Sandino Planned Quiet Visit to Mexico City
Augusto Sandino the Nicaraguan rebel leader plans a visit to Mexico City with hopes of meeting President Portes Gil. Preparations aim for a quiet arrival late this week or early next, with no public demonstrations planned. Sandino has resided in Yucatan Merida after seeking permission to stay in Mexico and may tour South America afterward.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Yucatan
Augusto Sandino
Portes Gil
Sandino
Nicaragua
Mexico
Merida
Vera Cruz
South America
Amarillo Firms Rally to Red Cross Drive
Amarillo business firms respond to the Red Cross fund drive led by Chairman W. O. Gatton. He mailed 800 letters seeking employee enrollment for a $5,000 goal, with a two to three day recruitment plan and banners for registrants. The street drive runs from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving with about 50 workers, and funds split 50 cents to national relief and the rest to local Amarillo relief.
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Amarillo
Red Cross
W. O. Gatton
Gatton
The
Amarillo Rotarians to Visit Lubbo ck for Inter Club Meet
A delegation of more than 50 Amarillo Rotarians led by the all Rotary orchestra will travel by Santa Fe train to Lubbock tomorrow morning for an inter club meeting. Amarillo Obers will run the program with a special trip fare of 4.65 dollars. The city relations committee chaired by J M Williams and others organizes the trip. G Clay Baker Kansas state senator recently caught an 86 pound catfish in a Kansas river.
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Amarillo
all-Rotary Orchestra
Lubbock
Santa Fe
J. M. Williams
Charley McAfee
Walter Barlow
J. Taylor
Jess Sanders
P. C. Bennett
Otho Thompson
G. Clay Baker
Kansas
Court House Records and Vehicle Registrations Summary
Court house records list warranty deeds transferring parcels in Morns Den. Hts. and H&TC Ry areas with small sums. Vehicle registrations include W W Henderson and Walter Irvin entries at multiple addresses, plus several auto and truck dealers. Building permits note a frame residence in Old Town with a $500 valuation.
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Rogers Asbestos Co
Johnson Motor
Ford
West Texas Gas Co
Fisk
Walter Irvin
Draper Ross Prod. Co
Johnson
Int
Harv. Co
W. W. Moore
N. W
Old Town
Leviathan Advances Wine Lists on Westbound Voyages
New York reports the Leviathan now distributes printed wine lists on westbound trips. Cocktails cost 25 cents and highballs 35. An overstock on the last voyage forced jettisoning as the ship neared New York.
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New York
Leviathan
Why Drive Right
A column argues Amarillo city speed limits in business districts set 10 to 15 mph. It warns slow driving disrupts traffic, provokes nearby drivers, and increases accident risk as many cars stay near the limit or faster. It labels very slow driving a nuisance and obstacle to efficient flow.
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Amarillo
Castoria Endorsement Cites Harmless Formula for Infants
The wrapper recipe claims Castoria is mild and harmless for infants and grown children. It asserts the signature of Chas H Fletcher is genuine and urges continued use until adulthood.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Amarillo Men Named To West Texas Chamber Directors
Three Amarillo men Lind say Nunn Mayor Ernest C Thompson and Gene Howe were named on the West Texas Chamber of Commerce board at the El Paso meeting joining 86 directors from the Panhandle and South Plains. Doe Howard was the only Eastern New Mexico representative. VERSAILLES France money from the Rockefeller Restoration fund will back Marie Antoinette village at Petit Trianon. A dairy mill parsonage and other bucolic features were built in 1782 for the queen. One of the southwest's oldest stage coach stations near San Antonio remains in service.
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Panhandle
South Plains
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
el Paso
Amarillo
Lindsay Nunn
Ernest C. Thompson
Gene Howe
Doe Howard
New Mexico
Versailles
France
Rockfeller Restoration Fund
Marie Antoinette
Petit Trianon
Miles an Hour Justification for Minimum Speed Law
A brief note argues that traveling at miles per hour provides sufficient justification for establishing a minimum speed limit. The source discusses standard driving behavior and safety considerations prompting regulatory action.
Cotton To Stay Stable As Farm Board Plans Loan
Dallas News reports Senator Thomas B. Love says cotton prices will hold firm after the Federal Farm Board announced a 1 million loan program for the 1929 crop. The board’s 16 cents a pound minimum price helped weather last week’s market storm on New York exchanges.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas
Federal Farm Boards
Thomas B. Love
Love
Washington
Farm Board
New York
the Farm Board
Smoking room sparks debate at Carnegie Tech
Miss Mary W. Green dean of women at Carnegie Tech condemns a co ed smoking room created by referendum but accepts current conditions. The article notes Washington reporting on a modern invention context and broader social changes.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgic Pa
Mary W. Green
Carnegie Tech
Radio Seen Saving Home Life Says Vice President
In a radio address Vice President Curtis argues radio helps return Americans to their firesides. In Boston a public school flag display draws criticism from Rev. Paul Jones, acting Episcopal bishop of southern Ohio, who calls it a dangerous fetish that may promote war thoughts among students.
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Curtis
Paul Jones
Episcopal
Ohio
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H&tc Ry
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Alabama
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Ong St
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Dodge
Morrison Supply Co
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General Motors Accept. Corp
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Harman Motor
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Yorkeshire
Clothiers
Polk St
Southwest
San Antonio, Tex
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Amarillo Fish Market
Cotton
Moran
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Boston
Rufus Brown
Ames Vate
Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra
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