Supreme Court denies mandamus to pay road contract debt
The Texas Supreme Court denied Sherman Youman's Construction Co. of Houston a mandamus to force Treasurer Hatch to pay 21 666 for road work under Governor Miriam A Ferguson. The attorney general's view that state law barred payment while a related suit by Governor Moody for 22 176 against the company in Travis County is pending was upheld. The statute bars warrants to anyone indebted to the state.
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Austin
Supreme Court Today
Sherman Youman
Houston
W. G. Hatcher
Miriam A Ferguson
Attorney General’s Department
Hatcher
Moody
Women Business Club Hosts Bosses at Amarillo Banquet
More than 100 guests gathered at the Amarillo Hotel for a Business and Professional Women's club dinner meeting with employers as special guests. Speakers included John Hill Panhandle Lumber Co and L S Ferree Southwestern Public Service Company praising women in business.
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John Hill
Panhandle Lumber Company
Amarillo
Hill
T. L. Gordon
Elizabeth Nixson
Mattea McClurkin
Pageant of Fashion
Lloyd Fletcher
Jonnie Rowan
Isabelle Rowan
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
The
L. L. Ferree
Southwestern Public Service Company
Gugler on Trial for Burglary and Theft of Tools
William Gugler stood trial before a district court jury today on a burglary charge involving carpenters tools valued over fifty dollars. He was arrested months ago with his son alias Gaylord when police found property at Gugler's home alleged to be stolen. the son remains jailed on multiple police charges.
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William Gugler
Gugler
Alias Gaylord
Rearrangement of Offices Completed in Municipal Auditorium
The Office of Sergeant Roscoe A. Rayburn has moved to the former city health department area in the Municipal auditorium. Thomas H. Nelson will use the former Sergeant Rayburn office, and Captain C. W. Mays will share the rearranged space. The office rearrangement is finished.
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Roscoe A. Raburn
131St Field Artillery
Texas Nations Guard
Municipal Auditorium
Rayburn
City Health Department
Thomas H. Nelson
Bacurn
C. W. Mays
Old Tack's ambitious Amarillo program for growth
A list of municipal goals for Amarillo including lower utility rates and advertising costs, more parks and trees, a public pool, golf course, storm sewers, and elimination of railroad crossings. Calls for livability improvements, stricter traffic rules, and attracting new industries while expanding city services.
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Bivins Lake
Amarillo
San Jacinto
North Amarillo triangle parking debate stirs local talk
North Amarillo faces a dispute over triangle parking with residents and supporters calling for clear stance in the busy street area. A columnist reflects on lessons from over years and invites opposing views while sharing community anecdotes and local humor.
The Gusher
Poem describing oil industry abundance and wealth as a gusher delivers money. It contrasts gas and oil booms with public perception, imagining owners snagging profits while others dream of easy riches and carefree life.
Letters From Amarillo Readers Call For Local Action
A 1927 reader letter column from Amarillo voices concern about street behavior, housing, and youth. The writer urges city action on nigger shooter complaints, parking enforcement, and tax clarity, praising Tack and local donors who fund aid for crippled children and Oklahoma City treatment.
Smith Triumph in New York and Mississippi Vote Patterns
New York voters backed Gov Alfred E Smith defeating a bid to move governor elections to presidential years. Mississippi elected Theo Bilbo governor amid Ku Klux Klan tensions. turnout about 26 percent, with Bilbo securing near-unanimous support.
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New York
al Smith
Mississippi
Theo G. Bilbo
Ku Klux Klan
Bilbo
Associated Press
Alfred E. Smith
New York State
Smith
New Jersey
Theodore Roosevelt
Assembly
Clarence F. Hancock
Syracuse
W. W. Magee
Justice Jacob Panken
Manhattan
A Man's Plea by Edgar A. Guest
A 1927 verse urges steadfast duty and manly resolve. It speaks of bearing burdens, facing trials, and living with calm focus despite hardship and rain, ending with a call to act in the present.
Livestock Markets Report From Kansas City and Chicago
Hogs and cattle trading firm with top hogs around 9.60 and steady packing data in Kansas City and East St Louis. Chicago offerings show strong fed steers up to 26 cents higher, vealers around 12.00 to 12.50 and lambs near 14.00 to 19.60 with steady sheep prices.
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Kansas City
East ST. Louis
Associated Pres
ST. Louis
Associated Press
Chicago
Oklahoma City Livestock Prices Record Narrow Swing
Oklahoma City cattle sale 2000 head steady with good steers at 10.50 cows 6.75 to 17.50, light heifers 9 to 10, dealers 16. Hogs 11190 head down with top 9.45 and bulk around 9.00.
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Oklahoma City
The
Associated Press
Floats in Line of March Deadline Stated
Entry rules for the Armistice Day parade require floats to be in position by 10 30 Friday morning. Organizations seeking entry should call John K Boyce or Sargent Barend for information.
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John K. Boyce
Sargent Barend
Morgan Clark Succeeds Hunt at Nat Palace
Harry Hunt and His Imperial Victor Recording orchestra bid farewell at the Nat tonight. Tomorrow Morgan Clark and his exclusive Brunswick Recording orchestra open at the Nat Dance Palace. Hunt’s two month stay ends with a planned return engagement later.
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Harry Hunt
Imperial Victor Recording Orchestra
Nat
Morgan Clark
Brunswick Recording Orchestra
Nat Dance Palace
Hunt
Fort Worth Livestock and New Orleans Cotton Notices
Fort Worth stockyards report 1,200 cattle lower to steady with calves and yearlings listed. hogs and sheep pricing shown. New Orleans and New York cotton markets open firm then face heavy selling driven by government crop yield data and drought fears, with bid and offer swings and brief recoveries.
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Associated Press
Liverpool
Dember
Bureau
Census Bureau
Ber
Shorts
Fall Opening of Club Lido Feature Today
Club Lido unveils a renovated interior and a new orchestra Dutch Campbell's Crooning Syncopators for the season. The club will open at 6 p m lasting to 2 am offering chicken dinners to the Willie family with Armistice Day entertainment planned.
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Club Lido
Dutch Campbell
Willie
News worker injured in auto collision at Sixth and Bellview
George A. Black of the News mechanical department received an injured foot when his car was struck by a Plainview machine at the corner of Sixth and Bellview. Both vehicles were damaged. The corner has had frequent crashes and the city commission ordered a stop marker to reduce accidents.
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Amarillo
Globe
George A. Black
Mechanical Department of the News
Plainview
Sixth and
Bellview
Texas court actions and market roundup in brief
Proceedings in the Court of Criminal Appeals wrap with affirmations and remands for multiple defendants including Latzon and Hightower. Market notes cover bar silver prices, New York stock quotes, Chicago grain, petroleum stocks, and general commodity prices, followed by currency exchange and potato prices in Chicago.
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Oscar Hightower
Panola
Ben Leake
Williamson
S. A. Lawhorn
Wilbarger
Calvin Boles
Nacogdoches
George Hanners
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