Dr Joseph Nunn Celebrates Eighty Fifth Birthday
Amarillo based Dr Joseph Elbert Nunn, prominent educator, minister, and early Texas builder, observes his eighty fifth birthday with quiet family ceremonies. His long career spans founding Wayland Baptist College, involvement with The Daily News, and service as a Texas Tech regent. Born in Kentucky, he pursued education despite early illness and later helped shape the Panhandle region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Elbert Nunn
Amarillo
Horace Gooch
Colorado Springs
Colo
Nunn
George Nunn
Panhandle
Texas
Amarillo Telephone Exchange
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Wayland Baptist College
Plainview
The
Daily News
Gene Howe
Wilbur Hawk
Long
Dr. Nunn
la Grange College
Missouri
Wayland College
Pat Neff
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Adair County
Kentucky
Baptist Church
LaGrange College
Lettie Hamlet
Shelbyville College
Shelbyville
Russell Denies He Will Play Pro Ball
Baylor star Lloyd Russell, famed for his dual threat on the gridiron, denies reports prompted by alleged Major League Baseball interest. In a telegram to the AP he states rumors are false and he intends to play football, noting he was not consulted. He played amateur baseball in Cleveland this summer and is returning to Bruins practice as a key offensive spearhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Lloyd Russell
Baylor University
Russell
Associated Press
Cleveland
Bruins
Eskimos puzzled by handshake custom greeting
Eskimos unaccustomed to hand shaking are bewildered by it. They assume the act means friends assist when the right hand grows tired, interpreting the gesture as mutual support rather than a greeting.
Bannister brothers hanged for killing couple and kidnapping baby
In Dorchester New Brunswick Daniel 20 and Arthur 19 were hanged after separate trials for shooting Phillip Lake 30 and torching his home. They also killed Lakes wife and their 20 month old son. Bertha King, the boy’s mother, was jailed for harboring the infant. Frances Bannister 15 faces kidnapping charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Lake
New Brunswick
Arthur Ellis
Arthur
Daniel
Ellis
Arthur Bannister
Lake
Bertha King
Betty
Frances Bannister
Winners in Home-Grown Flower Show at Tri-State Fair
Premiums awarded at the Tri-State Fair flower show honored residents of the Panhandle. Mrs. P. J. Wooldridge supervised. Winners included Mrs. C. R. McAfee Green Brothers Furniture Co and many other gardeners across Ada, Canyon, White Deer, and nearby towns with roses, asters, dahlias, and petunias receiving top honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-State
P. J. Wooldridge
Panhandle
C. R. McAfee
Green Brothers Furniture Company
Joe Kimble
Hayden Street
C. D. Hoover
Madison Street
Sam F. Goodwin
Buchanan Street
Harry Kearns
Tyler Street
W. C. Woodburn
West Tenth Avenue
W. A. Holden
John Fry
Canyon
Texas
J. R. Hogge
Lela Morgan
Ong Street
L. M. Blackwell
West Thirteenth Avenue
J. R
Probe Crash That Killed 3 Army Fliers
Federal and state probes began into a Hillsgrove crash during a routine night flight from Rhode Island to Boston. Victims were Lieut J J Neeley of Texas at the controls Corp Angelo Mazzacco of Jersey City bomber and Private Joseph J Macaziewski of Schenectady radio operator all attached to Mich ell Field Rhode Island. Spectators watched the maneuveres lit by 4,000,000 candlepower flares as the plane went down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Macaziewski
Schenectady
N. Y
Robber Steals 300 From Longview Creamery
Longview officers sought a man who entered the creamery last night and held up manager Eugene R. Gross at gunpoint, escaping with 300. A Confederate waited in a car. J. R. Epperson reported his automobile stolen at Gladewater, 14 miles away, with investigators considering the robbers abandoned vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
U.P
Eugene R. Gross
Gross
J. R. Epperson
Gladewater
Epperson
Black-Draught Laxative Promises Quick Constipation Relief
One of its advantages is relief from the first disagreeable feeling of constipation, with one or two doses often bringing prompt relief. The ad promotes a purely vegetable laxative, urging families to keep a pack in the cabinet and try it to see why many prefer Black-Draught for bowel movement relief.
Pot Plant Show Winners and Exhibitors List
A list of prize categories and awardees for a plant show includes Coleus sections, Old Hen Chix, Best Display of Pot Plants, and Snake Plant. Notable entrants are Mrs John Ward of 1500 Polk Street, Moise from Amarillo Greenhouse, and Mrs E B Britain of 1300 Monroe, with multiple winners at 1101 West Nineteenth and 1308 Buchanan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Strooper
White Deer
Texas
J. E. Odom
Jefferson Street
Harvey Crudgington
Buchanan Street
Pierce Street
W. C. Woodburn
West Tenth Avenue
Verbina
Prince Feather
J. R. Togge
Willis Arden
L. M. Blackwell
West Thirteenth Avenue
R. W. Adams
Hayden Street
Jack Pittman
West Twentieth Avenue
C. D. Hoover
Madison Street
Don Crossett
Jackson Street
H. M. Walker
Frank Langford
North Pierce Street
I. J. Tolleson
Ed Tull
Willie Arden
Mason King
Lela Morgan
Ong Street
Sunset
Petunias
M. A. Barker
West Nineteenth Avenue
Ben Henson
Sam F. Goodwin
A. H. Willborn
Oscar Randal
W. A. Holden
Jeferson Street
Zinnias
A. EF. Meyer
Elmen Stover
Maryland Street
J. E Odom
L. P. Miller
L. O. Williams
Fritch
James Stroope
Robert Ricks
Belleview Street
Bill Russell
E. C. Britain
BE C. Britain
Fern
Boston
Williams
Travis Street
A. J. Lawler
Mississippi Street
Fern—Sprengeri
John Ward
Polk Street
John Barton
van Buren Street
W. P. Sparks
B. G. Maberry
J. P. Morrow
Begonia
Lucerne
L. H. Rogers
North Hill Street
Willis Miller
H. N. Miller
Sheney
Washburn
W. A. Barker
West Nineteenth
John Fry
Canyon
Monroe
J. P
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Dre. Nunn
Colorado
Spicer Jewelry CO
Easy Payments
Diamonds
Dorchester
N. B
Bannister Brothers
Pacific
Caesar
Christ
Eastern University
London
Pee Eel Oliver Bakle
Don Lacy
Tors Gas
Vert
Crab Orchard
National Distillers Products Corporation
Louisville
Cepry
Conoco
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