Amarillo urged to build a municipal airport now
Flier from New York, Lieut. Commander Havens, and Lieut. B. R. Dallas stop in Amarillo on a cross country flight aboard a Loening Amphibian. They urge immediate airport development here, citing cost estimates and strategic location on a government air route.
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Amarillo
Art Goebel
Weckwith Havens
Loening Aeronautic Corporation
New York City
B. R. Dallas
Roswell Field
San Diego
California
United States
Dallas
el Paso
Phoenix
New York
Air
Havens
Gray
Abilene
Globe
Panama
Alaska
Virginia Sisters Cafe Remodels Downtown Amarillo Dining Room
The Virginia Sisters Cafe at 609 Fillmore street undergoes a full remodel with new hours and a distinct Paree style interior. A separate banquet room is added for parties and catering, with nightly hours until midnight. Owner Mrs Virginia Barber, aided by interior decorator Roy Riddle, aims to offer one of Amarillo’s finest family dining spaces.
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Virginia Sisters Cafe
Fillmore Street
Virginia Barber
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Roy Riddle
Dallas
Globe Compiling Airport Data For Amarillo
The Globe is gathering costs and financing methods for airports and will publish data next week for citizens and officials. The Real Estate board formed a committee to assist in establishing an airport here, aiming to develop a municipal flying field plan.
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The
Globe
Real Estate Board
Patten Testifies On Bonds Tied To Teapot Dome Scandal
Patten testified that Fred Upham offered $25,000 in government bonds to cover a $25,000 cash contribution for the Republican campaign. He said the bonds, part of a $60,000 parcel handed to Upham by Will Hays from Harry Sinclair, were not sold and led to questions about Sinclair’s role. Patten listed campaign gifts totaling $61,000 from 1920 to 1924 and noted other Chicago donors.
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Fred W. Upham
Republican National Committee
Continental Trading Company
Hays
Harry Sinclair
Teapot Dome Naval Reserve
Secretary of the Interior
Fall
Patten
Senator Walsh
Montana
Walsh
New York
Evanston
Upham
Frank O. Lowden
Leonard Wood
Herbert Hoover
Arguments in Hickman Case Opened in Los Angeles
Deputy District Attorney Clifford Thoms opened final arguments as William Edward Hickman faces potential death penalty for the Christmas Eve 1926 murder of Druggist C Ivy Thoms and the earlier slaying of Marian Parker. Hickman and Welby Hunt are on trial. Hunt is too young for the death penalty.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
March
C. Ivy Thoms
William Edward Hickman
Hickman
Welby Hunt
Marian Parker
Hunt
California
Spanking Case Probed in Oklahoma School District
Oklahoma City March 8 A state inquiry investigates alleged severe spanking of Vaughn Gray a nine year old pupil at Taylor School District 5 Seminole county by teacher Mrs Adams. Superintendent John Vaughn asked to attend a public court of injury inquiry after a quiz by Mrs Mabel Bassett charged the boy was beaten many times with a half inch paddle. Bassett urged against paddles and called for switches and rubber hose when needed. A Seminole county inquiry will convene within days to determine the facts.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Vaughn Gray
Taylor
Seminole County
State Department of Education
John Vaughn
Public Instruction
Adams
Mabel Bassett
Charities
Wheat king’s funds and 1924 dealings draw committee scrutiny
Testimony centers on Upham’s transfer of 36780 dollars to the Republican treasury on June 28 1924 and 8275 dollars from W H Folwell. Hodges also notes about 700 dollars in two banks and Illinois donor lists. Notes uncertainty over Chicago contributors and Upham’s records after his death.
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William V. Hodges
Denver
Republican National Committee
Hodges
Upham
Republican Treasury
W. H. Folwell
Philadelphia
Chicago
Illinois
J. Ogden Armour
News Globe Offers Capons For Sunday
The Globe-News offers thirty two capons raised by Boys' club members for Sunday dinner. Capons weigh eight to ten pounds and sell at 36 cents a pound dressed. Reserve by calling 6262 before 6 pm Friday. Proceeds support the club project.
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Globe-News
Club Boys
Orient's Head Exonerated of All Suspicion
W T Kemper president of the Orient railroad is cleared by a grand jury which found no true bill against him on perjury charges arising from a loan default affidavit. The jury’s secrecy shielded the case until its report.
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Orient
ST. Joseph, Mo
W. T. Kemper
Orient Railroad
Kemper
Grand Jury
Women of Unusual Occupations to Exhibit at World’s Fair
Chicago appears as a carnival during the Woman's World's Fair set for May 1925 in the Coliseum. Miss Florence Schell the blacksmith and Mrs Viola Smith of Santa Fe New Mexico the turquoise miner will exhibit and demonstrate their trades. The fair aims to show women's progress and welcomes many exhibitors expanding their space.
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Associated Press
Chicago
March
Coliseum
New Mexico
Florence Ethelyn Schell
Viola Smith
Santa Fe
N. M
Helen M. Bennett
Miss Bennett
Crossword Puzzle Answers From An Old Newspaper Clipping
A puzzle asks about Columbia University president in New York and Napoleon's meeting place, plus a list of clues across and down. It blends trivia and wordplay with many entries including synonyms and short definitions. The article presents a dense grid style typical of a past era.
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Columbia University
New York
Napoleon
Quiz Row From A Jumbled Historical Puzzle
A collection of clues asks about poets muses measures of cloth exclamations of sorrow and other trivia. It inquires who is the muse of poetry and where Napoleon faced defeat, plus notes on gold rush regions and various-word meanings.
Lindbergh’s Schenectady Landing Stirring Local Debate
A reader letter mocks the news of Charles Lindbergh’s arrival in Schenectady via air and his party’s transfer to an automobile for Albany. The writer jokes about the Ford car claim, questions whether the plane was left behind, and puns on aviation and automotive travel.
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FEA
Globe
Lindbergh
Schenectady
New York
Albany
Ford
Henry
General Motors
Old Clothes for New Idea in Turkish Fashion
Western styles drive clothing reform in Turkey as second hand dealers rise to help those unable to buy new. U S shipments of used garments reached 2 500 bales last year valued at 50 000 dollars, doubling in two years. Mr and Mrs Law Sone attend the Music Festival driving from Panhandle each night.
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Turkey
United States
France
America
Mrs. Law Sone
Panhandle
The Son I Am Becomes The Man My Father Dreamed
The speaker recalls a father who toiled and planned for him. At twelve, he could not read his father’s eyes but now understands the hope and guidance that shaped his growth. The poem reflects on parent and child, and the meaning of a father’s dreams.
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Edgar A. Guest
British lock grips with rebel leader
A United Press report from London says small detachments of Sultan Ibn Saud's Mohammedan tribal forces crossed the Jordanian frontier and captured several villages. British forces stationed near Kuwait prepared for potential action as marines patrolled. The Baghdad to Damascus overland route was temporarily suspended amid fears of renewed Holy War.
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United Press
London
Mareh
Sultan Ibn Saud
trans-Jardanian
Basba
Koweit
Emerald
Bagdad
Damascus
Tbn Saud
Trans-Jardinia
Mesopotamia
Market Livestock Prices Across Kansas City Oklahoma City and East St Louis
Market update shows hogs slow to higher gains with receipts around 100 head at Kansas City and 1 700 at Oklahoma City. Cattle receipts about 2 700 across regions with fed steers strong. Vealers and sheep show mixed steady to firm values, with top hog prices near 9 50 at East St Louis and cattle tops near 12 20 for steers.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
East ST. Louis
Chicago
March
Irregular Open Buoyed Stocks Amid Trade News
New York traders opened choppy as General Masters hit a fresh high, General Motors income mix cited in annual report, and petroleum issues led gains. Hogs and cattle in Chicago mixed while cotton futures rose on bullish world consumption hints and Liverpool prices. Weakness in some rails contrasted with strong crops and staple markets in broad morning action.
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New York
General Asphalt
American Tobacco
Greene Cananea
General Motors
California
Houston
Sinclair and
Marland
Atlantic Gulf & West Indies
Best & Company
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Inland
Atchison
A. M. Byers
International Nickel
Freign Exchange
March
Liverpool
Tight collars linked to health danger say London specialist
Dr Octavia Lewin warns tight collars pose health risks during a London lecture on nasal hygiene. She notes elastics strings and babies' bibs can be dangerous as neck constriction forces mouth breathing, contributing to deafness in many cases.
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Octavia Lewin
London
Tack's Visionary Plan for Amarillo Growth and Livability
A broad outline calling for more hotels and rooming houses plus expanded sewers and water supply. It promotes a municipal pool, golf course, airport, and central bus depot while pledging lower taxes and utility rates and a harsher stance on crime with a death penalty for kidnapping. It envisions retail growth, more newspapers, and infrastructure like through routes to San Jacinto, a scenic Palo Duro route, and elimination of railroad crossings.
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Bivins Lake
San Jacinto
Rgy
Amarillo
Divine Lake
Palo Dure Canyons
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