Youth Guilty of Robbery to Reformatory
Salmon Tate aged 16 was found guilty in the juvenile division of the district court in Vega Texas of robbery in the Wilderado bank holdup on January 5 and sentenced to three years suspended. The judge ruled a suspended sentence could not apply in bank robbery cases, directing the youth to the Boys Training School at Gatesville for a short time with possible release later.
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Vega
Texas
Salmon Tate
District Court
Wildorado Bank
Gatesville
R. FE. Stalcap
Stalcup
Tate
W. R. Lovill
Boone
N. C
Fred H. Woodard
British and American craft clash over plates and courage
The text discusses Harvard plates made by Wedgewood in Britain, a 42 000 plate order, and the idea that American money supports American workers. It recounts Hinchliffe, a British flyer, his wartime heroics, and mentions British women pilots and a Nairobi accident, ending with musings on gender and motherhood.
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Harvard
Wedgewood Pottery
America
Oxford
United States
Elsie MacKaye
Lord Inchcape
Hinchliffe
Lady Carberry
Nairobi
Africa
Detour Relies on Dog Team and Plane for Food Aid
Rescue efforts in Detour move slowly as residents gather around radio sets awaiting supplies. A dog team arrives with food though the village remains at risk of privation. Dr Deadman and his sled dogs reach Detour after a 12 mile, eight hour last leg through rough terrain.
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Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Til
Selfridge Field
Mich
Dr. Deadman
Legion To Stage Big St Patrick s Day Dance
Hanson Post of the American Legion hosts a St Patrick s Day dance at the municipal building with a seven piece orchestra making its first public appearance tonight. The venue is decorated by the Ladies Auxiliary and Legion members for the festive event.
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Legion
Hanson Post
American Legion
Vigilant Texas town faces flood risks and local chatter
The Amarillo audience learns of near disaster as rain swells Bivins lake dam and canyon towns dread a possible dam breach. Community life features DeMolay fundraiser invites, traffic officer debate, and a humorous tale of two brothers in a rural column.
Letters From Readers on City Life and Protests
A collage of reader letters discusses civic pride in Amarillo and Des Moines, praise for residents, requests for home based embroidery work, criticism of forecasts, and discontent over a viaduct bond decision. Citizens urge fair treatment and local improvements while noting sewer projects and property value concerns.
City Officials Lunch at Amarillo High School
Mayor Bivins and City Commissioner W H Brymer joined Superintendent McIntosh and faculty for a school luncheon at Amarillo High School. Visitors toured the building praising modern methods, home economics facilities, and the cafeteria serving nearly a thousand children daily at cost.
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Bivins
W. H. Brymer
Amarillo
W. A. McIntosh
McIntosh
Eula Lee McKnight
J. L. Quicksall
United States
Mayor Bivins
Wit. Thymer
J. A. Bowman
Guy Carlander
George Waddill
Quicksall
Leo Sparks
H. S. Milholland
Fd. Roberts
BR. C. D
Crossword puzzle clues hint at world’s top gambling center location
Puzzle lists numbered horizontals and verticals with cryptic hints. Clues mention seafaring novelists, biblical figures, and miscellaneous terms including geography and objects, forming a varied crossword with an emphasis on principality locations and classical references.
Fragmented Clues Nod to Dictionary Style Quiz
A jumble of crossword like clues appears with scattered hints on abbreviations, centers, seas, and terms. The list includes items like North Carolina abbreviation and Pribilof Island sea mammals, interspersed with random words and numbers.
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North Carolina
Nebraska
Fiddlers sought for judges panel and prizes
The committee plans a speeded fiddle contest with Mayor Lee Bivins likely as a judge. Contestants may play old tunes with two seconds per fiddle. A £200 prize funds seven winners, champion to receive 100 dollars, merchants urged to donate prizes. Entrants listed include Slack and many named players from across Texas and nearby towns.
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Lee Bivins
Fiddlers
Mr. Slack
D. 8
Dunwoody
Panhandle
Jess Morris
Dalhart
Jess Giles
Vega
J. M. Chapman
Adrian
P. D. Brown
Plemons
B. Sloan
Oklahoma City
Bud Queen
Friona
Milt Trout
Dimmitt
W. C. Reeves
Lelia Lake
F. L. Parks
Lipscomb
H. FE. Whelchel
Amarillo
J. A. Whittington
Tohoka
Tom Wright
Pampa
J.T. Marchall
Canyon
W. T. Walker
Endee
New Mexico
J. M. Manire
Groom
A. F. Copeland
Lubbock
Lewis Franklin
Vernon
W. M. Houston
Chillicothe
S. M. Beck
Plainview
Pat Hooker
Shamrock
WDAG artists to broadcast at Palo Duro Saturday
The WDAG radio artists perform at Palo Duro Furniture from 1 40 to 4 00 PM Saturday inviting the public to attend. Lillie Larsen's Little Symphony Orchestra of children will headline with Lions club backing. David Mahukam of Sunset Four will also perform beside the Kiddies program.
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WDAG
Palo Duro Furniture Company
Lillie Larsen
Lions Club
Amarillo
David Mahukam
Sunset Four
Roberts and Troetter Return to Federal Prison
Ellery Roberts 28 of Illinois pleaded guilty to murder and received a ten year sentence in the penitentiary for the killing of Leo J. Laley last September. Nicholas Troetter had murder charges dismissed as he became the state's chief witness. They left Amarillo with two federal guards for Leavenworth Kansas to complete a 13 month sentence for car theft. Roberts was formally sentenced by Judge Henry Bishop this morning after a prior transfer. Mildred Stringer and Margaret Mitchell, Illinois acquaintances, expect to leave Amarillo tonight with Mitchell headed to St. Louis and Stringer returning to Mounds, Illinois.
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Ellery Roberts
Leo J. Laley
Nicholas Troetter
Amarillo
Leavenworth
Kans
Federal Penitentiary
Laley
Roberts
Henry Bishop
Bishop
Mildred Stringer
Margaret Mitchell
Illinois
Miss Mitchell
St. Louis
Miss Stringer
Mounds
Snow covers Panhandle as cold snap slows spring bloom
Snow fell as far south as Amarillo with rain to Childress and low temps around 15 to 27 degrees. The sun melted most of the snow this morning but the cold slowed budding of fruit and shade trees. Panhandle Oklahoma and New Mexico saw rainfall boosting hopes for a bumper wheat crop on a record acreage in 1928.
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Amarillo
Childress
Texline
Panhandle
Oklahoma
New Mexico
The Burden Bearer Poem by Edgar A. Guest
A reflective poem speaks of a steadfast caregiver who bears burdens for his children. It contrasts true fathers who embrace duty with those who avoid burden and highlights devotion and sacrifice as life ends approach. The speaker pledges unwavering support and readiness to ride toward a shared journey’s end.
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Edgar A. Guest
Market Totals From Hogs to Cotton Across Cities
Market reports from Kansas City Chicago St Louis Fort Worth and New York cover hog cattle and sheep receipts and prices. Cotton futures rise in New Orleans and Liverpool with May near 18.65 while Chicago grain and poultry provide broader market cues.
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Kansas City
Chicago
ST. Louis
East ST. Louis
Fort Worth
New Orleans
Liverpool
Tack's Revised Program for Amarillo Growth and Livability
A catalog of municipal ambitions for Amarillo including infrastructure projects such as a Viaduct to North Amarillo, a central depot for bus lines, a municipal airport, through routes to San Jacinto, and a lake expansion at Bivins. It calls for lower utility costs, more housing, more hotels, more business, stricter crime penalties, higher oil prices, and expanded services while aiming to attract new industries and improve livability.
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Amarillo
Bivins Lake
San Jacinto
Palo Dure Anyons
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