Amarillo Tax Woes Spark Bond Vote Debate In 1980
A Amarillo columnist urges city readers to question mayor Ernest Thompson as residents push to defeat a bond issue. Internal figures on debts show $530,027 annual interest and sinking payments against a $610,000 tax levy, with $80,000 needed for six months of city operations. Critics call for explanations amid warnings of a looming financial crisis and warrants as high as six percent.
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Ernest Thompson
Amarillo
Amarillo National Bank
Thompson
Water Department
C. H. Winterhaler
Plainview
Amarillo readers urged on city underpass project and tax clarity
A columnist voices concern over public information access in Amarillo, urging clear accounting for the Fillmore underpass and Third Street subways. He proposes taxpayers fund the Third Street work via a bond and invites officials to compare figures, while sharing local notices about events and personal ads.
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Amarillo
General Fund
Third Street
Fillmore Street
Free Kodaks Offered to Boost Kodak Sales
A newspaper note explains a limited free Kodak giveaway tied to Eastman’s May 1 offer in the United States. It notes the challenge of distributing free items without limits and mentions prorated allocations to local Eastman agencies based on their kodak sales to encourage future purchases.
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Eastman Kodak
United States
Eastman
Couple Sought to Work on Farm Near White Deer
A reader asks for a childless couple to live and work on a farm near White Deer. He wants the woman to handle housework and infant care while the man aids with farm labor. Contact H. T. Dickens at phone number 20686.
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Tack
White Deer
H. T. Dickens
A Black Spot on Someone's Soul
In the 20th block Ong Street children face heartbreak as three pet dogs die a painful lingering death from poisoning. The cruel act inspires questions about the perpetrator's humanity and the community's sorrow.
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Ong Street
Peta
Bell Company values home living hires and two-nosed calf tale
George Haley of Southwestern Bell in Amarillo discusses hiring preferences favoring girls who live at home to reduce turnover costs. Wages start at 12 a week for seven and a half hours daily, rising to 18 for longer service. The piece also recounts a two-nosed calf found near Amarillo and notes the local blue weed issue, a drop in drinking, and the city yard and garden contest with broad civic sponsorship and a 70-year-old entrant.
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George Haley
Amarillo
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Mr. Haley
Haley
Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company
Bell Company
United States
A. H. Hare
Hare Bros
Mr. Hare
Mr. Hmre
John Rowland
City Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Potter County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Tri-State Fair
Globe News
News- Globe
Cross-country hops promise revival for travelers
A fragmented public notice outlines plans to reopen closed highways and revive crippled rail service, advertising cross-country routes to Shreveport Dallas Little Rock Tulsa Eldorado and other cities for passenger travel.
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Shreveport
Dallas
Little Rock
Tulsa
Eldorado
Amarillo Debt Warrant Woes Prompt Bond Vote Call
City finances show a dwindling balance after transfers to the general fund and a lack of funds for fixed improvements. Officials warn that continuing warrants will widen the deficit, urging voters be asked to approve any big bond issues rather than city commissions unilaterally issuing warrants.
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Fillmore Street Viaduct
Delegates Register for Panhandle Grain Dealers Meet
A list of delegates attending the Panhandle Grain Dealers Association annual convention in Amarillo includes J. C. Charlton of Amarillo and J. Kraettli of Kansas City among many others from Amarillo, Spearman, Amherst, Abernathy, Dimmitt, and surrounding towns. The afternoon program features committee reports, crop data, and officer elections, with a banquet planned at Am arillo Country Club and an evening dance.
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Chicago
Fred G. Smith
Department of Agriculture
C. L. Ludwig
Groom
Herring Hotel
Amarillo Country Club
Panhandle Grain Dealers Association
Amarillo
R. E. Rothgarn
Minneapolis
J. C. Charlton
R. H. Yeager
C. G. Palmer
Kansas City
William Ash
Ambarger
Tex
Dewy Walker
Amherst
George W. James
Washburn
Fred James
Goodnight
W. K. Hollinsfield
Melrose
N. Mex
W. W. Hollensfield
Clyde Sanders
W. W. Hollenfield
N. M
Ernest ©. Thompson
W. H. Fuqua
P. E. Boesan
Sudan
G. O. Byrnes
Dimmitt
C. O. Byrnes
E. Barhett
C. B. Davis
R. R. Bragg
Roy McMillen
Pampa
M. M. Tidwell
Wildorado
J. N. Beasley
R. C. Tidwell
Ft. Worth
E. N. Noble
Plainview
J. T. Smithee
Hale Center
M. C. Giesicke
San Antonio
Walter Giesicke
Sam Strader
Geo. M. Roach
Lubbock
Warren Jeffus
Glen Watkins
Harry Johnson
O. J. May
H. B. Hawkins
Tulsa
D. Dinwiddie
Hart
H. J. Heaton
M. E. Mugg
F. A. Hague
Enid
Okla
J. J. Kraettli
Flood relief and road closures in Texarkana area
Red Cross relief workers avoid wearing uniforms near flood zones in Miller County to prevent misidentification as moonshine raiders. Water covering Highway 71 north of the Index Bridge prompts removal efforts, but officials close the road as levee cuts may be needed to relieve cooped waters. River forecasts suggest a week before drainage improves.
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Red Cross
Miller County
Khaki
Index Bridge
Texarkana
Fulton
Sutung
Farm Board Under Fire Over Wheat Grades
A speaker attacks the Farm Board claiming impracticable grading and scarce eligible wheat. He notes many producers lack grade compliant grain and suffer pay cuts of five to twenty cents, leading to widespread discontent while recounting retreat and backtracking on surplus policies.
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Farm Board
Buck Rogers Returns to Daily News Next Week
Buck Rogers comic strip, popular in the Daily News, has been on hiatus for several days. It will resume at the start of the coming week as Buck Rogers wakes 500 years in the future and journeys to Mars. The artists promise to verify any scientific claims made in the strip.
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Buck Rogers
Daily News
Panhandle
Buck
Mars
Radio Tonight Airing Features Across Major Chains
Radio lineup lists program start times in CST with network ties and chain affiliates. Sunshine Hour with Rudy Vallee on WEAF leads, followed by Manhattan Moods on WABC, Herald Sanford Orchestra on WJZ, Shilkret Orchestra, Radio Forum on WABC, and Amos n' Andy. local segments feature Pampa Booster Entertainers and Thompson's Hawaiians with Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Rudy Vallee
WEAF
Chain
WBAP
WOAI
WKY
KOA
KSL
WOW
KTHS
WDAF
WSM
WSB
National Broadcasting Co
Manhattan Moods
Wabc and Chain
KMOX
KOIL
KMBC
WISN
WOWO
WCCO
KLRA
Columbia
WFAA
K8sl
KFI
WTAM
WHO
WABC
WLAC
Columbia System
Amos *N’ Andy
WJZ
WMAQ
WREN
KGRS
WDAG
Thompson
Unnamed Texan Names List of Regional Figures
A long list of personal names and towns across Texas and neighboring states appears, featuring numerous individuals from Amarillo Lubbock Plainview and adjacent cities. The fragment reads like a roster or directory. The text offers no narrative event or clear action to summarize.
Just Pols What a Golfer Can t Buy
A lighthearted verse by Edgar A Guest from 1930 describes a golfer lamenting that despite owning every possible club gadget, best leather and steel shafts, he still cannot find a perfect swing and longs for a pro to show him the swing he needs.
Market Wrap Fort Worth and Kansas City Livestock Data
Hogs and cattle quotes from Fort Worth and Kansas City show hogs steady to firm with top prices near 9.80 and 9.85 per hundredweight, while cattle and calves held steady to higher values. Chicago reports strong to higher slaughter figures, with feed lot prices and stocker steers advancing. New York cotton opens steady with narrow swings as upper-month futures drift.
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Fort Worth
Associated Press
U. 5
Kansas City
Chicago
California
New York
Phillips' Milk of Magnesia Saints Indigestion Cure
Excess stomach acid causes indigestion with pain and sourness after meals. An alkali neutralizes acid. Phillips' Milk of Magnesia has been a standard remedy for 50 years. One spoonful neutralizes multiple volumes of acid, is harmless and tasteless with quick action.
Milk of Magnesia Trademarked Since 1875
A lasting remedy promoted as fast acting and pleasant to use. The Phil lips Milk of Magnesia is prescribed by physicians for decades to correct excess acids. Available at drug stores for 25 cents and 50 cents a bottle. The U S Registered Trade Mark belongs to The Charles H Phillips Chemical Company and predecessors since 1875.
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SIM
United Aircraft
Chicago
Rock Island
US Pipe & Foundry
Chrysler
Ennee
United Carbon
Columbia Ga
United Corporation
United Gas Equipment
Columbia Graph
Utilities Power & Light
Colorado Fuel & Iron
United Fruit
Delaware Lackawanna
Detroit Edison
Atl Pont
Barnedall
Eastman
Seaves
Dela
Autoli &Licht
Custon
Ind. Oil & Gas
Taevisiana
Endicott Johnson
Erie
Eee
Middle States
Wees
Royal Dutch
Fisk Rubber
Si A Sinclair
Freeport Texas Ae Weebeeeer
Simms
Ware
General Electric
Frisco
Shell Union Seheee Vee
Eeeeveee
Skelly Tae
Eneral Motor General Amerik
N. Y
Goodrich
Tex. Pac. Land Tr
Texas Corp. Sete
Granby
Tidewater
Graham Paige
Seeee Sos
Union Oil of Cal
Great Northern
Phillips
Great West Sugar
Grigsby Grunow
Houdaille Hershey
Hudson Motors
Prairie Oi & Gas
Abby Hupp Motors
Prairie Pipeline
Indian Refining
Seaeneee
International Harvester
Pierce Oil Agia International Tel & Tele
Seren
Onry Johns-Manville
Julius Kayser
Kennecot Copper
Amer
Superpower Aeeeebenes
Kolster Radio
Arkansas Gas
Kreuger Grocery
Assoc
Kreuger & Toll
Amer Maracaibo
Kresge
Cord Cagp
Lambert
Oly Central Ub. Ser
Miami Copper
Darby Petroleum
Missouri Pacific
Durant - Montgomery Ward
Shrhideee
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Bond & Shar
Murray
Nash Motors
Ford
Eng
National Bellas Heasane
France
National Biscuit
Canada
National Cash Register
Fox Theaters
National Dairy Products
Goldman Sachs
National Power & Light
NH Bi
Gulf Oil
Ls Northern Pacific
Humble Oil
Poly Nevada
Ind. Terr
Ind. Terr. Illum
New York Central
Ti Public Service
Pet. Corp
Pullman O
Radio Corporation
Penn Road
Keith Orpheum Veces
Ai Stan
Indiana
Sae - Bil
Reading Company
Ate Thee
Salt Creek
Remington Raad
Canpeee
Ae Stan
Ken
Republic Iron Arate Noes Baty
South Penn
Reyonlds Tobacco
Bas
Transamerica
Sears Roebuck
Shulte
Trans. Air Tran
Southern Pacific ‘Railway
U.N. LA
Simmon
United Gas Co
Studebaker Seeeeer
Jgo
F. Clark Brokerage Co
Wee
New York
Jno
F. Clarke & Air Reduction
Danas
Allis Chalmers
Allied
Allegheny Corporation
Erada Corporation
American
American Car & Foundry
American Foreign Power
American International
American VO Waenene
American Metals
American Power & Leer
American Ublics
American Ing Mills
American Steel Foundry
American Sugar
American T. & Wee
American Tobacco
A. M. Byers
Atchison T. & Santa Fe Iz Aviation Corporation
Auburn Auto
Baldwin Locomot
Baltimore & Ohio
Bendix A
Bethlehem Steel
Borden Company
Ork
Brooklyn
Manhattan Trit
Brunswick Balke Collender
Bucyrus Co
Bulova Watch
Burroughs
California
Calumet & Hilly
U. S
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Company
Charles H Phillips
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River Road
Mr. Givens
Indy
Amarillo News- Globe
J. K. Estes
Northwest Texas Building and Loan
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Commission
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John O'Brien
Oklahoma City
C. H. Heard
Petersburg
Tom Davis
W. H. Hicks
Canyon
H. B. Lindley
W. H. Wright
Joe Morris
A. P. Hughston
J. T. Patton
Higgins
Willis Pereau
Liberal
Kans
J. J. Carhart
F. C. Bender
W. E. Goodloe
Harry Egen
St. Francis
Dan Shrader
Sherman
G. R. Dunning
W. C. Phillips
Spearman
A. C. Matthews
Carl J. Miller
Ben F. Smith
B. L. Kinsey
Adrian
H. E
Hereford
R. R. Stuard
C. R. Slay
J. R. Smith
E. R. Talkington
Walter Barlow
A. C. Husted
T. G. Fields
J. B. Walker
Conway
M. F. Fields
Eugene Blasedel
Jule Smith
Earl Cole
E. W. Davis
de Los Platz
Reg Smith
E. A. Parsons
John J. Goodger
W. M. Miller
Pete Whitlow
J. B. Whitlow
C. W. Franz
Denver
A. A. Nachtrich
Clayton
Edgar A, Guest
Chicago Livestock
Jackson
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