Woman dies after beating in Haskell County
Miss Rebecca Coursey aged 78 died after severe beating at her home in Haskell County. Clarence Abston and C Matura remain jailed on assault to murder charges as grand jury planned to reconvene. Matura claims Abston hoped to inherit the property to fund drinking. Trial had been set for tomorrow. Shark Derby proposed in Watsonville aims to reduce Monterey Bay sharks and reward top shark catchers.
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Haskell
Rebecca Coursey
O'Brien
Clarence Abston
Matura
League Heads Working Hard on New Plans Geneva
In Geneva on May 14 League of Nations leaders pressed to reinforce peace defenses after the council adjourned. Jurists, led by Nicolas Socrate Politis of Greece, draft amendments to the covenant while Teague leaders prepare for any Mussolini move. The council will reconvene June 16 to revisit Italy's aggression in Ethiopia and Haile Selassie’s empire.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Council
League
Nicholas Socrate Politis
Greece
Teague
Mussolini
Italy
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Amarillo Receives Centennial Cachet Stamp
Amarillo joins 36 Texas cities approved for Centennial cachets. Carl Hinton, Amarillo Chamber of Commerce manager, received the stamp today from the Centennial commission. The cachet draws stamp collectors with inquiries from New York and California.
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Amarillo
Texas
United States Post Office
Carl Hinton
Chamber of Commerce
Centennial Commission
New York
California
Good news for Mrs Sweeney on telephone service
Mrs Sweeney praises the help of American Telephone and Telegraph Co and Bell Labs in improving her telephone calls. She notes faster clearer service and says their research keeps costs down in a growingly complex system.
Superintendent Carl Clifft Delivers Graduation Address at Conway
County Superintendent Carl Clifft will speak tonight in Conway at a seventh grade graduation exercises with a related banquet.
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Carl Clifft
County Superintendent of Public Instruction
Conway
Tack Letters Continued From Page 2
Readers seek help in finding lost items and assist neighbors in distress. Messages include thanks for past publicity and requests to locate a tan billfold containing essential papers, plus a plea to arrange companionship for a visiting middle aged woman from the Bay States.
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Tack
Bay States
Relatives Sought for 17 Year Old Mother in Child Rescue
In El Paso police search Clinton Oklahoma for relatives of Lillian Guy a 17 year old mother held for attempting to abandon her five month old daughter. She hitchhiked toward California seeking a home for the infant but was turned away at the state line due to lack of support. The baby is described as blind in one eye and undernourished.
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EL Paso
Clinton
Oklo
Lillian
Guy
California
Cushing
Okla
Amarillo Chamber official invited to state managers meeting
Carl Hinton Amarillo Chamber of Commerce manager and vice president has been invited to attend a state meeting of chamber of commerce managers in Lubbock June 11 13. He probably will attend.
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Carl Hinton
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock
Nip and Tuck Turtle Found In Handbag At Newark Airport
Fragmentary notes report a turtle duo nicknamed Nip and Tuck found in Grace Wiley's handbag at Newark airport. The right head is Nip, left hind leg branded 181. Reward offer of three dollars for return.
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Newark
N. J
Tuck
Newark Airport
Grace
Olive Wiley
Minneapolis Public Library
Simeon Arenda
Fort Worth
Denver Yards
Help Wanted for German Girl Cook and Server
Dear Tack I seek a German girl with cooking and serving experience. Wages are attractive and surroundings satisfactory. Apply in person at the News Globe office to Mrs Avery or Mrs W T B.
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West Sixth Avenue
Helen Robinson
Avery
News Globe
Personal Notices From A Curious Page Fragment
A collection of short notices includes matchmaking bids for refined bachelors 38 to 48, lost pets and rewards, job seeking pleas from a 23 year old seeking steady work, missing billfold with cash and tickets, a widow seeking housework work, and a lost mare notice. The fragmented items reference Tar Tack and Garfield Street and invite replies.
Brownsville Prep for Three Day Deep Water Celebration
Brownsville readies for a three day observance marking deep water transportation. Governor James V Allred will arrive to open events including a queen coronation. Coast guard cutter Saranac coast guard patrol Woodbury and destroyer Dickerson stand by. oil tanker New Jersey nears port. first cargo steamer due Saturday.
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Brownsville
James V. Allred
United States Coast Guard
Saranac
Coast Guard
Woodbury
Dickerson
New Jersey
Two Headed Turtle Linked to Separate Stomachs Says Curator
Miss Wiley former Chicago Zoological Society Curator states X rays show each head of a two headed snapping turtle connected to its own stomach.
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Tuck
Miss Wiley
Chicago Zoological Society
Firefighter uses breath to douse car fire
In Meriden Connecticut on May 10 Deputy Fire Arthur Harris and four fire companies arrived to an owner fighting a carburetor fire. Harris blew into the engine to stop the flames, ending the blaze without further injury or damage.
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Meriden
Conn
Arthur Harris
Harris
Adlerika claims quick relief for chronic constipation
An advertisement features Mrs. Mabel Schott praising Adlerika for thirty years of constipation and gas relief. It claims action in thirty minutes and complete cleansing of the bowel tract, with Dr. H. L. Shoub noting bacterial checks. Sold by Fox Drug Company and City Drug Stores.
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Adlerika
Mabel Schott
H. L. Shoub
New York
Fox Drug Company
City Drug Stores
Protest Sufficiency Triggers Zoning Rerule on Thirty-sixth Ave
The city commission rer zoned 200 208 Thirty sixth Avenue for retail use after protests were deemed insufficient under the city ordinance. The area along the south side of the 200 block was previously residential. Robert Peter was Georgetown Dc s first mayor.
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Thirty-sixth Avenue
City Commission
Robert Peter
Georgetown
D. C
Van Zandt to Speak on Tokyo Radio Broadcast
National VFW commander James F. Van Zandt will headline an international radio program from Tokyo, Japan to air Friday at 5 15 CST on NBC Blue Network. He toured Amarillo and Panhandle cities last month as part of his Orient trip promoting international peace.
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James F. van Zandt
VFW
Tokyo
Japan
van Zandt
Amarillo
Panhandle
Orient
Jimmie” van Zandt
NBC Blue
Beacon proposed to mark Amarillo as key airway spot
The National Aeronautic Association says a beacon is to be installed to designate Amarillo as a key point in the nation’s airway system, signaling improved navigation and air traffic routing.
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Amarillo
The
National Aeronautic Association
New Beacon Boosts Amarillo Air Defense Efficiency
A letter to the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce states a new device will raise air defense efficiency. The beacon received approval for Amarillo by the Copeland special committee and the Mead committee in the House.
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Amarillo
New Comfort for Those Who Wear FALSE TEETH
FASTEETH is a new improved powder that secures upper or lower plates, eliminating gummy taste and pasty feeling. Deolorizes and keeps denture wearers comfortable. Available at Fox Drug Company City Drug Stores Pool Drug Co Post Office Drug Co and other drug stores.
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Fox Drug Company
City
Pool Drug Co
Post Office Drug Co
Bladder Lax Remedy Promoted With Juiced Oils
An old advertisement touts juni per oil and buchu leaves as a bladder laxative. It promises relief from irritation, burning, scanty flow, and frequent urge, calling the product a bladder lax with green tabs called Pukets. It claims a four day trial with refund at City Drug Stores and Fox Drug Co.
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Fox Drug
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Tt Mans
Twina
RN Bell Telephone Company
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J. Arturo Arguedas
J. A. Lyons
T. W. Phillips
East Tenth Avenue
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H. C. Korster
North Bover Street
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Tenth Avenue
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Taek
John Barnes
St. Louis
James Lee Franklin
John
Associated Press
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Pierce
Aki
Blatz Milwaukee
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Black Forest
Panhandle Fruit CO
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Milwaukee Beer
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