Girl Scouts Collect for Thrift Room and Awards
Girl Scouts collect outgrown clothing and shoes for the Parent Teacher Association Thrift Room to aid needy school children. Donations go to courthouse representatives for Saturday parade to City Auditorium for the 1 30 pm fall court of awards. Cloverleaf troop helps with shoe shining and clothing repairs.
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Parent Teacher Association
Thrift Room
Association
Cloverleaf
Ida Mae McClure Ee
H. L. Thompson
Girl Scout Leaders’ Club
W. B. Con“hurst
West
Thirteenth Avenue
Kiwanis Club
British Vote Split by Papers After National Victory
Conservative papers praised the national government win while the Labor Daily Herald warned of widespread suffering under reactionary rule. The Times Daily Telegraph predicted national benefit, but The Guardian, though Liberal, feared the Conservatives’ strong influence on the new Parliament and MacDonald’s fate.
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Labor
David Lloyd George
Times
Daily Telegraph
Labor Daily Herald
Manchester Guardian
The
Guardian
MacDonald
Lady Astor Re elected to House of Commons in Plymouth
Lady Astor a Conservative and American born MP was re elected in Sutton Plymouth division defeating railway signalman George Ward by 24 277 to 14 073 The first woman MP was aided in her fifth general election by her husband Lord Astor and her son Hon Waldorf Astor in Plymouth England on October 28.
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Lady Astor
House OF Commons
Plymouth
Eng
House of Comons
Sutton
George Ward
Lord Astor
Waldorf Astor
Judd's Firstsistant Physician at Arizona Hospital
Winnie Ruth Judd, held on murder charges in Phoenix, spent a troubled night in custody in Los Angeles awaiting return to face trial. Authorities say she wed a week before Mrs. Lillian Judd died per death certificate.
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Judd
Los Angeles
Arizona
Winnie Ruth Judd
Ddétiity
Ematrons
Hedvyig Samuelson
Agnes le
Bankers Gather for Practical Address at Noon Luncheon
Key bankers focus on concise talk as B Martin extension head urges few words. Wilbur C Hawk Tri-State Fair president and others address attendees. Thursday schedule splits into study groups and demonstrations at the Tri-State Fair grounds including meat killing, cutting and canning.
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B. Martin
Mark Twain
Hawk
Wilbur C. Hawk
Tri-State Fair
Martin
Williamson
Aetorn
Gas Rates Defeat Oklahoma Franchise
Oklahoma City voters rejected Oklahoma Natural Gas Corporation bid for a 25 year franchise renewal. Opponents argued the 45 cent rate was too high and feared further rate reductions over the next three years. The decision, reached yesterday, ends the company's bid to extend its fuel sales role in the city.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Natural Gas Corporation
Pampa Aims To Upset Lubbock In Handful Of Tickets
Local booster predicts a hard fought Pampa vs Lubbock game with about 100 reserved seats at Gibson's drug store and 400 tickets sent to Amarillo. Forecast says clear, cool morning with a warm afternoon and a Southwest breeze as Pampa eyes a state title chance in a three way potential tie scenario.
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Amarillo
Gibson's Drug Store
Pampa
Lubbock
Pampa Lubbock gridiron showdown and field notes
The column analyzes a three-team playoff setup with Pampa Ama rillo and Lubbock, predicting a toss up and emphasizing fatigue and the path to state honors. It also shares life sketches from McLean with Coach Mitchell and odd anecdotes about lost glasses, a stolen car recovered near Dimmitt, and a humorous note about the author’s mother-in-law.
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McLean
Coach Mitchell
Dimmitt
C. J. Mapes
Mr. Mapes
Harding Character Defended in Libel Case
In Toledo on October 28 the defense sought to defend former president Warren G. Harding's character as witnesses testifed about Nan Britton in her libel suit against C. A. Klunk. Britton claims a child of Harding. Klunk published The Answer to The Presidents Daughter. The defense portrayed Britton as having a bad reputation prior to Harding's White House era.
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I. i
Toledo
U.P
Nan Britton
Warren G. Harding
Miss Britton
C. A. Klunk
Marion
Harding
White House
Grant Mouser
Water figures show increase as cost drops
September water department sales totaled 35050.22 dollars, up 1277.76 from last year, while expenses were 12163.58 dollars, down 3663.76 from 1930. Mayor Thompson called the report remarkable, noting the savings largely due to the McDonald site, the city’s new water plant four miles west.
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Ernest O. Thompson
Water Department
Thompson
McDonald
Here
Mexicans' Hope for Death Stay Waning
Nicandro Munoz 26 and Victor Rodriguez 20 sit in the death house awaiting Friday’s scheduled execution in the electric chair for the slaying of Bert Ellison a Hidalgo County border customs inspector during a Weslaco dance hall raid. Reprieves postponed their earlier June 19 and July 10 dates.
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Huntsville
Texas
U.P
Nicandro Munoz
Victor Rodriguez
Hidalgo County
Bert Ellison
Weslaco
Chest Chiefs Discuss Plans For Community Chest Drive Amarillo
The American Legion vanguard canvasses every house in Amarillo for Community Chest donations as Chest officials discuss plans to support charitable organizations for the coming year. Secretary-manager Fred DeCoster reports 34397.92 in cash and pledges at week’s end, with expectations the total tops 35000. The team aims to exceed the halfway mark and push the campaign forward through continued effort and unity by all donors.
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American Legion
Amarillo
War On Mercy
Fred DeCoster
DeCoster
Amarillo Seeks Texas County Judges Convention Bid
Amarillo will bid to host the Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association convention in 1932 with El Paso as the venue from October 29 to 31. Delegates headed to the city include Mayor Ernest O Thompson and several officials, while County Judge Sam B Motlow and Commissioner M L Parker departed yesterday for the three day session.
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Amarillo
Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association
el Paso
Ernest O. Thompson
Carl Hill
Griggs
Bill Lampe
W. W. Ballew
T. E. Johnson
Sam B. Motlow
M. L. Parker
Zone Plea Approved By City Commission
No protest was made Tuesday night against changing 819, 821 and 823 South Forest Street from an apartment to retail zone. The request was granted by the city commission. Hearing on the proposed change was held according to the provisions of Amarillo's zoning ordinance, in effect since last July.
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South Forest Street
Amarillo
Death claims G D Latham in Pomona California
George D. Latham aged 75 died at his Pomona home after living in the Panhandle for 39 years. He left Amarillo a year and a half ago to Pomona after residing with his sons in Amarillo. Survived by widow Maggie and six sons plus one daughter. interment in Pomona.
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George D. Latham
Panhandle
Pomona
Cal
Latham
Amarillo
Hunt County
Tex
Maggie Latham
Will P. Latham
Dalhart
J. A. Latham
Chino, Cal
George Latham
San Diego
Art
Jess B. Latham
R. B. Latham
Floyd Kimball
Tuttle
Okla
Art Latham
Missing Amarillo Girls Are Located
Evelyn Deadwiley 14 and Jessie Lou Brown 16 were found after relatives traced them to Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Amarillo police broadcast descriptions. Texline authorities followed the trail and recovered the pair.
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Evelyn Deadwiley
Jessie Lou Brown
Amarillo
Texline
New Mexico
Santa Rosa
Lew Cody to Spend Night in Amarillo
Movie actor Lew Cody will arrive in Amarillo at 5 55 this afternoon aboard a Greyhound Bus from Tulsa He will spend the night here and continue west tomorrow to Hollywood via the Transcontinental and Western Air route Local Greyhound officials say Cody may join the inauguration ceremonies of the airplane bus service at 1 27 tomorrow afternoon at English Field
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Lew Cody
Amarillo
Greyhound
Tulsa
Hollywood
Greyhound Lines
Cody
English Field
Railway Pension Plan Club to Meet Tonight
G F Majors, chairman of the Railway Employes National Pension Plan Association, announces an important business meeting at the courthouse at 7 30 tonight. All members urged to attend and the public is invited to attend.
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G. F. Majors
Railway Employes National Pension Plan Association
Court Contempt Hearings Postponed Indefinitely in Texas
Groesbeck Texas October 28 Judge H Fountain Kirby continued indefinitely the contempt hearings against Bryan Judge W Davis Robertson County Attorney T L Tyson and Robertson County Sheriff V C Box upon request of the tenth court of civil appeals at Waco.
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Groesbeck
Tex
Tenth Court of Civil Appeals
Waco
H. Fountain Kirby
W. ©. Davis
Bryan
T. L. Tyson
V. C. Box
Robertson County
Five Men Loot Chicago Bank in Daring Hold Up
Five men held up the Sherman State Bank in the back of the yards district today terrorizing employees and customers with pistols and escaping with between eight and nine thousand dollars. Three bandits menaced patrons while the others gathered the cash.
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Chicago
U.P
Sherman State Bank
Graf Zeppelin Returns After 99 Hour Brazil Flight
Graf Zeppelin arrives back at Friedrichshafen Germany after a 99 hour 45 minute mission from Pernambuco Brazil. The voyage beat her prior South American trip which took 80 hours.
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Graf Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Pernambuco
Brazil
South America
Belgian king honors Winona Lake pastor for Congo work
Rev. G. S. Adamson of Winona Lake received a HA medal from King Albert of Belgium in recognition of years of service in the Belgian Congo. He built a boat the first on the Congo river in that area and helped establish water transportation along that stretch.
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Winona Lake
Ind
U.P
G. S. Adamson
Belgian Congo
Africa
Albert
Belgium
Adamson
Congo River
Cat rescued as rats chase in cross city line
San Leandro police answered a call to rescue a cat chased up a tree by rats. They traced the scene to the Oakland city line and informed the complainant the cat was in Oakland, not San Leandro. Officers advised buying a rat trap.
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San Leandro
Calif
U.P
Oakland
Cain Back at Post Capt Clark Cain Returns from Texas New Mexico
Captain Clark Cain chief of detectives for Amarillo police returns from vacation through Texas and New Mexico with visits to Juarez and Carlsbad Caverns.
Santa Fe Orchestra Dance at General Office Building
The Santa Fe orchestra will entertain with a dance in the auditorium of the Santa Fe general office building on Friday evening October 30. Santa Fe employees and friends are invited.
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Santa Fe Orchestra
Santa Fe General Office
Santa Fe
Grateful thanks to sheriff and good Samaritans
The speaker expresses gratitude to Mr Mapes and the sheriff and two men who fled with the car for their narrow escape, saying they were lucky and will not have such an escape again.
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Mr. Mapes
Stay by it boy The Courage to Finish a Hard Task
A motivational poem fragment urges the reader to persevere through a tough test. It emphasizes staying by the task, enduring fatigue and doubt, and not turning away before success. The speaker asserts the world will judge harshly those who quit and points to the value of perseverance.
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Vic
Frost Forecast Foretells Light Chill for Amarillo
The United States Weather Bureau predicts frost tonight with fair weather tonight and Thursday. Expect a light frost in unprotected places, with temps dipping from a 46 degree low at 7 AM to around 42 by 8 AM and a high near 55 at 11 AM.
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Althi
Jack Frost
Amarillo
United State
Markets from Amarillo to New Orleans Cotton and Livestock
Market reports cover Amarillo butcher hogs at 4.75 and grain bids, Kansas City hogs and cattle prices, Chicago livestock moves, New Orleans cotton opening and intraday swings, plus U.S. cotton consumption through September with regional contrasts in demand across Britain, the Orient, and Europe. Notable figures include top hogs at 5.00, cattle prices near 11.25, and December cotton around 6.80 to 6.88.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
U. 8
D. A
Kansas
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
U. SD
New Orleans
Great Britain
Orient
Europe
Exchange Service
United States
New York Stock Letter Stocks Edge Up After Dividend News
The New York Stock Letter report notes a slow market rise after mid day trading, spurred by Pennsylvania Railroad announcing a quarterly dividend cut from 75 to 60 cents. Early weakness gave way to short covering and faded gains as heavy activity cooled. Call money again at 2 percent.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Farly Boszeath
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