Girls Run Away From Home in Texas Police Report
Billie and Emma Fowler 11 and 44 were reported missing from 31 Western Avenue after noon yesterday. Police chief and the girls’ father believe they ran away, not kidnapped, with notes left behind and searches extending west of Amarillo.
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Billie
Emma Fowler
Western Avenue
Hf. L. Gaither
Gaither
W. Fowler
Amarillo
Fra Riggs
Cleveland
Ohio
Emma
Fowler
Ruth Bennett
Margaret Bennett
Abernathy
Dishes dropped and drama at Lions club public event
A staged mishap involving china gifts for a Lions club president triggered laughter then a brawl as onlookers split the fray. The scene mirrored a similar stunt from Borger with angry reactions and a chaotic break in.
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O. W
Marines Battle in Jungle Skirmishes Near Telpaneca
Marines report heavy brush fire as they advance through jungle toward Condega. One Marine wounded in left shoulder, several others lightly hurt as detachment returns from Yali with mule train. No Marine casualties. small rebel skirmishes continue with air support from Jicote.
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Lintern
Maynard
Ranger
Texas
Yali
Condega
O'Day
Telpaneca
Jicote
Michael Wodarczyk
Thomas Whitman
Bandits Escape After Vault Break Inendorsements
Bandits opened a safe and fled in a coupe bearing an oil company emblem After a guard reported the escape Bivens fired a shotgun at the fleeing car The car slowed then sped away toward Anson Several shots were fired from a nearby hardware store but no injuries were confirmed
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Bivens
Anson
Man Injured in Fall Improving at Hospital
C. C. Edward, 20, a Mistletoe Creamery employee, fell about twenty feet while working on a cooling tower yesterday morning. He is slightly improved and not considered critically injured, with parents in Estelline.
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C. C. Edward
Mistletoe Creamery
Edwards
Estelline
Police record shows February arrests and fines
The police department reports February arrests totaling 399 and fines of $2,821.85 in corporation court. The month also cites 25 felony transfers to county, six felonies for other counties, eight misdemeanors, and 85 arrests in three days including four recovered stolen cars and six car theft suspects.
Oil Lease Negotiations and Campaign Donations Revealed
Senators questioned Hays on Sinclair oil dealings and campaign funding. Testimony showed efforts to limit contributions to 1000 dollars during 1920 and a 50,000 dollar provision reported to wipe a deficit before 1924. Thompson, once GOP finance chair, testified about past loans and stock sales with Sinclair affiliates.
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Walsh
Montana
Hays
Sinclair
Prot
Upham
National Committee
William Boyce Thompson
Republican Party Finance Committee
William Wallace, Jr
New York
Thompson
Palm Beach
Wallace
Republican National Committee
Nye
Continental Trading Company
Stinson Takes Office as Philippines Governor General
Henry L. Stimson, a New York lawyer and former secretary of war under Taft, assumes the role of governor general of the Philippines in Manila, succeeding the late Gen. Leonard Wood.
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Associated Press
Manila
Henry L. Stimson
New York
Taft
The
Philippines
Leonard Wood
Texas Independence Day Observed by Amarillo Officials
Amarillo banks will close all day and public schools will host programs for Texas Independence Day on March 2. Superintendent McIntosh notes schools will reopen Friday April 20 for San Jacinto Day observances. Texas independence was declared March 2, 1836, and San Jacinto occurred April 21 that year with Houston defeating Santa Anna.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Public
McIntosh
San Jacinto
Texas
Sam Houston
Santa Ana
Alamo
Goliad
Letters Show Faults to Guard Against in Community
A reader shares a rural church tale of passing along a poem on faults to curb meanness and gossip. A second piece urges judging oneself before others and warns that words harm those barely known. A third recollects Madame Schumann-Heink's gracious encounter with a student and a memorable lullaby.
Unknown admirer appeals for aid for a deserving Amarillo woman
A citizen hides a plea in letters to Tack seeking substantial help for a middle aged, industrious mother with two young sons and land in the eastern states. The writer asks for a car and funds to move the family, promising discretion and fund allocation through the Globe office.
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Ten
Amarillo
Legion
Wardlaw Seeks Texas Governor Post On Tax Reduction Plan
Attorney and ranchman Louis Wardlaw announced his gubernatorial candidacy in Fort Worth embracing education law enforcement highways farm relief and tax cuts. He favors rewards for criminals equal to those for predators and would cap general appropriations at 40 million dollars while opposing larger bond issues beyond future generations' reach.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Issuin
Louis ¥. Wardlaw
Wardlaw
Texas
American proposals for antiwar treaty debated at League
Geneva experts expect U S proposals for a general anti war treaty to be brought before the League of Nations security or disarmament commissions. If not through Hugh Gibson the U S representative at Geneva other delegates may raise the issue. Gibson is the United States ambassador to Belgium.
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United Press
Geneva
League of Nations
League
Security Commission
Disarmament Commission
Hugh Gibson
Gibson
United States
Belgium
Two Women Die In Fire At Chicago Home
Fire swept an old women’s home in Chicago killing two residents, Mrs. Mary Coffey, 80, and Mrs. Mary Wallace, 60, both suffocated. A 19 year old, Herbert Diggs, carried Mrs. Catherine Swan, 75, to safety, while Sophie Beler, 64, was rescued from the third floor with ladders as spotlights lit the scene.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mary Coffey
Mary Wallace
Herbert Diggs
Catherine Swan
Sophie Beler
Lindbergh Receives Woodrow Wilson Peace Award Medal
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh is named recipient of the Woodrow Wilson peace award and a $25,000 prize. The honor places him alongside Viscount Cecil of England and Elihu Root as an ambassador of goodwill for international friendship efforts.
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Associated Press
New York
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Viscount Cecil
England
Elihu Root
Woodrow Wilson
America
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Fourth man arrested in theft of car from Wichita Falls
C. A. Newell was arrested last night on a charge of car theft tied to the Master Six Buick stolen from Wichita Falls. Police records show three other men were arrested in the case, the car valued at $1800. Two remain in police custody and two have been sent to the county jail.
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C. A. Newell
Wichita Falls
Two Men Held On Car Theft Charges Here
Cecil Keith and Dave Tilton are in custody of Wilbarger County officers for trial in Vernon on theft of an automobile charges. They were arrested here after being found driving a stolen small coupe that had been driven only two days by its owner.
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Denver
Amarillo
Heaven
Earth
Noah
Mary
Jesus
Heaven and Earth
Cecil Keith
Dave Tilton
Vernon
Wilbharger County
Sheriff's Department
Parker Arrested on Felony Charge in Lubbock Case
Amarillo man Steve Gordon Parker was arrested by Lubbock police on a felony warrant linked to robberies in Lubbock. Chief John Lemond returned Parker to Lubbock. Parker is also wanted in Lamesa.
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Steve Gordon Parker
Amarillo
Lubbock
John Lemond
Parker
Lamesa
Welcome to Amarillo Neighbor Praises Census and Local Spirit
A neighbor writes of strong civic pride, defending Amarillo and the census effort. The letter notes belief in a population above thirty eight thousand and playfully contrasts local dialects with Yankee visitors. The writer vows town loyalty and welcomes newcomers, promising to keep them from regret.
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Fen
Mollie
Amarillo
Tack
When the rest of your friends seem it isn’t a doctor
A fragmented verse contemplating aging and spiritual fatigue. The speaker urges leaving a world of money and routine to free a tired soul from care and cynicism, warning that shallow gains and heedless living corrode inner life.
Midwestern Live stock Markets March 1 Report
Kansas City and East St Louis show cattle hog and sheep receipts with top prices. Chicago and Oklahoma City trading activity noted. New Orleans and New York cotton and Liverpool futures move as markets open. Potatoes butter and eggs quoted. stock market opens higher with mixed gains across major names.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
East ST. Louis
Associated P'ress
East 8St
Louts
Chicago
Oklahoma
The
Oklahoma City
Texas
New Orleans
Liverpool
Tack's Revised Amarillo Prosperity Plan Headlines
A long list of ambitious measures for Amarillo features prompts for bigger growth, lower living costs, improved services, new infrastructure, and more government projects including a municipal pool, airport, courthouse, hotels, depots, and water improvements.
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Amarillo
Bivins Lake
San Jacinto
Palo Durelanyons
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