Amarillo Launches Air Mail Service With Five Cent Rate
The Amarillo post office inaugurates air mail on October 25 offering five cents per first ounce and ten cents for each additional ounce. Letters to New York can arrive coast to coast within 24 hours once air beacons are completed, with many locals and national entities collecting stamps or autographs from Postmaster W. C. Kenyon.
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Air Mail
Amarillo
New York City
United States
Mexico
Canada
W. C. Kenyon
Chambers of Commerce
Kenyon
City
Dutton closes week with Talks on Boys and Gladness
Dr. Dean C. Dutton wrapped up a week of school board lectures with two talks. At the Senior High School auditorium he spoke on The Men of Tomorrow, focusing on boys and adult influence. In the evening at Central Presbyterian Church he discussed The Majesty of Gladness and the sustaining power of enthusiasm love and a strong life program.
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Dean C. Ditton
Central Presbyterian Church
Dutton
Amarillo
Workers Council Baptists To Meet
The monthly meeting of the Palo Duro Baptist Association Workers Council will convene Tuesday at 10 o clock at First Baptist Church Vega. The program includes devotions, talks on prayer and the family altar, and sessions led by several ministers. lunch is provided and a 1:30 PM W M A meeting follows with an afternoon program concluding at 3:30 PM. All pastors are urged to attend with a large delegation.
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Workers Council of
Palo Duro Baptist Association
First Baptist Church of
Vega
R. A. Pryor
Ben Short
M. T. Tucker
J. R. Hicks
G. L. Yates
D. D. Sumrall
Dota Canyon
J. M. Cook
Supreme Court rules on sale of chow dog
A chow dog owned by Mrs. Annabell M. Pierce was involved in a court case in New Brighton New York. The husband sold the dog to Carl Duerr who paid a $50 deposit but the deal was later annulled and the money refunded. The court ruled against Duerr and upheld the Pierce ownership.
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New Brighton
N. Y
Annabell M. Pierce
Supreme Court
Cotton Men Gather in New Orleans Conference
Government officials and cotton leaders from the South convened in New Orleans to rally price support for cotton. Attendees included Secretary Lamont and Farm Board chair Legge amid reports of tensions with shippers over board functions. The aim is to restore intrinsic cotton price and halt declines through a lasting agreement.
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New Orleans
South
Federal Farm Board
D. E. McCuen
Greenville
S. C
The
American Cotton
Robert P. Lamont
Alexander Legge
Carl Williams
Farm Board
Eugene Meyer, Jr
Federal Reserve Board
E. F. Creekmore
American Cotton Growers' Co-operative Association
Cameron Williams
Gastonia
N. C
Atlantic Cotton Association
McCuen
Cotton Prices Jump After 1926 Surge
The report notes 1926 was followed by a 100 percent increase in cotton prices. Market observers say demand and speculation fueled the sharp rise, impacting farmers and textile buyers nationwide.
Teal Ducks Arrive in North Carolina Waters
On Oct. 15 at Ocracoke Island Blue-winged teal arrive in larger numbers. The ducks pass through en route to southern rice fields to spend winter, and are usually left Virginia and NC waters before November 1 when they may be hunted in North Carolina.
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North Carolina
United Press
Ocracoke Island
N.C
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L. M. Black Chiropractor
Polk
Crossett
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Amity
Paramount
Shirley Mason
Wer
Mission Faremount
Paris
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Gene Pallette Stewart Erwin
O. P. Heggie
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Natty
Charles Rogers
Helen Kane
Victor Moore
Paramount Sound News
Carton
Hi 4
Deinniad Fdlures
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