Night at the show and public mayoral musings in town
Asks if readers will attend the show with Al Jolson and cast arriving by 7:30. urges arrivals by 7:45 to 8. Then discusses mayoral candidates A N Olver L B Newby and John Hill with Dwight Newby praised as a young, capable lumberman. Includes Hollywood lifestyle critique and a long note about Clark Gable from Liberty and a personal decision to switch from Culbertson to the official bridge system based on East experts.
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al Jolson
Ernest Thompson
A. N. Olver
L. B. Newby
John Hill
Dwight Newby
Amarillo
Mr. Olver
Mr. Hill
Hollywood
Liberty
Clark Gable
Clark
d'Artagnan
Daniel Boone
England
Elizabeth
Gable
O. W
Culbertson
Lingbergh baby mystery dominant in East circles
A longhand column claims authorities in the East largely agree the Lindbergh baby was taken to sea and will be recovered within a week. The writer predicts a return by Monday, notes media and police thinning out, and mocks wagering on the case while venting views on gambling and social quirks with anecdotes about What-A-Man Gable and a Birmingham Negro couple.
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Lindbergh
Miles
Last Rites Friday For Ross Riggs Pioneer Farmer
Funeral services for H. R. Ross Riggs a 50 year old Randall County farmer will be held Friday at 2 PM at Polk Street Methodist Church Rev Gaston Foote and Rev Ira S Key will officiate Pallbearers are Otis Trulove E E Adams W Frank Litle Benie Bennett J A Meador and Walter McCormick Interment will be in Llano Cemetery under Boxwell Brothers direction Mr Riggs died yesterday after a brief illness He had lived in Amarillo over 25 years and farmed five miles south of the city Survivors include his son John Riggs four brothers Frank of Amarillo Horace of Osceola Fla Arthur of Mt Holly NC and Ray of Mineola and a sister Mrs C S Wright of Amarillo
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H. R
Ross” Riggs
Randall County
Polk Street Methodist Church
Gaston Foote
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Ira S. Key
Otis Trulove
E. E. Adams
W. Frank Litle
Benie Bennett
J. A. Meador
Walter McCormick
Ray
Mineola
C. S. Wright
Amarillo
Petitions for Mrs Judd Seek Commutation to Life
The Rev H J McKinnell father of Winnie Ruth Judd is circulating petitions urging commuting her death sentence for the murder of Agnes Roi to life imprisonment Mrs J R Ralls of Ralls Texas has returned home after visiting John Gilvin at 1500 Buchanan Street
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H. J. McKinnell
Winnie Ruth Judd
Agnes Anne Roi
J. R. Ralls
Ralls, Texas
John Gilvin
Buchanan Street
Request to recover key from woman at 4215 West Tenth Avenue
Mrs L A Bumstead seeks help to locate the woman who took the key to her furnished house at 4215 West Tenth Avenue yesterday after dinner. She forgot the name and address and asks that the key be returned immediately, noting her address at 1115 Jackson Street.
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Tack
West Tenth Avenue
L. A. Bumstead
Jackson Street
Tack Letter Warns of More Tragedies From Unemployment
A Tack letter from Intelligent Labor cautions that Detroit Monday tragedy signals a trend of rising violence tied to unemployment. The piece laments economic hardship and urges action to prevent further loss and social distress.
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Detroit
Farm Board Accused by Stock Chief
Charles Wilson, president of the Chicago Livestock Exchange, told the House Agriculture Committee that the Farm Board works with packers to depress prices. He led a group from Denver to St. Joseph protesting the board, urging open markets and opposing perceived manipulation and monopoly. He cited hog price declines of about five dollars per head over eight months due to direct marketing.
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Washington
Charles Wilson
Chicago Livestock Exchange
House Agriculture Committee
Farm Board
Calhoun Seeks Texas Attorney General Post
Special prosecutor and district attorney in the Berger district, now in Amarillo since 1930, announces candidacy for Texas attorney general. He pledges an active campaign, impartial enforcement of laws, and not seeking another office while in the role.
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Berger
Amarillo
Texas
Mrs Barfield Appeals District Court Over Estate
Mrs Barfield seeks district court review after County Judge Motlow voided February 24 order naming her temporary executor of the late Mrs Oliver Eakle estate. Executors Ware Perry and Calloway moved to remove her. probate arguments set for next Monday, district hearing date pending.
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Oliver- Rae Eakle Barfield
M. D. Oliver-Eakle
108Th District Court
Barfield
Sam B. Motlow
R. C. Ware
William C. Perry
Homer Calloway
Oliver Eakle
Probate
District Court
M Kinley School Grid Club To Present Play The Pepperbox
M Kinley School Grid Club stages The Pepperbox an old fashioned minstrel show at the McKinley School Auditorium 8 15 Friday night March 11 directed by Coach R K Bishop who will also act as interlocutor Proceeds fund sweaters for football players Admission 10 and 15 cents New York H Denny Pierce host extraordinary clocks backwards to match guest stay Amarillo business trip by H Allen Froleich of Chicago who holds Panhandle land interests
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R. K. Bishop
New York
H. Denny Pierce
Chicago
Jno. F. Clark Brokerage Co
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Allis Chalmers
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Eee
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Economic tensions and market satire in 1930s commentary
The piece rails at sugar refining protection and foreign competition while praising GM engineering, notes soaring ticket prices for Ziegfeld’s Hot-Cha, and mocks Wall Street’s sterling boom. It also comments on British currency, Japan’s shift to pocketbook warfare, and stock market nostalgia for 1932 highs.
Chest Welfare Workers Salary Cuts Reduce Operating Costs
The Community Chest and the Welfare Association cut all staff salaries after approval of $375 monthly expenses. The Chest gets $200 monthly and the Welfare Association $175, a drop of over half. Merger talks were noted, with Welfare directors to join the Chest board in the summer before fiscal year end in September.
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Community Chest
Welfare Association
Wilbur C. Hawk
Emergency Relief Committee
Chest Board
Speeding alibis draw fines in Evanston
Police Magistrate Harry H. Porter fined all involved five dollars and costs after unusual traffic alibis in Evanston Illinois. James Kamen claimed ignorance of the speed limit while Harry Prizart said he tried to warn him and catch up. The magistrate remarked he had never heard that story before.
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Evanston, al
Harry H. Porter
James Kamen
Harry Prizart
Demos Back to Fold After Loyalty Pledge Adopted
Texas Democrats who bolted in 1928 may rejoin the party if they pledge loyalty to Democratic nominees. The state executive committee set county representation by second primary results for the 1930 convention at Houston May 24 and required pledges to support presidential and vice presidential nominees. Houston won the convention bid. Fort Worth Dallas and others received votes. Delegation sizes hinge on gubernatorial run off totals.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Houston
Sam C. Lackey
Cuero
Pinckney
San Antonio
Austin
Dallas J. Amarillo
Herris County
Lindbergh Kidnapping Report Details Final Stage Talks
New York Daily News cites a close source saying contact with kidnappers is near and a mysterious Morris Rosner directs negotiations from the Lindbergh home. Rosner supposedly recruited Salvi Spitale and Irving Bitz as go‑betweens. press notes question nurse Betty Gow’s involvement while Anne Lindbergh shows signs of collapse as Colonel Lindbergh and state investigators press the case.
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New York Daily News
Lindbergh
Morris Rosner
Rosner
Salvi Spitale
Irving Bitz
Eastern Star Chapter to Present Play Friday
Bonita Chapter of the Eastern Star will present A Poor Married Man a farce in three acts at Buchanan Junior High School Auditorium on Friday March 11 at 8 o clock. Cast includes Mrs W S Layton Mrs William Brune Mrs W W Fergus Mrs D W Britton William Brune W W Fergus D W Britton and E M Blackburn directed by Mrs W A Combs with music by Mrs Loy Smith The Hi Y Club of the Buchanan Junior High School sponsors admission 10 and 25 cents.
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Bonita
The
Eastern Star
Buchanan Junior High School
W. S. Layton
William Brune
W. W. Fergus
D. W. Britton
E. M. Blackburn
W. A. Combs
Loy Smith
What’s In It For Me A Guest Poem Reflection
A 1931 Edgar A. Guest poem fragment questions personal gain in acts of kindness. The speaker recalls a man who rejects help and charity, valuing money over generosity. The piece ends with a shift toward the idea that giving brings deeper, lasting reward beyond gold.
Jolson on Western tour rough and ready look
Jolson counters sickness and misfortune on the Western tour saying the cast is on a fine edge and appearances hit with a bang. He plans a book about the trip and notes his wife lights candles in New York synagogues for TV success. Al attends Amarillo Rotary lunch and evenings at the Municipal Auditorium hosting and ushering with a cigar.
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New York
Rotary
Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Claire Windsor Charms Audiences in The Wonder Bar
Claire Windsor, Kansas born star of The Wonder Bar at the Auditorium, exudes charm despite touring hardships. She plans to stay in California with family after the tour, shares cactus keeping hobbies, and remarks on desiring a talkie while praising her home life and parents. In a side note, jeweler offers Leap Year commissions drawing many young women to sell diamonds.
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Claire Windsor
Tom Horner
al Jolson
Kansas
California
Miss Windsor
Cawker City
Kan
Hollywood
Walter Armitage
Armitage
Penn Yan
N. Y
Bank of England Cuts Discount Rate Pressure on Markets
London reined in its discount rate to 4 percent as deposits rushed in lifting the pound. The move followed a prior cut from 6 to 5 percent and mirrored US rate reductions, amid inflation fears and a shift away from the gold standard jeopardy. In Kansas City and Chicago, livestock and cattle markets showed varied gains and losses with hogs up to 10 cents and cattle movement mixed amid steady to weak trends. New Orleans cotton opened steady with May at 7.10 and futures slipping later as hedging activity and sterling dynamics influenced early trading.
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New Orleans
Texas
Newark
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Red) Johnson
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