Fire at Texas relief warehouse causes large losses
Rowland reports 167000 cans of meat and 75000 cans of vegetables damaged in the warehouse fire. About 8100 sacks of flour, 112 cars of cotton batts and 60000 to 75000 yards of cotton goods stored there. Some meat may survive in the basement. A temporary district office was opened at 207 Polk Street.
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Rowland
WPA
North Panhandle
Potter County
Texas Relief Commission
Athletic Club
Polk Street
Amarillo Fire Claims First Fatality at Warehouse Blaze
A severe warehouse fire in Amarillo, fanned by a dusty south wind, killed one firefighter marking the department's first fatality. Fire officials noted limited damage to power lines while crews untangled lines near Santa Fe docks. The last major blaze in town occurred around 1928 with $125,000 loss.
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Bishop
Amarillo
F. F E. Wood
Southwestern Public Service Company
Funeral services for Joe W New pending
Funeral arrangements are pending for Joe W New 43 who died in a local hospital Wednesday afternoon at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home He is survived by a daughter Anna Ruth Herbert and a son Joe Russell New of Amarillo two sisters Hortense Dickey Galveston and Ida Ward Kingsville and a brother Russell New Yuma Arizona U S War Department appropriation bill advances to Roosevelt after Senate accepts House differences totaling 572 446 844
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Blackburn- Shaw Funeral Home
Anna Ruth Herbert
Joe Russell New
Amarillo
Hortense Dickey
Galveston
Ida Ward
Kingsville
Russell New
Yuma
Ariz
U. K
Washington
War Department
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Box Car Fire Crew Quells Freight Depot Blaze
A Santa Fe emergency crew led by Tom Cooper Dayton Red Hanson Newell Hilton and Raymond Fletcher fought a freight depot fire. They moved loaded box cars from the danger zone and sprayed water from three hoses, saving thousands of dollars in freight value.
Radio Schedule Snapshot KGNC Friday Morning
KGNC air list shows a dense Friday lineup from 6:00 a.m. including Sky Pilot Eye-Opener Sail Conservation and Panhandle Cowboy through musical clocks Roses of Picardy Morning Varieties and John Henderson. Afternoon blocks feature Benny Goodman Great Rubber Old Man Sunshine and Sons of the Pioneers with news and verse until 1:15 p.m.
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Sky Pilot
Sail Conservation
Picardy
John Henderson
Betty Crocker
Bill Dodge
Orches
Benny Goodman
Sunshine
Sons of the Pioneers
Bert
U. P. News
Fire shifts save warehouses as winds threaten block
A blaze endangers Merchants Biscuit and Carleton Florey warehouses as streams flood the area. Fire crews from the roundhouse aided by volunteers were led by engineer William V. Miller with R. O. Draper noting a wind shift that spared the block. Austin Williams’s death is referenced near the scene. In New Orleans markets May cotton opens steady with May at 11.48 and October near 10.22.
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William V. Miller
Wall Collapse Kills Fireman in 100-Foot Blaze
Fire at 600 Johnson Street erupts as wind shifts, pushing flames from Amarillo Sash and Door to Bishop Warehouse. A 100 foot wall toppled outward trapping Williams amid falling bricks. shop workers like Harry Hayden recall the disaster and wind shift saving other buildings including Merchants Biscuit Company warehouse and Carlton Florey Grocery.
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Harry Hayden
Johnson Street
Amarillo
Williams
Grant Street
Hayden
Arthur Kellner
Lincoln Street
Merchants Biscuit Company
Carlton-Florey Grocery Company
Bishop Warehouse
Help Kidneys Clean Out Poisonous Acids
An old advertisement touts a product named Cystex claiming it cleanses kidneys by removing acids. It lists symptoms like nervousness sleepless nights leg pain and overall fatigue and promises a guaranteed effect or money back after returning the empty package. It mentions a $10 000 deposit with Bank of America in Los Angeles to back the guarantee.
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Bank of America
Los Angeles
California
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