Old Tack's Homecoming Reflections From Balti and Amarillo Echoes
Clyde Hancock reports returning to Amarillo after seven weeks in Balti with his father who underwent two eye operations. Tack recounts population hopes, plains country love, a prairie chicken hunt, a Dallas football memory, and a plea for forgiveness as he resumes his duties. A $10 lost bill near Tenth and Adams Streets prompts a $3 reward.
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Old Tack
Baltimore
Plains
Clyde Hancock
Tenth and
Adams Streets
Tenth
Floods Leave Towns Isolated and Refugees Sheltered
Floodwaters spill over backwaters from Bay City to the gulf isolating Wharton and surrounding areas. Refugees 1000 plus are moved inland as relief forces organized by Red Cross assist with food and shelter, while officials expect Highway 12 to reopen for through traffic.
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Austin
Here
Bay City
Gulf
Matagordo
Dear Tack Housework Help and Personal Requests
A jumble of handwritten notes seeks private help with housework tasks including sewing cooking and domestic chores. Names and addresses appear amid scattered references to individuals and locations, with requests for assistance and contact details embedded in the text.
Amarillo Post Office Move Could Cost 635 66 Thousand
Postmaster W D DeGrassi received many inquiries about a proposed Amarillo post office with a projected cost of 635 66 thousand. Congress has passed a public buildings bill naming Amarillo as eligible, awaiting Senate approval. DeGrassi notes space constraints in the current federal building and mentions a lot sale as a related issue.
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W. D. DeGrassi
Amarillo
House
Congress
Senate
DeGrassi
Officer Ayers in Fatal Shooting of Youth Ware
A drunken Ayers drove Ware home after studying police radio methods. Seven hours later Ayers awoke to find Ware dead with Ayers’s 45 revolver and key in hand. He cannot recall the events. paraffin tests indicate a gun was fired within 12 hours.
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Ayers
Ware
Young Ware
B. B. Jaffa
Congress seeks new taxes to fund government spending
Democratic leaders plan to consult Lafollette on tax proposals aimed at raising up to a trillion dollars to cover expenditures. Borah backs inheritance and corporate tax rises as vital for recovery, while TVA revision faces a presidential veto if amended.
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Borah
Idaho
Boral
Washington
Arthur FE Morgan
Tennessee
Valiey Authority
Roosevelt
TVA
White House
Morgan
Rooosevelt
Howse Hitltory Affairs Committee
Pistol Slaying Case Granted Continuance
A continuance was granted today in the murder trial of Johnnie May Davis a Black woman charged with a pistol slaying on April 21 at Dort Everhart. The defense and state attorneys exchanged remarks as witnesses were called, delaying proceedings.
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Staéon
Johnnie May Davis
Dort Everhart
Nan Lotte
Wisci
Ailapin- Cone
Chris
Isa
Highway Contracts To Be Awarded Soon
Four Panhandle highway paving projects will be awarded by the state commission at a July 2-3 meeting announced by district engineer W J Van London. Surfaces will cover caliche bases with double penetration asphalt, including routes 117 Claude to Carson County line, 84 Pampa south, 8 Hansford County through Old Hansford, and 8 Texline south. The Dallam County project completes paving on Highway 5 from Darhart to the New Mexico line.
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Panhandle
State Commission
W. J. van London
Claude
Carson County
Pampa
Hansford County
Old Hansford
Texline
Dallam County
Darhart
New Mexico Line
Mexican Youth Dies Under Car After Crash Near St Francis
Ralph Palz a 20 year old Mexican worker at the Potter County relief office was killed early Sunday when the car he rode in overturned seven miles north of St Francis. The vehicle swerved to avoid an oncoming car and rolled. Palz was crushed beneath the automobile and died before it could be lifted. Louis Hernandez was the driver.
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Ralph Palz
Amarillo
St. Francis
Paiz
Paix
Louis Hernandez
Potter County Relief Office
Borger Youth Isadore Cohn Dies in Borger Hospital
Isadore Cohn 20 son of Mr and Mrs D L Cohn Borger died at 1 30 am in a local hospital from an ear infection contracted while swimming two weeks earlier Funeral services held at 4 pm at N 8 Griggs and Sons Funeral Home Rabbi Perry F E Nussbaum officiated burial at Llano Cemetery Pallbearers listed He is survived by his parents two brothers Sam and Louie Borger sister Rose and his father owns a Borger cafe A separate brief reports a small fire at a vacant building on First Avenue caused by a trash fire with minor damage to the former Panhandle Fruit Company building
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D. L. Cohn
Borger
Young Cohn
Griggs and Sons Funeral Home
Perry FE. Nussbaum
Llano
Sig Anisman
Sam Anisman
Sol Morganstern
Sam Peltz
Abe Sverdhoff
Junior Wilkerson
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Sam C
Louie
Rose
Johnson Escapes Again From North Fillmore Fare Beat
North Fillmore escape ends with Johnson recaptured at his mother Stella Johnson’s home on Monroe Street. He broke free after a taxi ride, fled in daylight, and faces forgery burglary and theft charges plus driving while intoxicated. Prison guard pursued him as jailer Gib Landis noted handcuff concerns and Johnson’s history as a model inmate and trusty.
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North Fillmore
Johnson
Stella Johnson
Monroe Street
Gib Landis
Landis
Orangemen Gather as Hillsborough Rally Defies Government Ban
Large crowd at Hillsborough hears Sir Joseph condemnings government ban on processions. Orangemen vow march for July 12 celebrations across Northern Ireland amid tension with Britain and the Irish Free State. de Valera silent on Britain talks as factions push political nego tiations and potential commercial ties.
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Wuam T Cosgrays
de Valera
England
Britain
Market reports from Kansas City New Orleans and New York totals
Kansas City livestock and grain figures show cattle vealers and sheep prices with top cattle around 9.29 and mixed beef and veal futures. New Orleans cotton futures opened lower with limited buying. July near 11.50 and other months down. New York stocks list many major companies with mixed movements and close readings.
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Kentucky Feud Claims Third Pistol Victim
Paul Porter is reported shot to death in Clay County marking the third fatal shooting in a week amid feud violence. Officials demand a special Clay Circuit Court term to probe the violence and call for an outside jurist to avoid charges of lax law enforcement.
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Clay County
James Cupp
Robbie Baker
Main Street
Porter
Rockcastle Creek
Portersburg
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Perkins labor group aims to boost status and self-government
Perkins argues labor should gain recognition as a valued citizen group contributing to economic and political thought and culture. It urges labor to participate in studying and shaping future economic policies and to foster mutuality with employers to improve production and develop a public interest philosophy of self-government.
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Ersos
Beating suspect taunts victims in pretrial confession
The 16 year old assailant boasted of his technique to a 17 year old victim as several girls prepare to testify. Champion plans to rely on the killer’s confession for indictment while the grand jury deliberates. In a separate report, Arthur Hanford Jr. 45, son of Hanford Airlines president, died when his plane crashed near Hanford Airport after witnesses said wing canvas ripped off.
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Sioux City
Arthur Hanford, Jr
Hanford Airlines
Hanford
Radio Schedule Highlights From KGRC Listings
A detailed Tuesday timetable lists hour by hour programs from early morning to late afternoon. Entries include news, music segments, dances, and sports broadcasts with sponsors like Dr Pepper Blatz Chevrolet and Rancho Grande Roya.
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Dr. Pepper
Ruggles & Jackson
Chevrolet
Blatz
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Victor Orchastra
Dick Carroll
Miro
Frigidaire Quartet
Levine
Louis H. Smith, Jr
Cal Farley
Lou Childre
Steffen
Philco
Larry
Lillian
Cavaliers
Dorothea Accuses Roommate of Murder in Hammer Attack
Two hours after the slaying Dorothea ran to her roommate’s employer home and claimed she killed the broker with a hammer. She said he wouldn’t pay her what he promised. Autopsy and district attorney statements questioned her story as a psychiatrist examines both girls. In New Jersey a fire destroyed the 54 acre seashore estate mansion of William P. Ahnelt, loss estimated at $450,000.
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Martin Littleton
Burness
Burns
Deal
N. J
William P. Ahnelt
Pictorial Review
Ahnelt
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