Woman candidate eyed as first female moderator of church group
United Press reports Mara, Nebraska May 25 that Marie E. Wooley president of Mount Holyoke College may become moderator of the National Council of Congregational Churches of the United States. Balloting will occur this afternoon as the council meets. The conference weighs inter church relations and possible ties with Presbyterians and other denominations.
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United Press
Mara
Nebr
National Council of Congregational Churches of the
United States
Mies Marie “E. Wooley
Mount Holyoke College
Holyoke
Masé
Counci
Commission On Inter-Church Relations
Presbyterians
Christian Church
Universalists
Divorces Policy Prompted by Minister Suit Debates
Letters argue whether Judge Gee can bar reporters from court rooms over divorce petitions for a minister and his wife. The Globe notes its policy against publishing private allegations, citing rising sensationalism concerns and potential laws restricting publication of divorce testimony.
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Gee
Globe
Aosaville
England
United States
Ten Little Boys and Toys Verse by Emily Keith Feirlegh
A short poem from Emily Keith Feirlegh urging calm and inclusion among boys. A linelike rhyme warns against quarrel over invitations and toys while expressing a wish for work and unity. The piece frames a social message through simple imagery of boys, kites, and dessert.
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Howe
Emily Keith Feirlegh
An Old Bachelor Advises Tack on Women
A letter from a self described old bachelor in Amarillo offers humorous musings on heaven, hell, and women. The writer mocks bachelor life and urges Tack to improve his appearance and treat women better, ending with a playful caution about bachelorhood.
Terse Tales and City Notes From Amarillo Columns
A garbled column mix reports on a money thrower and arrests with an insane verdict, hotel plans adjusted for seven stories, a job applicant boasting machine gun experience, a scout’s weather quip, and local poetry plans. It cites Edger Guest and police ammo debates, Canadian Mounties pride, a sheriff’s tale of barter, and a playful acrostic riddle by the local policeman poet.
Amarillo Note Describes Local Police Observations
The writer, new to Amarillo, criticizes local police behavior after observing a motorcycle officer speeding through Main Street. The letter highlights differences in law enforcement norms between Canada and the United States.
Ambulance driver praised for quick action in city call
A letter to the editor defends an ambulance driver who dodged a collision near Tenth and Polk and urges respect for emergency crews. The writer criticizes local complainers, praises the police and ambulance teams, and calls for civic cooperation and patience at crossings and red lights.
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E. Rasmus Tack
Santa Fe
Tenth
Polk Streets
Ledbetter Drug Stores Sold to Amarillo Group
The Ledbetter drug store interests in Amarillo and Pampa were purchased by Bart and Rendle, owners of City Drug stores. Three Amarillo stores and one in Pampa join City Drug, with managers named for multiple locations. Changes include renaming Ledbetter No.1 and No.2 stores to City Drug locations and plans for asset management.
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Ledbetter Drug Stores
Amarillo Group
Ledbetter
Amarito
Pampa
Bart and
Rendle
Amarillo
Mr. Barnt
Rawlins
Wyoming
Polk and
Fifth Streets
City Drug Store
Oliver-Eakle
City Drug
Ben T. Ledbetter
Harold A. Close
San Jacinto
A. J. Castleberry
City. Drug Store
Earl Barnt and Associates
Mr. Ledbetter
Dallas
Old Rock's Amarillo program for a bigger better town
A candidate list outlines goals for Amarillo including lower water gas and electric rates, cleaner city, more parks, viaducts, Bivins lake access, municipal golf, fewer railroad crossings, North Amarillo viaducts, bus route extensions, regulated police and fire chauffeurs, attract new industry, and a focus on livability despite dirt streets.
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Bivins Lake
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Business Women Discuss Health At Regular Meet
The Business and Professional Women held a regular session at the Amarillo hotel with president Mrs T L Gordon presiding. Dr Jason Robberson spoke on health and disease prevention while Mrs McEwen discussed appearance and its impact on success. Guests included Mrs Lerton V Dawson and Miss Frankie Gober as about thirty members attended.
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Amarillo Hotel
T. L. Gordon
Jason Robberson
Busines
McEwen
Dana Harmon-Trent
Amarillo Little Theater
Bree Blakely
Lerton V. Dawson
Frankie Gober
Young
American Central Life Insurance Company
Booth
Amarillo Paper Company
Revised plans on rail merger in ten days
L. F. Loree head of the railroad group says revised merger plans for the Kansas City Southern Missouri Kansas Texas and Cotton Belt railroads will be submitted to the Interstate Commerce Commission within ten days. The updated plan adds a financial setup but remains largely the same as the original. Loree met with President Coolidge at the White House before conference with the commission.
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Snes
Washington
Southwestern
Interstate Commerce Commission
L. F. Loree
Kansas City Southern
Missouri-Kansas- Texas
Cotton Belt
Loree
White House
President Coolidge
Prohibition Debate Deepens Across Regions
The column riffs on Lindbergh and prohibition politics. It notes France plans reindeer experiments in the Alps, a forged bootlegging check case, and argues liquor purchase should be a felony to curb bootlegging. It laments Congress would resist such a change and critiques regional motives behind prohibition.
Aged Woman Dies at Home of Son in City
Maria Weber 66 died at 2 30 yesterday afternoon at her son E B Weber 921 West Thirteenth street The body will lie in state at the home until relatives can accompany it to Chico California her former home Blackburn Funeral home in charge Survived by three sons J B Weber Greenville New Mexico Karl Weber Danstail Texas E B Weber Amarillo Mrs Mary Baker Keen and Mrs Thresin Shaw Croom
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Maria Weber
E. B. Weber
West Thirteenth Street
Chico
California
Blackburn Funeral Home
J. B. Weber
Greenville
New Mexico
Karl Weber
Danstail
Texas
Amar
Negro Baptists Meet to Call New Pastor
Mt. Zion Negro Baptist church will meet at 8 30 tonight to call a pastor, per church clerk A J Williams. A Daily News ad mislisted the North Side Methodist church as the meeting venue.
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Mt. Zion
Llano County Man Dies in Santa Monica Air Crash
Lieutenant Walter J. Ligon of Llano County was killed when an army airplane crashed in Santa Monica California on Tuesday, according to relatives in Llano and friends in Austin.
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Associated Press
Austin
Leutenant Walter J. Ligon
Llano County
Santa Monica
California
Presbyterians shelve divorce rule questions at assembly
Delegates of the 189th Presbyterian general assembly in San Francisco shelved debate on stricter divorce laws and remarriage by ministers. Dr. Robert E. Speer of New York remained a favorite for moderator, but his candidacy was uncertain.Philadelphia banker J Wilison Smith and others were named potential contenders if Speer does not run.
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United Press
San Francisco
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church In
United States
Mark A. Matthews
Seattle
Speer
Robert E. Speer
New York
Philadelphia
J. Wilison Smith
Alvin E. Magary
Detroit
Hugh K. Walker
Los Angeles
George L. Robinson
Chicago
Frank Chalmers McKean
Spokane
Will H. Hays
Hays
Indiana Synod
Matthews
Ittee
Lindbergh Crowd Cheers as He Leaves Palais Bourbon
A large crowd gathered outside the Palais Bourbon as dignitaries pressed forward to shake Lindbergh's hand and express admiration, then cheered him from Ambassador Herrick's automobile en route to the American Embassy.
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Palais Bourbon
Ambassador Herrick
Secretary Davis Pledges Lindbergh Honor Aid
Secretary of War Dwight Davis said he would use all power to secure the congressional medal of honor or distinguished flying cross for Charles Lindbergh. He offered help for a fitting reception in Washington on Lindbergh’s return from Europe after conferring with Harry F. Knight and wiring invitations to Knight’s son Harry H. Knight and Harold K. Bixby in St. Louis.
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United Press
Washington
Dwight Davis
Charles Lindbergh
New York-Paris
Europe
Davis
Harry F. Knight
St. Louis
Lindbergh
Knight
Harry H. Knight
Harold K. Bixby
Lynch Tells Realtors Of San Jacinto Growth
W. W. Lynch of Amarillo Improvement Company spoke to the Amarillo Real Estate board at the Amarillo Hotel about San Jacinto Heights expanding from a cane perch in 1908 to a community of more than 1,400 residents and 5,000 people in the addition. He noted lot prices rising from 150 to 230 dollars and recent single lots selling for up to 10,600 dollars, praising local citizenship and cooperative effort. FE. C. Nelson urged the Citizens' Military Training Camp to be held this summer.
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San Jacinto Heights
W. W. Lynch
Lynch
FE. C. Nelson
Citizens
Search For Black Demon Continues In Park Hill Subdivision
Little Rock Arkansas May 25 police and a volunteer posse of 100 men continued the search for a negro who attacked a white woman in the fashionable Park Hill subdivision. One man was taken into custody but released after the woman could not identify him.
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Little Rock
Ark
Park Hill
Tailor Shop Entered And Four Suits Taken
Four suits of men's clothing were stolen last night from J. D. Harrisons Tailor at 109 East Fourth Street. No other merchandise was touched. Several city tailor shops have been entered recently, including one that was robbed of clothing suites twice.
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J. D. Harrison
East Fourth Street
Markets Mixed in Livestock and Grain Reports
Kansas City cattle and hog markets show open steady to firm moves with calves and yearlings stable and hogs slow, while grain and butter markets fluctuate. Chicago and St Louis reports reveal lower hog prices, steady cattle figures, and mixed grain futures amid broader market shifts.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Arizona
ST. Louis
East ST. Louis
Chicago
Alifornia
Potatoes and Commodities Report From Chicago and New York
Potatoes mixed with old stock steady and new stock strong across regions including Wisconsin Canada Alabama Texas and South Carolina. Foreign exchange rates steady with Great Britain around 4.66% and other currencies listed. New York produce notes flour pork lard sugar coffee and dairy markets cited with varied firming and dulling prices. Stock market opened higher with notable gains in Houston Oil Liggett and Myers and Pittburgh Coal while several issues faced selling resistance and sugar shares reacted to Louisiana perishes flood.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mary
Wisconsin
Canada
Alabama
Bliss
Texas
South Carolina
Barre
Rich Cobblers
New York
United Press
Rio
Santos
Ducks Long Island
Maine
Houston Oil
Liggett and Myers
Pittchurch Coal
Baldwin
American Sugar Refining
Erie First
Great Western Sugar
Otis Elevator
Louisiana
Davison Chemical
Maryland
Sate Knockers Fail To Open Vega Store
A Vega general merchandise store was robbed last night as amateur thieves knocked in a door but failed to open the premises. Amarillo police including fingerprint expert Ed C. Hollaway investigated to obtain full particulars.
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Vega
Amarillo
Ed C. Hollaway
Ceremonial Preparations for Khoy Temple Shrine Parade
Decorators began this morning to hang banners and streamers for Khoy Temple's spring ceremonial set for Friday. About 9,500 Shriners from four parts of North America will attend with dignitaries from Paso, Wichita Falls, Dallas and El Paso among honored guests. The procession starts at 1 o'clock as attendees gather for the pageant and colorful display expected to draw thousands.
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Khoy Temple
North America
Paso
Wichita Falls
Dallas
el Maids
el Paso
Maskat
Hella
Jimmie Gulekie
Khiva Temple
Khiva
President Coolidge to Visit Black Hills for 1928 Nomination Talks
The planned Black Hills trip to select delegates for the 1928 Republican convention astonishes South Dakota politicians. The visit signals potential influence on farm belt leaders and the Lowden opposition, with state precincts to choose delegates and a possible shift in renomination momentum.
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South Dakota
Dakotas
Towa
Nary-Haugen
Coolidge
Black Hill
Lowden
Illinois
Commencement Speaker Dr Albert Barnett Named
Dr Albert Barnett, newly appointed to Amarillo High School commencement, will address the graduating class. He serves in the West Texas State Teachers College education department and is dean of men. Barnett, PhD 1926 from Peabody, previously worked as a rural school expert in Arizona.
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Albert Barnett
Amarillo High Schoo
Department of Education of
West Ttas State Teachers College
Barnett
West Texas
Texas
State Department of Education
Arizona
O Education Department
West Texas State Teachers College
Bennett
Peabody
Ramming Sees Bright Business Outlook in Panhandle
R W Ramming of the Rammink Lampe Motor Co. says the business outlook is very bright. He spoke in Amarillo while en route to his ranch near Hereford and cited strong Panhandle activity and planned development spending as evidence of upcoming growth. He praised the new La Salle as proving its class and noted widespread belief in continued economic expansion.
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R. W. Ramming
Rammink Lampe Motor Company
Ramming
Amarillo
Hereford
Panhandle
New
la Salle
Old Landmark Here To Be Moved Soon
The former Fourth Street livery stable at 406-408, a landmark for over twenty years, will be moved. Ed R. Mayer, head of a Capitol firm, purchased the building and lease and plans to vacate in about fifteen days. Hughes Auction furniture store will conduct a drastic price reduction sale as the building is vacated.
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Fourth Street
Ed R. Mayer
Capitol
Thich the Olding
4 House
Tel Company
Hughes
Hughes Auction Furniture
L, Transfer
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