Winters Seeks County Precinct 3 Seat in Amarillo
Amarillo businessman John Winters announces his bid for county commissioner Precinct 3 opposing incumbent Joe Gray. Winters, 13-year resident, former school board chair, argues for strict budget discipline, elimination of overdrafts, and a businesslike approach to county finances. He pledges full time efforts toward efficiency and plans to consult voters before election day.
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Joe Gray
Winters
Amarillo
Mr. Winters
Delegates Travel to Newark for National Convention
Amarillo's J. W. Hill and Joe Hickman head the delegation to the National American Business Club Convention arriving in Newark New Jersey after a 2000 mile car journey. Hill is Palo Duro Furniture Co president and Hickman heads First National Bank loan department. Mrs Hill and Mrs Hickman joined the trip. The group plans to return Sunday.
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J. W. Hill
Joe Hickman
Amarillo
National American Business Club
Newark
N. J
Southland
National Capital
Hill
Palo Duro Punniture Company
AB Club
Courthouse Records and Vehicle Listings From The Ledger
Courthouse records show Millie A Lamb sold to Texas Plumbing Building and Loan May 23 1936 for 10 dollars covering lots 43 and 44 block 323 Mirror Panhandle Mortgage Co sold to T E Snowden June 10 1936 for 4000 dollars 60 by 70 feet west end lots 9 and 10 block 89 Plemons Also a list of registered cars including Chevy Sedan L Busby Buick Sedan Fred Dowie Pont Cpe Geo K Timby Ford Sedan Mrs Jno W Cox Ford Sedan Will Martin Ply Cpe R E Morris Ford Sedan Clyde Campf Ford Sedan Lee Bivins Chrysler Sedan Toney Chisum.
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Tex. Pl. Bldg. & L
Mirror. Panhandle Mortgage Co
T. E. Snowden
West End
Plemons
Chevy
Busby
Buick
Fred Dowie
Pont
Geo. K. Timby
Ford
Mrs. Jno
W. Cox
Will Martin
R. E. Morris
Clyde Campf
Lee Bivins
Chrysler
Toney Chisum
Candidates to Speak at Pleasant Valley Pie Supper
County candidates will announce their campaigns at a pie supper tonight at 8 at Pleasant Valley Christian Church. The event is sponsored by the Pleasant Valley baseball team and the Christian Church.
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Pleasant Valley
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Christian Church
World reaction to Mussolini’s Ethiopian campaign
The League of Nations mobilized a boycott against Mussolini after his swift victory in Ethiopia. Britain, guiding sanctions, kept pressuring Italy even as Mussolini expanded control and ended Ethiopia's slave trade within seven months.
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League of Nations
World War Hero Too Busy To Claim Bonus
Sam Woodfill of Fort Thomas Kentucky holder of the Medal of Honor is so busy helping other veterans file applications that he delayed his own bonus. He serves as assistant secretary of the Kentucky ex servicemen's board and has not signed the registered letter containing his bonds yet. His wife said he will save the bonus for a rainy day.
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John J. Pershing
America
Sam Woodfill
Fort Thomas
Kentucky Ex-Servicemen's Board
Woodfill
Protests and wartime rhetoric mix with violence reports
The piece notes France seeking peace with Italy to avoid conflict with Hitler and warns of modern aerial weaponry's impact on cities including London. It recounts War Secretary Cooper’s view that Europe is worse than 1914, then shifts to revivalist Homer Rodeheaver and Congo mission tales, followed by a Memphis woman and Little Rock pastor flogging in Earle Arkansas over a cotton war death claim.
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Cooper
Europe
Memphis
Claude C. Williams
Little Rock
Earle
Arkansas
Automobiles For Veterans Promised In New York City
The Auto mobile Merchants Association of New York predicts 12,500 veterans will buy cars in the near future, about half new and half used, with local dealers expecting roughly eight million dollars of the veterans’ payments. The story notes the broader idea that car ownership equates to happiness and freedom, alongside the home as a parallel goal.
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Automobile Merchants Association of
New York
New York City
Glamorous Apartment Intrigue Delays Portrait Session
In a tense scene Gail and Lucille clash as Derek plans a portrait with Gail pressed to return home. Mrs Morton warns Gail to keep Derek near, while Lucille resents the interference and insists on her own plans.
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Gail
Derek
Mrs. Morton
Portraits and Boots Echo in Tentative Departure
Dialogue hints at an immediate start and doubt about obtaining a portrait by Hargreaves. Gail urges optimism about the portrait’s value while Derek thanks her as they move to the door. A line on polo boots versus riding boots adds a sensory detail about footwear.
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Hargreaves
Gail
Derek
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