Amarillo College Raises Tax Rate by Three Cents
Amarillo College increased its tax rate by three cents to 15 cents on county assessments for 1932, or 7 1/4 cents on the public schools assessment. The move supports a 51,600 expenditures budget and anticipates county values of 31,000,000 yielding 46,500 with 9,300 delinquent. Tuition and fees total 16,284 to fund operations and a 1,884 contingency remains. Salary warrants for 1932 may be paid on 1932 taxes, with deductions if bought at a discount, and 1931-32 salary warrants may be exchanged for delinquent taxes.
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Amarillo College
Public
Sheff Divorce Claim Alleges Abuse by Wife
Oklahoma City report says W E Bud Sheff filed for divorce after a five month marriage claiming his wife beat him and refused to cook meals. He had recently paid a fine for carrying two guns.
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Oklahoma City
W. E
Bud) Sheff
Pastor-Father of Accused Boy Calls Dime Novel Bonfire
Oklahoma City reports Rev C C Nance pastor of Calvary Baptist Tabernacle plans a public bonfire Sunday night of dime thriller magazines taken from his congregation homes. He blames crime magazines for his 19 year old son Warren Nance arrest on robbery charges and will preach on A Dime A Dance or the Cheapness of Going to Hell while the blaze burns. Warren allegedly broke into a neighborhood grocery store and the father rejects clemency.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
C. C. Nance
Calvary Baptist Tabernacle
Warren Nance
Nance
Warren
Miss Anderson Stars in The Sap Benefit Play
In The Sap the ambitious wife of an eighteen dollar a week bank clerk is played by Miss Anderson. The Black Mask production will be staged next Tuesday evening as the season opener in the high school auditorium to benefit the Parent-Teachers Thrift room fund.
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Black Mask
Anderson
Parent-Teachers Thrift Room
Thoughts in Passage Seventh in a Weekly Series
Chas S Glass Amarillo blind student and Amarillo College graduate writes the seventh weekly piece in a series. He notes the 1932 presidential campaign is underway and references Hoover's Des Moines address as a strategic move in national politics.
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Chas. S. Glass
Amarillo
World
Mr. Glass
Amarillo College
Hoover
Des Moines
President spoke to you as an individual
The president addressed you personally, speaking to you as an individual rather than to a general audience. He connected with you directly, making the interaction feel intimate and specific.
Radio Plays Big Part In Political Drama And Irish Situation
The piece notes radio as a key arena for party views and candidate talk amid economic concerns. It cites Dr Beard claiming potential self support for an organization and discusses Catholic Church Mexico tensions. It acknowledges Mexican restrictions on church power and frames the Irish situation as developing with religious factors strong in public life.
Beard proposes civilian army to fight unemployment
Dr. Chas A Beard outlines a plan to permanently solve unemployment by forming a civilian army. Officers from regular forces would command workers, performing public works such as reforestation, reclaiming waste land, improving marginal farms, building parks and housing, and creating vegetable gardens for enrollees.
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Chas. A. Beard
De Valera Delays Nominee for Governor General Post
The Irish Free State faces uncertainty as Eamon de Valera has not named a successor to James McNeil who resigned as governor general. The move raises questions about royal representation and potential English reaction. Ulster rebuffs unity, Northern Ireland remains industrial and prosperous while southern Ireland stays separate. If unity occurs, Irish nationality would be fully developed and England’s response looms.
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de Valera
James McNeil
Irish Free State
England
McNeil
Ireland
Ulster
Free State
European nations wary of war reflect on past conflicts
The piece notes Holland and Scandinavian countries prefer peace, recalling World War I lessons. It argues Dutch colonial holdings are economically vital, and that keeping subject peoples in the East Indies is challenging. It concludes wars are rarely profitable in the long run for these nations.
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Europe
Holland
East Indies
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Paul Revere Pleads Guilty in Prohibition Case
Paul Revere appeared before Federal Judge William Hawley Atwell and pleaded guilty to violating national prohibition laws. He paid a $125 fine for the offense.
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Dallas
Paul Revere
Sans Horse
William Hawley Atwell
Courthouse and building permits report for local properties
Courthouse records list home and garage permits and repairs. Entries mention owners such as R B Masterson and J L Hardy, with work including roof repair and reshingle projects at Polk Street addresses and a 3420 Pontiac area vehicle note.
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R. B. Masterson
Bert Abron
Polk
G. FP
A. Robertson
M. M. Easum
N. Fillmore
J. L. Hardy
J. B. Grentz
Polk Street
Typical Soldier Jobless Oklahoma City
The painting titled Typical American Soldier features Otis Leader a Choctaw Indian and recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross. Leader was discharged yesterday from the Oklahoma Highway department after eight years of service and the artwork now hangs in a Paris art gallery.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Devarreaux
Otis Leader
Oklahoma Highway Department
Paris
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