B C D To Open Downtown Office Soon
The Board of City Development plans a downtown site for offices and immediate organization of a chamber of commerce. New manager C Y Vernon presided at the first meeting with committees named to arrange these actions and a budget. S J Cole was re appointed traffic manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of City Development
Chamber of Commerce
C. Y. Vernon
Panhandle Plains of Texas, Inc
Jobbers and Manufacturers Association
S. J. Cole
SEEK RELEASE OF SOLDIER ON HABEAS CORPUS
Former Ensign Beverley E. Wilson, missing since 1927 from Newport R I torpedo school, and found in Panama last February, seeks habeas corpus release. The private in the army is held by the navy in Norfolk with a blank mind about activities since leaving Newport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Norfolk
Beverley E. Wilson
United States
Newport
R. 1
Panama
Dudge
B. F. Wilson
Kingsville
Texas
Naval
Annapolis
Navy
Naval Academy
Two Men and Woman Held in Kidnapping at Mexia
In Mexia Texas May 17 two men and a woman are jailed for the May 6 kidnapping of R Lyle Justice Southern Pacific Railroad agent who was robbed of about 375 dollars and abducted. The bandits released Justice after a tire on their car blew out. Joe Palmer faces charges. The trio was arrested at a Sherman tourist camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mexia
Texas
R. Lyle Justice
Southern Pacific Railroad
Joe Palmer
Sherman
Old lake dwellings found in Lake Constance area
Low water revealed ancient lake dwellings at Weberling Lake near Sipplingen and other sites in Lake Constance. Excavations will use caissons to expose about 600 square yards of lake bottom, enabling study of Bronze and Stone Age coastlines and pile dwelling construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsruhe
Weberling Lake
Sipplingen
Lake Constance
Ex Governor Sayers Buried in Bastrop
Joseph D. Sayers a former Texas governor and Bastrop resident for 70 years was buried beside his parents and first wife Ada Walton Sayers. The Masonic order led the ceremony with Judge Fly officiating. Governor Moody and state officials attended as Sayers widow could not travel from Austin due to age and shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bastrop
Texas
Joseph D. Sayers
Moody
Sayers
Austin
Amarillo Band Plans 8 15 Concert to Enter National Contest
The Amarillo High School band will perform at Municipal Auditorium at 8 15 tonight to raise funds for the trip to the national contest in Denver next week. Carl Busch's A Chant From the Great Plains is featured, with Tschaikowsky March Slave also on the program. The list includes solos and ensembles with Clarinet, Cornet, Saxophone, Flute and Percussion sections led by Oscar Wise and supporting artists.
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Great Plains
Carl Busch
Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Denver
National Bureau For Musical Advancement
Oscar Wise
Tschaikowsky
Theo. M. Tobani
Thomas
Jack Leveritt
Lorraine Welch
el Capitan
March
Ardan
Lloyd Fletcher
Ch. de Carmont
Greig
Franche
Neal Bauer
Miss Welch
Irving Tolzien
R. C. Martini
Thomas Metz
Bob Reedy
Jack Roach
Carrie Criswell
Earl Farnsworth
Charles Martini
David Park
Earl Strandburg
Newton Babb
Frank Doheney
Frank Moore
Bernice Bucheneau
Bruce Bauer
Wilson Ward
Harold Smith
Douglas Dickson
James Rittenberry
Robert Rogers
Orvis McGinnis
Lewis Pittman
Roy Farnsworth
William Pearce
C. Q. Burnett
Edwin Mimms
Othello Henville
Clifton Witt
Clayton Powell
Jack Whitley
Sherwood Blasdel
Hoyle Griffith
Billy Dickinson
Gordon Gill
Jacob Rockwell
Dean Bauer
Verne Cook
J. Q. Estes
Maynard Johnson
Carl Cooper
Luther Cooper
Norman Appremodt
Ray Cox
Meredith Kendrick
Divorce insurance in Paris records gamble on marriage
Divorce insurance in Paris notes married couples can insure each other against divorce. Policies cover both parties in case affections change with premiums tied to the amount paid, defining payout levels accordingly.
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Paris
Two Black Crows Moran and Mark Explain Drawl Comedy
Hollywood May 17 The Two Black Crows Moran and Mack discuss their southern Kansas roots and the drawl that fuels their famous blackface duo. They describe staging tempo as a mental device not a hindrance and note their rise from vaudeville to national fame via phonograph records selling over three million in the first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Cal
Oklahoma
Kansas
George Moran
Charles Mark
America
Paramount Studio
Mack
White Cloud
Moran
Elwood
New York
Fire Destroys Major Section of Indian Town Near Ferris
A large portion of the inland town three miles east of Ferris, Texas, including a general merchandise store, a grocery, a garage, and a barber shop, was damaged by fire. Loss is estimated at 12000 dollars. Firefighters from Ferris contained the blaze. origin is undetermined. Mrs. Kate Edgett remains bedridden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferris
Tex
India
Ferris Fire Department
Theaters Tonight Showdown at Local Theaters
At the theaters the Fair presents King Cowboy with Tom Mix on its last day, Mission debuts Nothing But the Truth with Richard Dix on its first day, plus Vitaphone vaudeville Movietone News and The Deandi Border Wildcat with Johno Wells on its first day, and Rafe Emerson and His Orchestra performing nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Fair
Tom Mix
Mission
Richard Dix
Vitaphone Vaudeville
Movietone News
Deandi
Border Wildcat
Johno Wells
Rafe Emerson
Property Damaged in Strike Riots at Elizabethton Tenn
In Elizabethton Tennessee on May 17 two reports described destruction tied to strike unrest as 86 workers from the American Glanstaff and American Bemberg Mills faced conspiracy to murder charges. A grist mill was dynamited and a striker’s automobile burned while National Guardsmen guarded courts and escorted workers to the mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Elizabethton
Tenn
J. M. Moreland
Glandstaff
Bemberg
Joe Glindstaff
United Textile Workers Union
Stoney Creek
Sam Hall
W. C. Boyd
Court House
Kennedy and Aimee McPherson Reconcile in Los Angeles
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson and her mother Mrs. Minnie Kennedy announced they had reconciled after a rift dating back to August 1927. Mrs. Kennedy, living in Seattle, surprised McPherson by visiting Los Angeles, ending a dispute over Angelus Temple finances that led to Kennedy's ousting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Minnie Kennedy
Court House Records Real Estate Transfers and Car Registrations
A series of warranty deeds records transfers of parcels in Robts Pl and surrounding blocks with prices from 370 to 650,650 dollars. Entries list grantors, grantees, and parcel sizes. The car registrations list owners and vehicle makes at various Amarillo addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Cotten
Jesse A. Rogers
Mary E. Bivins
Ernest Massey
R. R. Gard
Ab&m
J. L. Nunn
Roberts Pl
Robt
J. M. Sheers
T. L. M. Company
S.j.hts
G&s. Tr. Company
O. R. Culwell
W R. R. Gard
Hugh Underwood
A. H. Willborn
Wolflin
H. I. Ballengee
G. C. Rankin
Bivins Bldg
Oklahoma City
Buick
L. C. Stevens
W. 7Th
Walter Irvin
Ford
H. F. Smith
N. Fillmore
Wal
Woman Dead Hub and Hurt in Car Crash
Mrs. Thomas Pennell 36 died in Shreveport Louisiana and Rev. Thomas Pennell 88 pastor of Ingleside Baptist Church was critically injured when their car collided with an Illinois Central train last night. The car was dragged 1900 feet along the tracks. The couple had come from Columbia Missouri. Witnesses said the pastor was on the track before seeing the train. engineer C W Durkee was exonerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Shreveport
Thomas Pennell
Ingleside Baptist Church
Illinois ‘Central
Columbia
Pennell
Local Auto Dealerships List Offers and Contacts
Byron Gist Amarillo and C W Anderson Clayton advertise Ford and Chevrolet vehicles with involvement from Walter Irvin Bill Gillette Chevrolet Texas Sand and Gravel Co and Pioneer Auto Co. Includes 96 Harrison and addresses for Texas area inquiries and sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter Irvin
Ford
Byron Gist
Amarillo
Bill Gillette
Chevrolet
Texas Sand & Gravel Co
Harrison
Walter Irvin
C. W. Anderson
Clayton
N. M
Pioneer Auto Co
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B.C.D
Amarillo High School
Moran and Mack
BY Dan Thomas
Charles Mack
Kate Edgett
Mrs. Kennedy
Aimee
Bert Hart Radio Service
Garfield Phone
Geo. L. Powers, M.D
Fisk M
P. Bldg
Office
Res
Court House Records
Chichesters
CHE ‘Hs
Oliver Eakle
Kenyon Grain & Seed Company
Amarillo, Texas
Dial
Tom Sawyer
Thea Clote
Polk St
THE
Tri-State Fair Association
Texan Park
Clyde Miller
Holly
Colorado
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