Thanksgiving Week Services and Local Events Highlight Amarillo
Union church service at San Jacinto Methodist draws West Amarillo Christian West Amarillo Baptist and San Jacinto participants with Rev Ferrell Fox as speaker and music led by West Amarillo Baptist. Mayor Rogers proclaims city holiday. Butler Field game at 2 30 pm draws crowds. Junior Welfare League Thanksgiving Ball at the Athletic Club, tickets for couples one dollar. hostesses named.
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San Jacinto
Junior Welfare League
Athletic Club
Mesdames Wales Madden
H. K. Stanfield
C. R. Garner
L. K. Patton
George Caltra
John Fain
Dwight Newby
Lawrence Hagey
Amarillo Sandies and Butler Field Sellout Edge
The Sandies led by veteran starters and strong physical development faced Amarillo on Butler Field where a 6,000 unreserved seat rush marked kickoff. Promoters expected a close contest despite Sandies slight betting edge as ideal weather and a pristine field set the scene for a thrilling football battle.
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Amarillo
Wiseacres
Sandies
Butler Field
Butley Field
Funds Aid to School Discussed at Texas Teachers Meet
Delegates at the Texas State Teachers Association convention in Fort Worth consider school finance reforms. A finance committee proposes modern personal income tax and selective sales tax, equalized assessment rates, and repealing the homestead exemption's effect on education funding. The group also reviews issuing interest bearing warrants for districts unable to pay teacher salaries.
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Fort Worth
Texas State Teachers’ Association
J. A. Hill
Canyon Sded
Just Folks Thanksgiving Grace by Edgar A Guest
A Thanksgiving verse invites readers to pause before meals and offer a simple grace. The poem asks for release from burdens and rancor, to remember loved ones and blessings, and to cherish family gatherings around the hearth. Copyright 1932 by Edgar A Guest.
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Edgar A
Roosevelt Rejects Debt Commission in War Debts Talks
President Roosevelt and senior lawmakers concluded two days of war debt talks. He urged diplomacy through existing channels, opposing a debt commission. France signaled readiness to pay if Britain settles in Washington, as Herriot faced parliamentary debate.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Europe
Lynchburg
Warm Springs
Hoover
Seventy Second Congress
France
Paris
Great Britain
Washington
Edouard Herriot
Franklin Bouillon
Insurgent Union Envoys Turn Back at AFL Convention
A group of 26 Insurgent labor leaders led by Louis Weinstock of the New York painters union tried to force into the AFL convention in Cincinnati. Police kept doors closed as they sought federation backing for a hunger march to Washington, unemployment relief, Soviet Republic recognition, and salary cuts for federation officials.
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Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor
Louis Weinstock
Painters’ Union of New York
Weinstock
Federation
Washington
Brownwood Votes to Keep Sunday Theater Closure
At a special election in Brownwood citizens voted 584 to 582 to keep picture shows closed on Sundays. An August election had supporters of closure winning by a margin of 65.
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Brownwood
Oil Man Wiley Wyatt Dies After Car Crash
Wiley Wyatt a 77 year old Wichita Falls oil man died in a San Antonio hospital after injuries from a Monday morning automobile accident. The report notes the pound sterling opened at 3 24% in London signaling a weak start to trading for the year.
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San Antonio
Wiley Wyatt
Wichita Falls
Here
London
U.R
Woman seeks ranch home work as housekeeper nurse or companion
A 28 year old widow writes from Tack Vetters requesting work in a ranch home vicinity. She asks Tack to consider positions as housekeeper, nurse or companion and signs as a potential hire for ranch duties.
Desperado Seizes Car In Amarillo High Speed Hold Up
In Amarillo a man named Hamilton forced Dunn into a storage car with a gun to his ribs. Police officers Jack Lewis and H. G. McDuffee intervened when Hamilton refused to release Dunn. A protracted struggle ended with Hamilton jailed and held for county custody after partial whisky possession was found.
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Hamilton
Dunn
East Third Avenue
Jack Lewis
H. G. McDuffee
McDuffee
Lewis
Amarillo
Denver
Frank Jones
Child Kills Mother in Accident at Home
In Farmersville Texas Mrs Cora Bell Massey age unknown wife of J T Massey was killed when her nine year old son Jesse accidentally discharged a shotgun in the kitchen. The blast struck her in the face and she died instantly as she was putting away the gun during meal preparation.
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Farmersville
Texas
Cora Bell Massey
J. T. Massey
Jesse
Air Circus King in Leap to His Death
Ivan Gates famed air circus promoter known for sensational meets leaped from his sixth floor apartment at 220 West 24th Street after an argument with his wife. Police ruled death a self inflicted act with Gates landing on his head.
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New York
Ivan Gates
Union
West 24Th Street
Gates
Floyd Chief Links In Escape Plot In Boley Raid
Floyd Chief helped lead the escape attempt with Glass and Patterson by car. After Birdwell’s identity was confirmed, C A Burns of the State Bureau of Criminal Investigation warned that Floyd’s days would be few without him. Patterson, treated in Okfuskee County jail, remained tight lipped and in poor condition with little chance to live. Officers said Floyd likely had no role in directing the Boley raid.
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Glass
Patterson
Birdwell
C. A. Burns
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Floyd
Okfuskee
Noted Chisum Ranch Site to Cornell U
Cornell University purchased at foreclosure sale the South Spring Ranch and Cattle Co. properties in Roswell New Mexico from H J and Percy Hagerman for about 10000 dollars. The site includes the historic South Spring Ranch settled by John Chisum around 1860 and later home to Billy the Kid. Dr A D Crile, former state land commissioner, will manage the property for the university.
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Roswell
N. M
Cornell University
South Spring Ranch and Cattle Co
H. J
Percy Hagerman
South Spring Ranch
John Chisum
Billy the Kid
New Mexico
A. D. Crile
Mother and Daughter Freed in Slaying Case
Brownwood Texas reports that Mrs. Willie Meichinger and her 17 year old daughter Eva Nell were acquitted of murder in the fatal shooting of Joe Meichinger. The daughter testified she fired the shots amid claimed cruelties by the farmer, and the mother admitted enduring threats. A prior trial ended with a hung jury.
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Brownwood
Tex
Willie Meichinger
Eva Nell
Joe Meichinger
Noted Physicians to Fort Worth Meeting
Eyes and ears of physicians from Texas and Oklahoma will gather Saturday night for a meeting of the Tarrant County Medical Society. Speakers include Dr. Morris Fishbein from Chicago, Dr. EB Cary of Dallas, and Dr. R G Leland of Chicago. They will review a nation wide AMA survey and focus on reducing hospital and medical costs for the public.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Oklahoma
Tarrant County Medical Society
Morris Fishbein
Chicago
EB. H. Cary
Dallas
American Medical Association
R. G. Leland
Association
Bureau of Medical Economics
THREE AGRICULTURAL PROBLEMS BEFORE LAME DUCK SESSION
President elect Roosevelt plans to push farm relief mortgage financing and Pineapple independence? before the lame duck session. Democratic leaders Jones and Rianey were told to draft national agriculture aid measures hoping to avoid a special session after March 4.
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BOS
Washington
Roosevelt
Jones
House Agricultural Committee
Representative Rianey
Illinois
Bold Thieves Snatch Scout Car From Amarillo HQ
Motor car thieves steal a scout car parked in front of Amarillo city hall on Wednesday night. The vehicle, used by a night duty trouble shooter, was found abandoned at Fourth Avenue and Hayden Street early Thursday.
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Amarillo
City Hall
Fourth Avenue
Hayden Street
One Chance in a Thousand After Skull Fractures
Stephen Nandor, 28, rests well after surgery to repair six skull fractures from a November 11 auto crash. Surgeons from Baltimore and Pittsburgh operated with Dr. C. E. Miksch saying the chance of recovery is slim and the operation took about one hour.
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Charleroi
Stephen Nandor
Nandor
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
C. E. Miksch
New Comfort for Those Who Wear False Teeth
False teeth wearers gain comfort with Fasteeth powder that secures plates without gummy taste or paste. It deodorizes and leaves a secure, comfortable fit. Available at City Drug, Fox Drug Co, or your druggist.
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City Drug
Fox Drug Co
Zemo Offers Quick Relief for Eczema and Irritations
G C G of Texas reports ten years of itching eczema and hundreds spent before trying Zemo. The product soothes and cools, stops itching in five seconds due to rare ingredients, clears rash pimples ringworm and other irritations. Priced at 35 60 and 1 and extra strength 1 25.
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Texas
Two More Charges Await After Prison Term
Leo Reardon, already sentenced to a year and a day for mail fraud in Fort Worth, faces two additional indictments after completing his Leavenworth sentence. One case in Oklahoma City concerns the C. C. Julian mail fraud matter, the other in Cincinnati involves alleged links to the Trans-Pecos Royalty Company.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Leo Reardon
Leavenworth
Oklahoma City
C. C. Julian
Cincinnati
Trans-Pecos Royalty Company
19-year-old charged with stealing crucifix at church
A Fort Worth criminal court may try Albert Bernard Ormsby for theft of a crucifix while at a church to pray. The 19-year-old is described as red-haired and Irish and allegedly confessed that he stole the cross to satisfy hunger.
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Fort Worth
W.P
Albert Bernard Ormsby
Calotabs Promises Colic relief for Colds and Coughs
Medical writers endorse Calotabs as a safe improved calomel remedy for colds and coughs. One or two tablets at bedtime with milk or water relieves nasal congestion by morning, with no nausea or dietary interference. A family package with directions costs thirty five cents, trial size ten cents.
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U. S
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