McKenzie Returns to Amarillo After Absence
John G. McKenzie known as the Key to the Panhandle returns to Amarillo with wife from Los Angeles where he led Bank of America subdivisions and 450 to 500 sales staff. He joins C. B. Rittenberry of Lincoln Life Insurance in Fort Wayne and previously developed oil towns and subdivisions in New Mexico. The McKenzies stay at Palo Duro Apartments and vow not to leave Amarillo again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
John G. Menzie
Panhandle
C. B. Rittenberry
Lincoln Life Insurance Company
Fort Wayne
Ind
Fisk
McKenzies
Los Angeles
Palo Duro
McKenzie
University City
Bank of America
Carlsbad
N. M
Jal
Eunice
New Mexico
Bivins
River Road Gardens
Letter Warning a Man From Destructive Obsession
A correspondence urges a man to resist morbid thoughts of death and old age, advising shifts in focus toward healthier activities. The writer shares personal experience of overcoming such obsessions and urges taking immediate action to break the pattern.
Sergeant's One Act Brings Laughs At Municipal Auditorium
A nine minute play featuring Sergeant Zilch in "The Return of the Doughboy" drew laughs last night at the Municipal Auditorium. Dr. T. M. Montgomery charmed the audience with his crisp portrayal, and another performance is slated tonight under the American Legion Auxiliary and Forty and Eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Montgomery
Zilch
Municipal Auditorium
American Legion Auxiliary
Postwar Judge Reflects On County Seat Contests
Dear Tack recalls a lengthy legal career without holding office, noting 40 years on the bench as fictional, with first case about moving a courthouse and last contest before the Texas Supreme Court centered on Hansford County. He denies ever serving in public office and jokes about retirement from a dance bench in a log schoolhouse. The piece closes on his view of Hansford County county seat disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Archer
Tennessee
Hansford County
Supreme Court of Texas
Worms and Wild Talk in Ginger Jar Tale
In H W Harding's Ginger Jar the old black hen digs for worms as the tired rooster laments scarcity. She proclaims worms exist if one digs, while he complains of tough conditions and seeks sympathy. The note closes with a reader’s plea for a car and a lost cow sighting.
Hoover and Prosperity in Campaign Rhetoric
A reader argues that Hoover and Republicans use prosperity as a political ploy to pressure Democrats, noting Democrats’ prior support for Alfred E. Smith and questioning the sincerity of the push for recovery. The letter reflects partisan tensions and concerns over political messaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover and Prosperity
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Alfred Fr. Smith
Republican Party
Lost cow ad seeks witness and police notification
J W Burleson asks neighbors to watch for a black Jersey Holstein cow with a blind left eye stolen or strayed from 305 North Houston Street. He offers no reward, asks for help from anyone seeing the cow or being approached to buy it, and urges notifying police or his home. He seeks room and board and describes his background and references. Call 20461.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Houston Street
Tack
North Third Avenue
J. W. Burleson
Widow seeks work for room and board with small wage
A widow with a 15 year old son asks for employment offering room and board or both, and a weekly wage of $1.50. She states she is in need of steadier work suitable to care for her son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Roy Watson, Jr
Emerald Oil rubdown soothes sore feet and itching
A rubdown with emerald oil relieves stinging feet and itching, leaving them cooled and refreshed. City Drug Stores Fox Drug Co and other druggists offer Moone's Emerald Oil with a satisfaction guarantee or money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Fox Drug Co
Moone
Also Mentioned on This Page
M'Kenzie
Perryton
Texas
Dole
Hubby
Wifey
Lucile Robertson
May Painter
Sumner
Missouri
J. Boyles
H. W. Harding
J. B. Harto
Pharr
Grover Cleveland
G. G. Gatyen
Fillmore St
South
Houston Street
H. E. Hoover
Lux
Luckies
O. K. America
N. B.C
California
Sunkist
Eribes
America
Scottissue
Prunes
Jackson
W. Brn Ave
PHO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!