Charity Ball Monday Night to Aid League
The Junior Welfare League hosts a mid-summer charity ball at The Nat on Monday night with Earl Burtnett and his famous Biltmore orchestra. Wilbur Hawk sponsors the dance, Bartnett’s band arranged through Music Corporation of America. Admission is $1.10 a couple and 55 cents for extra ladies. Mason King to MC. Mrs. Lawrence Hagg leads advance ticket sales. Bartnett’s band features the Biltmore Trio, a 14-piece ensemble noted for performances at the Biltmore in Los Angeles.
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Earl Burtnett
Biltmore Orchestra
Junior Welfare League
Nat
Mason King
League
Lawrence Hagg
Bartnett
Biltmore
Amarillo
Los Angeles
World Economic Conference moves toward dollar and pound stabilization
British and American officials, amid a World Economic Conference, anticipate de facto stabilization of the dollar near 4.05 to the pound. Experts discuss a formula to curb foreign exchange speculation, aiming to smooth fluctuations without fixed rates, while resisting gold standard return until prices rebound.
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Clauve A. Jagger
London
Navy to accept new airship Macon after special board
June 15 secretary Swanson announced the special trial board recommended the Navy accept the airship Macon. This marks a pivotal step for naval airship program and the Macon’s role in future patrol operations.
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Washington
Swanson
Special Trial Board
Navy
Macon
Bicycle Races Highlight Legion Fourth of July Picnic
Amarillo riders contend in two age divisions racing four and a half miles from Legion Hall to Jack Hall's ranch. Entries and numbers managed by Floyd Sloan. Races start at 10 and 10:30 a.m. as part of a two day Legion celebration with free picnicking, swimming, camping, fireworks and contests. Charley Gibson oversees concessions.
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Amarillo
Legion Hall
Municipal Auditorium
Jack Hall
Floyd Sloan
Legion Home
Legion
Charley Gibson
The
American Legion
Wilbur Hawk
Blackburn Building
Amarillo Holds Opportunity Days Sales With Free Rides and Giveaways
The Panhandle region promotes a joint sale event by the Retail Merchants Association offering free gasoline for out of town visitors and a free airplane ride or race meet ticket with a $10 purchase. Panhandle Motor Coaches sells round trip tickets for 75 cents and bus service expands Friday to Sunday. Local buses offer free rides for downtown shoppers 9 to 11 am.
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Panhandle
San Jacinto Bus Company
Amarillo
A& Downtown
Opportunity Days
Retail Merchants Association
Polk Street
Potter County relief efforts push for quick start on work
A Texas relief committee met with 200 officials in Austin to review county and city finances and plan project lists. Potter County seeks early federal aid amid a $200 million Texas relief pool with $23 million dedicated to highway work next year. A Westbrook led delegation will present Potter among first state applications in Washington, while counties caution funds are scarce. A Texas relief drive proceeds as Amarillo and Lubbock representatives travel to Pampa.
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Rehabilitation and Relief Committee
Austin
Buckingham
Potter
Potter County
Washington
Lawrence Westbrook
Texas
State Highway Commission
State Relief Commission
Amarillo
Lubbock
Pampa
Tribute to Mrs Flynn Honored in Amarillo Funeral
Tribute to the memory of Mrs. Ella M. Flynn was paid Thursday morning at funeral services in Sacred Heart Cathedral. Interment was in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Flynn, a pioneer of Amarillo, died Sunday at Temple. She was the wife of Thomas H. Flynn of 722 West Eleventh Avenue.
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Ella M. Flynn
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Llano Cemetery
Flynn
Amarillo
Temple
Thomas H. Flynn
West Eleventh Avenue
Navy Revamps Fleet With 32 Warships In Three Years
Secretary Swanson announced a $238 million naval building program to construct 32 new warships over the next three years. The plan aims to expand and modernize the fleet, reflecting defense priorities and shipyard workloads nationwide.
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Washington
U.P
Swanson
Border killing pardon shocks Eagle Pass and El Paso
Frank Allen a former Texas Ranger was freed eleven months after killing William Gifford Clegg at the American Bar in Piedras Negras. A full pardon was granted by Coahuila Acting Governor Guillermo Berchelman. The case follows recent border clemencies tied to on site incidents and cross border pardons.
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Fagle Pass
Frank Allen
Texas Ranger
William Gifford Clegg
Eagle Pass Utility Company
Piedras Negras
Mex
Allen
Guillermo Berchelman
Coahuila
Dan Houston
George Schwab
Clegg
W. J. Jeff Meers
el Paso
Rodrigo Quevedo
Chihuahua
Meers
Jose Carrasco
Texas
Panhandle leaders convene in Amarillo on Prohibition talks
Major Simpson states the group seeks no return to saloon days while prominent Panhandle figures gather in Amarillo to discuss the Eighteenth Amendment. Potter County plans to organize men and women groups at the meeting.
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Simpson
Panhandle
Amarillo
Potter County
Five Cent Carnival Ride Prices Set for Friday and Saturday
The T. J. Tidwell Carnival on East Tenth Street will offer all rides for five cents on Friday and Saturday. Management invites Amarilloans and visiting shoppers to enjoy attractions including the Lindy Loop Tilt-A-Wheel Merry-go-round Ferris wheel and other kiddie rides.
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T. J. Tidwell
East Tenth Street
Trolinger Family Plans Picnic to Honor Guest
More than twenty Trolinger relatives will hold a reunion picnic in Ellwood Park to honor C. C. Trolinger. Trolinger, connected with the Pacific Electric Railway Company in San Bernardino, arrived Thursday to visit relatives.
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Trolinger
Ellwood Park
C. C. Trolinger
Pacific Electric Railway Company
San Bernardino
Calif
Real estate board to discuss home loan bill
Amarillo real estate board members will discuss new information on the home loan bill, signed into law by the President on Wednesday, at a Friday noon luncheon meeting at the Silver Grill. President H. N. Wheeler expects a large attendance.
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Amarillo Real Estate Board
Silver Grill
H. N. Wheeler
County Dads To Meet Regular Commission Session
Potter County Commission schedules a regular meeting next Tuesday with a full court. County Judge J. M. Simpson announced on Thursday after postponement until Commissioner Frank Buckingham returns from Austin.
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Potter County Commission
J. M. Simpson
Frank Buckingham
Austin
M Woodward Dies in City Grocery Trade
Sidney M. Woodward aged 61 grocer died Thursday after a brief illness at a local hospital. A 24 year city resident he attended the Methodist Church and Woodland Lodge. He ran a grocery on North Buchanan Street leaving widow Lena Woodward and son Kenneth Woodward with funeral arrangements pending at N S Griggs & Sons.
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Sidney M. Woodward
Methodist Church
Woodman of the World Lodge
Buchanan Street
Lena Woodward
Kenneth Woodward
Killough
N.S. Griggs & Sons
Amarillo Charter Amendments Voted In Special Election
Petitions seek a 90 day election to vote on charter amendments. If approved, Amarillo would move to semi aldermanic government with each city section represented on the commission by one member while maintaining the manager form. Current commissioners Rogers Twaddell and Smith would keep terms plus two additional at large members. No petitions have been presented to the city commission.
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Amarillo
Texas
Southwest
United States
Ross D. Rogers
M. N. Twaddell
H. Ernest Smith
City Commission
Thompson Hopes for Pipeline Rate Reduction
AUSTIN June 15 U P Thompson says voluntary pipeline rate cuts of one third may occur to ease hearings on oil transport rates. He notes Sinclair has already announced a third reduction and other lines may follow. Hearing resumes June 26 with more delays expected.
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Austin
U.P
E. O. Thompson
Sinclair
Thompson
All Work and No Play Clark Gable Must Rest
Clark Gable is ordered to retire from motion pictures for six weeks after a health check. He is placed on a diet for four weeks and told to rest, get sunshine, and exercise moderately. Mrs. Gable says he may undergo appendectomy.
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Los Angeles
Clark Gable
Franklin Thorpe
Governor Vetoes Confederate Pension Law Tightening
Governor Miriam A Ferguson vetoed a bill to tighten the Confederate pension law. The measure would cut withdrawals from the fund by about 27500 dollars monthly and exclude widows born after January 1 1870 from pensions. It also lowered payments to widows under 75 and Confederate home inmates.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
National G A R Chief Found Dead in Hotel Room
Captain William P. Wright national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic was found dead in bed in a Pittsburgh hotel at age 88. He was from Chicago and had led the organization in the final years of his life.
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National G. A. R
Pittsburgh
William P. Wright
Chicago
Grand Army of the Republic
Cotton and commodities set mixed tone in New Orleans market
New Orleans cotton prices eased early to 9.30 for October and 9.45 for December before a late rally on short covering. Kansas City hog and cattle quotes moved mixed with hogs at 4.40 and cattle around 5.50. New York stock market widened range with limited activity as traders waited on Washington acreage leasing details. bar silver fell further.
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New Orleans
Washington
Kansas City
New York
Simon Pacific
New York Central
Delaware and Hudson
Lackawanna
Santa Fe
Pennsylania
Chesapeake and Ohio
U. S
American Telephone
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Allied Chemical
American Can
Anaconda
Case
Consolidated Gas
United Aircraft
Standard of
New Jersey
Socony Vacuum
Consolidated
Chrysler
Dome
McIntyre Porcupine
Juneau
Speedy Relief From Bunion Pains and Soft Corns
Moone's Emerald Oil promises fast relief for bunions and corns with a full strength two ounce bottle. Sales at City Drug Stores guarantee refunds if inflammation or pain persists after treatment.
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Moone
Meone
Rubber firms raise pay across major companies
B F Goodrich announced a 10 percent pay raise for all wage earners and salaried staff following similar moves by Goodyear Firestone General Tire Mohawk and Seiberling. The increase covers 17,000 workers at Akron and Los Angeles plants and other sites, expanding the nationwide pay boost to about 52,000 residents.
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Curtis Wright
Seeereere
Douglas Fon
Eee
Todas
Fasiman Kodak
Elec Power & Aight
Enel Public Service
Erle R
First Nations
Foster Wheeler Oe
Wnox Film
Freeport
Texas
General Amer
General Foodsills
Ares
General Public Service
Goodrich Tire
Goodyear Tire
Gotham
Graham Paige
Great West Saga
Grig
Kennecott Copper
Kresge SS
Kroger Groe & Bak
Liggitt-Meyers
Q Loew's
Lorillard Eee
Louisville Gas & Electric
National Cash Register
National Dairy
National Distillers
National Power & L
National Steelight
Central É
Y New Hay Hartford
North American Aviation
North American Co
Northern Pacific RR
Ohio of
Owens-Illinois Elev
Pacific Gas & Electric
Keith Orph
Rigay
Remington Rand
Reo Moter
Republic Steel
Reynolds Tobacco
Richfield Oil
Royal Dutehne
Safeway
St. Joseph Lead
St Louis-San Francr Seaboard Oil Tee
Sears Roebuck
Seneca Copper
Servel Peseps Shell Union Oil
MD Simmons Ates We
Simms Petroleum
Skelly Oil
Bay Socony-Vacuum
South Porto Rio Susar
Southern Californian
Southern Pacific RR
Southern Railway
Standard Brands
Sy Teee
Standard Gas & Electric
Standard Oil of California
Standard Oil of Nan
Stewart-Warner
Stone-Webster
Studebaker Corp Yy
Sun OW
Seree Tee
Texas Corp Oe
Texas Gulf Sulfur Il
Texas Pacific Coal & O
Texas Pacific Land Tide-Water Asan
Transamerica Tees
Union Carbide Union Oil 1884
Union Pacific
United Aircraft
United Carbon
United Corporation
United Fruit
United Gas Imput
U S Pipe & Fay
U S Rubber
U S
Utilities Power & Light
Akron
B. F. Goodrich Company
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
General Tire & Rubber Company
Mohawk Rubber Company
Seiberling Rubber Company
Goodrich
Los Angeles
Silverton
United States
Congress battles over independent offices bill in Senate action
The Senate pushed the liberal Cutting-Steiner amendment into the independent offices bill as the President faced a summer stay while awaiting adjournment. The Senate adopted the conference report on the $3.6 billion emergency appropriation after the House approval previous day.
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Ane Dent
Senate
Independent Offices
John
Groton School
Pla
White House
House
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Music Corporation of America
Mr. MacDonald
Conference Bureau
Cox
Victor Kienbach
Austria
Signor Jung
Colijn
Krogmann
Germany
Thomas A. le Breton
Argentina
Russia
Tey
MacDonald
Moscow
Alberto J. Pani
Tack
Socal
Tba Zeny
M. L. Wilson
Montana State College
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Elmer J. Scott & Co
M. Woodward
Kansas City Livestock
NEW York Stock Letter
John F. Clark & Co
Jno. F. Cark and Co
C.S.T. Coseene
Adams Express Treveahrets
Aaska Junean
Alleghany Corp
Y Am Allied Chemical
Allis Chalmers Tee Ome
Ameralde Corp
Amer
American Car & Fdy
American International
American Water Works
American Woolen
Armour & Co A
Anaconda Copper
Anchor Caperp
Bklyn
Manhattan
Burroughs
Moine Caren
California
Calumet-Hedany
Eavives
Wreeenete Case
Cerro de Pag Copper
Hica
Consolidated Oil
Continental Can
Continental Insurance
Continental Oil
Del
Uv Corn Products
Cuban Americal Sugar Prt
Ringo
Sis
Am Gas & Electric
Ark Nat Gas A . Aeee Cities Service
Ford Motor Co
Lone Star Gas
Yoo
Niagara Hudson
San Jacinto
W. W. Lynch, Mei
Amarillo Harware Company
Globe
Fai
Congress
Ier
Osu
Post
Inspector Post
General Foods
Battie Creek
Mich
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