Santa Fe Masquerade Ball to Be Held at General Office
An upcoming Santa Fe social event, the Masquerade Dance in the large Audi torium of the Santa Fe general office, features a 26 piece Santa Fe Orchestra led by Carl W. Weber. Masks encouraged but not required, with Madame Vingarellia performing and refreshments provided. Tickets at fifty cents for pasteboard permits, sales across the building, and a committee chaired by Carl W. Weber.
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Santa Fe Orchestra
Santa Fe General Office
Carl W. Weber
Santa Fe
Madame Vingarellia
Harry Warren
Funeral rites for H L Vance held today
Herman L. Pinkie Vance 34 died in a local hospital Tuesday morning. Funeral services were at 2 PM at First Baptist Church with Rev. W L Day officiating. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. Survived by wife, parents Mr and Mrs J C Vance Amarillo, and brother George Vance. Vance was manager of the Wilson W Ballew fire department and a member of the Elks lodge.
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Herman L
Pinkie) Vance
First Baptist Church
W. L. Day
Harry Daily
Roy Sessions
Henry Neal
J. H. Hudson
Co. C. Cutler
Rufus Harris
Llano
J. C. Vance
George Vance
Amarillo
Vance
Wilson W. Ballew, Inc
Elks Lodge
Pauline Swayze Funeral Is Today
Pauline Swayze 14 died at noon Monday in a local hospital. Funeral services were held at Boxwell Brothers Chapel at 1 pm with Rev. Robert C. Jones in charge. Burial followed at Memorial Park. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Swayze of 708 Lamar Street. Survived by four brothers Wesley Everett Julian Kenneth and Melba.
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Pauline Swayze
Memorial Parkemetery
Boxwell Brothers
Robert C. Jones
Church of Christ
Ghd
J. A. Swayze
Lamar Steet
Wesley
Everett
Julian
Kenneth
Melba
Local Theatre Review and Regional Rail Plans
A theatre section praises a balanced cast with Fred Young delivering a difficult John Carteret role before a responsive crowd when a sideburn mishap drew laughs. The piece notes the Beaver Meade Englewood Railroad seeks right of way to Keyes Oklahoma, with nine miles remaining. A quirky line about a hireless cooker and poverty’s virtues closes the fragment. Sterling county is mentioned as unique.
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Fred Young
John Carteret
Young
Beaver, Meade and Englewood
Eva
Texas County
Keyes
Cimmaron County
Texas county records note open jail and no murder trials
The report states Sterling county has never sent a citizen to the penitentiary and no murder trial has occurred in its courthouse. The county jail is empty with doors open, while a general maxim on hiring is cited. Also covered are railways using short wave radio for front to rear train communication and progress on the 582 foot Boulder Dam construction at Black Canyon.
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Texas
Sterling County
Sterling County Court House
Federal Radio Commission
American Railway Association
Black Canyon
Rail line under construction for dam supplies in progress
Bureau of Reclamation advances diversion tunnels and dam specifications while construction crews for the railroad to the dam site move forward. Employment seekers are warned there will be no new hiring for several months. The piece notes the high capital involved in railroading and praises resilience, discipline, and readiness as keys to advancement in the industry.
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Bureau of Reclamation
University of
Unclear excerpt from National of Mexico Railway text
Fragmentary passage describing workers in a large machine and ideal of doing one’s best, ending with reference to the National of Mexico Railway.
Old El Paso locomotive on public view near depot site
A retired El Paso and Southwestern engine, built in 1887 and in service until 1909, rests in the park beside the Southern Pacific offices in El Paso. The museum piece, now peaceful, contrasts with modern mortgage-lifting locomotives. Nearby, construction of a passenger depot in Mexico City is noted with a five million dollar cost.
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Southern Pacific General Office
el Paso
el Paso and Southwestern
Southern Pacific
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Rex
W. C
Topeka
Kan
Grace Apartments
Bolinske
T. Allen Construction Company
Boise City
Colorado Fuel and Iron Co
Denver
Colo
Illinois Steel Company
Chicago
Midland Steel Products Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Ralph Budd
Great Northern Railroad
H. L. Vance
Harrison
6Th Ave
Pennsylvania
Reppert Lumber Co
Nat'l Warm Air Heating Assn
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First National Bank Security Service
W. H. Fuqua
Philco
Hilco Baby
the Mathes CO
Ilco
Polk St
Amarillo, Texas
Eve VeVerka
Plamor
G. B. Pierce
Mer
H.P
West Third St
The
National of Mexico Railway
City of
Mexico
Santa Claus
Es Neezer
Polk
Taylor
Tyler
VeVerka
Purina
A Loaf Baking CO
Arthur St
Erbe
Noth
America
Reo
East 10Th St
Keck-Satterfield Company
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