Kerring to Direct Amarillo Scout Fund Drive
Col T Herring is named chairman of the Amarillo Boy Scouts fundraising campaign executive committee. The group includes W H Fuqua Allen Early C M McCullough P H Landergin J N Beasley E W Hardin H C Pipkin H W Galbraith Carl Brown and R B Masterson. The council reports 1923 funds to last 14 months. campaign opens tentative April 14 with a preparatory meeting planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. (. T. Herring
Amarillo
W. H. Fuqua
Allen Early
C. M. McCullough
P. H. Landergin
J. N. Beasley
E. W. Hardin
H. C. Pipkin
H. W. Galbraith
Carl Brown
R.B. Masterson
C. A .Fisk
Amar
Passers Of Worthless Chucks Seek Leniency
Fraudulent checks issued to mail order houses by Amarillo residents were taken up by the Business Men's Association Inc. Settlement was reached this morning through the organization and a plea for leniency filed with the complainants. Many similar cases have been settled quickly by the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Business Men’s Association, Inc
Henry Parks Opens New Tailoring Firm in Amarillo
Henry Parks, long time tailor in Amarillo, opens a new tailoring concern at 710 Polk Street. He formerly belonged to Smith & Parks and has operated in the city for 16 years, employing several men in the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parks Tailoring Company
Amarillo
Henry Parks
Smith & Parks
Polk Street
Parks
Country Club District Names Tax Collector and Secretary Treasurer
Directors of the Country Club District chose J. L. Summers as tax collector and Harry Gardner as secretary treasurer. They also announced immediate repair work on the paved road damaged by heavy precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
J. L. Summers
Harry Gardner
Local Photographers Headed to Panhandle Convention
Two photographers depart for Vloodada to attend the Panhandle District Photographers association annual meeting. J. S. Edwards of Edward Studio and C. A. Gray of Gray Photo company attend, with Mrs. Gray accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vloodada
Panhandle
Two True Bills Brought In Against R. W. Jones
The grand jury returned two true bills against R. W. Jones now in the county jail. Jones was indicted on forgery and attempting to pass a worthless check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Jones
Jones
Stork News Draws Distant Bird To Amarillo Lakes
A stork has settled near Amarillo guiding daily visits to the area with several trips to the city each day. Locals note the bird makes three to four visits on some days and appears to have a permanent home nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
New Oakland Auto Agency Headed by Rooney in City
Jack Rooney of Oakland Motor Co departed for Oklahoma City to attend the automotive show and he expects to drive a new Oakland sport model back. He is arranging to open an Oakland agency here.
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Jack Rooney
Oakland Motor Co
Oklahoma City
Oakland
Railcar Run From Los Angeles to New York Sets Record
A special carrying Mrs. A. H. Smith to the late president of the New York Central left Los Angeles on March 9 and reached New York City in 69 hours 7 minutes over Santa Fe New York Central and Boston and Albany lines. The Santa Fe segment to Chicago in 49 hours 18 minutes was not a Santa Fe record.
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A. H. Smith
New York Central
Los Angeles
New York City
Santa Fe
Boston & Albany
Chicago
Railroads and people tied in mutual growth across the nation
The piece notes shipments shifting from trucks back to railroads with 200 stock cars to Amarillo and 100 for April 20, plus extra tourist sleeper on No. 22. It highlights rail service in all weather, industrial expansions at Amarillo and Waynoka, and rails as drivers of westward development and wealth. It ends with a humorous local anecdote about Lawn Moore in Senseless Kansas and a retired inn greeter.
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No. 22
Lawn Moore
Kan
Whittle and Spit Club
Grand Jury
Lawn
State of
Kansas
Nebuchadnezzar
Sandblow Inn
Early birds miss worm as chickens sleep till noon
A fragment notes chickens sleep till noon and miss the worm while urging attendance at a mass meeting next week. The tone hints at a local civic or social gathering with no specific names or dates readable in the text.
Wheat Growers Directors Forecast Bright Season in Texas
Twenty one directors of the Texas Wheat Growers association gathered in Amarillo at the president Judge L. Goughs office. They received the third payment for the 1923 pool bringing member net price to 85 cents a bushel and anticipate a good 1924 pool with increased acreage and a bumper crop. Directors listed include W. H. Hicks Canton O G Turner Friona A G Randall Hereford A M Griffin Hale Center M D Ramsey Floydada J R Caldwell Vernon Sam Thompson Silverton C S McCurdy Idalou Ford Keller Electra Earl Bixler Follett O H Loyd Vega Carl Bender Panhandle C C Dodd Pampa W C Womble Spearman J A Noel Pampa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Wheat Growers’ Association
Amarillo
Judge L. Gough
W. H. Hicks
Canton
O. G. Turtner
Friona
A. G. Randall
Hereford
A. M. Griffin
Hale Center
M. D. Ramsey
Floydada
J. R. Caldwell
Vernon
Sam Thompson
Silverton
Earl Bixler
Follett
O. H. Loyd
Vega
Carl Bender
Panhandle
C. C. Dodd
Pampa
W. C. Womble
Spearman
J. A. Noel
Cornado
Sixth and
Fillmore Streets
Former Amarillo Resident Dies in Colorado
Mrs. L. Jackson, a former Amarillo resident, died last Monday in Trinidad Colorado after a year or more of illness. Her remains will be sent to Amarillo this evening with her husband and immediate family. The Jacksons moved from Amarillo last fall where Mr Jackson worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. Funeral services are set for 2 30 this afternoon at Griggs chapel. She was a niece of Miss Beatrice Sears and Mrs Alma S Lockhart of Amarillo.
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L. ©. Jackson
Trinidad
Colo
Amarillo
Jackson
Beatrice Sears
Alma S. Lockhart
Measles and town notes in Amarillo section
A collage of short items from Amarillo notes mentions measles cases at homes of Dr. W. M. Curl and H. T. Lindsey, along with several residents temporarily ill or traveling. Local businesspeople, births, and minor social moves fill the day’s casual roundup.
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Kerring
Country Club District
Leslie Williams
Taylor St
O. O. F. Hall
East Sth
K. F. Rittenberry
Blackburn
By John Moore
Woodward
BE. L. McLeod
Fillmore Street
Dallas
M. B. Featherstone
McLeod
R. O. Latta
F. J. Mackie
Nixon
San Bernardino
Cal
C.F. Peter
Denison
Tex
State Railroad Commission
BE. R. McLean
Brakerman W. M. McDonald
Shattuck
Vanshaw
Waynoka
W. W. Carter
Walt Holcomb
Georgia
Union
Chicago of Alton
Joliet
Tillinois State Penitentiary
Pampas
The
Clovis Journal
Rock Island
Christ
George Washington
Lincoln
Stillman
New York
Guy
Thomas & Thomas
Colorado
Claude McAdams
Washburn
D. W. McCoy
Buchanan Street
M. W. Pitts
Plemmons
Novelty Art Shop
E. &Th St
W. M. Curl
Floria Avenue
Will McClish
San Jacinto Heights
H. PR. Witherspoon
H. T. Lindsey
Southwestern Steamship Company
Anna Leah Castle
Tyler Street
J. 8. Haynes
Haynes
United States Zinc Smelter Company
First Christian Church
K. W. Shedd
Fort Worth
A. A. Smith
Real Silk
W. O. Robinson
Childress
Lloyd Bivins
City
Jack Woods
Flag Ranch
Lillian Robinson
George Bailey
Pike Stroud
J. W. Hicks
Sherman
W. L. Stover
Florida Avenue
Ernest Warren
J. C. Laggers
Alabama and Vicksburg Railway
Fern Cornelius
East Fourth Street
Northwest Texas Hospital
W. A. Eilelstein
Wichita Falls
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
H. P. Greenough
Rock Island Lines
Dalhart
Ray Reeder
Jackson Street
Grady Oldham
First State Bank of
Canyon
Speeder
Police
Orville Thornberry
White Deer
T. W. Carrol
Clarendon
F. B. Means
Madison Street
D. H. Culton
Tulsa
W. T. Ellis
Bros Do Ram
C. R. McAfee
Sec
Taylor
the Panhandle
Saad
Rena
Milady
J. W. Collins
Duke Drug Co
Polk
DR. W. R. Moody
Puckett Bldg
Over City Light & Water Co
J.B. Gray
O. L. Tolzien & Son Music Store
Lousinia
W. P
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