Kidnaping and Wild Ride Tell of Amarillo Grocer
C E Lemaster a grocer of 1322 East Eighth Avenue described being kidnapped by two gunmen who forced him to drive from Amarillo toward Meeker Oklahoma then to Harrah before releasing him unharmed after a 325 mile trip and a $2 theft. He reported the incident to police and later to his wife.
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C. E. Lemaster
East Eighth Avenue
Amarillo
Meeker
Okla
Lemaster
East Third Avenue
Mr. Lemaster
Messiah Rehearsal Open to All in Amarillo
The Amarillo Civic Chorus will hold another Messiah rehearsal tonight at 8 at the Amarillo College of Music. Director Emil F. Myers invites all Amarillo singers to join the Yuletide cantata, with choruses from Hereford and Pampa joining the local group.
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Amarillo
King Herod stage tragedy praised by Amarillo Little Theater
The Amarillo Little Theater staged King Herod in the Municipal Auditorium. Dr. Philip Wolfram delivered an intense, nuanced Herod while Cornelia Wolfin Patton portrayed Marianne with compelling power, shaping a brutal saga of murder and ambition.
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Herod
Amarillo
Philip Wolfram
Stephen Phillip
Amarillo College chorus shines at Dallas Fair
The Balladettes and Balladers under Mrs. Alta Turk returned to Amarillo after two days of success at the Dallas State Fair. They received ovations at Fair Park Auditorium and performed on WRR radio for 15 minutes. Soloists Bernard Meyer James Dailey Helen Galloup and the Girls Trio plus piano solos highlighted the program.
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Amarillo College
Alta Turk
Amarillo
Fair Park Auditorium
Dallas Federation of Music Clubs
Fair Grounds
Fair Park
WRR
Dallas
Bernard Meyer
James Dailey
Helen Galloup
Josephine Martini
Margaret Hanley
Dorothy Miller
Amarillo Little Theater Presents Mariamne in Dramatic King Herod
The group staged a heavy production of King Herod with Mariamne in the lead, supported by a full cast including Salome Margaret Roberts Cyprus Eloise Gipson Aristobulus Rich ard Roberts Gatling W. O. Budd Sohemus Howard Batchelder Bathsheba Ruth Virginia Perdue. Scenic effects and group scenes enhanced the historical court setting. Doctor Wolfram gave a standout Herod performance amid a six month prep and detailed costume work.
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Salome
Margaret Roberts
Cyprus
Eloise Gipson
Aristobulus
Mariamne
Richard Roberts
Gatling
W. O. Budd
Sohemus
Howard Batchelder
Bathsheba
Ruth Virginia Perdue
Phillis Kapp
Her Majesty's Theater
London
William Pagersham
Julia Ott
United States
Amarillo
Wolfram
Herod
Peculiar Claim Prompting Nighttime Urge Relief Offer
A vendor touts Bukets, claiming a 25 cent box relieves bladder irritation and night awakenings. The ad asserts millions sold and offers a money back guarantee after four days if not pleased. Formulated from juniper berries and buchu leaves, it promises to flush impurities and restore sleep.
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Fox Drug
Architect Betts Foresees Building Boom Tied to Housing Act
New York editor F Penjamin Franklin Betts, visiting Amarillo, predicts a broader building surge driven by the National Housing Act, citing repair and modernization as vital for employment. He notes air conditioning progress, warns against radical shifts, and highlights research, design freedom, and city planning as essential to future prosperity.
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F Penjamin Franklin Betts
New York City
American Architect
Amarillo
Betts
New Mexico
Willam ‘Townes
Baby Punk
South Texas
Florida
New York
Cites
Gray's Ointment touted for boils and healing aid
An advertisement promotes Gray's Ointment as the widest used boil remedy in America. It urges poulticing boils to draw away pain and accelerate healing, naming Oldcat as a popular product in the line.
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America
El Paso Lumber Dealers Seek Fire Zone Reform
In El Paso an association of lumber dealers presses city authorities for a revision of restrictive fire zones they say hinder construction and economic growth. The group plans to present evidence supporting their appeal to widen or adjust the current zoning to ease limitations.
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el Paso
First Visit Here Sparks Amaro in Skyward Outlook
Architect editor Betts discusses the Federal Housing Act and its potential to stimulate business recovery. He notes Amarlillo’s skyline inspires a preference for light and views, rejecting windowless offices and homes as undesirable.
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Betts
Amarillo
Raymond Hamilton Now Badman No. 1
Dallas dispatch reports Raymond Hamilton named the Southwest's premier badman after a gunfight killed Pretty Boy Floyd. Texas Ranger Frank Hamer led the posse that killed Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Authorities say Hamer is hunting Hamilton in East Texas, with DoJ agents tracking him.
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Dallas
U.P
Raymond Hamilton
Southwest
Charles
Pretty Boy
Floyd Frank Hamer
Texas
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Hamilton
Department of Justice
Floyd
Dillinger
Barrow
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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al Heights
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Charles Boyer
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Santa Fe
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