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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1924
Page
8
Washington November 12 Despondent Polly the Bolivian parrot of the late Secretary Wallace shows grief over his death. The green blue headed bird perched on his desk and waited for steps, but with no master the bird’s spirit dims. Officials say they cannot ease its sorrow.
Mrs. J. L. Scott handles all convention ticket receipts and must file them with her before handing them to the railroad representative. Inquiries should be made at the information desk.
New Haven reports Yale professor E W Brown notes a January 24 solar eclipse visible from the United States. The narrow shadow band will cross from near Duluth through northern Michigan and Wisconsin, with totality between 9 and 9 50 A.M. EST. The Naval Observatory aggregates long range predictions for accurate timing.
Chicago reports that Charles H. Hambel, 63, a carpenter, killed himself in a Chicago and Northwestern coach at Barrington, three hours after the investigation began into the murder of Mrs. Margaret Allen. A note in Hambel's handwriting states he “could not help it,” and the shotgun involved belonged to Lom.
An obituary-like tribute portrays a richly gowned elder woman as a true, selfless woman of another day. It highlights her quiet service to family and community, baking, washing, mending, visiting the sick, feeding the hungry, and aiding at births and funerals, ending with a faith-filled farewell toward the Great Adventure.
In Chicago on November 12 Ben Newmark assistant state fire marshal and Thomas Boyle were seized in a raid seeking leads to the slayers of gang boss Dean O’Banion. Secret Service had earlier nabbed eleven suspects in a counterfeit plot including Daniel Perry bailiff.
The Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher associations will present four surveys on schools eleemosynary institutions prisons and child labor at its November meeting in Wichita Falls. Mrs Will T Decherd of Austin outlines new sections including presidents and finance reporting chaired by Mrs James Loving. The event emphasizes dues reporting and financial health while urging local clubs to send delegates.
San Angelo Texas November 12 Frank Keeton 59 dies from injuries after a fall from a pecan tree near the city Tuesday afternoon burial set for 4 30 this afternoon at Oak Hill Cemetery authorities said
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