Beckmann & Gerety Show Praised for Quality at Tri State Exposition
The Beckmann & Gerety World's Best Shows, famed for cleanliness and bright, high class midway, are booked for the Tri-State Exposition. The Billboard lauds their spick and span equipment, brilliant banner lines, and top notch presentation. The lineup features Melody Maids, St. Louis Follies, Silo Auto drome, and the Caterpillar and Waltzer rides among many attractions.
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Beckmann & Gerety
Tri-State Exposition
Showman’s Magazine
United States
Nebraska State Fair
Lincoln
Tom Kalama
Jean Libbera
Silo Autodrome
Jack Shaffer
Hollywood
Charles Ellis
C. J. Norris
Moving Picture Studios
Bachmann & Gerety
Alice Melville
Melody Maids
Ada Myers
Neat Black and White Auto Tags For Texas Cars 1931
United Press reports Texas motorists will use neat black plates with white letters and numbers in 1931. Tags drop front rear labels, saving 7000. Numbers adopt letters for hundreds thousands, making 142101 read as A2-2101. Many will find memory harder as numbers won’t be reused. Administration tags numbered 300 remain with lower numbers unused.
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Texas
United Press
Austin
Highway Department
County tag ranges for each Texas county by letter and number
The schedule assigns tags per county with specified ranges. Anderson and Bexar begin at 801 to 5500 and 5 1301 to A1 3300 respectively. Dallas uses B7 4501 to C5 0500, Harris gets the broadest span B7 5901 to F5 9900, Tarrant uses L3 4901 to L8 5900, and commercial vehicles carry numbers only.
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Anderson County
Bexar County
Dallas County
Harris County
Tarrant County
Explosion at oil well kills driller in Georgetown
A. R. Anderson, driller, died in an Austin hospital after a gasoline explosion at the Anderson-Manning test oil well near Georgetown. The blast occurred Saturday night during drilling.
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Sre
Georgetown
Opt
Anderson-Manning
A. R. Anderson
Austin
Switchman Killed In Houston Railroad Yard Incident
R Leo Scott a 61 year old switchman for the International and Great Northern railroad died after being struck by a train in the north yards of Houston. The accident occurred yesterday evening and authorities investigated the fatality.
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Associated Press
Houston
R. Leo Scott
International & Great Northern Railroad
Dancing Big Wheel Show Promises Thrills for Fairgoers
The article describes attractions at a fair including Heyday Leaping Lena ferris wheel Fairy swing Over the Jumps Lindy Loop and Merry Go Round. A prominent calliope lures crowds through the grounds and into downtown streets, creating a lively carnival atmosphere.
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Lena
Calliope
Nine diamond rings stolen from Gus White Jewelry Store
In Commerce nine diamond rings valued at 1100 dollars were stolen last night by burglars believed to be professionals. In Dallas Frank B Warren, 54, superintendent of a milling company, fell to his death yesterday from the roof of the six story mill, a longtime sun bath habit for health. he had served thirty years in his role.
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Associated Press
Gus White
Dallas
Frank B. Warren
Rejuvenating Glands Without Surgery Promised by Morex
Sensational claim from scientists in large gland labs about a tonic named Morex that purportedly stimulates youth and restores vitality without operation. Offers gland information from various drug stores and a free booklet from Preferred Products Inc. Dept. 99 Hollywood California.
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Morex
Randal Drug Stores
City Drug
Fox Drug Stores
Preferred Products, Inc
Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood
California
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Leslie Kincaid
American Hotels Corporation
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Clow Gasteam Heating CO
Lubbock, Texas
Amarillo, Texas
Gibb Gilchrist
Tri-State Fair
Amarillo
City Drug Co
Leonard Stroud
Anvil Park
Ernie Young
Music Defense League
Broadway
New York
N. Y
Datense League
Sivi
City
American Federation OF Musicians
Canada
Joseph N. Weber
Chesterfield
Liccett & Myers Topacco Co
Edenton, N. C
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