Amarillo Hosts Governor Banquet Amid Busy West Texas Meet
Amarillo prepares for a banquet honoring Governor Alfred with open house style events and room shortages as West Texas Chamber of Commerce delegates gather. Congressman Marvin Jones misses in person but supports Jones. Borger’s John H. White exits race and backs Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Amarillo
Jimmy
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Marvin Jones
Washington
Jones
House Agriculture Committee
Marvin v. T. C. C
John H. White
Borger
Congressman Jones
Mr. White
Mr. Jones
Secrets and Espied Lovers at Avon Home
Caroline Jay secretly marries Garret Cassidy despite her mother the Avon Home for the Aged superintendent disapproval. Sarah Evans, wife of Dr. Philip Williams, hides a long absence from her ward while her four year old son David charms the dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Jay
Garret Cassidy
Garret
Caroline
Philip Williams
Sarah
Philip
David
Sarah Evans
Mrs. Jay
Miss Evans
Watboy
Mr. Martin
Pop Whistler
Phil Williams
Island of Living Ghosts Madagascar stamp feature
The article describes Madagascar, France’s large island possession, once Lemuria, home to ecatrice lemurs with bright eyes. It notes discovery by Portuguese in the 16th century and French conquest by 1894. The stamp depicts a form of transport called a flantana.
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Africa
India
Madagascar
France
Lemuria
Courthouse Records and Vehicle Registrations Listed
Courthouse records show transfers for L. E. Phillips et ux to J. H. Kane and others with nominal sums. Registrations include Plymouth seden and several autos, with noted owners such as H A Marr Groe Co, Cullum Motor Co, Amarillo Olds Co. Marriage licenses listed for several couples. Hawaii projects a territorial fund surplus of $832,000 by June 30, 1997.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Phillips
J. H. Kane
W. H. Nabours
Earl E. Kent
Angie W. Sparks
Wm. A. Carter
Alice L. Johnson
M. W. Cunningham
L. V. Lienhard
B. P. Jones
H. A. Marr Groe
International
H. A. Marr
Croc
Chevrolet
J. Beeman
W. O. Rice
Terra
Cullum Motor Co
Brans Mason
Olds
Amarillo
Olds Co
H. P. Aufill
Alice Aldridge Levi Louis Gardener
Estelle Thomas Nolen Jacobs
Estelle Brown
Honolulu
Hawaii
Word Builder Night Whisper and Lambs Echo
A fragmented voice decries a silent night scene as a figure wings through darkness. The text hints at restless lambs and a gulp of liquid, followed by grips on the stomachs and a note on spring water safety.
Shaves and Social Snippets From A New York Diary
A diary exposes daily errands and social calls from New York on May 1. The narrator notes milk, postcards, and visits to the Norris couple, Peggy Wood, and the Plaza. It catalogs Musicians and lawyers like Eddy Duchin, Powers, and Samuel Leibowitz with remarks on their careers and mettle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. McIntyre
New York
Ben Finney
Tommy Millard
Shanghai
Frank Case
Florida
Chatham
Charles
Kathleen Norris
Major Bowes
Washington Bridge
Oranges
Stanley Rinehart, Jr
Peggy Wood
Plaza
Eddy Duchin
Messmore
Kitty Kendall
East River
Russ Cole
Kansas
William Allen White
Water Towers
London
Punch
Literary garlands and comic cameos in a 1936 page
A collage of notes on authors and celebrities including J. L. Hardy Al Jolson Somerset Maugham H G Wells and Shaw admiration for California and Hollywood quirky asides about Courtney Cooper hangings and electrocutions and a fox terrier circus act observed by Nimble the Boston with playful urban vignettes Copyright 1936 McNaught Syndicate
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London
George Bernard Shaw
California
Hollywood
Somerset Maugham
H. G. Wells
Bagatelles
Courtney Ryley Cooper
Martin Johnsons
Mistinguett
Gabriel Heatter
Greenwich Village
Adolphe Menjou
James Whitcomb Riley
The
Boston
the Boston
McNaught Syndicate
Winsome Bluebird Seeks Mrs Winsome in Spring Entrance
A Winsome Bluebird returns to the Green Meadows with Welcome Robin awaiting Mrs Winsome’s arrival. He spots a handsome rival bird near Mrs Winsome who ignores him as the male competes for her attention. The scene introduces spring’s first avian reunion and the Bluebird’s anxious wait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluebird
Welcome Robin
Farmer Brown
Winsome
Welcome
Robin
Mistress Spring
Mrs. Winsome
Mrs. Robin
Winsome Bluebird
Applications Open for CMTC Camps in Four States
Major George A. Corbin and Maj Clifton H. Robinett announce CMTC applications for eligible young men aged 17 to 29. Camps run July 7 to August 5 at Fort Sam Houston Fort Sill Fort Logan and Fort McIntosh in Texas Oklahoma Colorado and New Mexico. Citizens in good standing must pass a physical exam and may include regular army National Guard or ROTC members. Also noted is lexicographer William Craigie tracing backwoods origin to Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens
George A. Corbin
Corbin
Maj
Clifton H. Robinett
Eighth Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Fort Logan
Colorado
Fort McIntosh
New Mexico
Regular Army
National Guard
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Insurgent and Sweetheart Clues in Longfellow Verse
A puzzle style piece traces a foiled romance across a Longfellow poem with ten insurgents and numerous clues. The text lists wordplay segments from Horizontal and Vertical columns including preposition turns, animal terms, body parts, colors, and curiosities, hinting at a cryptic cross-article structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Amarillo Globe
Amagi Daily News
Globe News Publishing Co
Imore
Gene Howf
T F. Johnson
John A. McCarty
NORRIS_ EWING
Associated Press
News and Business Department
Cveere Vettay
Globe
Amarillo Daily News
Sses
News-Globe
AIA
Tih Globe
America
United States
Latin America
Germany
Brazil
Hoover
Explorer’s Society
Sol Bloom
Kansas City
Glenn Frank
Trvets
Serma
New Deal
I American Iie
Cope Kie Hs
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Ruth Louise
Es. Ayers
Miss Penniger
Mr. Hennessey
Pop
Klein
Island OF Living
Courthouse Records
Word Builder
Mintyre
Gus Hill
George Primrose
Genaro and Bailey
Neil O'Brien
Samuel Leibowitz
Max Steuer
J. L. Hardy
al Jolson
Broadway
Winter Garden
Lindy’s
Dinty Moore
Capitol
Bedtime
By Thornton W. Burgess
Yuinsome
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hygeia
the Health Magazine
Graham
Nabisco
CMTC
Sir William Craigie
Virginia
Alexei Istakhangfe
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