Amarillo News Notes Curiosities and Social News
Local items report a mix of town chatter and personal notices. Names and places include Amarillo Bronte Vega Friona Santa Fe Lamesa Rotan Houston Sts. Mentions cite a baby coats arrival, a wedding in Vega, a Sanatorium in Dallas, and Measles illness. Also notes on embroidery history and Sudan land asks.
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Olympic
Co. C. Cunningham
Cunningham
Duke's
7Th
Polk Streets
C. R. Gollihar
Bronte
8. J. Cole
Adams Street
Wildcat’ Monte
Amarillo
Eddie Mack
Alamosa
Colo
Santa Fe
John Gishler
Durant
Friona
Jim Pottinger
N. M
Federal Grand Jury
Ewing R. Landers
Irene Jones
Vega
Butter Fat Sale Profits Shown In West Texas Test
A seven day test at West Texas Teachers College Canyon shows high grade cows pay for feed while scrub cows do not. Rosetta the top cow earned 2.80 net and 11.20 monthly value above feed, with Pansy adding 2.62 and seven cents to a week’s total.
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West Texas Teachers’ College
Canyon
Agricultural Department
Moore
Rosetta
New Mexico
Pansy
Prof Philipps
Amarillo Military Units Receive Thorough Inspection
Regular army officers conducted a detailed inspection of Amarillo units last week. Col. Jack Golding praised the review and noted Captain Bolen reported the 131st field artillery has improved since the regiment sailed for France. Battery B is led by Captain Boyce and Maj. B M Puckett commands the medical detachment.
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Amarillo
Jack Golding
Golding
Bolen
131St Field Artillery
France
Boyce
Maj
B. M. Puckett
North Texas oil buyers boost price with 50 cent bonus
An oil price increase of about 25 cents a barrel lifts North Texas field oil to 2.75 dollars. The initial price above gravity 39 is 2.25 dollars, while many refiners are paying a 0.50 dollar bonus for North Texas field oil.
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Mount Hope Nursery
Lawrence
Kansas
North Texas
First Baptist Training Classes Reorganized for Diploma Seals
The First Baptist Sunday school reorganized its training classes with Book 5 Talks with the Training Class Book 5 The Juniors Book 6 What Baptists Believe Book 7 Old Testament Studies. The courses enable blue seal diplomas for those taking the available books. The Euresian Class serves a 6 20 p m luncheon, led by Asst. Pastor E John Meyers.
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First Baptist Sunday School
Ook
F. T. Dunaway
E. John Meyers
Plainview to Get Five Cotton Gins Soon
Plainview will soon have five cotton gins with I. B. Stone of Abernathy and I. J. Vines of Plainview building one. Webb & Dean of Ralls N M will erect a gin at Ralls. A Whitfill of Lockney is building a gin at Plainview.
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Plainview
I. B. Stone
Abernathy
I. J. Vines
Webb & Dean
Ralls
N. M
Whitfill
Lockney
Do You Want a Dewberry Bush City Board Distributes Free Vines
The City Board of Development received 500 dewberry vines for free distribution to farmers. The gift comes from Fitzgerald Nursery at Brawnwood.
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City Board of Development
Fitzgerald Nursery
Brawnwood
Messenger Albert Phillips Injured by Motor Car
Albert Phillips who runs a messenger service was struck by a motor car at Fifteenth and Taylor today at 11. A leg fracture was initially feared but an X ray at St Anthony’s Sanitarium showed a severe sprain. Phillips’ parents reside at 809 Adams Street.
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Albert Phillips
Fifteenth and Taylor
St. Anthony's Sanitarium
Phillips
Adams Street
Broadcast at Stock Show Highlights Fort Worth Schedule
Radio listeners in Fort Worth may enjoy special stock show programs this week. A concert is broadcast each afternoon at 8 oclock and additional programs air nightly from 7 30 to 10 45 oclock during stock show week.
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Fort Worth
Amarillo Truant Efforts Cut School Absences
Amarillo children regularly attend school with only fourteen truancy cases last month across thirteen schools under Mrs. C. R. Warren. She credits cooperation with parents and the Parent Teacher Association, not punitive truancy policing, for reducing absences from 123 cases two years ago.
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Amarillo
C. R. Warren
Here There and Everywhere Tri-State Fair Opens Soon
Local notices report September 22 as the start for the Here There and Everywhere Tri-State Fair. Residents mentioned include Hedley’s A B Watkins Amarillo visitors Canyon residents and Lubbock visitors. Several health and life events are noted including surgeries illnesses and a recent marriage in Liberal Kansas.
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A. B. Watkins
Hedley
Amarillo
Gen Ratliff
Fillmore Street
Canyon
Jack Foster
Lubbock
Zula Bowen
Endee
N. M
John Wise
Taylor Street
Mary A. Lamb
Canyon Normal
Jefferson Street
Wilson
M. W. Wallace
San Antonio
Wallace
Fort Worth Mutual Life Insurance Company
E. W. Miller
Bailey County
Miller
I. N. Jones
Rotan
Stamford
Small Boy Mistakenly Placed On Wrong Stage Ride
Six year old Bo Henson was placed on the wrong stage line and taken about 300 miles from home. A Breckenridge officer arranged his return to Fort Worth where he was set to proceed to Stephensville with his parents awaiting him.
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Bo Henson
Ben Henson
Fort Worth
Breckenridge
Stephensville
Hensons
Heflin Demands Coolidge Statement On Oil Probe
Senator Heflin of Alabama accused secret forces and subsidized newspapers of trying to intimidate Congress and hinder the oil investigation. He urged President Coolidge to address reports that he is the principal mentioned in the McLean messages.
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Washington
Congress
Heflin
Alabama
Senate
Coolidge
McLean
Singing contest announced for Panhandle festival
Prof. Emil F. Meyers in charge of arrangements for the Panhandle music festival says a contest for boys under 12 may be held during the festival to be staged April 21 to 25 in the city.
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Emil F. Meyers
Panhandle
Canyon couples unite in Sunday ceremony
Eldon James of 1606 Monroe Street and Miss Cassie McCormic of Canyon wed in Canyon on Sunday March 9. Paul Tiedmond of Amarillo and Miss Mary Thomas of Canyon also married in Canyon on the same day.
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Couptes
Canyon
Eldon
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