Amarillo Summer Recreation Fund Sought
Officials expect the annual Summer Recreations program for Amarillo to be underwritten by Saturday. Donations are arriving by mail for the playground project and a committee of Lawrence Nobles H G Wilson John Fullingim George Lindsay W W Flenniken Dwight Newby and Dr R P Parcells is raising the $1 000 needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of City Development
Amarillo
Lawrence Nobles
H. G. Wilson
John Fullingim
George Lindsay
W. W. Flenniken
Dwight Newby
R. P. Parcells
Planes Ready for Trans Atlantic Flights Across Oceans
Amelia Earhart prepared to depart Newfoundland for Europe with Wilmer Stultz and Lewis Gordon aboard the Southern Cross awaiting a last Atlantic leg from Naselai beach in Fiji with four men. The Columbia flew its first leg from Roosevelt Field on a trans Atlantic attempt with a woman passenger, reviving interest in cross ocean flight amid other non stop transcontinental plans from San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Earhart
Newfoundland
Europe
Wilmer Stultz
Lewis Gordon
Naselai Beach
Fiji Islands
United States
Australia
Lee Schoenhair
Harry Tucker
San Diego
Associated Press
Roosevelt Field
Columbia
Clarence Chamberlain
Germany
Charles A. Levine
Panic selling and chain store surge hit small merchants
In a market overview investors fret as ignorant speculators panic selling drives declines while big firms wait for bargains. May chain store sales rose up to 51.5 percent, pressuring small merchants. Silesia, Poland's rich mining region with 1.2 million workers, leads zinc output and bonds may prosper despite high borrowing costs.
Memphis Band to Play Amarillo Concert at Fairgrounds
The Memphis band, with national renown, agrees to perform in Amarillo without direct returns. Admission is fifty and twenty-five cents, with double value promised. Proceeds defray band expenses. tickets available from Tri-State Fair officers and local committeemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Memphis
Fairgrounds
Houston
Amarius Hotel
Ranch reunion plans and air view at Palo Duro fair
An event at Palo Duro will feature free swimming and fishing with only gate admission. An airplane stunt program and passenger flights offer birds-eye views of the scenery. Planned to host up to 10,000 attendees with state and family reunions and organization gatherings. Texas residents born in other states asked to register with Bob Emmett, secretary of the fair association. Brown coal mines of Germany are breaking production records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Duro Canyon
Texas
Bob Emmett
The
Fair Association
Amarillo City of Roses Dream and Local Notes
Columnist covers Amarillo hopes to brand the city as the City of Roses with more planted roses, thanks to lower water. Local items include a joke about beating and a tale from Jeff Bartlett city manager about house numbers, plus letters and reader anecdotes from Panhandle residents.
Lost coin purse near Fair Theater on Polk street
A radio host appeals for help locating a small coin purse lost Tuesday near the Fair Theater on Polk street. It contained seven and eight dollars including a $5 bill and two $1 bills, and the owner, a jobless young woman, urgently needs it back. Call 2-1702 with any information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Theater
Polk Street
America Buys Paris Building for Embassy Offices
The American government will pay 1.25 million dollars for a prime Paris building overlooking Place de la Concorde near Avenue Gabriel. It will house the American embassy offices the consulate general the American shipping board and other agencies in one consolidated location. Ambassador Herrick had long sought to centralize offices to reduce rental costs versus the building’s price and interest charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Place de la Concorde
Avenue Gabriel
American Shipping Board
The
Union Artistique
Myron T. Herrick
Herrick
State Department
DeGrassi Named Delegate to U S W V Meeting
W D DeGrassi adjutant was elected delegate and I N Edwards was named alternate to the United Spanish War Veterans state convention to be held at El Paso July 4 5 6 at a Guy V Henry Jr camp meeting. Commander L J Smith presided and DeGrassi reported on the U S W V standing. About 100000 members of 240000 eligible. Nearly 160000 vets receive pensions from 20 to 50 dollars monthly. Next camp meeting set for August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. DeGrassi
I. N. Edwards
United Spanish War Veterans State Convention
el Paso
Guy V. Henry, Jr
American Legion
L. J. Smith
Adjutant DeGrassi
United States
Prisoner Seizes Gun to Kill Self in Shreveport
J H Phillips 40 a book agent snatched a pistol from deputy US marshal B Brooks during transfer, shot himself after arraignment on a $1,009 bond for mail misuse, at a Shreveport Louisiana location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Shreveport
B. Brooks
U. S
J. H. Phillips
Phillips
United States
T. Overton Brooks
Oklahoma City
Foreign War Vets To Give Dance Saturday
Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold their regular meeting and dance Saturday night at the Palo Duro hotel on the Japanese roof garden. Commander Fred H. Woodard says the dances are popular and draw large groups of young people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Duro Hotel
Fred H. Woodard
Princess Helene Seeks Divorce From Crown Prince Carol
Princess Helene mother of Boy King Mitchell has filed for divorce from deposed Crown Prince Carol. Carol initially seemed willing to cooperate but later refused to grant consent, according to United Press dispatches from Bucharest dated June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Helene
Prince Carol
United Press
Bucharest
Helene
Mitchell
Carol
When Grandpa Was a Boy in Hartford Bathtub Ban
Hartford reports that through 1843 municipal ordinances criminalized bathtub use as an "undemocratic luxury." The note highlights early social controls and the view of bathing as a luxury in colonial era Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Monterey Plans Airport With Private Public Funds
Monterey Mexico moves to build an airport with private city and state funds to support an air mail route from Mexico City to Laredo Texas. The project aims to connect regional air service and boost communications and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterey
Mexico
Mexico City
Laredo
Texas
LA LANDED by AMARILLO N1 YEARS AGO
Twenty one years ago today a passenger train brought Jim Shea to Amarillo to start a residence amid Panhandle land rush. He moved through Clovis and Dalhart before settling as a permanent resident, joining the immigration wave that shaped the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
J. L
Jim
Clovis
N. M
Dalhart
Local banker Jim Shea recalls Amarillo’s early days
The longtime Amarillo resident and county treasurer Jim Shea, known to locals as Jim, reflects on Amarillo’s early era. He notes a 6 000 to 7 000 population, the Elmhurst and Amarillo hotels as leading hostels, and a town with many saloons and cowboys amid a changing skyline after the brick replacement of the Amarillo house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Shea
Jim
Elmhurst
Fifth and
Taylor Streets
Amarillo Echoes Past Life of Mr. Shea in 1909 Marriage
Mr. Shea married in 1909 then traveled to Kansas to bring his bride to Amarillo. The couple started a family of several children now grown. He recalls Amarillo looking good then and even better now while noting the Deandi theater as the city showplace and small frame churches serving worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deandi
Amarillo
Mr. Shea
Kansas
Judge Sets Market Value on Ten Amarillo Business Lots
Judge James Wilson fixed May 1 1927 market value at 200000 for ten Taylor street lots between Fourth and Sixth in Amarillo. The case Mrs Harry Bush Simmons of Los Angeles vs Western Improvement Co sought to overturn a 120000 appraisal from 1927 after a 99 year lease dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Amarillo
James €. Wilson
Harry Bush Simmons
Los Angeles
Western Improvement Company Et al
More Evidence Collected in Fatal Prison Farm Shooting
Houston report says investigators gathered further evidence in the death of J. M. Stone 55 a trusty at the Blue Ridge State prison farm after an attempted escape Saturday night. W J Davis the guard was discharged though farm manager John Luckenbacker stated the discharge did not prove Davis fired the fatal shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Houston
J. M. Stone
Trusty
Blue Ridge State Prison Farm
W. J. Davis
John Luckenbacker
Davis
Sgt Barend Returns From Ranger Instruction Trip
Sgt Ira C Barend returned from Ranger this morning after an instruction trip for the newly organized Company TI 142nd Infantry. The unit adds another company to the Panhandle home guard defense, strengthening local defense efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergt
Ira C. Barend
Ranger
National Guard
Irenmee
142Nd Infantry
Home Guard
Panhandle
Crossword Puzzle Mysteries From Mythology Clues
Students solve a mythology themed crossword with verticals 4 and 13 naming two goddesses. The puzzle lists clues across and down including figures from music English history and science, with hints on rhodesia origins and royal or poetic terms.
Unfinished Symphony in B Minor Composer and Moon Goddess Reference
The text asks who composed the Unfinished Symphony in B Minor and compares the moon goddess to a Italian goddess. It lists scattered clues on musical works, astronomy symbols, and various items and colors, including flightless birds, sea eagles, and morindin dye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artemis
Vatican
ABC Pass Meeting Expected In Amarillo Monday
More than 100 persons are expected for the ABC Pass Grand Canyon association meeting to be held at the Amarillo hotel Monday. D. T. Meek of Enid Oklahoma says the gathering will focus on highway problems with little entertainment and a luncheon is planned at noon for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Street
Jeff D. Bartlett
Mr. Bartlett
Jeff
Amarillo
United States
ABC Pass Grand Canyon Association
Amarillo Hotel
D. T. Meek
Association of
Enid
Oklahoma
Meek
Board of City Development
Hoover-Movement Frays as 1928 Nomination Battle Looms
The article surveys discord within anti Hoover forces at the Republican convention. It notes splits over farm relief and candidate selection, with Lowden Curtis and Watson factions vying and no single leader uniting the anti-Hoover delegates. It lists Texas and other state figures and a crowd preparing for entrance events and marching orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
McNary- Haugen
Charles D. Hilles
New York
Lowden
Curtis
Watson
Goff
West Virginia
Borah
Idaho
Texas
Twilight in the Garden by Edgar A. Guest
A reflection on the quiet garden at dusk where pansies poppies and carnations bloom as trees endure storms yet stay young. The speaker feels kinship with flowers and birds, sensing a serene link to nature and the divine in fading light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue-Bell
Rose
Columbine
Edgar A. Guest
Markets Growling Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Report
Livestock prices mixed across major markets with hogs weak to steady and cattle uneven. Receipts at Kansas City Chicago and East St Louis and Fort Worth show varied gains and declines for hogs cattle calves and sheep on June 7 with top price notes and price ranges across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
The
Associated Press
Chicago
Associated Presa
East ST. Louis
Fort Worth
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Report
Cotton spot steady with American grades quoted from 10.63 to 11.98 pence per pound and sales totaling 5 000 bales. Futures closed quiet and steady with July at 10.97 and other contracts around 10.74 to 10.88. Poultry prices in Chicago show alive and steady with fowls at 24 to 34 cents and broilers around 25 to 88 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Associated Press
The
Chicago
Butter And Eggs Markets And Bond Rates Report
Chicago market notes show butter prices for various grades and gains in creamery extras firsts and seconds with bid ranges. Potatoes across Alabama Texas Louisiana North Carolina California Wisconsin Idaho maintain steady to stronger prices. New York reports U S bonds with Liberty issues and Treasury notes pricing, plus California money rates.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Alabama
Texas
Bliss
Louisiana
North Carolina
California
Wisconsin
Idaho
Unclear OCR snippet hints at loan rates and banking terms
Fragmentary text mentions per cent rates, ruling rate, time loans, prime mercantile paper, bankers' acceptances, and a period labeled unchanged. No clear event or entities identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ier
Losin
Prime Mercantile
Market Opening Rebounds Sharply Led by General Motors
Brisk early trading lifts stocks with General Motors up 6,000 shares at 191 1/2 to 102 1/4 and Radio advancing about 4 points. American International Allied Chemical and Wright Aeronautical rise while Union Pacific and Lamberg inch higher. Traders cover short positions amid muted foreign exchange and political headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Motors
Radio
American International
American Linseed
Allied Chemiscal
Atlantic Refining
General Asphalt
International Combustion
Wright Aeronautical
St. Louis
San Francisco
Union Pacific
Lamberg
Coolidge
Butler
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Archer Danis Midland
Allied Chemical
Packard Motors
Warner-Quinlan
New York Stocks Mixed With Many Big Names
Stocks close with Allied Chemical and Passith among leaders. Major listings include American Locomotive, American Smelting and Refining, Bethlehem Steel, General Electric, General Motors, U S Steel, International Harvester, and Packard among others. Prices show varied gains and losses across heavy industry, oil, and consumer goods stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James FE. Bennett & Co
Allied Chemical & Passith
American Smelting & Refinig
American Sugar Refining
American Tele
Telez American Woolen Anaconda
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Keene Barnadall Corporation
Bethlehem Steel
Nsasco California Petroleum
Cerro de Pasco Copper
Chicago
Milwaukee & St
Rockana
Chrysler Ek Coca-Cola
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Corn Products
Crucible Steel
Dodge Motors
Dupont de Nemours
Fish Rubber
Fleischmann Yeast
General Asphalt
General Electric
General Motors
Great Western Sugar
Houston Oil Hudson Motors
Hupp Motors
Sinois Central
Independent Oil &Gas
Inspiration Copper
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Missouri Pacific
Montgomery Ward Moon Motors National B Biscuit
Packard Motor
Pan-American Pet
Pennsylvania
Pete Marquette Phillips Petroleum Producers & Refiners
Seccerees Ove 2Ste Radio Corp. of America
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Oo Naty
Shell Union Oil
Sinclair Cons
Southern Pacific Southern Railway
Studebaker
Texas & Pacific
Texas Pacific Coal & OF
Union Pacific
U. S. Rubber Victor Talking Machine
Willys-Overland
Skelly Oi Stewart-Warner
Texas Corporation
Timken
United States Steel Woolworth
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Silesia
Poland
Jack Pittman
Wolflin School
Globe
O. W
Tack
Hel
Hell
George Smith
Poke Street
Mr. Tack
Marie Young
Pauline Claycomb
Asx
Hunter
Thore
America
Degrassi
Potter County
Jim Shea
Sgt. Barend
Rhodesia
Distant
Sere
Deanah
Rie
England
ABC
Lerge
R. B. Creager
Brownsville
Eugene Notts
Seguin
Orville Bullington
Wichita Falls
T. P. Lee
W. J. Harris
Sulphur Springs
John W. Tryon
Port Arthur
Fred J. Sackett
Bullard. Co. A, Gray
Bonham
George S. Atkinson
J. F. Lucey
Dalles
Charles
W. Beck
Hillsboro
Jack E. Pearce
Galveston
R. B. Morris
George E. Kepple
Cisco
H. FE. Exum
W. H. Holmes
Jobles
Who's Who
Corps of Hospitality
Jones Parker
New Orleans
Liberty
Treasury Ds
Cali
Call Money
Chicago Grain Table
James FE. Bennett
Essex
Polk Knabe
Mason Hamlin
Chickering
Victrolas
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