Equalization Board Named for Amarillo Reappointed
Sam Seay Chester Adams and M T O Neill were reappointed by the city commission to serve another year on Amarillo's equalization board. They will certify additions to the tax roll from last December's annexations, with estimated taxable property in the new area at about 1 596 million dollars including a 936 thousand dollar power plant within the city.
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Sam Seay
Chester Adams
M. T. O’neill
Equalization Board
City Commission
Board of Equalization
Amarillo
Southwestern Public Service Company
Potter County
Power Company
Oldham County Boy Wins Grand Champion at Amarillo Fat Stock Show
O C Cotten, 12, of Oldham County near Vega, set a show mark by taking first in his pig class at the Amarillo Fat Stock Show and winning the Grand Champion ribbon worth 25 dollars in the open class. The Vega Kiwanis Club fostered 4 H work, supplying pigs and guiding Cotten as Oldham County builds its farming skills.
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Oldham County
Amarillo
O. C. Cotten
Vega
Lindbergh
Cotten
C. C
Kiwanis Club of
C. C. Cotten
C. C. Wimberly
Vega Kiwanis Club
W. A. Williams
Vega Druggist
Amarillo Tax Roll Up Over Four Million Since 1929
City Hall reports the 1930 tax roll certified December 16 totals 61,520,620, up 2,216,540 from 1929. The rise plus pending certifications will lift Amarillo property valuation for city purposes by about four million dollars since the 1929 roll was approved.
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Amarillo
New Creosone Promises Pyorrhea Cure At Home
An advertisement touts Creosone as a scientific home treatment for pyorrhea claiming gum bleeding clears in a day and mouth health improves in three weeks with a money back guarantee. It warns pyorrhea can cause heart disease and other illnesses and urges purchase at drug stores.
Grand Champion Pig Sells at Amarillo Sale
O C Cotten’s grand champion pig was bought by Pinkney Packing Company of Amarillo at 50 cents per pound. Local papers note the proud display and round-up context as firesides and Sunday newspapers participate in the event.
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O. C. Cotten
Pinkney Packing Company
Amarillo
Pistol Club Member Uses Wife as Target
Evanston police report says Ernest L. Knowles, a member of the Evanston Business Men's Pistol Club, chased his wife with a club pistol. Policeman A. E. Feeley notes this is the fourth incident involving club guns since the organization began, following earlier cases of violence and a child handling a pistol.
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Pistol Club
Associated Press
Evanston
Ill
Evanston Business Men’s Pistol Club
A. E. Feeley
Feeley
Ernest L. Knowles
Indian Dance School Extended In Amarillo
Amarillo Area Boy Scouts continue the Indian Dancing and Costume Making School through the week. Held at the First Christian Church annex, it started for one week but will continue as some participants gain skill. Training includes Indian sign language and dances with about two dozen top dancers to be chosen.
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Amarillo Area
Boy Scouts
First Christian Church
C. W. Seibel
Paul
Bill Askew
Indian Pageant Training School Prompts Controversy
A historical notice describes a school event teaching squaw dances to male attendees for a forthcoming Indian Pageant. Classes run from 5 to 7 PM each evening, with emphasis on performing roles for the pageant.
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Rialto
Robert Montgomery
Anita Page
Robert. Ames
June Walker
Kat Kartoon
Paramount Act
Texas
Amarillo Printing CO
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Indian Dance School
Justice of the Peace
Foreign Legion Romance
Vox Movietone
Warner Baxter
Myrna Loy
Noah Beery
Paramount Sound News
Fillmore
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Avara
Wright Printing CO
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Bert Wheeler
Robin Woolsey
Everett Marshall
Movietone News
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Houston
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Portland
St. Louis
Lubbock
Income Tax Service
Cornell & CO. Certified Public Accountants
Eable
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Oklahoma City
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Philadelphia
Cactus Club
Herring Hotel
Milt Taggart
Don Jose Mojica
Mona Maris
Antonio Moreno
Tom Patricola
Tom Tyler
Pathe News
Missouri
Robert Ripley
O. G. Ripley
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