. Flesher
Dillon
D. C
Camillo Daza
Columbia
Mobile
Ala
Ter
U. S
The
States Department of Agriculture
NEW York Stock Letter
Chrysler
International Nickel
Radio
Wright
General Electric
Atchison
Montgomery-Ward
Atlantic Refining
Wright Aeronautical
Curtisa
Johns Maneville
Eastman Kodak
International Telephone
General Motors
Delaware & Hudson
Chesapeake & Ohio
Baltimore
Baltimore Ohio
Canadian Pacific
American International
Hudson Motors
Methodists
Ramona
Polk
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