Potter County Tax Roll Sees Near Half Million Increase
The 1935 Potter County tax roll shows a near half million dollar valuation rise to 31,097,220 driven by new construction and rail and pipeline values. Homestead exemptions rise by 130,010, reducing net tax and boosting county coffers while state rates fall to 62 cents. Tax notices go out October 15 with early collection allowed.
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Potter County
Commissioners’ Court
J. N. Riggs
Texas
Jewell Davidson
Potter
Austin
Davidson
Miss Davidson
Irwin Slay
Chamber Directors Change Meet Time
Chamber of Commerce directors will meet at 7 o'clock Wednesday night at the Amarillo Hotel. The noon luncheon is deferred to the evening session. Chairmen of all committees and highway members will join. Secretary Carl Hinton returns from the East for the session.
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Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Carl Hinton
Can You Pronounce It Five Times Fast
A four year old girl, Phillipa Duke Schuyler, correctly spells and pronounces pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. The piece shifts to how Globe-News Want Ads deliver results in selling old items and rented rooms, citing a vacancy near 1209 Pierce and phone 7025 as an example.
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Phillipa Duke Schuyler
Globe-News
Bath
Pierce
Alanreed Couple Celebrates 53 Years of Marriage
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hill of Alanreed observed a 53rd wedding anniversary on August 13. He is 75 and she is 73. The couple has nine living children, three deceased, 18 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. They’ve resided in their current home 30 years after moving from Oklahoma City.
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J. H. Hill
Alanreed
Mr. Hill
Amarillo Passion Play set for October 25 and 28
Amarillo will stage the Passion Play with Vernon Hendry directing. The cast will include about 250 local dramatists and musicians, with Hendry as Christus. Performances are October 25 and 28 in the High School Auditorium, under the Amarillo Council of Parents and Teachers.
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Amarillo
Vernon Hendry
Murray Meeker
Lee Shropshire
Christus
Passion Play
Palo Duro Furniture Company
Polk Street
Hendry
89Th Division
Army of Occupation
Rhine
Europe
Oberammergau
Freiburg
Methodist Men Banquet At Polk Street Church Tonight
Members of Polk Street Methodist Church gather for a 7 pm banquet in Fellowship Hall to discuss forming a permanent men’s group. Dr. C C Grimes will be principal speaker as missionary society ladies serve the dinner noted at 50 cents per plate.
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Polk Street Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Ladies of the Missionary Society
Pates
C. C. Grimes
Poison Deaths Leads to Two Arrests in Nassau County
Inspector Harold R. King said Mrs. John Creighton confessed with Everett R. Applegate to poisoning Applegate’s wife using arsenic. Both face murder charges after a night of questioning. she described the motive as unrelated to a sexual relationship with their shared minor daughter.
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Mineola
N. Y
Harold R. King
Nassau County Police
John Creighton
Everett R. Applegate
Applegate
King
Creighton
Newark
N. J
Charles R. Avery
River Road vote to issue bonds for WPA school project
One hundred River Road district voters will ballot Saturday to authorize a 20 900 bond to match WPA funds for a gymnasium and auditorium and other improvements with 16 432 WPA funds already approved. Balloting occurs at the River Road school house, following a prior election ruled illegal.
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River Road
O. B. Ginn
Hungarian actor starts coin collecting for a nickel
The good natured Hungarian actor began collecting coins after shaving his head for a Hollywood photo. He let fans rub his shaved scalp for a nickel, hinting at a quirky money-making whim as he notes there is money in coin collecting.
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Hollywood
Captain’s Rain Promise Backfires With Eel Shower
An odd New York incident links a ferry captain predicting rain to a shower of eels when seabirds dropped their catch after being frightened by a siren. The deckhand explains the chain of events as the forecast came true in a humorous yet bizarre display.
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New York
Ort
John New
Robbers trigger gas pump blow in Beaver Falls
William Parnell, a filling station operator, was knocked off balance by a heavy-handed shock after a gas pump hand fell during a robbery attempt. He telephoned police for help as officers arrived to find the bulky device still near him.
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Beaver Falls
William Parnell
Parnell
WPA Work to Begin Quickly in Six Projects
Allotment symbols for six WPA projects have been received and work will begin within days. Federal funds totaling 46071.36 dollars have been allotted these projects per A A Meredith district director. Twoley reports a contractor’s dog brought to the scene.
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A. A. Meredith
County road and building funding details noted
Administrator Meredith reports that most counties allocate funds for road and building improvements by November 1. Hartley County is the exception where a soil erosion program already provides employment, while Higgins building projects amount to $4 931 79 and Fresno road work in Wellington Collingsworth County totals $1 2A 30.
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Higgins
Fresno
Wellington
Collingsworth County
Meredith
Hartley
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