Texas Third in Nation for Surfaced Highways in 1930
Texas ranked third in the nation with 10,808 miles surfaced out of 18,703 total state highway miles as of December 31, 1930, per Fred H. Gallo of the Panhandle Auto Club. Most paving is on Federal Highway 66 east of Amarillo, with completion to the Oklahoma line by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Fred H. Gallo
Panhandle Auto Club
Chamber of Commerce
Panhandle
Amarillo
Oklahoma
Hale County
Potter County
Lake Michigan
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Springfield
St. Louis
Chicago
Gallo
Ohio
New York
Arkansas
Kansas
Wisconsin
Road funding and future prep highlighted in year’s report
Accused by wife the purchase of right of way and 191,683,477 spent on road maintenance. Year marked by future road-building prep with 22,301,725 for equipment. Year end balance to support road-building stood at 283,497,311. Local American Legion Auxiliary appointed troop committee members Mrs. J. W. Barr, Mrs. A. Petersen, Mrs. Guy Ballard, and Mrs. George Myers to sponsor the White Rose troop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
J. W. Barr
A. Petersen
Guy Ballard
George Myers
Mrs Glenn Foy Named Captain Of White Rose Girl Scout Troop
Mrs Glenn Foy was named captain of the White Rose troop of Girl Scouts at a meeting last night. Mrs Fred Hertzinger will be first lieutenant and Lessie Mae Tolleson second lieutenant. Mrs M L Fuller serves as president of the group at San Jacinto Methodist Church.
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Glenn Foy
White Rose
Girl Scouts
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Fred Hertzinger
Lessie Mae Tolleson
M. L. Fuller
Schulte Buys Back Chain of Stores
D. A. Schulte, founder of the chain of 37 Schulte United Stores, has repurchased the chain and will run it under the same policy per a telegram to M. I. Bevens, manager of the local outlet from New York. The chain has been under receivers since January. A new shoe department will open at the local Schulte United Store within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Schulte
Schulte United
M. I. Bevens
New York
Spider at Fair Promises Shocks and Suspense
The Spider plays at the Fair in Amarillo. A murder plot unfolds after a magician Chatrand’s mind reading act leads to a fatal shot and accusations against the magician, his assistant, and the sister. Edmund Lowe stars with Lois Moran and El Brendel in a sensational thriller.
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New York
Chatland
Chatrand
Edmund Lowe
Lowe
Amarillo
Lois Moran
Moss Trial Resumes On Robbery Charge In Green Lantern Hold-Up
The R. C. Moss robbery case returns to criminal district court with testimony taken. Moss is accused as the taped face bandit who with an accomplice robbed the Green Lantern cashier of 125 dollars at dinner hour. Gardner and Bagwell, his attorneys, represent him as the trial proceeds toward a possible jury verdict this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criminal District Court
Moss
Gardner
Bagwell
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John Wanamaker, Jr
Rodman Wanamaker
Norristown
Pauline Disston
Schulte
Fulton Oursler
Lowell Brentano
el Brendel
T. H
R. C. Moss
Dean
The
Wesson Oil People
Iessine
Wesson Oil
Tm. A
Kellogg's
Medical Arts
Swift’s
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Kansana
Red Star
Portales
Olympia
Ruby
Porter
Joiwasot
U.S
Torry iV i
Tokay
Rena
Soup van Camp
Tomat
Ins
Ben
Dean Fromas
Stokely
Chase and Sanborn
Brer Rabbit
Ane
Acon
Sugar
Pinkney
Amarillo Geo.co
GEO. Morehead
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