Prison youth guilty of theft faces suspended sentence
Elmer Newberry an 18 year old from Lufkin Texas was found guilty of stealing a Franklin sedan from Clarence Williams and given a five year suspended sentence after pleading guilty The jury followed the district attorney’s plea for leniency due to his age and clean record Two co defendants will be tried separately Williams favored a suspended sentence The court recessed as Judge Pearson attended a case in Stinnett Meadors Amarillo insurer may face trial for swindling in connection with Mrs Shelly’s husband’s death next Wednesday
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Elmer Newberry
Lufkin
Texas
Clarence M
Amarillo
Williams
Newberry
Perry S. Pearson
Stinnett
Pearson
Henry S. Bishop
Arvell Meadors
John Shelly
Two Rieth Brothers Injured Same Way in Separate Crashes
Albert Rieth age 29 and William Rieth age 19 were hurt identically while riding motorcycles in Monaca and Aliquippa Pennsylvania. Albert suffered a fractured left leg bruises and a cut to the left eye. William sustained a fractured left leg bruises to the left side and a deep cut over the left eye. Both are hospitalized.
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Associated Press
Rochester
Albert
William Rieth
Monaca
Pennsylvania
William
Aliquippa
Riggs Clothier To Reopen After City Fire
Riggs, the clothier at 402 Polk Street, has settled with the insurer after a recent blaze destroyed much of the stock. He plans to reopen soon and dispose of slightly damaged merchandise locally rather than to distant distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riggs
Polk Street
Tack’s Vision for Amarillo Prosperity and Growth
A historical proclamation outlines ambitions for Amarillo including infrastructure like a viaduct and courthouse, more hotels, housing, offices, a municipal pool, golf course, lake access, and expanded utilities. It calls for lower taxes and living costs, broader business, crime laws, public transit, and a municipal airport, plus stricter penalties for kidnapping and murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Bivins Lake
San Tacinto
Bivinstake
Valo Dure
Qervons
Poking fun and mischief fill Amarillo radio column
The column recounts a talkative radio host in Amarillo sharing humorous anecdotes. A caller teases his earlier broadcast, a neighbor chases a peeping person, and a minister’s penitentiary sermon draws attention. Other notes cover poke salad cravings, car jokes, local theater ads, and rail mail delivery quirks.
A Call for Work for a Capable Sales Lady in Need
A letter requests employment for a highly capable and experienced sales woman out of work due to unusual circumstances. The writer urges merchants to hire her temporarily or fill vacancies during vacations and offers to provide free advertising in gratitude. The note cites her seven years in retail, strong recommendations, and a desire to support her family.
Ask Tack About Trash Dumping North of Amarillo
A reader complains of persistent highway trash along the north edge of Amarillo, Texas, urging enforcement and city action. He advocates cleanup, prosecutions for dumpers, and better road conditions, naming Pleasant Valley and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Amarillo
Tack
Pleasant Valley
Jeff Bartlett
Bartlett
Lady Drivers Attract Ridicule In Car Bargain Tale
The writer jokes about women drivers drawing criticism and claims many used cars offered as "his wife's car" are common in the market. He visited many places with relics for sale and notes 27 of 39 bargains were described as "his wife's car" in a satirical tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Rasmus Tac
Earth
Public interest note on a car trouble and a subscriber's plea
A subscriber writes that a rattling noisy car, called his wife's car, survived a wash of comments and trembles. He argues the matter is of grave public interest and deserves attention by the best of men. He asks the issue be corrected.
A Girl Needs Work Seeks Office or Clerical Job
A reader asks Tack to help place a dependable 22 year old former high school senior who left to support herself. She attempted seven months of automatic telegraphy training but could not finish, needs clothes and a job now, prefers office or clerical work, can operate a switchboard, and has strong references. If interested contact Mrs. Morton at The Globe, phone 6262.
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Tack
Amarillo
Morton
May Day unrest noted with taxi strikes and calm reported
May Day observed with a taxi drivers' holiday and a fence of cabs in the streets. Numerous strikes occurred in industrial establishments, particularly in the Red Belt and suburbs, but no trouble was reported.
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Red Belt
May Day Parades Reported Across Socialist States
By The Associated Press Prague on May 1 reports that three socialist parties held May Day parades and mass meetings with over 100,000 participants while police ensured order. Belgrade notes Yugoslavia also forbade public demonstrations of workers.
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Associated Press
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Socialist Parties
Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Santa Fe bids for fourteen story office building
Bids for the general construction of Santa Fe's fourteen story office building at Ninth and Polk streets are being received. Fourteen contractors signaled intent to bid, with contract award expected days after bid tabulation. Excavation for the basement is over 100 by 150 feet and more than 30 feet deep. Pluming heating electrical and elevators bids to follow. Project aims to begin June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Ninth and
Polk Streets
Lions Admit Ten New Members In Closed Meeting
Ten new members were voted into the Lions club at a noon meeting described as lively. The session was closed with no guests present while plans for the coming year were laid out. New members include G. H. McKinney, A. M. Sanderson, L. A. Keck, L. W. Lowe, J. F. Jones, Ralph Kenniston, Wm. Q. Boyce, F. N. Reynolds, FE. W. Pipkin, and Dr. Striet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
G. H. McKinney
First National Bank
A. M. Sanderson
Amarillo Printing Company
L. A. Keck
Ballew- Satterfield Company
L. W. Lowe
Empire Gas & Fuel Co
J. F. Jones
Panhandle Building and Loan Co
Ralph Kenniston
General Auto Supply Co
Wm. Q. Boyce
F. N. Reynolds
Clarendon
W. Pipkin
The
Amarillo Hardware Company
Dr. Striet
May Day Rally Granted in Belgrade with Quiet Order
In Belgrade an indoor May Day gathering of den socialists and communists received permission and proceeded without incident. Police reported perfect order throughout the event.
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Den
Belgrade
May Day Passes Quietly in Japan After Sweep
Tokyo May 1 reports May Day passed with no major disorder following a police roundup of 36 suspected extremists. Authorities credit the arrests for maintaining calm and preventing unrest.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
May Day Quiet in Berlin and Provincial Centers
May Day passed quietly in Berlin and provincial industrial centers. Trade union leaders addressed open air meetings and the day closed with the singing of the international.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
The
International
Puzzle Crossword Clues Mixed with Historical Context
A list of crossword clues with horizontal and vertical entries including 9-letter words and varied definitions. Clues cover literature Shakespeare Merchant of Venice, geography Italy Spain Kentucky, and general terms like racke and fabric, requiring deduction of authorship, abbreviations, and objects.
Obstruction and Abbreviations in a Riddling List
A reader presents a numbered puzzle listing clues and partial answers. Items include obstructive terms, railroad abbreviations, tropical zone bounds, continents, body organs, materials, and pronouns, forming a mixed question set for a vocabulary or trivia round.
P T A Benefit Recital Tonight At High School
A piano recital at the High School auditorium tonight at 8 15 features a pianist and Miss Julia Howell with dramatic readings by Miss Johnson. Proceeds go to the P T A treasury. Admission 25 cents for students and 35 cents for adults. Both performers are well known for their talent.
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Julia Howell
Senor High School
Parent-Teacher Association
P.T. A. Treasury
Miss Johnson
Miss Howell
Just Kids Safety Club Roster Published by The Globe
The Amarillo Globe lists 48 young members of the Just Kids Safety Club led by Jack Bynum who signed pledges and received club buttons. Read across the roster of names including Everett Coffee Glenn D. Pike and Mary Westerfield with new members to be printed daily.
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Jack Bynum
Jackson Street
Amarillo Globe Just Kids
Globe
Jack
The
Club
Everett Coffee
Glenn D. Pike
Rankin Davis
M. C. Moore, Jr
Marjorie Hays
Mary Westerfield
Billy Hayes
Walter Sealy
Bernard Krasner
C. R. Warren, Jr
Bobby Spurlock
Elsa Hensley
Edna Gertrude Thrasher
Richard C. Thrasher
Fletcher M. Glenn
Jean Braunig
Harold James Ross
Junior Cheney
Lee Ravey
Frances Jean Ravey
Marie Walthall
Kathleen Walthall
John Motlow
Terrell Franklin Motley
Helene Lambert
Leonard Lambert
Robert Crawford
Robert Howren
Mary Howren
Margaret Howren
John Oliver
Robert FE. Clesson, Jr
Maynard Johnson
Jack Norris
Jack Hollis
Ruth Hartman
Ray Branman
Clint Brenman
S. W. Long
Tommy Brenman
Fay Brenman
Bryan Dillon
Grant Hayden
Charles Elmo Shelly
June Bynum
Jennie Sue Bynum
Vernon Bear
Globe Office
Just Kids
Panhandle Interfraternity Association Formed In Amarillo
A group of alumni from nine national fraternities organized the Panhandle Interfraternity Association at a dinner at the Amarillo Athletic Club. Elected were FE D Davis president Clyde S Rehmeyer vice president and Charles A Wolflin secretary treasurer. A second meeting is set for May 7 at 7 p m with all members urged to attend.
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Amarillo Athletic Club
Panhandle Interfraternity Association
FE. D
Davis
Delta Tay Delta
Clyde S. Rehmeyer
Acacia
Charles A. Wolflin
Alpha Gamma Rho
Amarillo
College National Social Fraternity
A. C. Meier
P. W. Wright
Alpha Tau Omega
Jas
Amarillo Athletic Clut
The Same Old World and the Grin of Life
Edgar A. Guest reflects on enduring daily burdens despite fame and medals, stressing unchanged friendships and needs. The poem notes the midnight bell of yesterday and the ongoing task ahead, warning to stay alert to avoid failure in a familiar world.
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Markets May 1
Market reports show hogs, cattle, and sheep receipts in Kansas City and Chicago with prices generally weaker for hogs and slower demand for cattle. Notable ranges include Kansas City hogs $9.25 to $10.00 for various weights, cattle mostly steady to lower, and Chicago hogs down to about $9.40 to $10.40 with cattle slow, plus East St. Louis and New York notes on receipts and price shifts in sheep and lambs.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Chicago Livestock i
The
Chicago
East ST. Louis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Idaho
Texas
Bliss
Floraeere Spalding
New Orleans Cotton Market Climbs on Liverpool Cables May 1
Cotton prices in New Orleans rose in early trading on May 1 led by Liverpool cues. July reached 21.60 with later highs around 21.65 as buyers and shorts covered, then eased before a late rally on rain reports. Liverpool spot and futures showed firmness across grades.
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Depeneie Soomeepers
New Orleans
Liverpool
North Central
Good Trade
Associated Press
Foreign Exchange Rates Mixed Across Markets
Foreign exchanges in New York on May 1 show varied quotes with Great Britain at a demand of 4.871 and cables at 4.875, 60-day bills on banks at 4.83, France at 8.983-16 demand and 3.987-16 cables, Italy at 5.26, Belgium at 18.95, Germany at 23.90, Tokyo at 42.70 and Montreal at 99.93 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Tokyo
Montreal
Stock Prices Edge Up in Narrow Opening
New York markets opened May 1 with prices moving within narrow and irregular limits. The main tendency showed an upward drift as trading began, amid a cautious session for key securities and industry leaders.
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New York
Record of Paris parade crowds and cleanup costs
Police estimated 2,500,000 witnesses to the parade in Bremen with 1,500 tons of torn paper, 1,200 workers and $16,000 spent on cleanup, and 6,000 officers on duty. Lindbergh reception drew 4,006,000 spectators, 1,800 tons of paper thrown, and 8,500 police on duty.
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Paris
Parachute Jump to Highlight Sunday Air Show
Daredevil Willard of Pampa will leap from a 3 000 foot sky from a Curtis H plane piloted by Harold W English over East Tenth Street Flying field Sunday afternoon. Amarillo aviators Harold English and Emmi Myers will perform stunt flights during a three hour program with Myers in a S S 5 plane. Last Sunday the event drew over 4 000 spectators in Pampa.
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Daredevil Willard
Pampa
East Tenth Street
Harold W. English
Emmi Myers
Amarillo
English
Myers
Communists Attack Prison Amid May Day Demonstration
In Vienna on May Day, several thousand communists attacked the prison housing a Hungarian communist. Police reinforcement protected the facility and thwarted the assault. Ringleaders were arrested and followers withdrew crest fallen.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Bela Kun
Rail and aero stocks push to new highs on Wall Street
Rails led the advance with St Louis Southwestern gaining two bolts and Western Maryland and Southern Railway hitting new highs while Curtiss Aeroplane rose to a new peak and Wright Aircraft slipped. Speculators regained control and bidding broadened across sectors as call money steadied near six percent and foreign exchange opened easier with sterling around 4.877 dollars.
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Rails
St. Louis Southwestern
Delaware & Hudson
Western Maryland
Southern Railway
Curtiss Aeroplane
Wright Aero
Wall Street
New York Federal Reserve
Electric Auto Lite
Thatcher
Pullman
American War Works
Spicer Manufacturing Advanc
Missouri Pacific
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Lufkin Boy
Mr. Martin
San Claus
Pearl
Peeping Pearl
Huntsville
State Penitentiary
Casey Jones
Howard Federer
Howard
Ross Rogers
Mission Theater
Louis Dent
Southwest
Dallas
Fort Worth
W. D. Westbay
Washington
Conway
Express
Express Company
Tom
Czechosrqovarkia
Lions
Spain
Russia
Asia
Kentucky
United States
Idjeta
Wnijejatp
Ardath Johnson
Just Kids Safety Club
Frat’ Men OF
Yesterdand
Edgar A, Guest
East ST. Louis Livestock
Tennessee
North Carolina
Assuigted
Bremen
Daredevil
Wee
C.cces
Knabe
Metropolitan Opera Company
Chickering
Gerts
Wurlitzer
Victor Records
Panhandle
Victrolas
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