He Was a Stranger and They Took Him In
A Panhandle letter from Borger and the Beacon of Macon Mississippi is discussed, describing how a traveling tenderfoot is fed sensational rumors about the Panhandle. The piece mocks gullibility and notes little can be done to curb such tall tales, while reflecting on local amusements and cautioning readers.
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Borger
Signal Hill
Panhandle
Oklahoma City
Mississippi
Beacon
Macon
Mississipi
Tribute to Amelia Sablich Courage at Ideal Mine
An editorial praises Amelia Sablich for leading striking miners to Ideal mine near Trinidad Colorado. It notes her single handed bravery as she faced guards, endured being trampled, and inspired others though the attack failed. The piece compares her courage to Molly Pitcher Joan of Arc and Barbara Freitchie.
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Amelia Sablich
Amelia
Ideal
Trinidad
Colorado
Molly Pitcher
Joan of Arc
Barbara Freitchie
Amelia Lablich
Advertising Plan Aims Panhandle Growth Through Fair Displays
The Amarillo Board of City Development will hear a plan by county agent P C Bennett to create a nationwide advertising campaign for agricultural resources in the Amarillo district. The proposal suggests cooperative farm displays next year at major Middle West fairs across nine adjacent counties to attract settlers to the Panhandle.
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Board of City Development
Amarillo
P. C. Bennett
Potter
Middlewest
Deaf Smith
Wheeler County
Panhandle
Health Department Moves to New City Hall Unit
The city health department has completed moving its offices and laboratory to the second floor of the new city hall unit. Previously housed in the east wing of the municipal auditorium, the department now operates from the updated facilities with new equipment.
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City Health Department
German Flier Reaches 312 500 Miles in Career
Max Kahlow veteran pilot of Lufthansa celebrated his span of the equator ten times amounting to 312 500 miles. He joined the German civil air service soon after World War I and flew much of his mileage between Germany and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Berlin
Max Kahlow
Lufthansa
Kahlow
London
Benson Murder Case and the Jewel Enigma
Detective Philo Vance and District Attorney John Markham unravel how a jewel envelope and a forged security deal tie Alvin Benson’s murder to a web of suspects. Major Benson, Paula Banning, Leacock, Pfyfe and others come under scrutiny as Vance exposes alibis, motives, and the fatal chain of secrets leading to a confession by Leacock and the looming legal unraveling.
Pfyfe Fraud and Key Suspect Exposed in Vance Case
Vance clears Miss St. Clair as a suspect and blocks Markham from arresting Leacock as Pfyfe's statements bolster the captain's case. It is shown Pfyfe forged Alvin Benson's signature on a check and Paula Banning admits lending her jewels to Pfyfe to secure Benson.
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Markham
Pryfe
Vance
Benson
Ulyases
New York
Paul Pry
Port Washington
Leander
Dulcinea
Alvin
Paula Banning
Jewel
Mrs. Banning
Criminal Courts
Warren Hastings
Miss St. Clair
Leacock
Heath
Mr. Markham
Headquarters
Swacker
Pfyfe
Alvin Benson
Mrs Peter and Little Pete Meet in Bramble Tangle
Mrs Peter Rabbit flees from two cubs in the Old Pasture and discovers a bramble-tangle. A stranger rabbit arrives, proving to be Little Pete, one of her children, returning from the Great World. They greet with a nose touch and shared recognition.
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Mrs. Peter
Jed Thumper
Peter
Peter Rabbit
Briar-patch
Pete
Vivian’s Mettle Tested by Rough Street Frae
Carolyn Wells portrays Vivian a well brought up boy whose strict upbringing clashes with a rough street encounter. After a fight leaves him bruised and torn, his mother laments and Vivian insists he has not been playing with anyone, revealing a tense moral moment.
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Vivian
Vivie
Barbs and Bits From The Times Of The Era
A collage of witty quips on navy spending phonograph talks with Admiral Magruder and Secretary Wilbur, school dress codes for teachers, safety razor myths, Armenian relief, bank safety, and legal phrasing vagaries, reflecting 1927 NEA humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Night Off Granted To UC Sorority Girls After Big Game
University of California dean of women Lucy Stebbins announced a one night exemption from the usual curfew after the annual California Stanford football game. Junior and senior women may host guests until midnight while freshmen and sophomores must be in by 7 30 p m, but the rule will be suspended for years to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Berkeley
Cal
University of California
California
Ford
Lucy Stebbins
The Amarilloan Wakes to a Nation of Imported Goods
An editor’s note recaps a Kiwanis club reading criticizing local tastes and dependence on distant brands and products. The piece mocks choices from mattress to meat and oil to clothes, noting the city’s desire for local industry and better business.
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Kiwanis Club
Chicago
Kansas City
Western Packing Company
Minneapolis
Atchison
Great West
Elgin
Oklahoma Gasoline
Penney
Dallas
Missouri
Massachusetts
Maryland
California
Texas
Georgia
Florida
Board of City Development
Antarilla
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Wilbur C. Hawk
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Oklahoma
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Philo Vance
John F.X. Markham
New York County
Alvin H. Benson
Wall Street
Anthony Benson
Anna Platz
Muriel ST. Clair
Philip Leacock
Leander Pfyfe
Phelps
Tracy
Springer
Schwab
West End Avenue
Riverside Drive
Seventy-third Street
Sir Hubert
Fountain Room
Ansonia Hotel
Burgess
Fak
Peter Hag
By Thornton W. Burgess
Little Pete
Carolyn Wells
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