Labor Meeds PN Los Angeles For Convention
The 47th annual AFL convention opened in Los Angeles with Labor leaders led by President William A. Green. Over 400 officials and delegates attended as civic and church leaders welcomed labor chiefs. An invocation was given by Monsignor John Cawley and remarks were planned by Governor C. Young, Rev E P Ryland, Mayor George Cryer, John F Dalton, Baron Fitts, and others.
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United Press
Angeles
American Federation of Labor
William A. Green
Noted Radio Announcer to Host Lindy Land Program Tonight
R.J. Rogers, noted WSMB announcer, will headline the Lindy Land program in New Orleans. Bud Averill, manager, says two orchestras will perform, with the Powder River orchestra joined by Clarrison's Texans from WBAP and WFAA in Fort Worth and Dallas.
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R.J. Rogers
WSMB
Saenger- Maison-Bianche Amusement Company
New Orleans
Louisiana
Lindy Land
Bud Averill
Lindy Land Palace
Powder River
Clarrison
WBAP
WFAA
Fort Worth
Dallas
Albritton Funeral Rites Held Today
Funeral services for Lee D. Albritton traveling salesman who died Saturday night were held at Blackburn Funeral Home at 4 o clock this afternoon. Interment followed at Llano Cemetery with only one brother J C Albritton of Oklahoma City attending due to family illness.
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Lee D. Albritton
Blackburn Funeral Home
Llano
J. C. Albritton
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Bid Tack's Amarillo Program for a Better City Pledge
The plan promises lower city costs and higher services including cheaper utilities and rents, more parks, a municipal pool and golf course, and improved streets. It calls for reduced water and electric rates, cleaner city, more viaducts, and extended bus routes with strict traffic enforcement only in emergencies.
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Lowe
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Electric rate reductions hinted in town chatter
The writer claims talks with Mr. Fairy of the electric light company hint a possible 10 percent rate cut for average consumers. He also cites meetings with Harry Black of the Amarillo Gas company and praises Mr. Makeig's promotion. He ends predicting a roughly 10 percent electric rate reduction to offset rising telephone charges.
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Fairy
Electric Light Company
Elvet
Mr. Fairy
Pasa
Harry Black
Amarillo
Mr. Mahkeiz
Kreswell
Mr. Makeig
Railroad Train Deemed Safest Place in World by Speaker
F. J. MacKie of Santa Fe Plains division told Kiwanis today that U S railroads carried over 60 million passengers in 1926 with only 75 deaths from accidents. He praised railroad workers for preventing mishaps and urged ongoing Safety First efforts. Also noted were musical interludes by local youths and a family obituary update on Dr E F Price.
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United States
F. J. MacKie
Plains Division
The
Santa Fe
Kiwanis Club
MacKie
Catherine McGregor
Mildred
Dorothy Newell
Howard Williams
Tom Bruner
Flood Rages Through Southeast Kansas Streets
The flood menace in southeastern Kansas grew as record water volumes flooded streets. Train service stalled and highways blocked as Verdigris River rose above previous records near Benedict and Independence. Residents evacuated by boat amid rising waters threatening crops and livestock.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Benedict
Coffeville
Independence
Santa Fe Ditch Battle Calls for Cleanup Effort
A letter urges Colonel Erasmus Tack to lead a drive to fill the Santa Fe ditch running from the Santa Fe shops to the lake. The writer says the open, stagnant ditch harbors disease and drains oil and grease, proposing public health action with backing from residents, the health officer, and the city commission.
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Santa FE Ditch
Erasmus Tack
Tack
Santa Fe
Old Lake
Glenwood
Take Off The Cap Letter to Tack Darling
A playful 1927 Amarillo letter from IMA DARLING urges Tack to drop the kernel nickname and back up a clean fight with cigars for a World Series outcome, noting humor about a crowd of squirrels and plans to watch the results.
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Amarillo
Texas
Tack
New York
Ima Darling
Parks and Sink Holes In Town Offer Vision of Rest
A speaker urges the park board to transform local sink holes into sunken garden style parks. The plan includes an island stage near the railroad tracks and a place for visitors to rest and observe wildlife, while imagining improved recreation for travelers and townspeople. The writer hopes the board will act on these ideas.
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Tack
Park Board
Popularity contest for courteous policemen in Denver
A Denver note proposes a business community popularity contest to pick the most courteous and efficient policeman, rewarding the winner with a gold engraved watch. The writer urges Amarillo to imitate the idea to improve local behavior and suggests contacting the station sergeant for a list of officers to vote on.
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Denver
Amarillo
Paris Fashion Notes From a Cousin Letter
A cousin writes on recent fashion obsessions, praising calfskin and wool coats in tan and cream, widow black, gray, and fox trim. She details outfits with kasha, pleated skirts, metallic cloths, and velvet frocks, notes Chanel inspirations, and predicts black, beige, and gray endure with parchment pink evenings.
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Father
Lovers of beauty Overwarms War and Crime
A 1927 poem by Edgar A. Guest argues for more lovers of beauty gardens music pictures and books to reduce crime and conflict. It promotes art laughter and learning as paths to safety and peace and condemns hatred malice greed and violence.
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Edgar A. Guest
Chicago and Oklahoma City Livestock Prices Oct 3
Chicago market report shows home prices for cattle hogs and sheep with steers vealers and sows. Oklahoma City listing notes cattle from Texas, range calves and yearlings bidding around 9 to 10 dollars and hogs around 11 dollars.
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Oklahoma City
The
Associated Press
Texas
Fort Worth Livestock Market Report Summary
Fort Worth and St Louis cattle and hog price listings show hogs steady to higher with specific prices for packing sows and butcher pigs. Cattle totals around 8,000 in Fort Worth with various grades and calves. sheep numbers near 600 with slaughter lambs and yearlings priced.
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Fort Worth
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Fast &Y Louis
Chicago cash grain prices on wheat corn and oats
Wheat No 2 red 1.82 No 2 hard 1.28 1.29 percent. Corn No 8 mixed 91 No 2 yellow 95. Oats No 2 white 49 52 percent. No 3 white 16 51. Prices listed for Chicago cash grain markets dated Oct 3.
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Chicago
The
Associated Press
New Orleans Cotton Opens Firm on Liverpool Cables
The New Orleans cotton market opened firm as firmer Liverpool cables and heavy rains boosted prices. December rose to 21.98 and January to 22.08 before hedge selling trimmed gains. later quotes eased to about 21.69 for December and 21.73 for January amid government crop report anticipation.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Liverpool Cables Ae
New York Cotton Opens Steady On Rally Tempered By Realizing
The market opened steady with gains of 27 to 42 points as active months rose on firm Liverpool cables heavy rains in the southwest and frost prospects in Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle. December to 21.89 and March to 22.19 before profit taking and southern selling trimmed gains. By mid day December around 21.77 with active months up 21 to 27 points amid weather and crop reports.
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New York
Associated Press
Liverpool
Southwest
Oklahoma
Texas
New Orleans
Defends Flapper By The Associated Press
Berkeley observer Joan London daughter of Jack London believes the era of the flapper has passed and her sister Misa London is a precocious new generation figure. The piece notes Misa as an emerging writer following in her father’s footsteps and describes her as sophisticated, calculating, and candid in speech.
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Associated Press
Berkeley
Calif
Joan London
Jack London
Misa London
Miss London
Negro Women Bandits Rob Tyler Street Hold Up
Virgil Jackson reported being robbed of 103 dollars by two gun wielding black women on Tyler Street between Second and Third. He gave descriptions of one large heavy set woman and another average sized mulatto. Police held one suspect for investigation as records show two persistent bandits have targeted white men in the flats for months.
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Virgil Jackson
Tyler Street
Flats
Negro Section
Gold Rush Party at Nat Tonight Promises Fun and Prizes
A big Gold Rush party is on tap at the Nat dance palace tonight with Eli Hoover promoting rewards for attendees. Harry Hunt’s Imperial Pathe Recording orchestra will play as new hall decorations promise a colorful, lively event for Chicago and nearby rail era brands listed in the era’s ads.
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Nat Dance Palace
Eli Hoover
Harry Hunt
Imperial Pathe
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