Tack's rambling column from Amarillo venue and letters
Old Tack reflects on Reno divorce tourism and moral moods, then recounts a chatter filled banquet with Miss Bonita Cazzell and Miss Gail Taylor in Amarillo. He jokes about weather talk, canyon debates, threatening calls, a El Paso scuffle with Henry Ansley, asks for salt rising bread recipe, and notes Tack roses nearing bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Tack
Russell & Cockrell
Bonita Cazzell
Palo Duro Canyon
State Park
Harding Ranch
Amarillo
Welder Helper Seeks Local Employment Opportunity
A welder helper from Kansas City writes for work in the city to support his wife and child. He offers to take any suitable job and mentions his residence at Meritt Modern Cottage Camp 1525 East Tenth Street and phone 20062.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Meritt Modern
East Tenth Street
When a Man Reaches Fifty in Amarillo
A speaker laments aging workers in Amarillo facing limited job options after age fifty. He notes janitors, clerks, and contractors preferring younger men, critics lack of homes for many workers, and unemployment despite paying taxes as the need for systemic change grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Tack
Toast to the fellow who will take my place one day
A speaker toasts the eventual replacement, wishing him well and imparting hard earned lessons. The tribute recalls battles, tears, and failures, hopes he gains strength, and imagines meeting again in the great unknown beyond space. The toast ends with a healthful drink to the old chap.
Young Married Man Seeks Summer Clerical Work
A young married man, attending West Texas State Teachers College until June 1, seeks summer employment. He has two years of college, major in commerce, and prefers clerical work or work in a law office. Respond to Box 1017, Canyon, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Texas
Community Job Pleas and Local Hiring Debate
A reader distraught over unemployment in Amarillo urges a city pension for workers and questions outsider job access. A letter to the editor defends local hires, noting officials favor residents paying taxes. A reader from Little Rock seeks help for a printing relative seeking work here after school ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Little Rock
Arkansas
Democrat
Retaliation and Fear in War Time Rhetoric
The piece mocks Western senators while warning that German aviation experts claim a thousand airplanes with gas bombs could smother Paris. It cites British general Ashmore on retaliatory bombing as a deterrent and urges Washington to read the call for action against enemy cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Paris
F E. B. Ashmore
Washington
New York
Seattle
Washington, D. C
Pampa Residents Face Court on Liquor and Nuisance Charges
U S court records show C T Harris of Pampa sentenced to 30 days in Fort Worth jail and fined 500 dollars for sale of Jake. Jack Jones of Pampa received 30 days in Fort Worth jail for selling liquor. Josephine Hutc of Pampa charged with similar offenses.
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C. T. Harris
Pampa
Jake
Fort Worth
Jack Jones
Josephine Hutc
Chorsed
Freedom of Conscience Shapes Politics in Love Case
Texas Supreme Court in Senator Thomas B Love's case redefines freedom of conscience in presidential elections. It limits pledges to those written by law, preserves voters discretion, and states past party allegiance cannot bar current voters or candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ustin
Westerman Vatims
State Committee
Alfred E. Smith
Hoover
Love
Mr. Love
Supreme Court
Westerman
Guilty pleas entered in federal court here Monday
Nine defendants pleaded guilty in a federal court arraignment. Sentences ranged from jail terms to fines, with several awaiting later appearances or deferments. cases involved Dyer act violations, forged Treasury checks, prohibition offenses, mail fraud, cigarette theft, counterfeiting, and a disciplinary action against attorney Robert E. O Keeffe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Mood
M. H. Boynton
Arnold Davis
W. A. Busbey
W. B. Anderson
Leavenworth
A. L. White, Jr
Herman Crow
J. T. Young
Chilicothe
Ohio
Alf Austin Patterson
Turkey
United States Treasury
Lottie Fisher
Eugene Fisher
Wilbur Thompson
Guy R. Miller
Tarrant
Fort Worth
C. W. Henderson
Amarillo
Sam F. Houtchens
Earl A. Johnson
Harold W. English
Amarillo Flier
Robert E. O'Keefe
James C. Wilson
Betty Compson Granted Interlocutory Divorce From James Cruze
Betty Compson, film actress, was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from director James Cruze in Los Angeles on May 20. She accused him of mental cruelty due to his ongoing home parties, which she said led to a nervous breakdown and her commitment to a sanitarium. Cruze did not contest the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Compson
Associated Press
Los Angeles
James Cruze
Cruze
Prohibition case outcomes mix in Pampa court
In Pampa a series of liquor charge pleas and sentences included 30 days in jail and fines up to 500 dollars for Mrs. Jeannie Ward and others. Roy J Robbins was fined 100 dollars for possession. Some defendants were dismissed or set for trial as Rose Rogers and Edward Eshorne faced a national prohibition act case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy J. Robbins
Pampa
Jeannie L. Ward
Tom Sheern
C. E. Gward
Bill Jackson
Special train arrives at Old Point Comfort for fleet review
A party arrived by special train at Old Point Comfort and boarded the cruiser Salt Lake City for a fleet review. The Salt Lake City then set sail for Bea. Fire danger shifts from the oil field near the No. 1 Sigmon well to a 1.5 mile north area. Leases and houses for oil workers were vacated while watchmen kept a fire guard in place.
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Old Point Comfort
Salt Lake City
Bea
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Sigmon
May 20 marked anniversaries and elections across regions
Flashes of Life notes May 20 events: Colonel Lindbergh recalls his Paris hop three years ago but dismisses any celebration. In St John s Newfoundland Lady Squires elected to the legislature as the first woman member. In Mecklenburg County North Carolina independence day observed with closures. the 1776 declaration of independence is cited.
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Associated Press
New ‘York
Colonel Lindbergh
Paris
Fame
ST. John’s, N. F
Lady Squires
Sir John
Dominion of Newfoundland
Charlotte
N. C
Mecklenburg County
Senate Debates Cousins Resolution on Railroad Consolidations
The Senate voted 45 to 23 to proceed with immediate consideration of the Couzens resolution to curb railroad consolidations. A second brief note mentions a new German anesthetic avertin claimed to reduce ether related nausea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Senate
Couzens
Markets Kansas City Livestock Report
U S D A hogs 9 000 lose 10 to 15 cents with top 9 90 for 190 220 lb hogs. Cattle 5 000 calves 1 000 steady slaughter steers 960 1500 lbs 10 18 50 fed yearlings 10 25 13 00 heifers 9 25 14 12 cows 7 50 9 50 vealers 8 00 12 50 stocker and feeder steers 9 25 12 00. Sheep 8 000 fed lambs and springers 25 to 40 cents higher sheep steady spring ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Associated Press
Chicago ST Ren
East ST. Louis
Lions and cattle market and grain reports from Chicago and New Orleans
Market notes cover livestock in East St Louis and Chicago with hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep prices and trends, plus New Orleans and New York cotton moves. Wheat and corn futures ease on favorable crop signals as buyers respond to weather and Argentine offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
New York
Agricultural Department
Chicago
Associated Press
Lender and Borrower: A Poem on Debt and Honor
A friend lends money and the borrower delays repayment until the debt harms trust. The overdue note erodes friendship as laughter fades and social ties fray. The speaker notes the lasting loss is the broken promise and the honor of keeping faith.
Butter And Eggs Chicago And New York Stock Letter May 20
Butter prices in Chicago show firmer creamery extras at 33 part to 33 1 2 cents with various firsts and seconds listed. Eggs steady with multiple grades and storage packed options. Poultry markets in Chicago priced fowls, broilers, roosters, turkeys and ducks with range shifts. New York Stock Letter notes a hesitant session with small advances and declines, short covering, and mixed utilities and oil shares amid ample call money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
New York
Allied Chemical
Columbia Carbon
Vanadium
Houston Oil
Coca Cola
American Telephone and
Peoples Gas
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Reno
Nevada
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
East
Gail Taylor
Tack Household
Henry Ansley
el Paso
Henry
el Pasoan
Old Henry
Broad Plains
O. W
Welder Helper
Mexico
J. R. Gardner
Jackson Street
Mr. Gardner
Thompson
Jim Vernon
Lester Stone
WILD JA@KASSES
Wall Street
U.S. Court
Wilson
Cousins
Lamba
Lambs
Down
Owen
Commission House
Liverpool
Edgar A. Guest
Bendix Aviation
Écouas
Sesmevee Bom Hiehem Steel Ween
Kan
Hrseeeee Borden Company
Nash Motors Vraeee
Warner Od
Nat
Bellas Hees Os
Briggs Mfe
Nat'l Biscuit ’ Eee
Brunswick-Balke-Col
Cash Register Py
Bucyrus Brie Co
Nat'l Dairy Prod
Bulova Watch
Nat'l P
Burroughs
N. Ha H
Northern Pacific
Y. Central
Oliver Farm Ory
Cerro
Pasco
Otia Steel
Chesapeake Corporation
Packard Motors
Uba Corporation
Pennsylvania
Chicago & Northwestern
Som
Chic
Mil & St. P
Batya
Pullman
Rock Island
Sens
Aes
Chrysler Coca
Radio-K-Orpheum
Columbia Gas- Baty
Reading Co
Bam
Remington Rand
Columbia Graph Co
Republic Iron Weer Ace
Reynolds Tobacco
Mercial Credit
Congoleum Ween
Shulte
Continental Motors
South
Pac
Whee
Ltd
Immon Arecatte
St. Joseph
Laware Lackawanna
United Aircraft Tenn
Detroit Edison
U. S. Pipe & Fry
U. 8. Steel
United Carbon
Eastman Kodaks
United Corp
United Gas Ae
Autolite Stevens
Utilities
Nee
Electric Power & Light
United Fruit
Vanadium Oe
Frisco Rt Texas
Western Union
White Motors
Gen. Motors
Willys Overland
Woolworth Ates
Amer. Tk. Ca
Gen. Ry. Signal
Yellow Cab
Chicago Grain Table General Mills
Wees
Jno. F. Clark Brokerage Co
Goodrich
Paige
Dela
Houston
Grigsby Grunow
Ind
Ol & Gas
Serceeex
TOM Thy TB Houdaille-Hershey Ary
Louisiana
Hudson Motors
Mexican Seaboard
App Motors
Middle States
Royal Dutch
Dee
Eeee AM
Indian Refining
Sinclair
AL Alt
Inter
Harvester
Simms
BOT
Int. Tel. & Tely
Shell Union Tee
Johns-Mansville
Julius Kayser
N. Y
N. J - Toy
Kennecott Copperolster
Oik Wee
Texan Corp. Se
Metewene
Bert
Tidewater
iMardst
Pan American
Lowe's Inc
Prairie Oil & Gas
Wee
Prairie Pipeline
Miami Copper
Pure Oil
Aenea
Pacific
Pierce
Montgomery Ward
Cococes
Superpower
Arkansas Gas
Assoc. Gas
Gay Amer
Maracaibo
Butler Bros
Cord Corp
Central Pub
Crockett Wheeler
Cana. Marconi
Creole Petroleum
Gen
Gulf Oil
Humble Oil
Midwest Utilities
Nia. & Hudson
Ohio Oil
Pet. Corp
Penn
Stan
Indiana
Salt Creek
Kenoe San
South Penn Oil
Transamerica
Trans
Vasea Bly MY
United Gas Co
Venezuelan Pet
Vacuum Oil
Ceueeee
Jno. F. Clarke & Co
Allis Chalmers
Allied Chemical & Dye Boli
Allegheny Corporation
Amerada Corporation
American Car & Foundry
American Foreign Power
American International
American Locomotive
American
American Republics
American Rolling Mills
American Smelt & Refini
TCA
American Tel & ‘Tele
American Tobacco
A. M. Byers
Anaconda
Associated Dry Good
A. T
American Waterworks
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
BAYER
Po Crimie
Roth
Jackson
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