Amusing Local Notes Preview Mary Garden Visit in Amarillo
A personal column from Amarillo recalls two days until Miss Mary Garden arrives and notes weather hopes for a mild winter. It mentions Jack Barnes with a 54 inch bull snake, tea plans, clothing and fragrance purchases, a joke about spare car parts, a hell joke, and city politics over a light plant election. The piece also refers to Miss Garden staying at the Amarillo Hotel bungalow and a local job-seeking young man.
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Mary Garden
Amarillo
Jack Barnes
Fair Grounds
Miss Garden
May Peterson Thompson
Thompson
Amarillo Junior College team touted as top prospects
A plea to support Amarillo Junior College football at Butler Field contrasts with a personal appeal about hunger at home. The writer praises multiple players as future stars, noting the team’s high calibre and about 400 students at the college.
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Amarillo Junior College Badgers
Panhandle Aggies
Aggies
Butler Field
Amarillo
Borger Mayor Declares Session Open in City Meeting
Borger officials welcomed a visiting delegation with a morning session starting at 11 o clock. A luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel followed, presided over by Hill Lampe of the Chamber of Commerce and highway committee. The talks resumed after lunch with W E Corn Charles Smith and Fritz Thompson among the visitors.
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Miller
Amarillo Hotel
Hill Lampe
Chamber of Commerce
Highway Committee
W. E. Corn
Charles 58
Smith
Fritz Thompson
Final Zoning Report Prepared by City Commission
The zoning commission led by John S. McKnight and Major E. A. Wood prepares a final report for the city commission. Sessions run through afternoon and night as final preparations are completed for the commission’s first report since appointment and securing Major Wood’s services.
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Amatillo
Zoning Commission
John S. McKnight
E. A. Wood
City Commission
Major Wood
Crow Held in Jail On Liquor Charge
Frank Crow was held in Potter County jail in lieu of $500 bond for possession and manufacture of beer. Deputies raided his North Garfield home and found a case of beer as efforts to obtain bond continued at noon.
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Frank Crow
Potter County
Crow
North
Garfield
Eve and Eden in a Victorian Tea Letter
A humorous verse by W. S. Clark comments on Eve and modesty with a call to revive the apple debate and fashion traditions. A Tack Letters note then offers tea etiquette tips for hosting, praising simple dainties and readiness for afternoon gatherings.
Cities Move to Ease Unemployment Through Public Works
Across the nation cities expand public works and private construction to curb joblessness. New York lists 20 000 names for relief and allocates 250 000 to fund park labor. Chicago and Insull Utilities push nearly 200 000 000 in projects. Boston starts a 25 000 000 three year school building program.
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Cisco
Los Angeles
America
New York
Wall Street
New York City
Chicago
Indianapolis
Minnesota
Des Moines
Columbus
Ohio
Middle West
Boston
South
Virginia
South Carolina
Louisiana
Jackson
Miss
Arkansas
Rail Verdict in Armitage Case Appealed
The Fort Worth and Denver railway appeals $8,000 awarded to A. W. Armitage for lost legs after an accident beside a Denver passenger train in front of the Fort Worth station. The railway contests negligence over a water hose near the tracks and argues Armitage was contributorily negligent stepping off the train to fetch an overcoat.
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A. W. Armitage
Fort Worth
Mission Receives Many Donations for Amarillo Needy
Captain A. Roberts of the Christian Rescue Mission reports substantial support over three months in Amarillo. Donors include Perfection and Mann bakeries for 3500 loaves, Metzger’s milk for 930 gallons, multiple grocers for greens and stock, Arnholz Coffee, Amarillo Poultry, Scott’s Bakery doughnuts, a Model T from Walter Irvin Inc, and Acme Laundry services. The mission will request old clothing for distribution. contact 8767.
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Capt
A. Roberts
Christian Rescue Mission
South Buchanan Street
Amarillo
Captain Roberts
A-Loaf
Federal
Pioneer
Mann Bakeries
Metzger’s
Draper Ross
Shamrock Produce
Clarence Saunders
M-System
Johnson’s Market
Frazier’s
C. L. Garwood
Arnholz Coffee Co
Amarillo Poultry and Egg Co
Scott’s Bakery
Model T Ford
Walter Irvin, Inc
Acme Laundry
Road Conditions From Amarillo To Major Towns
Road reports show many routes from Amarillo are in good condition. U S 66 to Oklahoma City and U S 60 to Tucumcari are cited as paved or well maintained.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
U. S
Oklahoma City
Roswell
Tucumcari
Figgins
Clayton
N. M
Borger
Lubbock
U. S. 385
Coolidge Praises Farm Family of Fourteen Children
Calvin Coolidge wrote to Mr and Mrs Leroy Brown praising their family of fourteen children living on a farm near Trenton Nebraska. Thirteen children are insured by the family’s insurance company where Coolidge is an official. The letter called the mother’s work “remarkable” and the Browns framed the note.
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United Press
Trenton
Neb
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Leroy Brown
Coolidge
Browns
Brown
No Changes Planned in Health Work in City-County Merger
City hall officials say merging the city and county health departments will not alter personnel beyond existing plans. Dr. Benjamin Primer, state epidemiologist, is slated to become director of the full-time unit on November 1, relieving Dr. Larson and Dr. Johnson from their city and county roles. Budgetful changes may occur as the organization stabilizes, and Rockefeller Foundation approval is presumed with Primer’s appointment.
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O. W
Tack
Benjamin M. Primer
Primer
J. C. Anderson
H. H. Larson
E. A. Johnson
Rockefeller Foundation
Man jailed here wanted in two states
Bert Hobbs alias R M Harmon was arrested Monday night by Amarillo police and remains in the city jail. He is wanted in Louisiana and Oklahoma on forgery charges, with extradition papers sought by Sheriff J R Greer of Clinton Oklahoma. Harmon refuses to sign a waiver and is silent except with his attorney. Harmon's partner Jess Ratcliff was later arrested in Pampa on a forged checks charge.
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Bert Hobbs
R. M. Harmon
Amarillo
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Harmon
J. R. Greer
Clinton
Okla
Greer
Jennings
R. M. English
Jess Ratcliff
Pampa
Pampa Man Dies in Auto Crash Near Pampa
Charles Dusard aged 22 died when his car overturned near Pampa. Dusard came to the city last June from Bedford Indiana, according to Associated Press reporting.
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Associated Press
Pampa
Charles Dusard
Bedford
Ind
Small Land Bill to be Reviewed by State Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court will review the Small Land Bill enacted by the 41st Legislature over Gov. Moody’s veto. The case, a suit by the state against landowners along the Red River in Gray and Wheeler Counties, involves oil rights claimed by W. T. Caswell and M. H. Reed of Austin.
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Associated Press
Austin
State Supreme Court
Dan Moody
C. W. Bradford
North Fork
Red River
Gray
Wheeler
W. T. Caswell
M. H. Reed
Astronomical marvels and industrial scale power
Einstein questions space and matter while Mount Wilson highlights far speeding spiral nebulae and enormous galactic clusters. Edison turbines promise vast lighting capacity, and steel leadership warns against price-cutting. Silver finance ideas rise as navy tonnage and wartime rebuilds loom.
WDAG Offers Service of Larger Plants
WDAG announces expanded sound features as if from bigger stations. Donald Bennett describes Friday broadcasts with Uncle Willard at 8 o clock and Plymouth World Tour at 8 30. He says future programs will be fully mechanical with film like recordings broadcast as newsreel features.
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WDAG
Donald Bennett
Bennett
Uncle Willard
Plymouth Sound
Plymouth
Firemen Respond to Café Fire on Fillmore Street
An overheated stove near a wall sparked a blaze at the cafe at 418 B Fillmore Street shortly before 8:34 Thursday morning. Only slight damage was reported, with a window casing touched by flames. The cafe sits next to the Cal Farley filling station.
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Fillmore Street
Cal Farley Filling Station
Fort Worth Livestock and Markets Report Summary
Receipts show cattle and sheep activity with varied demand. Hogs and cattle mixed as prices drift lower. heavy bullocks weak and vealers bid down. cattle and sheep receipts reach thousands with price ranges quoted for stockers, feeders, and slaughter classes. Cotton, grain, and stock market news accompany regional and national highlights.
Market Report Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices at Kansas City
U S Department of Agriculture price report from Kansas City shows hogs receipts 8500 head with prices 7.15 to 9.10 for sows and top hogs at 9.10, cattle receipts 4000 head with steer prices 5.26 to 13.25 for various weights, heifers 9.00 to 12.50, cows 4.75 to 7.25, and sheep receipts 6000 head with lambs mostly 15 to 26 cents higher and farm ewes and feeder lambs priced accordingly. Also Chicago market notes hogs down about 10 to 25 cents with top at 9.50 and cattle receipts 11,000 head.
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Fort Worth
Associated Press
U. 8
Department of Agriculture
New York
Liverpool
Amerada Avs
American International
Treeese National Bellas Hess
American Locomotive
National Dairy Products
American Power & Sre
National Biscuit Co
Aeone
National Power & Light
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New York Central RR
American Smelting
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Paramount Publix
At&sfefrr
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Auburn Auto
Qil
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Penney Co
Haldwin
Pennsylvania RR
Baltimore & Ohio RR
Pillsbury Flour Mills
Remington Rand
Briggs Mfg
Reo Motor Car
Seeeeeeee Brunswick Balke Collender
Aes
Republic Iron & Steel
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Reynolde Tobacco
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St. Joseph
Sears Roebuck
sss+eereseeves
California Packing Bee
Simmons Co Beeen
Canada Dry Gin
Southern California Edison
J I Case Co. Ey Cer Neeey
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Canadian Pacific
Celotex Company
Stand Gas & Electric
Cerro de Pasco
Stone & Webster
Calumet & Hecla
Vere
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Coca Cola Co
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Seersee
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Western Pacific RR
Davison Chemical
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Dela
Eastman Kodak
Faton Axle & Sp
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Erie Railroad
Marshall Field & Company
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Gillette Safety Razor
Sane
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Aoe
Gold Dust Corporation
Goodrich Tire & Rubber
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Ilinois Central
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Eens
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International Tel & Teleg
Johns Manville
Kansas City Southern RR
Julius Kayser Panteeneaase
Kelvinator
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Weer
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Kresge & Co
Sete
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Krueged & Baba
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Kansas City
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Chicago
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