Amarillo Ordinance Grants Southwestern Bell Pole Rights
The City of Amarillo Texas and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company approve continued erection and maintenance of poles wires and other plant along streets and public grounds with City supervision and annual cash payments to the City. The ordinance covers location restoration tree trimming temporary wire changes and waivers of taxes in exchange for franchise style access. The agreement sets payment at 2 percent of previous year local service gross receipts with first payment in March 1939.
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Amarillo
Texas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Telephone Company
State of
City Commission
Local Exchange
City and Telephone Company Agree on Poles for Police Fire Wires
An ordinance outlines the City’s use of Telephone Company poles and conduits for police and fire alarm wires. The City may use space up to one cross arm per pole and duct space within conduit capacity, with standards from the Bureau of Standards. The City indemnifies the Telephone Company for damages from use, and terms extend ten years with auto renewal and 90 day termination notices. The ordinance notes no exclusive rights and outlines acceptance requirements, signed by Mayor Ross D. Rogers and City Secretary Katheryne Burwell on September 30, 1938.
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United Department of Commerce
Bureau of Standards
Telephone Company
United States Department of Commerce
A. D
Ross D. Rogers
Six Killed in Rebel Air Raid on Aguilas
Six people were killed and 20 injured as insurgents bombed Aguilas, a government port on the Mediterranean, dropping sixty bombs and destroying 15 buildings. The attack hit the port 37 miles southwest of Cartagena.
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Madrid
Aguilas
Mediterranean
Cartagena
Courthouse Records Details Deeds and Transfers in Local Land Deals
Land records list warranty deeds transfers and new registrations including Hugo H Loewenstern to E Burgess lot 7 block 1 Fuqua-Bar field value 10 dollars and Campbell Taggert Corp to W H Van Shaw lots 11 12 block 25 C&S 1000 dollars plus multiple QCDs and credits among various properties. The notice also covers car registrations and a marriage license listing C B McDonald with Mary Etta Beck W G Page and Margaret Ethel McDonald.
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Hugo H. Loewenstern
Burgess
Fuqua-Barfield
R. O. Greenhill
B. FE. Humphers
Mortgage Realty Co
Coffey
Campbell Taggert Corp
W. H. van Shaw
C&s
Robt. E. Lee
Virginia Lyvers
B . Bs&f. H. S. Lyvers
B. T. Carter
Fred Lyon
Cal Farley
C. E. Willmering
Elmer P. Spencer
Mirror
E. R. Thompson
H. I. Stephenson
Morningside
Elgi W. Boyter
L. H. Celey
G&s
C. J. Fowlston
Ama Oil Co
E's
Bs&f
John WN. Olver
Allied Bldg
Glenwood
J. E. Foster & Son
Life Insurance Company of Virginia
Bivins
Hughes
W.H. Fuqua
West Texas Mortgage Loan
Chevrolet
Elmer FE. Anderson
Ford
Geo
Mansur
LaSalle
Anna Olds
Geo. M. Waddill
Plymouth
E. M. George
Elizabeth Taylor
R. R. Nation
L. R. Hagg
Buick
Jno
T. Rinard
C. B. McDonald
Mary Etta. Beck
W. G. Page
Margaret Ethel McDonald
National Home Show to Explain Federal Housing Loans
Amarillo hosts the National Home Show opening Oct 12 at City Auditorium for five days. Federal Housing Administration loans insure mortgages up to 16000 with rates not above 5 percent and terms to 20 years. They include principal and interest, taxes, insurance, and a small government insurance premium in fixed monthly payments. Plan now to own your home with a budgeted monthly cost.
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Amarillo
Federal Housing Administration
Cuban Officials Duel With Swords Interrupted in Store
Marcelina Garriga president of the Cuban House of Representatives and Sergio Carbo former cabinet minister fought a duel with swords in a midtown Havana grocery. The clash was halted after three assaults with neither man hurt, and Garriga withdrew remarks that provoked Carbo.
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Havana
Cuba
Marcelina Garriga
House of Representatives
Sergio Carbo
Garriga
Carbo
Three Killed as Plane Crashes During Forced Landing
A cabin plane attempting a forced landing in Eau Claire Wisconsin struck Ole Anderson's store at Washington and Farewell streets after engine trouble. Passengers James Small Orlie Berkley and Robert E Butler died at the scene. Pilot Willis Kysor was severely burned and in critical condition.
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Eau Claire
Wis
James Small
Marion
Orlie Berkley
Robert E. Butler
Willis Kysor
Niles
Mich
Kysor
Small
Berkley
Ole Anderson
Washington and
Farewell Streets
Omega Oil Backache Cure Angers Dollar Bet
In a humorous anecdote a man bets a dollar on treating Bill’s crippling backache. He buys 35 cents worth Omega Oil, rubs Bill’s back, and claims Bill’s pain eases, prompting a resumed work job and plan to repay the dollar. Omega Oil touted as the solution for lumbago and back pain.
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Bill
Omega Oil
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Fox Drug Company
Imety
Reta
Tailo
Polk Street
Tre
Rly
Mh Hiese
Katheryne Burwell
Paul
Whiteman
Ceorge Gracibe Burns Allen Peery
B.S
Fport Dooley
Feery
N. B.C
H. V. Robertson & CO. G
Accountants & Auditors
Osteer-Kokle Bidg
Ameile
Courthouse Records
L. K. Patton
Association of
J. Ralph Carroll
Oliver Eakle
Bill Lee
Cleaning Service
B & M Cleaners
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