Rites for Mrs Thomas Held This Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs Georg T. Thomas aged 43 who died yesterday afternoon after a long illness were held at 3 o clock in the family home on Van Buren Street. Rev R Thomson officiated. She is survived by her husband Dr George T. Thomas three daughters Georgia Winifred and Dorothy her parents Mr and Mrs P M Beller of Carthage Tex two brothers Eli Beller of Honolulu and Charles Beller of Galveston and a sister. Born in New Market Alabama she married in Dallas in 1901 and the couple moved to town in 1907. Burial was in Llano cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georg T. Thomas
van Buren Street
J. D. Jordan
A. H. Lindsay
Walter van Swearingen
T. K. Jones
J. B. Ozier
C. F. Randall
D. Roach
Amarillo
Robert F. Foster
Groom
W. A. Warner
W. Correll
Claude
S. R. Griffin
D. M. Stewart
F. M. Wilson
C. E. Donnell
M. A. Burgess
First film of lemming migration filmed in Lapland
In Gothenburg Sweden on Sept 17 American scientists Dr Clyde H B Fisher and Carveth Wells report capturing the first motion picture of lemmings migrating in vast numbers across Lapland. The film shows their sudden appearance in mountains and rivers and their mass deaths from food shortage or predators. Also noted is their other films of mosquitoes. In Humansville Missouri funeral services will be held for Thomas J Akins a Republican leader aged 42 who died after a stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gothenburg
Sweden
Clyde BH. Fisher
American Museum of Natural History
Carveth Wells
Lapland
Humansville
Thomas J. Akins
Armadas Permit Mass Duck Slaughter In Mexican Lakes
Mexican hunting rules authorize "armadas" of shotguns from November to February to trap migrating ducks. Villages along Medea valley shores drive as many as 2,000 ducks per blast, with landowners taking up to one half of the spoils. Residents plan to petition U S and Canadian commissions to curb the yearly slaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Fish and Game Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Medea
United States
Canada
Penon Viejo
Engineer Run Down by Gar In Front Of Home
A. T. Zook, veteran railroad engine man, was struck by a truck driven by a young boy in front of his 410 Johnson street home. He was taken to Santa Fe hospital in Topeka Kansas for treatment. Doctors fear possible leg amputation after severe injuries from the accident caused by blinding sunlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Zook
Santa Fe
Topeka
Kan
Randall County Fair Plans Near Completion
Plans for the Randall County fair to be held Friday and Saturday at the snow and exhibition grounds near West Texas State Teachers' College are nearly complete. Fair officials and Louis F Hart of Canyon Chamber of Commerce report large livestock exhibits and numerous individual displays onsite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canyon
Randall County
Louis F Hart
Canyon Chamber of Commerce
West Texas State Teachers’ College
Livestock Department
Former Massachusetts Governor William Dougas Dies
Boston dispatch reports former Massachusetts governor and shoe manufacturer William Lewis Dougas died at Peter Brent Brigham Hospital in Boston early today. He held the governorship and was known for his business ties in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
William Lewis Dougas
Massachusetts
Peter Brent Brigham Hospital
East Side News Social Notes and Local Travels
The column lists weekend ranch visits in Tahoka and Amarillo, with Miss Zelah Mae Tedlie of Hedley and the Brooks family visiting from Malakoff. Bett Smith from the Santa Fe depot underwent an operation in Clovis, New Mexico. Other items note returns from Arkansas and Casper Wyoming, a Denver visitor, births, a reverend’s monthly preaching role, and various family movements across East Fifth and East Seventh Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zelah Mae Tedlie
Hedley
Wekend
Amarillo
Sam Brooks
Pierce Street
Bett Smith
Santa Fe
Clovis
N. M
Plainview Elks Triumph in Local Meet and Baseball Victory
Plainview Elks won a 1 to 0 baseball game against Amarillo Ells in a rivalry night and claimed the trap shooting team title with a 260 possible score credited to Vali Birds. Home team featured Walter Cross and Hugh Whitcomb among others. Miles and Whitcomb led the bridge contest performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview Elks
Amarillo Ells
Plainview
Mediuls
Vali Birds
Walter Cross
Hugh Whitcomb
Frank Ponce
Heries Hoppin
George Magsard
W. TD. Darby
F W. Vander
W. S. Settoon
J. K. Hooper
A Shook
Jake Burkett
Miles
RP. Parcelis
Bun Hale
T. Jones
Crey ET
Miller and Davis Visit Medley Ranch Division
J. W. Miller and his daughter Miss Alice left Amarillo for a several days visit at Alaneed where Mr. Miller was joined Tuesday by G C Davis to attend the division of the Medley ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Miller
Miss Alice
Alaneed
Mr. Miller
G. CL. Davis
Medley Ranch
Lloyds Reports World Shipping Losses for 1928
Lloyds Register shows 466 shipping casualties in 1928 with 24 steamers and total losses of 84 064 tons and 142 other vessels totaling 82 208 tons. The steamer section lists wrecked foundered burned missing and abandoned vessels with several collisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Plainview and Amarillo Win Multiple Domino and Bridge Contests
The day featured Plainview and Amarillo teams dominating domino and bridge events with several winners. Mark Testimon led Plainview in singles while Joe Trowell R E Underwood and Harry Jack fell to keep the titles local.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finan Watson
Mark Testimon
Plainview
Joe Trowell
R. E Underwood
Harry Jack
Amarillo
Keck
J. M Blakemore
PF. Sapp
Henry Thompson
J. Sh. Gouldry
W. Fl. Settoon
Sam Tall
Elks Fodeo Cart
W. Jh. Hinteher
Harry Young
Sugar Experts Organize to Improve Proproduction
Honolulu hosts the inaugural World's International Conference of Sugar Experts tied to the Pan Pacific Food Conservation Conference. Ha waiian Sugar Planters' Association lab chair Hi Agee and Mario Calvino named vice chair. George Barnette of Colonial Sugar Refining Co Australia as secretary. Delegates from Cuba Porto Rico Mexico Australia Fiji Philippines Formosa Java Louisiana and Hawaii attended and toured quarantine stations. The group will be a permanent body meeting every three years with a technical agenda on cane breeding disease eradication and production. London stockpiles reveal seventeen million pennies packed in 14 000 bags stored in Westminster cellar as property of the Gas Light and Coke Co. that collects pennies from meters nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
I Agee
Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association
Mario Calvino
George Barnette
Colonial Suear Refining Company
Australia
Cuba
Porto Rico
Mexico
Fiji
Philippines
Formosa
Java
Louisiana
Hawaii
Territorial Board of Agriculture and Forestry
London
Westminister
Gas Light and Coke Company
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American Museum
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Randall Fair
East Side News
Melton
Addie Melton
Hicks
Malakoff
Jerald
Gues
T. H. Hawkins
Cleveland Street
Casper
Wyo
M. &. Farmer
Goldie Cantrell
Denver, Colo
Dannie Knight
Clovis, N. M
T. A. Culpepper
Mrs. Lemasters
East Seventh Street
Hensley
Memphis
East Side
Burrist Church
Was
Sixth Street
Williams Howe
6Th and
Polk Streets
Lks
Bridge
Cus
Whitcomb
Lloyds
Coats
Jersey
Serge
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