State School Board Answers Critics in Texas Austin
Seven board members and two ex members push back at a House committee report criticizing the state board of education. The response argues the permanent school fund losses were overstated and defends refunding bonds as federal purchases, market stability, and tax savings. The board also notes no duty over land management rests with it, citing the land commissioner and attorney general.
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Austin
U.P
State Board of Education
House of Representatives
Education Board
Permanent School Fund
Wheat Office Set to Stay Open Thursday
John R. Edmonds state wheat agent announced the office in Potter County Courthouse will remain open tomorrow to tabulate Saturday’s statewide wheat referendum returns and handle heavy office business.
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John R. Edmonds
Potter County
Edmonds
Tack Letters and Miscolineous Classified Requests
A collage of short notices and ads from a 1935 issue includes a 5 reward offer for a missing dog marked AP, a swap offer for a furnished apartment in exchange for housework, a suit donation for a boy, a lost money claim, a farming deal proposal, a helper seeking housekeeping work, a painter offering services, and a county road equipment bid notice from Potter County Texas.
Mrs Avery's Services Set This Afternoon
Tribute to Mrs Virginia W Avery 88 who died yesterday will be paid in funeral services at 4 pm from the family home 2607 Hayden Street The rites will be conducted by Dr C C Grimes pastor of Polk Street Methodist Church with grandsons Buford Vincent Willis and Tol Avery D W Owens and Ray C Johnson as pallbearers Burial will be in Llano Cemetery N B Griges and Sons in charge She was widow of W R C Avery and mother of J Harve Avery Miss Cora Avery a longtime Amarillo teacher and Mrs Lelia Foster Another son R C Avery of Fort Worth survives
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Virginia W. Avery
Hayden Street
C. C. Grimes
Polk Street Methodist Church
Avery
Buford
Vincent
Willis
Tol Avery
D. W
R. C. Avery
Fort Worth
Black Fury shines at the Fair with strong Muni turn
Floyd Snyder leads a coal mine drama lineup with Paul Muni in Black Fury at the Fair starting Thursday. Radio Amateur Night airs 8 to 8:30 WDAG with Jimmie Allard as MC. Three Sisters continues at Liberty with Kathleen Barrington and no minors admitted. We’re Rich Again shines at Texas headlining Edna May Oliver amid humor. George venues Rialto Rialto features College Rhythm, and Three Sisters is also shown at Liberty.
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Paramount
Ann Harding
Herbert Marshall
FAIR
Marlene Dietrich
Grace R Bradley
Bruce Abot
Texas
Edna May Oliver
Marian Nixon
Rialto
Joe Penner
Rex
Lew Ayres
Liberty
Kathleen Barrington
NAT
Floyd Snyder
Hie
Ramon Saltonstall
Jean Anerson
Roseland
Johnny Floyd
Hire
Paul Muni
Muni
WDAG
Jimmie Allard
The
Three Sisters
Fannie Hurst
Liberty Theater
Reginald Denny
Billie Burke
Del Rio Rancher Killed in Del Sonora Highway Crash
G. W. Miers 25, son of Mrs. Lou Willis and a leading Southwest Texas ranchman, died after a collision on the Del Sonora Highway twenty miles north of Del Rio. Five Mexican ranch workers were seriously injured. the doctor cited a broken neck as the cause of death. The Miers family has long been active in Valverde County affairs. Snails are being used to replace men in cleaning moss on citrus trees in Jamaica.
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Tex
U.P
G. W. Miers
Lou Willis
Texas
del Sonora
R. N. Graham
Miers
Valverde
Jamaica
Vacation Joys Arrive as School Ends for Jimmie and Johnnie
The article notes eight thousand five hundred children finish the school year with over 300 teachers in relief, as youngsters prepare for summer. authorities urge wholesome play and warn against mischief whileAlgernon and the boys look to summer reading and outdoor fun.
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Jimmie
Johnnie
Sallie
Sue
Billie
Buddie
Mamie
Minnie
Dickie
Ann
Minstrels 10 Give 2 Shows at Amarillo Benefit
Parker's Minstrels headline two benefit performances in Amarillo for Odd Fellows and Rebekahs lodges and a June 19 test well at the Thornton Oxnard site southeast of the city. Interlocutor Jack Ames leads, with end men McKinney and Allbright. cast includes Cox Norwood Wilson Mutter Grantham and Parker. Tickets 20c adults 10c children tonight, 25c and 50c later.
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Odd Fellows
Rebekahs Iodges
Parker
Minstrels
Amarillo
Thornton-Oxnard
Jack Ames
G. A. McKinney
Gus Allbright
Milton Cox
Harry Norwood
Lee Wilson
Bud Mutter
Buttercup Grantham
Mark Parker
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Tri-State Fair Association
23 152 Lunches Served for Potter County Relief Children
Relief administrator A. A. Meredith reports April saw 23 152 lunches served at no cost to children in 820 Potter County Relief families. Cafeterias were paid 2 778 24 for the month, with about 3 000 allocated for May. A weekly average of 1 385 children received meals.
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Potter County
A. A. Meredith
Meredith
Relief Gardens To Be Harvested Soon
The first harvest from relief gardens operated by Potter County Relief Administration will occur next week. Gardens exist at the McDonald section water wells west of the city and at Cliffside. Amarillo provides irrigation water and Troy Eubanks manages the garden projects.
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Potter County Relief Administration
A. A. Meredith
McDonald
City
Cliffside
Amarillo
Troy Eubanks
Children of Negro Schools Plan Play
Primary grade students from the Fred Douglas and Patton negro schools present A Midsummer Night's Dream tonight at the Colored Methodist Church. The show starts at 8:30 PM with 10 and 15 cent admission.
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Fred Douglas and
Patton Negro
Second Avenue
Jackson Street
Passenger and Pilot Die In Midwest Plane Crash
A tri motor Chicago and Southern lines plane crashed on a farm nine miles north of Carlinville Illinois killing pilot John Red Lynn and his brother in law passenger Paul Gardner. The crash occurred about 10 30 P M after the craft failed in rain and low clouds the plane burned following several flares dropped by witnesses.
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Carlinville
U.P
Social Workers Convene in Canada for National Conference
The National Conference of Social Work meets in Montreal from June 9 to 18, first in Canada in 11 years. Speakers include U S Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins and Sir Francis Freud, UK High Commissioner in Canada, discussing economic and social security from American and British perspectives.
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National Conference of Social Work
Canada
Fred de Coster
Amarillo
Montreal
Frances Perkins
America
Sir Francis Freud
United Kingdom
England
Great Britain
Hearing Rendered Futile at Austin
A permanent injunction issued by Judge Charles Wheeler ends a scheduled hearing on William McCrawe's injunction against Tilinoia Nationwide News Service Inc. The decree orders a $500 penalty to the state for operation without a permit and centers on a foreign corporation operating without authorization. The claim that race information reached bookies via a Houston office was not upheld.
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Austin
Charles Wheeler
William McCrawe
Tilinoia Nationwide News Service Inc
Wheeler
Houston
Three Amarilloans Attend Legion Rehabilitation Session
Three Amarilloans will attend a rehabilitation conference for American Legion Post officials in Waco on Friday and Saturday. George F. E. Broome national executive committeeman Floyd L. Sloan adjutant Hanson Post and Mrs Will M. Benton chairman of the state rehabilitation committee for the Legion auxiliary represent the South social workers from Legion posts. The article notes the conference marks a rare gathering in years for the group.
White Collar Jobs Offered Under Work Relief Plan
Washington May 29 Un employed professionals and clerical workers would inspect tax returns while idle building tradesmen would gain construction jobs at army posts in 23 states under new work relief proposals. Funds totaling 65 956 818 in relief applications were announced as the emergency council seeks to start substituting jobs for dole. President Roosevelt signed an executive order to begin 528 093 600 of approved projects including 400 000 000 for highway construction and grade crossing elimination.
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Washington
Emergency Council
Roosevelt
O. K
Supreme Court strikes down NRA provisions and farm foreclosure ban
The court invalidates the National Industrial Recovery Act code making provisions and also rules the farm mortgage foreclosure ban unconstitutional. Wall Street reaction remains mixed as business leaders await the implications. In a separate note, kidnapper instructions to the Weyerhaeuser family warn against marking bills, claiming the police cannot catch them.
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Supreme Court
Wall Street
NRA
Positive Relief For itchy Skin Ointment Claim
Cooling and soothing Blue Star Ointment melts on the skin and quickly kills itch and eczema by delivering medicines into pores. Money back if the first jar fails.
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A reflective piece contrasts planned actions by kidnappers with U S government response and warns against lottery scams in Havana. It highlights Arthur Brisbane's warnings about foreign lotteries and praises Jesse Owens for athletic prowess while presenting a moral on intelligence versus inherited power. It ends with a parable about a stubborn cousin preferring humble living.
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Jesse Owens
Ohio
Atlantic Ocean
Eruptions and fire fights in distant places spark big questions
The piece muses on ignorance and progress comparing ancient Athens to modern times. It mentions a volcanic eruption in Iceland, New York forest fires, Taft using the army against fires, and suggests Roosevelt and airplanes plus standardization as possible solutions.
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New York
Mr. Taft
Army
Roosevelt
Bureau of Standards
Firefighting Tactics and Aerial Bombardment Concept
The text discusses using aerial bombing to suppress forest fires by burning out the interior and leaving a safe perimeter. It argues that humans can rise above the fire and attack from above, implying victory through strategic altitude and containment.
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