Widow's Day at Tri-State Fair Stirs Electric Stock Scandal
A radio or speech text urges Amarillo stockholders with six percent preferred stock in American Commonwealths Company to attend a Tuesday meeting to organize action after alleged misrepresentation and looming receivership. The speaker ties the case to Wall Street crooks, Maine elections, and local politics while promising a public forum with prominent citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Light Company
Amarillo
Plains
New York
American Commonwealths’ Company
Southwest
Amario
Amarillo Man Wins Car Wreck Court Case
In a March 14 1930 collision near Canyon the jury awarded W J McDonald of Amarillo $260 against J W Houck of the Amarillo Baking Company. McDonald and wife failed to right a ditching car and a Baking Co driver, who stared at the scene, rammed their parked vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. McDonald
Amarillo
J. W. Houck
Amarillo Baking Company
Canyon
McDonald
E. C. Nelson, Jr
Myrtle Brady
English Airport
Carson County
Brady
County Commission
Amarillo recital by Elizabeth Jameson thrills crowd
An 18 year old piano prodigy Elizabeth Jameson headlines a 8 o'clock recital at the High School Auditorium, praised in Chicago press and by notable musicians as a future star. Proceeds fund her Chicago living expenses, with 50 cent tickets and bets on a bright future for the Amarillo artist.
Winter Hints At Lincoln Park Zoo With Animal Preparations
Observers note an early cold snap at Lincoln Park Zoo as buffalo and deer don heavy jackets and bears bulk up for hibernation. Migratory birds restless, alligators readying to sleep, Luna the elephant casting aside baths for sand dusting in the coming cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Park Zoo
Philip
Northeast Lake
Luna
Missing black Persian cat seeks return and reward
A three to four month old male black Persian cat named Fluffy, owned by Doris Vineyard of 1801 Harrison Street, is missing. A reward will be paid at the same address, with an extra buck from Old Tack for its return.
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Doris
Harrison Street
Fluffy
Victory Speech Signals Harrison as Next Vice President
A Texas delegate’s pledge to release his group sparked hope for party harmony as a speaker hailed a glorious victory. The remarks credited honest government forces and praised the leader amid attacks by press and radio, asserting ballots were legally cast and approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Garner
Texas
Tack Letters on Tuition and Transportation Woes
A reader asks Tack for information about options for college tuition and transportation as their boyfriend, now a sophomore after junior college, faces financial and funding challenges. The letter references page 3 for the full discussion.
Texas Democratic convention ends with pledge to support nominee
Speakers urged unity as Mrs Ferguson and Ross Sterling faced a likely nomination outcome. McDonald praised Ferguson’s allies, urged Democratic duty, and noted a convention recess for senatorial district caucuses with John Maddox as temporary secretary and several assistants named.
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James E. Ferguson
McDonald
Sterling
John Maddox
Austin
John Onion
San Antono
L. Bennett
Hallettsville
Adam Cone, Jr
Palestine
Alvin Waller
Trinity
Meteor N. Frank
Columbus
Lee Beat
Trees Grow on Amarillo Park Drive Amid Labor Struggles
Amarillo park trees flourish along the driveway with metal planters bearing planter names. Park workers, few in number, endure long hours to maintain facilities and deter vandalism, earning praise from department head Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Robinson
Crippled Children Radio Series Opens First Broadcast
The Crippled Children's Advisory Council launches a radio series on WDAG with a 8 to 8:30 p.m. program by the Lions Club led by Dr. R. L. Rogers. Future broadcasts feature Kiwanis John Boyce chairing September 15, A B C Club Fred Gallo chairing September 20, Philharmonic W. S. Izzard chairing September 22, Federated Clubs Mrs. S. E. Fish chairing September 29, and Rotary Walter Barlow chairing September 27. The season ends with the Scandals of 1932 on October 3 at Municipal Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crippled Children's Advisory Council
WDAG
The
Lions Club
R. L. Rogers
Kiwanis Club
John Boyce
A. B. C. Club
Fred Gallo
Lebrun Denies Plea for Gorguloff Slain Doumer Aide
President Albert Lebrun rejected the final appeal for Paul Gorguloff the assassin of former President Paul Doumer and ordered the Russian to be guillotined tomorrow in Paris.
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Paris
Albert Lebrun
Paul Gorguloff
Paul Doumer
Amarillo Realtor J A Brannen Dies at 49
J A Brannen real estate man and home builder died at his home 900 Broadmoor Street in Country Club Terrace after months of illness. He led Lawrence & Brannen with J R Lawrence, formerly ran McDavid Lawrence Brannen Lumber, and came to Amarillo in 1926 from Wichita Falls. He was survived by a widow, three daughters Ada Mae, Ann Claire, Fern, his mother Ellen Brannen, seven brothers, seven sisters, and his 102 year old grandmother Mrs Ferguson of Nacogdoches. Funeral arrangements pending.
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James Arthur Brannen
Broadmoor Street
Country Club Terrace
Brannen
Amarillo
J. R. Lawrence
Lawrence & Brannen
West Seventh Avenue
McDavid, Lawrence and Brannen Lumber Company
Wichita Falls
Electra
Thornton
Ada Mae
Spur
Ann Claire
Fern
Ellen Brannen
Groveton
Ferguson
Nacogdoches
Maskat Temple of the Shrine
Polk Street Methodist Church
Stewards
Blackburn Funeral Home
Student Aviator Killed in El Paso Crash
Beach A. LaSelle of Hillsboro New Mexico died when his plane crashed at the El Paso municipal airport. He passed en route to William Beaumont Hospital with friend W F Lee accompanying him.
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EL Paso
U.P
Beach
A. LaSelle
Hillsboro
N. M
William Beaumont Hospital
W. F. Lee
Utopia of Eudemonia and the Vision of Social Reform
The piece contrasts Miles Walker's Eudemonistic colony with Fourier inspired ideas. It imagines a society where machinery relieves toil, most work is short, all are employed, and the highest honor goes to the most arduous tasks. It cites Fourier and Brisbane as influences and argues for happiness over misery. A Charleston prison fine of 60 cents is noted in passing.
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Wall Street
Panhandle
Silverton
J. C. Knox
Texas
Miles Walker
Eudemonia
Walker
Charles Fourier
United States
Albert Brisbane
Concert Opens Amarillo Fall Music Season
Amarillo's Junior Welfare League presents Miss Elizabeth Jameson in a solo recital at the senior high school auditorium at 8 p.m. She has studied at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago and will return there for further study. The program includes Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, Liszt and more. Tickets available at Rose Bowl Tea Room City Drug No. 1 and Globe-News society department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Junior Welfare League
Elizabeth Jameson
Brahms
Levy
Notturna
Saar
Rhadsodie Hongroise
Liszt
Rose Bowl Tea Room
City Drug
Society Department of the Globe-News
Markets and Livestock and Cotton News from Amarillo
Amarillo market quotations cover grain and produce with prices for wheat Milo oats barley and various poultry and eggs. New York stock letters describe a sharp market drop and partial recovery with bonds and shares under pressure. Kansas City livestock figures show hogs cattle and calves trends while New Orleans cotton opens active but weak with ongoing declines.
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Amarillo
Milo
New York
U. S. Steel
American Telephone
Westinghouse
American Smelting
Eastman
Coca Cola
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
American Can
Bethlehem
North American
Consolidated Gas
Santa Fe
American Tobacco
Liggett & Myers B
Youngstown
Allied Chemical
Radio
General Electric
Kansas City
Propose Bowles Plan of Contract Feed for Higher Cattle Profits
An advertisement promotes the Bowles Plan offering contract share feeding to boost profits on corn fed cattle. It touts 25% to 100% higher prices with minimal upfront cost and personal supervision by noted feeders. Readers are invited to request information and contact Bowles National Supervising Service in Chicago.
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America
Bowles
J. W.bill Frazier
Ene Tolan
E. P. Hall
John Hubley
Henry Hortenstine
Wayland Hopley
McKenna Brothers
George Prescott
Ralph McElrath
Iowa
Oo. M
Bean) Lyons
Indiana
Leslie L. Lemon
Missouri
Bowles National Supervising Service
U. S
Chicago
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Old Man
Tack
Maine
Hoover
Lubbock
Ma Ferguson
Jim Ferguson
Solon May
Roy Terry
Paramount
May
Terry
Miss Jameson
Chicago Conservatory of Music
Heniett Levy
L. Tarnowski
John Alden Carpenter
Edwin Ward
Higgins
T. E. Johnson
G. G. Gatten
Taylor Street
Oklahoma
Mr. Knox
Crippled Children
J. A Brannen
Charleston
Lux
Fugue
Bach
Adagio
Allegretto
Beethoven
Chopin
New Orleans
Liverpool
Jno. F. Clark & Co
Janesy Gold
Iverson Fran RR
Albany Corp
Seaboard of
Pye Seers
Allis Chalmers
Ae Weneneee
Ameralda Corp Tees Beneeeeens
Breil Union’ Oil Sneer Am & Foreign Power
Simmons
South Porto
Wee South Pac RR
Southern Railway
Southern
Wee
Gas & EI
Tel
Telegraph
Stewarte-Warner
Stone-Webster
Texas Gulf
Tex Pac Coal & Oateee
Texas Pac
Atlantic
Auburn Auto
Bear
Aviation Corp
Ssssserese Eee
Transamerica
Union Carbide
Union Oil
Hg Bendix Aviation
United Aircraft
United Carbon - Lee
Bethlehem Steel
United Corp
Bohn Aluminum
United Fruit
Borden Stone
United Gas
Borg Ran
Briggs
Bklyn Aor
Ae Briggs Mfg
Eteereee
Cal Packing
Canada
Eee
Utilities
Pw & It
Can Pacific
Vansdium Corps
Aeee
Warner Ros
IL Warren
Western Union
Wyse Overand
Woolworth Eeve
Chi & Northwest
Worthington
Cole Fuel & Tron
Colo Gas & Electric
Colo Carbon
Ory
Comwith & Southern
Congoleum Nairn
Seetee Weer
Coty Inc
Curtiss Wright
Erie
Marshall Field
Foster Wheeler
Freeport Texas
Gen Mills
Teeee
Gen Motors
Railway Sig
Wteaee
Gillette Razors Weenee
Goodrich Tire & Rubber
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Graham-Paige Mtrs
Grand Union
Gt Northern Ry
Gt West Sugar
Hale
Hershey Choco
Houston Oil
Houston of
New
Hudson Mtrs
Ay Hupp
Senor Pr
Central Ry
Ind Rayon
Int Cement
Harvester
Nickel Ok
Shoe
Tel & Teph
Johns Manville
Kelvinator Corp
Kennecott Copper
SS Kresge
Kreuger & Toll Pes Eee
Aes
Kroger Grocery & Bak Ih
Lambert Corp
Liggett-Myers
Lorillard
Lou Gas & Electrico
McKeesport Tin
Shy Mack Trucks
Freckleton
Alkal
Mid-Con Petroleum Fy TM
Mo Pacific Ptd
Montgomery Ward
Murray Corp
Nash Mtrs
Nat! Biscuit
Natl Cash Register
Natl Dairy Products
Natl Distillers Ssntee
Natl Power & Light
New Con Copper
NY Central
NY NH &H Ry
North American Co
North Pacific Ry
Ohio Oil Ace
Otis Elevator
Saee
Pac Gas
Packard Sant Esate Aly Paramount
Penney
J. Seer
Peoples Gas
Lt & Coke
Petroleum Corp
Phillips
Gulf
P. O
Maggie Jones
Columbia Record & Radio Blues
Pioneer Hall
Twentieth Century Club
Little Red
Statistical Service House
South
Houston, Fort Worth
San Antonio
Longview
Port Arthur
Beaumont
Denver
Phoenix
Jackson
Securities Service Corporation
Dallas Bank & Trust
Dallas
Jas. A. Dorsey
Pres
Fisc
Peeees
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