Local Scouts Shine at Houston Camp Honor Trip
Olin Hardy and Bob Brumel from Amarillo, Eagle Scouts in Troop 4, are highlighted as popular delegates at the Houston Texas Boy Scout encampment. Brumel serves as camp goat, a high camp honor, while Hardy has earned multiple top honors during the two year scouting span. Marvin J. Paul, the local scout executive, accompanies them as acting camp director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin Hardy
Bob Brummel
Houston
Texas
Marvin J. Paul
Goat
Chief Pal
Rea
Bob
Amarillo
Houston Scouts
Olin Herdy
Hemphill County Notes Include Rattlesnake Serum Offer
Old Tack reports Hemphill County rattlesnakes few last year with two bites both recovering. He offers anti snake serum from Alexander ranch free of charge as a community gesture. He describes a drying river Washita crossing at Alexander crossing and notes local gas price dispute involving The Prairie Oil & Gas Company and Amarillo public ownership views. He appeals for reader ads to aid a bedbug distressed lady in Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemphill County
Alexander Ranch
Alexander
Hemphill
Washita
Alexander Crossing
Hunting Fields
Ernest Thompson
Jack Adkins
Lion's Club
Adkins
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Southwest
City Commission
Prairie Company
Amarillo
New York City
Farmers to Get Free Subscriptions to Southwest Plainsman
Farmers across the country attending state fair exhibits will receive a three month free subscription to the Southwest Plainsman. The paper edited by J. W. Cheney focuses on Panhandle Plains territory info. The Chamber of Commerce plans to send 40 free copies and will add 100 more, urged by O. V. Vernon.
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Panhandle Plains
Middlewestern
Southwest Plainsman
J. W. Cheney
Panhandle
Chamber of Commercce
Jon Wayland
Chamber of Commerce
Wayland
O. V. Vernon
Cheney
Rodeo death trial set for September 16
C S Pete Williams faces trial for stabbing death of O C Hill Jr a Donley County farmer at a rodeo on July 4 Judge Henry S Bishop ordered September 16 as the trial date A special venue of 100 men will be summoned and defense counsel E T Miller sought a reset Williams has been jailed since a grand jury indictment last Saturday
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C. S
Pete) Williams
O. C. Hill, Jr
Donley County
Henry S. Bishop
Bish
E. T. Miller
Cel
Miller
Wiliams
Personal notes and job offers from Amarillo paper
A rambling collection of letters mentions a pumpkin gift from Pampa, a plea for discretion about a secret, an opening to sell life insurance via F. M. Stapleton, and a housing trade offer at 2105 Buchanan with two children to supervise during the day. Other items include a rattlesnake note and yo yo promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Stapleton
Amarillo
Stapleton
Tack
Pampa
Old Tack
A. L. Anderson
Buchanan Street
Anderson
Passenger plane forced to land in rugged New Mexico terrain
A T. A. & T. airplane en route from Albuquerque to Chicago was forced to land in western New Mexico amid heavy thunderstorms and fog. Passengers include Mrs. J. B. Raymond and A. D. McGaffey. crew led by Chief Pilot J. B. Stowe. Search by seven planes began with conditions hindering progress.
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New Mexico
T. A
J. B. Raymond
Glendale
A. D. McGaffey
Albuquerque
N. M
William H. Beers
New York
Harris Livermore
Boston
N. M. Campbell
Cincinnati
J. B. Stowe
A. E. Dietel
C. F. Canfield
Hunt Seven
Phoenix
Standard Air Lines
Arizona
Los Angeles
Western Air Express
Holbrook
Ariz
T A T suspends all service on line
Transcontinental Air Transport halts flights between Waynoka Oklahoma and Winslow Arizona to aid search for the missing TAS plane. Five passengers were aboard the ill fated craft, last seen west of Grants New Mexico. William H Beers golf editor on board perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
Transcontinental Air Transport Company
Waynoka
Okla
Winslow
Ariz
Clovis
Grants, N. M
GOLF
New York
William H. Beers
Arizona
Golf Illustrated
Pebble Beach
Calif
Gristy Held Without Bond After Assault Hearing
Alan Gristy, a Santa Fe employee, was remanded to jail without bond after an examining trial before Justice J W Minter on charges of criminal assault on a 27 year old woman. The complainant testified about injuries and the case heads to the grand jury following today’s proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Minter
Alan Gristy
Santa Fee Ployee
Gristy
Autos Water Gas And Booze
A reader letter criticizes Prohibition as impractical and hypocritical arguing drinkers seek substitutes and laws fail. The writer urges ministers to promote personal restraint and pledges as a more effective approach, noting experiences across 26 states since 1919.
Invasion fears fade as modern warfare shifts outcomes
The piece argues that today’s scientific warfare makes uprisings and invasions unlikely to succeed. It asserts that historic threats from a Mohammedan horde are outdated and would end in defeat, reflecting a grim but deterministic view of modern warfare’s balance.
Graf Zeppelin Returns to Hangar After Spectacle in Friedrickshafen
Graf Zeppelin lands at the Zeppelin works amid huge crowds in Friedrickshafen. The ship descends to ground amid cheers, 22 passengers wave from the windows as ground crew guide it into the hangar at 8 56 a m. Ground Officer Hans Von Schiller leads the first crew member off the dirigible followed by the passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeppelin Works
Friedrichshafen
Gree
Hans von Schiller
Pioneer W F Spilman Dies at Claude Home
W F Spilman 76 longtime Armstrong county resident died at his Claude home at 3 80 this morning He leaves his widow a daughter Mrs F S Wade of Oklahoma City and a son Dr E B Spilman of Waco He was a Baptist and will be buried in Claude Cemetery with N S Griggs & Sons directing funeral services Thursday at 3 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.F. Spilman
Armstrong County
Claude
F. S. Wade
Oklahoma City
E. B. Spilman
Waco
Spilman
Baptist Church
W. H. Younger
Canyon
J. H. Grimes
C. F. Smalley
Tom Brummett
Warren Hood
Bob Campbell
Dick Phillips
M. M. Kirk
P. H. Lynch
T. J. Page
R. C. Holman
Will Fox
Will Miller
Don Cavanaugh
Will Davin
Arch Finley
Frank Clifton
S. J. Stallings
Rafe Jones
Marcellus Bates
D. B. Wilson
Lanham Doak
Jim Woodburn
C. M. Byrd
John Miles
R. E. Boon
A We Weeks
R. L. Bagwell
John Rex
John Graham
R. N. Rutherford
Tony Cheaveaux
Paul Haythorn
Claude Cemeane
N. S. Griggs &Ons
Attorney Is Jailed for Contempt in Cantrell Case
Attorney for W C Pee Wee Cantrell was jailed after a $25 contempt fine for arriving 20 minutes late in Judge Henry S Bishop's district court. He was held until 1 pm after a second contempt finding during the trial. Cantrell faced liquor law charges with Eddie Parsley, Parsley already given a year for a separate offense. Only two witnesses will be called by the state. Cantrell will defend and seek a suspended sentence. Parsley’s trial is expected later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Bishop
District Criminal Court
W. C. (Pee Wee) Cantrell
E. T. Miller
Cantrell
Bishop
Eddie Parsley
Parsley
Miss Nixon and Colleagues Earn Masters at Columbia
Miss Elizabeth Nixon supervisor of elementary schools and Miss Lenora Walters head of Home Economics at Amarillo schools earned Master’s Degrees at Columbia University New York City this summer. Nixon completed Education in six weeks and Walters specialized in foods earning a Master’s in Household Arts. Miss Ethel Jackson principal of Wolflin School also completed a summer course at Columbia.
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Elizabeth Nixon
Amarillo
Columbia University
New York City
Lenora Walters
Columbia
Ethel Jackson
Wolflin
Mother and Baby Die at Home Here
The bodies of Mrs. Julia Sisk aged 19 and her infant daughter who died three hours earlier at the home of her sister Mrs. B C Pitts 408 Alabama Street are held at N B Griggs & Sons Mortuary awaiting out of town relatives. Mrs. Sisk leaves a mother Mrs W C Sisk and three brothers and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Sisk
Sisk
B. C. Pitts
Alabama Street
N. 8
Griggs & Sons
W. C. Sisk
Market Summary Mixed With Gains And Losses Across Stocks And Grains
Middle morning bids show the Texas market firming 4 to 9 points before December retreats to a net 14 to 19 point loss by midday. Grain opened weak with wheat easing and corn steady to lower as rain prospects impact the Argentine and U.S. belt. In New York, stock trading starts with uneven moves led by Radio Corp up, GE down, and notable declines for AMF and Westinghouse, while rails attract selective buying and foreign exchange opens firmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Chicago
Liverpool
Argentina
York
New York
Radio Corporation Common
Andes Cooper
General Electric
International Telephone
U. S. Freight
Montgomery Ward
Gillette Safety Razor
American Machine & Foundry
Westinghouse Electric
Stone & Webster
John Mansville
People’s Gas
Goodyear Rubber
Western Dairies B
Best & Co
Otis Elevator
American
U. S. Steel
Sears Roebuck
Drake dies at Kester home in San Angelo
Joe S. Drake aged 58 died at his daughter's residence 207 Alabama street at 4 this morning after months of illness. He leaves a second daughter Mrs James Shoun of Henrietta Oklahoma and a sister Mrs Tom F Hurn of San Angelo. The body will be sent to Henrietta Oklahoma via Rock Island at 6:30 Thursday morning by N B Griggs & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe S. Drake
R. D. Kester
Alabama Street
James Shoun
Henrietta
Oklahoma
Tom F. Hurn
San Angelo
Rock Island
Griggs & Sons
Market reports from Kansas City Fort Worth and New York
Hogs and cattle in Kansas City and Fort Worth markets show mixed to steady tones with prices varying by weight and class. Cotton futures in New York opened steady with slight declines before buyers absorbed offerings and months advanced amid light weather-driven buying.
Atlantic Beacon Barnsdall Houston
Poem by Edgar A. Guest reflecting on hometown pride and community character in a quiet 1929 vignette.
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Edgar A. Guest
Atlantic Beacon Barnsdall
Houston
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Houston Camp
Tyers
Kernal Erasmus Rockus Eberfield Tack
William Edward
General Motors
Henry Ford
Europe
Vele
Graf Zep
Pioneer
Nixon
Seeneneennnee 12.1 + eeeenennnneeee
Jno. F. Clark Co
Usty’s
Atchison, Topeka
Allegheny Corporation
Baty Allied Chemical & Dye
American Smelt & Ref
Armour of
Ilinois
Calumet & Arizon
Colorado Fuel & Gas
Chesapeake & Ohio
Cerro de Pasco
Coca Cola
Columbia Gas
Chic. Mil & St P
Congoleum
Continental Motors
Canadian Pacific
Consolidated Gas of
Kresge
Chicago & Northwestern
Chrysler
Columbia Graph
Crucible Steel
Davidson
Dupont Rr
Ateeeererese
Electric Power & Light
Kester
Kansas City
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Bram Green Cananea
Glidden
Graham Paige
Ween
Great West
International Harvester
International Tel & Tela
Jordan Motors
Moon Motors
Missouri Pacific
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Mathieson Alkali
Ecseereee
National Dairy Products
National Cash Register
National Biscuit
Nash Motors
Packard
Pullman
Pennsylvania
Republic Iron
Remington Rand
Keith Orpheum
Stewart Warner
Wee
St. Joseph Stud
Shulte
Studebaker Aeewneee
Superior Steel
Southern Pacific R R
Texas Pacific
Timken Roller
Texas Gulf
Union Pacific
United States Rubber
United Corporation
Steeleeeee
United Aircraft
Wright Aeroplane
Woolworth
Westinghouse Tee
Willys Overland
Warner Bros
White Motors
Continental Oil of
Dela
Independent Oil & Gas
Louisiana
Sinclair
Radi
Panhandle Music Ca
Ial
Polk
Dial
Tri-State Fair
Composanto Staglieno
Genoa
Italy
Saccomano
Father Time
N. S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors
Fillmore
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