McCormicks Prove Livelihood From Cow Sow and Hen Farm
The McCormick family 7 miles south of Amarillo operates a 320 acre Panhandle farm and earns over 8000 yearly from dairy eggs and poultry. Mrs. McCormick markets 250 pounds of butter, 60 gallons of buttermilk and 60 dozen eggs weekly, while Mr. McCormick manages 30 cows 250 hens and 40 turkeys.
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McCormick Family
City
D. ©. McCormick
Amarillo
Mr. McCormick
Mrs. McCormick
Panhandle
Kentucky
McCormick
Panhandle’s Newest Town Opens with Barbecue and Baseball
Southwest of Amarillo in Castro County the new town sits in the Flagg ranch which is being cut into small farming tracts. Castro County boasts the highest tillable land percentage in Texas with residents asserting it is one hundred percent tillable. The opening features a big barbecue public speaking and baseball game among other entertainments.
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Amarillo
Flagg
Castro County
Texas
Plagg
Panhandle
Wragg
There There Everywhere Wheeler Eyes Railroad Arrival
The town anticipates a railroad soon boosting growth and prosperity. Farmers benefit from diversified farming, better stock, feed, and care, with milk selling at the bank and fewer grocery bills. The Amarillo packing house provides a local market for farm products.
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Wheeler
Panhandle
Amarillo
Belvedere widow sentenced for shooting man
Mrs. Myrtle Carpenter of Belvedere New Jersey received a prison term from 20 to 39 years at hard labor for shooting Adam Poulak. She testified she acted to preserve her honor when she fired.
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Myrtle Carpenter
Belvedere
N. J
Adam Poulak
Amarillo’s Skyscraper Under Construction in 8-Story Fireproof Plan
The Amarillo Building Company, led by Col Ernest O Thompson, plans eight stories with a full basement and October 1 completion. TOM Praner to manage rooms 805-6. architects Shepard and Wiser of Kansas City promise top-tier fireproof design.
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Amarillo
Fred Jone
Southwest
Amarillo Real Estate Board
Amarillo Building Company
Col
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo Hotel
Tom. Praner
Shepard and Wiser
Kansas City
Airlanes Boost Miners Move Toward Cassiar Country
The Associated Press reports in Vancouver that airplanes are shipping miners and supplies to mining districts near Fairbanks and the Pacific Northwest. Canadian police ban private expeditions due to starvation risk and near freezing conditions. A mix of dog teams and freight aircraft are shown preparing for a northern push toward Dease Lake and Cassiar country.
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Associated Press
Vancouver
Fairbanks
Alaska
Pacific Northwest
Cassiar
British Columbia
Peru
Rusa
Dease Lake
Avath
Owilization
Canyon Extends Her White Way in Canyon Texas
Canyon and Randall county order ten more street lights for the public square. The county adds two lights at each courthouse entrance and the city adds two on the north side of the square. The white way runs from the Santa Fe station two miles to the Teachers College campus.
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Canyon
Tex
Randall County
Santa Fe
Teachers College
Honorable Elsie Maclay Designs Liners for Inchcape Fleet
London June 19 United Press reports Hon Elsie Maclay daughter of Viscount Inchcape a leading British shipping magnate supervised interior decoration for five P and O liners. The first ship Caithay was launched with her months of work shaping a homey appealing decor. She will receive a substantial salary as consulting decoration expert for the Inchcape fleet.
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United Press
London
Elsie Maclay
Viscount Inchcape
Elsie
Cotton acreage estimated in Randall County after rain
County Agent J W Jennings places Randall County cotton at about 15000 acres. He notes recent rains favor growth of young plants and advises re planting poor stands up to the first of June but not after.
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Canyon
Tex
J. W. Jennings
Randall Couty
Jennings
Wildorado Afro Amarillo Highway Link Reported
A proposed paved highway connects Wildorado to Amarillo with two miles of boggy rough terrain. The route aims to improve Panhandle trade routes and boost market access for California buyers paying a premium.
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Wildorado
Amarillo
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the Panhandle
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