Visiting day at Potter County jail leads to mistaken identity
A jail visit reveals a visitor seeking her husband, only to learn he is not incarcerated but serving on a jury. The note blends local social items with community notices including guests, birthdays, and travel updates from Amarillo and surrounding areas.
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Potter County
Murphy Hurd
Hurd
Susu EY
Dorothy Ayers
Gatesville
Reba Yocham
Leon Yocha
Harrison
A. E. Winsett
Charles Lambie Rittenberry
John Sellars
Helen Strite
Garry Conrad Howren
Mary Ann Richardson
Barbara Dryden
Thither
Yon
Robert A. Wigen
Robby
Sylvia
Seattle
Wash
Tex Cotter
Parker
Captain Wigen
Air Force Electronic
Keesler Field
Hense G. Dixon
Taylor
Santa Fe Hospital
Topeka
Kansas
Potter County Clerk’s Office
Frank M. Farmer
Dallas
W. D. Westbay
Tyler
Farmer
Iris Westbay
Bill, Davis
University of Colorado
Clifford Davis
Beverley
University
Marion Mitchell
van Buren
Bill McCue
Sunset
Joe Moseley
West Sixth
Fulton, Mo
Westminster College
Marion
Bill
Joe
Bishop Defends Mercy Killings in Birmingham Speech
In Birmingham, Bishop E W Barnes of the Church of England questioned if mercy killings of tainted humans could be justified under certain circumstances. He urged sterilization of the unfit, birth control as policy, and linked overpopulation to world unrest while challenging the idea that life must always be sacred regardless of quality.
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Birmingham
Eng
Church of England
E. W. Barnes
British Association For Advancement of Science
Amarillo 1922 sees Klan parade and city growth
Amid national efforts to curb the Ku Klux Klan in Texas, Labour Day 1922 in Amarillo featured a Klan initiation with hundreds of robed members. The city announced improvements including a planned roof over the Nat pool, Sixth Avenue paving, a new $200,000 high school, and a brick ice plant. Amarillo’s gas fields, fishing trips, local theater, and promotions to lure factories highlighted a growing town ready for winter swimming and modernization.
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Ernest Lee Garrett
Anadarko
Okla
City Electrical Department
National Trade School of
Kansas City
Elmer Brewer, Jr
West First
Northwest Texas Hospital
Jay Hamond
Vega
B. Davis Clifford
North Hayes
Perry Barker
Route 1
Amarillo
Northwest
Ralph Marshall Wersonick
Panhandle
Billie Earl Freeman
Lincoln
Paul Nichols
Fairmont
Elton L. Love
North Florida
Ed DiLoreto
Sharon
Sheila
Army Tech Village
Colorado
Forrest Carter
Georgia
Ola Huffine
Mississippi
Frederick
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
Amarillo Country Club
Kenneth Wheeler
University of Texas
Rush
Jamie Clements
Crockett
Randel Dockery
Vernon
V. C. Saied
Ansel McDowell
Wellington
A&m
Sadie M. Odell
Mary K. Blanton
Hughes
Bismarck
Pierre
Texas
Burning Cross
Sixth Avenue
Felix Walker
E. F. Rittenberry
Whittington
Hutchinson County
Board of City Development
Warning on Degenerate Human Stock Sparks Calls for Action
Dr Barnes warns that inferior stocks are rising rapidly and threaten the future. He urges measures that guard the welfare of mankind while being kind to individuals, noting society will increasingly need to prevent degeneration through prudent action.
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Barnes
Honor Sam Rayburn Bonham Reception in Town
Texas Democratic leaders and local residents schedule a reception to honor Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn in Bonham. Rayburn has served as the area's representative in Congress for more than 30 years.
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Bonham
Texas
Sam
Rayburn
Congress
Tire Explosion Starts Forest Fire Near Grangeville
A flat tire on a truck and trailer near Grangeville sparked a 300 acre grass and timber fire. Nez Perce forest crews and additional firefighters battled the blaze with bulldozers, trenching the area to protect timber. Damaged truck and load valued about $24,000.
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Grangeville
Idaho
Rolf Fremming
Nez Perce National Forest
Nez Perce Forest
Whitebird
Lapwai
Lewiston
Scott Hobson
Seattle
Hobson
Labor Day Reflections on War and Labor Sacrifices
Eleanor Roosevelt writes from Hyde Park on Labor Day about equal sacrifices by labor and capital during wartime. She warns against profiteering, urges fair wages amid rising prices, and questions if limits on labor require price controls, rationing, and taxes to prevent leaks while soldiers sacrifice.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Cour
United Feat, Syn., Inc
Hyde Park
Europe
Hitler
Germany
United States
United Nations
Radio Actor Is Found Dead In Car In Hollywood
Hollywood reports 38 year old radio actor and announcer Frank L. Graham was found dead in his car after summoning two friends to retrieve an item from the front seat. Police said the engine ran and exhaust filled the car. a picture beside the body is identified as Mildred Rossi, his companion in recent weeks.
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Hollywood
Frank L. Graham
Mildred Rossi
Is Costly For the Reds
SEVIERVILLE Tenn Sept 4 A new city ordinance requires a one million dollar bond to keep the peace affecting Communist residents. The measure sets strict conditions for occupation and residence in Sevierville.
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Sevierville
Tenn
Two Pilots Die As Jets Collide in GA Training Flight
In Marietta Georgia two F 84 Thunderjets collided at over 500 miles per hour and fell 25000 feet. Both pilots Lt Kenneth M Goodrum 26 of Atlanta and Lt Tom A Martin 25 of Griffin Ga were killed. They belonged to the 128th Fighter Squadron 54th Fighter Wing based at Dobbins Air Force Base.
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Marietta
Kenneth M. Goodrum
Atlanta
Tom A. Martin
Griffin
54Th
Dobbins Air Force Base
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Wigen
Cotter
White Horse
Yukon Territory
Canada
Command Headquarters
Leon L. Patton
Lucy Ann
Schenectady
J. M. Lyons
C. W. Patton
City
Jacqueline M. Roberts
Corporation Court
Dick Holleman
North Polk
Tex
Mrs. Robeson
Weatherford
Betty Sue Wise
Floy Wise
Polk
Loretta Carolyn Gray
Virginia M. Gray
Texas State College For Women
Denton
L. H. Hubbard
E. H. Bradley
Milam
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Colo
W. B. Cowhurst
Laddie J. Cernohouz
Janet Cernohouz
L. M. Cernohouz
Joe Alser
Altadena
Cal
Northwest Texas Hospital News
Jerry Crow
Janice Crow
Chris Barnard
Richard Berneal
Charles Berneal
Navanee Linck
Nelia Hammond
Betty Bruton
Wanda Hogan
Margaret Clifford
Blanche Slutz
L. H. Collins
Ida Dailey
Mary Sharp
Jack Tom Riley
Marie Carlisle
Erna Pace
Marie Harris
Addie Parsley
Mabel Ingham
Cross Roads
Louis Swift
E. J. Vogt
Monroe
Susan Elizabeth Garner
E. Garner
Alabama
Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
Eula Draper
Doris
Lubbock
C. W. Rogers
West Eleventh
Pecos
Rogers
Henry Alexander
Western
Bishop
FY General Features Corp
Willie
Mamie
Brother
Mister Leemy
Humphrey
Mr.walsh
MR. Palooka
Claas
AGA
Big MR. John
Tate Oe
Office MoNocogtt Syndicate, Lnc
Tubby
Wrigley's
Wrigleys
Ata
Southern Brokerage NO
O. G. McClain
Radio
Britain
Little Theater Players
Amarillo Dramatic Society
Fidelis
First Baptist Church
Sam Rayburn
Labor Itself
Reds
B. F. Goodrich Store
4Th and Fillmore
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Fisk Bldg
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