Mayor touts Santa Fe line as huge Amarillo boost
Mayor Ernest O. Thompson says the proposed Santa Fe Railway line from Amarillo to Denver will open new territory and boost the city. He urges Chamber of Commerce support and swift permit approval, calling it the realization of Tom Gallaher’s dream.
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Santa Fe
Amarillo
Oklahoma Panhandle
Colorado
Las Animas
Pueblo
Denver
Ernest O. Thompson
Santa Fe Railway
Borger to End Martial Law as Officials Resign
Borger Texas, Oct 15. Mayor Glenn A Pace and Sheriff Joe Ownbey resigned triggering a shift as Governor Moody seeks new officers approved by Assistant District Attorney Clem Calhoun. Brigadier General Wolters said the army would march home soon after new leaders are chosen.
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Associated Press
Borger
Tex
Army of Occupation
Glenn A. Pace
Joe Ownbey
Moody
Clem Calhoun
Wolters
City Commission
Ownbey
County Commissioners Court
Calhoun
Leader to Celebrate Third Anniversary in Amarillo
Leader Department Stores at 709 Polk Street marks its third anniversary with a store wide sale. Manager J Kantor credits Amarillo support and New York buyers for strong value and growth, with plans to expand space as needed.
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Leader Department Stores, Inc
Polk Street
Leader
Amarillo
J. Kantor
New York
Union Strike Trial To End During Week
The long trial of seven union textile workers charged with second degree murder for the Gastonia Loray Mills shooting may close this week. Fred Beal and six others, active in the Manville Jenckes strike, face the death of Police Chief O F Aderholt. Beal testified denying exhortations to violence and denouncing Gastonia authorities for alleged one sidedness.
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United Press
Charlotte
N. C
Gastonia Loray Mills
Fred Erwin Beal
National Textile Union
Manville-Jenckes Company
O. F. Aderholt
Beal
Gastonia
Explosion Injures Sailor In Havel Engine Room Blast
In Seattle the German motor ship Havel of the North German Lloyd Line suffered an explosion and fire in the engine room injuring at least one crew member. The ship arrived from Tacoma at seven this morning and had been loading for Hamburg in Puget Sound when the blast hit around nine this evening. Ambulances and fire units were dispatched by officers aboard.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Havel
North German
Lloyd Line
Tacoma
Puget Sound
Hamburg
Amarillo water bond clash looms over reform plan
Engineers from Amarillo back a postponed bond election to ease city factional tensions while Mayor Thompson and two commissioners push for unity. The piece warns of chaos if the bond issue is rammed through by a city machine with 600 votes, noting public interest in a truthful report on water investments and the Word ranch project.
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Amarillo
Ernest Thompson
Lester Stone
Jim Vernon
Word Ranch
Erasmus Tack LanNing Born in Amarillo
A letter notes an eight-pound blue-eyed baby boy named Erasmus Tack Lanning born in Amarillo to M Lanning at 1209 Garfield Street. The writer pledges support including a $25 birthday gift and future help with college, and asks for the baby's photograph. Roses order and car distribution plans are mentioned, plus a garage repair bill itemized.
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Erasmus
Amarillo
M. Lanning
Erasmus Tack Lanning
Garfield Street
Fashion and morality clash over long skirts in Amarillo gossip
In Amarillo town talk the rise of long skirts sparks debate among merchants and residents. Some fear modesty will prevail while others predict the fad will fade, as shopkeepers and clergy weigh public standards and personal style. A wandering minister quips about deficits, adding to the local color.
Johnson School Volley Ball Team Poem
Johnson school players write a fighting poem praising their volleyball team. The verse names Gussie Patterson Juanita Boreing Adeline Winefred Dolly Mada Leona Mann Ruby Nan Lillian Niles and declares they will win the championship cup and beat all other schools.
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Juanita Maxine Boreing
R. R. Boering
East Seventh Street
Gussie May Patterson
Opal Patterson
Lincoln Street
Johnson School
Gussie
Juanita
Adeline
Winefred
Dolly
Madaline
Leona Mann
Ruby Nan
Lillian Niles
Life Underwriters Meet in Amarillo Discuss Profession
The Northwest Texas Association of Life Underwriters held its regular monthly meeting at the Amarillo Hotel with over forty members present. Judge H. L. Adkins spoke on the layman view of life insurance noting the old agent is gone and the underwriter is a professional akin to a lawyer or minister. G. H. McKinney, First National Bank trust officer, led a brief discussion. Mrs. Lloyd Fletcher and her son provided readings. The next meeting is set for the second Monday in November.
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Northwest Texas Association of Life Underwriters of
Amarillo
H. L. Adkins
G. H. McKinney
First National Bank
Lloyd Fletcher
Cass Stevens Goes to Trial for Driving While Intoxicated
Cass Stevens faced district criminal court this morning on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He pleaded not guilty. A bottle labeled ginger extract or jake was introduced as evidence. Stevens testified he planned to use it for medicinal purposes and had not consumed any alcohol at the time of arrest.
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Cass Stevens
District Criminal Court
Jake
Stevens
Working Girls Salary Complaint Sparks Eight Hour Demand
A reader argues that men unionize for better pay and women should too, claiming eight hours is enough and criticizing long daily hours. The letter notes a worker earning $1.43 for ten to twelve hours daily and cites Amarillo as a reference point.
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Tack
Amarillo
Ford of France stock controversy heats Texas letters
Dallas attorney Harold H. Young defends Joseph Swarts in a dispute over Ford of France shares sold in Amarillo. He argues the stock certificates and services justify higher prices while critics warn of misrepresentation and investor risk targeting widows and workers. A counterletter from E. R. T. criticizes Swarts’ methods.
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Leo Sparks
Potter County
Amarillo
Texas
Joseph Swarts
Ford of France
Swatts
Swarts
Erasmus Tack
Amarillo Globe
Tack
New York
Dallas
American Exchange National Bank
Republic National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Southwest
Henry Ford
Air travel grows in California with four coast routes
On the first birthday of standardized air travel in California four airways link Los Angeles and San Francisco. Fifteen planes per day carry capacity loads in a three hour flight, meals served, stenographers offered, libraries and games aboard. Tariffs approach rail fares. Southern Pacific may enter the market, raising the prospect of a rate war with trains.
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San Francisco
California
Los Angeles
Continental Air Express
Coast
San Joaquin Valley
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Western Railroads
Union Pacific
Spokane
Portland
Seattle
Southern Pacific
Mexican found not guilty of assault
Pedro Salinas of Panhandle was acquitted by a district court jury of assault with intent to kill after a confrontation with another Mexican. The case described Salinas beating the man with a gun following exchanged shots.
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Pedro Salinas
Panhandle
District Criminal Court
Salinas
Film Actor Held on Assault Charge in Los Angeles
James H. Grigsby a film actor was held on a $1000 bond for trial on a charge of attempted assault made by Mabel Soller Kuechmeister beauty contest winner. Cossack bound over for trial on a similar charge. Kuechmeister testified the pair invited her for a ride then attacked her at an apartment and in an isolated city area.
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James H. Grigsby
Mabel Soller Kuechmeister
Loeb L. Coseack
San Bernardino
Calif
Superior Court
Chicago
Kuechmeister
Cossack
Grigsby
Funeral for Clark Davis Held by Firemen
Funeral rites for Ulysses Clark Davis 19 who died after a motorcycle stunt near Amarillo were held at 2 PM at N S Griggs & Sons Mortuary Rev Robert C Jones of the Church of Christ presiding Interment followed at Llano Cemetery Pallbearers were fellow firemen Austin Williams Olan Coffee H H Pharriss John Carney William Bailey and Ray Shaffer He is survived by his wife parents Toliver and Mrs Davis and sisters Margarette and Imogene
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Ulysses Clark Davis
Amarillo
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Robert C. Jones
Church of Christ
Llano
Austin Williams
Olan Coffee
H. H. Pharriss
John Carney
William Bailey
Ray Shaffer
Davis
Toliver Davis
North Grant
Margarette
Imogene
Exhume Bodies of Patriots for Reburial
The remains of John Grimes and his wife were exhumed in Navasota Texas to be sent to Austin for interment October 17 in the State Cemetery with other Texas patriots. Grimes who came to Texas from North Carolina in 1829 signed the Texas Declaration of Independence and Grimes County is named for him.
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John Grimes
Austin
Texas
Grimes
North Carolina
Grimes County
Camplin Funeral Services Set For 4 This Afternoon
Funeral services for Harold I. Camplin 29 local baker who died suddenly at 312 Buchanan Street will be held at Griggs chapel at 4 o clock this afternoon Rev J C Sisemore officiating Burial will be Llano cemetery He is survived by his wife and one child.
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Harold I. Camplin
Buchanan Street
Griggs Chapel
J. C. Sisemore
Llano
Young women of note in pursuit of child welfare abroad
The Labor prime minister’s daughter in New York and Miss Morrow, sister of Mrs. Lindbergh, plan humanitarian work. Miss Morrow will teach in a Mexican public school after reaching Mexico City, showing dedication beyond her family wealth to child welfare.
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New York
England
Crocodile Fossils Spark Questions on Time and Humans
The piece muses on a 60 million year old crocodile unearthed in New Jersey and ponders future human evolution, noting how far our species may travel in time. It contrasts Eddington’s distant-sky scale with local science education progress and the rise of the three T’s in schools.
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New Jersey
Eddington
Sirius
Tife
Earth
French army plans forecast cavalry disappearance in coming years
French reorganization suggests a greatly reduced cavalry will vanish from the army within a few years. Observers note horses cannot compete with airplanes and tanks, likening the shift to sending rabbits to face an advancing express train.
County officers fail to find missing man
McAllen Texas October 15 County officers have failed to find a clue to the whereabouts of W M T Cox a local farmer who vanished from his home twelve days ago. He carried about 100 in cash when last seen and authorities fear foul play may be involved.
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United Press
M’allen
Tex
W. M. T. Cox
McAllen
Cox
Kansas City Livestock Markets Report
Hogs: 10,000 head, steady to 10 cents lower, top 9.55 for 225 to 250 pounds. Cattle: 12,000, calves 1,500, steady to strong with various classes selling from 7.50 to 16.00, feeders 9.50 to 12.25. Sheep: 11,000, lambs steady to weak, lambs 12.25 to 18.25, ewes 4.00 to 5.35, feeder lambs 11.50 to 12.60.
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Kansas City
The
Associated Press
U.S.C.A
Chicago Livestock Prices Report October 15
Hogs 24,000 with 10 to 20 cent declines. top $10.00. Pack ing sows $7.75 to $9.00. pigs $9.00 to $9.85. Cattle 9,500. calves 2,500 with varied steer, heifer, cow, and bull prices. Sheep 19,000 with lambs $12.60 to $13.50 and feeder lambs $12.00.
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Chicago
The
Associated Press
U.S.D.A
Feeder
East St. Louis Livestock Market Report
East St. Louis stockyards report shows hogs at 18 000 head with mostly 10.00 on 180-220 pound pigs and sows 8.15 to 8.35. Cattle and calves trading steady with top steers at 15.50 and cows 7.25 to 8.25, wealers 16.75. Sheep 8 500 bid 25 cents lower.
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East ST. Louis
Associated Press
Fort Worth Livestock Market Report
Fort Worth stockyards report hogs down to 9.60 to 9.85 for rail and truck buyers. Cattle and calves show varied values with grass steers 7.50 to 8.50 and heavy calves up to 9.50. Sheep offerings fall quarter lower with wethers 6.25 to 6.75 and lambs at 11.00 to 11.60.
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Fort Worth
Associated Press
New Orleans Cotton Opens Mixed With Rallies After Declines
The New Orleans market opened irregular with prices slipping 2 to 7 points before a late morning rally. Domestic consumption for September supported gains though December, January and March futures remained below yesterday’s close before recovering to near the prior level. Trading was moderate as buyers returned on bullish news and fair-weather sentiment.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Liverpool
Seling
Liverpool Cotton Market Reports Futures and Prices
Spot demand fair with declines across grades. American grades dominate sales with 6,200 bales of 8,000 total. Receipts total 10,000 with 6,600 American. Futures closed quiet and steady with positions from October to July ranging 9.76 to 9.84.
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Liverpool
Associated Press
Chicago Wheat Firms as Argentina Complaints Grow
Chicago grain markets opened firm despite weak Liverpool prices as crop complaints from Argentina kept buyers cautious. Wheat futures showed an initial rise from the prior close as traders eyed export prospects and domestic supply concerns.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Argentina
Liverpool
The Ballad of Seventies and Nineties Courts
A poetic reflection on golf scoring, contrasting a seventy nine with higher scores. The speaker warns against chasing a perfect round as the joy of the game fades with repeated attempts at an eighty eight, eighty nine, or ninety two, suggesting contentment with one’s current score.
Grain futures edge higher as corn and oats rebound
Wheat later scored slight gains all around. Corn and oats rallied, with corn moving from low to higher levels, while oats followed. Provisions were easy.
Poultry prices steady in Chicago market
Poultry in Chicago on October 15 held steady with fowls at 26 to 44 cents, springs 28 cents, roosters 20 cents, turkeys 20 to 30 cents, ducks 20 to 24 cents, and geese around 20 cents.
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Associated Press
The
Chicago
Butter and Eggs Market Report Chicago Oct 16
Butter steady in Chicago with creamery extras at 45 cents and standards at 4814 cents. Extra firsts 42%4 to 44 1/ic, firsts 896 to 410'yc, seconds 0702 to 384 cents. Bees firm with extra firsts 41 48 cents, graded firsts 40 cents, current firsts 37 to 38 8c. Ordinary firsts 86 86 cents.
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The
Associated Press
Chicago
Strong opening buys lift major stocks on Oct 15
New York stock letter reports overnight buying support and firm opening for US Steel Chrysler American Telephone Du Pont Atlantic Refining National Lead, with several stocks hitting new highs. Auburn Auto and others pulled back as profit taking set in on high notes.
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Associated Press
U. S. Steel Common
Chrysler
American Telephone
du Pont
Atlantic Refining
National
Auburn Auto
United Fruit
American & Foreign Power
Wastman Kodak
St. Joseph Lead
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United States Tobacco
Myer & Bros
General Electric
Montomery, Ward
American Water Works
Gordon's Internal Remedy Promises Quick Digestive Relief
Advert says Gordon's antiseptic stops fermentation in the stomach to prevent distress after meals. It claims immediate relief from indigestion, allowing normal eating, soothing and strengthening weak stomachs. A bottle is inexpensive, under three cents per dose.
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Penny a Day Insurance Affords Monthly Income
The Postal Life and Casualty Insurance Co. offers an accident policy for 100 a month for 24 months on total disability and 1000 for death, costing 8.50 a year. Over 6,000 people have signed up. free 10 day inspection with no payment until policy is examined.
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