Sidewalks to be Built Soon at Courthouse
Sidewalks will be laid on the east side of the new courthouse on Fillmore Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, eight feet from the street to allow angle parking. The surrounding lawn areas will be planted in grass and shrubs, preserving trees where possible, with occupation of the courthouse and jail planned for early November.
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Fillmore Street
Fifth
Sixth Avenues
Potter County Free Library
W. W. Lynch
Amarillo Reports Fewer Crashes But More Injuries
Police records show 387 traffic crashes in September with 15 injuries and no fatalities, while August had 45 crashes and 9 injuries. Several victims were pedestrians including a returning schoolchild. officials promote safety via motorist lectures and a pedestrian safety program.
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Amarillo
School of the Air
Potter County Home Demonstration Council to Convene
Mary Sitton county home demonstration agent announced that Potter County's council of Home Demonstration Clubs will meet at 2 30 oclock Saturday afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce office. Problems facing farm women will be discussed and projects planned for October meetings. Mrs W H King president of Soncy community will preside.
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Potter County
Council of Home
Chamber of Commerce
Mary Sitton
W. H. King
Soncy Community
Man Battles With Seal on Banff Beach
John Raffan, a road foreman at Banff Scotland, reports a fierce encounter with a huge seal on the beach. The animal growled snapped at his leg and seized his shovel. Raffan wrestled free, recovered the tool and stunned the seal, escaping unharmed.
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John Raffan
Banff
Scotland
Raffan
Navy Building Funding Sought by Congress in December
Congressional plans call for a 750 million naval construction program to be requested in December by the Senate and House naval committees. The disclosure follows Senator Borah backing Hoover’s effort to cut federal spending by removing six destroyers from an eleven ship replacement plan. Senator Hale and Representative Britten discussed the move in a closed Senate naval committee session and decided naval authorities should be summoned for questions on navy needs.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Borah
Hoover
Hale
Maine
Britten
Ilinois
Senate Naval Committee
THE LINDBERGHS' AGAIN ciphergram near accident
A noted pair of fliers are the subject of a ciphergram that hints at a near serious incident. The text uses a simple substitution system with a quick solve time, suggesting the par time is four minutes. Yesterday's solution referenced the annual baseball classic opening in St. Louis.
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ST. Louis
Navy chiefs must approve program before new treaty drive
The plan to push treaty limits in London must be approved by the naval general board and the ranking admirals in the navy department before any definite effort is made to secure passage at the upcoming session. The stipulation emphasizes formal approval by senior naval leadership prior to advancing the measures.
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Naval General Board
Navy Department
Marriage Licenses and Divorces Reported in September
Courthouse records show twelve marriage licenses issued in September and twelve divorces granted in the civil division of district court. The September license count falls short of the 1930 September total of twenty eight licenses.
Son Lost 15 Years Still Sought by Father in Amarillo
B E Dawson of Lubbock still searches for his son Raymond, who vanished at age 15 after last being heard from in Waynoka Oklahoma. Police in Amarillo say the investigation remains active as the elder Dawson travels across the United States seeking clues.
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B. E. Dawson
Lubbock
Raymond
Amarillo
Raymond Dawson
Waynoka
Oklo
Dawson
United
Lethal gas used to execute dogs at Amarillo pound
In Amarillo the city pound at 612 West Fourth Avenue uses a gas chamber to euthanize unredeemed dogs. Previously a shotgun was used. carbon monoxide from a car exhaust now feeds the airtight chamber via a hose. The device, designed by Dr. E. W. Little, euthanizes hundreds of vaccinated and unvaccinated dogs annually.
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Amarillo
City Pound
City Barn
West Fourth Avenue
E. W. Little
No 66 Soon Will Be Paved to Chicago
Members of the chamber of commerce highway committee met last night at the chamber office. N A Griggs announced that Federal Highway 66 from Oldham County through Amarillo to Chicago would be paved by the first of the year with a short all weather strip. The committee reviewed pending projects and laid plans for immediate action. Attending were Bill Lampe Wade Brymer Jack Sheers Judge W A Palmer C M Williams and N A Griggs.
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Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
Chamber
Griggs
Oldham County
Amarillo
Chicago
Bill Lampe
Wade Brymer
Jack Sheers
W. A. Palmer
C. M. Williams
Mr. Griggs
Lottery-like clue surfaces in Nineveh slab discovery
Police report describes a rain search for a missing son linked to a Nineveh slab found in the Fleming Museum. The artifact, donated 80 years ago by Dr. H. J. Converse, sits behind the hall entrance wall as investigators relay Dawson's request for information via general delivery in Lubbock.
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New Fleming Museum
Nineveh
H. J. Converse
Ancient slab from Assyrian king's palace found in Burlington
An alabaster slab dating 3,000 years was placed in the east wing, traced to the palace of King Assurnasiupal of Assyria. The artifact's discovery highlights ancient Near Eastern connections and regional archaeology.
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Burlington
Assurnasiupal
Assyria
Girls save for college by Homestake tours
By leading tours at the Homestake Mining Company this summer six girls saved enough money to cover their college expenses next winter.
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U.P
Homestake Mining Company
Child Killed by Auto Near Waxahachie
Betty Joe McCommon a two year old girl died at a sanitarium from injuries after an automobile struck her as she slept in a cotton field. The driver Tom Splawn, employer of the child's parents, said he did not know the child was in the field.
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Betty Joe McCommon
Tom Splawn
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