New Health Unit Director Named for Amarillo Potter County
Former state epidemiologist now heads the Amarillo Potter County health unit. The full time organization began functioning November 1 after merging city and county health departments. A Texas native born in Austin and son of late Dr. Sylvester Primer, he holds multiple degrees and and his family reside at Palo Duro Apartments.
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Amarillo
Potter County
Texas
Austin
Sylvester Primer
University of Texas
Primer
Palo Duro
Indebtedness of Baylor Is Issue Tonight
Reports on the conditions of educational institutions within the Southern Baptist Convention, including Baylor University, focus discussion tonight as the debt and finances of the college come under scrutiny in regional coverage.
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Baylor
Texas
Southern Baptist Convention
Brisk Globe Column Skims Politics and Stocks
Arthur Brisbane’s syndicated Globe column surveys Congress partisanship, a brisk stock market drift from blue chips to red and white, and notable aviator Captain Hawks’ Havana to New York flight with speed details and a life preserver jacket gift. It mentions Rockefeller Jr. and Metropolitan Life, plus New Jersey Central and Norfolk and Western shifts in share prices.
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New York
Keker
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
New Jersey Central
Norfolk and Western
Pepes G. and C
Hawks
Havana
Ricardo R. Lancis
el Mundo
Harry F. Guggenheim
Plot to Kidnap L A Times Owner Claimed by Officials
Los Angeles district attorney and police announced a suspected well organized gang plotted to abduct Harry Chandler owner of the Los Angeles Times and head of the AP amid fresh threats to other prominent locals. Robert Gilhousen, 23, was arrested after confessing to abducting and robbing W. R. Finch in September. Chandler learned of the danger ten days earlier, with officers saying the warning came from underworld sources.
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Associated Press
Los
Angeles
Harry Chandler
Los Angeles Times
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Chandler
Robert Gilhousen
W. R. Finch
Beverly Hills
Baron Fitts
Gilhousen
Underworld
Fitts
Neff hears five bus proposals in Amarillo
Ex governor Pat M Neff head Texas Railway Commission heard five applications for new transfer and other truck lines from Amarillo to Panhandle points and Oklahoma. One case dismissed as investors warned prosecutions will follow for highway haul violations. Remaining bids from C S Newell for routes from Amarillo to Higgins via Panhandle Pampa and Canadian will be considered.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Checkers and Buried Gold Par-Optic Hobbyist Tale
Hayward Thompson, famed for par-optic antics, played a blindfolded checker game in Mexico City at an exclusive party. A guest don challenged him to play with no vision. Thompson, after dinner, accepted. With moves called by his manager, Thompson won by memory, not sight, impressing the guests and adding to his eccentric exploits.
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Morris Higley
Hayward Thompson
Thompson
Mexico City
Dan
Auto death report cites 750 in four weeks
The Commerce Department estimated 750 automobile related deaths in 78 U.S. cities for the four weeks ending November 1, down from 842 a year earlier and below 741 in the prior month. Also approved is a North Texas & Santa Fe Railway charter amendment for an 18 mile southwest extension through Hansford and Hutchinson counties to connect with the Chicago Rock Island Gulf line near Morse.
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Associated Press
Washington, Navy
United States
Commerce Department
Santa FE
Austin
Attorney General's Department
North Texas & Santa Fe Railway
Hansford
Hutchinson
Spearman
Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf
Morse
Indian Congress Protest Marshals Black Flag Parade
Several thousand adherents of the All-India National Congress marched in Karachi protesting the London round-table conference. The protest featured black flags and badges as a meeting denounced the conference. In Ohio, six children were injured when a road crew dynamited a tree stump that collapsed through a country school roof at Kelley's Bridge.
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Associated Press
Karachi
India
All- India National Congress
London
United Press
Ironton, O
Kelley’s Bridge
Here
Bandits Fire on American Gunboat on Yangtse River
Chinese bandits again fired upon an American gunboat on the Yangtse River. Admiral Charles B. McVay Jr., commander-in-chief of the See Late Wire Page 2.
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United Press
Washington
Yangtse River
Charles B. McVay, Jr
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy and colder tonight and Friday. West Texas: partly cloudy colder north portion tonight Friday unsettled and colder. New Mexico: fair tonight and probably Friday warmer in north east and extreme east portions tonight. Temperature extremes today at 1 o clock 60 and 42. Sun rises Friday 7 21 sets 5 42.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Devastating Lyons Landslide Kills Dozens
Lyons France November 13 a catastrophic landslide on Fourviere Hill killed an estimated 60 to 100 people and destroyed ten houses. Rescue efforts led by former Premier Herriot faced disorganization after 26 rescuers died in a second collapse. Eleven injured and twenty seven unharmed residents were cared for at the hospital as army engineers were requested to assist.
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Associated Press
Lyons
France
Ween
Ean
Herriot
Army
Grenoble
Committee backs Waco as next convention city choice
A committee appointed to pick the next convention city voted this morning to recommend Waco. The report will not be submitted to the convention for ratification until Friday, it was said.
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Waco
Baptist General Convention of Texas Meeting Opens
Attendees gather at the convention as delegates discuss institutional roles and fortunes during today’s sessions. Officials emphasize cooperation among member bodies and the need for strong regional leadership to advance shared missions.
Prominent Texans Attend Amarillo Baptist Convention
Today at the Baptist General Convention in Amarillo many notable Texans were present. Attendees included United States Senator Tom Connally of Marlin, former Governor Pat Neff as Texas Railroad Commission chairman, state treasurer elect Charley Lockhart, D. A. Martin of San Antonio, and Texas Highway Commission member. Also present were Dr. F. S. Groner of Marshall College, Dr. B. P. Brooks of Waco, president of Baylor University, Dr. George Truett of Dallas, a leading national Baptist pastor, and Dr. Lee Scarborough, convention president and Southwestern Theological Seminary president.
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Amarillo
United States
Tom Connady
Marlin
Pat Neff
Texas Railroad Commission
Charley Lockhart
D. A. Martin
San Antonio
Texas Highway Commission
F.S. Groner
College of Marshall
8. P. Brooks
Waco
Baylor University
George Truett
Dallas
Lee Scarborough
Southwestern Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Endowment Disputes Spark Financial Tensions
Citizens reported no debt while others argued they must have funds or face closure. The day builds to a climax as the evening session approaches, outlining pressure on institutions to prove solvency or shut doors.
Cash Reduces Paving Costs on Twenty Second Ave
Final estimate on paving Twenty second Avenue between Harrison and Van Buren Streets, submitted by city engineer FE N Stanley, approved by Mayor Col Ernest O Thompson. It notes cash payments by property owners Charles Fisk, Toney Chisum and Ross Rogers save discounts and signing costs, with total pavement cost $901.75 covering materials, machinery, and labor.
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Harrison
van Buren
FE. N. Stanley
Ernest O. Thompson
Charles Fisk
Toney Chisum
Ross Rogers
Panhandle Asphalt Company
Home Wine Policy To Be Maintained
Attorney General Mitchell said he and Prohibition Director Amos W. W. Woodcock are studying the situation on sale of grape concentrate capable of fermentation but no decision yet on issuing a department attitude. He denied any change in fruit juice policy since 1926 and backed Woodcock’s bid to increase prohibition manpower by 500, to be urged before the House appropriations committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mitchell
Prohibition
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Justice Department
Department
Supreme Court
Woodcock
Budget Bureau
House Appropriations Committee
el Paso
Wayne G. Hutson
Allen W. Hutson
M. D. Robinson
R. C. Parrish
Beaumont
Lubbock
Fl Paso
West Texas
Panhandle Man Robbed and Shot On Borger Road
Tolbert Goodwin a Panhandle salesman was robbed of about $1000 and wounded on a Borger road near the city limits. He described two armed bandits who approached his car, fought him, and shot him in the shoulder before fleeing with the money. A passerby later conveyed him to a Borger hospital.
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Globe
Borger
Tolbert Goodwin
Towen Wholesale Company
Panhandle
Here
Goodwin
Bob Reynolds
Reynolds
Sen Connally to Speak Here at Baptist Convention
Amarillo visitors Sen Connally visits Texas for first time since 1928 election gains. He will address the Baptist General Convention tonight in a program on Baylor University and expresses optimism about Democratic gains in the recent general election.
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United States
Tom Connally
Amarillo
Baptist General Convention
Baylor University
Connally
Marlin
Texas
Senate
Washington
Texas roads to get $10 million in federal aid
A Washington dispatch reports Texas will receive $10,488,476.78 in federal aid for highway construction for the fiscal year 1092, with $1,106,029.59 already drawn and ready for Texas projects. Federal aid underway totals $14,760,525, with the federal government contributing $6,147,500. Griggs ambulance, Boxwell Bros. ambulance.
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Associated Frees
Dallas
Dallas Times-Herald Today
Washington
Texas
Soover
Dispatch
Imoover
Methodists Probe Resolution Condemning College Fraternities
Delegates at the Northwest Texas Methodist Conference in Sweetwater considered a resolution condemning college fraternities and sororities in Methodist schools, especially Southern Methodist University. Dr. J. C. Granbury of Lubbock proposed the measure, which cites pernicious class distinctions, extravagance, and undesirable ideals. It was referred to the education committee.
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United Preen Sweetwater
Northwest Texas Methodist Conference
Southern Methodist University
J. C. Granbury
Lubbock
Committee On Education
Ten Marriage Policy Agents Face Charges in Texas
In Dallas and Fort Worth the pursuit of matrimonial and birth insurance schemes unfolds as ten operators face mail fraud and lottery charges. Investigators say losses reach about half a million dollars for Texans, with Oklahomans and Kansans also affected.
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Tom Mahoney
United Prete
Dallas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
Hort Worth
Pontal Inspectora
Tora
Lone Star Matrimonial Mutual Association
Fort Worth
Prohibition Commission mulls light wine beer change
United Press reports Hoover era law enforcement panel weighing Volstead Act changes including light wines and beer but not yet deciding on a full recommendation. Chairman Wickersham convened full panel to review options, with tight aim to avoid a minority report while courting consensus. Representative Linthicum predicts possible action after Congress reopens.
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Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
Washington
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
George Wickersham
Sion
Wickersham
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Benjamin M. Primer
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Peru
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Brisbane
America
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Mr. Brookhart
Griggs Ambulance
C. C. Deen
Glen Rose
Blackstone Hotel
Neff
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Fortun
Baptists
Borger Road
Sen. Connally
Boxwell Bros. Ambulance
Canete
Vera
State Department
Lima
Gesford Fine
Andes
Ite
Americana
Indiana
Malpaso
Cerro Do Pasco
John William Chapman
Chicago
J. L. Tripari
Morguer
Whitley
Albert Diamianti
Callao
Cerro de Vasco
Selga
Juntin
Cerro de Pasco
Fred M. Dearing
U. S
Mutuals
Lone Star Matrimonial Mutual Insurance Company
Wisk
Commission
Commis
Representative Linthicum
Dem
Maryland
Linthicum
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