Railroad Rounds and Rumblings in 1932 Texas Southwest
A compendium from John Moore notes AP dispatches and Globe-News coverage across Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. Highlights include railroad expansion electrification orders totaling about 9 million dollars, labor shifts at Oregon Short Line and Topeka, a Santa Fe subdiary line in Colorado, and an El Paso cattle raisers convention travel push. Also mentions naturalization surges in Mexico, a Constitution steamship excursion, and local obituaries and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Globe News
Globe-News
Great Southwest
Oklahoma
New Mexico
H. W. Clutter
Rock Island City
Texas and Southwestren Cattle Raisers’ Association
el Paso
Amarillo
Dodge City and
Cimarron Valley Railroad
Santa Fe
Secretary of State
Colorado
Las Animas
Colo
Boise City
Okla
Kansas
Racing Auto Leaves Track Injuring Nine at Houston Speedway
A racing car left the track at a Houston speedway turning point, hurled through the rail and injured nine bystanders. Driver Rip Bales of Galveston was shaken but unhurt. Among the injured were Mrs. Rosalie Workman, 20, and Mrs. J L Gentry, 26, both with broken legs as the car tipped on two wheels, crashed the guard rail and knocked down bystanders.
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Houston
Rip Bales
Galveston
Rosalie Workman
J. L. Gentry
Missing Oklahoma Girls Sought by Amarillo Officers
Photographs of two missing Shawnee girls reached Amarillo police on Monday. Geraldine Wiggins, 14, daughter of Mrs. Ethel Wiggins, and Mary Phariss, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs F B Phariss, disappeared from Shawnee more than a week ago. Authorities have been unable to locate them in Oklahoma.
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Shawnee, Okla
Amarillo
Geraldine Wiggins
Ethel Wiggins
Mary Phariss
F. B. Phariss
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Roses Fertilizing and Watering
The Southland yields a fine rose fertilizer from cottonseed meal manure aged two to three years. Apply one inch deep after cold weather. avoid direct contact with roots. Emphasizes humus replenishment, use of rotted manure and limited commercial fertilizer, and careful watering to prevent mildew.
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Hillock
Associated Press
Amarillo Globe
Southland
Police activities ease after busy Amarillo week
After a week of wholesale arrests in Amarillo, activity slowed over the weekend. Only three arrests were made on Saturday and Sunday, all of Mexican origin and charged with drunkenness and disturbing the peace. A fourth man remained under investigation after trading a suitcase of women's apparel for three meals at a restaurant.
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Amarillo
Make This Model At Home pattern and catalog offer
Colorful and smart sewing pattern from Anne Adams for a bolero skirt and blouse with a sleeveless blouse and one piece sleeve bolero. Beige shanting with geometric print, blouse in beige lawn, sizes 14 20 and 32 40, fabric needs listed, pattern 2298, 15 cents each, catalog 15 cents or 25 cents with pattern, mail orders to Amarillo Globe Pattern Department.
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Anne Adams
Amarillo Globe Pattern Department
Must Home Be a Cabaret to Interest Children
A humorous reminiscence by Winifred Black on family, parenting, and changing social norms. The story centers on Franklin Jr during a winter break, his parents, and the clash of expectations as teens and parents navigate dinners, social plans, and returning college life.
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Winifred Black
Christopher
Sylvia
Joan
Franklin
Franklin, Jr
Capudine Brings Quick Relief for Nerve Headache Pains
Advertisement notes Capudine as fast soothing relief for headaches and nerve pains. Claims instant action since it is a liquid, with no opiates and gentle on the stomach. Sold by druggists in 10c 30c and 60c sizes and by the dose at founts.
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Astoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Adlerika Promises Sleep Relief From Gas and Nervousness
An advertisement claims Adlerika relieves stomach gas and nervousness to restore sound sleep after one dose. It cites Post Office Drug Co., Fox Drug Co., and City Drug Stores as distributors.
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Post Office Drug Co
Fox Drug Co
City Drug Stores
Nadinola Cream Promises Skin Whitening in 7 Days
An advertisement touts Nadinola Bleaching Cream as the simplest quick fix for dull skin and blemishes. It claims the white fragrant cream requires no rubbing and delivers an ivory white, smooth complexion with a money back guarantee.
Roadhouse Habits Strain Parents In 1932 Cartoon Panel
In this King Features strip, a father contemplates his son and daughter’s nightlife. He laments roadhouse visits and son Johns friends, while praising his wife Joan for bearing the strain. He weighs home life against earning money and independence. A bored debate on parenting and modern youth ends with a prompt for readers to share ideas.
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Franklin
Joan
Three Scarlet Fever Cases Reported In Amarillo
Three cases of scarlet fever and one diphtheria case have been reported to the Amarillo health unit in recent days. Recurring flu cases were noted by Dr. Benjamin M. Primer, who cautioned that pneumonia often developed when patients did not treat themselves properly.
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Amarillo
Benjamin M. Primer
Funeral Rites Held for Veteran Oil Promoter
Funeral services were held here for a veteran oil promoter in Fort Worth on March 7. The ceremony honored his long career in the industry and his ties to local business circles.
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Fort Worth
Pioneer West Texas oil promoter James W. Grant dies in Pittsburgh
James W. Grant aged 50 a longtime figure in West Texas oil circles died in Pittsburgh Pa His ashes will be sent to Iowa City Iowa his former home for burial in a mausoleum Grant was active in oil for 15 years and helped drill the first wells in Houston and Pecos Counties He left the industry two years ago due to ill health
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James A. Smith
Kansas City
Smith
T. S. Barnes
Fountain Avenue
Amarillo
Barnes
Mr. Smith
Atchison
Kan
Atchison Daily Globe
Freeman Chapel
Mt. Vernon
Atchison Knights Templar
Jim’ Smith
James W. Grant
West Texas
Pittsburgh
Iowa City
Iowa
Grant
Houston
Pecos
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John Moore
Central Presbyterian Church
Oregon Short Line
Santa Fe Car Accountant
Topeka
Los Angeles
Amazillo
Pennsylvania Railroad
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Whole Wheat Waffle House
Burnt Bread and Bun Cafe
Burnt Bread
Park Street
el Paso Scottish Rite Bulletin
Mexico
Mexican Central Railway
Monterey
Tampico
Rio Grande
Constitution
Texas Coast
Castoria
Amarillo Globe Daily
Katherine
Mater
St.Josephs
M. A. Funk
Riverton
Steve
E. 3Rd Ave
Peggy
Velma
Ona
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dean
Good Housekeeping Institute
Wyeth Chemical Co., Inc
Madison Ave
New York City
King Features Syn., Inc
S.S
Americas
Granger
Liggett & Myers
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