Seventy Amarillo Fans Travel for Dempsey Tunney Fight
Seventy Amarillo fight fans will travel to Chicago to see Dempsey versus Tunney at Soldiers’ Field with seating from $5 to $40. The group includes George Brown, Dorset Carter, J. C. Meek, Joe Sneed, Erasmus Tack, Lindsay Nunn, and others, with departures by train and plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abmarillo
Chicago
Tunney
Mr. Dempsey
Amarillo
Soldiers’ Field
Tuntey
Santa Fe
Rock Island
George Brown
Dorset Carter
J. C. Meek
Joe Sneed
Erasmus Tack
Lindsay Nunn
George Williams
Sam Koretsky
Lee Tanner
Earl Covington
Earl Overton
F. A. Seebach
C. W. Carter
Bob Ames
Jim Whittington
Tex McElroy
Jack Nichols
Buzz V. Venable
Oscar Reynolds
Dick Ware
Oscar Randall
C. R. Garner
Ed Mayer
J. C. Cooke
H. C. Pace
City urged to share cost of North Amarillo viaduct
North Amarilloans urged the city council to negotiate with Fort Worth and Denver and Rock Island railroads to split the expense of a viaduct to North Amarillo. The plan would have the city require the railroads to cover their full share while residents raise the remaining funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Denver
Rock Island
North Amarillo
City Commission
Testimony in State vs Mrs Nicholson Liquor Case Concludes
In district court the testimony in the State versus Mrs. Pee Wee Nicholson for possessing and transporting liquor concluded. Deputy Townes testified he saw Nicholson and Cobb others in a car near the city, they fled as he tried to overtake, and half gallon jars of liquor were thrown from the car. Nicholson did not testify and no further witnesses were called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pee Wee Nicholson
Townes
Fsom Cobb
Lucian Hughes
Tweed Ensembles Highlight Smart Winter Fashion
Smart women embrace outfits built from new winter tweed coats paired with sweaters. Skirts crafted from tweed complete coordinated ensembles, reflecting current fashion trends and styling elegance.
Chipmunk Collar Highlights Fashion Patchwork
A gray tweed coat features a collar made from striped chipmunk fur, illustrating a quirky fall fashion detail. The playful designer note pairs animal fur trim with a subdued gray texture, creating a distinctive, seasonally inspired look.
Old Tack's Amarillo Program for a Bigger Better City
A list of civic pledges for Amarillo including lower utility rates, expanded parks, new pools, a municipal golf course, and the open Bivins lake to all. The plan calls for improved traffic systems, street and sewer projects, and stronger efforts to attract new industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Tack
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Gene Tunney Portrait Reveals a Polished Self Made Champion
A 29 year old Gene Tunney is depicted as a disciplined fighter and cultured, private man. The article notes his wartime bravery, boxing rise, Catholic faith, literary interests, careful lifestyle, and loyalty to old friends, while contrasting him with Dempsey and addressing public misperceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunney
France
Africa
American Expeditionary Forces
Gene Tunney
Greenwich Village
New York
Am Yei
Trish
Eddie Ragen
Fagen
Yale
Oxford
Taney
Dempsey
Crite
Adeline
Philadelphia
Cal Farley
Amarillo
Cal
Gene
Farley
New York City
Jack Sharkey
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Wills
Lindbergh
Bus Hearing Under Way At Amarillo Railroad Session
The Texas Railroad Commission opened a session in the Amarillo hotel with Chairman Clarence E. Gilmore and other members attending. A bus line hearing and possible sales approvals dominate the agenda as Panhandle operators await decisions on permits and line operations. The Oil and Gas association of West Texas plans a banquet at 8 tonight. an inspection tour of Panhandle pools is scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Railroad Commission
Longhorn
Amarillo
Lines
Clarence E. Gilmore
V. Terrill
March Marshall
Lon A. Smith
Memphis
Tennessee
Panhandle
Railroad Commission
Oil and Gas Association of
West Texas
S O'Clock
Herring Hotel
Texas Bus Lines
Clyde L. Blackenstoss
Secretetarys
Aviators Headed for Chicago Flight From Amarillo to Chicago Planned
A flight crew led by Lieutenant Gray travels from Amarillo to Kansas City amid head winds but ideal weather overall. The party aims for Springfield and Chicago with plans to join Gordon Palmer and Hubert Cole in the Dempsey-Tunney air journey, reaching Checkerboard Field in Chicago by late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Waynoka
Oklo
Springfield
Ill
Merry Old Chi
Palmer
Gray
Pampa
Checkerboard Field
Chicago
Gordon Palmer
Hubert Cole
The
Globe
Tex Rickard Seizes Spotlight With Record Boxing Pact
Tex Rickard headlines the boxing world by staging a bout featuring Joe Gans and Battling Nelson in Goldfield Nevada. Rickard declares the event could gross over 2.5 million dollars, claiming a broad empire from oil to cattle and steel investments while recounting his rise from Kansas City.
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George Rickard
Goldfield
Nevada
Rickard
Joe Gans
Battling Nelson
Tex
George
Richard
America
Wal
Steec
Madison Square
Richard Oil Co
Kansas City
Texas
Texan promoter recounts a lifetime of boxing showmanship
The interview recounts a showman who ran a miners hangout in Alaska, staged famous bouts including Johnson-Jeffries and Moran-Willard, and promoted Dempsey-Willard. He traveled from Texas to gold fields, ran gin mills and shops, and boasted selling $1.6 million worth of seats before fans knew locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Point Barrow
Nome
Alaska
Great Northern
Tex
Atlantic & Pacific
Goldfield
Nevada
Army crops yield 251 thousand dollar value reported
War department reports show the United States Army produced agricultural crops in the last fiscal year valued at 251 401 05 dollars. Hay and straw contributed, and 220 tons of grain were grown at posts camps and stations across the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Army
War Department
Diamante trimming enhances burgundy velvet evening gown
A draped burgundy velvet gown features two large red chiffon shoulder roses with emerald and diamante chains hanging from them, adding a luxurious touch.
Potato Eye Sprouts and Shifts in Girl Growth Patterns
Ohio experiment station notes that an eye on a potato forms buds and may sprout. multiple eyes on a piece may produce few sprouts. In a separate point, modern girls weigh six to nine pounds less relative to height than girls two decades ago.
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John Bushnell
Ohio Experiment Station
Carmen Hill Emerges as Pittsburgh Pitching Mainstay
Carmen Proctor Hill, the bespectacled Pirates hurler, has stabilized in the majors after stints with several clubs. Now with Pittsburgh under Daniel Bush, he targets 20 wins this season, a mark he has surpassed in prior seasons including 26 wins in 1917 with Birmingham and 21 in Indianapolis under Bush before moving to the Pirates.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Carmen Proctor Hill
Daniel Bush
Hill
Birmingham
Indianapolis
Bush
Barney Drefuss
Five Year Old Pleasures And Fears In A Playful Verse
A nostalgic poem in playful voice imagines a five year old racing through a world of rabbits, slides, and laughter. It contrasts daily joys with a worry of missing sights, then returns to the simple green grass and fun. The piece credits Edgar A. Guest and notes a 1927 copyright.
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Edgar A. Guest
Kansas City Livestock and Chicago Market Wrap
Kansas City hogs receipts 7000 slow with top at 11.80 and sows near 9.00. cattle receipts 9000 calves 1200, natives and western grasses steady to 25 higher. choice lambs 14.00, Kansas fed lambs 13.75, natives to 13.25. Chicago hogs 17000 top 11.00, sows 9.60. cattle 10000 receipts, prime heavy steers rising, yearlings 15.85, bulls up. sheep 20000 receipts, lambs 13.80 14.75, westerns above 14.50. St Louis hogs 13500 receipts top 11.60, cattle 4500, calves 2000, steers and cows steady to strong. Fort Worth hogs 1200, top 11.50, cattle 6800 with grass steers 9.50 and best lambs 13.00. Chicago cash grain wheat 1.29, corn 0.95–0.98, oats 0.50–0.51.
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Kansas City
the Associates Press
Kansas
Chicago
Associated Press
ST. Louis
East St. Louis
Fort Worth
New York
NEW_ ORLEANS
New Orleans
Dataschi
Foreign exchange rates steady in New York markets
Foreign exchanges held steady with Britain at 4.961 16 for demand and 4.828 16 for sixty day bills on banks. France quoted 8.9214, cables 8.9254, Italy 54.415, Belgium 18.92, Germany 23.901, Tokyo 46.5614, and Montreal at 160 10 16.
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Associated Press
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Tokyo
Montreal
Money Rates New York Steady on Call and Time Loans
Money rates in New York on September 21 show call money steady with loans at four, closing bids four, and time loans showing 60-90 days at 4 and 4-6 months at 4 1/4. Prime mercantile paper remains at 3 1/4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Prime Mercantile
Bond Prices Reported in New York Markets
United States bonds trading in New York on September 21 show Liberty 3 1/4s at 101.16, first 4 1/4s at 108.16, second 4 1/4s at 100.16, third 4 1/4s at 101, fourth 4 1/4s at 108.81, treasury 4 1/4s at 113.27, fours at 108.26, 241s at 105.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Associated Press
New York
Liberty
Treasury
New York to Spokane Derby Flight Arrivals At Aberdeen
Nine planes in the class A leg of the New York to Spokane derby reached Aberdeen from St. Paul, led by E. F. Bal lourd in a Laird Commercial arriving 8:33 a m. Others included Charles C. Holman, N. B. Namer, and pilots from Chicago Philadelphia and Cleveland, with departures to Miles City and other stops noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Spokane
St. Paul
Unites Press
Aberdeen
S. D
E. F. Ballourd
Laird
Charles V. Dickinson
Miles City
Mont
Bullough
Charles C
Holman
N. B. Namer
Wash
Wacco
John P. Weed
Wausau
Wis
Yackey
E. HW. Lee
Chicago
Pitcairn
James Rae
Philadelphia
E. K. Campbell
Line
III
Ryan
E. W. Cleveland
Cleveland
Ohio
Frisco Spokane Air Race Opens At Dawn In Frisco
The Frisco Spokane air race began near dawn at Mills Field South San Francisco with 11 entrants after two withdrawals. Class B featured six planes taking off first led by Leo Wiley in an Eaglerock with Arthur Carlton passenger.
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United Press Mills
San Francisco
Arthur E. Manson
Eaglerock
J. C. Sams
International
Frank A. Flynn
National Aeronautical Association
Leo Wiley
Arthur Carlton
Travelair
Vernon Bookwalter
James C. Rinehart
Arthur Borne
Arthur Gray
L. Langdon
R. N. Bergen
D. C. Warren
Charlestons Bragg Acquires 1312 Painting by Chao Meng Fu
Miss Laura M. Bragg, director of the Charleston museum, bought a painting dated 1312 by Chao Meng Fu, an artist of Kubla Khan's court. The artwork is now on exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Chao Meng Fu
Kubla Khan
Marco Polo
Laura M. Bragg
Charleston Museum
Novel HANDLE: Silk umbrellas with strap handles hang to drip dry
The article describes a new silk umbrella design labeled HANDLE that changes the traditional form by placing strap handles on the bottom, enabling the umbrella to hang and drip dry after use.
Emerald green chiffon gown with cream lace insert
A green chiffon dinner gown features a cream lace insert running from the left shoulder to the right hip creating a striking, one sided effect. The unusual design highlights asymmetry as a bold fashion statement.
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Eddie Eagan
Railroad Commissioners
Cole
Bivinsfield
Coolidge
Lindy
Charley Lindbergh
Paris
Virginia Mary Heath
Auburn
Aviatrix
Sam
Carmen Hill
James I Pennett Co
Allis Chalmers
American Smelting
American Sugar Refining
American Tele, & Tely Oe
Anaconda Copper
Associated Dry Goods
Atchison, Topeka
S. F
Baltimore & Ohio
Barnsdale Corporation
Bethelehem Steel
Cerre de Pasco
Chicago & Alton
Chicago & Noerthy
Chile
Chrysler Verte Veeedars
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Colorado & Southern
Dodge Motors A. Os
du Pont de Nemours
Fisk Rubber
Fleischmann Yeast Tae
General Asphalt Electric
Flight
Uw Kelly
Aly Sears, Reebuck & Co
Sinclair
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Warner
BRS
Studebaker
Esate
Texas & Pacific
Texas Pacific Coal & Oi
United States Steel
Willys-Overland Bee
Woolworth Ware
Rena Dante Evar
Enees Ae
High Lew al Son
Albuewerqgue
Boston
el Paso
Flagstaff
Los Angeles
Louisville
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