Amarillo Gears Up for Beutler Brothers Tri-State Rodeo
Contestants begin arriving in Amarillo for the Beutler Brothers rodeo at The Tri-State Fair. The article describes rodeo life, rider skill, and the lineup of acts including The Flying Clouds, Chet Byers, Lefty Christian, Don Wilcox and Vivian White, John Lindsey, and Dick Griffith, with Lynn Beutler promoting a large slate of events and daily performances.
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Amarillo
Beutler Brothers Rodeo
Tri- State Fair
Grandma
Vegas
Lynn Beutler
Southwest
Flying Clouds
Chet Byers
Lefty Christian
Don Wilcox
Vivian White
John Lindsey
Dick Griffith
Handsome Allred Reaches Humble Shoe Brush Honor
In Atlantic City at a governors conference Gov Jimmy Allred of Texas was jokingly called the handsomest man. His wife, absent from the trip, laughed at the remark saying he is humble about his looks and sometimes careless. She quips that she even has to brush off his shoes.
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Austin
Jimmy” Allred
Texas
Atlantic City
Chandler
Kentucky
Compromise Plan Seen in Trouble
Seattle dispatch reports a compromise settlement between seafaring unions and American Mail Line over China war zone bonuses for crew. President Jefferson remained tied up three days as a potential sail date loomed. Officials say the line will help crew obtain bonuses if the ship goes to Shanghai or other war zone areas and will aid in securing compensation if the ship is fired upon.
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Seattle
American Mail Line
Jefferson
Shanghai
State Department
China
Japan
Texas Faces 136 Million Dollars in Delinquent Taxes
Wilcox told the state Senate economy committee that Texas has 136 million dollars in overdue taxes owed to the state counties districts and taxing agencies. He said the state alone owes 20.9 million on real estate and personal property and urged state intervention if counties fail to collect.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Wilcox
Waco
State Senate
New Machine Peels Shrimp With Ease
Washington reports a mechanical shrimp peeler described by Fisheries Bureau officials as the latest advance. Charles E. Jackson observed the device in Early Ohmer’s Peters burg Alaska plant. Ohmer plans no market sales and will use it himself. The machine processes shrimp head first on a conveyor, cuts, shells, removes heads and tails, then delivers meat to a container. Shrimp peeling currently employs many workers along the Gulf and Pacific coasts.
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Washington
Fisheries Bureau
Charles E. Jackson
Petersburg
Alaska
Ohmer
Jackson
Gulf
Pacific Coast
Cotton Compress Burns in Hillsboro Fire
A blaze destroyed the Exporters and Traders Compress in Hillsboro causing about 150000 dollars in damage. The fire consumed 2500 bales of cotton and the origin was not determined.
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Hillsboro
U.P
Prisoners become bucket brigade to fight farm blaze
Twenty five inmates at Thomaston State Prison escaped briefly to rush a fire at Ernest Newbert’s farm and helped extinguish the flames before returning. France’s 40 hour week law makes Saturday a legal holiday.
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Cushing
Thomaston State Prison
Ernest Newbert
France
Chest Working Toward Goal
The Community Chest campaign continued extended efforts to raise $84,795 for the city’s social welfare fund. Pledges reached $45,906 after yesterday’s report. another meeting is set for 4 pm Monday in the Canary Room of the Amarillo Hotel. Co chairmen cited slow major-account pledges as the reason for the extension.
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Community Chest Campaign
Canary Room
Amarillo Hotel
Mark Taylor
Fugitive Dawes Held for San Antonio Theft Charge
R. G. Dawes, a Potter County jail escapee since May 2, 1936, was held for San Antonio officers on a car theft case. State police arrested him yesterday. Dawes had become a trusty and left the jail while serving two theft sentences. The stolen sedan traced to the San Antonio area.
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R. G. Dawes
Potter County
San Antonio
Dawes
Inventor William Ledbetter Dies in Dallas at 80
William Hughes Ledbetter eighty and nationally known as an inventor and designer of farm implements died in Dallas. His best known work was the development of a cotton planter dropping one seed at a time. The report notes Congress appropriations for counterfeiting suppression were first made in 1661.
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Dallas
William Hughes Ledbetter
Congress
Courthouse Records and Transfers Across City Deeds and Licenses
Lists multiple property deeds dated 1937 with buyer names and prices, including M H Loewenstern to Clair Mc Collum for 1750 and G G Ordway to C B Finley for 1900. Also notes HOLC loan to L H Alter, and marriages and vehicle registrations. Includes marriage license for G K McLain and Dea Rosamund Caldwell.
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M. H. Loewenstern
Clair McCollum
H. R. H. Roach
Maude F. Munn
Lake View
W. Winfield
Susie E. el- Hott
G. G. Ordway
C. B. Finley
Plemons
Luella Reeves
Newt Reeves
Mirror
Stude
McClure Craig, Inc
D. H. Nally
Terra
Hammond Taxi
D. C. Kinsey
del. Mag
Pet. Co
G. K. McLain
Dea
Two Injured in Accident Near Texarkana
Texarkana Ark Sept 17 Dave Wallen and Marvin Dizack of Los Angeles were injured seriously when their car overturned on a curve after a tire blowout Wallen suffered a probable skull fracture and was unconscious Dizack received chest injuries The article also notes an artist comparing warm and cold colors in painting
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Texarkana
Ark
Dave Wallen
Marvin Dizack
Los Angeles
Wallen
Disack
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Clorox
Malaga
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C&c
West
Sixth Avenue
W. van Landingham DD
Milwee
Pege
Washington, Bunch
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Hershey
Crossee & Mackwell
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Frank Jackson
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Buchanan St
Marco
J. C. Adrian
Polk St
George Smith
Lincoln St
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FN. Fears
R. D. Wade
Tyler St
Lady Godiva
W. L. Robinson
Carolina St
M. G. Agee
Coffee Folger
Rich Run
Florida St
Paramount Theater
the Beautiful Paramount Theater
Tyrone Power
Sonja Henii
Marion Davis
Robert Montgomery
Armour's
Butter Cloverbloom
Mrs. T. ©. Anderson
Jax Weiners
Walb
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