Rotary Club to honor Amarillo High graduates at luncheon
The Amarillo High School's largest graduating class will be honored tomorrow noon in the Crystal Ballroom of the Herring hotel by the Rotary Club. About 200 guests will attend with opening prayer by Dr. G L Yates and principal speech by Bishop E C Seaman.
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J. M. O’brien
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Harrison W. Wood
James Little
Attacks, War Fears Prompt Call to Action After Cleveland Disaster
The piece warns that future war could use lethal gases and bombs on populous centers, starting with Washington. It criticizes government leaders for inaction, recalls the Cleveland hospital disaster, and urges proactive defense before catastrophe repeats. It laments complacency and stresses urgent thinking and preparation.
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Cleveland
Banjo Star Tris Walker Joins Rafe Emerson Orchestra
Tris Walker a noted banjo artist from KFAB Lincoln joins Rafe Emerson's orchestra now playing at the Nat. Lindsay Smith recovers from tonsil surgery. Phil Kotheder of Gage arts Chicago visited the city on business.
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Neb
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Phil Kotheder
Gage Arts Chiago
Amarillo Jokes and Local Tales Stir Potters County Gales
A lively reminiscence piece recalls a photo session with the Tacks and Edwards, cheeky quips about grand juries and liars, family banter, and small town anecdotes. The column weaves in Amarillo Borger clashes, billboard debates, a Fort Worth smoking ordinance, and a police encounter ending with a comical line about future hearing.
Roses and memories in Amarillo letters and appeals
Amarillo writer Tack recounts roses received from Mrs J F Utter and Miss Azelle Boone and invites aid for Mrs G W Weddington who lost a purse with $30, a wrist watch and receipts. He notes communal pride, tributes at the High School annual, and chases garden notes including Carl Sullivan’s rose front yard and a bug preventing buds from opening.
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North Park Street
Rock Island Station
News-Globe
Carl Sullivan
Amarillo
Reserve Banks May Advance Money Rates
Washington May 22 Advances in rediscount rates by the principal Federal Reserve banks were forecast after the Federal Reserve Board received a recommendation from the advisory council to allow banks to raise their rate to six per cent The move aimed to align rediscount rates with prevailing money rates and hasten improvements in financial conditions benefiting commerce industry and agriculture The council noted the credit policy aided by banks cooperation and urged continued efforts to reduce the credit excess in speculative security loans
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Strike Continues as Workers Rally Behind Union Leaders
In a crowded courtroom, 60 strikers face charges while expressing pride in their cabins and gardens. They complain of low wages and factory conditions at Radio Ann, stating the fight centers on union rights and non discrimination, not higher pay.
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Strawberries and Roses Highlight Amarillo Patch Notes
In Amarillo notes, John M. Allen sends home grown strawberries to the Tack household while L D Heyser delivers unusually large roses. Judge Sam Motlow seeks a ranching chance for a local 12 year old. Missing Persian cat Mary Lou, owned by Colleen Anderson, is sought with a $2 reward.
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Miss Anderson
Speed Limit Debate From City Commission
A local columnist comments on the recently approved speed limit by the city commission. He urges readers to reflect on transportation through history from Caesar to Napoleon, noting horses and early locomotives as the travel norms of past eras. He hints at broader implications for modern driving and urban life.
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Charlemagne
Richard the Lion Hearted
Napoleon I
George Washington
Lincoln
Rayburn denounces Supreme Court O'Fallon ruling
Rep. Sam Rayburn of Texas, ranking Democrat on the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, says the Supreme Court majority erred in the O'Fallon railway valuation decision. He argues the Interstate Commerce Commission did consider all facts including reproduction costs cited in Justice Stone's dissent. He asserts the ICC did not abuse its discretion.
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Sam Rayburn
Texas
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Oil price hike brings optimism to Panhandle region
In Amarillo and Dallas reports, Magnolia Petroleum announced crude oil price increases from 10 to 53 cents a barrel, effective Monday, affecting fields across Texas Panhandle including Carson, Hutchinson, Wheeler, Gray, Crane, Upton, Winkler, Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell, Luling and Mirando.
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Hutchinson
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Gray County
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Upton
Winkler
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Howard
Mitchell
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Luling
Mirando
Graf Zeppelin To Return Home Tomorrow
In Cuers France on May 22 plans called for Graf Zeppelin to depart for Friedrichshaven between 4:00 and 7:00 am. Dr Hugo Eckener arrived at Marseilles for a final dirigible inspection as French forces moved 500 soldiers and 200 marines to the air field in preparation for takeoff.
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France
Friedrichshaven
Germany
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Marseilles
J W McGuire of Borger Dies Here Today
Jean Vernon McGuire 29, bookkeeper for Baker Oil Company stationed at Borger, died at a local hospital this morning. Survived by widow and mother. Body forwarded to Watts Oklahoma by Boxwell Brothers Funeral home for burial.
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Borger
Watts
Oklahoma
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Amarillo High presents Merchant of Venice stage at auditorium
Twenty Amarillo High students staged Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice under Miss Christine Stuckey in the high school auditorium. Highlights included Bill McMillen as the Jew and Por tia actor Cynthia Lumpkin. Notable portrayals by J. J. Deiss Antonio Lawrence Ellzey Bassanio Jane Harty Jessica and Anna Ruth Denton Nerissa Sherwood Blasdel Launcelot provided comedy. The school orchestra performed between acts. Costumes valued at $2,000 were used.
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Jew
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Bill McMillen
Cynthia Lumpkin
J. J. Deiss
Antonio
Lawrence Ellzey
Bassanio
Jane Harty
Jessica
Anna Ruth Denton
Nerissa
Sherwood Blasdel
Launcelot
Dynamite Truck Struck by Street Car in Indianapolis
A truck carrying 1800 pounds of dynamite and 200 percussion caps was hit by a street car at a downtown Indianapolis intersection. Two boxes toppled into the street but did not explode. The shipment was bound for Terre Haute and driver H A Snider of Delphi, with cargo, was escorted out by police.
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Seventeen Negroes Injured In Truck Wreck Near Canadian
A truck carrying seventeen black men overturned 15 miles northwest of Canadian Texas. Six injuries were serious while the driver, a white man, had only minor injuries. The group was traveling from Gruver to Shamrock and all were treated at a local hospital.
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Leahy seeks lawyers to avoid electric chair in June
Huntsville May 22 Harry J Leahy of Mathis who swapped a fifty year prison term for a death sentence after a murder trial has ordered lawyers to try to avert execution scheduled for June 12 He killed Dr J A Ramsey a Mathis physician who owned the old Leahy homestead and motive centered on losing the property He represented himself in the second trial and the jury imposed death He reportedly offered a Fort Worth criminal lawyer Jenee to save him from the chair.
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Mathis
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J. A. Ramsey
Fort Worth
Jenee
Heavy stock losses after rate rise shock markets
A selling wave hit the New York stock exchanges as the Federal Reserve council raised rediscount rates from 5 to 6 percent. Losses in many industrial and rail stocks followed, with General Motors, Chrysler, Nash, United Fruit, and Cere De Pasco Copper among those hitting new yearly lows as shares dropped $3 to $15.
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Criminal Appeals Court Proceedings In Austin May 22
The Texas Criminal Appeals Court met in Austin on May 22 and issued rulings. Affirmed: Hilda Watson Milam Pancho Martinez Bee J A Watson Lubbock E Hopson Angelina Need ham Austin Hill David Robinson Rusk W A Knox Dallas Lee Ware Walker Rumaldo Benavides El Paso J W Adamson Haskell W B Scroggins Childress Leedy McLe more Rusk. Reversed and remanded: Oscar Leming Bee Gus Martin Taylor Pablo Cruz Burleson Fred Grille Bee Judge Jurnigan Angelina William Noble Stephens W C Brigham Motley C C Barnett Mitchell J T Wilson Knox W M Johnson Eastland. Appellant's motion for rehearing overruled: John McGee Callahan Judge Hawkins dissents Si Lind ley Grayson Ed McCall Orange Oscar Pretre Red River W N Poteet Sutton. Appeal reinstated reversed and remanded: Roy Weaver Delta. Judgment reversed and prosecution ordered dismissed: K E Hallman Cameron. Appeal reinstated and judgment affirmed: Bob McNeal Donley John Noble Hall. Appeal dismissed: Curtis Weaver Wichita T H Armstrong Ector J F Mathis Ector Elsie Baker Mitchell.
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Donley
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Wichita
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Ector
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Elsie Baker
Baby Boy Dies In Hospital Here
Evan Earle Monroe age 21 months, son of Mr and Mrs D D Monroe of Clayton New Mexico, died at a local hospital this morning. Boxwell Brothers Funeral home sent the body to Clayton this afternoon. Mr Clayton is a prominent abstract man of Clayton.
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Clayton
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Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Infant Son of J. A. Watts Dies in Fort Worth
The infant son of Mr and Mrs J A Watts of Fort Worth died at a local hospital last night Burial was in Llano cemetery this morning with Boxwell Brothers in charge Mr Watts is with a car nival company playing here this week.
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J. A. Watts
Fort Worth
Llano Cemetery
Boxwell Brothers
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Life of service and mercy over fame and power
Poem excerpt argues that life’s value lies in service to others and mercy, not greed or bare strength. It emphasizes compassion, humility, truth, and honor as guiding traits for mankind and for those who lead or succeed.
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Edgar A. Guest
Market Roundup From Across the Midwest and Abroad
Hogs firm at Kansas City and Chicago with top values around 10.65 and 11.10 per hundredweight. Cattle and calves show mixed gains, milk-fed veal prices quoted, while sheep and lambs face slight declines. Cotton futures in New York and New Orleans slide after bearish weather expectations. Liverpool quotes steady to soft with multiple futures near their lows. Chicago grain reports begin with new season low records amid foreign market activity.
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Mock Air Attack Shocks New York in Training Drill
United Press reports a lone U S Army bomber from Dayton staged a mock assault on New York Harbor defenses. Lieutenant Odas Moon and four crew struck Governors Island with three flare hits, destroying Fort Jay and racing up Broadway, then escaping due to fog and weather.
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Dumas Woman Fannie Fox Dies in Local Hospital
Mrs. Fannie Ruth Fox 20 of Dumas died at a local hospital at 11:35 last night. She is survived by husband Ezelle and two daughters, parents Mr. and Mrs. L. C. McFarland, three brothers Lawrence L C Je and Ike, two sisters Ona Mae and Mona Joplin. Body sent to Dumas by N S Griggs & Sons. Services at 3:30 this afternoon at the Methodist church. Burial in Dumas. Fox family pioneer in Moore County.
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Iola
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Kennel Club Plans Show Date Tonight in Amarillo
Amarillo Kennel Club meets at Lanham Veterinary Hospital on Third Avenue to set a date for an American Kennel Club event and discuss Beach show circuit during the Tri State fair. All interested parties are invited to attend.
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