State to Open Highway Contracts for Amarillo Region
The State Highway Commission will let three highway construction contracts in the Amarillo division on Monday and Tuesday. The $205000 total includes 15 miles of drainage and grading on Highway 4 in Wheeler County with two large bridges over Sweetwater Creek and Gageby Creek, and paving Highway 117 in Hansford County. About 150 workers will be employed on the three projects.
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Amarillo Division
Wheeler County
Hansford County
State Highway Commission
Wheeler
Hemphill County
Sweetwater Creek
Gageby Creek
Tepe Letters Continued From Page 5
A letter section discusses selling farm machinery and dry goods, plans for cotton picking, and implied promises of food for workers. Names urge broadcasting a Sandie Pampa football game, praising honesty, with signatures and contact details. A help-seeking reader asks for job prospects at home and nursing experience.
Bicycle Stolen From Porch Promises Reward
Lewis Howard Versup reports his Trail Blazer bicycle, red with two flat tires, was stolen from his porch at 217 B West Eleventh Avenue on Tuesday night. He offers a reward for its recovery.
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Tack
West Eleventh Avenue
Lewis Howard Versup
Reward Offered For Lost Wheel Between Amarillo and Hereford
Elliott Hatch offers a reward for a lost Buick wheel and 32 by 6.50 casing lost between Amarillo and Hereford on Wednesday. The notice requests extended column space and notes previous recoveries via the paper.
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Amarillo
Hereford
Elliott Hatch
Local Ride Share Note Seeks Hat Return After Town Trip
A brief item requests the return of a hat left in a car after a town trip. The writer mentions being young and willing to work and provides a contact telephone. A woman who rode in the same vehicle reportedly works somewhere but details are cut off.
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Tack
Hat Lost in Amarillo Search Prompted by Caller
The message seeks the owner of a hat left at the Amarillo Building and offers to return it if she calls 8425. Mrs J D Stoneham of 1616 Hayden Street asks for contact. A separate note from E R T recalls a Sandies vs Tyler game half and final scores in Canyon Texas. W T Walker of El Morro NM offers grass contract and sheep herding services. A couple seeks work after claiming misfortune.
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Amarillo
J. D. Stoneham
Hayden Street
Sandies
Tyler
Canyon
Texas
New Mexico
W. T. Walker
el Morro
Canine Catcher Of Iron Dog Fame Catches A Pigeon
Evanston Wisconsin October 15 Gene De Servi, famed for the iron dog incident, now a special policeman, tried to curb a pigeon plague on Northbrook Main Street using peanuts as bait. A pigeon blocked his shot and he fired at close range, shattering two toes and sending him to hospital.
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Evanston
Gene de Servi
Chicago
de Servi
Northbrook
Gene
Couple seeks honest work in farming or ranching
A husband and wife seeking employment express willingness to relocate anywhere. He has farm and ranch experience and good references. She is a capable cook. They pursue any honest work and welcome solid references.
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H. H. Rogillio
Lake Charles
Thedford
Halfway Baseball Team Courts Washing Help From Fans
A note from a Halfway Missouri resident seeks washing work promising to wash and iron for 10 pounds per dollar. The message ties to a local pride claim that the town’s baseball team ruled the Inland League, winning the 1931 championship.
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Tack
Halfway
Clairbert To Be Final Judge In Voice Test
Amarillo College of Music hosts a vocal contest next week with a preliminary round on Wednesday open to non professionals. Six finalists will have private auditions with world famous soprano Madame Clairbert who opens the Amarillo Artist Course at Municipal Auditorium on October 26. The top singer earns a free one year voice scholarship under Lester F. Aldrich.
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Amarillo College of Music
Madame Clare Clairbert
Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Madame Clairbert
Lester F. Aldrich
Metcalf Buried in Memorial Park
Funeral services for Herman JF Metcalf 36 of Rock Island a railway employee who died Monday at Halstead Kansas were held at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Chapel. Rev Guy Shields officiated with interment in Memorial Park Cemetery Pallbearers included John Tarence Ed Stellers Jess Pearson Clarence Perkins Clarence Mayes and W F Gray Survived by his widow a 10 year old son Othell his father T J Metcalf Hastings Neb four sisters and five brothers.
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Herman JF. Metcalf
Rock Island Railway
Halstead
Kan
Boxwell Bre*hers
Guy Shields
Assembly of God Church
Tee
Memorial Park
Cemery
John Tarence
Ed Stellers
Jess Pearson
Clarence Perkins
Clarence Mayes
W. F. Gray
Mr. Metcalf
Othell
T. J. Metcalf
Hastings, Neb
Mrs. R. Q. Lee Hospitalized After Nervous Attack
Mrs. R. Q. Lee wife of the late Congressman R. Q. Lee was taken to a hospital in Cisco after a nervous attack blamed on constant exertion with too few periods of rest.
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R. Q. Lee
Cisco
Oct
R. Q.lee
Pioneer rancher dies near Sterling City
D. Davis, 87, longtime Sterling County ranchman, died suddenly at his home near Sterling City this morning. He had farmed in the area for 50 years and is survived by seven children.
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Pioneer
San Angelo
Texas
D. Davis
Sterling County
Sterling City
Periodical Pains Relieved In 3 Minutes
A vintage ad claims "B C" stops headache neuralgia and periodical pains within minutes. Marketed by two North Carolina druggists, the formula allegedly relieves pain and quiets nerves in minutes, offering quick comfort with no harm. Ask your druggist for "B C" at the soda fountain or drug store.
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B.C
North Carolina
Aged man given suspended five year term in murder case
J A Wimberly aged 61 was granted a five year suspended sentence for the murder of Riley W Plant San Antonio real estate dealer. The jury urged leniency and recommended the suspended term. Plant was shot October 11 1929 and a stray bullet also killed Helmuth Herbold.
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San Marcos
Texas
J. A. Wimberly
Riley W. Plant
San Antonio
Wimberly
Fred Blundell
Plant
Helmuth Herbold
Ecuador Senate Chief Swears In as President
Alfred Baquerizo Moreno, head of the Senate, assumed the presidency following Col. Louis Larrea Alba’s resignation after a failed attempt at dictatorship. Larrea Alba denied aims of dictatorship and supported constitutional rule. Germany plans 312 million dollars for public buildings this year.
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Ecuador
Senate
Quito
Col
Louis Larrea Alba
Alfred Baquerizo Moreno
Col. Larrea
Alba
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