Brewer Secures Cooperation for University Courses
Brewer of the University of Texas extension division organizes a two week course in Business Psychology and Salesmanship in Amarillo starting September 17. Local firms including Amarillo National Bank Amarillo Bank and Trust Co American Bank National Bank of Commerce Amarillo Hardware Morrow The Hardware La Mode J C Penney Co Russell and Cockrell and others back the program. Brewer furthers talks with civic groups and speaks daily on Station WDAG at 1 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Fir
University of Texas
Brewer
Extension Division
Board of City Develpment
Amarillo National Bank
Ama Bank and Trust Co
American Bank
National Bank of Comme
Amarillo Hardware
Morrow-The Hardware
la Mode
J. C. Penney Co
Russell and Cockrell
Ice Co
Ballew-Satterfield
H. Gallo
Amarillo Oldsmobile
Nobles Bros
Amarillo-Panhandle Automotive
Amarillo Heal Estate Board
WDAG
Interstate bus law conference advocates uniform rules
Texas commission leaders host a public meeting with state and out of state regulators including C P U C and Oklahoma officials. Judge Short urges stricter enforcement bond requirements and prohibiting wildcat operators while others push duplicate permit filings uniform taxes and broader federal action. Executives from Pickwick States outline varied state rules and call for harmonization.
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Texas Commission
Marshall
Motorus
Mr. Brock
Colorado Public Utilities Commission
C. C. Childers
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
H. G. Fields
Public Utilities Commission of
Louisiana
W. D. Witcher
Oklahoma
Geo. F. Short
Hough H. Williams
New Mexico Commission
Clarence E. Gilmore
Judge Short
W. D. Benson Lubbock
J. C. Duval
Fort Worth
Texas Motor Bus Association
Judge Gamble
Denton
Motor Bus Association
Judge Autrey
Dallas
Autrey
National Congress
Hill
Pickwick States, Inc
Airships and memories stir talk of Dallas travel
A casual reminiscence blends plans for regular airship service between here and Dallas with personal wartime aerial experiences. The narrator recalls a fear of flying, a parachute test gone wrong, and expectations of rising airship tourist traffic at Amarillo airports.
Pioneer Plains Woman Mrs Kersey Dies at 74
News of the death comes for Mrs. Jeff Kersey 74 a longtime Amarillo resident and mother of Dun can Kersey first white baby born here She died at her brother Sheriff H C Thorn ton s Breckenridge home Funeral services planned in Breckenridge She is survived by daughter Adelia Sprague of Denver and three sons Sam Duncan and Ray Her husband died in Amarillo in 1913 The couple moved to Amarillo in the late 1880s and their son Duncan was born April 2 1888 in Old Town
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Kersey
Amarillo
Duncan Kersey
Arizona
Duncan
San Angelo
Ray
Denver
Old Town
Fort Worth
Honest-to-goodness locals help find lost purse on Georgia Avenue
A woman recounts losing her purse containing cash and a small water works check on Georgia Avenue. After retracing steps she is approached by a passerby in a car who asks about the loss and offers help, with emphasis on the kindness of strangers and the return of items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Georgia
City Water Works
Police Hold Negro For Hollis Court
BE. J. Nelson, a negro, is held in the city jail after arrest yesterday for Hollis Court. Nelson is alleged to be wanted in connection with the removal of mortgaged property from Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. J. Nelson
Hollie
Oklahoma
Nelson
Clergy Conference Opens in North Texas Missionary District
The Episcopal clergy conference of the North Texas missionary district opened at the John M. Shelton Memorial Bishop's house with Bishop E. C. Seaman hosting. Holy communion was observed, the morning focused on pastoral work, benevolence and missionary development for the year, with St Andrews Church service at 5 30 and a parish supper at 6 00 followed by continued business into the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clergy Conference
Missionary District of
North Texas
Protestant Episcopal Church
John M. Shelton
E. C. Seaman
St. Andrews
Rally Dedicates Amarillo Meeting for Al Smith Tickets
A spirited gathering at the Amarillo hotel endorsed Al Smith and his running mate. Judge Underwood praised Smith as superior in U S politics, cited New York school funding during his governorship, and defended his Catholic faith against attacks. Committees were named for next Thursday’s rally and county invitations planned.
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Amarillo
Ernest Thompson
Judge Underwood
Fletcher
al Smith
Mr. Smith
America
Smith
New York
Underwood
C E Society Presents Two One Act Plays
The Christian Endeavor Society of the First Christian Church will stage two one act plays on Friday September 21 marking the club's first public appearance. Harold White directs The Weasel a crook drama and Squaring It With the Boss a comedy. A stage in a large classroom seats over two hundred and includes lumber donated by church elders. The club plans more plays through fall and winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society
First Christian Church
Dramatic Club
Young People’s Society
Harold White
White
Wichita Falls
Drink Fainting Ties to Kelley Murder Defense
The defense in the Leo P. Kelley murder case presented testimony from Mae Switzer wife of a Los Angeles merchant that Myrtle Mellus often fainted while drinking intoxicants during their five year romance. They argue Mellus death resulted from natural causes and injuries from falls, not Kelley’s act.
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The
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Myrtle Mellus
Leo P. Kelley
Mae Switzer
May Offer Tax Bill On Store Systems
A bill in the 41st Texas Legislature would require an occupation tax from stores and selling systems not locally owned but controlled by an owner in another city. Representative W. T. Williams of Austin said the measure would affect chain stores and itinerant peddlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
W. T. Williams
Junior High Enrolls 343 for New Term
Central Junior high reports 343 students enrolled to date under Principal Miss Elizabeth Nixson. Enrollment is about half the expected total with a large number of out of town pupils. Senior high has nearly 800 students with expected 1,100 by tomorrow evening per Principal Carlos F. Poole. Sixty two non local students are at the Senior high, registration continuing through tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Junior High School
Elizabeth Nixson
Carlos F. Poole
Buchanan and
San Jacinto
G O P Leaders Disagree On Vote Result
United Press reports conflict over Wisconsin primary results between conservatives led by Walter Kohler and the LaFollette progressives led by Senator Robert M. LaFollette. Kohler led Beck by 21,491 votes with 103 of 2,760 precincts reported. LaFollette’s camp touted his renomination and broad slate wins.
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United Press
Madison
Wis
Robert M. LaFollette
Walter J. Kohler
Joseph D. Beck
Wisconsin
LaFollette
Kohler
Beck
Zimmerman
George W. Mead
Brannon Convicted of Swindling in District Court
After a jury found O. L. Brannon guilty of swindling by bad check, he received 60 days in jail and the district court recessed until Monday. Jurors called last Tuesday were dismissed for the week. The murder trial of J. L. Cheshire is set for Monday, September 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Brannon
District Criminal Court
Brannon
J. L. Cheshire
Two Killed In Train Wreck During Storm
Two trainmen were killed when a locomotive of a passenger train plunged into an unreported washout near Columbia South Carolina during a violent storm. Twenty five passengers were marooned all night as relief cars moved to the scene and dawn revealed the survivors. Engineer D B Poore and Fireman J F Rataree died, while J F Glenn is listed missing. Passengers remained in a single coach through the night awaiting aid while the conductor reached a telephone to summon help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Columbia
S. C
Here
D. B. Poore
J. F. Rataree
J. FE. Glenn
Eskew
Dallas City Official Dies After Attack
Philo Eads, 51, cashier in the city tax collector’s office, died in a Dallas hospital from injuries after an assault as he walked home. He was struck when a man tried to grab his watch. an arrest has been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Philo Eads
Eads
Welfare Society Seeks School Clothes for Children
Mrs. Martha M. Nelson, director of the Amarillo Welfare Society, appeals for children s clothing for school use. Residents with boys or girls clothes to donate are asked to call 9643.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha M. Nelson
Amarillo
Educational Group Hears Townsend Talk
Ross D. Rogers chaired the Rotary Club program at the Amarillo hotel noon meeting. Townsend discussed the recent conference of presidents and secretaries of Rotary clubs in the district. Five state railway and highway officials attended as guests. Aviation experts say more than half an airplane's power is used to keep it aloft.
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Amarillo
Mark
Ross D. Rogers
Rotary Club
Rolls Townsend
Railway and Highway Commission
Merchants Threaten Fight in Congress Over Ship Sales
In Albany Governor Smith juggles state duties and a looming national bid as merchant ship sales spark congressional clash. In Washington the merchant marine sale faces opposition led by Senator Fletcher who warns of risks to defense and a competitive foreign monopoly. he condemns the board’s policy as misguided and demoralizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Congress
Shipping Board
American Merchant Lines
United States Lines
U.S. Lines
Fletcher
Florida
Germany
Europa
Bremen
Weather Delays Takeoff in Trans-Continental Air Derby
Rain and worsening weather between Columbus and Terre Haute slow the Derby takeoff at Norton Field. Pilots in the field include Rowland pacemaker, Rowland landing at 11 07 a. m. and Robert Dake in an American Moth second. The lineup lists Travelair Waco and Challenger entries from multiple states and nations with pilots such as Emery, Kenyon, Detmer, Rankin, Pond, Harding, Carberry, Kreider, Kreider, Phillips, Derryberry, Zonn, Jackson, Whitman, Connell, Smedley, Killits, Turner, Riley, Miller, Robin, Hopkins, and Brill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
North Field
Columbus
Terre Haute
Ind
Frank H. McKee
Norton Field
Robert Dake
Pittsburgh
Rowland
W. H. Emery, Jr
Bradford
Travelair
Theodore W. Kenyon
Smithtown
Challenger
James S. Charles
Richmond
Eaglerock
Eugene J. Detmer
Tarrytown
N. Y
Tex
Rankin
Portland
Ore
Waco
W. Parker Runyon
Porthamboy
N. J
Swallow
Sebastian S. Pond
Gettysburg
William B. Harding
Redbank
John Carberry
Ontario
Can
A. H. Kreider
Hagerstown
Alfred Stanley
Elmira
Don S. Phillips
Seattle
Louis F. Derryberry
Abilene
George Zonn
Rydal
Dale G. Jackson
St. Louis
J. W. Hunt
Moundsville
W. Va
J. Whitman
Bryan
Wis
Pheasant
L. H. Connell
Wichita
Kans
Albert C. Carl
Reading
Pitcairn
M. E. Grehemberg
Lincoln Page
Harry Smedley
Kansas City
Eagle Rock
A. W. Killits
Lyons
Samuel H. Turner
Alexandria
Sidney A. Riley
Passaic
Mrs Sevier to Campaign for Smith in Texas
Mrs H H Sevier national Democratic committeewoman for Texas will campaign for Governor Alfred E Smith and Senator Joseph T Robinson after the Texas Democratic convention in Dallas on September 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Resociated
Austin
Texas
H. H. Sevier
National Democratic
Alfred E. Smith
Joseph T. Robinson
Dallas
Morrow Renominated to Fourth Term in Congress
In Albuquerque on September 6 the state Democratic convention renominated Congressman John Morrow for a fourth term in the U.S. House. James S. Vaught won the party’s long term senate nomination over Arthur Seligman. Juan Vigil was named to fill the unexpired Senate term of A. A. Jones.
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Associated Press
Albuquerque
N. M
John Morrow
House of Representatives
James S. Vaught
United States Senate
Vaught
Arthur Seligman
Santa Fe
Juan Vigil
Taos County
United States
A. A. Jones
Amarillo Urges Bond Vote for Airport Project
Amarillo officials urge residents to approve airport bonds in a September 1928 election. They argue a 1.014 cent tax levy per $100 assessed value will not materially affect future tax rates and highlight the aim to showcase the Panhandle region as progressive and ambitious. Mayor Lee Bivins and commissioners W. H. Brymer and J. H. Harris advocate a heavy vote to demonstrate community advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Panhandle
Great Southwest
Texas
Lee Bivins
W. H. Brymer
J. H. Harris
Rough Is Rough At Pointe Aux Barques Golf Course
Edgar A. Guest writes of Pointe Aux Barques where the rough is harsh and the fairways tough. He notes stubborn lies, twisted shots, and greens that reward strong players while bunkers are manageable and the course seems short when read but tests even skilled golfers.
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Pointe Aux Barques
Pointe Aux
Market Reports From Kansas City and Chicago Stockyards
Markets report daily livestock prices with hogs and cattle moving in Kansas City Chicago and East St Louis districts. Top hog prices hit 12.50 for 190-210 lb choice hogs while cattle and calves show mixed gains and declines across weight groups. Sheep lamb markets noted higher trends and steady sheep values.
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Kansas City
Colorado
Chicago
Associated Press
East ST. Louis
Byrd stars at Mendelssohn wedding in Rye ceremony
Dick Byrd attracts attention as best man in uniform at the Charles J. Murphy and Jane Brevoort Walden wedding in Rye New York. In Tirana Albania reports say the National Assembly is asked for 500000 for a new king Zogu palace and a gold crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rye
N. Y
Dick Byrd
Mendelssohn
Charles J. Murphy
Jane Brevoort Walden
Tirana
Albania
National Assembly
Zogu
Turbulent Markets Open With Mixed Early Gains
The stock market opened with broad buying and several prominent names rising. Houston Oil jumped 254 points early alongside advances by Anaconda, GE, Bethlehem Steel, Freeport Texas, May Department Stores, and International Combustion, while some gaps appeared in GM, Radio, and Warner Bros. shares.
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Houston Oil
Anaconda
General Electric
Bethlehem Steel
Freece Texas
May
Briggs Manufacturing
Fox Film
California Petroleum
Warner Quinlan
Texas Corporation
Marland, Sinclair
Standard Oil of
New York
Park & Tilford
Kolster Radio
Calumet & Heela
American Safety Razor
Chrysler, Wright, Curtiss
Pacific Gas & Electric
Montgomery-Ward
Commercial Solvents
Russia Insurance
General Motors
Radio
Warner Bros
Sterling
Aoe
Chrysler
Ccseeereee
Coca Cola
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Crucible Steel Kennecott Copper
Louisiana Oil & Refining
Mack Trucks
Esseevesee Missouri, Kansas & Te
Missouri Pacific
Montgomery Ward &Co
Moon Motors
Oseike Nash Motors
Packard Motors
Pan-American Pet
Amy Pennsylvania R. R
Occasesceen
Pete-Marquette Ee
American
American Steel & Foundry Atchison, Topeka
Baldwin Locomotive
Chicago
Rock Island & P
Dodge Motors
Hudson Motors Inspiration Copper
International Harvester
Jordan Motors
Middle States Oil
Phillips Petroleum Producers & Refiners
Shell Union
Sinclair Coal
Oil Stewart Warner Texas & Pacific
Victor Talking Ear
James E. Bennett
American Locomotive
American Smelting & Rfg
American Tele
Telx
American Woolen Baltimore & Ohio
Barnsdall Corporation, A
Cerre de Pasco Copper
Milwaukee & St. TP
du Pont de 'Nemours
Famous Players
Fleischmann Yeast
Freeport-Texas
Great Western Suga
Hup Motors
Illinois Central International Nickel International Paper
Kansas City Southern
Kelly-Springfield
Marland Oil
Mexican Seaboard Oi
Skelly Oil
Southern Pacific
Studebaker
Texas Gulf Sul
White Eagle O. & R
Willys-Overland
Allied Chemical & Dye
Cheeserers
Anaconda Copper
General Asphalt Independent Oil & Gas International Tele
Mid-Continent Petroleum
Sears, Roebuck & C Southern Railway
Woolworth
Texas Pacific Coal & Timken
Union Pacific
Tes
United States Steel
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Army
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Brazos River
Will Rogers
O. W
Henry Brown
Sam Jones
Darkey
Sam
Henry
Kersey
Trey
Hollis Court
C. E. Society
Townsend
Albany
State Capitol
Executive Mansion
John W. Davis
Robert Duke
Name Morrow
Edgar A. Guest
Liverpool
New Orleans
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Tokyo
Montreal
Tidewater Associated Oil
James E. Bennett & Co
Ben Turner
England
Turner
Pussyfoot Johnson
Victrola
Radiola
Polk
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