Spring Rain Falls Across Panhandle and Town Notes
Weather chatter details Dalhart rain amounts from last night and forecasts more showers in the Panhandle with May cloud bursts. Notes Straw Hat Day coming Saturday and advice on hats, plus local items: Lake City water rise and fishing likely after June 1, golf course profits, and a mix of humorous anecdotes from readers.
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Dalhart
Panhandle
Rogers
City Lake
Texas Game and Fish Commission
City Commission
Pioneer woman of the Panhandle Mrs Miller dead at 88
Mrs. M J Miller 88 longtime Panhandle resident died at her home 806A Jackson Street Born in Brazos County 1825 she came to Claude then Amarillo active in Methodist Church and business affairs Survived by sons Dusty and W M Miller daughters Maggie Slay Ora Trice plus 13 grandchildren and five great grandchildren Funeral plans pending at N S Griggs and Sons Chapel
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M. J. Miller
the Panhandle
Jackson Street
E. T
Dusty” Miller
Amarillo
W. M. Miller
Claude
Maggie Slay
Ora Trice
Marvin Miller
Lubbock
Marian Miller
Don Wood
Roger Shook
W. E. Trice
New Orleans
Harrison Trice
Southern Methodist University
Joe Proctor
Edna Mae Trice
Bernard Jones
Oklahoma City
Okla
Olin M. Slay
St. Joseph
Erwin
Alva
Roy Slay
Miller
Brazos County
Texas
John Thompson
W. E. Miller
Johnson County
Panhandle
Aba
Housewives seek work as child care and housekeeper
Several women describe experience in housework and child care seeking jobs. Contacts include Virginia at 1700 Johnson Street and a 17 year old girl offering nightly availability. A widow, a young mother, and other residents list preferences for elderly or motherless homes and light chores.
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Call
North Taylor
Tack
Virginia
Johnson Street
M. B
North
Tyler
North East
9Th Avenue
Pattern 4458 Offers Wide Misses and Women Sizes
Pattern 4458 available in misses and women sizes from 12 to 42. Size 16 requires 6 yards 39 inch fabric 2 yards contrast and 3 yards face edging. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department Amarillo Globe New York for the pattern and ten cents for latest Pattern Book.
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Amarillo Globe
West 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
Dancer Vincent Johnson Dies After Dances In Pasadena
Vincent Bradley Johnson aged 70 a dance enthusiast died from heart disease after dancing the waltz with his wife in a Pasadena cafe He had long wished to die while dancing to The Blue Danube and collapsed shortly after the routine.
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Pasadena
U.P
Vincent Bradley Johnson
Panhandle Safety Conference to Meet in Pampa
Members of the Panhandle Safety Conference agreed last night in Dumas to hold the first annual Panhandle Safety Exposition in Pampa, late September. The next meeting is scheduled for June 3 at 8 PM at the Black Hotel in Borger.
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Panhandle Safety Conference
Dumas
Pampa
Jack Gholson
Amarillo
Amarillo Safety Council
Maynard Drake
Berger
Jack Adkins
Borger
Black Hotel
Charles Belfi
Amarilo Safety Council
Joe E Brown Visits Amarillo As Hubbers Season Opens
Movie comedian Joe L Brown and his wife arrived in Amarillo today to a brief visit. Their son Joe L Brown, business manager for the Lubbock Hubbers, escorted them to Lubbock where the elder Brown is slated for a five day trial at second base. He is to wear a Lubbock uniform tonight as the Hubbers meet the Big Spring Barons to start the night baseball season.
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Joe L. Brown
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Grand
Underwriters' President To Be Guest of Honor
Bob White, president of the Texas Underwriters' Association, will be guest of honor at the Northwest Texas Life Underwriters' Association banquet Saturday night May 18. The event at the Mexican Inn Cabaret also includes the annual officer election.
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Bob White
Texas Underwriters’ Association
Northwest Texas Life Underwriters’ Association
Mexican Inn
Acting 18 A Strain Causes Rising Deaths and Higher premiums
A study notes actors face extreme emotional strain raising death rates and prompting insurance companies to hike premiums. The piece discusses the psychological toll on film performers and industry UIs for coverage.
Precinct System Attacked by Taxpayers League Leader
Wade Brymer, head of the taxpayers' league, tells Jaycees at Capitol Hotel that Potter County’s precinct government costs are high. He claims a contractor could perform county road work for half the price and argues for consolidating the three tax offices. He notes Amarillo pays $15,000 yearly for school tax collection and suggests reform. He cites sheriff's costs at $136,000 annually and calls for reducing state and county tax transfers to Austin.
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Hitler
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Variety
Jackie Coogan
Coogans
Jackie
Edmund Tronsides
Britain
United States
North Pole
Mackenzie River
Arctic Ocean
Boston
Potter County
Wade Brymer
Taxpayers’ League
Chamber of Commerce
Capitol Hotel
Brymer
Amarillo
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Department
Austin
Sheriff
City leaders seek action to curb county crime
In a meeting led by Davis, with Bob Stone and Harold Nichols present, officials discussed expanding city authorities to address a rising crime problem in the county and city, signaling possible forceful measures if needed.
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Mr. Brymer
Bob Stone
Prooram
Harold Nichols
YMCA
Davis
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Fred Galle
Shrine
East
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
N. G. Griggs
Congress
Uts
Buffalo Lake
Ross Rogers
Lula Bell
Annie May
Red Cross
Shanghai
Ussr
Russia
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club
Norway
Mr. Mussolini
Battle of
San Jacinto
The
Settle
N.S. Griggs and Sons
Waew Tack
Anne Adams
Joe E. Brown
Jaycees
Ing
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Hallaggs Alban
Bran
Kellogg Company
News-Globe
Kuykendall
Polk
Kelvinator
Elvinator
Full & Co
Amarillo Hardware CO
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