Lobsters and Nature Religion Stir Inquiries and Animal Cruelty Ponderings
In a letter to the public, Mrs Martha Buster recalls a summer not spent watching movie stars and muses on cruelty in nature. The author condemns lobsters boiled alive at shore dinners while contrasting New England shore practices with sea life behavior and predator risks in Hemphill County.
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Texas
New England
Amarillo
Martha Buster
Horace Mann School
Los Angeles
Two Card Hands Mark Fatal Shooting Case
The town talks of two hands in a fatal shooting last week with rumors of a fixed deck two fours of hearts said by some but officials deny the pair. The two hands are detailed in tonight’s paper. Dick Coon lost a $50 western hat at the Cedar Puckett home Saturday evening and has not recovered it after stepping inside briefly.
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Dick Coon
Cedar Puckett
Mr. Coon
Amarillo
Rich Texans Dominate Rankings and Tri-State Fair Opens
Reporters clash with police in Texas coverage as oilmen like H. L. Hunt and Sid Richardson top wealth lists. The Tri-State Fair opens with a standout parade, a first ever girls rodeo, and novelty acts including girl clowns. A. F. Whitney raises pet deer near Cleveland where bucks mature at four years.
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Texas
H. L. Hunt
Dallas
Joe Bridwell
Wichita Falls
W. L. Moody
Galveston
Sid Richardson
Fort Worth
Roy Cullen
Houston
Tri-State
A. F. Whitney
Cleveland
No Title Extracted From Editorial Rant On Labor And Politics
A concisely heated speech decries the power of Big Labor and Big Business, warns of national danger if a coalition fails, and urges Amarillo residents to vote to determine city policy. The piece contrasts England and Russia and notes rising property values and taxes while urging civic participation and unity this election day.
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Polk Street
Amarillo
Texas
Origin of Gilroy’s kite saying and Amarillo election plea
A reader questions the Gilroy kite origin while urging voters to back city tax measures in Amarillo. The letter argues inflation pressures and warns that without higher taxes, police, fire, and services will suffer, with budget shortfalls and potential layoffs looming.
Grain futures rally as CCC buys soy? and wheat
Prices continue across grains with wheat advancing on reports of strong domestic flour demand and possible CCC export purchases. Corn and oats firm while wholesale butter and eggs trend lower in major markets.
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New York
Chicago
Commodity Credit Corporation
Minneapolis
CCC
Ohio
Midwest
McNeil Warns on UN Veto and Soviet Pressure
United Nations debate highlights McNeil accusing the Soviet Union of using veto power to block peace efforts. He claims Soviet aid to German planes and defends Churchill against Communist attacks, warning that the UN could collapse under Soviet will. He calls the London Foreign Ministers meeting a near last hope for Europe.
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McNeil
Russia
London
Winston Churchill
Council of Foreign Ministers
Europe
Mrs. Mamie Rodgers Found Dead in Amarillo Home
Mamie Lee Rodgers aged 53 was found dead on the floor beside her bed at the family home 1701 Arthur Amarillo. Justice of the Peace Charney Carder was summoned as coroner and had not returned a verdict by early afternoon. Probable cause listed as death from natural causes. Body at Griggs chapel.
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Mamie Lee Rodgers
W. J. Rodgers
Arthur
Charney Carder
Trading Hogs and Cattle At Chicago and Kansas City Markets
Chicago hogs 8,500 head slow to steady with top at 29.00 and 200-280 lb hogs 28.50-29.00. cattle trade mixed with calves and steers rising modestly in places. Kansas City reports slow pickup with hogs slipping to 28.50-28.90 for 200-280 lb and cattle generally weak to steady amid light demand. Also notes Tex Panhandle fair exhibits and local police incident involving Officer Evans and Applequist with a drunken disturbance and charges later reduced.
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Chicago
USDA
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Tri State Fair rabbit judging and dairy contests underway
Sixteen of the FFA stalls were filled as judges evaluated hundreds of rabbits in the Rabbit Building. L A Dunlap of Corbin Kansas, a veteran judge, oversaw placing with Charles ODell supervising the division. The milk production contest for dairy stock began at 2 pm and ends at 6 pm with eighteen head competing for bulk weight and butter fat.
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FFA
L. A. Dunlap
Corbin
Kan
Charles O'Dell
Panhandle Rabbit and Cavy Association
Amarillo
Wayne Thomas
Perryton
Youth Hurf In Collision injures 14 year old driver
Burl B. York aged 14 and Army veteran was discharged for underage and injured when his 1933 Ford sedan hit the rear of a parked car in the 700 block near North East Eighth. He was thrown from the car, had a cut on his forehead, but declined hospital treatment. The parked car belonged to Norris Ewing. The collision happened about 8:5 oclock.
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Burl B. York
Young York
North Pierce
North East Eighth
York
Norris Ewing
Washington
Pioneer Credit Plan Approved by Civil Aeronautics Board
The Civil Aeronautics Board authorized Pioneer Air Lines to issue monthly billed credit cards for tickets across the Pioneer system. General traffic manager Harding Lawrence said the plan augments the Universal Air Travel Plan and requires no deposit for new cardholders. Applications are in Pioneer offices and officials expect about ten thousand Texans to use the service.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Pioneer Air Lines
Harding Lawrence
Pioneer
Lawrence
Youthfight Incident at Nat Rest Room Ends with Apprehension
Applequist recalls a confrontation with a young man in the national rest room after a clash that left him woozy from slipping on a wet concrete floor. Patrolmen Rhodes and Patterson, off duty, arrested Applequist as acting city manager Moss notes their off duty status and employment by Doc Vermillion.
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Nat
Applequist
R. H. Rhodes
A. F. Patterson
N. V. Moss
Rhodes
Patterson
Doc Vermillion
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Izzard
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Charley Underwood
Tack
Hemphill County
News-Globe
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White
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Dickens
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Security Council
Permanent Assembly Committee
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L. B. Herring, Jr
Tri-State Fair Association
Herring
Maude Fletcher
Fletcher
L. A. Wells
J. M. Neely
H. E. Fuqua
L. C. Munday
Manuel
Margaret Berg
Taos
Berg
T. H. Rodgers
Potter County
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Panhandle County
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Dallam County
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Hansford County
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Hartley
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Lipscomb
Dorothy L. Hicks
Wheeler
E. M. Regenbrecht
Texas A&m College Extension Service
Evans
Henry W. Aycock
Moss
Aycock
Mr. Moss
Nat Applequist
Snodgrass
Grand Jury
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Gecooee
Pierce Fenner & Beane
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One
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See One
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St. Jo
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Tidewater Ou
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Eee
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Warner Brothers
Western Union
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Willys-Overland Motors
Wilson & Co
Lworth
Chicago Board of Trade
Real &Oz
Cowsoyv Pants
Blackburn
Shawr
Pierce
Thrift Laundry Service
Nova Kleen
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