Amarillo Welcomes Texas Press Association Meeting
The Texas Press association opens in Amarillo with Mayor Blasdel and officials greeting attendees in a Municipal auditorium session. A 11:45 departure for Palo Duro Canyon barbecue, a banquet at the Amarillo hotel, and a canyon trip are on the program.
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Texas Press Association
Mission Theater
Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo Hotel
Palo Duro Canyons
Amarillo
Tyler Presses Early Fight for 1925 Convention
Tyler boosts for the 1925 convention with booster literature in the Municipal auditorium. Delegates from Tyler and East Texas push for the city, while San Antonio and College Station seek the event. Mineral Wells pursues the 1926 convention.
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Tyler
Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo
Press Association
East Texas
San Antonio
College Station
Mineral Wells
Editors Tour Harding Ranch Opens as Panhandle Park
During their Amarillo stay the Texas Press association will tour the Harding ranch once closed to the public for fourteen years and recently opened as the Panhandle's greatest park.
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Amarillo
Texas Press Association
Harding Ranch
Panhandle
Group portrait of Texas Press editors and companions
Photographers captured a morning group photo listing prominent editors and associated figures from Texas newspapers. Names include L. E. Haskett Childress J. J. Taylor Dallas Sam Braswell Clarendon J. P. Miller Houston Hamilton Wright Stamford John Moore Amarillo Dick Cousins Decatur Sam C. Holloway Deport W. C. Edwards Denton S. R. Whitty Italy R. Nichols Vernon Lee Satterwhite Panhandle Sam Miller Mineral Wells W. H. Mayes Austin T. G. Pollard Tyler J. R. A. Terrill Canyon H. Waggoner White Deer CC. W. Warwick Canyon.
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Se Association
L. E. Haskett
Childress
J. J. Taylor
Dallas
Sam Braswell
Clarendon
J. P. Miller
Houston
Hamilton Wright
Stamford
John Moore
Amarillo
Dick Cousins
Decatur
Sam C. Holloway
Deport
W. C. Edwards
Denton
S. R. Whitty
Italy
R. H. Nichols
Vernon
Lee
The Tactful Texan Riffs On Editors And Amarillo
A reflective column in Amarillo muses on editors visiting The Globe, the nerves of writing under scrutiny, and nostalgia for barroom days. It weighs editors’ thirst for entertainment over data, notes the sharp humor of the crowd, and sketches the editor life as distinct from other trades.
Arkansas Field Ride Leads to Quitting Newspaper Job
Grover McDaniel recalls a rural subscription drive in Arkansas that ended with him resigning from The Globe. He recounts encountering a farmer and his wife who paid him no heed as he pitched the Associated Press, boasting of coverage and giveaways. The scene closes with McDaniel’s decision to quit after the visit.
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Arkansas
Mac
Associated Press
Florida
Grover McDaniel
The
Globe
Oklahoma
McDaniel
Edwards Seeks Lieutenant Governor Seat as First Campaign
Will C. Edwards of Denton announces his bid for lieutenant governor. He credits reporters for pushing him into politics and notes this is his first and possibly last race. Edwards emphasizes his background as a prominent newspaper man.
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Edwards
Denton
Visitors Get Pocketbooks for Texas Press Delegates
Amarillo hosts Texas Press convention delegates receive pocket books with entertainment programs. The book lists twelve coupons for banquets barbecues at Palo Duro canyon swims in Canyon Nat and Mis sion Fair and Liberty free rides coupon for everything except auto rides. Back page includes local info and a pamphlet about Amarillo and the Panhandle. Sam Braswell leads the State Press association and is a brass band enthusiast.
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Palo Duro Canyon
Canyon
Mission, Fair and Liberty
Sam Braswell
The
State Press Association
First Press Banquet At Texas Editors Meet
The forty fifth annual Texas Press association convention will hold its first banquet tonight at 7 30 in the Amarillo hotel. R P Parcells will serve as toastmaster. The Southwestern Bell Telephone company hosts to honor editors from across the state. George Hill, local branch manager, is authorized to entertain.
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Association
Amarillo
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
R. P. Parcells
Rotary Club
Ross Rogers
Board of City Development
G. D. Barnum
William Smith
Rogers Orchestra
Wil
Devil's Kitchen
Palo Duro Canyon
Canyon City
C. W. Warwick
J. A. Hill
West Texas State Teachers’ College
Texas Press Association
George Hill
Banquet for Editors Promises Guest Access in City
An adults only banquet for newspapermen in the city will feature an elaborate program with many visiting editors able to speak. Admittance requires a coupon from the guest book distributed by the association secretary to registered guests.
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Association
Ex President Perkins Hosts Friends In McKinney Visit
Perkins, former Texas Press Association president in 1906, leads the McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette and serves as mayor. He greets visitors with a hearty hayshake and constant smile, reflecting long community involvement including service as a state senator.
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Perkins
Texas Press Association
McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette
What It’s All About Lineup of Linotype Tricks
A note explains the three words at the head of the linotype row. It states they are used by operators to fill lines or to outsmart editors, a familiar shorthand for editors and printers.
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Amarillo
Margy
Linotype
Professor and News Hound Attends Meet
E. G. Shroeder is publicity director at the College of Industrial Arts in Denton and teaches students news gathering and writing. He enjoys publicity work and the teaching part. The CIA newspaper is edited by girl students and regarded as among the best college publications in the state.
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E. G. Shroeder
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Shroeder
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Editor Jones at His Desk in Frantic Press Room
The country editor Endures a cluttered desk two feet deep in papers and bills. Editor Jones, ink stained and rumpled, fends off a balky linotype as Foreman Brown rages over Haley's ad. John H Starr reports his wife’s illness while Mrs Birch asks for a church notice.
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Jones
John H. Starr
Lynch Drives Into Convention in Ford
Lynch Davidson, Houston candidate for governor, arrived astride his Ford for the editors convention. He spoke in Dalhart this afternoon and will address audiences in Happy tomorrow and in the district courtroom Thursday night.
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Lynch Davidson
Houston
Ford
Dalhart
Happy
Atta Boy From Visitor Signals Friendly Town Vibe
A convention visitor praised the town after stepping off the editorial special and hearing Iaave Derden's band perform The Old Gray Mare. He expressed confidence in the community, noting the band's tune reflects good people and a welcoming town.
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Atta
Iaave Derden
The Neighbors Paper Thief and Penny Pincher
A satirical poem describes a stingy man who borrows his neighbor’s paper, reuses heat from others’ chimneys to cook, phones central to save time, grinds coffee with grape nuts, makes cows eat dead grass with green goggles, rides in back church seat to save his nickel, has bought his coffin on installment, and gives his children ten cents for breakfast while avoiding meals, fading away unseen.
Warwick Doesn't Know As Much About Barbecuing
C L Warwick editor of the Randall County News faces a rumor he overstates his skill at barbecuing. The Canyon Chronicle notes he has never cooked in the kitchen, only asking when dinner would be ready, as editors push to kill the Warwick barbecue tale.
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Canyon
Tex
C. AL. Warwick
Randall County News
Warwick
J. J. Taylor praised as popular Amarillo editor
The Dallas News states J. J. Taylor of the State Press is a top Texas newspaper man in Amarillo. He edits a widely admired column and influences readers with fairness and accuracy. The Dallas News prints substantial Panhandle news, more than Fort Worth dailies, securing its status as a leading Texas paper.
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J. J. Taylor
State Press
Texas
Amarillo
Dallas News
Mr. Taylor
Texas Press
Taylor
The
Southwest
Panhandle
Globe
Fort Worth
West Texas
Not Tit Willow in Amarillo
A short poem extols Amarillo as a proud western city, welcoming visitors with open homes and cellars and inviting all to enjoy a season of glee in the Texas plains. The piece mentions the Texas press and the trains, portraying a hospitable, festive mood in the city.
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Amarillo
Texas
Amariilo
Old Gray Mare Leads Texas Press Band in Amarillo
The first editorial band of the Texas Press Association, led by Forrest Warren of the Amarillo Globe, paraded from the Amarillo hotel to newspaper offices and on to the Municipal auditorium. Members include Sam Braswell, Clarendon. Henry Hall, The Globe. Pan L. Odor.
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Texas Press Association
Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Forrest Warren
Amarillo Globe
Sam Braswell
Clarendon
The
Globe
Henry Hall
Pan L
Sheriff Accused Of Mounting Old Gray Mare From Right Side
The Globe reports claims by local workers that Sheriff Less Whitaker, a noted wheat grower, mounted the old gray mare from the right side after leaving a concert. Complaints allege he walked around the horse to mount on the wrong side, justified by his farming status rather than riding skill.
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Globe Business Office
Whitaker
Globe
Globe Office
Band features at session amid recruits and war relics
Amarillo witnesses a band display during a session as new recruits are expected by tomorrow. Sheriff showcases ornate spurs crafted by Private M. R. Clark of the American Legion, made from salvaged wartime pieces and coins from several nations. The spurs, used in Coblenz mule races, will join a war relic exhibit at the Tri State Fair in Amarillo this fall.
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American Legion
Endee
N. M
Army of Occupation
Ft. Festa
France
Coblenz
Germany
Clark
Tri- State
Amarillo
State Press Charms Amarillo Readers as Household Word
J. J. Taylor, known as State Press in the crowd of editors, gains wide readership with his popular coll that sparkles with humor and common sense. Amarillo readers of the Dallas News now regard State Press as a familiar name and voice.
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Amarillo
Dallas News
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Haley
Lynch
Gray Mare
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