Amarillo Post Office Race and Local Testimony
A long typed reminiscence trades political planning with a man named Robert Rollins who claims he saw Buddy Blanton near The Mission theater in Amarillo the night of a murder in Lubbock. The piece weaves Rollins's background, a campaign speech in Clarendon, and plans to canvass Lipscomb and other counties, ending with a humorous anecdote about two men drafted in the war.
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Mr. Tack
Robert Rolins
Buddy Blanton
Boer
Lubbock
Mission Theater
Amarillo
Robert
Buddy
Third Street
Newberry
Tom Mix
J. P. Rollins
North Pierce Street
Pier
North Fillmore Street
Clarendon
Cherley Gibson
Harwood Beville
Julius Dorenfield
Dan McGrath
Roy Chase
Lou Stogner
Darkey stories and town notes mix in late edition
The text blends tall tales about enslaved characters with local chatter on politics, football pride for Amarillo and Pampa, a missing dog appeal for Petey, and a Mexican dinner at St. Andrews parish house. It reflects community chatter, game hype, and social events with named locals and places.
Trio Appointed to Disburse Federal Relief Funds in Amarillo
Gov. Ross Sterling names W. H. Fuqua James Gulerie and Wilbur Hawk to handle Reconstruction Finance Corporation relief for the unemployed in Amarillo and surrounding county. The first remittance of 5542.50 is sent to the First National Bank of Amarillo to be placed to the governor's credit.
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Amarillo
W. H. Fuqua
James
Gulerie
Wilbur
Hawk
Ross Sterling
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Sterling
Washington
First National Bank of
Texas
Fuqua
Frosty Texas Morning With Snow Patches Across Panhandle
Temperatures fell to 22 degrees at Alpine with fall gardens wiped out and patches of snow visible along eastern Panhandle highways from Monday night. Plainview posted 30, Amarillo 34 with clear skies after a cold night, Abilene and Wichita Falls at 36, Abilene airport 31, other lows ranged from 36 to 52 across San Antonio Dallas Palestine El Paso Del Rio Longview Corsicana Austin Houston Beaumont Brownsville.
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Alpine
Plainview
Amarillo
Panhandle
Abilene
Wichita Falls
Texas
San Antonio
Dallas
Palestine
el Paso
del Rio
Longview
Corsicana
Austin
Houston
Beaumont
Brownsville
City Commission Orders Alley Investigation
Brief Tuesday meeting saw the city commission recess after opening. Mayor Ross D. Rogers called the session to order and directed city engineer H. R. Smith to inspect the alley between Pierce and Fillmore Streets following a citizen complaint.
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Ross D. Rogers
H. R. Smith
Pierce and
Fillmore Streets
Duplex Blaze Causes 700 In Damage At West Third
Fire of undetermined origin Tuesday night damaged a duplex at 2213 West Third Avenue. One side housed by Dad Holman and family, the other side vacant. Residents returned home about 9 20 p m to find the blaze. Inspector estimates 700 on structure and 100 in clothing losses.
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West
Third Avenue
Coe & Parks Lumber Company
Dad Holman
Holmans
Missing items from radio rink prompt return appeal
Mrs Bernice Darnell seeks the return of a grey squirrel coat a purse and a white ram reportedly taken near the radio rink the other night. She asks for the address book in the purse to be returned and offers to exchange the rest of the items if the address book is mailed to Old Tack or Mrs Bernice Durnell general delivery.
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Bernice Darnell
Old Tack
Bernice Durnell
Learning to type with the touch system
A learner explains efforts to master the typewriter touch system and asks for patience with mistakes while outlining an objective. The note references TACK LETTERS and a page titled What To Write To.
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
Poem reflects on aging and disengagement as time cuts a man down. The speaker contrasts youthful ambition with a weary resignation, noting how the old man size the world with a softened resolve and distrust of bold youth.
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Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
Rembrandt
Death Plot Faction Fight Ties to DonnA Irrigation District
The report details a scheme by the regular Democratic faction to remove Hooks Weaver and Ridgway from DonnA politics. A prosecutor asks who the hired killer might be as discussions center on raising money to “do the job.” Defendants, tied to the long battle with the Good Government League, were arrested by Texas rangers with three others slated for later trial.
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Claude Carter
Harlingen
Hooks
Weaver
Ridgway
Moye
Donna
Democratic
Good Government League
Texas Rangers
Campaign Trail Tracks In Texas Voter Drama
The Republican candidate heads toward Lamesa with planned stops at Sterling City Big Spring Stanton Midland en route. Democrats organize rallies statewide led by Maury Hughes and John Davis with a Dallas event tonight. Ferguson plans a Waco address tomorrow after launching campaign in San Antonio. Independent George W Armstrong explains running due to perceived Democratic failure in Chicago.
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Lamesa
Sterling City
Big Spring
Stanton
Midland
Dallas
John Davis
Democratic Executive Committee
Maury Hughes
Ferguson
Waco
Former football star shot after robbery at Alibi store
A masked bandit robbed Alibi then shot Tharp when shown the empty cash drawer and fled. The store manager, once a football idol nicknamed the galloping ghost of McMurry College Abilene, died in hospital. Witnesses identify Blanton, a former Amarillo high school football star, as the shooter, though he says he was in Amarillo.
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Tharp
McMurry College
Abilene
Blanton
Amarillo
Water main break after hydrant collision causes outages
A motorist struck a fire hydrant at Ninth Avenue and Van Buren Street early Tuesday, costing the city 150000 gallons of water. Water service was shut off to homes in two blocks for three hours while the engineering department repaired the cracked plug by 11 o clock.
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Ninth Avenue
van Buren Street
V. F. W. To Discuss Plans for Holidays
Holiday decorations for Amarillo business streets will be discussed Wednesday night at a meeting of John B. Golding Post Veterans of Foreign Wars. Christmas tree plans also will be talked over. There’ll be time for fun and fellowship, says O. C. Applequist, adjutant. The auxiliary will also hold a meeting.
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Amarillo
John B. Golding Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
O. C. Applequist
Oil field on hold as hearing sets November 3 for conditions
Oil field production is divided equally at 40 barrels per well. A court decision triggers a wave of well closures with 16 wells opened briefly before railroad commission representatives ordered them closed. The allowable per field has varied over time and another hearing to review conditions is scheduled for November 3.
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Railroad Commission
Six more wells in East Texas field run wide open
Open wells in the East Texas field total twenty three after six more were found operating beyond proration limits. Military authorities at Kilgore said they would be closed and sealed and operators charged. Wells violating allowables must wait for surrounding wells to produce the same amount before resuming.
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Kilgore
East Texas
State Railroad Commission
Oil Proration Tensions Rise in East Texas Kilgore
Kilgore prepares for security after court decision on conservation proration. Troops patrol as Col. Davidson reports 95 percent of East Texas pipeline operators cooperate. plan to shut seven wells to balance production and await legal action. Governor Sterling weighs additional manpower while awaiting a legislature special session.
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Homer Pierson
Kilgore
124Th Cavalry
Col. L. 8. Davidson
Sterling
Davidson
Railroad Commission
Attorney General's Department
C. V. Terrell
Sherman
Charles F. Roeser
Texas Oil and Gas Conservation Association of Texas
Roeser
Texas
J. D. Hutcheson
Houston
Randolph Bryant
William Grubb
Atlanta
Commission
Terrell
Oklahoma
Kansas
East Texas
Longview News-Journal
U.P
L. 8
Market Prices Kansas City Hog and Cattle Report
Markets show hogs around 190 to 225 pounds at 3.30 top for choice meat hogs and 140 to 360 pound ranges at 8.00 to 3.80, packing sows 275 to 500 pounds at 2.88, stock pigs 70 to 1500 weight levels. cattle and calves listing feeder and milk fed values, vealers and range lambs for packers.
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Kansas City LI
Kansas City
Uesday
Roosevelt Gains Ground With Beer Referendum Pitch
President Roosevelt returns to his home state after a Midwest Southern swing marking his critique of Republican leadership as Destruction Delay Deceit and Despair He advocates beer as a revenue measure in Baltimore and plans a New England campaign while Hoover plans eight midwestern stops en route to Indianapolis with brief layovers in Cincinnati and West Virginia signs of a tight race as fall campaigning continues.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Baltimore
Roosevelt
New England
New York
Massachusetts
Hoover
Fifth Regiment Armory
Washington
Indianapolis
White House
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cincinnati
Winton Place
Storr’s Street
West Virginia
Arthur Dinan Illness Called in Wellington Kansas
Mrs. Clarence M. Eakle Dr. W. J. Dinan and Mrs. J. O. Jenkins traveled to Wellington Kansas to be with Arthur Dinan at his bedside as he lies seriously ill. Dinan formerly supervised the Santa Fe mechanical department in Amarillo and was well known in railroad circles and the local First Baptist Church.
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Clarence M. Eakle
W. J. Dinan
J. O. Jenkins
Wellington
Kan
Arthur Dinan
Dinan
The
Santa Fe
Amarillo
First Baptist Church
Cotton opens steady in New Orleans with firming early gains
New Orleans cotton opened active and firmer. early trade saw December rise to 6.24 and March to 6.26, aided by buying and price fixing. Hedge selling cooled gains, with December around 6.15 and March 6.28 later, as weaker wheat and easier stocks pressured prices.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
U S Steel dividend shakes early market but gains fade
The New York Stock Exchange opened with brief gains after U S Steel preferred dividend news but prices fell back to near unchanged by midday. Mixed results for Union Pacific Case American Telephone Allied Chemical Drug National Biscuit and others amid modest volume and expectations of flatter business activity.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Union Pacific
American Telephone
Allied Chemical
Drug
National Biscuit
U. 5
Steel
American Can
American Tobacco
Sears
Wall Street
Charity drives unite Santa Fe workers for 500 volunteers
Charity stores and Santa Fe enginemen sessions start at 8. Mrs. J B Dooley says more women join the drive than ever, with 500 citizens ready to help Monday. Bankers, lawyers, doctors, and business people have volunteered to ensure no one lacks food clothing or shelter this year. Citywide organization to be complete by Saturday noon, says Hermon C Pipkin, campaign chairman.
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Santa Fe
J. B. Dooley
Hermon C. Pipkin
Johnson School Friday Frolic Auction and Dance
The Johnson Street School PTA invites all former pupils to a Halloween party Friday night. A fall festival and auction will be led by auctioneer Old Tack, with supper at 7 30 and plays and dances by the pupils. Proceeds aid underprivileged children.
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Johnson Street School
Parent-Teacher Association
Old Tack
May Held at Dallas on Bombing Charge
Solon May of Amarillo is jailed in Dallas on a charge of placing a dynamite bomb linked to an attack on Gene Paschall's home. Paschall owns 21 Texas theaters. May also faces a charge of possessing a stink bomb in Dallas.
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W. R. McDowell
Solon May
Amarillo
Dallas
Gene Paschall
Pasehall
Texas
Stolen Car Traced Through Candy Sample Lead
Joe Killough Jr a Loomis Candy salesman seeks his motor car stolen Sunday in Santa Rosa New Mexico. A trace of candy from his sample case indicates the thief sold the car en route toward Amarillo.
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Joe Killough, Jr
Seventh Avenue
Loomis Candy Company
Santa Rosa
N. M
Amarillo
Three Minute Relief From Periodical Pains
A medicinal advertisement claims B. C. relieves monthly pains in three minutes. It says prepared by a registered pharmacist and uses multiple ingredients to ease colds headaches neuralgia and nervous distress without narcotics. Available in 10c and 25c packages at drugstores.
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B. C
Get
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Darkey
No Man’s Land
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C. J. Hunkapilar
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West Texas Chamber of Commerce
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