Reception of Guymon Delegation Praised
Amarillo still hears echoes of praise for its reception of the Guymon Oklahoma delegation visiting for No Man's Land Pioneer Day. In a letter, Guymon attorney W. G. Hughes thanks Amarillo Chamber of Commerce president Guy Saunders, praising the genuine fellowship and outstretched welcome shown to the visiting boosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Guymon
Okla
No Man's Land Pioneer Day
W. G. Hughes
Guy Saunders
Acker Chosen Head Of East Texas Chamber Of Commerce
Tom E. Acker of Jacksonville was unanimously elected president of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce at the closing of its annual convention in Houston. Dallas hosted the 1937 gathering as delegates heard Dr. W. B. Bizzell on education and Dr. H. G. Moulton on wealth sharing. Acker, longtime Jacksonville mayor and banker, succeeds A. G. Mayse of Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tom E. Acker
Jacksonville
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Texas
W. B. Bizzell
University of Oklahoma
H. G. Moulton
Aee Institute of Washington
Randall Services For Mrs Mildred Randall And Infant Son
Joint funeral services were set for 3 o'clock this afternoon at Polk Street Methodist Church for Mrs Mildred Randall 31 and her infant son. Rev J O Haymes presiding elder of the Methodist Church will officiate. Mrs Randall, wife of Ralph FE Randall a Panhandle businessman, died shortly after her son's death Sunday night. Pallbearers named include Jack Griffith Henry Deahl Llyod Waldron Curtis Douglass H H Smith and W L McConnell. Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Burial planned at Llaho Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Randall
Polk Street Methodist Church
J. O. Haymes
Methodist Church
Randall
Ralph FE. Randall
Panhandle
Jack Griffith
Henry Deahl
Llyod Waldron
Curtis Douglass
H. H. Smith
W. L. McConnell
Blackburn- Shaw Funeral Home
Llaho Cemetery
Dallas Inquiry Weighs Gang Tactics In Informer Deaths
Federal agents checked a theory that gang methods were used to wipe out narcotics informers. The probe followed the death of Floyce Roos in south Dallas when her body was dumped from a car. Police say narcotics poisoning is suspected and a chemical analysis was ordered. Commission member Smith cited three other informer deaths recently. Secret Service said Roos may have been slain to stop testimony in an upcoming case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Floyce Roos
South Dallas
Lee R. Smith
Secret Service
Birth of son announced for Ervil and Mrs Robinson
A seven and a half pound son was born to Mr and Mrs Ervil H Robinson at Northwest Texas Hospital. The child was named Thomas Kent Robinson. Residence listed as 4219 West Thirteenth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervil H. Robinson
Thirteenth Avenue
Northwest Texas Hospital
Thomas Kent Robinson
Aging Texas woman seeks relief claiming 131 years
Sylvia King, described as a 131 year old former slave born in France on Christmas Day 1804, asks Old age assistance. She says she arrived in the U S about 1840, lived near La Grange Fayette County, now on a farm southeast of Marlin, with her youngest great grandson 34. She smokes a pipe and dips snuff, is largely deaf and nearly blind, and becomes active only part of the time. Mining payrolls in Salt Lake County rose to 4,372,464 for the year ending June 30, 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin
Sylvia King
Negress
Sylvia
France
United States
New Orleans
Fayette County
la Grange
Texas
Salt Lake County
Utah
Gly-Cas Heralded By Amarillo Man For Kidney Trouble Relief
Local man George McPherson of 605 Washington Street Amarillo says nine years of kidney pain sleepless nights and back trouble vanished after using Gly-Cas. He reports improved sleep restored energy and a return to normal life after spending hundreds on other medicines. Gly-Cas sells at Fox Drug Co Amarillo and other area druggists at $1 per box or six for $5 with mail orders not accepted for cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McPherson
Washington Street
Amarillo
Mr. McPherson
Fox Drug Co
No. 3
Oliver-Eakle Ridg
Amarillo May Stage Centennial Fete With Indian Pageant
A committee of Amarillo business leaders considers a centennial celebration featuring an Indian migration to Palo Duro Canyon. The plan envisions moving several tribes from nearby reservations to perform a frontier living pageant during the summer, potentially tied to the Amarillo Tri-State Fair. Arrangements could involve federal cooperation and minimal artificial setting, inspired by Gallup New Mexico’s Inter-Tribal Ceremonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Carl Makeig
Tom Cotten
Charles Ware
Roy Pool
John McCarty
J. W. McDonald
Palo Duro State Park
Amarillo Tri-State
Texas
Palo Duro Canyon
Panhandle
Carl Hinton
Chamber of Commerce
Canyon
Gallup
N. M
Rancher and Banker Dies in Fort Worth
W. E. Connell aged 78 died at his Fort Worth home. He was chairman of the board of the First National Bank and a leading banker and cattleman in the Southwest. Stricken last September, he had returned to duties and was at his desk since Christmas. Connell led numerous banking ranching civic and philanthropic efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
W. E. Connell
First National Bank
Connell
Southwest
National Bank
Literature request from Dallas woman about Amarillo seeks information
A Dallas woman asks the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce for literature on Amarillo with a note stating not to send a personal representative. The chamber has received thousands of similar requests from across the United States in recent months. A separate line notes the University of California gardens at Berkeley host one of the world’s largest rhododendron collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Amarillo
University of California Botanical Gardens At
Berkeley
TACK LETTERS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2
A reader seeks a job with farm skills and tractor driving while a household help ad calls for a middle aged lady to care for an elderly person. A pocket book lost at Daniel's Grocery is offered a reward for return of the item and contents. Insurance certificate verifies New Amsterdam Casualty Company’s Texas authority for 1936–37.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
North
Lincoln Street
Daniel
Board OF Insurance Commissioners
Austin
Texas
R. L. Daniel
Cravens, Dargan & CO
Houston
Young man in the rain and Mussolini in Africa
A reflective column discusses a young English visitor to the late King George and the theory that Mussolini will reshape Ethiopia, bring modernity, and alter colonial power. It references Haile Selassie, Italian advances, and Britains naval stance, with cultural musings on race and destiny. The piece also notes Bold Venture’s Derby result and commentary on Aryan myths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Mussolini
Haile Selassie
Paris
Bold Venture
Jessel
Hitler
Help Wanted and Lost Items Notices Ledger Style
A collection of small ads and notices seeking employment and return of items. Includes requests to return a purse, lost glasses, a reptile purse note, and availability for housework yard work and laundry. Names and addresses listed for contact and references.
China would soon fly home to rival air power, columnist warns
The piece notes Miss Cheung's rapid flight and English mastery with near a thousand hours, then argues China’s 400 million people can learn flight and build planes, hinting at potential changes if China or its leaders adopt aggressive air strategy. It contrasts Haile Selassie’s exile with Mussolini’s forces and praises Britain's refuge for whites in Addis Ababa, highlighting fears of future conflict and large-scale mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Russia
Japan
Haile Selassie
Kaiser
Selassie
Mussolini
India
Addis Ababa
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Wichita Falie
Calina
Plains
C. W. East
Ellwood Park
Walter Jackson West Texas Realty Company
City Sign CO
Hubbell Diamond T Truck Co
Chrysler
Studebaker
OLDS
Seeeee
350 , Inc
Jim Jenkin
Amarillo Used
Frost Motor CO
Tyler
Georgia
West
Oldsmobile
Fillmore
FORD
Walter Irvin
Taylor
Toney Chisum
DODGE
DES le Co.,Inc
Keith Motor CO
Glen L. Casey Motor Co
Tyler—Ph
Chevrolet Ltd
Plains Chevrolet CO. Taylor
St. Fillmore
Plymouth
Crudgington-Auburn Co
Callum Motor CO
Jack Johnson
Buchanan
Elect Acker
Etc
Les
Jack John
American Auto Wrecking, Inc
N. Fillmore PLC
Cleo Johnson
Ford Motor
Harley Davidson
Harley Davidson Motorcycle Co
West 10Th
Palo Duro
Bryan Street
London
George
Italy
England
Mediterranean
Oliver Cromwell
Cromwell
Tiber
Persia
Edward Viiiil
Buckingham Palace
Duchy of Cornwall
Daniel's Grocery
Louisiana Street
Calvin
Dial
Tyler Street
Herring Hotel
Ruth Norwood
T. W. Stanford
East
Fourth Avenue
R. B. Hazelwood
Albert E. Roby
Bernice Ward
Winburn
Buchanan Street
John Boyle
Rio Grand
W. C. Seymour
North West
Seventh Avenue
Mary A. Bonney
Arthur Street
Miss Cheung
All Drug, Shoe and Dept. Stores
Lloyd Snyder
Rex
Sia
Joe Penner
Jack Oakie
Ned Sparks
Clyde Rehmeyer
Union Central Life Ins. Co
Oliver Eakle Ridg
DR. T. Gordon
Wilson
Blackburn
Chadlie Chan
Circus
Warner Oland Ter
Richard Dix
Leslie Banks
Newenet Peetrerats Iy
George Arliss
Walter Huston
The
Amarillo Globe
Lonesome Pine
Louis Pasteur
Paul Muni
Para
Mrs
John Public
Mickey Mouse
Paramount News
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