Bankers reward death for bandits sparks debate
Texas bankers paid a $1,000 reward to Ranger Captain Tom Hickman for killing two bank robbers in Clarksville last week. Charley Fisk, president of the Texas Bankers Association, received many commendations but one banker argues the reward should be $5,000 per bandit killed. The two bandits were shot as they left the Clarksville bank.
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Bankers of Texas
Charley Fisk
Texas Bankers Association
Tom Hickman
Clarksville
Fisk
West Texas
Bankers Association
Hickman
McCoy's Liver Oil Tablets Boost Child Health
A testimonial from Mrs. L. Backcock of Appleton Wisconsin praises McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets for improving an infantile paralysis victim who gained seven pounds after eight boxes. The ad claims the tablets aid underweight children and cost 60 cents for 60 tablets with an implied money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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McCoy
Babcock
America
Randal Drug Co
L. Backcock
Appleton
Wis
Adv
How Many Old-Timers Remember Glenwood Park Fairs
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls a time before Tri-State Fair grounds existed when Glenwood park hosted fairs. It mentions crowded crowds, streetcar exodus after concerts, brave airplane flights, crashes injuring pilots, and longtime fairground games like confetti, shooting matches, merry-go-rounds, and Kewpie dolls as memory icons.
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Tri-State
Glenwood Park
Glenwood
Amarillo Boy Sailes to Canal Zone with 500 Soldiers
James V. Phillips of Amarillo Texas has enlisted in the regular army and sailed from Brooklyn with five hundred troops aboard the Chateau Thierry bound for the Panama Canal Zone. He will join infantry units guarding the canal under Maj. Gen. Charles H. Martin after brief training at Fort Slocum. The voyage includes a stop in San Juan Porto Rico with War Department sanctioned tours for soldiers.
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New York
James V. Phillips
William Phillips
Lincoln Street
Amarillo
Texas
Brooklyn Army Base
U. S. Army
Chateau Thiery
Panama Canal Zone
Panama
Atlantic
San Juan
Porto Rico
Kid
War Department
Guaguas
Phillips
Infantry
Army
Charles H. Martin
Panama Canal Department
Canal
Fort Slocum
Long Island Sound
J. J. Bradley
Sigmon Moves Into New Home Firm Expands
Sigmon Furniture, at 109-11 Fillmore Street, expands by relocating to a new 40 by 120 foot warehouse behind the main store. The display room will double stock capacity with double decks while the local staff grows to fourteen. Owner Cr. T. Sigman expresses optimism for furniture business across West Texas Colorado and New Mexico territories.
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Sigmon Furniture Company
Fillmore Street
Cr. T. Sigman
Chickasha
Oklahoma
Religious Riot in India Kills Two in Allabad Clash
Two people died and twenty one were injured as Hindu marchers neared a Mohammedan mosque in Allabad. Police halted the rioting and restored order. The report notes most casualties were Hindu and mentions Governor-to-be Dan Moody recalling Sloan Kritzer’s high school football days for contrast.
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India
Associated Press
Allahabad
Mohammedan Mosque
Dan Moody
Sloan Kritzer
Taylor
Sloan
Arizona Man Seeks Brother Believed Here
Gerald Doyle of Phoenix appeals to The Globe to locate his brother Thomas M. Doyle believed in Amarillo or oil fields. Thomas once worked for Corcoran and in Breckenridge area years ago. estate settlement involves a third brother. Gerald provides 35 East Madison Street Phoenix Arizona as contact.
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Thomas M. Doyle
Amarillo
Gerald
Phoenix
Arizona
Globe
Doyle
Corcoran
Breckenridge
Fast Madison Street
S S S and the Promise of Clear Skin
An old advertisement touts S S S as a cure for muddy complexions and blemishes. It claims rich red blood improves skin, eliminates pimples and blotches, and provides a radiant health glow with a larger, economical bottle option.
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Nature
S. S
Half Minute Interviews Reflect Texas Crime And Football
Charley Fisk urges killing more bank robbers to curb heists. The Rev BR Thomson backs the Citizens' Prison Committee program, while J E Clements notes high demand for football tags as Panhandle youths take to the grid.
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BR. Thomson
Citizens’ Prison Committee
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J. E. Clements
Whippet
Westex Motor Co., Inc
10Th Street
News-Globe
Pampa
Clarendon Highway
Amerada
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Amarada
Estévon
Phillip Williams
Amerada Nest
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