Amarillo Musings and Rural Callouts In Plain Talk
Local column notes a mix of rumors, farm life, and public concerns in Amarillo. A rancher claims a record 18 mules pulling a single plow southwest of town, amid talk of agricultural prices and irrigation spending in Nebraska. References to electric lines, Shut-In Day, and regional voices share a tone of hometown commentary with verses, quotes, and anecdotal humor.
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Benton King
Amarillo
Plains
Beauty queen dies in car crash ahead of film preview
Jianan Dell, named queen of beauty for the world, was killed in a Hollywood automobile accident. A preview of the 1934 film Little Miss Marker will screen at the Paramount Theater, featuring Adolphe Menjou and child star Shirley Temple. Dell rose to fame after a Galveston Beach contest and had appeared in Amaryillo's Wharf Angel. Her career included Ziegfeld Follies and a replacement of Ruth Etting in 1931.
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Jianan
Hollywood
Paramount Theater
Miss Marker
Damon Runyon
Dell
Amarillo
Ziegfeld
Earl Carroll
Ruth Etting
Adolphe Menjou
Shirley Temple
Midwestern and Eastern States Show Shifting Poll Trends
A New Deal era poll shows broad regional appeal with strong support in the Midwest including Illinois Indiana Iowa Nebraska Oklahoma and Wisconsin and rising popularity in the industrial East among Connecticut Massachusetts Michigan New Jersey New York and Pennsylvania. Minnesota records indicate the president at 65.07 percent, 5.16 points higher than the election. Harvard and Yale polls align but with narrower margins.
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Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Harvard
Yale
Arkansas
What They Ap Write To Tack What They Ap Write To Tack
A reader reports losing a 15 50 rent payment enclosed in an envelope marked Ralph and rent. The note asks Tack for locating the missing funds, noting the loss occurred between home and a nearby location referenced as See Tack Letters.
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Tack
Ralph
Garber's Famous Orchestra Likely Here June 27 Dance
Jan Garber, famed orchestra leader, is expected to appear in Amarillo on June 27 for a dance, with a possible concert at Municipal Auditorium beforehand. Wilbur C. Hawk announced growing interest from West Texans and plans to firm the booking Monday as he heads a Panhandle campaign for Garber engagements.
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Jan Garber
Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Wilbur C. Hawk
Panhandle
California
Catalina Island
Hawk
Pampa
Texan
Texas
Frank Kelly
James Gotcher
H. A. Waeth
Gene Fatheree
Albert Doucette
Lefors Doucette
George Crosston
Neil Kinard
Troy Payne
Charles Thomas
Hurricane disrupts communications as it hits capital
The storm named HURRICANE operated today only for domestic communications with virtually all telephone wires down in the capital. Interior damage reports are unavailable. The tropical storm formed in the Gulf of Mexico and struck British Honduras, intensifying as it moved inland. Early June hurricanes are rare, as most disturbances form in late July or August.
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Gulf of Mexico
British Honduras
Petty Thievery Reported In Amarillo Burglaries
Three burglaries were reported in Amarillo including a Phillips station at Sixteenth Avenue and Tyler Street operated by J. F. Thompson and Bert Adkins. A battery and oil were stolen after breaking a rear glass. Chick's Cafe on 225 West Seventh Avenue was pried open and items including cigarettes were taken. A home at 834 Crockett Street was robbed of clothing a 22 caliber rifle a radio and an electric sewing machine.
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Phillips
Sixteenth Avenue
Tyler Street
J. F. Thompson
Bert Adkins
Chick's
West Seventh Avenue
Norris Wells
Crockett Street
Indictments for Arson In Bowie County Case
Texarkana report says Mrs. Eva Laster of Texarkana and Verhle Roach of Atlanta Texas were indicted by the Bowie County grand jury on arson charges linked to a house rented by Mrs. Laster where Maxey Durman of Atlanta died in the blaze. Bond set at 3000 each. Roach’s car found near the scene with an empty oil container and items tied to Mrs. Laster located at Roach’s Atlanta home.
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Texarkana
Eva Laster
Verhle Roach
Atlanta
Texas
Bowie County Grand Jury
Laster
Maxey Durman
Roach
Dillinger's Spider Lake Ambush Outcome and Capture Attempt
Detected near Spider Lake Wisconsin John Carroll and a female companion were confronted after leaving a beer tavern. Carroll resisted an officer, was shot and killed after a brief chase, ending his run linked to the Baum ambush and several bank robberies totaling over 110000 dollars.
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Carroll
P. W. Walker
Emil Steffen
Walker
Message on national recovery and social insurance ideals
The speaker champions children, decent homes, long term recovery, and reconstruction. They urge abandoning millions of acres for farming replacements, national social insurance with state cost sharing, private initiative, fair play in finance, and renewed dedication to homes, livelihoods, and individual security.
Whistle Buoys Stopped by Ragged Obstruction
French naval authorities search Cherbourg roads for saboteurs after two sentinel buoys were run down by liners. A third buoy lay silent as its whistle hole was clogged with rags, hindering fog warning signals.
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Cherbough
Maori Princess Opera Sets for Empire Arts Debut
Woman composer Ethel Frumfit from New Zealand sees her opera A Maori Princess accepted for early production by the British Empire of Fine Arts led by Lord Howard de Walden. The work, about the Maori people, recalls Frumfit formerly performed as Ethel Goode on the concert stage.
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New Zealand
British Empire of Fine Arts
Lord Howard de Walden
London
Broomfit
Ethel Goode
Cattle Procurement for Needy Becomes Aid Amid Rain
In Spokane Washington the Federal Surplus Relief Corporation awarded contracts to 19 packing houses to process about 228,900 cattle and 195,000 calves under the AAA cattle buy ing program. The beef will be canned and distributed to needy unemployed as part of a $525,000,000 appropriation despite heavy rains.
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Wash
AAA
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation
Grouth
Hopkins
Drouth Relief Conference Seeks Oklahoma Texas Aid
Winthrop D. Lane directs a drought relief conference in Oklahoma and Texas to identify needed aid and funding. He notes 150,000 workers on relief projects and a plan to move 4,000 stranded families to farms by September 1. Hopkins reports $16,237,917 in relief grants to 11 states, largely for June.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Winthrop D. Lane
Washington
Hopkins
Floods engulf four states as rivers rise and towns evacuate
Flood warnings replaced drought reports as heavy rain drenched Wyoming Montana Minnesota the Dakotas Western Iowa Northeastern Nebraska and parts of Missouri. Sioux City recorded 1.56 inches while Merrill Akron and Hinton Iowa saw up to 4 inches. Perry Creek flooded an area three quarters of a mile wide driving families to high ground and crippling communications as the Big Sioux River rose six feet in two hours.
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Wyoming
Montana
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Weather Bureau
Towa
Merrill
Akron
Hinton
Perry Creek
Big Sioux
Mrs Crawford Dies at 66 in Canyon Funeral Saturday
Mrs Elizabeth Crawford 66, wife of L C Crawford of Canyon, died at 7:30 this morning at the family home. Funeral services are set for 9 am tomorrow at the Catholic Church in Canyon, Rev. Frank M Kaminsky officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Boxwell Brothers of Amarillo directing. She is survived by her husband and a daughter Mrs J D Blows of Canyon.
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L. C. Crawford
Canyon
Dam
Frank M. Kaminsky
Amarillo
Dreamland Cemetery
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J. D. Blows
Houston Attorney Disbarred for Embezzlement Case
Houston attorney C E Heidingsfelder Sr 64 was permanently disbarred by District Judge Charles Ashe for embezzling funds from two women clients Adele Pipkin of New York and Hettie Alexander of Houston after a May 8 jury verdict. Disbarment filed by Harris County Bar Association. Icebergs appeared in the Atlantic off Cape Cod this year for the first time in Massachusetts history.
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C. E. Heidingsfelder
Texas
Charles Ashe
Heidingsfelder
Adele Pipkin
New York
Hettie Alexander
Harris County Bar Association
Atlantic
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Final tribute to E. J. West in Amarillo funeral today
E. J. Jack West, 50, former Amarillo police assistant chief, died yesterday at a local hospital. funeral rites at 4 pm at Griggs Chapel with Rev. Roy C. Snodgrass. Pallbearers from the police department include W. D. McNeills and Marshall Turner. Burial in Liano Cemetery. Survivors: widow Bessie M. Vest, two sons Eugene and Jack, daughter Ellene, all of Amarillo. father H. P. Vest of Roswell. brothers Elmo and Alfred. sisters Mrs H. A. Whitt of Roswell and Mrs Lou Stewart of Marlow.
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E. J
Jack” West
Griggs Chapel
Roy C. Snodgrass
First Christian Church
Amarillo
L. R. Quick
Vest
Bessie M. Vest
Eugene
Jack Vest
Ellene Vest
H. P. Vest
Roswell
N. M
Elmo Vest
Alfred Vest
H. A. Whitt
Lou Stewart
Marlow
Okla
NRA Codes Move Fast to Set Prices Across Industries
The NRA announces no more public hearings or protracted talks as it pushes about 450 codes, with nearly 500 under negotiation. A central agency will handle price reporting, allowing firms to justify outliers while aiming to curb price cuts and preserve competition. The 40 hour week remains the standard, though NRA seeks lower figures for major industries.
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NRA
Cab Driver Kidnapped and Robbed Near Austin
Taxi driver J A Holcomb aged 48 was kidnapped at Taylor forced to drive to Austin robbed of 29 dollars and his clothes and released at Mount Bonnell near here Police seek Buddy Burleson about 25 an ex convict wanted in Texas and California for robbery He was pistol whipped and ordered not to look back before the release near Mount Bonnell
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U.P
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Mount Bonnell
Here
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Holcomb
Burleson
Texas
California
Tennesseean and Texan Share U C V Honors
In Chattanooga Tennessee on June 8 a Tennessean and a Texan shared top honors of the United Confederate Veterans. General Rice A Pierce aged 87 son of the South was elected Commander in Chief succeeding General Homer Atkinson of Richmond Virginia. General R D Chapman of Houston Texas was made an honorary commander for life despite his absence due to business.
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Tenn
Rice A. Pierce
Nathan Bedford Forrest
U. C
Homer Atkinson
Richmond
R. D. Chapman
Houston
Tex
Christian Science Sunday Lesson Theme and Texts
Sunday’s Lesson-Sermon theme is God the Only Cause and Creator. Golden Text from Psalms 72 18 praises the Lord God as the only wondrous doer. Isaiah 45 22 urges Look unto me and be ye saved for I am God. Eddy’s Science and Health cites only primal cause and rejects any reality from other causes, noting absolute zero equals 459.6 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
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Scientist
Israel
God
Mary Baker Eddy
New Orleans Cotton Opens Slightly Easier Amid Early Selling
Markets report a softer start in New Orleans cotton with December and July prices slipping several points before rallying later as stock gains and wheat turn firmer. In New York, a brighter stock outlook and expected crop reports buoy grains while cotton and metals show mixed moves. Kansas City livestock prices edge higher on light demand, with calves and steers trading in the $3.0 to $6.0 range and lambs steady to lower amid 1,000 head. Continuous market action noted in grains, metals, and bonds.
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S. Steel
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Hove
Cattle Move Under Government Relief In Amarillo
Robert Cornell of New York, Universal Newsreel representative, is in Amarillo filming large cattle herds destined for slaughter under the government relief program. Fort Worth will resume personal supervision of the drouth buying project in a few days.
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Drouth
Robert Cornell
New York
Universal Newsreel
Amarillo
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