Englishwoman Wins Verdict Against Spur National Bank
Miss Margaret Elliott of Bristol England won a federal court verdict against Spur National Bank of Spur Texas over about 7500 dollars. The bank had applied funds from her brother W J Elliott to his debt despite her instruction to stop property seizure. The jury decision came quickly after a ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Chicago
Great Britain
West Texas
Margaret Elliott
Bristol
England
Spur National Bank
Spur
Texas
Spur Bank
Elliott
Wage hike seeks $1 a day raise for western rail labor
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Order of Railway Conductors filed a joint wage request with railroads west of the Mississippi seeking a $1 daily increase, about 19 percent, as announced by William G. Lee leader of the trainmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cc Level
And
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and
Order of
Mississippi River
William G. Lee
Trainmen’s Brotherhood
Clinic patients face hospital limits in crippled children care
Dr McBride led a pediatric clinic as a special Lions club committee weighs expanding care in Amarillo. Hospitals run by Shriners are full, with long waits, while staff from the Oklahoma Society for Crippled Children and Oklahoma University Hospital assist with exams, social surveys, and non surgical treatment plans for affected children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McBride
Shriners
Amarillo
Lions Club
J. N. Beasley
Bob Ames
Gene Howe
Joe Hamilton
Oklahoma Society For Crippled Children
Rue Witt
Kitty Shanklin
Social Service Department
Oklahoma University Hospital
Old Tack's Amarillo Program for a Bigger, Better City
A historical Fuller list outlines aims for Amarillo including lower rates for newspapers water gas and electric service. It calls for a municipal pool park enhancements safer streets and improved livability with public lake access and a golf course. The text also endorses traffic and police regulation and more industry while opposing restricted news or parking on courthouse lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore Parks
Bivins Lake
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Governor notes end to picketing in Colorado coal fields
Governor William H. Adams said the order halting I. W. W. picketing in the coal fields has been obeyed. He reported improved statewide conditions after talks with Huerfano and Las Animas officials, noting no disturbances and no groups around I. W. W. or strikers' headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ny United
Denver
Colo
William H. Adams
Adams
Huerfano
Las Animas County
Tactless Texan Old Tack Missing From City
The Tactless Texan Old Tack was called out of the city on important business last night and is expected to return late in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Tack
Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Goodland
Weather Bureau
Letter to Tack defends views on religion and Sunday shows
John Breckenridge of Amarillo writes to Tack defending his stance on religious freedom and a proposed community vote on Sunday picture shows. He questions P. G. B. C. identity and urges clear authorship, advocating majority rule and peaceful civic process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood Baptist Church
Baptist
Southern Methodist Church
Texas
Amarillo
John Breckenridge
Fuqua Block
Amarillo, Texas
Prohibition Not Fulfilled Wet Prophecies Says Haggard
George D. Haggard argues that prohibition failed to cause social collapse or economic ruin. He cites census figures showing declines in drunkenness and near elimination of “jag cures,” and claims wage levels wealth production and savings rose, disproving wet prophecies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Haggard
Honor the Telephone Girl
A letter laments the loss of telephone operators and urges city citizens to honor their memory publicly, praising their patient courteous and efficient service in handling countless callers with a simple "number, please."
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Tack
Houston Farmer Killed by Katy Train Collision
Eight miles from Houston, farmer Caril Schultz was instantly killed when his car pulled onto a railroad track from a private driveway and was struck by a Katy passenger train Tuesday. Sheriff and railroad officials investigated the fatal accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frese
Houston
Caril Schultz
Katy
Lockhart Jury Finds Alleged Woman Slayer Sane: To Death Friday
Avery V. Millikin was found sane by a district court jury at Lockhart and faces electrocution next Friday for the murder of Virginia Petty in New Braunfels. His defense plans an appeal to the court of criminal appeals. The Texas Supreme Court refused to intervene in the case.
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Lockhart
Associated Press
Avery
Millikin
W. Fe, Hawkins
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Supreme Court
District Court
Hawkins
A. V. Millikin
Slayer
High Court
Many Amarillo Visitors and Trips Reported Across Texas
Local notes list Mr. and Mrs. Edmondson of Clayton visiting their son H. H. Edmondson of Adams Dry Goods. Pete Ingle of Fort Worth visited friends in Coun try club and planned to see relatives in Happy and El Paso. Miss Myra Lloyd spent Saturday in Lubbock for a football game.
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H. A. Pearson
Lubbock
T. J. Fletcher
Prospect Avenue
J. E. Gordon
Claflin
Kansas
B. G. Tharp
Amarillo Building & Loan Association
Jerry Hastings
East Twentieth Street
Arizona
Amarillo
Nita Culwell
Hedley
Fay Culwell
Virginia Keys
Lucile Brandt
Plainview
Florence Keys
Ione Brandt
Sh. Parcells
el Paso
A. Robinette
Hale Center
Ruby Martin
Carl Guthridge
Henry Propst Motor Company
Herman W. Clutter
Marco Crawford
Mrs. Morgan
Herring Hotel
Las Vegas
Tri- State Shrine
Fl Paso
Floyd Studer
James Bowen
Roland Waltz
Albert S. Brown
Vv. V. Kingsbury
J. A. Stalcup
C. Max Bauer
C. C. Bennett
George G. Ingham
C. V. Vernon
M. H. McKirhan
L. R. Keeth
Pampa
FE. J
Davis
Abilene
Margaret Short
Willie Mae Marshall
Hall of I. C. C. Announces Retirement
Henry C. Hall of Denver and member of the Interstate Commerce Commission has informed President Coolidge of his wish to retire. The White House announced the retirement date was not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Henry C. Hall
Denver
Interstate Commerce Commission
Coolidge
White House
Hall
Insurance Broker Leaps to Death from Fifteenth Floor
William Schon burn, 44, an insurance broker, jumped from a friend’s West End avenue apartment on the fifteenth floor in New York early today. He died at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Schonburn
West End Avenue
Reward Offered for Arrest of Airway Officials Headed to El Paso
Police report a $1,000 reward for the arrest of two airway organization officials said to be en route to El Paso via Amarillo. The telegram was signed by two Denver residents but no peace officer, prompting questions about how authorities will stop the suspected fugitives cruising the country aboard a large ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Amarillo
Denver
Scottish Rite Masons plan El Paso visit and Amarillo events
H W Clutter reports a 123 candidate class from 27 West Texas towns for Scottish Rite degrees in El Paso. The Amarillo group will travel by special pullmans to join Khiva Temple events with a Spanish bull fight and free barbecue planned, leaving El Paso Sunday and arriving Amarillo early Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Clutter
Rock Island
el Paso
West Texas
Amarillo
Panhandle
Khiva Temple
Mort Lambert
Bill Becktold
el Mada
Amarilo
Badger Ice Company Hosts Halloween Dinner At Plant
Badger Ice Company employees and families enjoyed a Halloween chicken dinner at the plant on West Sixth Street. Host T. A. Drake led a black bottom dance demonstration. Decorations matched a witchy theme, with music by the Gloom Chasers orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badger Ice Company
West Sixth Street
T. A. Drake
Gloom Chasers Orchestra
Veteran Fire Fighter Dies in New York
Captain Daniel Lawler aged 74 died from injuries after being struck by an automobile driven by a police sergeant in New York. Lawler, who joined the department in 1875, introduced the sliding pole in city fire houses over fifty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Daniel Lawler
Oil field road crews meet at four corners headline
Potter county and Hutchinson county grading crews reached the four corners of the oil field highway nearly simultaneously yesterday at 3 pm. Potter county work is near completion and Hutchinson county progress extends to the Hansford county line through Fritch Sanford and Stinnett. J. R. Gant and A. S. Stinnett will report progress at the Real Estate Board luncheon tomorrow.
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Potter
Hutchinson County
Potter County
Fritch, Sanford and Stinnett
Hansford
J. R. Gant
A. S. Stinnett
Real Estate Board
Citizens Face Noble Task for Children in Amarillo
Lions Club hears Joe Hamilton of Oklahoma City outline the Oklahoma Crippled Children law. Eighteen of 20 examined children may be cured, many from moneyless homes, with 10 to 1,000 Amarillo inhabitants affected. Dr Bart McBride urges clinic visits. Judge C E Combs notes crippled adults and reckless drivers as broader concerns.
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Amarillo
Lions Club
Joe Hamilton
Oklahoma City
Okhoma Society For
Hamilton
Bart McBride
Oklahoma
McBride
C. KE. Combs
Abilene
Federal Court
Elub
Enid
Chamber of Commerce seeks 400 million tax cut in hearings
United States chamber of commerce representatives urged the house Ways and Means Committee to slash the revenue bill, proposing a 10 percent corporation tax, elimination of excise taxes on cars and admissions, and removal of the estate tax. They argued for broad reductions in federal taxes aligned with Democratic positions against President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
President Coolidge
Treasury Mellon
United States Chamber of Commerce
House
Ways and Means Committee
Chamber
Shrine Host to Masons on Halloween
Shrinedom welcomed more than 1,500 Masons and guests for a Halloween ball and open house. Khiva Temple sponsored the event with Tolzein's orchestra, choir numbers, and a festive program. Dr A J Caldwell, past potentate, welcomed visitors from nearby towns amid refreshments and novelties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Lodge
Jans
Gulekie
Khiva Temple
Tolzein
Khiva Shrine
A. J. Cldwell
Khiva Temye
Jufitan Lease Receivership Row Settled
A dispute over control of a 40 acre Hutchinson county oil lease near Borver was settled in favor of the state receiver at Stinnett. Judge Willis ruled the federal receiver had not taken charge and the state court receiver held authority. L. M. Fischer of Amarillo represented the state receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson County
Stinnett
G. ©. Dunn
Dallas
Tercas
Julian Petroleum Company
Los Angeles
Section 21
Block Y
Borver
Henry Riley
Marine Oil Company
Julian Company
Willis
L. M. Fischer
Amarillo
Lifeboat Craig Avon Reports Wash Ashore in Wales
A lifeboat marked Craig Avon washed ashore at Broadhaven on St Govanheed after a gale. The 682 ton steamer Craig Avon, owned by H Craig and Company Belfast, has a crew of 12 and has not reported since leaving Glasgow October 26 for Briton Ferry, Wales, October 29. Fears rise for the vessel following Friday's gale.
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London
Lloyd'’s
Milord Haven
Broadhaven
St. Govanheed
H. Craig and Company of
Belfast
Ireland
Glasgow
Briton Ferry
Wales
Markets show mixed livestock and cotton bids across major exchanges
Kansas City and Fort Worth cattle hogs and sheep moved within narrow ranges while Chicago and Oklahoma City quotes varied. New York cotton opened steady on cold weather fears with holiday impact noted in New Orleans trading. wheat and produce markets also reported dull.
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Fort Worth
Associated Press
New York
Southwest
Tod
New Orleans
Neer
Commodity Prices and Agricultural Prices Report
Market notes list prices for sacked round whites in Minnesota North Dakota and Idaho with various weights and rates. Butter and eggs in Chicago rise with quoted categories including extras standards and firsts. Poultry in Chicago shows alive birds steady with numbers for fowls springs turkey roosters and ducks.
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Sin
Minneota
North Dakota
Red River
Ohio
Idaho
Rursets
Burbanks
Rurala
Associated Press
Chicago
Creimery
Springs
New York Stock Letter Opens With Uneven Rise
Stock prices began to recover at the market open with gains led by Russia Insurance and American Machine and Foundry. White Motor sank to a 1927 low as rubber shares softened and Cuba Cane Sugar preferred hit a new low amid renewed trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Russia Insurance
Amerian Machine and Foundry
White Moto
Kelly Springfield
United States
Cuba
Sura
Midian Steel Products
Davison Chemical 249
Colorado Fuel
Radio Corporation
International Telephone
Brooklyn Union Gas and
du Pont
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Spur Institution
Associated P
United States Weather Bureau
Colorado Point
Leadville
I. C.C
Clutter
Frolic
TEX Appeal
Hallowe’en
Edgar A, Guest
Kansas City
East ST. Louis
Nev
Oxslahoma City
Cody
Wiscon
James E. Bennett & Co
Feischmann Yeu General
General Electric
General Motors
Great Western Sugar
Huadson Motors
Hupp Motors
Illinois Central
Independent Oil & Gas Inspiration Copper
International Harvester International Nickel
International Paper
Kansas City Southern
Kelly-Springfield
Kennecott Copper
Mack Trucks
American Can
American Locomotive
American Sugar Refining
American Tele
Telx
American Woolen
Associated Dry Goods
Baltimore & Ohio
Eve 'Barnsdall Corporation, A
California Petrolemee
Cerre de Paseo Copper
Chicago & Northwestern
Chile
Coca Cola
Colora Fuel & Iron
Dodge Motors, A
du Pont de Nemours Fish Rubber
Miami Copper
Middle States Oil
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Montgomery Ward & Co
Moon Motors
Ohio Oil
Packard Motor
Phillips Petrolean
Chrysler
Crucible Steel
Famous Payers
Missouri Pacific
Veanuty
Nash Motors
Pan-American Pet
Pure Oil Radio
Ameri Shell
Union Oil
Southern Pacific
Texas & Pacific
Victor
Dee Tenons
Mar Sheers
Caeler Company
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