Community Chest drive opens November 18 in Amarillo
The Community Chest launches its 1930 fund drive November 18 with a goal of 40000 dollars. President C S Lambie leads the board including J B Driskell and E R Brame. Agencies supported include Welfare, Day Nursery, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Junior Red Cross, and Salvation Army.
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Community Chest
Amarillo
C. S. Lambie
Chest
Welfare Association
Day Nursery
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Junior Red Cross
Salvation Army
C.S. Lambie
J. B. Driskell
E. R. Brame
Cecil O’brien
Gus
Leftwich
H. V. Knupp
W. W. Davis
J. Levy
G. C
English Town Adopts Central Radio Station
In Ramsgate, England, a central receiving station relays radio programs to 800 subscribers via telephone lines and a single loud speaker. The service costs about 60 cents weekly and is safeguarded by test boxes, lightning arrestors, a second conductor, duplicate receiving sets, and a duplicated aerial on a 78 foot steel mast.
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Ing
I C C Denies Rate Burden Imposed At Ports
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled rail water terminal facilities at Atlantic and Gulf ports are adequate and that import export coastal and intercoastal charges do not burden other freight. It also said tariff rules need not require separate statements of accessorial charges. It urged railroads to lease warehouses on terms no less favorable and found fertilizer storage at non prescribed rates a violation of the Interstate Commerce Act.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Methodists Finish Work at Hillsboro
United Press reports that over 500 delegates to the Central Texas annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church completed appointments and ordinations in Hillsboro Texas, with Bishop John M. Moore presiding at the ordination. The conference continued in session through Sunday, endorsing Hoover administration law enforcement stands.
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United Press
Hillsboro
Texas
Central Texas
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
John M. Moore
Palestine
Hoover
Texas Annual Methodist Conference
London Honors Armistice On Peace Fore
A report from London describes a quiet observance of Armistice with Big Ben tolling in Parliament and a sudden hush on the city streets as the peace moment is marked. The scene conveys national reflection and solemn ceremony.
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London
United Press
House of Parliament
Temple Israel Dedication In City Sunday
Temple B N ail Israel, the Panhandle's only Jewish house of worship, was dedicated at a service yesterday afternoon at 2222 Taylor Street. Rabbi David Lefkowitz of Dallas and Rabbi J. Blatt of Oklahoma City led the ceremony with a bilingual choir. Local ministers took part and Jewish families from across the Panhandle and Dallas attended. The temple will serve Pampa Borger and nearby towns, with key participants including B Abramson W Herring building committee chairman 8S Braunig president of the congregation Mrs M Aronson ladies auxiliary Rev R Thomson Rev J O Gulerie Rev Lewis N Stuckey and P S Pearson.
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Temple
B’nail Israel
Panhandle
Taylor Street
David Lefkowitz
Temple Emaneul
Dallas
J. Blatt
Temple Emanuel
Oklahoma City
Pampa
Borger
B. Abramson
W. Herring
J. Braunig
M. Aronson
Ladies’ Auxiliary
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
J. O. Gulerie
Lewis N. Stuckey
Polk Street Methodist Church
P. 8. Pearson
Armistice Day Ceremony Turns Civilian at Cenotaph
The nation marks Armistice Day with two minutes of silence as peace dominates. Government orders a civilian Cenotaph ceremony in Whitehall, downplaying guardsmen uniforms and military pageantry amid reflections on The Hague, Geneva, and Ramsay Mac Donald’s Washington visit.
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Hague
Geneva
Ramsay MacDonald
Washington
Whitehall
Navy
Air Force
Armistice Day Observed At Sea With Hourly Silence
Ships at sea paused for two minutes of silence as Armistice Day services were held worldwide. Local time marked the observance with six bells sounding hourly, crews bareheaded and silent across seven seas.
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United Press
Drab Street Scene Reflects Empire’s Heartbeat
A fragmented passage describes a street scene marked by ordinary attire, clerical white surplices, and khaki uniforms, illustrating the contrast between everyday life and ceremonial prominence within the empire’s domain.
Remembrance Day Ceremonies Across Britain and Cenotaph Observances
Wreaths were laid at Cenotaph fronts across the British Isles on behalf of King George and the royal family while a two minute silence followed a gun salute. Delegations and the public filed past the Cenotaph and Westminster Abbey to honor the unknown warrior. A later event features a festival of empire and remembrance at the Albert Mall with massed bands and tableaux.
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British Isles
George
Prince of Wales
London
Westminster Abbey
Albert Mall
War remembrance ceremonies held at British cenotaphs
Similar observances were carried out this morning at local cenotaphs across Britain with ceremonies at churches and religious concerts planned throughout the day as part of the Great War commemoration.
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Britain
Mexican Woman Burned to Death in Mexico City
Mrs. Maria Flores De Vidal, 94, was fatally burned in Mexico City as investigators probe the incident. Local authorities report the elderly woman's death occurred amid a fire that damaged her residence. Relatives describe her as a longtime resident of the neighborhood.
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Preas
Mexico City
Maria Flores de Vidal
Couple perishes in house fire with husband injured
A fatal blaze consumed a dwelling here killing a woman and leaving her husband, Toribio Vidal Andrade, 86, badly burned while attempting to rescue her. The couple had been married 60 years.
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Fie
Toribio Vidal Andrade
Train Hits Auto at Wichita Falls Kills Two
Two people died when their car was struck by a Worth and Denver passenger train in Wichita Falls. Victims were J. J. Gobb, 54, and nurse Ava Davis. The fatal crash occurred yesterday as the auto attempted to cross the tracks.
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Wichita Falls
J. J. Gobb
Ava Davis
Worth
Denver
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