Amarillo editor defends Sandies integrity amid rumors
The article quotes Corbitt, 20 next month, as assistant private secretary, asserting no rule violations by the Sandies and vowing personal accountability. Readers send letters debating playoff sites and ideological views, alongside local notices about decoy ducks, missing watches, and a Queen’s Frolic Festival fundraiser at the high school auditorium.
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Corbitt
Amarillo
Sandies
W. A. McIntosh
Blair Cherry
Bull Lynch
Bandit Robs Fox Drug No 7 In Amarillo
Bandit steals 70 dollars from Fox Drug No 7 at 3522 Line Avenue. A taxi driver reports being kidnapped and held in his own car by two men for over an hour. Authorities narrow the suspect to not Pretty Boy Floyd based on size and weapon. Search continues.
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Reilly
Pat
Fox Drug No. 7
Line Avenue
Amarillo
Floyd
Searc
Kitty Strayed Away Prompted Maltese Search
A reader asks for help locating a missing Maltese cat, urging neighbors to check homes and report sightings. The plea appears in a TACK LETTERS page flowing with community notices and requests for assistance.
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Tack
Women Urging Rural Support In Texas Federation
Mrs. Sam J Smith of Austin outlined farm and rural community improvements by the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs. She urged organization to empower rural women and oppose removing county demonstration agents. Mrs. L B Randall reported 872 scholarships aided. Mrs. J L Lovejoy urged Texas Centennial backing. Delegates noted a presidential contest with Volney Taylor and Frank B Slater leading.
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Austin
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Sam J Smith
America
World
Smith
L. B. Randall
San Antonio
J. L Lovejoy
McKinney
Volney Taylor
Brownsville
Frank B. Slater
Dallas
Settlement details surfaced in McCormic divorce case
Attorney for the singer disclosed terms of the property agreement amid the divorce and settlement. The arrangement provided Miss McCormic would own half the Pacific Shore Oil stock and receive 15000 dollars in two notes, with other property in her name. The narrative ties to the Mdivani family and Barbara Hutton connections.
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Miss McCormic
Mdivana
Pacific Shore Oil Company
Mdivani
Miss Williams
Serge
David
Alexis
Barbara Hutton
Mae Murray
Al Smith Sets Path for New York Governor Bid
The News reports Al Smith remains the Democratic candidate plan to succeed Governor Lehman with an eye to beating Fusionist gains and rebuilding the city machine. It also notes John J. Curry’s likely ouster from Tammany Hall and that Straus, after Paris, plans to retire briefly before returning by Christmas.
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New York
Lehman
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
John J. Curry
Tammany Hall
Straus
Paris
Cold wave disruptions linger as ships reach port
The Coast Guard boat 8308, missing since Sunday with two crew, has finally reached port. Low water congests the lower St. Lawrence canals and ice forms in lakes below Sault Ste Marie. Western Ontario endures heavy snow as railway snowplows gear up for the first time in nine years.
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U. S. Coast Guard
St. Lawrence
Sault Ste Marie
Ontario
Oil Price Fixing May Be Postponed
Washington expects possible delay in the oil price fixing schedule to allow ample time for opponents to be heard. Ickes says the hearings pledge will be honored and a postponement may protect consumers and industry from premature action.
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Washington
Ickes
Irregular Cotton Opening as Sterling Advances in New Orleans
Markets in New Orleans report a slightly irregular cotton start with Liverpool down sharply while sterling hits a postwar high. December and March futures moved from the opening, with early losses followed by partial recoveries as prices fluctuated through the first trading half hour.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Lnter
Aged mother seeks clemency for convicted son
Mrs. Ola Rishel travels from Texarkana to Fort Worth to appeal for a pardon for her son Pinkie Riskel, jailed ten years for robbery theft and arson. District Attorney Jesse Martin unavailable. Judge George Hosey indicated no opposition to clemency.
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Fort Worth
Austin
Ola Rishel
Pinkie Riskel
Criminal District Court
Dallas
George Hosey
Dr Walton Chosen President of Land Grant Colleges
Dr Thomas O Walton head of the A and M College College Station Texas was elected president of the Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities at its convention in Chicago on November 16.
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Chicago
Thomas O. Walton
A. and M. College
College Station
Texas
The
Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities
Pardon Frees Kansas City Business Leader
Conrad H. Mann, president of the Kansas City chamber of commerce, was pardoned by President Roosevelt after entering federal detention for violations of federal lottery laws tied to the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He left the prison four hours later, expressed gratitude, and returned to Kansas City to resume his life.
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New York
Conrad H. Mann
Roosevelt
Kansas City
Mann
Eagles
Rotarians Invited To Be Griggs Guests
Amarillo Rotarians and guests are invited to a Friday reception at N. 8. Griggs & Sons funeral home 718 Fillmore Street from 7 30 to 10 00 p m The Rotary milk fund chaired by Charles W Rogers will benefit from the event Mr Griggs will donate 25 cents for each attending adult and offer a bonus for good attendance Visitors will tour the Griggs plant as part of a Rotary classification task.
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Amarillo Rotarians
Griggs & Sons
Fillmore Street
Rotary Milk Fund
Charles W. Rogers
Griggs
Allred Rules Against Marathon Dances Over 24 Hours
Attorney General James V. Allred ruled that marathon contests lasting more than 24 hours are unlawful even with rest periods. The decision responds to inquiries from District Attorneys A. L. Hurt of Dallas and K. C. Barkley of Houston.
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Austin
U.P
James V. Allred
A. L. Hurt
Dallas
K. C. Barkley
Houston
Arlington Downs Receipts Hit 22367.96 Under New Law
The State Racing Commission reported Arlington Downs race meet receipts of 22367.96 and attendance of 187000. This meet was the first held under the new legalized race track betting law.
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Austin
U.P
State Racing Commission
Arlington Downs
Armed Prisoners Escape From Springfield Prison Hospital
Two inmates at the federal prison hospital in Springfield overpowered an attendant at 4:15 A.M. and fled in waiting cars after scaling the wall with a rope ladder. Escaped are Edward J. Nichols of Wenatchee Washington and Edward Joe McNamara of Brooklyn New York. Both men were tubercular ward patients.
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Springfield
Federal Prison Hospital
Edward J. Nichols
Wenatchee
Wash
Edward Joe McNamara
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lampe Named Head of Amarillo Highway Department
Lampe sold out his previous position in 1931 to join the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce as head of the highway department. In December 1931 he was elected president of the Tri State Fair Association, a role he has held for two years, and a bouquet from Cunningham Floral Company greeted the new marshal’s desk.
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Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Tri- State Fair Association
Cunningham Floral Company
Work relief and civil works plans dominate Texas meeting
Texas civil works administrator Lawrence Westbrook calls mayors county judges and relief leaders to a Texas meeting to outline fund allocation of 20 million dollars for civil works projects and project administration. The piece also notes a push to transfer two million workers to full paid 30 hour weeks and references a Florida Lake Okeechobee project.
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Westbrook
Austin
Lawrence Westbrook
Texas
Reed
E. A. Baugh
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
United States
Woodin Resigns Asked for Leave The President Refuses
Woodin sought resignation for health reasons and to leave the Treasury post in Morgenthau’s hands during his absence. President Roosevelt declined the resignation and ordered a leave instead, saying the nation needed him back. The day also saw the dollar and gold prices quoted and the Treasury denying anti dumping orders on steel imports from Germany France and the Saar Basin.
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Tucson
Arizona
Dean Acheson
Morgenthau
Treasury
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Roosevelt
Steel Industry
Washington
U.P
United States Treasury
Germany
France
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