West Texas Chamber of Commerce names new directors
Nearly 200 business and professional men and one woman, Wanda Watson of Ozona, were certified as WTCC directors at the eighteenth annual meeting. The elections committee, led by Clayton Heare, submitted the report as the first business item. The list includes 43 new members with directors from Abernathy to Bowie and more, including the first female director in WTCC history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Watson
Ozona
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Clayton Heare
Shamrock
WTCC
Abernathy
Ray Pinson
Abilene
Barstow
W. D. Black
Benjamin
Clyde R. Burnett
Big Spring
B. Reagan
Borger
C. R. Stahl
Bowie
W. H
W. B. Hamilton
Wichita Falls
Elections Committee
Agricultural Group
Marvin Jones
Washington
L. H. Hayter
Resettlement Administration
Jack Shelton
Extension Service
Brownwood
Small
Convention Works Committee
Seed and Feed Loan Division
Agricultural Department
Beauties to Parade on Stage Tonight West Texas
Tonight 32 of the West Texas beauties will parade at the Municipal Auditorium to select the Queen of West Texas. Dr. R. P. Parcells leads a program featuring twelve vaudeville acts from WTCC member cities. Spotlight acts include Evelyn Jackson and Laurita Westrup with an array of dancers and imitators. A green and gold stage setting by Oma Link Rowley accompanies the event. Mississippi Williamson of Wichita Falls named sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Municipal Auditorium
R. P. Parcells
WTCC
Evelyn Jackson
Big Spring
Laurita Westrup
el Paso
Morris Burchfield
Lubbock
Bierne Davis
Plainview
Beatrice Jamison
Sweetwater
Beryle Jean Hoffman
Edna James Holliday
Jimmie Lee Huddleston
Vernon
Lee Herzog
Margaret Peters
Linette Brodnax
Wichita Falls
Canyon
Brownwood
Denton
Fort Worth
Pampa
Oma Link Rowley
Peggy Williamson
West Texas Chamber Parley Opens With Dinners and Pageant
The 18th annual WTCC meeting in Amarillo begins with arrival of delegations and a dinner honoring Gov. Allred and past WTCC presidents. Activities include six dances, two "West Texas Cavalcade" presentations, a pageant at Municipal Auditorium, and two special trains. The convention promotes Senator Small tax plan, approves related resolutions, and features talks by L. H. Hayter and Jack Shelton while C. M. Caldwell declines nomination for president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
James V. Allred
Municipal Auditorium
Roseland
Herring
Herring Hotel
West Texas
Lawrence Hagg
Reign of Terror Ends as Aloisi Walks Out of League Meeting
Italy's envoy Baron Pompo Aloisi stormed out of the League of Nations council session over Ethiopia. Haile Selassie criticized Mussolini's annexation as Italy hinted at leaving the league, while an Italian spokesman said Aloisi left only this debate and did not resign the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aloisi
Geneva
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Italy
League of Nations Council
Ethiopia
Truce
Haile Selassie
Mussolini
League
Selassie
Alisi
Railroad Commission Hearing Called Here
A Panhandle field hearing by the railroad commission was set for 10 o clock this morning shifting from the Herring Hotel to the city auditorium due to large attendance. Col Ernest Thompson presides as four causes are listed in the hearing call including water use and related topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D. Bartlett
Railroad Commission
Panhandle
Herring Hotel
City Auditorium
Col
Ernest Thompson
Plow That Broke the Plains Shocks Washington Audiences
The Plow That Broke the Plains, produced by Rexford Tugwell’s Resettlement Administration, debuted at the Mayflower Hotel to a dressy crowd. Pare Lorentz directed with Virgil Thompson contributing, delivering a stark drama on the American drought area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexford G. Tugwell
Mayflower Hotel
Pare Lorentz
Virgil Thompson
Pete Traxler II Shot Down in Panhandle Shootout
Pete Traxler II, an Oklahoma escapee and hijacker, was shot by officers near here after a Sunday morning gun battle ending his reign of terror on Panhandle highways. He faces murder charges in Pauls Valley and is expected to recover. cross state disputes continue over where his trial will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Traxler
Panhandle
Here
Oklahoma
Traxler
Texas
Pauls Valley
Okla
George Lopez
Striking San Antonio workers clash with police at plant
In San Antonio on May 11 striking women garment workers broke through police lines and attacked a woman worker entering a plant, while officers restored order. Police Captain W. C. Dickman ordered other workers to stay away as tempers cooled. Forty women and nine men had struck last week for higher pay shorter hours and better conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
W. C. Dickman
Amarillo Area Weather Tonight and Tuesday Forecast
Forecast for Amarillo and surrounding area calls for fair weather tonight and Tuesday with warmer temperatures. West Texas sees partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday, with warmer conditions in the north during Tuesday. New Mexico expected to be fair tonight and Tuesday, with warmer conditions in the northwest tonight and the east on Tuesday. Temperature extremes range from 59 to 71 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Northwest
Father of Quads Faces Finances After Quadruplets Birth
In Passaic New Jersey Emil Kaspar faces $20 weekly for eight with quadruplets Frances Frank Felix Ferdinand in incubator at St Marys Hospital. Doctors say they have a good chance of living. Mayor Turner pledges help from city or state for a limited time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mosel Passaic
N. J
Emil Kaspar
Frances
Frank
Felix
Ferdinand
St. Mary's Hospital
Papa Kaspar
Benjamin Turner
Passaic
June 1926 Amarillo convention features notable visitors
The June 21 1926 Amarillo convention drew 28000 visitors as streetcars ran on Polk Street and tall buildings rose. Arthur Brisbane and Col Charles Goodnight attended while two Seattle girls hitchhiked in and the Herring Hotel contract was let earlier in the decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Allred
Allred Kitchen
Polk Street
Arthur Brisbane
West Texas
Charles Goodnight
Panhandle
Seattle
Washington
Amarillo
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Herring Hotel
Dinner Honors Governor At West Texas Chamber Event
Governor James V Allred will be guest of honor at a 6 to 8 15 pm banquet at the Herring Hotel in Amarillo hosted by the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Ross Rogers will be toastmaster with only one address by Allred. Tickets are sold at local hotel booths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James V. Allred
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Herring Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Hagg
Ross Rogers
Allred
Amarillo
Alfred
Panhandle
Hagg
Jimmy
W. T
Herring
Capitol Hotels
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WICC
Clint Small
Ray Nichols
Convention Works
Bradford Knapp
Texas Tech
C. M. Caldwell
W.T.C.C
Dorothy White
Clarendon
Thalma Lowe
Cora Lee Tanky
Perryton
Lois Eloise Burdine
Colorado
Frances Childress
Dalhart
Catherine Spencer
Dumas
Jeane Jordan
Tulsa
Kathleen Strange
Bangs
Joseph E. Sharkey
Associated Press
Hitler
America
Globe
Brisbane
United States Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
Friedrichshafen
Germany
ED Howe
London
Memphis
Tenn
Atchison, Kansas
Sage
Potato Hill
Supreme Court
Alf Landon
Kansas
John Maynard Lobr. Co
Drouth
Frederick C.othman
New Deal
Pete Traxler II
Quads
G-Men
Sheriff Tally
Gray County
Howe
Cormax
Harry Rathjen
Hemphill County
J. S. Ramsey
Roberts County
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