Springtime fish and fowl questions and small town notices
The writer asks about hatching times for duck eggs and shares spring poultry plans while recounting local curiosities. A widow with six children seeks aid as gas cuts off. a Stork Shop effort distributes baby clothes and sheets. Lost items include a white kid shoe, a coin purse with a $10 bill, and another purse with $13 and a bank statement. Gasoline prices drop from 16 to 13 cents in Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickson
National Bank of Commerce
H. E. Burnam
East Fifteenth Street
Ernest Thompson
City Commission
Amarillo
Fractions and manners clash in a schoolroom poem
A mother drills her daughter in polite conduct while the child excels at reading spelling and quickness yet is slow to learn manners. The poem contrasts school praise with home lessons as the mother weighs which training is harder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esquimaux
Victim of hit and run identified in Oklahoma man
G. W. Callahan is named as the deceased after identification linked to a bani book showing $160 in deposits at First National Bank. He lived alone in a one room shack in Myer Brothers Wrecking Company junk yard north of West Third Avenue underpass. Wrecking company workers recall talk of a brother in Fort Worth and a son in Oklahoma. no addresses given. The body rests at Boxwell Brothers mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Callahan
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
Myer Brothers Wrecking Company
West Third Avenue
First National Bank
Wrecking Company
Callahan
Boxwell Brothers’ Mortuary
Amarillo Seeks West Texas Chamber of Commerce Meet
Amarillo aims to win the 1932 West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention by building support from local chambers and placing calls to Dallas, Sweetwater, and Mineral Wells. A new 36 piece municipal band will tour, and a big Thursday motorcade from Amarillo to Lubbock is planned to boost the bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Sweetwater
Mineral Wells
Lubbock
O. V. Vernon
Bankers Converge in San Angelo Texas Convention
More than 500 bankers attend the Texas State Bankers convention in San Angelo with delegates arriving by special train from South and East Texas. Registration is busy as finance topics dominate the morning session. John Q. McAdams, retiring president, criticizes the Farm Board and urges policy favoring staple crops and foreign trade. Frank Holland calls on bankers to fund farmers in livestock feeding operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tex
Texas State Bankers Convention
Texas
Ross Sterling
John Q. McAdams
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
McAdams
Frank Holland
Farm and Ranch
Stock Raisers Plan Session at Lubbock Breeder-Feeder Meet
Large numbers of Panhandle ranchers and farmers will attend the Breeder-Feeder conference in Lubbock at 2 pm Thursday. An autocade forms at the Chamber of Commerce office at 8 am and travels to Lubbock. Speakers include W B Mitchell I B Cauble T A Kincaid P E Boesen W M Holland Dr A B Connor D Burns G W Barnes John N Simpson Sterling Evans with leading figures from A M College Experiment Station Texas & Pacific Railway Co and the Federal Farm Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
A. B. Connor
Texas A. & M. College Experiment Station
D. Burns
National Cottonseed Products Association
G. W. Barnes
Federal Farm Board
John N. Simpson
Texas & Pacific Railway Co
Sterling Evans
Amarillo gas fight heads to vote on municipal plant
Editorial urges public input as city moves to condemn a local gas distribution plant and pursue possible municipal ownership. The piece notes strong opposition to municipal ownership, cites low 27 cent rates, and argues voters should decide on expenditures and contracts while praising the city commission for taking action. Readers are asked to submit brief letters focused on facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
United States
Thompson
City Commission
Huber Company
Prairie Company
News-Globe
Farmers and Manufacturers in Conflict Over Fair Prices
An angry farmer criticizes global industry, noting massive profits by Armour, Swift, and others while farmers struggle to survive. He argues for fair raw material pricing and laments wages, education, and living standards pulled apart by economic inequality. He calls out the disconnect between producers and manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour
Swift
Cudahy
Edwin Clapp
Planes set for long air parade from Dayton to Arlington
The 91st Observation Squadron officers Major McIntosh and Captains Kennedy and Upston led a reception in the plan for a massive nine plane groups formation. The route runs from Wichita to Kansas City Missouri St Louis Dayton and Washington D C for Memorial Day at Arlington Cemetery with 672 planes in air at one time. The squadron will land at Langley Field and return via Colorado Springs and Wyoming. Rosters list Major McIntosh Captains Kennedy Upston Lieutenants Dean Brewer Coeper Imeyer Poole Lackey Miller Grow Smith Smith and Sergeants Lessel Parrett Craig Lutes Murphy Summers Blankenship Bleek Evans Hambel Milley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Mason King
Dale Smith
Bol Lampe
C. M. Humphrys
8. P. Vineyard
Major McIntosh
Wichita
Kansas City
St. Louis
Dayton
Don Craig
U. S. Air Corps
Chicago
New York
Boston
Washington, D. C
Arlington Cemetery
Washington
Langley Field
Hampton
Colorado Springs
Wyoming
Amarillo
English Field
91St Observation Squadron
John Kennedy
John Upston
Richard Dean
Percy Brewer
Byron Coeper
Trenholm Jmeyer
John Poole
Myron Lackey
Laddie Miller
Harlow Grow
Ted Smith
Adrian Smith
James Lessels
Raymond Parrett
Amos Lutes
Patrick Murphy
Robert Summers
James Blankenship
Park Bleeck
William Evans
Kenneth Hambel
Walter Milley
Bombardment group ships depart El Paso for national maneuvers
Twenty nine airplanes under Major J. T. McNarney and the Seventh Bombardment Group took off from El Paso at 7 A M for Midland and Dallas en route to Dayton for the National Army air maneuvers. They arrived in El Paso yesterday from San Diego to participate in the exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
J. T. McNarney
Seventh Bombardment Group
Army Air Corps
M.S. T
Midland
Dallas
Texas
Dayton
Ohio
San Diego
Calif
Army Air Corps officers direct largest maneuver ever staged
Day ton Ohio May 12 four Army Air Corps officers will direct 672 planes in the nation’s greatest maneuver. Brig Gen Benjamin Foulois leads arrivals for training 400 enlisted men and 700 officers ahead of May 22 takeoff for New York and East maneuvers. Staff includes Lieut Col F M Andrews and Maj S W Fitzgerald.
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Dayton
Army Air Corps
New York
Benjamin Foulois
Air Corps
General Foulois
F. M. Andrews
Washington
5. W. Fitzgerald
Brooks Field
Tex
Legion to Meet at Legion Hall Bi Monthly Social Session
Hanson Post of the American Legion and Legion Auxiliary plan a joint social session at the Legion Hall City Auditorium tonight at 8 oclock.
Produc ers Cheat Transportation and Endanger Mankind
A distorted tirade argues that profiteering producers could flood markets and exhaust resources, condemning the greed of a few as driving workers idle and prompting social upheaval including I W W Reds and violence, while the speaker declines to reveal a name.
Solons to Address Texas Legislature for National Democrats
National Democratic figures including Tom Connally Edward Costigan and J Hamilton Lewis plan addresses before the Texas legislature since January with Shouse as the last speaker. A state radio hookup via KTAT Fort Worth and KUT Austin will relay the speech to 4500 attendees, with party officials and local chairmen invited and arrangements for crowd care.
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Shouse
Texas
United States
Tom Connally
Edward P. Costigan
Colorado
J. Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
KTAT
Fort Worth
KUT &I
Austin
Fred Perin Dies in Perryton Car Crash
Funeral arrangements for Fred Perin, 50, driver of the overturned car north of the Canadian River, are pending. He died last night at St. Anthony's Hospital after injuries from the crash that also harmed Clifton Sharp, Pauline Sharp, and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sharp of Perryton. Perin taught music and voice and was a Mason and Shriner. his mother lives in Albia, Iowa.
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Fred Perin
Canadian River
Perin
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Griggs
Clifton Sharp
Pauline Sharp
C. E. Sharp
Perryton
Mr. Perin
J. B. Jones
Albia
Iowa
Masonic Order
Play Is Presented By College Pupils At Amarillo College
A clever play The Mousetrap was presented this morning in Amarillo College assembly by group four of the Dramatic Club. The cast included Billy Dickin son Frances McNeill Olive Cooper Mary McNeill Frank Homer Rans berger Christine Dyche and Mau rine LeNevue. Two vocal solos were given by Lucille Pipkin accompanied by Rosalie Coffee. Her numbers were One Fine Day from Madame Butterfly and Lonberry Air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo College
Dramatic Club
Billy Dickinson
Frances McNeill
Olive Cooper
Mary McNeill
Frank Homer Ransberger
Christine Dyche
Maurine LeNevue
Lucille Pipkin
Rosalie Coffee
Lonberry Air
West Seventh Avenue seeks hour parking zone petition
Merchants and property owners on West Seventh Avenue between Tyler and Harrison Streets seek an hour parking zone. A petition likely will be presented Tuesday night to the city commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Seventh Avenue
Tyler
Harrison Streets
City Commission
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for Children
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as safe for babies and all ages, claiming quick relief from feverish or upset children and bilious, gassy symptoms. It highlights a renowned doctor with 3500 births without loss and promotes easy tasting, non irritant laxative effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Friday Night Execution and Prohibition Debate Across News
A condemned man proclaims his crime before execution, while New York police capture the young killer Two-Gun Crowley after a shootout. The piece links public sentiment, court drama, and a broad critique of bootlegging and prohibition enforcement, with predictions on prison populations and potential beer taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Crowley
Amarillo College Elects Teachers
Dr Ophelia Wesley was elected for full time in the Amarillo College. Wesley teaches biological sciences. Teachers whose applications for re election were presented and accepted last night at a college board meeting. Several other names remain to come up for consideration. Routine matters took up the rest of the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo College
Ophelia Wesley
Wesley
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Markets Report May Prices
Markets losed mixed with hogs and cattle fluctuating across Kansas City Chicago and Fort Worth readings. Hogs at Kansas City 5,500 head with 240 lb hogs down to 10 cents higher top $6.90. cattle 7,500 head steady to 25 cents lower with steers 600-900 lbs at $7.25-$9.25. sheep 11,000 head weak to 2 cents lower. Chicago hogs 19,000 head 10-15 cents higher top $7.40. cattle 7,500 head and calves 8,000 mixed, feeders steady. Fort Worth hogs 1,000 head rails and trucks up 25-40 cents, top $7.25. cattle 2,800 head mostly steady to higher, fat cows $4.00-$4.60, yearlings around $6.75-$7.00. lambs steady to higher with spring lambs around $7.75-$8.25. New Orleans cotton moved slightly lower on weak Liverpool cables, then rallied on bullish private estimates. New York stock market eased with railroad shares leading losses, NY Central down after quarterly deficit.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Arizona
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Fort Worth
New Orleans
Liverpool
British Board of Trade Statistica
New York
New York Central
Central
Missouri Pacific
Union Pacific
Atchison
Rock Island
Pennsylvania
Northern Pacific
Baltimore & Ohio
Southern Railway
Southern Pacific
New Haven
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
American Telephone
International Harvester
American Tobacco
Vanadium
Standard Gas
General Motors
Jno
F. Clark Brokerage Co
Allied Chm & Case
Allegheny Corp
Allis Chalmers
Amerada
American Metal
Alco
Am International
Tel & Tel
AT & SF
Auburn Auto
Aviation Corpeee
Baldwin
Bit & Ohio KR
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem St
Eae
Canadian Pacific Iy
Celotex Co
Cerro de Pasco
Calumet & Hecla
Chesapeake Corp
Chespeake Ohio
CRI
At Chrysler Corp
Coca Cola O
Cola Fuel & In
Columbia G & Ate
Congoleum Nairn Eecssseuse Peeeeerase BT
Oly
Columbia Grapho Pennatee
Columbian Carbon Eee
Li Commercial Credit
Coml Solvents
Comwith & Sthrnee
Continental Can
Continental Mrs
Coast Film Ind
Wees
Consolidated Gas
Aeeee
Nnesee
Dupont
Setae
Pathe Exchange
Serene
Erie Railroad
Eureka
Purity
Mar Field & Co Os
See Ory
Remington Rand
Freeport
Tex
Iron & St
Fox Film Ally
Reynolds
Frisco
St Joseph
General Lee
SchulterSores
Sears Roebuck
General Milla
Ween
Stan Branda Inc
Gas & el
Ty Gillette S
Stone & Webster
Glidden Cosete
Oight Stewart Warner
Studebaker Corp . Iy
Gold Dust Corp
Goodrich T & R Southern RR
Goodyear T & R
Gotham
Bi Graham
Paige
Bys Bt
United Arerft & Tpt
Gribsby Grunow
Western Sugar
United Corp Oe Hahn Dept Stores
Hudson Motors
Rly Union Carbide
Ay Hupp Motors
Wees Bo
US Pipe & Fdry
Mil Central RR
Industrial Rayon
Tewe U
Inter Nickel
Warner Bros Pic
Inter Cement
Warner Bros Co
Inter
Wes Maryland RR
Int
Te West Pac
Jewel Tea Cossere
Westhouse Air Br
Johns Mansville
White Motor Co
G Southern RR
Kayser
Julius Sanbenes
Willys Overland Ee Kelvinator Corp
Wetness
VW Woolworth F W Co
Kelsey Hayes
Tr & Coach Oe
Kresge SS & Co
Kroger Gro & Bak
Wee
Lambert Co
Liggett Myers B
Loew's Inc Tees
Lorillard Tob
Postmaster Brown proposes 212 cent first class rate plan
Postmaster General Brown urges a 212 cent first class postage rate as the simplest way to reduce the deficit, plus a parcels post revision expected to boost revenue by about 7.5 million dollars and a larger mailable parcel size and weight. He notes hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission in late May and calls on postmasters to boost use of postal services while denying any personnel cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
City Commission
Brown
Interstate Commerce Commission
Concealing and Recovering Stolen Property Charges
Ben McCoy and W. Bunch were arrested yesterday by the sheriff's department on charges of recovering and concealing stolen property. Authorities found items in their possession including an electric drill, valve resetting tools, and taps and dies whose ownership is not yet established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben McCoy
W. Bunch
Sheriff's Department
Infection Kills Amarillo Girl After Minor Face Abrasion
Eugene Lee Ringer 11 dies at Northwest Texas Hospital from infection that began with a facial abrasion. A junior at Amarillo High School, she is survived by parents C P and the Boxwell Chapel to arrange funeral. She belonged to the Methodist Church and had a sister Charliene Virginia and brothers Charles Edward and Sebree Earl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Lee Ringer
C. P. Ringer
West Third Street
Northwest Texas
Eugenia Lee
Amarillo
Charliene Virginia
Charles Edward
Sebree Earl
The
Methodist Church
Boxwell Chapel
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