Polk Street property taxes rise amid reassessment
Polk Street area between Sixth and Ninth Avenues gained 150000 in assessed value for city taxes. The board of equalization finalizes hearings, with total city valuation near last year’s 48441650. Sixth to Eighth Avenues up 15 percent, Eighth to Ninth up 19 percent, Magnolia and Santa Fe included. South Polk values fell. Tax collection remained strong, with all but 2611.04 received by deadline.
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Polk Street
Sixth
Ninth Avenues
Perry Burkes
Board of Equalization
John Gilvin
D. Roach
C. W. Farr
Mr. Burkes
Eighth Avenues
Eighth
Ninth Avenue
Magnolia
Santa Fe
South Polk Street
Burkes
Local 83 year old praises Gly-Cas after relief from gas pains
John Q. Bost of Amarillo, 83, credits Gly-Cas with dramatic health gains after a decade of gas pains and bloating. He reports improved appetite, sleep, and energy, plus a five inch reduction in waistline. His wife also benefited from the remedy, sold locally by Fox Drug Co. and other druggists.
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Gly-Cas
John Q. Bost
Arthur Street
Amarillo
Fox Drug Co
Oliver-Eakle
Tate
Mr. Bost
Fox Drug Co. No
Wreacking 1984 Cars Hit Perth Wrecking Yard Scene
American Auto Wrecking at 201 North Fillmore advertises wrecking services for 1984 Chevrolets Buicks Plymouths and planes in Perth noting the wrecking yard operates locally.
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Perth
American Auto Wrecking
North Fillmore
Miss Astor Trial Teases Scandalous Notes and Custody Plan
In February 1935 Miss Astor expresses love for George and a desire to shield him from scandal by staying silent. She seeks to win custody of Marilyn and to avoid bringing up past affairs, as Dr. Thorpe’s conduct is examined under oath with intimate photographs shown.
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Marilyn
Dr. Thorpe
Miss Astor
Miss Richardson
Lillian Lawton Miles
Mary Astor
Madge Scofield
Thorpe
Paul Scofield
Scofield
Woolley
Giants and Yankees shine in early games of doubleheaders
AP sports recap notes Burgess Whitehead homering and driving in seven for the Giants in a 7-2 win over the Cubs while Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio collected six hits for the Yankees in a against the Tigers. Also covers Medwick and Haas strong showings and Indians big games as baseball action continues. City bid notices from Amarillo run through August 4 1936 for tax roll paper receipts and a 24 inch carriage typewriter with bids due at 8 PM. Public hearing set for August 24 1936 to rezone property at 9th and Bushland from Residential to Retail.
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Associated Press
Burgess Whitehead
Giants
Cubs
Lou Gehrig
Joe DiMaggio
Gehrig
Tigers
Buddy Hasset
Dodgers
Ducky Medwick
Cardinals
Medwick
Mule Haas
White Sox
Athletics
Danny MacFayden
Bees
Paul Waner
Pirates
Jatter
Hal Trosky
Earl Averill
Indians
Senators
City Commission
City of
Amarillo
H. R. Smith
Bushland
Country Club Park
Leverne Calhoun
Texas
Confiscate Ships to Fight Rebels in Madrid War
Loyalist Spain seized its merchant marine to form an anti-Fascist armada and launched a ground and air battle for Madrid’s strategic Zataroda. Leftist forces claim to drive insurgent Fascists from Guadarrama toward Aliva and Segovia as authorities call all fliers to Cuatro Vientos for anti-Fascist missions.
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Carefight
Associated Press
Madrid
Spain
Zataroda
Guadarrama Mountains
Aliva
Segovia
Cuatro Vientos Airdrome
Mother Grimes Dies in Happy After Twin Tragedy
Mrs. Gertie FE Grimes 32, wife of N M Grimes wheat farmer of Happy, died at 5 am in a local hospital. Survived by husband two daughters Mildred Marie and Loly Bernice two sons three brothers John Mahon Wichita Falls Alonzo Mahon Mineral Wells Louis Mahon Graham and sister Mrs Nan Gartman Loving Texas. Funeral at 3 pm from the family home three miles west of Happy with burial in Happy cemetery under Blackburn Shaw directions.
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Gertie FE. Grimes
N. M. Grimes
Happy
Mildred Marie
Loly Bernice
John Mahon
Wichita Palls
Alonzo Mahon
Mineral Wells
Louis Mahon
Graham
Nan Gartman
Loving
Texas
Happy Cemetery
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors
Full-Time Health Unit Discussed for Amarillo
City officials and Dr H N Barnett head of a state health division informally discussed the future of Amarillo’s full time health unit at city hall. The unit run jointly by city and county has lost Rockefeller grant funding and county officials hint at dropping their share with no decision yet to continue or end the service.
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Amarillo
H. N. Barnett
State Department of Health
Barnett
B. M. Primer
Ross Rogers
Rockefeller Foundation
Appeal to Governor Allred Fails in Death Penalty Case
The mother of Glenn Warren, awaiting execution in the electric chair, visited Governor Allred seeking clemency but was told no further action would be taken. Warren, convicted of fatally clubbing Charles Chasler, a Zavalia casketmaker, in 1934, faces tonight’s execution. One accomplice was executed and another given life.
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Austin
Allred
Glenn Warren
Warren
Andrew Buckner
Houston
Charles Chasler
Zavalia
Governor Landon Gifts to Nancy Jo Landon in Colorado
Nancy Jo Landon, four, enjoyed two large boxes of toys left by her mother for a “rainy afternoon” in Estes Park. The gifts were sent by Governor Alf M. Landon of Kansas to mark her birthday. A new toy doll was promised by telephone from Topeka as the party continued.
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Estes Park
Colo
Nancy Jo Landon
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Nancy Jo
Topeka
Guards Ready for Palacios Training Camp Departure
Guards assemble at regimental headquarters after breakfast for march to Santa Fe depot. Soldiers listed include Capt Arthur W Ball Lieut Julius Mueller and numerous sergeants, specialists, corporals and privates headed to Palacios training camp tomorrow.
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Santa Fe
Palacios
142Nd Infantry
Arthur W. Ball
Juius Mueller
James M. Ellis, Jr
Othe L. Shamlin
Wayne EF. Taylor
Clinton Eaton
Frederick Hemphill
Thorris V. Jackson
Allen Jones
Bob W. Barker
William H. Dickerson
Willam J. Fellers
John Page Jr
Johnnie A. Parker
Cyrus A. Russel
Roster of Army Units and Staff for Training Camp
A long OCR list enumerates privates, noncommissioned officers, and officers from multiple units. It names Private first class and sergeant ranks within the 142nd Infantry and the 131st Field Artillery, including company and battalion commanders, with numerous individuals such as Major Henry C. Gamble, Captain D. H. Loving, and Captain Blucher S. Thorpe. The roster notes training camp and Palacios unavailability for some members.
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Bo Pia
Jack West
Wiliam Wakefeld
Don Albright
Joseph P. Baker
Elven W. Black
Charles Cain
Cecil M. Crawford
Edgar Culwell
Robert Dolan
Billie Elliotte
Jimmie Finley
Claude Gray
Charles K. Hall
Luther L. Hamilton
Dayton Hanson
Robert Hough
Robert G. Johnson
Leslie Jones
Bob Jones
Virgil Kruger
James LaSalle
Maurice G. Mathews
Carlton G. McCartey
George McKenzie
Leon Moon
Jack Perryman
Glenn D. Pike
John Rains
Steve Scott
William Schellerne
Richard N. Turner
Leonard Wanthrop
William Williams
Henry C. Gamble
Frank J. Hamze
William A. Cheshire
William L. Sloan
Lewis H. Bromley
Paul O. Harding
Glenn H. Holbrook
Malgram W. Pickett
Allen L. Bellah
David R. Blythe
Jack W. Flilett
Harry H. Grounds
Royal V. Pitts
John A. Price
Walter R. Moody
Charles V. Bushness
Kent R. Cline
Robert L. Johnson
William W. Kempt
Leon Oliver
Frank G. Spann
Kenneth E. Wright
Alfred J. Punk
Glen H. Ansell
142Nd Infantry
Alvin P. Hammett
John L. Oliver
William B. Mobley
Willar H. Gill
Walter C. Hamblen
Woodson B. Harris
Charter F. Tarkington
Floyd&. Watkins
George W. Nichols
Wilbern T. Orles
Barney H. Davidson
Herman J. Dees
Robert Fuller
LeRoy F. Gay
Carl J. Park
Burton Roach
John T. Young
Gomer L. Jones
William L. Banks
John H. Baskin
Windell W. Cannon
John Cobb
Alton L. Couch
Fletcher B. Davidson
Claude A. Rees
Stark B. Fitz
Homer H. Light
John L. Ridings
Roy L. Wheeler
Walter W. Adams
Arthur L. Anderson, Jr
Aron M. Brown
Virgil A. Carpenter
Glen N. Couch
Roy F. Crawford
Derman F. Doose
Phil R. Farnest
Vernon J. Gay
Lloyd T. Hamblen
Harrison M. Higgins
Rayford
Hobbs
Robert D. Jones
Harry M. Keith
Lewis T. Leary
John D. Lee
Earnest T. McDonald
Conrad D. Maloney
Charles ©. Miller
Herbert C. Pester
John D. Ray
Jimmie L. Redder
J. D. Selman
Thomas W. Stanford
Frank P. Simons
Alfred C. Smith
Gene Southerland
James M. Sweeney
Alfred R. Wheeler
John A. Woodlief
Edward C. Wright
Edwin W. Wright
Jack Burroughs
131St Field Artillery
Charles T. Thompson
Lloyd A.townes
Alba W. Utley
Frank L. Danner
James A. Adams
Richard C. Ingram
Wayne E. Byers
131 Field Artillery
Blucher
Thorpe
Harold B. Golding
Robert L. Stroud
Palacios
Wild Life Meeting Forms Regional Game Conservation Body
Mrs. Hal C. Peck chaired a meeting to form a regional game conservation body to protect diminishing wildlife. Speakers included Jack Lamb of Fort Worth, world bass fishing champion, Dr. T. W. Sharpe of Austin, W. J. Tucker, and state officials Judge H. B. Hoover of Canadian and Gene A. Howe of Amarillo.
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Hal C. Peck
State Fish, Game and Oyster Commission
Jack Lamb
Fort Worth
T. W. Sharpe
Austin
W. J. Tucker
State Game Commission
H. B. Hoover
Gene A. Howe
Amarillo
Markets and cotton notes from Kansas City and New Orleans
Kansas City livestock market shows mixed price levels with gains in some fat cattle and vealers while feeders drift. cattle and calves indicate steady demand. New Orleans cotton opens with minor shifts, pool validation pleased traders as lean cotton remains ample. futures hover near prior levels amid constructive signals from pool adjustments and government data.
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Kansas City
Imad
New Orleans
Washington
Wallace
Fort Worth angler urges universal licenses to save game
World famous fisherman Jack Lamb of Fort Worth warns that hunting and fishing in Texas risk extinction without universal licenses. He cites 30 000 licenses for six million people last year and advocates license revenue for hatcheries and wardens. Lamb champions conservation, noting his own actions including returning most fish and stocking streams with bass he helped raise.
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Jack Lamb
Fort Worth
Texas
Panhandle
Lamb
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