Hold Gasoline Prices Down in East Texas
Kilgore Texas officials report expected retail gas prices at 14 16 and 18 cents per grade after talks with the state stabilization committee. Independents plan to cut 2 cents per grade due to large stockpiles and a dock-price increase to 10 cents. Local clerks expect no immediate price rise in Amarillo as current rates are 16 18 and 20 cents for third grade regular and premium.
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Kilgore
Tex
J. M. Deavenport
Independent Refiners’ Association of
East Texas
State Stabilization Committee
Dallas
Deavenport
Amarillo
Jokester Triggers Job Search Rush at Potter County Courthouse
Officials say a prank paid ad in The Globe drew the unemployed to the courthouse seeking work. The ad offered “Wanted Stenographer 300 dollars” and “2,000 men” to see L. S. Sims, none exists. State unemployed flooded the building. elevator, offices, and treasurer reported heavy traffic.
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Potter County
Globe
L. S. Sims
Sims
Raby Clark
Federation Defers Centennial Endorsement Decision
Potter County federated club women postponed any endorsement of the Texas Centennial at their First Christian Church meeting. Action was deferred to a future session for details on how the centennial would be staged. It was the club’s fiscal year end and reports from officers and clubs were presented. Mrs. Phebe K. Warner of Claude spoke. Dr. Ralph J. Moore hosted his parents and brother visiting from Concordia and Dallas.
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Potter County
City Commissioners Meet To Tackle Routine Business
City Manager H. R. Smith says the weekly meeting at City Hall will cover routine matters. In Cornwall New York two Algonquin graves were found recently near the town, dating about 400 years and containing the remains of two girls aged 12 and 20.
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H. R. Smith
Cornwall
N. Y
Dillinger Plot Details Sketch Story Circulating
The assistant attorney general is said to have formed a theory that a Dillinger jailbreak conspiracy began in a beer tavern near here. Barce reports Dillinger pressed his mob to force a jail breakout, but his attorney vetoed it. Conspirators then allegedly used Baker to deliver jail blueprints to guide an escape, with $1,800 paid and $3,000 guaranteed.
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Dillinger
Barce
Baker
Stop Right Turn Rule Urged by Safety Editor
Downtown traffic tale reminds drivers turning right on red must stop first to avoid collisions and protect opposing traffic. Letter to Safety Editor invites community input to improve Amarillo driving safety and discuss local laws with residents.
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Amarillo
Carnival Night At Alice Landergin School
An old fashioned carnival will be staged Friday night at the Alice Landergin School with a picture show, fish pond, a Country Store, the old family album, and a Dutch Manteil attraction. Home made candies and pumpkin pie will tempt guests. Eating starts at 5 50 and shows at 6 45.
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Alice Landergin
Dutch Manteil
Mrs Cullum At Meet For Girl Scouts
Mrs Roy Cullum, regional chairman of Amarillo Girl Scouts, participated in the Youth of Today Conference in New York City. The event closed with a banquet at the Hotel Commodore led by Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt with Ida M Tarbell and others addressing character building as a key factor for youth. Prominent speakers Newton D Baker and Professor Henry Allen Overstreet discussed youth problems and civic development.
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Globe
New York City
Roy Cullum
Amarillo
Ida M. Tarbell
Abraham Lincoln
Newton D. Baker
Henry Allen Overstreet
The
College of the City of New York
Elections Contested in national races across several states
The piece outlines Democratic efforts to back New Deal candidates and attack Republicans in key contests. It notes candidates like Guffey in Pennsylvania and Reed as GOP timber, Holt challenging Hatfield, Moore opposing Kean, Chavez and Hatch in the West, Chavez rival in New Mexico, and Langer versus Moodie in North Dakota with Mrs. Tanger linked to controversy over relief funds.
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Senate
Ohio
Fess
Republican National Committee
Vic Donahey
Young Rush D. Holt
Henry D. Hatfield
West Virginia
Holt
Clem L. Shaver
Democratic National Committee
A. Harry Moore
New Jersey
Hamilton P. Kean
Moore
New Mexico
Dennis Chavez
Broncon Cutting
Carl A. Hatch
Ric Dillon
Joseph T. Robinson
Robinson
Wyoming
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Vincent Carter
Sinclair-Merriam
California
William Langer
Thomas H. Moodie
Tanger
North Dakota
Weather Tales on the Western Plains from Tack
Maw recalls harsher weather in earlier days on the western plains with tales of two winters or two summers arriving together. She mentions a Fourth of July when all four seasons seemed to collide over the land, shaping memories of weathering the era.
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Tack
Church Men Hurt In Car Accident
Three prominent Methodists remained in serious condition after a Dallas Wichita Falls highway crash near Wichita Falls Texas. Dr W T Whiteside presiding elder suffered a fractured leg his wife a fractured pelvis and other injuries while Rev O S Thomas 84 of Dallas had body injuries and was critically injured. They were returning from the North Texas conference in Dallas.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Dallas
Here
W. T. Whiteside
O. S. Thomas
Rev.Thomas
North Texas
Church
U S and Britain Seek Progress in Pacific Talks
United States delegates stall on certain points while Britain receives new information on tonnage allocation. A proposed plan would cap battleships carriers and heavy cruisers, allow free building of light cruisers destroyers and submarines within a total tonnage limit. Fortifying four Pacific naval bases is seen as a possible outcome if disarmament treaties fail.
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Britain
United States
U.S
Washington
Pacific
U. S
London
Navy
Sheriff election plan hinges on Arthur on ballot
Commissioners say if Arthurs name on the ballot wins a plurality the court will appoint a sheriff for two years. Funeral services drew 5 000 mourners including jail inmates as the search for Stalcup and Brown resumes. Over a dozen Texas officers later joined New Mexico authorities in Clovis seeking the fugitives after they fled Dickens jail.
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Commissioners’ Court
Alton B. Chapman
Stalcup
Brown
Clovis
N. M
Texas
Virgil Stalcup
Clarence Brown
San Jon
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Dickens
Kiwanis Wives Surprise Men at Amarillo Club Luncheon
Amarillo Kiwanis wives staged a sudden luncheon takeover at the Amarillo Hotel. Masks and sheets hid the wives as members searched for them in the crowd. Dr. Carl L. Moore of Dallas performed magic tricks while Mrs. Bill Brady led the program.
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Amarillo
Kiwanis
Amarillo Hotel
Bill Brady
Jason Robberson
Carl L. Moore
Dallas
Ralph J. Moore
Moore
Howard Boxwell
Harvey Crudgington
Alarm clocks stolen from Amarillo truck at 901 Johnson
A thief removed 24 alarm clocks from a parked Amarillo Warehouse Storage truck at 901 Johnson Street. The clocks were consigned to the Amarillo Hardware Company. Police were alerted after the driver stopped there to make a delivery.
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Amarillo
Johnson Street
Dr Nunn A Prominent West Texas Educator Laid To Rest
The body of Dr. Nunn was laid to rest in Liena Cemetery with burial by N. S. Griggs & Sons. An educator, he helped build West Texas by founding Goodnight College in 1902 and Amarillo Academy in 1904, the first private school in the Panhandle. He later led Polytechnic College Fort Worth and Dallas Female College and taught in several colleges and high schools. He is survived by his widow, two daughters Betty Nunn and Mrs. B C D Bynum of Amarillo, a son Paul M. Nunn, brother Dr J E Nunn of Amarillo, two sisters Mrs W N Nash and Mrs E W Lacrey of Shelbyville Ky, and several grandchildren. The Nunn home is at 1615 Tyler Street.
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N. S. Griggs & Sons
Nunn
West Texas
Goodnight College
Amarillo Academy
Panhandle
Polytechnic College At
Fort Worth
Dallas Female College
Betty Nunn
B. C. D. Bynum
Amarillo
Paul M. Nunn
J. E. Nunn
W. N. Nash
E. W. Lacrey
Shelbyville
Tyler Street
Solons Fight Delinquent Tax Bill In Senate Hearing
Senators clash over a compromise delinquent tax bill as Woodul seeks to send the measure back to a conference committee. Senator Rawlings cites rising remissions as proof of policy, while a tie vote is broken by Lt. Gov. Witt. The bill’s fate hinges on possible reconsideration or a new conference committee. Centennial taxes and Ferguson urge corporate support to pass the centennial measure with a $5 million state contribution.
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Woodul
Senate
Frank Rawlings
Fort Worth
State Comptroller’s Office
May
Bill Rawlings
Edgar Witt
Waco
House Taxation Committee
Ferguson
Electric and Gas Company
Walter D. Cline
Centennial Commission
Erguson
First Lady Reimagined The Roosevelt Pattern
A profile contrasts Mrs. Roosevelt with the East’s standard view of a president’s wife. It notes her early activism, settlement-house work, and broad public role including weekly press conferences and nationwide travel. The piece mentions a 1930s book and her influence on women’s issues.
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Washington
United States
Puerto Rico
House of Representatives
Cotton opens quiet as traders await acreage proposals
In New Orleans on October 30 cotton opened quiet with Liverpool cables firm and first trades unchanged to two points. December led with 1.22, March and May steady near opening. later slight rally to 12.28 for December and 12.30 to 12.36 for March and May as traders await government acreage plans. More than 38 million visitors have paid to Chicago World’s Fair.
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With & Booth
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Goodyear
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Great West Sugar
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Loew's, Inc
Swift & Coa
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North American Co
Northern Pacific RR
Sane
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Packard Penney Co
Pennsylvania
Phillips
Young Demos to Hear Amendment Lectures
Potter County Young Democrats Club presents eight proposed Texas constitutional amendments tonight in the county courtroom at 8 o clock. Judge F C Nelson Mayor Ross Rogers and C M Rogers assist as speakers. The amendments will appear on the November 6 ballot.
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Texas
Potter County
Young Democrats Club
F. C. Nelson
Ross Rogers
C. M. Rogers
Tom Seay
Large Texas doctor Dr. Rea visits Amarillo for clinic
Dr. Rea a specialist in stomach liver kidneys and related diseases holds a two day visit at the Amarillo Hotel on November 1 and 2 from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. The practitioner offers non surgical treatment with injections for small tumors skin growths and other conditions and has a long record of success across various illnesses.
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Rea
Amarillo
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