Tri-State Fair to Feature Leading Texas Dairy Show
Five of the largest dairy herds in Texas will compete at the Amarillo Tri-State exposition from September 11 to 17. The Taft Ranch, Mistletoe Farms, Santa Gertrudis Farms, Ed C Lassiter, and Texas A and M College Farm will lead the dairy division under Howard Ferguson. Ferguson notes last year’s dairy show drew nationwide attention and Panhandle publicity as a dairy center. The car dairy show is expected to be even larger this year.
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Texas
Amarillo Tri-State Exposition
Howard Ferguson
Taft Ranch
Mistletoe Farms
Santa Gertrudis Farms
Ed. C. Lassiter
Texas A
M. College Farm
Ferguson
Panhandle
Hanson Post drives to 1500 Legion members in West Texas
Hanson Post No. 54 of the American Legion aims to reach 1,500 members as the drive closes next Wednesday. Officials, already past 1,000, plan a Tuesday meeting to approve final-day plans and consider membership applications from two former service members. Members will attend the Fifth Division convention in Lubbock on Saturday and Sunday seeking ideas for the final push.
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Hanson Post No. 54
American Legion
Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Lubbock
City Planning Committee Named By Mayor
Mayor names Guy Carlander to lead a city planning committee with the city commission and Real Estate board to push zoning plans. Ben Short, Thomas Brennan, W. S. Rule, Guy Saunders, T. E. Durham, and Co. S. MaKeig named to support public utilities, banking, construction and industry.
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Guy Carlander
City Commission
Real Estate Board
E. M. Bassett
Mr. Carlander
Ben Short
Thomas FP. Brennan
W. S. Rule
Guy Saunders
T. E. Durham
Co. S. MaKeig
E. R. Mayer
Board of City Development
Marquette Library Guarded Ancient Bible Predates Columbus
The two volume Old Testament printed in Venice in 1482 is stored at Marquette University Library under guard of 84 year old librarian Reverend Hugh Finnegan. Marginalia by Nicholas de Lyra and a Latin flyleaf inscription dated 1616 link the book to Peter Felgi. Nearby notes report John Hood's death at 103 in Scotland and Hartlepool England plans to rent its town hall as a moving picture theater to cut taxes.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Christopher Columbus
America
Marquette University Library
Venice
Henner de Heilbrun
Hugh Finnegan
Nicholas de Lyra
Paris
Peter Felgi
Gottern
Hartlepool
England
Glasgow nurses benefit from two hour tram ride bargain
Glasgow fares offer a two hour ride for under 4 cents boosting nurse convenience and baby carriage sales while reducing shoe leather wear. Since July last year the 21 mile route has drawn over 60 million passengers, raising revenue and drawing auto trade losses as cheaper rides curb car usage.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Glasgow Tramways
Northern Baptists Hope for Harmony
About twenty thousand churchmen will gather in Chicago from May 1 to June 5 for the Northern Baptist convention aiming for harmony. Leaders expect to avoid the Fosdick Park Avenue church exclusion clashes that marked prior meetings.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harmony Note
Northern Baptist Convention
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Park Avenue
New York
Oldest Scottish preacher Rev James MacIntyre retires
Rev James MacIntyre, Scotland’s oldest active preacher and likely Britain’s oldest with full orders, retires from Seafield pastorate in Scotland. Born in Greenock in 1833, he was inducted to Seafield in 1877. His ninety fourth birthday was celebrated by former parishioners.
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James MacIntyre
Scotland
Great Britain
Seafield
Greenock
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Wyoming
Northern Baptists
Hope For Harmony
Eeue Fox Drug CO
Chrysler
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Globe-News Cooking School
Panhandle Motor CO
Taylor St
Amarillo Fish Market
East Fifth St
Ulso
Frieze Bakery
Polk Street
Amarillo Gas Company
General Motors
Ida Chitwood
Han
Mrs. Chitwood
Southwestern Public Service Company
Amarillo
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