Counties seek highway extension plan across four counties
Delegations from Carson Lipscomb Hutchinson and Ochil tree counties met in Amarillo to push extensions of State Highway 117 from Follette to the Oklahoma line and Federal Highway 366 from Amarillo through the four counties. They outlined the plan before the highway department of the Chamber of Commerce, seeking aid for the extensions.
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Carson
Ochiltree
Lipscomb
Hutchinson
Amarillo
Highway Department
The
Chamber of Commerce
Follette
Lipscomb County
Oklahoma State Line
Ellis County
Weather Across the Nation Brings Freezing Deaths and Delays
Weather officials traced a Canada-origin Arctic storm sweeping from the Rockies eastward with blizzards, zero readings, and snowbound communities. Six lives were lost in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Kansas. deaths from exposure reported in Georgia and Iowa. A Chicago to St. Louis flight was diverted, a tornado struck Meadville, and a chinook wind melted deep snow drifts in Colorado.
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Great Lakes
Canada
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Chicago
Georgia
North Carolina
Iowa
West Bend
John Happel
Meadville
Mississippi
Famous Speaker To Appear Here At West Amarillo Church
A famed orator humorist and poet Josh Lee will speak Friday night at the West Amarillo Christian Church. Former Midland Chautauqua attraction, Lee entertained soldiers in World War II’s entertainment section. The church also hosts a dinner and program for Loyalty Month observance.
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West Amarillo
Global trends in labor, navy budgets, and empire talks
The piece notes railroad workers pledging to avoid wage cuts and hire more, despite lower earnings. It cites the League of Nations navy budget plan, warning US costs may rise for ships and aircraft. Lord Reading tells Indian delegates dominion status is unlikely and Hindus and Muslims cannot have equality with Canadians in the empire.
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League of Nations
Geneva
United States
France
Japan
Europe
World Court
League
Lord Reading
India
Canada
Floods Rage Anew In Europe And Snow Hits Indiana
Six inches of snow covered Northern Indiana and hindered transportation with interurban trains and streetcars delayed in South Bend. In Europe heavy rains renewed floods across France and Belgium, with the Seine at 17 feet 3 inches, basements in Paris flooded, and drownings reported as the Moselle invaded a home in Rossbruek.
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Indiana
Associated Press
South Bend
Ind
Paris
France
Belgium
Scheldt
Dendre
Argonne
Aisne
Rossbruek
Moselle
Marne
Aire
Seine
Victim of Car Crash Resumes Her Trip
Miss G. W. Brown of Albuquerque resumes her journey to Oklahoma City after emergency treatment at St. Anthony's hospital following a Tuesday afternoon crash on Highway No. 66. She was with Miss Billie Jean Sigler, also of Albuquerque, when a blowout caused the car to overturn.
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Amarillo
G. W. Brown
Albuquerque
N. M
Oklahoma City
St. Anthony's Hospital
Miss Brown
Billie Jean Sigler
Two farmhand job seekers seek work in city
James Stovall and William Gray, two pals with farm and ranch experience, offer reliable labor. They note experience running elevators and driving trucks and request assistance in finding employment. 304 N Lincoln St contact by phone 2 4285.
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Tre
Tack
James Stovall
William Gray
Lincoln St
Tempting Turkeys Lure Two Men To Their Deaths
In Chicago two men were fatally shot while attempting turkey thefts from butcher shops. One intruder was killed after breaking a shop window and facing the owner’s rifle. moments later a fleeing man armed with dressed turkeys was shot by police and died at the hospital.
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Associated Pross
Chicago
William Branska
Branska
Jack‑of‑all‑trades seeks steady work in Amarillo
A man writes Tack offering services as a dairy hand, painter, night watchman, farmer and salesman with 11 years in Amarillo. He claims ownership of a dairy in the past and can supply references from major local firms, asking for help finding a job that pays enough to support his family.
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Amarillo
Tack
F.B
Mrs H B Seeks Office Work With Bookkeeping Skills
The note from Mrs H B states ten years of office experience including bookkeeping typing dictation and clerical duties. She requests help finding office work and mentions being an assistant bookkeeper with good references and a strong work ethic.
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Tack
H. B
England and France Portrayed as Plotters in Moscow Treason Trial
Moscow authorities publish Ramzin confession before a revolutionary tribunal accusing England and France of plotting to intervene in Soviet Russia. Ramzin links “Colonel Lawrence” and “Lord Churchill” to the conspiracy, naming Poincare Briand and others as co conspirators. He claims British and French agents coordinated with Polish Romanian and Yugoslav interests in a counter revolutionary scheme.
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Associated Press
Moscow
England
France
Russia
Leonid Ramin
Ramzin
Poincare
Arietide Briand
Lawrence
Lord Churchill
MacDonald
Poland
Rumania
Jugoslavia
Lawrence of Arabia
Shaw
British
Royal Flying Corps
Philip Vicars
Winston Churchill
Viscount Church
Train strikes truck killing Texas farmer near Abilene
John King, 65, a Taylor County farmer, died after an eastbound Texas & Pacific train hit his truck at a crossing west of Abilene. The truck was demolished and cotton spilt across the road. King was transporting cotton to a gin when the crash occurred. In Detroit, about 20 men face federal charges for conspiring to smuggle beer and liquor from Canada, including six former customs inspectors. Nine are under arrest. Arraignment set before Commissioner J. Stanley Hurd.
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Associated Press
Abilene
Tex
John King
Taylor County
Texas & Pacific
Detroit
Canada
J. Stanley Hurd
Oil firms file to block Oklahoma proration order
Two more oil companies joined Champlin Julian and Marco in challenging statewide production proration. Oils Inc and Century Petroleum filed motions with the corporation commission seeking to vacate the order. Hearing was set for December 1.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Champlin
Julian
Marco
Oils, Inc
Century Petroleum
Corporation Commission
Renewed Disorder At Danville Mills Amid Strike
In Danville Virginia unrest tied to a textile strike escalated as workers gathered at mill gates. Police reported 35 arrests as non union entrants to plants dwindled and demonstrations continued from dawn. Dolores Del Rio in Los Angeles faced a serious kidney operation planned by doctors Fishbaugh and Cecil. In Geneva Cuba notified the League of Nations it accepted the Root protocol clearing the way for US entry to the world court. Guillermo De Blanck stated Cuba would ratify the revised world court statutes, lifting its prior opposition.
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Associated Press
Danville
Dolores del Rio III
OS Angeles
Dolores del Rio
E. C. Fishbaugh
Fishbaugh
Arthur B. Cecil
United Press
Geneva
Cuba
League of Nations
United States
World Court
Guillermo de Blanck
Four Duck Hunters Rescued From Missouri River
Four marooned duck hunters were rescued near Kansas City after about 20 hours exposed on two sand bars 28 miles below the city as high winds and treacherous waves battered the Missouri River. Cecil Beck, operator of a hunting camp, led a motor boat rescue after his craft nearly foundered in whitecaps while Beck, Clifford H. Robinson, and John L. Moore bailed out and waited for a crossing opportunity. The sand bar eroded under the waves, complicating the rescue effort.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Missouri River
Cecil Beck
Whitecaps
Beck
Clifford H. Robinson
John L. Moore
Juniors Are Honor Guests At Show Here
491 juniors of Senior High School attended a theater party at the Fall Theater on Wednesday afternoon hosted by the junior mothers group of the PTA. Juniors wore blue and white ribbon badges and kept notebooks with names and sayings of fellow students. Prizes went to Miss Marie Woods for the girls notebook and Roy C. Green for the boys notebook.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Marie Woods
Roy C. Green
C. C. Shaller
Robert Ricks
Swink Liquor Trial Underway In Potter County Court
The Potter County grand jury has adjourned until December 8 as district court opens a liquor case docket. Judge Bishop presides over Albert Swink trial for liquor law violation after officers seized under a gallon of liquor in October. The trial aims for a jury verdict today. Frank Roddy earlier drew a five year sentence, the harshest liquor case penalty in the county, after about 195 cases of whiskey were seized near the old Bivins airport.
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Potter County
Bishop
Albert Swink
Swink
Frank Roddy
Roddy
Bivins
Burleson College Closing Approved
In Dallas on November 26 the Baptist General Convention of Texas executive committee approved Burleson College at Greenville closing plans. George J. Mason was named custodian of the property and the committee assumed 17000 dollars in school indebtedness to be refinanced.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Burleson College
Greenville
George J. Mason
State Baptist
Criminal Appeals Court Proceedings in Austin
Proceedings in the court of criminal appeals today affirm or reverse various cases. Names of appellants include Mullins Nichols Montalbano Boyd January Turner Robinson Rob inson etc. Several actions show reversed and remanded dismissed or submitted on briefs and affidavits as listed.
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Associated Press
Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Bill Mullins
Hunt
George Nichols
Potter
Sylvester Montalbano
Harris
Jennie Lou Boyd
Wichita
Frank January
Cottle
Dave Turner
Throckmorton
Charlie Robinson
Camp
E. A. Partain
Elbertis Fisher
Harrison
Jake Tolbert
McLennan
George Wheeler
Clay
Levo Flores
Matagorda
Roy Innis
Shelby
H. W. Haynie
Midland
Dan Sanders
Garza
Dave Goodwin
Bowie
John Payne
Wood
S. W. Nelson
Wheeler
Elzie Crowley
Johnson
Carl Sims
A. B. Coley
Chick Welch
Erath
Reed Cox
George Simms
Travis
R. W. Barrington
Amelia Hill
Lubbock
Rose Harris
Galveston
John W. Brady
Dallas
Dick Koelder
Hale
C. E. Bolt
Knox
C. P. Wilson
W. L. Lesur
Coleman
Jeff Bennett
Limestone
van Bess
Hutchinson
J. C. Raymond
Shackleford
Paul Landry
J. J. Bartlett
Ten Traffic Violators Docketed for Hearing
Ten traffic violators were docketed Wednesday morning for hearing in corporation court at the city hall.
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Corporation Court
City Hell
Knights of Pythias Amend Amarillo Meeting Night
Knights of Pythias in Amarillo announce a time change for lodge meetings. They will now meet on Wednesdays instead of Fridays, per lodge officials.
Amarillo asked to aid in search for grandson missing decade
Mrs Edward Ogier of Jenwood Jennings Missouri asks Amarillo police to help locate her grandson Harry Edward Giese who ran away ten years ago He may be on a ranch near Amarillo and could use the name Kerber or Ogier The mother hopes radio broadcasts will aid the search as efforts in Missouri have failed
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Edward Ogier
Jenwood Jennings
Amarillo
Harry Edward Giese
Missouri
Woodring Wins Governorship of Kansas
Topeka Kans Nov 26 Harry Woodring Democrat today was officially declared winner of the Kansas governorship by a plurality of 251 votes over Frank Haucke Republican The official count from the Nov 4 election shows Woodring 217171 Haucke 216920 Dr J R Brinkley 183278 J B Shields Socialist 3866
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kans
Harry Woodring
Kansas
Frank
Chief
Texas Thanksgiving Proclamation Issued
Gov. Dan Moody issued the Thanksgiving Day proclamation urging Texans to assemble in churches and homes to express gratitude for blessings personal and communal across the state and nation.
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United Press
Austin
Dan Moody
Mrs Morrow book censoring ambassador changes line
Mrs Dwight W Morrow reports that as ambassador to Mexico her husband edited a children's book The Painted Pig by removing a phrase to clarify a reference to toy generals The incident highlights sensitive censorship in diplomatic circles
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Associated Press
New York
Mexico
Fort Worth Livestock Prices See Mixed Cattle and Hogs
Fort Worth markets report hogs uneven with good to choice rail and packer loads at 8.00, sows 7.00, feeders 7.50. Cattle steady to strong with heavy fed steers at 9.75, light feds 7.00 7.50, fat cows 5.00, stock calves 8.00 8.50. Sheep 800 head steady, lambs 6.75, yearlings 4.50.
Mail Carrier Quits to Warn Retirement Not Ready
James C. Murphy, a San Francisco mail carrier of 35 years, retired with plans for leisure but lasted only a week. He then returned to work as confidential secretary to his brother, John P. Murphy, chief ranger of the Independent Order of Foresters, saying he felt like a fish out of water.
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San Francisco
James C. Murphy
Murphy
John P. Murphy
Independent Order of Foresters
Tests Show Child Appeal Of Old Building Blocks In Iowa City
Miss Eva Nelson of the child welfare research station reports a set of varied blocks draws a child’s attention longer than a doll sand pile or animals after over two years of study. The blocks’ shapes and sizes provide lasting interest for early development.
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Iowa City
Eva Nelson
Child Welfare Research Station
Nelson
Small house burns at vacant lot on Seventh Avenue
Fire discovered at 8 o'clock Tuesday night destroyed a small frame house at Seventh Avenue and Jackson Street. The vacant dwelling belonged to W. H. Fuqua.
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Seventh Avenue
Jackson Street
W. H. Fuqua
Markets KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK REPORTS U S D A PRICES
Hogs 5,500 strong to 10c higher top 2.00 sows 6.856 7.40 stock pigs 7.25 7.75. Cattle 8,000 calves 700 fed steers 20 50c higher, stockers steady, heifers 8.75 12.25, cows 5.25 7.25, vealers 5.50 9.50. Sheep 2,500 lambs 15 to 20c higher, feeder lambs 5.76 6.50. In St Louis hogs 11,500 up 5 to 10c top 8.45, cattle 1,800, sheep 900. Chicago 24,000 hogs up 10 20c, top 8.40, cattle 13,000 calves 2,000, steers 11.00 19.76.
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American Rolling Mills
American Smelt & Ref
American Steel Foundry
BLM
American Tel
Anaconda Perveveeserks & Mites
Associated
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio O
Bendix Aviation
Best
Errs
Nevsseesves Aes
Bulova Waterding Machine
Burroughs Awee
Ween Eenee Atlantic
Coca Cola Co
Cola Fuel & Iron
Columbia Gas & Light
Bly Continental
Columbia Grapho
Gulf of Penn
Humble
Commonwealth & Southern
Vane O
Eee Consolidated Film Ind
Consolidated Gas Wrens
Louisiana
Continental
Mexican Seaboard
Continental Motors
Mid-Continent
My Coty, Inc
Mo-Kan
Ae Tis Crucible Stee
Mountain Prodeeenee
Cutler Weeeeee Sivas
Pan-American +e
Cuba Company
Enneree Wae
Aeeenee
Curtiss Wright
Ae Wee Bly ' Pandem
Curtiss Wright A. Joe Bia Panhandle P. & RR
Cuban American Agar Seeee 1
Petroleum Corp
Davison Chemical , Weer
Phillips Peeeeee
Delaware & Hudson C
Pierce Peteee
Dela, Laca & West RR
Prairie O
den & Rio Grande RR
Prairie Pipe
Detroit Edison
Dupont
Richfield of Caaer
Ny Erie Railroad
Texas
Superior
General Mills
Texas Corp
General Motors
Csceesereeeres
Tex Pac Ld & Tri Gi General Railway
Tide Water
Gillette Safety Razor
Gtk
Texan Old & Land
Glidden Company Aeeee
Aly Ve
Vacuum Peeeeeteees
Gold Dust Corporation
Sikal Venezuelan Pet
Goodrich Tire & Rubber
Warner-Quinlan
Bos Gotham Silk Hose
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Graham Paige
Gran
International Cement
Anee
International Harvester
Pereeeeneseee
Johns Manville Aneee Oe
Julius Kayner
Ae ” Wihy Kelvinator
Kolster Radio
Kennecott
Kresge & Co
Kroger Groc & Baking
National Power & Light
New York Central RR
NH & H
Eace
Nevada
Northern Pacific
North America
Oliver Farm Imp
Paramount Publix
I Pathe Exchange
Deenner Cere SC
Nney Co
Pennsylvania RR
Pillsbury Flour Mills
BO Public Service of NJ
Pullman
Keith Orpheum
Remington
Republic Iron & Steel
Reynolds Tobacco
St Joseph Lead
Schulte
Sears Roebuck
Bile Simmons Company
Wees Seweee
Southern California Edison
Standard Brands, Inc
Eenee
Gas & Elec Wiss
Ty Stone & Webster
Pentose
Stewart Warner
Seeeerrs Aly
Studebaker Corporation
Southernacific
Renee
Union Pacific
United Aircraft & Transport
United Cigar Stores
Esere United Corporation
United Fruit Perrery
United Carbon
Bet Union Gas Improvement
U S Rubber
U S Industrial Alcohol
Union Carbide
U S Pipe & Foundry
UBS Stee
Vanadium Corporation
Warner Bros Pictures
Warren Bros Company
Western Maryland RR
Western Pacific RR
Western Union
Westinghouse Electric
Westinghouse Air Brakes
White Motors Company Willys Overland
Woolworth
Yellow Truck & Co
Trans America
Kansas City
The
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Assoiated Press
Chicago
Castoria Advised for Children’s Tongue and Breath Care
An old advertisement urges parents to keep Castoria in the home and give it to any child with a coated tongue or foul breath. The message recommends continuing Castoria until the child grows, presenting a trusted household remedy tone of period advertising.
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Josh Lee
Bartlesville
Swink Liquor Trial Today District Court
Criminal Appeals Court
Woodring
Santiago
Chile
London
James Jeans
Easton
Jack Douglas
Panhandle Auto Club
Polly
Municipal Auditorium
Fort Worth
Liverpool
Southern
May
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Algoi
Preholiday
Just
Edgar A, Guest
U.S
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Atchison
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Southern Railway
Erie
Ity
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F. Clarke
ATG
Cere
Yeater
Durant’ Motors
Elee
Bond & Share
General Aviation
Ty Ford Motor Ltd
Ford
Canwae
Dane
Fox Theater
General
Goldman Sachs
Brokarage
Dds Allied Chemical & Dye
Allegheny Corporation
Allis Chalmers
Amerada
American & Foreign Power
American Car Foundry
Ueai
American International
American Locomotive
American Power & Light
Chas
H. Fletcher
Bert
Hart
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