Amarillo's Rise as West Texas Cow Town Leader
An exhortation to make Amarillo the regional hub preserving Southwest traditions. The piece contrasts Amarillo with Fort Worth, praises local cowmen and visitors, and urges support for community causes including funds for Shirley Ann Grounds with multiple small donations noted. It previews local events and prominent business figures while celebrating Amarillo as the current Cow Town of the Plains.
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Amarillo
United States
Southwest
Fort Worth
Plains
Dallas
West Texas
Two Amarillo Boys Sentenced for Nighttime Café Raid
Two brothers aged 11 and 12 were found guilty of burglary in three separate cafe raids in one night. They were sentenced today to the Gatesville training school until age 21 and started immediately. Their 10-year-old brother received a suspended sentence until he is adult. The case ledger lists cash, a penny machine and pies as items taken, along with numerous named individuals and organizations connected to the incident.
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Amarillo
Gatesville
Air Line Head Slaps Parcels Held By Brown
Former Postmaster General Walter F. Brown's 1930 airline talks drew rebuke from Col. Paul Henderson of United Aircraft. Henderson testified before the Senate air mail investigating committee that he urged adjournment of meetings with operators and was told, You're crazy as hell. He said McCracken rejected the idea, and that the McNary Watres air mail bill did not guide the discussions.
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Washington
Walter F. Brown
Paul H. Henderson
United Aircraft and Transport Co
Senate Air Mail
Henderson
William P. McCracken, Jr
United Aircraft
McCracken
War Secretary Denies Change in Plane Plan
Assistant Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring testified before the House Military Affairs Committee that he did not alter specifications for 100 airplanes as claimed by Brig. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois. Woodring called Foulois testimony inaccurate in detail while defending War Department procurement methods.
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Washington
Harry H. Woodring
House
Benjamin D. Foulois
Army Air Corps
Woodring
War Department
Foulois
House Appropriations Committee
Dear Tack Mother-in-law gratitude spans ancient history
A letter from a Michigan reader thanks Tack for recognizing the love, heartaches, devotion, and sacrifices of mothers across time and into the future. The note mentions Jordan, the county seat of Sarfield County, Michigan, and notes the town is 90 miles from a railway.
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Jordan
Sarfield County
Michigan
Borger Plans Big Eighth Birthday Parade and Fireworks
Borger marked eight years since its oil boom birth in 1926 with a daylong program drawing up to 50 000 visitors. Highlights include Zack Miller and the 101 Ranch Group with authentic Redskins, Jack Dempsey and wife Hanna Williams at Alamo Stadium, a Century of Progress fireworks show, a pageant of progress parade and a ball, plus merchant floats tracing Borger history.
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Zack Miller
101 Ranch Group
Jack Dempsey
Hanna Williams
Real
Redskins
Borger Merchants
Borger
Alamo Stadium
Dempsey
Phearse Duffield
Stadium
Fat Stock Show winds down with banquets and races
TheFat Stock Show in Amarillo concluded its fourth four day run with a prize fight and dances on the second night, a banquet by the Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association led by president G C Hutchinson of Tulsa, and a 4-H and vocational student banquet. The event ends tomorrow with the baby beef auction.
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Tulsa
Amarillo
New CCC Plan Accommodates Present Force Washington
CCC Director Fechner announced a major personnel reset under a new enlistment policy to open the Civilian Conservation Corps to about 250,000 new recruits. Current 303,525 unemployed youths and veterans will discharge April 1, with re enlistment possible for those who joined in 1933. Fechner projected 100,000 may leave in March and 250,000 new recruits on April 1 July 1 and October 1.
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Washington
U.P
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Robert Fechner
Fechner
U. S. Joins In Wide Search For Dillinger
Federal authorities join the hunt for John Dillinger in Chicago and Crown Point Indiana where two jail attaches from the Crown Point lockup are held on aiding and abetting charges. Deputy Sheriff Emmest Blunk is released on recognizance after a judge said he found no wrong in his conduct. Turnkey Sam Cahoon, 64, is jailed as a suspect in the escape.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Desperado Dillinger
Crown Point
Ind
Dillinger
William Murray
Emmest Blunk
Murray
Blunk
Sam Cahoon
Poor Man's Special To Converge On Austin Tonight
East Texas oil field workers plan to board a Poor Man's Special at 10 o'clock tonight in Kilgore to travel to Austin to oppose the oil refinery control bill on Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson's desk. Ferguson will receive opponents at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, per a telegram to Tom E. Foster of the Kilgore Daily News. Edsel Ford guarded in Miami Beach as kidnap fears persist, with guards armed with machine guns. law enforcement agencies provide security. John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, first Marquis of Aberdeen and Temair, dies at 87 in Scotland. former governor-general of Canada and lord lieutenant of Ireland.
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U.P
East Texas
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Miriam A. Ferguson
Tom E. Foster
Edsel Ford
Miami Beach
Fla
Associated Press
Tarland
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon
Aberdeen and
Temair
Canada
Lord Leutenant
Ireland
Cromar
Bullitt Returns as First U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union
William C. Bullitt arrived in Moscow with a white skye terrier to assume his role as the first accredited American ambassador to the Soviet Union, beginning his duties amid ceremonial proceedings.
Tyler Man Acquitted in Carpenter Slaying Trial
Tyler Texas jurors acquitted R C Porter of fatally shooting C G Carpenter last fall during a dispute over a carpenter’s square. The verdict ends a high profile case involving local tradesmen and a contentious property argument.
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Tex
R. C. Porter
C. G. Carpenter
Carpenter's Square
Stanton Overruled in Sheriff Moseley Slaying Case
Stanton was overruled by the appellate court as Moseley was shot during a pursuit after a reported gasoline theft. He fired on a car carrying two men and a woman, a chase ended in a ditch, and a gun battle killed the sheriff and another officer. Stanton was captured after a day, linked to a pistol from Quitaque.
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Moseley
Glenn Hunsucker
Stanton
New Mexico
Quitaque
Plane crash kills two on rural farm during failed landing
Farmers Orva Altig and R. D. Knoles witnessed the plunge as the American Airways craft failed to land in darkness. Both rushed to the scene and found the victims dead. Officials said the crash likely happened before Hallgren could receive a radio order to return to St. Louis due to weather.
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R. D. Knoles
American Airways
Hallgren
St. Louis
Hazel Warren Dies at Home at Age 14
Miss Hazel Warren, 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs Noah Warren, died at the family home 520 Houston Street at 4 30 this morning. The Warren family has resided here a year. Survived by seven brothers and sisters in addition to the parents. Body is at Griggs Chapel.
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Noah Warren
Houston Street
Warren
Griggs Chapel
Gang Leader Frankie Pope Shot in Chicago Hotel
West Side gambler Frankie Pope known as a gambling boss in Chicago was shot six times and killed in a hotel room at 758 West Jackson Boulevard. He checked in alone at 5 am after two men asked for him. a woman cried out before shots rang out. Two revolvers lay fired near his body. Pope, arrested about 20 times and previously convicted of narcotics and liquor dealing, met his end in a fatal hotel room confrontation.
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Chicago
West Side
Frankie” Pope
West Jackson Boulevard
Pope
Fund Is Borrowed to Pay Jury Warrants in Potter County
Potter commissioners in special session borrowed $5,000 from First National Bank to pay $2,000 in outstanding jury warrants issued since January 1 with the rest to be used by July 5. All present voted except Commissioner Joe Gray who was absent. Warrants must be brought to the county treasurer for approval then to the bank. The loan will be repaid by July 5 and full value of warrants will be honored. Walker Trial Delayed in Bryan as defense moves for continuance in robbery case involving escaped Oklahoma prisoners Whitey Walker Blackie Thompson Roy Johnson.
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First National Bank
Joe Gray
Walker
Bryan
Texas
Whitey Walker
Blackie Thompson
Roy Johnson
Oklahoma
Midwest Wool Marketing Association picks new president
Kansas City March 7 W M Ross of Gibbon Nebraska was elected president of the Midwest Wool Marketing Association at its annual stockholders meeting last night Also named as directors were H C Hester of Harrison Arkansas and Charles Lemon of Panhandle Texas to join the board
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Kansas City
U.P
W. M. Ross
Gibbon
Neb
Midwest Wool Marketing Association
H. C. Hester
Harrison
Ark
Charles Lemon
Tex
Prison Breaklinked to Bonnie Parker era gangsters
Historic prison break details a gang including Thornton, Clyde Barrow’s cigar smoking associate, and Robert Hill who served 99 years for the 1927 Eastland County bank robbery. They overpowered guards, used a smuggled key, and fled from the east wing through a fire escape shedding pursuit before seizing guard Bass. A separate ad notes $869 for a 1934 Studebaker four door sedan delivered in Amarillo.
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Ker
Clyde Barrow
Robert Hill
Eastland County
Frazier
Finch
McArthur
Howard Bass
Gus Gray
Bass
Market snapshot Kansas City livestock and cotton quotes
Markets report U S Department figures show hogs steady to higher with top 4.20 for 180 to 220 pounds, cattle and vealers steady to easy with limited price ranges, and lambs weak. New Orleans cotton opened steady amid mixed demand, while New York stock letters note subdued trading and rumors of currency stabilization moves. Home Loan BondsBid 96 3/4 asked 97 1/4.
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U. S. Dept. Agr
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Washington
Constipation Relief Report From Ashland Woman
Mrs. George W. Tackett of Ashland Kentucky describes relief from persistent constipation after trying Black Draught. She notes prior malaise and fatigue, then uses a sample and purchases a full package, praising its continued benefits and affordability. The advertisement mentions a new pleasant tasting syrup for children and a cost of about one cent per dose.
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George W. Tackett
Ashland
Guard Against Gall Bladder Trouble
An article discusses gall bladder stones linked to diet and inactivity, noting weight correlations. It endorses osteopathic treatment to improve circulation and drainage, with deep breathing and diaphragm exercises as beneficial. Practical advice targets active laborers and homemakers to prevent gall stone development and pain.
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Osteopathic Health Bureau
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