Divorcee Weds Brother Of Her Child Suitor
Mrs Thelwa Tibbets divorced mother of a young child marries Elmer Buzzell a 17 year old from Canaan in Clinton after a chaotic courtship. Earlier attempts to wed Willie the younger brother were blocked as he was deemed too young. The pair traveled to Portsmouth New Hampshire then returned to secure licenses in their home town.
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United Press
Waterville
Maine
Thelwa Tibbets
Sie
Elmer Buzzell
Canaan
Clinton
Here
Tibbets
Amarillo Fire Dept Receives New Seagraves Truck
The Amarillo fire department has received a Seagraves triple combination fire truck announced by G B Cooper. The rig combines hose chemical and pump and is being unloaded. Its placement is undecided among Central station Sixteenth Street and San Jacinto stations.
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Seagraves
Amarillo
G. B. Cooper
Central
Sixteenth Street
San Jacinto
Markets show mixed livestock and grain prices across cities
Livestock prices in St Louis and Chicago edge in several categories with hogs cattle and sheep varying by weight and grade. Grain butter eggs and potatoes move on with wheat corn and futures mixed as New York stocks gain on investment demand and foreign exchange steadies.
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Chicago
Associated Press
New York
United Presa
Middlewest
Rio
Santos
Southern
Maine
Bermudas
Jersey Baskets
Delaware and Hudson
du Pont
Eastman Kodak
New Pee
Baltimore and Ohio
National Biscu
Hudson Motors
Mellon
Second Liberty
Amarillo World Traveler Thanks Fans After New York Trip
The writer thanks Amarillo for a warm depot welcome and band turnout after a New York visit. He jokes about disguises in New York, recalls meetings in hotels, and notes a humorous mix of tales and anecdotes from travels.
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Santa Fe
Amarillo
the Depot
New York
Beauty Contest in Amarillo Seeks Miss United States
Amarillo hosts a beauty contest with contestants of varied appearances. Prominent sponsors include Diamond Shop Fagg Studio Real Silk Suzanne Shop H L Barnard Inc Austin Drug East Amarillo Development Ridgemere Development and Amarillo Building Tenants. Finalists will be chosen after bathing suit round with the top three proceeding to a Wednesday finale. The winner advances to Galveston to compete for Miss United States and possibly the world crown.
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Amarillo
Galveston
Fair Theater
Chamber of Commerce
The
Globe News
United States
Diamond Shop
Cherry Qozelle Webb
Miss
Fagg Studio
Bonney Winslow
Real Silk
Ruby Robinette
Real Silk Hosiery Mills
Suzanne Shop
Carmen Callahan
Barnard
Helen Dunn
H. L. Barnard, Inc
Austin
Viola Flickinger
Austin Drug Company
East Amarillo
Clara Toe Cline
East Amarillo Development Company
Ridgemere
Iris Little
Ridgemere Development Company
Viola Guy
Amarillo Building
Ten New Citizens Naturalized in U.S. Court Session
In federal court this morning ten applicants, nine men and one woman, were naturalized. Judge Wilson and District Director D. L. Sullivan presided as the group answered questions on American government and history. The ceremony followed oath of allegiance and renunciation of former allegiances.
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United States
D. L. Sullivan
Denver
Naturalization
Pat Neff
Texas
William H. Teft
Sullivan
Wilson
Wilhelm Patzig
Tulsa
Pitzig
George Gabriel
Roaring Springs
Syria
Harold James Wigett
Amarillo
Canada
William Allison Frame
Scotland
William Patzig
Germany
George Georgantonis
Peter Georgantonis
Greece
Dave Peil
Darrouzet
Russia
David Rubiner
Poland
David Rubin
Frank Clowe
England
John S. Rallis
Clovis
Olton student Francis Dill tops stock judging contest
Francis Dill a vocational agriculture student at Olton High School was the high point man at the Canyon stock judging contest held Friday and Saturday. He earned a gold medal donated by the Board of City Development and helped the Orion team win team honors. Dill was noted as above average in judging Berkshire hogs dairy and beef cattle, strong across all parts of the competition.
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Francis Dill
Olton High School
Canyon
Dill
Agricultural Department
The
Board of City Development
Orion
Beshire
Emmett Improves at Fort Worth Hospital
Bob Emett shows marked improvement after days of concern. Mrs Emett reports doctors at Fort Worth are encouraged by his condition and that complications are no longer feared. His status is not considered dangerous at this time.
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Bob Emett
Reed Launches Move for U S Relief Session
Senator James Reed of Missouri initiated a drive to urge Democratic senators to press President Coolidge for an extra session to address flood relief. He sent telegrams urging colleagues to join in calling for government action due to the magnitude of the disaster and widespread suffering.
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United Press
Washington
Coolidge
James Reed
Missouri
Ile
Excelsior Springs
Break in Louisiana dike threatens 200000 residents
May 9 report says engineers fear a levee break along a 27 mile Bayou des Glaises stretch could flood 13 parishes and affect the sugar cane belt. Workers strengthen Big Bend as 250 boats stand by for flood relief while camps are planned for refugees.
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United Press
New Orleans
Mississippi
Big Bend
Louisiana
Bayou Des Glaises
Avoyelles Parish
Special Panhandle Train Planned for Convention Trip
Strong interest from Canyon Dalhart Hereford Panhandle Pampa Portales and Lockney signals a 14 coach special to the West Texas chamber of commerce convention in Wichita Falls May 16 17. The train would depart Sunday night at an estimated cost of about 22 dollars per person.
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Panhandle
the Board of City Development
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Wichita Falls
Canyon
Dalhart
Hereford
Pampa
Portales
Lockney
Amarillo Seen as Great Tourist Terminal on Route 66
Jimmie Higgs of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat surveys road conditions and promotes U S Highway 66 paving from St. Louis to Amarillo and beyond. He predicts massive traffic, home seekers, and regional prosperity if the route is completed to the Pacific. A Main Street of America meeting will be held in Amarillo in June.
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Jimmie Higgs
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Southwest
Higgs
49Th State Tour Club
Globe-Democcrat
America
U. S. 66
Amarillo
Highway 66 Association
St. Louis
U. S. 68
Homseeker
Pacific Coast
Main Street of America Association
Tornadoes, storms devastate Hutchinson area and Missouri
Severe storms and a Kansas twister tore through the Oklahoma Kansas border area, destroying up to 800 buildings, injuring many, and leaving about 1000 homeless. Deaths occurred in Medicine Lodge Inman Medora and Eldon Missouri. Rail and telegraph lines were crippled and floods added losses.
Tornado Hits Missouri Killing At Least Four
A tornado sweeping Miller Maries Callaway and Audrain counties caused injuries and four deaths in central Missouri. Victims include Mrs Harold Ray and Mrs Whites of Eldon and Marion Sidebottom, a boy found near their Eldon farm.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Missouri
Miller
Maries
Callaway
Audrian
Harold Ray
Eldon
Whites
Ray
Marion Sidebottom
Three Killed by Missouri Tornado Near Auxvasse
Three persons died and property damage estimated at 40 000 to 50 000 dollars from a tornado that struck east and south of Auxvasse Missouri late last night. Victims include Mrs. Robert Biggs 65 Henry Jamilton and the two year old son of Mr and Mrs Harold Culver. Auxvase area suffered uprooted trees demolished barns and downed lines.
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Oklahoma-Kansas
Hutchinson
Kansas
Medicine Lodge
Inman
Medora
James C. Burke
Santa Fe
Kingman
Eldon
Missouri
Harold Ray
White
Marion Sidebottom
James Sidebottom
Mexico
Fulton
Callaway County
Benton City
Audrain County
Robert Biggs
Benton
Culver
St. Louis
United Press
Auxvasse
Henry Jamilton
Harold Culver
Auxvacre
Tornadoes Hit Nebraska and Iowa Cause Fatality and Snow
A woman was killed at Sioux City and property damage will be large from tornadoes wind rain and snow storms that lashed Nebraska and eastern Iowa Sunday and Sunday night. Six to eight inches of snow fell with a bitter northwest wind.
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United Press
Omaha
Nebr
Sioux City
Nebraska
Iowa
Spring Water at Scout Camp Stands Test
City Chemist Jack Wyatt tested the water for the Panhandle Bay Scout camp and found it absolutely pure and suitable for the boys, according to scout executive Thomas H. Nelson. The encampment at Camp William Warner near Claude starts June 1 for three weeks, with two hundred boys accommodated. Scout headquarters seek a taxidermist for a one week camp assignment.
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Panhandle Bay
Jack Wyatt
Thomas H. Nelson
Mr. Nelson
William Warner
Claude
Scout
Circus Follows Fair This Year in Amarrillo Dates
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus will not visit Amarillo this year during the Tri State exposition. It will, however, perform between September 20 and 24 after the fair closes earlier in the month to avoid late September storms. The events have had conflicting dates twice before.
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Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Amarillo
C. H. Amacker
New York
Flier Flight Details From Nungesser Coli For North America
The narrative describes the Levasseur biplane crewed by Nungesser the pilot and Coli the navigator. They carry emergency supplies and drinkable provisions while the craft lacks pontoons and must take off from land. The plane bears a skull emblem and French tricolor with a 450 horsepower motor capable of bursts up to 524.
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North America
Nungesser
Coli
Levasseur
Kiwanis Club Hosts Chicken Dinner at Church
Kiwanis members enjoyed a fried chicken dinner at Buchanan Street Methodist church. George W. Sully of National Cash Register spoke on retail merchandising and benefits of scientific business management and advertising. Noel Darnall gave two declamations. A reception for Edward M. Bassett, a city zoning expert, was planned for his Amarillo visit on May 17 with committee members Tom Bruner Floyd Studer and Erwin Ochsner assisting.
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Kiwanis Club
Buchanan Street
George W. Sully
National Cash Register Company
Noel Darnall
Tom Bruner
Floyd Studer
Erwin Ochsner
Edward M. Bassett
Amarillo
Buerger Opens Real Estate Office in Ross Hotel
H. A. Buerger announces the opening of a new real estate office located in the Ross hotel building. The move signals expansion of services in the local property market and aims to attract clients seeking brokerage and consulting.
Weather Temperatures Plunge Across Nebraska and Wyoming
A report from Sidney, Nebraska to Cheyenne, Wyoming notes temperatures drop to 15 and 18 degrees. The cold snap covers multiple counties with frigid conditions and widespread wind chill.
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Sidney
Nebr
Cheyenne
Wyo
Snow Depth Reaches 16 Inches in Telluride
Snow began Saturday night and reached 16 inches on level ground in Telluride. The incoming train was two hours late last night due to the snow.
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Colorado Point
United Press
Telluride
Colo
City pipeline connects to water supply near Word ranch
This morning at 9:80 o'clock two ends of pipe were joined near the Word ranch water site. Amarillo's eighteen mile line is completed between Word ranch and the city and water will flow from Hereford belt to Amarillo this afternoon. Citizens are warned not to assume full supply until storage tanks and city mains are ready.
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Word Ranch
Amarillio
Amarillo
Hereford
Tornadoes Hit Nevada Garland and Cowskin Towns
A northeast moving tornado crippled Nevada and Garland with debris and fires injuring several people. Fifteen to twenty buildings were wrecked before the storm veered toward Cowskin and Josephine. Deaths were reported in Nevada, with numerous injuries and heavy rainfall in McKinney.
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Dallas
Nevada
Cowskin
Josephine
Garland
Greenville
Melviney
Weather Bureau
McKinney
Fort Worth
R. C. Evans
J. T. Lemons
R. B. Craft
Will Vaughn
Pauline Martin
J. R. Robinson
J.D. Cope
Gladys Lemons
Bessie Tackett
Tackett
J. M. McMillen
J. €. Johnston
Tornado Kills Four Near Wolfe City and More Near Kellog
A tornado between 2 and 3 am killed four people near Wolfe City and two near Kellog seven miles north of Greenville. George Stidham and family members died in their wrecked home, Mrs Lackey and her husband died in Kellog wreckage, and Charles Cale of Floyd was killed in a separate hit.
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Associated Press
Greenville
Wolfe City
Here
Kellog
George Stidham
Stidham
Kelloy
Lackey
Services for Aged Woman to Be Held Here
Mrs. M. E. Bailey aged 81 died Sunday night at home of her heart trouble in El Paso. Body to arrive Tuesday morning over the Rock Island. funeral home arrangements with Blackburn Funeral Home and viewing at 9 o'clock at daughter Mrs. J. W. Veale’s home 1918 Harrison Street. Survived by five sons Freeman Bailey El Paso M E Bailey Pleasanton California D B Bailey Anaheim Colorado Gibson Bailey Arlington Texas J S Bailey Dalhart and three daughters Mrs J W Veale Amarillo Mrs Stella Gibson Golconda Nevada Mrs Eva Cathrage Lawton Oklahoma.
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M. E. Bailey
Freeman Bailey
el Paso
Rock Island
Blackburn Funeral Home
J. W. Veale
Harrison Street
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