State to Hear County Requests for Highway Aid in Potter Texas
The State Highway Commission will hear delegations from counties about highway improvements and funding at 2 PM after opening bids for road and bridge work today. Potter County will see several contracts estimated 500000 to 700000 with projects including a 143 foot reinforced concrete bridge over Amarillo Creek and underpass work near Amarillo Creek. Two thirds of funds for the program will be Federal and State Aid.
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Austin
State Highway Commission
Frank Estill
Tarrant
Jackson, Leon
Tyler
Delta
Zapata
Edwards
Sutton
Sutton and Crockett
Shelby
Montague and
Wise
Nueces
Cooke
Nueces County
Highway 9
Corpus Christi
Potter
Potter County
Oscar A. Seward, Jr
Santa Fe
Amarillo Creek
Canadian River
Moore County
Amarillo
Conway
Old Mary Mere Farm
Seward
Country Club Bull Ter rifies Residents
A stray bull roamed the Country Club district near the Margaret Wills School causing women and children to stay indoors. It trampled lawns, ate vines, and prompted police to call the city pound before being restrained outside the yard.
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Country Club
Margaret Wills
Young Widow Seeks New Work After Short-Term Use
A letter from a Christian widow asks Tack for help finding employment after a month of correspondence yielded three weeks of work. She explains the previous employer no longer needs her and seeks another position, hoping for guidance.
Fair Selling Coupon Books At Cut Rates
Tri State Fair management through Wilbur C. Hawk offers coupon ticket books for all rodeo and night performances during the fair week at a 35 cent per performance saving. Books come in 25 and 50 coupons with advance sale prices of 16.25 and 32.50, after which face values resume. Organizations and individuals are urged to buy grandstand tickets now to aid the fair and secure savings.
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Tri- State Fair Management
Wilbur C. Hawk
Hawk
Hugh L. Smith Guardian of New Air Mail Fleet
Hugh L. Smith, operations manager for American Airways southern division, guards a 36-plane fleet with 40 pilots as inaugural air mail and passenger service starts Amarillo to Dallas. He served in the Army Air Corps and led the Aero Repair Station at Hoboken in World War I. Dr. R. P. Parcells and O. V. Vernon will ride the first plane from Amarillo to Wichita Falls and back, then southbound on the inaugural program at Municipal Airport.
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Hugh L. Smith
American Airways, Inc
Amarillo
Dallas
Smith
Army Air Corps
Hoboken
R. P. Parcells
O. V. Vernon
Chamber of Commerce
Airmen Polando and Boardman Reach Istanbul After Atlantic Flight
Polando and Boardman arrived at Istanbul after crossing from Newfoundland with heavy fog delays in France. The two U S aviators were greeted warmly by Turkish officials and a crowd, signing autographs and sharing punch and cakes before resting at a hotel fifteen miles from the airport. They reported taking turns piloting and consuming little food, noting fuel limited to about ten gallons and acknowledging fog slowed progress.
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Newfoundland
Istanbul
Cape Cod
Turkish Air Commandant
Turkish Aviation League
Polando
Boardman
Hoover
Mustapha Kemal
Turkey
France
Rock Island official praises Amarillo subway dedication
Hal S. Ray, Rock Island director, described completion of the Fillmore Street subway and thanked Amarillo for its civic pride. He noted Amarillo’s attention from headquarters and the underpass linking north and south business sections as a key community project.
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Amarillo
Hal S. Ray
Rock Island
Chicago
Fillmore Street
Mr. Ray
In Oklahoma Entertaining Sadler Play At Fourth and Jefferson
Harley Sadler company presents a three act drama titled In Oklahoma at Fourth and Jefferson Street. An overflow crowd last night enjoyed pathos and humor from start to end with Toby the red headed character earning laughs and a widowed mother and young lovers drawing sympathy. Texas Tech quartet from Lubbock provides an “old western” interlude between acts. Show starts at 8 30.
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Oklahoma
Harley Sadler Company
Fourth and
Jefferson Street
Toby
Texas Tech Quartet
Lubbock
Mrs. Lillie Palmer Dies in Hospital
Mrs. Lillie Lorene Palmer 22 wife of R L Palmer died in a local hospital at 6 30 this morning. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs M M Cochran of Amarillo. The Palmer home is 810 Lake Avenue. Body in care of N S Griges Sons pending arrangements.
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Lillie Lorene Palmer
R. L. Palmer
Palmer
M. M. Cochran
Amarillo
Lake Avenue
N.S. Griges & Sons
Beyond one hundred and beyond the future of life
The piece envisions humans living much longer with smaller families and later fatherhood, notes a 98 year old quitting smoking, and cites violent incidents in Calcutta and Pennsylvania. It ends with a toast to health products and a marketing prompt.
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Women's Christian Temperance Union
Mr. Voorhis
Moore Infant Dies Burial Friday
Ilia Fern Moore infant daughter of Mr and Mrs P O Moore of 1303 North Taylor Street died at 10 this morning in a local hospital. Services are set for 2 PM Friday at Griggs Chapel with Guy Shields pastor of the Assembly of God Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery.
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Ilia Fern Moore
P. O. Moore
North
Taylor Street
Griggs Chapel
Guy Shields
Assembly of God Church
Llano Cemetery
Judge insists on voluntary pleas and full evidence in Capone case
Judge Wilkerson declares no court will adopt defense agreements and urges a voluntary plea. He states the court will hear government evidence before deciding Capone's punishment. Capone may seek withdrawal of guilty pleas to tax and prohibition charges as the day proceeds.
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Wilkerson
Capone
Ahearn
George E. Q. Johnson
Al Capone Says He Will Return Honest After Prison
Nervous Capone, weighing over 200 pounds, sits in a hot dingy retreat and pleads guilty. He says the racket business is not as glamorous as believed and vows to start over, raise his son, and pursue honest financing after serving a decade in prison.
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Capone
Chicago
Brooklyn
Capone Empire Aides Guilty in Tax Evasion Case
Plea deals place Nitti in Leavenworth for 18 months plus a 10000 fine and Guzik for a year and a day with 2500 fine. Jack Guzik gets five years and a 17500 fine after evading 225919 taxes on 1035202 income. Lipschultz indicted. Dennis J Cooney ordered to turn books over for audit. Lake and Druggan plead guilty awaiting September sentencing.
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Leavenworth
Nitti
Guzik
Jack Guzik
Capones
Louis Lipschulz
Dennis J. Cooney
South Side
Capone
Frank Lake
Terry Druggan
Grain and Livestock Market Report with City Prices
Grain prices from Kansas City Chicago and New Orleans show details for Wheat Oats Barley Kaffir and corn with varied per hundred weight. Livestock data include cattle steers heifers cows vealers and sheep with price ranges and trends for July 30 from major markets. Also notes on New Orleans cotton and New York stock activity including U S Steel Bethlehem and Union Pacific movements.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Utah
Chicago
New York
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
American Telephone
American Tobacco
Eastman
Sears Roebuck
Allied Chemical
National Biscuit
Borden
Chrysler
Union Pacific
Atchison and Southern Railway
New York Central
Saving Dad by Marriage Scheme Emerges
A young man proposes to marry the daughter to cut costs for the father. The father questions the plan as the youth explains that marrying the daughter would save money, presenting the scheme as a joint effort by two brains.
Look for "THE" Letter Transposition Cipher Intro
A brief note on solving a civic project cipher requests readers to look for the word THE to separate letters. It mentions a 12 minute interval and describes the method as straightforward for local readers.
David Lloyd George Still Satisfactory, Restful Night Report
London reports an official update on David Lloyd George noting he passed a restful night and his strength remains well maintained. The statement says his condition so far is satisfactory.
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London
David Lloyd George
Graf Zeppelin Returns From Arctic Flight to Berlin
The Graf Zeppelin completed its Arctic voyage and landed at Templehof Airdrome in Berlin at 6 37 P M today marking a successful return.
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Berlin
Arctic
Templehof
Andersons Reveal Birth of Betty Jane in 1919-B Buchanan
Mr and Mrs T Anderson announce the birth of a daughter named Betty Jane on July 27 at their home 1919 B Buchanan Street Mrs Anderson before marriage was Miss Luella Blake.
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Mrs. T. ©. Anderson
Buchanan Street
Betty Jane
Anderson
Luella Blake
Panhandle Murder Case Sees Charges Filed Against Two Officers
Officers Ridings notes a fatal bullet engineered as a calibre slug. Harper and Marr, holding a 44 and 45 calibre pistol, face charges after a night of investigation. More than 40 witnesses questioned across Panhandle towns including Pampa and Borger. District Attorney Thomerson claims a strong case while Police Chief McDowell and Sheriff Thompson withhold theories. Elston’s shooting remains a perplexing mystery despite charges.
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Steve Ridings
Marr
Harper
Panhandle
Pampa
Borger
Thomerson
Claude
McDowell
Thompson
Elston
Pangburns Circle Globe in Six Days Despite Fog
The Pangburks aimed to travel the world in six days but fog prevented crossing the Atlantic floor. They spotted a cottage near the Irish coast and landed in a hillside field five miles from Cardigan after four hours in a milk white sea. Neighbors aided their lodging before they continued to Croydon.
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Newfoundland
Cardigan
Croydon
Moscow
Voices from a Topens District After a Child Shot
In a crowded block near 107th Street residents confront a deadly shooting. Mother Rose Begilasona laments no one will speak, fearing reprisals as Michael 4, and Michael Vengalli 5, die or are wounded, while neighbor Mrs Ven Gallli mourns over her child.
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107Th Street
Rose Begilasona
Michael
John Vengalli
Michael Vengalli
Salvatore
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