Hughes praised by admirer and political winds shift
A grateful admirer lauds Charles Evans Hughes as a great American while noting his campaign for the Republican party and his contrast with Al Smith. The piece discusses shifting sentiment toward Hoover, Wall Street betting, and a minister’s view that Southern states may go Hoover, with Texas possibly joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
Republican Party
al Smith
Smith
Hoover
Ama
United States
Wall Street
Telegraph
Amarillo
Solid South
Carolinas
Texas
Potter County
al. Smith
Walsh
Chicago
South
Ambition and Work Ethic Defend Laundry Workers
A reader from Amarillo argues against a letter accusing laundries of underpay and overtime. He defends workers, stresses laws protecting labor, and cites personal experience, urging loyalty and effort over backbiting while praising the Busy Man's Creed.
Free Kindling Announcement For The Enclosed Quarter
The column will note a distribution of free kindling for the enclosed quarter, inviting residents to collect wood fuel from the designated area during posted hours and dates.
Frail moral code and local gossip from Indiana editor
An Indiana editor vows honest reporting while publishing a caustic column mocking townspeople. Items include jabs at John Benin and John Coyle, a death attributed to whisky, and a scornful marriage notice noting Silvia Rhoades and James Collins. A lost glove is reported found near the Oliver Eakle building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
John Benin
Beeville
John Coyle
Dave Conkey
Silvia Rhoades
James Collins
Barcelona opens first Spain building with diverse concrete placing gear
Barcelona unveils a new large railway station touted as the first Spanish building to employ the widest variety of concrete placing equipment. The project highlights modern construction methods and advanced material handling in a key transportation hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Spain
Students to Hear Debate at Simmons University
About twenty students and teachers from the Senior high school will travel to Abilene Sunday to attend a debate at Simmons University. The disputants are a debating club from the University of Sydney and a team from Simmons University. A bus provided by Amarillo Bus Company will transport the local group to Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Simmons University
University of Sydney
Australia
Amarillo Bus Company
Headquarters Named for Scouts Drive
The Imperial Barber shop at 404 Polk Street will serve as central headquarters for the Boy and Girl Scout drive for funds, donated by Carrie Nation. Norris Ewing chairs the publicity committee and will arrange one minute speakers for civic club meetings. The drive aims to raise 15000 dollars starting November 12 with a thermometer derrick to mark daily progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Barber Shop
Polk Street
Carrie” Nation
Norris Ewing
Roy Cullum
Riggs
M. L. Fuller
A A. Meredith
Frank Butler
George Maggard
Ed. Roberts
Nortis Ewing
Fred DeCoster
Horace Russell
R. F. McMillen
A. A. Meredith
Mildred Austill
Clara Currie
Ford Brandenburg
R. G. Cocanower
J. R. Hagge
F. M. Butler
Will M. Benton
Roy Cullant
E. C. Seaman
E. L. Roberts
J. M. O'Brien
Walter Barlow
C. T. Herring
J. M. Riggs
H. G. Wilson
International acts coming to Tri State Fair Auditorium
Mail orders for tickets are being received for Abies Irish Rose on Saturday November 3 and Lt Commander John Phillip Sousa and his band on Wednesday November 14 at the Auditorium. Tickets go on sale November 1 but out of town orders are already arriving. Officials expect full houses and say the new sale plan lets Panhandle residents secure choice seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abie
Amarillo
John Phillip Sousa
Panhandle
Armistice Day Parade Planned by Hanson Post 54
The Armistice Day celebration committee met at the Amarillo Hotel noon today and outlined a big parade as a feature. Hanson Post No 54 of the American Legion will oversee events with further program details to be developed by special committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Hotel
Hanson Post No. 54
American Legion
Mothers of Home Room Entertain Pupils at Preisig Home
The mothers of the home room of Miss Miner at Central Junior High will entertain the pupils this evening at Mrs. P. A. Preisig’s home 1000 Lincoln Street. Preisig sponsors the room and special entertainment features have been arranged by the mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Miner
Central Junior High School
P. A. Preisig
Lincoln Street
Eightyearold Mildred Motley Dies in Local Hospital
The eight year old Mildred Maxine Motley daughter of Mr and Mrs E Motley of 752 North Buchanan died at a local hospital at 4 o clock. The body is at N S Griggs and Sons funeral home awaiting relatives arrival and funeral plans. Tourist third cabins on Atlantic liners sold well with 70892 passengers in the first half year versus 41664 in 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Maxine Motley
E. Motley
Buchanan Street
N. S. Griggs and Sons Funeral Home
Pioneer Luther Hughes Dies At 44 In Amarillo
Amarillo resident Luther Hughes aged 44 died at his home 2408 Harrison Street at 4 25 am after a long illness. He was son of the late J E Hughes a former Potter county sheriff and leaves a widow, twin brother Lucian, brothers Kenneth and Charles, and sisters Mrs Harry Meyers Lubbock and Mrs Frank Buckingham Amarillo. Funeral set for 10 am Saturday at Southern Presbyterian Church with Rev E B Fincher officiating. Pallbearers named Col W A Miller Sam B Motlow Will D Gilvin Lloyd Fletcher Jim Trollinger Harve Avery.
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Luther Hughes
Amarillo
J. E. Hughes
Potter County
Harrison Street
Hughes
Lucian
Kenneth
Charles
Harry Meyers
Lubbock
Frank Buckingham
Panhandle
Southern Presbyterian Church
E. B. Fincher
Col. W. A. Miller
Sam B. Motlow
Will D. Gilvin
Lloyd Fletcher
Jim Trollinger
Harve Avery
Faith cures debate and graft described in era column
A meditation on faith healing, historic lineages, and public affairs unfolds. The piece recalls Grant as a distant grandfather, notes bet on Hoover versus Smith amid political dialogue, and warns of a Chicago banquet racket profiting from honor seekers, siphoning funds through pricey dinners.
Red Grange Granted Continuance in Baby Father Case
Harold Red Grange the Galloping Ghost won a continuance until November 13 on a charge of fathering a child with Helen Flogek. Grange's attorney cited need for evidence. Haroldine the ten month old slept through the hearing as Mrs. Flogek described the child’s red hair. Grange denied the accusation calling it blackmail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harold “Red” Grange
Helen Flogek
Grange
Haroldine
Absentee Votes Open Tomorrow At County Clerk Office
County clerk Ed M. Pittman announced that absentee voting begins Saturday October 27 at the county clerk’s office and continues until Friday November 2, four days before the election. Voters out of the city or state can request mailed ballots amid expected high turnout for the presidential race. Over 300 absentee votes were cast in the first Democratic primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed M. Pittman
Pittman
Angry man uses mustard oil as weapon
A Beaumont man, J. H. Solomon, was attacked by an angry man who seized his belt and dumped mustard oil into his trousers. Solomon required hospital treatment though he remained briefly clothed, and an antidote finally relieved the discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Land
Associated Press
Beaumont
Texas
J. H. Solomon
Solomon
Noted Women of Baylor University Speak on Rural Child Challenge
Noted Women at Baylor University Wa co Miss Mary Shipp Sanders second assistant state superintendent of schools Austin will speak tomorrow afternoon on The Challenge of the Rural Child. Mrs C S Potts Dallas Mrs H V Shouk Fort Worth Mrs Jessie Daniel Ames Georgetown Miss Virginia Sloan Fort Worth Miss Cora Mae Sloan Fort Worth and Miss Katherine Henderson Austin introduce officers reports begun Mrs Rolle Cartwright and Mrs Earl Barnt in charge of registration as convention opens.
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Baylor University
Waco
Mary Shipp Sanders
Austin
C. S. Potts
Dallas
H. V. Shouk
Fort Wort
Jessie Daniel Ames
Georgetown
Virginia Sloan
Fort Worth
Cora Mae Sloan
Katherine Henderson
Rolle ¥. Cartwright
Earl Barnt
H. C. Burke, Jr
Clifton Moss
Goldie Horton
F. J. Adams
State Department of Education
Ernest May
Jessie Humphries
Denton
C. M. Holt
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
John Maynard
Esther Caukin
Washington, D. C
Irene Marshall
A. H. Lehdigh
Lubbock
Flora McGee
Texas Technological College
Oxford
England
H. G. Benarden
el Paso
Margaret Weeks
T. V. Reeves
West Texas
Talk by Dr Esther Caukin Opens After Dinner at Herring Hotel
Following the Fellowship dinner at the Herring hotel from 7 to 8 30 p m doors open for non diners to hear Dr Esther Caukin national secretary of International Relations. Caukin is described as a brilliant authority and many will likely attend beyond dinner guests. The invite extends to university women and others who wish to attend.
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Herring Hotel
Esther Caukin
Caikin
Pampa
Women's Club
C. T. Hunkepillar
Earl G. Wyatt
Amarillo
H. C. Burke, Jr
Fort Worth
Texas division A A U W holds annual convention sessions
Delegates gathered for the Texas division meeting of the A A U W with reports from officers and committee chairs. Luncheon hosted by the Amarillo group featured Dr. Esther Caukin and Miss Irene Marshall as speakers. Key sessions addressed coordinating women’s interests and sectional fellowship highlights planned for the evening program.
National A B C Head Speaks to Local Club
John G. Petritz president of the National Association of American Business Clubs spoke at the Amer ican Business club luncheon at the Amarillo hotel. He arrived from Rockford Illinois by train and was hosted at a 7 o'clock breakfast at the Capitol hotel. He will travel this afternoon to Tulsa for a district convention of American Business Clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
A.B.C. Head
John G. Petritz
National Association of American Business Clubs
American Business Club
Amarillo Hotel
Mr. Petritz
Rockford
Ilinois
Santa Fe
Capitol Hotel
Petritz
Tulsa
Governor Commutes Fort Worth Murder Convict Silver
In Fort Worth a governor cites multiple reasons for commuting the sentence of a youth named Silver who had faced execution for the Roscoe Wilson killing. W. A. Stone had received 99 years, and the governor notes possible miscarriage of justice in Stone's case. Silver’s family expressed relief while Wilson’s mother criticized the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth Theater
Roscoe Wilson
Silver
W. A. Stone
Stone
Moody
Wilson
Digest poll still shows Hoover leads national vote
United Press reports the Digest postcard poll shows Hoover ahead in all states except Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. Hoover has 1,717,041 votes about 63 percent, Smith 971,356 about 36 percent, with minor totals for socialist, communist, and Prohibition candidates totaling 28,284.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Literary Digest
Herbert Hoover
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Prohibition
Mrs Emma Jane Pipes of White Deer Dies in City
Emma Jane Pipes 65 wife of J N Pipes of White Deer died in a local hospital at 11 last night. Survived by husband three sons Floyd Vernie and Olney all of Amarillo and two daughters Lula Wells White Deer and Mrs Henry Hynds Claude. Body to be taken to White Deer Friday by N S Griggs and Sons for funeral services expected tomorrow.
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Emma Jane Pipes
J. N. Pipes
White Deer
Floyd
Vernie and
Olney Pipes
Amarillo
Lula Wells
Henry Hynds
Claude
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Canyon Democrats to Hear Gulekie Tonight
Jim Guleke will be the principal speaker at a Canyon Democratic rally tonight at 7 30. Former County Judge Worth Jennings will oversee the program.
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Jim Guleke
Canyon
Worth Jennings
Mr Brown’s Rise Tied To Wife In Stranger Fate
Poem traces the ascent of Mr. Brown from modest beginnings to bank chairmanship with fate and marriage shaping his career. The verses note public knowledge of his name and the role of Mrs. Brown in his renown while reflecting on life’s odd turns and the chance of different choices.
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Mr. Brown
Mrs. Brown
Grain and Livestock Markets Report from Five Cities
Market notes from Kansas City Chicago and East St Louis show hog and cattle activity with prices firming slightly in Kansas City and Chicago. Cotton and grain futures moved on weather and demand, while potatoes and poultry prices held with modest shifts across Chicago and New Orleans readings.
New York Stock Letter Wall Street Opens Irregularly
Prices move irregularly at the opening with Western Union up 1 2 points to 184 a new high. Radio, Union Pacific gain. International Nickel and Greene Cananea Copper up about 11 points. St Louis Southwestern, Victor Talking Machine slip. GM reports strong third quarter earnings and other favorable statements buoy markets. Pools at work push prices to new highs as call money rises to 8 percent. Western Union extends gains to 6 4 points before retreat.
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New York
Associated Press
Western Union
Radio
Union Pacific
International Nickel
Greene Canmea
St. Louis Southwestern
Victor Talking Machine
Montgomery Ward
American Can
Wall Street
Federal Reserve
General Motors Corporation
Pure Ol
Kennecott Copper
Poses? Motors
International Paper
International Tele, & Telg
Jordan Motors
Moon Motors
Nash Motors
National Biscuit
Ohio
American Woolen Goldwin Locomotive
California Petroleum
Uzo, Milwaukee & St
Cola Cola
Seeeseeeee
Colorado & Southern
Dodge Motors
A. Fleischmann Yeast
General Asphalt
Great Western Sugar
Hudson Motors Independent Oil & Gas
Mack Trucks
Sscesse
Mexican Seaboard Oil
Missouri Pacific Producers & Refiners
Simms Petroleum
Skelly Oil
Southern Pa
Southern Railway
Stewart Warner
Studebaker
Texas Gulf Sulphur
Texas Corporation
Texas & Pacific
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil
Timken Roller Bearing
U. S. Rubber Ovesee
American Locomotive
American Tele
Baltimore
Re de Paseo Copper
Cerrado Fuel & Tron
du Pont de Nemours
Freeport
Texas Inspiration Copper
Kansas City Southern
Marland Oil
Mid-Continent Petroleum
Montgomery Ward & Co
Pure Oil
Sinclair Cons
United States Steel
Rock Island & P
Corn Products
Famous Players
General Electric
Hup Motors
International Harveste International Nickel Kelly-Springfield
Middle States Oil
Pocestvens GM
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Pere-Marquette Radio
of America
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Conve
White Eagle O. & R
Willys-Overland
Allied Chemical & D
Atchison, Topeka
Burroughs Adding Machine
Chrysler
Foesstbevesebe Crucible Steel
Fish Rubber
General Motors
Houston OU
Illinois Central
Louisiana Oil & Refining
Phillips Petroleum Shell Union Oil
Aise Woolworth Én
Mayer Addresses Amarillo Plan Before Denver Chamber
D B C Mayer president of the Board of City Development spoke for thirty minutes to more than 250 people in Denver Colorado last week. He presented pertinent facts about Amarillo and the surrounding region during the regular Denver Chamber of Commerce meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe News
Izsard
F. R. Mayer
Board of City Development
Amarillo
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Denver
Colorado
Mayer
Public Invited to Meeting of Dilg League Tonight
The Will H. Dilg League invites the public to a meeting this evening in the County Court room at o o'clock. President Bob Ames says a short business session will precede an entertainment program. The notice lists stock market items and company names in a long, dense financial excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will H. Dilg League
Bob Ames
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