Wellington Boosters Set for Amarillo Fair Day
Wellington boosters will visit Amarillo for Wellington day on September 25 at the Tri State Fair. New Mexico counties plan exhibits, and beef and dairy cattle arrive to be shown. The Brant Rancho Guernsey herd from Owensmouth California boasts top milk and cream scores, with 100 percent milk quality. Banquets and events are scheduled for out of town groups leading up to opening day promising a record Panhandle fair.
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Wellington
Amarillo
Pr. C. Bennett
Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Department
New Mexico
Brant Rancho
Owensmouth
Calif
Guernsey
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Plainview
Hereford
Tulsa
Canadian
Herring Hotel
Panhandle
Hawk
Sweet Delights of Life Perverted by Modern Labor
Poem fragment contrasts an imagined pastoral world with the burdens of modern life. The speaker laments a world without work as a paradise, then reframes the 'they' who labor to make life bearable for humans, implying workers sustain daily existence.
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Edgar A. Guog
Power Mergers Shape Future Under Corporate Rule
The piece argues that France and the United States move toward governance by powerful corporations. It cites Senator Walsh regarding the Morgan power deal in New York and says mergers will consolidate control over money and hydraulic power, replacing soldiers with capital and creating industrial feudalism as foreseen by Fourier.
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Walsh
Montana
New York
Charles Fourier
Rock Island Line Opens To Spur Amarillo Growth
Trade trip reveals rapid development along the new railroad route through fertile farming lands. Amarillo delegates note the Rock Island line is a first class railroad that will drive future commerce, with hundred pound steel laid and ballast complete. Scheduled service to begin early next week.
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Frank Fleck
Paving Plans On 36th Avenue To Resume Soon
The city will resume paving on Thirty-Sixth Avenue linking to the Amarillo Canyon Highway after property owners oppose concrete surfacing. The commission canceled a Wilmering and Mullen contract for concrete and will seek a cheaper paving method. Also approved for West Third Avenue paving with Amatil o Construction Company bids of 16940 35 and 31887 19 reduced by omitting curb and gutter work.
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Thirty-Sixth Avenue
Amarillo Canyon
W. N. Durham
Wilmering and
Mullen
Harrison
Ong
West Third Avenue
City Commission
Amatilo Constructon Company
van Buren
Washington Streets
Hayden
McMasters
Washington
Hayden Streets
Rock Island
Riperton Known Southwest Baseball Figure Dies
Riperton was a well known baseball figure across the Southwest with many fans in Amarillo and Borger claiming personal acquaintance. Breedlove, who escorted his companion’s body to Amarillo, is tied to the Riggs Bushong Motor Co of Borger.
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Southwest
Amarillo
Borger
Breedlove
Riggs-Bushong Motor Company
Mixed Jury Named to Try Wife Slayer
A jury of married men and widowers will try Earl Francis Peacox for the murder of his 20 year old wife Dorothy. The prosecution will argue premeditation for first degree murder while the defense will rely on Peacox confession and contest proof of planning. The trial follows the killing in Mount Vernon on their first wedding anniversary last April 21.
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Associated Press
White Plains
N. Y
Earl Francis Peacox
Dorothy
Whch
Peacox
Mount Vernon
Morey Fined for Driving While Intoxicated
J. F. Morey pleaded guilty in district court to driving a car while intoxicated and was fined 50 dollars plus costs. Walter Favors went to trial next on forgery, accused of forging W. M. Moore’s name on several checks. he pleaded not guilty and testified he never wrote a check.
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J. F. Morey
District Criminal Court
Walter Favors
Morey
Favors
W. M. Moore
Edelweiss Threatened by Tourist Ravages in Switzerland
Geneva reports Edelweiss, the famed Swiss mountain flower, is nearing extinction due to tourist impact. Alpine regions show the plant is very rare now though it does not spread rapidly. a Bavarian botanist notes roots declined from 26,000 in 1920 to 600 by 1928.
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United Press
Geneva
Wind shifts destroy oil rigs and homes in Ventura area
A forest fire driven by unpredictable winds destroyed 126 oil rigs outside the Ventura Avenue field, left scores of homes burned, and scattered oil equipment and abandoned cars. Five small school buildings were consumed and one death occurred when Norman Beems of the national forest service died after a motorcycle collision with a fire truck. Seven men suffered burns.
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Ventura Avenue
Norman Beems
National Forest Service
Shifting Winds Save Stevenson From Forest Fire
Fires raged across Washington and Oregon for weeks until shifting winds allowed firefighters to back fire and spare the 750 resident town of Stevenson Washington. The blaze threatened the community as flames crept within a mile and a half before the wind change redirected the inferno.
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Oregon
United Press
Portland
Ore
Stevenson
Wash
Washington
Calloway Death in Llano Stunner Leaves Widow Behind
Llano Texas, Sept 18. No clue exists on the slayer of L C Calloway, 52, a plumber and electrician murdered on a downtown street last night. Six shots fired by the assailant struck Calloway, who leaves a widow.
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United Press
Llano
Tex
L. C. Calloway
Calloway
Corpus Christi Seeks New State Highway
A Corpus Christi delegation led by former County Judge Hugh R. Sutherland secured assurance of state aid for a highway project. If the county pays half the cost and provides a 100-foot right of way, the state will fund an 18-foot concrete road from the city limits near Ayres Street to the Chapman ranch near Kleberg county, with location set by the state engineer. The highway commission also said it will extend highway 43A from Palestine to Rusk and connect with highway 26 near Mount Enterprise.
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Associated Press
Austin
Corpus Christi
Hugh R. Sutherland
Highway Commission
Ayres Street
Chapman Ranch
Kleberg County
Rusk
Cherokee
Palestine
Mount Enterprise
Former Franklin County Sheriff Dies in Dallas
Z. R. Langston aged 77, former Franklin County sheriff in East Texas, died at relatives’ home in Dallas. His body was en route to Mount Vernon for burial after death on Tuesday. Langston served as sheriff when horse theft carried the death penalty. his term ended about 25 years ago.
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United Press
Dallas
Tex
Z. R. Langston
Franklin County
Mount Vernon
Langston
Texas
Texas Pecan Crop Short
Texas will have only a forty per cent pecan crop this year according to a condition statement issued in Austin by Federal Statistician H. H. Schultz.
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Texas
United Press
Austin
Tex
H. H. Schultz
Road bulletin from Amarillo area highway status
The Panhandle Auto Club reports road conditions from Amarillo to multiple destinations. U.S. 385 to Plainview is good. U.S. 66 to Oklahoma City is dry but rough with some detours. U.S. 8 to Raton is $85 with good highway. U.S. 366 to Roswell is good. U.S. 66 to Santa Fe is good. Amarillo to Higgins with paving to White Deer. U.S. 370 to Wichita Falls is good. Misc roads include Oil field highway to Borger with 11 miles asphalt and 6 miles cement, rest largely weathered.
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Amarillo
Plainview
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Raton
N. M
Roswell
Santa Fe
Higgins
White Deer
Wichita Falls
U. S. 370
Borger
the Panhandle Auto Club
Trinity Head Here Tonight for Address
Dr J H Burma president of Trinity University Waxahachie and Texas Presbyterian leader speaks at Amarillo Presbytery opening business meeting at Central Presbyterian church. Rev L Burney Shell Plainview presides. sessions run tonight 7 30 and continue tomorrow with 28 churches in 39 Panhandle counties represented and 19 ministers in the district. Dr Geo W Fender synodical superintendent arrives Thursday for day session. Central Presbyterian church boasts the largest membership in the presbytery and state.
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J. H. Burma
Trinity University
Waxahachie
Texas
Amarillo
Central Presbyterian Church
L. Burney Shell
Plainview
Panhandle
Presbytery
Geo. W. Fender
Louisiana
Texas Woman In 1926 Bank Heist Through Illness Claim
The prosecution portrays Mrs. Rogers as a tormented woman driven to robbery by insanity heredity and disease to pay debts. J Lee Dittert newly appointed assistant district attorney and Fred Blundell lead the case as trials at Austin drag on. Rogers is arrested at her Austin home after the Buda Farmers National Bank robbery with a pistol. Three trials end in hung jury or no verdict before a 14 year sentence is imposed then reversed by higher courts.
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Buda
Tex
Farmers National Bank
J. Lee Dittert
Fred Blundell
Rogers
Rebecca
Funeral for Miss Upham Held Today
Miss Rowena Upham 27 daughter of Mr and Mrs GC Upham fatally injured in a car crash near Portales New Mexico Monday lay in state at the Baptist Church Panhandle. Services conducted by Rev John W Chisholm at 3 pm with interment in City cemetery. Survived by parents three brothers Roy Lyman Co L Upham Jr Panhandle and two sisters Mrs C L Dickey and Miss Johnnie Upham Panhandle. Earl Black local truck line operator also killed in the same crash whose body is at Stone Mortuary awaiting funeral plans.
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Panhandle
Rowena Upham
GC. le Upham
Portales
N. M
John W. Chisholm
First Methodist Church
Miss Upham
Roy Upham
Florence
Colo
Lyman Upham
Boyd
Okla
Co. L. Upham
C. L. Dickey
Talia
Johnnie Upham
Earl Black
Stone Mortuary
Big Boy Jess Tops WDAG With Western Air Express
Western Air Express winner Big Boy Jess will be aired on WDAG Thursday night as the territory air introduction. Nordy Nordin and his orchestra will play the number at the Nat Dance palace Saturday night. George Whiting wrote the song, and ten award tours were granted by the company. Winners passed through Amarillo yesterday en route to the East. the trip will take about three weeks.
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Jess
Western Air Express
Western Air Express Lines
WDAG
Nordy Nordin
Nat Dance Palace
George Whiting
Amarillo
Japan to enter five power naval talks in January
Japan will join the five power naval discussions in January and oppose any move to abolish submarines. The plan calls for a substitution of a 10 10 7 distribution and favors reducing existing armaments instead of new builds to reach parity.
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United Press
Tokio
Japan
North Carolina rejects Communism after deadly Gastonia clash
A truckload of Communists traveling to a Gastonia protest en route to a meeting was halted by armed men. A collision followed and a volley killed Ella May Wiggins, a mother of four. The episode underscores NC's stance against Communism and what it calls Communist influence.
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Gastonia
N. C
Law and Order
Ella May Wiggins
Gas Proposal Seeks City Gas Distribution Offer
Amarillo officials press for an immediate price on purchasing the city gas distributing system. They note multiple cheaper gas offers at the gates and urge the market price be declared for city takeover.
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Amarillo
Hogs Cattle and Lamb Markets Report from Kansas City
Markets report from Kansas City dated Sept 18 lists hogs at 8 000 head with mixed gains and heavies steady to higher, cattle 10 000 head with beef steers lower and other classes steady, vealers and yearlings prices, stockers and feeders noted. Sheep yard shows lambs firm to slightly higher with prices ranging in the 12.25 to 13.25 area.
Market Report Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices In Fort Worth
Fort Worth stock prices show hogs at steady to higher values with 1 000 head. cattle demand steady with 3 200 head and calves 1 600 head, fed steers at 12.50 and yearlings up to 13.85. sheep offerings 2 500 head with yearlings at 9.50 and wethers around 8.50 to 7.25.
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The
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Chicago Livestock Prices Relax, Hogs and Cattle Move Varied
Chicago reports for September 18 show hogs at 17 000 head with gains of 15 to 25 cents and top at 11.10, sows to 9.90, pigs to 10.25. Cattle and calves total 20 000 with uneven, mostly lower prices. steer ranges 12.75 to 16.50 for 950 to 1 500 pounds, yearlings 13.25 to 16.00, heifers 13.25 to 15.00, cows 9.00 to 11.75, bulls 8.50 to 10.75, vealers 15.75 to 18.00, stockers 10.95 to 12.25. Sheep at 22 000 steady to firm with lambs 18.00 to 14.00, ewes 4.00 to 5.50, feeder lambs 11.75 to 18.00.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Associated Press
Jno. F. Clark Co
Tehison
Topeka
Allegheny Corporation
Allied Chem & Dye E
Eooenee Olive Seseeee
A. M. Byers
Baltimore & Fo
Bethlehem Steel
Brooklyn Union Gas
Dee
Burroughs
Ea May Seaweeeeretee
Calumet & Hecla
Calumet & Arizona Eere
Colorado Fuel & Gas
Chesapeake & Ohio
Mil & St
Congoleum
Motors
Continental Canadian Pacific
Eeveveseed
Belli Chicago & Alton
Chicago & Northwestern
Senawenes
Secon Eaee
Chrys In Graph CO
Sssverees
Columb
Continental
General Electric
Greene Cananea
General Motors
General Ry
Get Dom
Acaeeree
Goodyear Eeeweeeeeee
Glidden Eee Tereeeeree
Graham Paige
Great West Sugar Eveesse
General Mills
Hudson Motors
Hupp Motors
Illinois Central
International Harvester
International Tel & Telg
John Mansville
Jordan Motors
Kelly Springfield
Eseet
Louisville Gas & Elec
Mack
Borger Death Judge Considers Holmes Case Grand Jury
Improbable for a special grand jury to be called on the Holmes case as Borger probes liquor and narcotic charges. Rumors say Holmes’s death stemmed from information that could indict many locals under the liquor laws Dyer and Mann acts. A July Texas Ranger raid led to 14 arrests on Volstead act charges, bonds set at $2000. Civil cases in federal court dominate this week with no trials set before Monday, district clerk says.
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Holmes
Borger
Dyer
Mann
Texas Rangers
Hogs and calves mix gains as market steadies in St Louis
Livestock sale at St Louis East in packing district reports hogs 10 500 head up 15 to 25 cents with top at 11.00 and 170 to 250 pound range 10.65 to 10.90. Calves 2000 head with western steer bids from 8.75 to 11.00 and cows 3 7.25 to 8.25. Vealers 17.00. Sheep 1500 head noted. lambs 13.00 or higher with overall indications of steady sheep demand.
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ST. Louis Livestock
SP. Louis
Indications
New York Cotton Market Report Sees Notable Movement
New York traders note shifts in cotton prices on September 18 as supply concerns and demand signals influence the market. Analysts report volatility driven by futures turnover and regional weather expectations affecting next harvest.
Market steady after morning gains amid rain reports
The market opened steady around two points higher as weather forecasts and rain in the south influenced traders. Early selling trimmed gains but prices ended modestly higher with December around 18.76 and March near 19.96 after the weather report, and activity remained largely steady at mid-day.
New Orleans Cotton Opens Quietly as Prices Edge Higher Then Ease
In New Orleans on Sept 18 the cotton market opened quiet with prices steady to higher before turning easier in early trading. October rose to 18.48 while December and January reached 18.64 and 18.69 before retreating 9 to 10 points from the prior close.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Liverpool Cotton Market Report Sees Gains and Quiet Futures
Liverpool reports solid gains with American cotton firming across grades and 8,000 bales sold. Receipts total 6,000 with 400 American. Futures closed quiet with Oct at 9.04 and Dec 9.97, Jan 9.97, Mar 10.06, May 10.09, Jul 10.07.
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Liverpool
Associated Press
Chicago prices for butter and eggs on Sept 18
Butter firm with creamery extras 45 percentage points 44 c standards 44 4 c extra firsts 43 44 c firsts 40 42 c seconds 38 89 c. Eggs firm with extra firsts 88 39 c graded firsts 87 c current firsts 5 36 c ordinary firsts 31 88 c.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Poultry Prices in Chicago Market Report
Poultry market in Chicago on September 18 shows steady balance with receipts of 7 carloads. Hens bring 27 cents, all fowls 25 to 26 cents, No 2 springs 19 cents, broilers 26 cents, roosters 2 cents, turkeys 20 to 30 cents, ducks 18 to 21 cents, and spring geese 20 cents.
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The
Associated Press
Chicago
Stock market opens higher on strong buying surge
New York traders see firm support overnight lifting opening prices with gains across Radio Montgomery Ward and several industrials. Stone & Webster soars 3/4 point on merger news while General American Tank hits new high. some utilities lead, but GE and Allis Chalmers dip 5 points as Westinghouse Electric declines.
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New York
Associated Press
Stone & Webster
General American Tank
Montgomery Ward
Simmons Co
American Bosch Magneto
Magma Copper
American Telephone
Southern Pacific
Public Service of
New Jersey
Standard Oil of
Allied Chemical
General Electric
Allis Chalmers
Westinghouse
Elec
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the Cotton
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Oosworth
May Department Stores
Matheison Allean
UCTH
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National Biscuit
Nash Motors
National Power & Light
New York Central
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Norfolk & Western
Nevada
Otis Steel
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St. Joseph Lead
Sceevsseeee
Shulte
Saveede
Standard Com, Tobacco Essere
Studebaker
Superior Steel
Sears Roebuck
Seneca Copper
Texas Pacific
Texas Gulf
Union Pacific
Eeveee
Atlantic
Shell Union Eee
Skelly Settee Eees
Standard of
N. J
Texas Pac Land & Trust
Nemes Pacifle CO
Ccice
Texas Corp
Aeewaeere
Tidewater
White Eagle
Phillips Pan Prod
Pan American Essaw Gente
Prairie Oil & Gas
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Del
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F. Clarke Co
Arkansas Gas
Butler Bros
Marconi
Commonwealth
South Eess
Eeereee
Aig Fokker Airplane
Ford of England
Gulf Oil
Humble Oil
Lone Star Gas
Ohio Oil
Penn
Trans Air Transport
Eseere Vacuum Oil
Fabiani
Composanto
di Staglieno
Genoa
N. S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors
Fillmore
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