Fighting a Cock Less Cruel Than Eating Him Says Breeder
Amarillo tale centers on a veteran game cock breeder known as Mr X. He notes fighting season runs Nov into August with clandestine bouts near Borger and Amarillo. Roosters trained hard with strict diets and even strychnine. fights can be fatal though some defend the practice as no crueller than slaughter for food. The piece also recounts Delaney tax cases and public interest in poultry and meat consumption.
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Amarillo
Mr. X
Panhandle
Texas
Borger
From pick and shovel to Cadillac a Boston Democrat tale
The piece recounts Dennis W. Delaney once a WPA administrator and IRS collector who rose in New England politics only to be involved in tax disputes and shady deals. It details his acquisition of cars through favored arrangements with local dealers, including Uncle Ruby Parkin, and hints at ongoing investigations into financial misconduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Ei
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Columbus
Ruby
Adrian Dead
Delaney
John J. Callahan
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Frederick C. Othman
Washington
Cadillac
Boston
Dennis W. Delaney
Denny
Massachusetts
New England
Jordan Patkin
Ferry Street Motor Sales Co
Malden
Patkin
Louis Patkin
Louis
Patkins
Ruby Parkin
Chevrolet
Uncle Ruby
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President Truman
Congress
United Features Syn. Inc
Midland-Odessa
Pfunder
F. H. Pfunder
Edo
Plunder
Amarillo Insurance Exchange Agents
Amarillo Insurance Exchange
Askew & Brown
G. G. Black
Carter-Ricks-Maguire
Davis, Davidson & Butler
Royce Gant Agcy
J. C. Burkhalter
Rolla
Cartwright Fancher
Wisdom Ins
Finch
Gavin
Freeman Insurance Agcy
Holt-Ferguson Agcy
Hugo H. Loewenstern
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes North Amarillo Ins
Ordway-Saunders Co
Oaks-Fyfe
D. W. Owen
Panhandle Ins
Harold S. Richey Sumerlin Insurance
Thomson-King
Upshaw Insurance
White & Whitehead
Howard Williams
Williams-Boyce
Don Wyatt
Deason
A. W
San Antonio
Sears Craftsman
H.P
Sears
Y. H.P. Grinder
Smarler Shops
Aartsman
Husky
Craftsman
Polk
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