Alaska Sheep Camp Report Describes Long Hunt and Grizzly Sighting
In Camp Berry a small party counts 128 sheep observed with 60 on one ridge, and a 12 hour hike covers over 10 miles. The group notes drier conditions pushing sheep higher, plans to rest before continuing, and recounts a cream colored white bear sighting and bear behavior observations.
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Alaska
Walter
Jack
Dec
Agai
Slim
Doc
Gordon
A Tribute to Polk Street
A nostalgic ode to Polk Street Amarillo praising travel, history, and local hospitality. The piece celebrates friendly police, familiar faces, and the feeling of home among shops like Kress and Woolworths, urging readers to toast Polk Street’s welcoming spirit.
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Ben Masterson
Ericson
America
George III
Columbus
Polk Street
Kress's
Woolworth's
Amarillo
Wolves Face to Face and Bears in Alaska Tales
Doc recalls near encounters with a sleeping wolf and a charging grizzly while guiding in Alaska. He notes wolves and coyotes often avoid man, while foxes show spirit. Walter and Jack spotted a large moose within 100 yards as the season on sheep opens ten days earlier than on moose and bear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc
Polis
Slim
Alaska
Walter
Jack
B. and P. W. Hears Political Talks
Amarillo Business and Professional Women's Club heard a party platform discussion last night. E. Byron Singleton outlined the Democratic platform while James O. Cade spoke for Republicans opposing the New Deal. Civic music drive was urged by Mrs. Harlowe Dean. A year program Making a Democracy Work was announced by Ioie Johnson. A picnic at Lake McLellan on September 15 was planned with members from Shamrock Wellington Pampa and Amarillo attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
E. Byron Singleton
James O. Cade
Harlowe Dean
New York
Ioie Johnson
Clara Lee Shumaker
Pampa
Lake McLellan
Shamrock
Wellington
First Day of School Brings Snakes to Desk
Hartington Nebraska on September 11 Grade School teacher Arlyn Stolpe greeted pupils on the first day. Children smiled as they entered. Stolpe opened her desk to reveal a three foot bull snake coiled inside, creating a surprising classroom moment.
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Hartington
Neb
Arlyn Stolpe
Colored girl seeks work to finish college studies
A colored woman with three years of college work asks for employment to support finishing her education. The note indicates continuation on page 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Weather Forecast Promises Warmth After Chilly Spell
Mr Collman forecasts fair and warmer weather as the cold snap ends. Overnight low around 55 degrees with a high near 75 degrees expected. Light showers touched many Plains areas, but dust remained unsettled. The Tri State Fair record low was 32 degrees in 1926. Today a humid southeast breeze moves at 5 to 10 miles per hour.
Senate Conferees Remove Alien Clause in Draft Bill
Washington Sept 11 Senate and House conferees eliminated a House provision that would bar aliens from filling private jobs left vacant by draftees. A clause barring Communists or German American Bund members remained. Chairman Morris Sheppard said the panel would work after lunch until the bill is finished.
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Washington
Senate House
House
Bund
Morris Sheppard
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Accident Reporting System Adopted by Amarillo Police
Burl Haynie records clerk introduces a new traffic accident reporting system used by the Amarillo police department mirroring the state highway patrol. Serious crashes will be photographed and reports moved from the sergeant's desk to the records room under Officer Haynie’s supervision.
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Burl Haynie
Amarillo
W. R. McDowell
State Highway Patrol
Haynie
Pilot Club Meets At Capitol Hotel
The Pilot Club an international association for business and professional women met yesterday for a luncheon at the Capitol Hotel. Mrs. Leon Dillon served as president and Mrs. Ruth Stine led a discussion on member classifications.
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Pilot Club
Association For Business and Professional Women
Capitol Hotel
Leon Dillon
Ruth Stine
Berlin Says Bombers Have Fun Over London
Berlin papers claim a Nazi squadron flew over London in a Swastika formation and a sky writing flier left a smoke Swastika over the city, cited to neutral observers.
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Berlin
London
Carol to Portugal on special train through Turin
Abdicated Romanian king Carol and his mistress Magda Lupescu arrived in Turin on a special 11-car train, accompanied by a 10-person retinue, and appeared bound for Portugal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turin
Italy
Carol
Magda Lupescu
Portugal
Bankhead Stricken By Sciatic Rheumatism In Baltimore
Speaker William B Bankhead suffered an attack of sciatic rheumatism and rested at a Baltimore hotel under care of Dr George Calver. His actress daughter Tallulah Bankhead flew in from New York after learning of the illness.
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Baltimore
William B. Bankhead
George Calver
Capitol
Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead
New York
Civic Music Session Today Sets Kickoff for Campaign Effort
The Civic Music membership drive holds its first official check-up meet today from 4 to 6 pm at 301 Polk Street with NBC Civic Concert Service’s Harlowe F. Dean. Workers report progress and collect new prospect cards as the executive committee screens artists for the series and plans selections from a list of 12 to 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Music
Harlowe F. Dean
NBC
Civic Concert Service
Polk Street
Fritz Kreisler
Ed L. Roberts
Markets roundup with stock, wheat, and livestock data
Preliminary Dow Jones averages shown with varied movement. Kansas City livestock report notes Hogs steady to higher with top at 6.80 to 6.75 per cwt for 180-270 lb hogs and cattle mostly steady amid slower demand. calves and grain prices listed amid noisy figures.
Texans Invited to Willkie Rally Platform in Ellwood Park
The Willkie campaign announced 40 Texas invitees to stand on the platform for his Ellwood Park speech next Tuesday morning. Dwight Dill of Dallas heads the list, with other notable Texans including Donald Pitch, J. E. B. McDonald, Fred Davis of Austin, George B. Terrell of Alto, and many more from Dallas, Houston, Lubbock, and beyond. The executive committee met to finalize arrangements as Howard Gallagher praised Anna-Tillo for making the stop a standout event.
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Wendell Willkie
University of Indiana
Ellwood Park
Dwight Dill
Dallas
Fred Davis
Austin
George B. Terrell
Alto
McDonald
State Democratic Committee
Roosevelt
Willkie
Charles Keffer
Texas For Willkie Club
L. 8
Curly) Hobbs
Panhandle
State Republican Committee
R L. Robertson
Oklahoma
C. K. McDowell
Texas G. O. P. Committee
del Rio
Lena Gay Moore
Brownsville
National Republican
Texas
Henry Shafer
Oklahoma City
Miles Bivins
Joe Sneed, Jr
Hobbs
Bivins
Howard Gallagher
Anna- Tillo
Keffer
Julia Thorne Laird
Knox Cass
Pittsburg
Texarkana
Fred Wright
Midland
T. FE. Jackson
R. S. Manley
Orange
E. W. Brown
Ralph Moore
Taylor
H. G. Neeley
Fort Eee
A. A. Wright
Fort Worth
C. Andrade
E.S. Mayer
San Angelo
Caroline Powell
Denton
W. L. Moody, Jr
Galveston
Charles Crenshaw
Lubbock
Parker Prouty
E. K. Meek
Stephen Pinkney
Houston
Joseph M. Perkins
Eastland
Fingers in Many Pies Boy of 11 Bakes Them
Eleven year old Carroll Dahl of Little Falls Minnesota showcases nine 4 H Club projects at Morrison County Fair. His annual report lists 173 cakes 776 biscuits 111 loaves and 21 dozen quickbreads along with 70 quarts of fruit 52 quarts of vegetables and 60 quarts of jam canned.
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Little Falls
Minn
Carroll Dahl
Morrison County
Carroll
Postmaster General Walker Takes Oath in Roosevelt Era
Frank C. Walker a longtime Roosevelt ally and early New Deal backer was sworn in as postmaster general in Washington. He succeeds James A. Farley whose resignation took effect August 31 as the administration reshapes the postal leadership.
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Washington
UPA
Frank C. Walker
Roosevelt
Walker
James A. Farley
War Briefs: German Raids and Gallipoli Advances
September 11 1915 reports German air raids on English towns and Turkish advances against Allied lines in Gallipoli as trench warfare continues. The item notes ongoing hostilities and shifts in momentum on multiple fronts with brief operational updates.
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Gallipoli
Forget-Me-Not Day Proclaimed in Texas by Governor O'Daniel
Governor W. Lee O'Daniel proclaimed September 28 as Forget-Me-Not Day in Texas. The governor's designation urges Texans to remember the state’s past and support commemorative activities across communities.
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Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Want Ads Highlight Phonographs and House Trailers
Classified page notes selections including phonograph records and house trailers among hundreds of items. Mentions irrigation casing, inlaid linoleum roofing asphalt pianos seeds and feeds and loans of all kinds. Dial 6262 for Want Ad Hearquarters.
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Globe-News
Market Report Stockers and Feeders Hold Steady
Stockers and feeders slow and unchanged. Choice 1201 lb fed steers bring 12.75, two loads of 1080 lb yearlings at 12.50. Other good to wear choice fed steers 11.00 to 12.00, choice 860 lb mixed yearlings 12.00, good short fed heifers 10.00, weaner top 10.90. Sheep total 500, higher demand for good to choice Colorado spring lambs above 9.90. Financial Security Fund liquidation price 15273 with offering price 1.63.
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Colorado Spring
Henry Ford Endorses Willkie in Formal Backing
Henry Ford formally endorsed Wendell L. Willkie in Detroit announcing confidence that the Republican nominee will do what he says and is competent. Ford praised Willkie as a businessman who understands the country needs first and most.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Henry Ford
Wendell L. Willkie
Ford
Alien Notice Draws Anonymous Comment
Sign on the alien registration room door in the federal building reads Closed-out of forms with a penciled Nuts remark. Postal officials said they expected additional registration forms momentarily.
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Federal Building
Romance blooms at CAA flight training class
In Fairbury Nebraska on September 11 a romance unfolded as Marguerite Sonderegger 24 the only woman in the CAA flight training class married her instructor R. E. Lawrence 37.
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Fairbury
Neb
CAA
Marguerite Sonderegger
R. E. Lawrence
Duflot Addresses Amarillo Jaycee Luncheon
Prof J L Duflot head sociology West Texas State College spoke to Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Capitol Hotel noon meeting on social problems. He said industrial leaders resist social progress and critiqued income inequality, noting Britain 734 persons per square mile to Germany 320. A stag party was announced for Sept 19. crowd overflowed into the coffee shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Duflot
West Texas State College
Amarillo
C. L. Sampson
Sam Davis
Elm Outfielders Cut Down Park Tree
Police halted a group of boys at Montgall Park who were chopping down one of the park’s largest elms. They said outfielders shagging fly balls often bruised themselves against the tree.
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Kansas City
Montgall Park
British Crews for 50 Destroyers in Canada
An eastern Canadian port reports a large British liner arriving with Royal Navy officers and sailors who will accompany 50 destroyers Britain is obtaining from the United States to the European war zone.
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Royal Navy
Great Britain
United States
Hospital To Install Mobile X Ray Unit Infirmary
An invoice for a mobile X ray unit was received at Northwest Texas Hospital. The new equipment will let attendants bring X rays to patients rather than moving them to radiography.
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Northwest Texas Hospital
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