Bo Peep Mystery Girl Seeks Owner In Del Rio License Tale
A plea in the Carlsbad Current-Argus asks readers to identify a girl named Bo Peep described as brown and white with stand-up ears and a screw tail. Found notes say she had a Del Rio Texas license tag the number of which is forgotten, and the owner will reimburse expenses if located.
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Bo Peep
del Rio
Texas
A. W. Anderson
Carlsbad Current-Argus
E. Br, T
Lindbergh
C. W
Tack
Wings of Love Across Sea and Sky
A poem of enduring affection where the speaker vows love will endure through storms and distance. The narrator promises safety and closeness as love rises above borders and boundaries, concluding with praise for the beloved as the center of a new, boundless world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Reader
Weather Diary Of Snow For Local Area Through 1900s
A reader files a diary summary listing dates and types of winter weather from November to February including rain hail sleet and multiple snow events. The note mentions potential date errors and hopes the column assists descendants with 1903 diary records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Green
Weat
Trials and Tribulations at Amarillo Senior High School
Readers question the rising reputation and discipline at Amarillo Senior High School amid debates on fault, fairness to teachers, and student punishment. The letter asks if expulsions occurred for actions not proven and ponders campus rules, wages, and the root causes of trouble.
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Amarillo Senior High School
Deserted widow seeks steady work to support two children
A widow, deserted by her husband years ago, asks for a permanent position to provide for her 16 year old daughter and 9 year old son. She owns a small home, cannot do hard labor, and can offer good references, requesting confidentiality.
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Tack
High School Pleas and Prominent Citizens’ Sons Question
A student questions teachers and administrators about bias harsh discipline and postboom class tensions. A reply from F R T offers encouragement, saying school control is limited and urging perseverance until graduation as life beyond school improves.
Seth Ward gas extension hopes struggle through Plainview
A reader writes from Seth Ward near Plainview seeking gas service from the main line toward Lockney. The letter outlines willingness to fund connections and asks which company offices to contact, suggesting pressure may yield rates matching Plainview minus a set amount.
Trust in 70 Dollars Stalled by Oil Man and Local Labor Strife
A reader describes a $70 draft dispute with an oilman who left town after a Moore County well came in. Advice urges perseverance and attorney contact, noting possible inability rather than intent. A second letter laments anti Mexican bias by a Protestant church sponsor affecting rent, urging Christian ethics over race.
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Cotter
Ark
Amarillo
Moore County
W. A. Nicholas
Gassville
Wales Madden
Care
Madden
Dog lovers seek Boston bull pup for family
Daily reader requests help finding a Boston bull puppy for a crippled parent and a three year old boy. They have previously owned dogs but cannot buy now and wish for a good home for a small screw tail Boston pup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Erasmus
Tack
Daily Reader
Baby
Personal Ideas: A Amarillo Letter on Local Politics
A reader of Amarillo letters shares opinions on recent political events since last November. The writer praises Thompson as a patriot who would have aided Alfredo E. Smith and Basbob in political efforts.
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Amarillo
Thompson
Alfredo E. Smith
Basbob
Dear Mr Tuck Notice of John D Coyle’s death in Amarillo
Ada Oklahoma August 15 19.. Mrs Sarah Coyle requests space in your notices to announce the death of John D Coyle who passed away February 27 in Amarillo. Coyle described as incorruptible and veracious.
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Jonn D. Coyle
Mr. Tuck
Amarillo
John D. Coyle
Sarah Coyle
Highland Ave
Ada, Okla
Resignation sparks Texas land title dispute and critic shows anger
A Texas letter criticizes land barons and state leaders over land titles and politics. The writer condemns bankers and cowboys, calls for agrarian reform, and urges a new political deal despite resigning officials. Names H D Pomeroy and E R T appear as signatories or references.
Riddles and wordplay from a reader letter
A reader asks quick math and relation puzzles. It includes: egg count for 26 cents, change for a dollar in fifty pieces, a riddle about two black individuals and their relation, and a question about an uncle and his relation to the reader. The letter ends with a plea for answers.
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Lfe
Remark on exceptionally young student Lula Mae Reaves in Amarillo records
A letter notes Lula Mae Reaves aged twelve in eighth grade at Buchanan Street School in Amarillo. Her birth date is June 2 and she is expected to reach ninth grade before turning thirteen, parent Ector Reaves works as a Rock Island ticket agent. A photo is requested for publication.
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Tack
San Jacinto
Amarillo
Lula Mae Reaves
Ector Reaves
Rock Island
Buchanan Street
Request for Old War Declarations and Armistice Papers
A reader seeks copies of the U S declaration of war and the Armistice signing from old newspapers. He asks where to obtain them and offers payment, noting many papers keep copies but rarely part with them.
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Tax
United States
Thomas Newel
West Seventh Str
Clovis, N
Early Tascosa memory sparks Texas Panhandle history
A reminiscence describes arriving in Tascosa in April 1379 on a river quest for work. The narrator notes a small river town with adobe houses, dirt floors, and a few white families and Mexican residents, comparing it to Amarillo’s later skyscrapers.
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H. G. Hanks
Tascosa
Tascoga
Panhandle
Amarillo
Them Texans reader thanks us for the gift
Mrs. Chas. Reinheimer of Omaha Nebraska writes to praise Them Texans readers enjoy the book and column and express how laughter helps forget daily troubles. She says the gift is cherished and hopes to remember pleasant evenings reading The News-Globe.
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Tack
Lone Star State
Amarillo
News-Globe
Chas. Reinheimer
Omaha
Nebraska
Practising Up Dear Mr Tack Tulsa Open Letter
Tulsa readers recall promises of a Commencement address and offer help from Amarillo Furniture Co to supply a chair or rolling chair if needed. The writer invites delivery of the address and notes a desire to obtain home washable work, listing 106 North West 4th as the address for assistance.
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Hereford
Texas
Uncle Tack
Arnold
Panhandle
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Arnold
Tack
Tulsa
Saturday Evening Post
Amarillo Furniture Company
Wade Stephenson
O. W. and
Lolipolusa
Amarillo Furniture Co
B. Dyer
North West 4Th
A. H
Jokes Stir Debate On Belief In God Santa And Hell
A reader cites worries about children taught God Jesus and the devil as personal beings with heaven and hell. The letter challenges narrow belief and mocks Santa Claus as a misled child discovers truth about religion and faith.
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Jesus
God
Santa Claus
Defense of Tack Sparks Local Letter in Pampa
In Pampa Texas a reader writes Dear Tack defending a man named Tack amid a community chat. The letter recalls visiting a mother during illness and reflects on Tack as a person of stature.
Stinson Plans Long Refueling Free Flight Attempt
Stinson and chief test pilot Randolph GC launched from Saginaw Bay at 10 41 AM aboard the Sally Sovereign in a bid to set a world endurance record for non refueled flights. The craft carries 800 gallons of gasoline and weighs about 9000 pounds as they aim to exceed 67 hours aloft though Stinson hopes for 45 hours.
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United Pre
Mrs Winder of Gruver Dies in Local Hospital
Mrs J P Winder 57 a Gruver resident for 16 years died this morning after an operation at a local hospital. Survived by husband three children three sisters one brother and several grandchildren. she belonged to the Christian church and organized Gruver's first Sunday school. Services set for tomorrow afternoon at the Gruver community church with Rev Jasper Bogue officiating. body to be sent to Gruver by Boxwell Bros Funeral Home this afternoon.
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J. P. Winder
Gruver
BE. F P. Bennett
Amarillo
H. Winder
BE. Winder
Vere
Winder
Christian Church
Jasper Bogue
Christian Churches
Boxwell Bros. Funeral Home, Inc
Testimony in Liquor Trial Starts Today
The twelfth juror for the Hefner and Jackson liquor trial was chosen today after a panel was exhausted. Evidence was set to start at 1 30 this afternoon following a denied continuance. The indictment includes possession and transportation charges. Six half gallon jars of whiskey were found in a car they drove. A suspended sentence may be sought for Hefner, who is under 25.
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J. O. Hefner
C. B. (Ross) Jackson
Henry
Bishop
Hefner
Jackson
Three Airmen Die in Airplane Fire Crash
Memphis reports say Jense Windham chief pilot at the local airport and two other aviators perished when their plane caught fire in the air and crashed at Oakland Minnesota. Victims named as Bill Daniel and Morgan Ferrell.
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Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn
Jense Windhams
Oakland
Minss
Bill Daniel
Morgan Ferrell
Girl Scout Classes Canceled Tomorrow at Headquarters
Mrs. M. L. Fuller, director, says no Scouting classes will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Girl Scout headquarters. She plans to take her Cardinal troop on a nature bike outing while the office remains open during regular hours.
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Girl Scout
M. L. Fuller
Cardinal
Boy Recovers From Tuberculosis of Brain
Peter Moran of Worcester fully recovers from tuberculous brain disease after helio therapy at the Peabody Home for Crippled Children. Doctors say this is the first known cure of brain tuberculosis with this planned treatment using sunshine exposure and progressive therapy.
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Ifty International News Service
Boston
March
Peter Moran
Worcester
Peabody Home
Gerald Hooeffel
Little Peter
Harvey
Cushing
Oil executive Stewart courted after Standard Oil ouster
Chicago March 8 United Press reports Col Hubert W. Stewart faces new offers from the oil industry after losing his $125,000 a year post at Standard Oil. Friends say he may not accept soon as he rests from campaigning against John D Rockefeller Jr whose board seat was eliminated by Standard Oil of Indiana shareholders yesterday.
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United Press
Chicago
Hubert W. Stewart
White
Stewart
John S. Rockefeller, Jr
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Tack Speaker At A B Club Today Noon
Kernel Erasmo Tack was principal speaker at noon today for the American Business Club at the Amarillo hotel. Music by Tolvien-Farwell orchestra. J. J. Quicksall, Paul Stenley and Max O'Brien led the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernel Erasmo Tack
American Business Cub
Amarillo
Tolvien-Farwell Orchestra
J. J. Quicksall
Paul Stenley
Max O'Brien
First Pumas Sighted in New England in Generations
Veteran hunters report two Rocky Mountain type pumas seen east of Mount Washington in the White Mountain range. Commission official Matt L. Bartlett confirms they are the first of their kind spotted in this region for two generations.
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International News Service
Concord
Nhh
Matt L. Bartlett
State Fish and Game Commission
Mt. Washington
White Mountain Range
Harvard Names New Professors in Public Law and Philology
Cambridge Mass March 9 Josef Redlich formerly professor of public law at the University of Vienna and professor of comparative public law at Harvard has been made Charles Brebbins Fairchild professor of comparative public law Joshua Whatmough assistant professor of comparative philology who came to Harvard in 1926 from Cairo Egypt was elected associate professor of comparative philology to take effect September 1, 1920
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International News Service
Cambridge
Mass
Josef Redlich
University of Vienna
Harvard University Law School
Charles Brebbins Fairchild
Joshua Whatmough
Harvard
Cairo
Egypt
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Lindy
Cupid
L. Kuykendall
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Plainview Gas
Plainview, Texas
E. R. Tack
Seth Ward
Plainview
Lubbock
Lockney
Henry Ansley
John FE. Brown
Nelson K. Moody
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Moody
A. T
Mr. Tack
Tech College
New York
Panhandles
U.S. A
H. D. Pomeroy
Pampa
Stinson
Kaspar
Melchior
Balthasar
Percy E. Rockwell
Frostproof
Florida
P. S
P. E
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New England
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