Smith Goes South 10 Talk Democracy Campaign Tour
Governor Smith begins a ten day campaign tour by rail through Virginia and North Carolina en route to Kentucky. He plans speeches in Sedalia Missouri and Chicago with stops in Richmond and Raleigh and receptions with state governors along the way.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Albany
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Kentucky
New York
Richmond
State Capitol
Byrd
Tack Letters About Hoover and Democratic Stance
A reader recounts a midnight scene on a railroad near a trestle and a man who hung from a track tie to avoid a train. The letter uses the incident to attack Democrats and urges printing in the column, calling for political change by November 6.
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Hoover
Tack
Straton attacks Gov. Smith prompt fierce rebuttal
A reader defends Governor Al Smith against Dr. Straton's attack noting Smith’s moral character and public service. The letter recalls past party issues and questions Hoover era corruption while urging equal rights and fair treatment for workers and minorities.
A Hundred Percent Democrat Praises Gov Smith In Wartime Rhetoric
A speaker extols Gov Smith as brave and honorable, praising his platform as open and above board. The address compares him to Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abe Lincoln while arguing for wartime duty and support for families of soldiers earning thirty dollars a month.
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Hoover
East Side
New York
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Abe Lincoln
Polite Man Feels Hunger In Pub Table Scene
A humorous lament recalls a crowded dining room where conversation, hot soup, and well cooked chops fail to appease a starving guest. The narrator longs for escape to find a meal and silence, while nearby chatter and social bonds fill or frustrate the moment.
Letter urging Tack to bar Democrats after Borger blast
A panhandle resident pleads to keep Democrats away after a nitro explosion in Borger shatters windows. The writer suggests Hoover and Lindbergh are acceptable visitors, but opposes Al Smith and Democratic crowds due to fear and public distress.
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Tack
Borger
al Smith
Hoover
Lindbergh
Panhandlers
Mixed Election Views and Prohibition Stance Expressed
A letter praises fair debate and support for Governor Al Smith while arguing against whisky restoration. The writer, a longtime church member, urges clergy to focus on maintaining dryness and morality, noting bootleggers favor Hoover.
Hoover Speech Challenge Over Whisky Question in Amarillo
A regular subscriber pledges nightly speeches from now until November 6 to prove bootleggers back Hoover. He will speak anywhere in Amarillo or the Panhandle if three fair-minded residents are convinced by sufficient proof. He cites whisky as one issue among others and signs off as Yours for Hoover and clean morals and better homes.
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Mr. Stiteler
al Smith
Christian Church
Hoover
Amarillo
Panhandle
Memory of a battle and a fallen captain
An ardent reader shares a wartime memory about Capt Hanson, the Amarillo Legion Post namesake, killed in a famed battle of 1942. The verse recalls the First Oklahoma unit’s grit, the memory of rain and a dim room, and a moment of fire in the hills of St Elainne.
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Hanson
Amarillo Legion Post
W. E.F
London
Oklahoma
St. Elainne
Hell
Remembering the 42nd Infantry at St Etienne
A commemorative piece honors the 42nd Infantry Died in action October 8 1918 near St Etienne France. It recalls unit origins Oklahoma First Texas Seventh and wartime sacrifices while noting the ten year anniversary and ongoing memory. Also includes a local Amarillo note urging mosquito control and public health action.
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Phil Braniff
42Nd Infantry
St. Etienne
France
Wis
142Nd
Oklahoma First Infantry Ational Guard
Texas
No Love Lost in a Classroom Exchange
A student claims he answered the professor by nodding while explaining he did not expect the response to travel. The professor queries the effectiveness of the gesture as a metacommentary on attention and authority.
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Pathfinder
Briton Antiques Worth Over 250 Million Taken by Americans
Over the past decade American collectors removed Britie antiques valued at more than 250 million dollars from the United Kingdom, highlighting a large cross border trade and losses to local museums and sellers.
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Smith Goes South
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Louisville
DR. Straton
Straton
Governor Smith
Democratic Party
Tammany Hall
Republican Party
Mr. Hoover
Clow. Gasteam
Clow Gasteam
the Gasteam Heating CO
D. D. Lacy
Amarillo Bldg
Missus
Mable
Gladys
Agnes
Florence
Grace
Edgar A. Guest
Old Tack
Santa Fe
Robinson
Captain Hanson
Polk ST
Columbus
Antoni
American State Bank
Atlantic
Amarilla
Firestone Organization
Firestone
Peter de Paolo
Harry Hartz
Karl Cooper
George Scudera
Tommy Milton
Cannon Batt Baker
Loutis H.smith
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