Fort Worth Panhandle churchmen meet to map future work
Ministers and laymen from forty Panhandle counties gathered at the First Christian church for a day long session presided over by Rev. P. W. O Malley. The group reviewed the Texas Christian Missionary society’s Houston program and adopted a strong Panhandle plan to be carried by district teams to area churches. The best year in church history and a promising outlook were reported.
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Christian Churches
Panhandle
First Christian Church
P. W. O'Malley
Walter P. Jennings
Lubbock
F. L. Davis
Ploydade
Charles L. Thomas
Pampa
Texas Christian Missionary Society
W. C. Dallas
Fort Worth
Jasper Bogue
Christian Churches of
Markets Show Mixed Livestock and Grain Prices Across Regions
Kansas City and Oklahoma City cattle futures edge higher for select cuts while hogs and sheep display varied gains and declines. Chicago markets show steady to firm tones in corn and oats with mixed grain and livestock futures. butter eggs and produce also move cautiously.
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Kansas City
the Associated Phone
Maxi
Texas
Texas Wethers
Chicago
Liverpool
Tactful Texan’s Embarrassment Over New York Purchases
O W and Mrs Chisum return from New York tour to reveal modest buys including stockings shoes and a new pocketbook. Public interest grew as neighbors viewed the clothes and jokes about domestic life and evolution abound. Ground squirrel holes and a beauty contest close the week with local judges’ choices amid Galveston and Amarillo comments.
Creamery Market Receipts Show Regional Variations
Receipts list 44,466 cases for a special market segment with white and brown categories. Nearby values include 31433 Atate white 25q 30 and 235,425 fresh firsts from Pacific 2egisb. Western whites show 25 28 and nearby browns 20qpar, indicating regional distribution differences.
New York Stocks Open With Selective Buying On High Value Shares
Trade began with demand centered on seasoned dividend payers. United States Steel moved at 17 while American Express, Lewisville and International Silver rose up to 2 points. Union Bag and Paper gained 3 percent as old leaders like U.S. Steel, General Motors and Baldwin Locomotive lifted the market.
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Associated Press
United States Steel
American Express
Lewisville
Nashville
Union
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Baldwin Locomotive
Atchison, New York Central
van Sweringen
Case Threshing Machine
Eastman Kodak
American Telephone and Telegraph
Warner Brothers Pictures
Loose Wiles Biscuit
Foreign Exchange
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Five Day-Old Blue-Eyed Boy Seeks Amarillo Family
A five day old blue-eyed male infant, left at the Presbyterian Children's Home in Amarillo, is available for adoption. Rev. G J Irvin says the child is healthy and bright and would thrive with a caring Amarillo or Panhandle family. The home lists 22 babies awaiting adoption and can be contacted at 279 for interviews.
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Amarillo
G. J. Irvin
Presbyterian Children’s Home
Irvin
Amarito
Panhandle
Old Tack's Tale Leaves Judges, Maid Sparks Debate
A nostalgic letter recounts a local pageant where Miss Five is praised as a gracious winner and a judge laments the difficult choice. The author, Old Tack, doles out humor about city life in New York and a hired maid, sharing small domestic frictions and personal reflections on fairness and human touch.
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New York
Tack
Trial of Youth for Robbery Schedules June Hearing
Alton Crapo a 22 year old suspect in the Manster State Bank robberies in Colorado Springs will have his trial set for late June. His lawyers waived preliminary examination and he posted 1000 bonds for a May 16 district court arraignment. Judge Cornforth had continued the arraignment until then.
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United Press
Colorado
Springs
Alton Crapo
Manster State Bank
Mornforth
Crapo
Justice of the Peace Hicks
Cornforth
Mrs. Mary Curry Dies After Long City Residence
Mrs. Mary Curry 55 wife of Earl Curry died at her brother J A Cox 409 North Taylor Street at 7 this morning. Survived by husband brother and sister Mrs Huldah Marvin of Kansas City. Came to city from Mt Sterling Illinois in 1901. Earl Curry formerly Amarillo Fire Department chief now in poultry business. Body held by Griggs and Sons pending word from relatives in other states.
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Earl Curry
J. A. Cox
North Taylor Street
Mr. Cox
Huldah Marvin
Kansas City
Curry
Mt. Sterling
Iilinois
Amarillo
Revolt Looms Over Texas Economy Bloc Formation
The Associated Press reports a conservative bloc formed in the Texas House to push a cut-to-the-bone economy program in appropriations. A petition signed by 35 representatives seeks repeal of the judges salary raise law and asks Governor Moody to convene a special session on the issue. Rep. W. R. Poage of Waco was elected chairman.
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Associated Press
W. R. Poage
Waco
Prominent Texas Banker Dies in Shiner
William Green, a well known Texas banker and landowner, died at his Shiner home. He was a principal stockholder in a bank chain with locations in Wilson, Lubbock, Eagle Lake, Shines, Yoakum and Donna, and held land interests in Lubbock and Dawson counties. Survived by his widow and son Dixon Green of Lubbock.
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Associated Press
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William Green
Wilson
Lubbock
Eagle Lake
Shines
Yoakum
Donna
Dawson
Dixon Green
Flies From Coast to Mississippi in 14 Hours
From the Paris ocean to the Mississippi river overnight Captain Charles Lindbergh attempted a solo monoplan flight from New York to Paris. He reportedly reached St. Louis at 2 a.m. today after 14 hours of travel with five minutes to spare before continuing toward his destination.
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Mississippi River
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Paris
St. Louis
Doro
California
Lone Star Fire Raises Arson Suspicions in Town
Local restaurateur B W Coyle writes to Tack accusing thieves of arson at his Lone Star cafe early Sunday. He claims police on beat ignored warnings, noting an alarm box nearby and a slow investigative response, offering help to identify culprits if officials act.
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Rasmus Tack
Tack
Lone Star
Oldfield
B. W. Coyle
Real Gentlemen Sought in Widow's Wail Letter
A Washington widow aged 42 seeks a genuine gentleman aged 15 to 40 in response to a plea published from Washington D. C. She details dissatisfaction with past suitors and desires a man who values simple amusements and genuine companionship. Contact OB 2432 Pa. Ave. N. W. for reply.
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Washington, D. C
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Museum of Fine Arts
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Washington, D.C
Stage Star Dorothy Mackaye to testify in murder case
Dorothy Mackaye the stage star was to testify as a state's witness against Paul Kelly for the murder of her husband Ray Raymond. Prosecutors hoped to prove Mackaye and Kelly were in love and that Mackaye’s influence led Kelly to beat Raymond to death. Mackaye waived her constitutional rights, surprising observers.
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Paul Kelly
Ray Raymond
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Kelly
Raymond
Japan Demands China Troops Withdraw From Nanking
A Tokyo dispatch says Japan formally demands China withdraw all troops from Nanking who occupied the Japanese consulate after the March 24 outrages. The ultimatum was sent to Chinese authorities and is expected to be complied with promptly.
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Associated Press
London
Japan
Nanking
Tokyo
Small Boy Hit by Truck At Noon Injures Young Pedestrian
Melvin Kersey six year old son of Mr and Mrs Riggs Kersey of 663 North Fillmore street was struck by a truck while crossing the street in front of his home at noon today and taken to St Anthony's sanitarium. He is not believed seriously hurt.
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Melvin Kersey
Ramsey MacDonald Attacks Government in Parliament
Former British premier Ramsey MacDonald denounces the cabinet as iniquitous and disloyal and says impeachment would be justified. In Philadelphia, the Trulove Sunday school class plans an all day quilting at Mrs Bert Galbreath home 09 Madison with lunch brought by each member.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Ramsey Macdonald
Great Britain
Trulove
Bert Galbreath
Madison
Gray and Snyder murder verdict called just by Gray
Judd Gray told Under-Sheriff Desmond the first degree murder verdict against him and Ruth Snyder was just and that he would have reached the same conclusion on the jury if he had sat there. He spoke of Bible solace and said he would accept the death sentence.
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Paul W. White
United Press
Long Island City
N. Y
Judd Gray
Ruth Snyder
Desmond
Albert Snyder
Sing Sing Death House
Sing Sing
Justice Towngedd Scudder
Gray
Snyder
Amarillo Honors City Development Board Leader
Ed Mayer praises Amarillo for a machine like city development program that coordinates fifteen independent business lines. He notes a $40 million 1927 building program and $135 million wholesale trade, arguing oil price dips affect only a few sectors and urging continued support for all trades. Mayer and directors meet Friday night.
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Bers
Amarillo
Mayer
Northwest Texas
Board of City Development
Funding for Delinquent Negro Girls Authorized in Texas
Austin report notes House appropriations committee agreed to add a $50,000 eleemosynary item to create a state home for criminally delinquent negro girls. Mrs. Jessie Daniel Ames of Georgetown urged inclusion, citing Senate approval of the measure from the regular session.
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House Appropriations Committee
Jessie Daniel Ames
Georgetown
Texas Commission On Inter-Racial Relations
Senate
Overstudy blamed for UC graduate girl’s death
Berkeley. Miss Anna Helen Weir, 24, a University of California graduate, died yesterday at her home from self inflected harm believed caused by nervous disorders from overstudy. The death was ruled a suicide.
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Associated Press
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Anna Helen Weir
Flood Devastates South. Louisisana Parishes Endangered
Nationwide relief mobilizes as floods advance from Natchez to Cairo. The Mississippi floods cripple urban streets, with 350,000 homeless and 14,000 square miles inundated. Relief leaders Hoover and Davis direct operations from Poplar Bluff Missouri as tornadoes and wind devastate Arkansas Texas Kansas and Missouri towns.
Levee Breach Threatens Louisiana Sugar Valley
May 11 reports warn of a possible crevasse at Bayou des Glaises during river flooding in South Central Louisiana. Engineers predicted failure along a 27 mile bend, residents evacuated or stayed, workers reinforced walls with sandbags as river levels rose from Atchafalaya and Old Rivers.
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United Press
New Orleans
Bayou Des Glaises
Sugar Valley
Louisiana
Atchafayala
Amarillo Business Women Stage Peppy Meeting
The Amarillo Business and Professional Women's club held a 6:15 PM dinner session at the Amarillo hotel with President Mrs. T. L. Gordon presiding. Guests included Miss McDowell of Wichita Kansas Miss Neal Allen formerly of Manitou Colorado and Miss Cost formerly of Fort Worth. New members welcomed were Miss Naomi Trowbridge Mrs Vera Laird Miss Edna Erle Northern and Miss Lola Ward. Ruth L. Bacon and Lois Trolleson staged an athletic act. New year books were handed out and $16 was raised for flood sufferers with mail donations urged to Miss Cora Astle care of Southwestern Public Service. Health Week roll call noted.
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Amarillo
Edna Erle Northern
Lola Ward
Ruth L. Bacon
Lois Tolleson
Cora Astle
Southwestern Public Service Company
Modoc Planes Flight to Paris From New York
The Modoc, under Lieut. Com Stone, prepares signals for a Bellanca plane expected to depart Saturday from New York to Paris. Crews include Patterson Shaw Jouett McDoog Ammen and Ravis amid mentions of the Great Banks of Newfoundland and Tuscarom sights.
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Tampa
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Paris
Fate of Two French Aces Remains Unknown
News from New York May 11 reports that the fate of pilots Nungesser and Coli remains uncertain as search efforts continue. American flyers Saint Roman and his companions also vanished, with plans for a new non stop attempt. Lindbergh arrives in St Louis as searches and rescue efforts persist.
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Fr Coli
Saint Roman
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Canada
Coli
le Bourget
Senegal
Africa
South Ame
South Amer
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Colt
Charles Lindberg
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France Denies Anti American Sentiment Abroad
Paris officials rejected reports of anti American demonstrations tied to a failed Paris to New York flight attempt by Captains Novakesser and Coli. The foreign office cited anger aimed at the press over alleged false claims of the flyers success and against the French press.
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Paris
Gesser
Coli
New York
Foreign Office
United States
America
Texas W C T U Plans Drive Against Al Smith
The Texas branch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union pledged to join the national effort to oppose Governor Al Smith as a potential president. Claude de Van Watts of Austin, president, committed the state unit to the campaign.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Women’s Christian Tempers Union
Claude de van Watts
al Smith York
Parisian hats and plumed evening wear captivate society
Descriptions of elegant headpieces include pearl caps and gold mesh lace hats with gay plumes. The Parisian audience favors these ornate ensembles for evening wear, spotlighting couture trends and refined accessories.
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Britain
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