Amarillo Letter Worried on Prize Fight Gambler Plot
The writer argues Baer beat Carnera in a staged setup, claiming gamblers fixed odds, paid fighters, and misinformation. He mocks readers for dupes, criticizes debt repudiation talk, and notes local scenes including street glass, dips at intersections, and a political outlook for Clint Small and Jimmy Allred. Weather, wildlife, and visitors from Olney close the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Small
Jimmy Allred
Small
Allred
Hughes
Witt
Farmhouse Offer West of Amarillo Seeks Couple
Dear Tack invites a man and his wife to live on a well improved farm 50 miles west of Amarillo. The offer includes use of the improvements and 160 acres of grass for the summer. See Tack Letters Page 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Amarillo urged to join Panhandle junior chamber movement
Pampa Junior Chamber members urged Amarillo to form a Junior Chamber of Commerce after presenting a blue ribbon and cash award for Amarillo's prize winning float in Pampa's Centennial Celebration. They noted other Panhandle towns joining the movement and cited plans for a 1936 pageant marking 1836.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Panhandle
Plainview
Lubbock
J. M. Collins
Pampa
Guy Carlander
Archer Fullingim
Stephen Austin
Austin
W. T. Fraser
Harry Hoare
Sherman White
Bob Watson
Bill Bourn
Early Action Planned for Amarillo Canning Plant
Relief officials and AAA representatives said obstacles blocking the Amarillo canning plant reopening should be removed today. The Potter County Relief Board aimed to reopen at 6 am yesterday, but Washington regulations on beef handling caused a temporary postponement. Grover B. Hill of the AAA oversees Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. The cattle-buying relief program remains active and will resume in full as soon as rules are clarified. Gaines D. Whitsitt, Potter County Relief Administrator, expects the issue to clear up within hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
AAA
Potter County Relief Board
Washington
Grover B. Hill
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Hill
Potter Country
Gaines D. Whitsitt
Relief Schools Closed Today in Texas
An emergency educational program funded by federal funds for six months ended in Texas today. It will resume in about two weeks under a revised plan. The effort involved adult and nursery schools and classes aimed at eliminating illiteracy, employing about 2,100 teachers with expenditures near $500,000. Future summer classes will target communities of 10,000 or more, with about $175,000 available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Newspapers Reach New High In Advertising During Recovery
The Editor and Publisher index across 52 cities shows May advertising at 90.3 with a four year average of 100. Total agate lines in May reached 112,122,217, up from April 107,490,670 and May 94,648,666. Financial ads fell to 51.0, yet March held the year’s high at 588.
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New York
Wife and son of Floyd Floyd move to Fort Worth
The wife and son of Charles Pretty Boy Floyd will arrive in Fort Worth to establish residence and join First Baptist Church. They planned to attend Sunday school and be baptized, with Dr J Frank Norris welcoming them into his church. The mother and son are Jack Dempsey Floyd nine, delayed arrival.
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Fort Worth
Charles
Pretty Boy) Floyd
Oklahoma Bank
First Baptist Church
Sam Silverman
Dr. Norris
Great Britain Seizes German Funds in England
London reports that Britain will seize German funds to compensate British creditors for Germanys foreign debt moratorium. The plan covers commercial debts and German bonds including Dawes and Young plan loans. Chancellor Neville Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that voluntary German action before July 1 could halt the measure. Stella Riddle of Regent’s store takes a two week vacation in Dallas and Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
England
Germany
Young Plan
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain
Stella Riddle
Regent's Store
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Mussolini Parades Fascists for Hitler in Venice Display
In Venice Mussolini staged a 3000 strong Fascist militia review for Adolf Hitler. The march featured advance guard youths, rifle bearing units, machine gun sections, chemicals, and university students. Cheers greeted the leaders as they toured the royal palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
U.P
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Germany
Europe
Hitler
Italy
Senate ratifies anti war treaty of non aggression
The United States Senate ratified the Anti-War Treaty of non aggression and conciliation signed at Rio de Janeiro on October 10, 1933. The treaty, named for its sponsor Saavedra Lamaa of Argentina, provides for settlement of boundary disputes by arbitration.
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Washington
United States Senate
Rio de Janeiro
Saavedra Lamaa
Argentina
Electric clocks link to official time reach millions nationwide
More than 4,000,000 homes now have electric clocks that run within two seconds of observatory time. Despite a weak mood, synchron clocks valued at over 17 million dollars were sold in 1931, compared with total sales of 8 million in 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
United States
Railway carloadings rise in week ended June 9
The American Railway Association announced revenue freight carloadings for the week ended June 9 at 615,565, up 37,024 from the prior week and 46,408 above the same week in 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
American Railway Association Today
School Board Raises Salaries of Clerks
The board of trustees approved an approximate seven percent raise for the clerical staff. Public school supply lists were reviewed as part of the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Truck Driver Hurt Near Brady After Wreck
Charlie Tharp, a Billinger truck driver, is in serious condition at a local hospital after his truck overturned 18 miles east of Brady near Melvin. The accident occurred today as Tharp sustained injuries in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Tex
Charlie Tharp
Billinger
Melvin
New Orleans Cotton Opens Irregular With Gains Into Session
In New Orleans dated June 15 the cotton market opened irregular yet active. July slipped early but recovered to rise about six points to 11.911 as other months firmed. October reached 12.14 and December 12.24. Prices in late trading climbed further with July at 12.02 and December near 12.85, underpinned by firmer stocks and unsettled weather in the cotton belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
New York
Liverpool
Floods Worsen South Area. Relief Worried Now
Washington reports added floods in the south alongside drought in the west, prompting federal relief concern. Harry L Hopkins says South Carolina faces a serious situation with heavy rains. Six more New Mexico counties join the drought area as the drought spreads. About 221,000 people are on work projects across drought zones including Texas and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South
Drouth
Harry L Hopkins
South Carolina
Agriculture Department
Hopkins
New Mexico
South Dakota
Texas
Oklahoma
Geneva Treaty on Arms Wins Senate Approval
The Senate ratified the Geneva Treaty nine years after its creation, providing for strict supervision of international arms traffic. A reservation requires the nine major arms-producing nations to approve before the pact takes effect for the United States. Signed by twenty two nations at Geneva on June 17, 1925, the treaty limits exports to meet importing government needs or with consent of a public authority.
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Washington
Senate
Geneva
British Empire
Belgium
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Soviet Russia
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
United States
Assassins Wound Poland Interior Minister Pieracki
Assailants wounded Bronislaw Pieracki interior minister of Poland outside his club in Warsaw after lunch. Three gunmen fired with revolvers and fled, leaving him critically injured on the pavement before attendants rushed him to a hospital where he was dying, officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peiping
Warsaw
Poland
U.P
Bronislaw Pieracki
Pieracki
DePere fiddler displays Italian crafted violin dated 1811
Patrick Solon of De Pere showed a violin with a Latin inscription declaring it was made in Italy in 1811. He played it at a local winter celebration, marking its first public appearance in years. In Stockton California a baby, born March 21 to Mr. and Mrs. T Chester Deming, is said to have eight living grandparents including a great great grandfather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE Pere
Wis
U.P
Patrick Solon
Italy
Stockton
Cal.u.p
James Chester Deming
T. Chester Deming
Ariel Varges Arrives in Tokyo to Cover Japan News
Ariel Varges, a renowned newsreel photographer, has arrived in Tokyo and will be stationed in Japan for an extended period. He previously spent many years in China and is widely known across the Far East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U.P
Ariel Varges
Japan
China
Far East
Rattlers Invade Nevada Towns Amid Drought
In Nevada, exceptional dryness drives rattlesnakes into multiple communities. The reptiles have appeared in larger numbers this year than ever before, with sightings noted across towns including Reno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
U.P
Nevada
Texas seeks return of escaped convict Palmer
Officers plan to extradite Joe Palmer, captured near St Joseph Missouri, to Texas to face murder charges in the death of Major Crowson. The escape involved Raymond Hamilton and others aided by Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Hamilton was sentenced to death this week at Huntsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Joe Palmer
St. Joseph
Simmons
Texas
Palmer
Major Crowson
Raymond Hamilton
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Hamilton
Huntsville
Crowson
Roosevelt Family Moves and Marital Changes
Elliott Roosevelt, after the White House entry, moves to Lake Tahoe and is divorced from Elizabeth Denner Roosevelt of Philadelphia. He soon marries Ruth Googins of Fort Worth in Davenport, Iowa. Curtis B. Dall offers no comment on his wife Anna Curtis Dall’s Reno residence. Dall appears leaving Fenner Beane offices at Broad and Beaver Streets, a brokerage partner.
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Roosevelts
White House
Elliott Roosevelt
West Coast
Lake Tahoe
Elizabeth Denner Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Davenport
Iowa
Ruth Googins
Fort Worth
Curtis B. Dall
New York
Reno
Nev
Anna Curtis Dall
Roosevelt
Dall
Broad and
Beaver Streets
Financial District
Fenner, Beane and Ungerleider
Tropical storm nears Gulf Coast from Gulf of Mexico
Houston reports a tropical storm moving northeast toward the Texas coast about 400 miles off the Rio Grande mouth near Brownsville. The advisory notes normal Houston pressure, while Galveston records heavy gulf swell signaling possible storms at sea.
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Houston
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Galveston
Gulf
Veteran Screen Actor William H. Woodruff Dies in Hollywood
Hollywood June 15 William H. Bert Woodruff 78 old time trouper and screen actor died of nephritis at a Hollywood hospital after a lingering illness He appeared with Charles Ray in many hits and had prior stage work His pictures include The Fire Brigade Speedy The Awakening and Manhattan Cocktail He is survived by two daughters Mrs Jeanette Ringwald and Mrs Grace Herron both of Los Angeles
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Hollywood
William H
Bert) Woodruff
Woodruff
Charles Ray
Speedy
Manhattan
Jeanette Ringwald
Grace Herron
Los Angeles
AMARILLO SHOPPERS RECEIVE THEATER TICKETS WITH PURCHASE SLIPS
Fillmore Gibson Station No 2 near Third and Fillmore offers theater tickets with every $5 purchase slip for city and out of town shows at Rialto Rex Mission and Paramount Theaters. Ten dollars in slips buy horse race tickets usable June 15 to 25 at the Tri-State Fair. Jumbo Sodal Sales slips of $250 exchanged for coupons good at listed drug stores. Numerous Amarillo merchants participate in the event.
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Fillmore
Gibson Station No. 2
Third
Texas
Rialto
Rex
Mission
Paramount Theater
Pool Drug
Randall Drug
City Drug
Maxor Drug
Fox Drug
Nelson's Drug Store
van Buren Pharmacy
Amarillo Coffee Shop
Amarillo Gas Company
Amarillo Hardware Company
Amarillo National Bank
Adkisson & Gunn
Blackburn Brothers
Bartles
Herring Furniture Store
Hunsley’s Inc
Herring Hotel
Jarett's
Junkin's
Killough & Davies
S. H. Kress Company
Levine's
J. Levy
Local Businesses Listed in Historical Trade Directory
A partial OCR list of retail and service establishments appears, featuring names such as J. C. Penney Company, Woolworth’s, Sears Roebuck, Palace Royal, Regent’s, and Woolworth’s, plus drug stores, furniture shops, jewelers, and service stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair
Tolzien
van Buren Pharmacy
White & Kirk
Woolworth’s
Williams Hardware
Whitcomb Jewelry
Fred Wagner
Kirk's Coco Castile Promises Deep-Pore Odor Cure
A newspaper pitch extols Kirk's Coco Castile soap as a deep-pore cleansing solution to body odor. The ad claims ordinary soaps fail to reach embedded perspiration and that this 100 percent vegetable oil soap rinses clean, leaves no odor, and offers a low price.
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Kirk
America
Castile
Inaugural Track Opens With Seven Races and New Gate
Races on a newly opened track greet turf patrons as seven thoroughbreds start evenly from a padded starting gate. The sun shines on a perfect day for the inaugural program. Crowds tour stables while the Panhandle Derby on June 25 offers a $500 added purse, the largest at any Southwest minor track.
Green Pledges Strategy for Handling Plant Disputes
Green argues for a structured approach to labor disputes under section 7 A 2. The board would hear complaints and supervise elections off company property. Workers would elect representatives by majority to act for all, with plant management meeting workers to settle issues. The impartial board could finalise decisions if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Obituary Notice for JT Moore Former Bank VP
JT Moore formerly served as vice president of the National Bank of Commerce for years and died recently. He was a long time Methodist Church steward and active in Masonic bodies Khiva Shrine and Knights of Pythias. Survivors include his widow Nannie Louise Moore, son Virgil Moore, daughter Mrs Wells Faulkner of Amarillo, brother John A Moore of Emmett Arkansas, and sister Mrs Will F Rayburn of Edmond Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank of Commerce
Moore
Methodist Church
Khiva Shrine
Knights of Pythias
Nannie Louise Moore
Virgil Moore
Wells Faulkner
Amarillo
John A. Moore
Emmett, Ark
Will F. Rayburn
Edmond
Okla
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Baer-Carnera
Carnera
Baer
Sharkey
Plains
Bill
Buck Harris
Mollie B. True
Nell True
Walter True
Olney
Mildred True
Polk Street
Legation
J. H. Ingram
Ingram
Richland County
Ohio
American Board of Missions
Boston
Floyd
Ft. Worth
Chicago
Ad-daly
Dee
Tao Hellies
Gulf Region
Lucille Shoppe
Monogram
Morrow-Thomas Hardware
Marizon
McDavid Bros
Maxor Drug Stores
Meyer & Meyer
Mary-Mar
JT. Moore
City Drug Stores
Sport Shoes
Florsheim
Walter Booth
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