Mountain Folk Gather in Kentucky Flood Relief Camps
Mountain residents left destitute by southeastern Kentucky floods gather in two Red Cross relief camps at Hazard. Workers ride out to remote areas with food and tents sent to Lothair Arles Fork and Lotts Creek as reports detail heavy damage and loss of life feared in Perry County and Hazard.
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United Press
Hazard
Kentucky
Red Cross
Lothair
Arles Fork
Lotts Creek
Fields
Licking
Big Sandy
Perry County
Gas main blast sparks yard fire in Colorado towns
Denver reports gas leaks after a broken main released city gas under sod near a yard where a man pulling weeds ignited a flame. Neighbors watched as miniature wells burned in the front yard before authorities investigated. Other notes: Lions club elects R J Gilmore district governor. Steamboat Springs designated for next convention site. In Denver a $100,000 anonymous gift to Denver University is announced with the donor to remain unidentified.
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United Press
Denver
I. Warbreath
Galbreath
Glenwood Springs
R. J. Gilmore
Colorado College
Lions Clubs
Steamboat Springs
Seaboard Life Insurance Office Exceeds May Quota
Local Seaboard Life Insurance office in Houston, two months old, wrote over a million dollars in life insurance during May. Tom O'Brien and P. J. McClintock of the Amarillo division report the May contest exceeded quota by a wide margin, praising the system's stability and public confidence. A note recalls Manderson Lehr's death in the Lafayette Escadrille nine years ago, confirmed only by a diary from a fellow officer.
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Denver
Jackson T. Cochrane
Charles T. Fertig
State Civil Service Commission
Cochrane
Fertig
Seaboard Life Insurance Company of
Houston
Tom O’brien
P. J. McClintock
Amarillo
O'Brien
Lincoln, Neb
Manderson Lehr
Lafayette Escadrille
War Department
Lehr
Nancy Blacksquirrel 119th Birthday Keeps Iroquois Traditions Alive
Nancy Blacksquirrel, a Tonawanda Iroquois squaw nearing her 119th year, continues smoking her pipe and weaving baskets in a small workshop. She is the last living witness to Buffalo’s 1813 burning by British troops and speaks mainly Iroquois with an interpreter.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Nancy Blacksquirrel
Tonawanda Indian Reservation
Nancy
Local People and Travels Highlight Panhandle Notes
Bill Wiedman traveled to Borger for a business trip early this week. Miss Gladys Butler and Miss Leota Aycock of the A V C Store enjoy vacations in Texas and Oklahoma. Mrs. F M Greenburg visits Chicago and other points in Illinois. Mrs. J L O Connor joins Leader Department Store. Mrs. E W Congleton visits Dallas with her mother. Mrs. Floyd W Walker returns from Fort Worth and Dallas noting Amarillo's stronger business. Walker is wife of F W Walker, Victory Wilson Store manager. For variety, grate different kinds of cheese into French dressing with Roquefort and Romaine.
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Bill Wiedman
Borger
Gladys Butler
Leota Aycock
Texas
Oklahoma
Aycock
F. M. Greenburg
Chicago
Tlineis
J. L. O'Connor
Amarillo to issue 900000 sewer bonds in 1927 vote
Ordinance authorizes the City of Amarillo Texas to issue 900000 in sewer bonds. Bonds of 1000 each dated June 10 1927 bear 4.5 percent interest payable semiannually. Tax levy of 15 cents per 100 dollars assures principal and interest through 1967.
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Amarillo
Texas
City of
United States OF America
State OF Texas
Potter and Randall
National City Bank
City of New York
State of New York
State of
City Commission
City Commission of
Lee Bins
Corp
Hem-Roid home remedy promises pile relief
J Leonhardt’s internal remedy Hem-Roid, now sold by City Drug Co, claims to cure piles by improving lower bowel blood flow. Advert says quick, lasting relief without surgery, with a proven record and broad availability.
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J. Leonhardt
City Drug Co
Adv
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