Farm Board funds boost bootleggers and hurts farmers
A critic claims the Federal Farm Board misuse funds to aid bootleggers, notably California grape concentrates, while farmers face losses. The piece argues for stopping grain and cotton production, or returning money directly to farmers, and urges political action to secure real relief amid rising wine production and elevator profits.
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Sone
Hoover
Jim Reed
Farm Board
Cosmopolitan
Congress
Federal Farm Board
California Grape Growers
California Grape Control Board
Fruit Industries, Ltd
United States
Eas
California
Teach Courage by Example to Nurture Sportsmanship
A poem argues that true courage in a growing boy comes from visible acts of bravery by the parent or guardian. It urges adults to model composure, resilience, and steadfast care rather than relying on spoken exhortations or printed advice. The piece echoes Edgar A. Guest's 1931 copyright.
12 Year Old Boy Causes Police Big Trouble
A 12 year old boy, eldest of six, has been moved to Potter County juven ile custody after thefts including a $135 golf club watch from a club locker room. He boasts of past shoplifting feats and even an air rifle theft, telling how he concealed items in his clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Potter County
Ben Bynum
Oklahoma Governor to Push State Refineries Plan
Oklahoma Governor Murray warned that reopening East Texas oil ports could impede a $1 crude price. He proposed a referendum on bonds to fund state refineries, financed by oil men income, and aimed to cap East Texas flow to 225,000 barrels daily with similar cuts for Oklahoma and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Oklahoma City
East
Texas
Oklahoma
W. H. Murray
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
Kansas
Eight Planes Sprint From Burbank Toward Cleveland Race
Doolittle and Beeler Blevins of Atlanta led the early air race pace from Burbank toward Cleveland for the Bendix trophy race. Captain Ira Faker followed as they head east, with eight star pilots in the run for $15,000 prizes and a shot at the transcontinental record. The first takeoff was at 3:20 A M CST and the last at 3:46 with good weather along the 1,040 mile route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Beeler Blevins
Atlanta
Ira Faker
Burbank
Calif
Cleveland
New York
Frank Hawks
United Airport
Governor targets Lone Star gas firms in Oklahoma fight
Governor W H Murray seeks to strip rights and licenses from Lone Star Gas Corporation and four affiliated firms over alleged rate discrimination. A temporary receiver was appointed for Lone Star properties, with hearing set for September 19. The suit names 27 Oklahoma cities served by the companies and seeks judgments totaling 367095 in fees and penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waurika
Ohio
W. H. Murray
Lone Star Gas Corporation
Texas
Leon Hirsh
Eugene Rice
Lone Star
Oklahoma
Hirsh
Dallas
Lone Star Gas Company
Community Natural Gas Company
Meridian Gas Company
Guthrie Gas Service Company
Secretary of State
State Board of Equalization
Guthrie
Western Service Corporation
Guthrie Gas Company
Panhandle-Plains Directors Meet at Amarillo Hotel
Directors of the Panhandle-Plains of Texas convened at 10 o clock Friday morning in the Amarillo Hotel and remained in session to finalize plans for an exhibit to tour and show at out of state fairs. Sam Braswell of Clarendon presided over the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle-Plains of Texas, Inc
Antarillo Hotel
Panhandle-Plains
Sam Braswell
Clarendon
Rock Island Offers Labor Day Rate Cut
Rock Island Railway announces Labor Day rate cuts with two excursion options. One trip to Oklahoma City departs Saturday with return by Tuesday at a fare of 5.50 dollars. Another to El Paso departs Saturday night, returning Monday afternoon for 9 dollars. Reservations via Rock Island Station.
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Rock Island Railway
Labor Day
Oklahoma City
el Paso
Amarillo
Rock Island
Catfish with Four Legs and a Tragic Dog Loss News
A reader reports a catfish with four legs caught on the Palo Duro by G. B. Herron of 708 East Twelfth Street and jokes about sending it to Ripley. Jiggs the trained traveling salesman dog dies after a street accident.
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G. B. Herron
East Twelfth Street
Mr. Herron
Ripley
Jiggs
J. L. Williams
Plains
I Wouldn’t Raise My Hands Even For Jesse James
R B Daniels told a bandit at a K X Oma ra Nebraska confectionery shop he would not raise his hands. The intruder brandished a gun and took more than $300 from the cash register and customers as Daniels calmly finished his malted milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omara
Nebr
Jesse James
R. B. Daniels
Bandit
Synthetic dress fibre from Du Pont and comfort Pullman train
The article notes Du Ponts developing a synthetic dress goods fibre like silk and hints at synthetic rubber futures. It praises the Chesapeake & Ohio Sportsmens train for foot rests that raise feet, claim to ease heart strain by promoting a horizontal blood flow, and suggests that thinking while lying down may help in old age.
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du Pont
DuPonts
Progressive
Pullman Company
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Police Appreciate Help of Citizens in Car Recovery
Police praise public cooperation after a theft recovery. WDAG aids by broadcasting stolen car descriptions daily. A listener, Mrs Frank Smith, memorized a license number from the program and located the abandoned car, aiding W H Billingsley’s missing vehicle recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WDAG
W. H. Billingsley
Monroe
Frank Smith
North
Cleveland
Park Vandalism Reported in Two City Parks
Neighborhood reports shrubs and flowers uprooted at two triangular parks located at Tenth and Bowie and Fifteenth and Bowie. Playground equipment damaged in several city parks. Temple Robinson of the park department urged prompt complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenth
Bowie
Fifteenth
Park Department
Temple Robinson
1931 Ford Deluxe coupe for sale with extras
Dear Tack I need space in your column to sell my car a 1931 Model Ford Deluxe coupe with 2500 miles good break in very cared for. I am leaving for Chicago next Monday and will sacrifice it for a speedy sale terms possible. Telephone 2-2614 1507 Buchanan Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. T. Sisemore
Buchanan Street
Sobriety loophole delays Kerens trust fund payout
In St Louis on September 4 the United States Circuit Court of Appeals voided a year-old award granting Vincent Kerens access to a 1.9 million dollar trust left by his father Richard Kerens. The court found failure to meet a five-year sobriety clause between 1926 and 1931, allowing Kerens to renew his bid using the later period as proof of compliance. He remains limited to 500 dollars monthly as past attempts to obtain the fund were denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Vincent Kerens
Richard Kerens
Austria-Hungary
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Kerens
Charles B. Fairs
Gas stolen from warehouses and station in Ridgemere and Minneapolis area
Burglars Thursday night stole more than 100 gallons of gasoline from the Texas & Pacific Coal Company's Ridgemere warehouse. Loot valued at 50 dollars was taken from the Minneapolis-Moline Power Imp Company on East Tenth Avenue, and six gallons of gas were taken from a pump at 700 Georgia. Attempts to enter W. M. Cameron cabinet works at 1100 Grant Street failed as windows were broken but nothing was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas & Pacific Coal Company
Ridgemere Addition
Minneapolis-Moline Power Implement Company
East Tenth Avenue
Georgia
W. M. Cameron
Grant Street
New Storm Sewer Work Begins Soon
The city engineering department said work will start soon on an 18 inch storm sewer from Ninth to Eleventh Avenues between Western and Hillcrest Streets to protect private property and improve drainage. once installed, owners may build up lawns.
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Ninth
Eleventh Avenues
Western
Hillcrest
Reward of 5000 Dollars Paid to Sheriff
Temple Calhoun announced Sheriff Albert Hauser collected a $5000 reward for the arrest of Nile Wright, accused of extorting $75000 from San Antonio capitalist R. W. Morrison. Wright surrendered in Atlanta after negotiations and is jailed in Bexar County awaiting trial. backers of the reward remain undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Temple Calhoun
Albert Hauser
Nile Wright
R. W. Morrison
Wright
Hauser
Atlanta
Bexar County
S J Cole Returns to Amarillo After St Louis Visit
S J Cole head of Amarillo chamber of commerce traffic division returned to his desk after three days in St Louis. He presented arguments before the executive committee of the Southwestern Freight Commission on transit privileges for cottonseed products. A favorable adjustment could bring a new industry to Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
J. Cole
Chamber of Commerce
Southwestrn Freight Commission
Mr. Cole
Amarillo
Girl Bare-Footed Mexicans Steal Hosiery in Amarillo
Within three days Amarillo police arrested three Mexicans for shop lifting. Two of them were caught stealing women's hosiery, one explaining his motive by saying his girlfriend was barefooted. The third was held for taking a dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Market Summary From Kansas City to New Orleans Markets
Kansas City hogs and cattle traded unevenly with steady to lower prices. Hogs top 6.10 for 220 240 lb, cattle mixed with steers 7.00 to 7.50 per cwt, lambs improving late. Chicago and New Orleans other items show steady to weak trends as markets await government data.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Chicago
Texas
Kaneas
New York Stocks Drift With Light Volume
Stocks bobbed about erratically with two early selling waves and steadied on lighter trading. Utilities slipped led by American Telephone down 8 points and People's Gas off 5 to a new low. rails remained dull while several speciaties fell 1 to 2. United States Steel hit a new low of 82 1 2 before recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jno
F. Clark Brokerage Co
At &.Sf
Allegheny Corptee
Allis-Chalmers
Canadian Pacific
Calumet & Heels
Chesapeake Corp
Batbah Chesapeake Ohio
Colo Fuel & Iron
Columbia G
Columbia Grapho
Cory's Solvents
Corwith & Sthrn
Cater Tractors
Cory, Inc
Cutler
Curtiss W
Curt Wright
Davison Chem Wis del Lac & Wes RR
den Rew RR
Dupont Erie Railroad
Pete Epenee
Fastman Kodak
Chicago Grain Table
Eaton Axle & Spr
Elec Auto Lite
F. Clark
Lee Pow & Lt
Gillette Raz Weeee
Glidden Co Oc Veer
Gold Dust Corp
Seer
Goodrich T & R
Goodyear T & KR. Oy
Graham Paige
Ava Grand Silver St
Grigsby-Grunow
Northn Ry Pfd
Western Lug
Motors
Hahn Dept Store
Hudson Motors Perseeee BG
Ill Central RR
Industrial Rayon Eee
Inspr Copper
BS Inter Cement Wee Eee
Mk&t R
Close Lambert Co
Loew’s, Inceee
Loose- Wiles
Am Superpower O
Manfield & Co
Deere & Co
Internat Nickel
Detroit
Nat'l Bellas
Nat'l Dairy Praay
Ford Motod Ltd
Nat'l Pw & Lt
Ford of
Can
Nat'l Cash
General Aviation
Nevada
Gt Goldman Snc
North America
Seewee
Lone Star Gas
Oliver Farm Imp
Tee Gt Mo Kan
Midwest Utilities
Willys Overland
Niagara Hud Pr
Paramount Publix
Pennroad Corp
Teen Pathe Exchange
Trans’l Air Trans
Packard Seas
Paves Fenee
United Gas
Penney (Jc) Co
Pennsylvania
K-O
Tee
Am Republics
Remington Rand
Gts Atlantic
Reo Motor Car
Barnsdall
Rep Iron
Reynolds
Sears Roebuck Wens
Gulf of Penn
Seeeeeee Simmons Co
Houston
Weeh
Lou'n Cal Toison
Stan Brands Inc
Imperial Oil Ltd
Stand Gas & Elec
I. T
Stone & Webster
CM & Stp Rr
Mi J. Recevee
Stewart Warner
Studebaker Corp
Mid-Continent
Southern Pacific
Southern RR
Pacific Wes Oil
Trans-American
Panhandle P. & R
Timken
Petroleum Cory
Phillips
United Corp
Aoe
Plymouth Oil
Union Pacific
Pierce Petsaeeee
Unid Arerft & Tpt
Prairie O. & G
United Carbonate
A.er
U . Ind
Warner-Quinlan
NH &H
American Telephone
Canada Dry
Midland Steel Products
Eastman National Biscuit
Case
United States Steel
American Can
General Electric
Allied Chemical
General Motors
Corsicana Couple Linked to Extortion Plot in Bank Heist Threat
The Toole family pressured a Corsicana banker to cash a 30 000 unmarked note in a package to a department store, with death threats if refused. Police heard the wife spoke of Cerf wealth, claiming they acted for two men who would kill them. This followed a prior $15 000 ransom for a kidnapped son.
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Toole
Corsicana
Kidnpkers
Obituary Notice of Wilkins Family Patriarch
Death claims a Texas resident with residence at 1514 Buchanan Street. Survived by widow, three sons, two daughters, two brothers and four sisters. Sons listed as C A Wilkins Colorado City Texas George Wilkins Artesia New Mexico and Wayne Wilkins Amarillo. Daughters Mrs B C Wells Lubbock and Miss Neal Wilkins Amarillo. Brothers Cleo A Wilkins Olton and Ernest Wilkins Pottsville. Sisters Lillie Wilkins Olton Mrs B W Knoll Hagerman New Mexico Mrs Luther Knoll Bradley and Mrs Oscar Bacon Stephenville. Body to be sent Friday evening to Lubbock. Services Saturday at Church of Christ Lubbock with interment in Lubbock cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan Street
Wilkins
Church of Christ
Sudan
C. A. Wilkins
Colorado City
Tex
George Wilkins
Artesia
N. M
Wayne Wilkins
Amarillo
B. C. Wells
Lubbock
Neal Wilkins
Cleo A. Wilkins
Olton
Ernest Wilkins
Pottsville
Lillie Wilkins
B. W. Knoll
Hagerman
Luther Knoll
Bradley
Oscar Bacon
Stephenville
Blackburn Funeral Home
Chilean fleet mutiny ends amid government statement
Santiago reports the mutiny in the Coquimbo battle fleet has been settled amicably with only settlement details to be drawn up. Acting President Manuel Trucco said the nation remains under control and movements against public order were dominated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Coquimbo
Manuel Trucco
Death of Canyon Hotel Proprietor J A Scrutchins
J A Scrutchins 76 longtime Canyon hotel proprietor and father of Mrs. O M Shore of Amarillo died at 11 p m Thursday at his Palace Hotel home. Survived by widow two sons W B Scrutchins of San Antonio and Paul Scrutchins of Houston a brother Sam Scrutchins Albany Ga and sister Mrs Lelia Watson Atlanta Ga. Body at Griggs Thomson funeral chapel Canyon.
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J. A. Scrutchins
Palace Hotel
Canyon
O. M. Shore
Amarillo
Scrutchins
Methodist Church
W. B. Scrutchins
San Antonio
Paul Scrutchins
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San Francisco
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Minnesota
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Dakotas
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Russia
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Disturber
Tack
Miss Geneva
Kenneth Rice
Santa Claus
E. B. Eubanks
A. P. Black
Pleasant Valley
Edgar A. Guest
Doolittle
Alfalfabill
Panhandle
Mr. Black
S. J. Cole
New Orleans
Liverpool
Cal
Ceesersee
Reiter-Foster
Rio Grande Ae
Royal Dutch
Shell Union
Ceesverdeesee Bu
Nis i Sinclair
Penn
St'd
Indiana
Sunray Oil Corp
Texas Corp
Tex Pac Ld de
Tex Pac Cl & Oil
Union
Canyon Passes Away
Vanadium Corp Ween
Western Union
Warner Bros
Wes Maryland RR
West House
US Steel
Crucible Steel
Tr & Conch
Woolworth
Ffw) Co
Tees
Frank Biggers
Polk Street
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