City to receive bids on paving contracts this week
The City Commission will accept sealed bids Tuesday night for two paving contracts. One covers Twenty fourth Avenue from Washington Street to Lipscomb Street area with intersections, the other for Lipscomb Street from Twenty fourth Avenue to Twenty six Avenue.
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City Commission
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Washington Street
Lipscomb Street
Hughes, Ong
Lipscomb
Twenty-sixth Avenue
Northore Street
Radio Staff Changes Highlight NBC Announcer Hire
NUMBER 3 CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE notes one former Saturday Night Minstrels performer joining NBC announcers after leaving WJZ. Dumont shifts to production with occasional sports announcing. Tonight’s lineup includes the Jesters with Vamp Carlson at 6:15, Rosa Ponselle at 7:30, Countess Olga Albani at 8:50, and Guy Lombardo’s orchestra at 9. Three 9:30 features follow: Empire Builders’ Indian Names sketch, Arabesque on part of the WABC group, and the Symphonic Rhythm Makers with Vaughn Deleath.
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WJZ
NBC
Dumont
Vamp Carlson
Chain
Rosa Ponselle
WABC
Countess Olga Albani
WEAF
Guy Lombardo
Empire Builders
Wiz
Symphonic Rhythm Makers
Vaughn Deleath
Weap Chain
Radio program and new Majestic Superhet models noted
The listing covers KGRS shows Milt Taggart Orchestra from 6:30 to 7, John Josey Organ 7 to 7:30, WDAG 8 to 8:30 with George H Head. It highlights a superheterodyne year with Majestic eight and nine tube models. Amarillo Electric Co at East 5th Street promotes Majestic dealers and displays the new radios.
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KGRS
Milt Taggart
John Josey
WDAG
George H. Head
Majestic
Prohibition debate and outlook from a Pullman interview
Reporters in Los Angeles quote publishers and editors on prohibition. They predict Roosevelt may lead the Democrats and Hoover may be renominated, with calls that prohibition enforcement will ease and the crime problem worsen as long as prohibition stands. The piece notes coming changes unlikely soon and emphasizes bootlegging profits and law enforcement costs amid ongoing enforcement.
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Dand
Cherubins
Los Angeles
Clark Howel
Georgia
Hoover
Arizona
Just the Man in the Diplomatic Corps Exam Joke
A cheeky applicant answers a question about qualifications by noting his twenty year marriage. The examiner challenges him and the man quips that his wife still thinks he is a “sick bond,” a light humor line from Tit-Bits.
Holmes 90 Reflects Work Never Done While Power Remains
Oliver Wendell Holmes, on his ninetieth birthday, voiced the idea that work continues as long as one has power to act. tributes from Chief Justice Hughes and others followed brief radio remarks made at his study, praising his profound influence on law and a life devoted to intelligent purpose and achievement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hughes
Dean Clark
Yale Law School
Holmes
Charles A. Boston
American Bar Association
Columbia
New York
Supreme Court
Justice Holmes
Rate regulation and highway funding for motor carriers
Reader letters from N. Vestigate discuss rate cutting in motor freight and propose reforms. They argue legitimate truck and bus owners favor tariffs and regulation to curb fly-by-night operators, question road funding, and claim highway taxes should reflect overall usage including railroads and trucks. They urge state support to balance infrastructure costs.
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Harry Lyman
Clovis
New Mexico
Railroad Commission
Mr. Lyman
State
My Dear Colonel Tack Beleaguered Over Gas Policy
A reader chides Colonel Tack for gas policy battles and municipal ownership. The note recalls last year’s fight against a gas plant ownership proposal led by Mayor Thompson and lawyers for utilities, claiming rates fell little while winter bills rise despite milder weather, and accuses the gas company of spoofing and pressuring city leadership.
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Proposed Statute Would Burden Bootleggers
A Texas house bill would impose penalties for possession of liquor except for medicinal use. It shifts the burden of proof to the accused by requiring proof that liquor was medicinal rather than the state proving unlawful possession. The measure, backed by Rep. B. J. Forbes and supported by Rep. H. N. Graves, aims to change the present prima facie evidence standard.
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Raymond Brooks
Austin
B. J. Forbes
Parker County
H. N. Graves
Georgetown
Find Body of Girl Frozen in Own Yard in Genesee
Genesee Ill March 9 Discovery of the frozen body of Miss Anna Roberts 20 in the garden at the rear of her home revealed today the story of how the girl had gone out into last Saturday nights blizzard to lie down to die after she had removed all of her clothing.
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Associated Press
Genesee, Ill
Anna Roberts
Gas and Phone Rates Spark Local Grievances in Hard Times
A reader recalls high gas bills from 1929 to 1931 and vents at Bell Telephone Co for ballooning charges. He notes rising rates, long-distance fees, and public strain, urging scrutiny of utilities amid tough economic conditions.
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Bell Telephone Company
Prairie Company
Wife Confesses Shooting Husband During Struggle
The Pigg couple lived quietly in Greenville until a Sunday afternoon tragedy. Mrs. Pigg, who said she acted to frighten him, claimed her husband attacked her and that she grabbed a pistol from the dresser in a failed attempt to defend herself. Neighbors described the scene as chaotic with a splintered bathroom door and signs of a struggle. The body was taken to Greenville for burial after services in Greenville and Mount Pleasant family members accompanied the widow.
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Gray Browne
Browne
Greenville
Dallas
Piggs
Sweetwater
Panhandle Auto Club Road Conditions Summary
Road conditions from Amarillo to Fort Worth via Wichita Falls on U S 870 are fair. Amarillo to Oklahoma City on U S 66 is fair. Amarillo to Roswell on U S 366 is fair. Amarillo to Tucumcari on U S 66 is listed. Amarillo to Higgins on U S 60 is listed. Amarillo to Clayton, N M on U S 385 is fair. Amarillo to Borger via Oilfield Highway is paved. Panhandle Auto Club, Inc., headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce.
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Wichita Falls
U. S
Oklahoma City
Roswell
Tucumcari
Higgins
Clayton
N. M
U.S
Borger
Oilfield
Lubbock
the Panhandle Auto Club, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Snow Storm Toll and Dismal Winter Across Regions
Snow drifts block roads across the Middle West and New England as a two day blizzard leaves sixteen dead in Central States. New Jersey endures a 54 mile gale along the coast while Quebec braces against historic March winds and heavy snowfall. US weather officials warn ships from Sandy Hook to Eastport to hug shelter as more storms rise. Pennsylvania reports six state highways closed in Susquehanna and Wayne Counties. A stalled New Central train near Rosiere, North Carolina traps twenty five passengers for five hours. Western Massachusetts and Vermont also contend with snow.
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New York State
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United States
Sandy Hook
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Eastport
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Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Wayne Counties
Central
Rosiere
N. C
Massachusetts
Vermont
Police seek abducted pair in Texas case
Police across a dozen Texas cities hunt Charles Coder and Lewis Hurst believed kidnapped after an alleged whipping with wet ropes near Dallas. Police chief G W Trammell urged talking to the men themselves for a full investigation and speedy justice.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas
Charles Coder
Lewis Hurst
G. W. Trammell
Arizona to Fight Boulder Canyon Dam Case in Supreme Court
Arizona asks the Supreme Court to void the Colorado River compact and the Boulder Canyon project act, contending the federal authorization is unconstitutional and would deprive Arizona of water. California Nevada Utah New Mexico Colorado and Wyoming joined Secretary Wilbur urging dismissal of the suit.
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Washington
Supreme Court
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Colorado River
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Utah
New Mexico
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Wilbur
Congress
Deep Snow Buries Northeast Roads and Strands Motorists
Heavy snowfall in New Hampshire and Massachusetts creates five to 20 foot drifts blocking highways from North Adams to Stam ford with fifteen cars stalled and twenty five people forced to spend the night in farmhouses. Snowshoe and ski travel becomes common as the storm continues. An unusually high tide shifts the Goose Fair River mouth near Old Orchard and Saco, Maine, washing rocks onto beach roads.
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Maine
Blizzard Roars East as Midwest Suffers 21 Die
United Press reports a severe blizzard sweeping Michigan and Ontario, with Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin hardest hit. Twenty one deaths occur across three states, while Chicago deploys 20,000 workers and special plows to restore transit. Metro snowfall hits 16.4 inches, drifts reach five to six feet.
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Michigan
Ontario
Middlewest
Illinois
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Midwest
Ilinois
One Cent a Day Policy Offers Up to 100 Monthly
The Postal Life and Casualty Insurance Co offers an accident policy paying up to 100 a month for 24 months for disability and 1000 for deaths at a cost of 3.50 a year. Over 68,000 already have it. ages 10 to 70 eligible. Send name address age beneficiary and relation. policy ships in 10 days free inspection with no examination. Limited offer, write today.
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Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Co
Dlerks Building
Kansas City
Jadwin Rites Set As War General Buried In Arlington
Washington March 9 The War Department announced funeral services for retired Lieutenant General Edgar Jadwin to be held in Washington Thursday. Honorary pallbearers include five major generals and a brigadier general. His body will be sent from Panama where he died. Funeral services take place at New York Presbyterian Church with interment at Arlington. Escort to the cemetery includes the third cavalry band a squadron of the third cavalry and a battalion of the Sixteenth Field Artillery. The crab limb note appears as a stray fragment in the text.
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Panama
New York Presbyterian Church
Arlington National Cemetery
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Sixteenth Field Artillery
Markets report from Kansas City and Chicago hogs and cattle
Kansas City and Chicago livestock markets feature higher hog and cattle quotes. Hogs at Kansas City 2,600 head active 25 to 40 cents higher top 7.60, cattle 9,000 head mixed gains with fat light yearlings strong, steers 600-900 lbs 7.75 to 10.50, cows 4.75 to 6.25, vealers 4.50 to 8.00. Sheep 10,000 head lambs steady to higher. Chicago tone stronger with hogs up 25-40 cents, top 8.00, cattle improved, vealers up to 8.75, stockers 7.00 to 8.25, sheep also higher. New Orleans cotton opened irregular, futures mixed after bullish opening. Liverpool cotton spot higher, futures quiet. New York stock list shows motor shares leading gains, U S Steel steady. call money near 1 percentage point.
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Outlasting Victory and the Question of True Triumph
A 1931 verse by Edgar A. Guest ponders whether earthly triumph equals real victory. It questions if some have more while others falter and whether dreams achieve fulfillment. The speaker suggests a higher test beyond material success and hints at enduring treasure beyond mortal accolades.
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Edgar A. Guest
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