Food Prices Drop But Still Up Over 1933
Chicago reports a sharp drop in wholesale and retail food prices from last September, with meats leading the decline. Latest retail data show 4–11 percent cuts versus a year ago, grain drops 35–55 percent, butter 16 percent, eggs 10 percent, cheese 13 percent, potatoes 50 percent, lard 31 percent, fruits and vegetables also lower. Broadly, most food items are cheaper than a year ago due to weakened consumer purchasing power and market forces.
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Chicago
Radio Schedule Highlights for Wednesday and Thursday
A detailed listing of afternoon and evening programs across NBC and affiliated networks. Entries include Bennett & Wolverton, Don Winslow of the Navy, Vic Fraser Orchestra, Maverick Chile, Artie Saunders Hawaiians, and multiple news and talk segments with a focus on music, drama, and public affairs.
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Chile
Artie Saunders
John Amedio
Bporta
Kayser
Salvation Army
Ambassador Otel
Horace Heidt
NBC
Jack Motch
Sky
Rexall
Clyde Kendall
James L. Gordon
Giovanni Forelli
Pinkney Sunray
National Farm and Mome
Panhandle Laundry
Arthur Chapman
Voice of the Farm
Warren Hart
Ma Perkins
the Guiding Light
Leonard
Baseball Scorres
Bennett & Wolverton
Don Winslow
The
Navy
Edward Daviers
Rezoning Hearings Demand City Commission Attention
The Amarillo city commission hears three rezoning cases for 1308 11 West Fifteenth Avenue 1204 North East Eighth Avenue and 2123 Monroe Street with decisions pending. An additional application to rezone Lot 2 Block 78 Oliver-Eakle addition was submitted. The manager was authorized to advertise for bids on tax receipts a park lawn mower and an asphalt kettle. Five more fire alarm boxes will be installed in south Amarillo. A gasoline contract was awarded to Phillips at 10.16 cents per gallon.
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Eighth Avenue
Monroe Street
Oliver-Eakle
Mississippi
Tenth
Madison-Washington
H. R. Smith
Amarillo
Phillips
Tack Letters and Help Wanted Notes
A page of classified letters seeking work and help with a reader requesting replies. Entries include a girl seeking part or full time work at 202 Lincoln Street, a man with a family needing carpentry and repairs at 1512 East Sixth Avenue, a middle aged woman experienced in housework and child care, and a general appeal for immediate honest work from Texas Court Cabin 19.
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Geraldine Tyler
Lincoln Street
J. M. Combs
East Sixth Avenue
Tam
Texas Court
Cabin
Housework Help Sought by 20-Year-Old In Town
A 20 year old girl at 1113 East Fifth Avenue seeks housework with night shifts. She does not smoke or drink, has five years of experience, and can provide references. Box 177 McLean Texas.
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Tack
McLean
Texas
Baritone Tunes Highlighted in 1940s Variety Show Row
The note lists performers including Barry McKinley baritone and Henry Busse's Orchestra with a Boston pop concert and Chicago minstrel show. Also mentions Cutler Orchestras and Herbie Kay with multiple orchestras on a bill.
Seeks To Recover Gold Coins Stored in Safe Deposit Box
Christopher Schmidt sues Twin City State Bank in Wyandotte County to recover $1 025 in gold coins allegedly replaced by nails in a safe deposit box. He claims total losses reach $3 025 including other missing money. Judge rules a jury will decide the box contents.
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Kans
U.P
Christopher Schmidt
Schmidt
Twin City State Bank
Wyandotte County
E. L. Fisher
State Reformatory
Hutchinson
Yearian
Conservation Hearing On Upper Red River May 16
A joint hearing by the Department of Agriculture and the War Department will be in Childress on May 16 at 1 30 p m to study conservation work on the upper Red River. Representing the War Department is Lieut Col S L Scott and H H Finnell leads the Soil Conservation Service for Agriculture. The talks will cover flood control water power irrigation navigation and dam prospects. The Agriculture Department focuses on run off water flow retardation and soil erosion in the watershed.
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War Department
Childress
Red River
Department of Agriculture
MacDowell Boys Win Big at National Music Clubs
MacDowell Boys' Club members earned four first places a second and a third at the National Federation of Music Clubs contest in Beaumont. The boys' quartet took first and the team traveled the greatest distance and raised the most for the MacDowell colony. Julius Mendell Tim Miller Billy Rual Jones and Norman Higgins formed the quartet with Mendell winning piano honors and Ray Johnson and Estelle Ethridge also posting top finishes. Robert Hollingshead plans a future Amarillo visit to hear the group. The club is noted as the only one of its kind in the United States.
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MacDowell Boys’ Club
Federation of Music Clubs
Beaumont
O. S. Langseth
Julius Mendell
Tim Miller
Billy Rual Jones
Norman Higgins
Ray
Johnson
Estelle Ethridge
Poe
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Robert Hollingshead
Hollywood
Amarillo
MacDowell Boys
MacDowell
Texas
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United States
Red River watershed hearings extend into Oklahoma and Texas
The Red River watershed study covers area from the east Childress County line to Palo Duro State Park with hearings in Hereford on the river above the park. The Department of Agriculture gathers data for a comprehensive watershed report, noting prior studies on Pease River and other tributaries. Similar hearings are planned in Hugo and Mangum Oklahoma and in Wichita Falls.
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Palo Duro State Park
Hereford
Department of Agriculture
Red River
Pease River
Hugo
Mangum
Oklahoma
Wichita Falls
Madrid Digs Out After Shelling
Madrid began clearing ruins after a heavy nationalist bombardment. Seventeen casualties were reported with 13 killed and 26 wounded. Shelling started at 9 40 PM and lasted about one hour ten minutes at a rate of ten shells per minute.
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Madrid
U.P
Capudine Extra Action Relieves Headache Fast
Capudine provides quick headache relief and a soothing relaxation. Available from drug stores in loc 30c or 60c sizes.
Continental Oil Company Your Mileage Merchant Today
Continental Oil Company offers quick helpful service today with a focus on efficiency and customer assistance. The ad highlights the merchant's promptness and reliability in meeting driver needs.
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Continental Oil Company
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