Texas Retail Merchants Do Well in April
Texas merchants posted a 3.4 percent revenue rise in April from March and a 13.6 percent jump versus April 1934, aided by Easter shifting into April. Prices were 3.5 percent lower year over year, with men’s, dry goods, and apparel stores leading gains and credit tightening improving collections, notably in Port Arthur with a 41.5 percent rise from March.
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Aubtin
U.P
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Port Arthur
Life in an Ice House Tour by Antarctic Vet Joe Hill
Joe Boy Hill son of Dr J A Hill president of West Texas State Teachers College returns from the Byrd Antarctic expedition after 20 months aboard ship and at the South Pole He describes a house carved from ice with a 72 below zero feel and recalls coal deposits fossil plants and a crevasse fish He will lecture tonight at Canyon college auditorium at 8 15 and plans more talks in the Panhandle and at Texas college later with a note on local weather and regional gains in 1934 annual comparisons
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Joe Boy” Hill
Antarctic
Richard E Byrd
Joe
J. A. Hill
West Texas’ State
South Pole
Antarctica
Young Hill
Panhandle
Texas College
Ten Day All-Expense Globe-News Rotary Tour to Mexico City
Amarillo offers a June 14 1935 rail tour to Mexico City aboard a luxuriously equipped all-expense trip. The itinerary includes Pullman sleepers parlor dining cars and attentive staff plus a full route and rate quote from Mason King at the Globe News office. Also noted are rail repairs after recent floods and related travel updates for Santa Fe Rock Island and D the Texas Centennial Special Train.
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Mexico
Nature
Lfe
Amarillo
Globe-News Rotary Club
Mexico City
Southwest
Fred Harvey
Tom Gallaher
General Santa Fe
Los Sistados Unidos Mexicanos
United Mexican States
United States
Globe News
Mason King
Denver
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Asston
Oklahoma
Borger
Etter
Boise City
Dodge City
Clinton District
Alston
J. B. Briscoe
F. A. Donnell
H. O. Wagner
E. R. Conner
Jake Haas
R. W. Prentice
Clinton
Train kills man in Denton
On May 23 O C Horton an 80 year old mail messenger from Argyle near Denton was instantly killed by a train. The accident occurred today and Horton was the sole victim.
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Man Denton
O. C. Horton
Argyle
Here
Feen a Mint Gentle Laxative Ad for Elderly
An old age laxative ad touts Feen a mint chewing gum laxative as gentle and balanced by saliva. It warns against harsh dosing and emphasizes gentle action for elderly users to avoid upsetting the system. Delays are cautioned and the product is sold at druggists for 15¢.
Quarry Turns Upon Officers in Hillsboro
Sheriff R F Wilkinson and Deputy Smith Wallace were relieved of their automobile at gunpoint by a man they pursued. Stranded 22 miles from town, they rode with a deputy to another car, captured the suspect's companion, and learned of possible ex convicts near Covington 22 miles away as the chase continued.
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Hillsboro
R. F. Wilkinson
Smith Wallace
Wilkinson
Covington
Here
T. R. Pierce
Outlaw Captured After Car Chase and Gun Cache Found
Deputies pursued a man who held them at gunpoint with a shotgun. The assailant fled in a car, abandoning a wreck in a field after a brief chase. In the wrecked vehicle were a machine gun, a shotgun, and several pistols. He was jailed as officers sought identification.
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Panama Canal
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Ray Work
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Santa Fe Division
Brame
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The
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J. E. Lester
George FE. Lott
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Santa Fe Track
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William E
Bill) Goodloe
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Birmingham
Jacksonville
Savannah
Richmond
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Chattanooga
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Darhart
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Mama
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