Dr Williams Addresses Lions Club On The Second Mile
Dr J Howard Williams pastor of First Baptist speaks at the Lions Club luncheon in Amatillo Hotel about the second mile ethic. He cites biblical examples and notes Boxer Rebellion damages fund aiding Chinese education. He argues religion as a global stabilizing force and mentions China India and the United States. Roy Vineyard leads the program with a October committee and two new members introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Howard Williams
First Baptist Church
Lions Club
Amatillo Hotel
Williams
America
China
United States
Dr. Williams
India
Pr. Roy Vineyard
R. L. Rogers
George Powers
O. C. Burgess
C. P. Woody
J. D. Sugss
J. A. Jackson
Claude L. Fly
U S Envoy in Tokyo Stabbed by Burglar at Home
Earle B. Dickover first secretary and charge d affaires at the U S embassy in Tokyo was stabbed in his home by a burglar who escaped. The intruder went to Mrs Dickover's room as the household slept. Dickover grappled with the assailant and was wounded in the left arm. the doctor said the injury is not serious and should heal in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Earle B. Dickover
United States
Dickover
Letters on Polk Street left turns and traffic control
A reader from Amarillo laments left-turn allowances on Polk Street and suggests remedies. He advocates marking a center line with police enforcement to keep traffic on the right side, routing buses away from Polk, and warning fathers about reckless driving to curb dangerous behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Polk Street
Polk
Taylor
Tyler
Landon Promises Free Independent Agriculture in Iowa Speech
Gov. Alf M. Landon spoke at the Iowa State Fair grounds pledging a free and independent agriculture. He attacked the New Deal, defended ongoing relief checks, and outlined a plan for cash benefits tied to family farms, farm storage on the farm, crop insurance, new crops, and stronger domestic demand to protect the family type farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon
Iowa
Des Moines
Alf M. Landon
Republican Party
State Fair Grounds
F. F. Timmons
Kansan
Local employment ads and lost items at Fair Theater
Readers seek work in Amarillo area including domestic help and night classes, with requests for housekeeper and nanny positions. Others report lost turquoise ring near Montgomery Ward and a plea from taxi drivers for higher fares to support families.
Planes of the TWA and city pride in a fading dawn
A nostalgic voice recalls the TWA planes as a symbol of progress and dreams for a son, while a resident from Kentucky Street expresses city affection and humorous frustration with local driving. The poems evoke dawn flights, parental guidance, and civic nostalgia.
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TWA
Planes of the
Young married man seeks dairy farm work with references
A brief employment notice from a married man seeking dairy and farm labor. He notes experience in farm and dairy work, offers to furnish references, and provides a contact address at 600 Jackson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Hendrix
North
Madison Street
Tack
Burrough
Tam
Jackson Street
Middle-aged woman seeks work for room and board
A middle aged woman with a small girl seeks a job offering room and board and small wages. She expresses preference for a place that can provide shelter and basic compensation. The note reflects a search for steady, family friendly employment opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Senate probe is continued into Rail Way Audit roles
Washington Sept. 23 Senate investigators extended their inquiry into the Railway Audit and Inspection Company described as a detective firm supplying strike breakers and labor spies to textile utility transportation and steel firms. The La Follette committee heard from undercover agents and examined documents suggesting the Federal Laborators Inc of Pittsburgh sold machine guns to the West Point Georgia police chief and that the weapons were later kept by West Point Manufacturing Company at Fairfax and Lanett.
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Senate
la Follette Senatorial Committee
Federal Laborators, Inc
Pittsburgh
West Point
D. W. Bliss
Internal Revenue
West Point Manufacturing Company
Fairfax and Lanett
Alan Charles Smith
New York
Former strikebreaker details undercover work for major firms
A witness testified he worked as a strikebreaker for Railway Audit on numerous jobs and did undercover investigating for the Consolidated Gas Company Chase National Bank General Motors and other large corporations while employed by railway audit.
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Iaper
Consolidated Gas Company
Chase National Bank
General Motors Company
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Lions Group
U.S
Fair Theater
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Paramount
West Second Avenue
Business
Floyd Bunch
Wildorado
Texas
Mrs. Deboice
Condron
Lincoln Street
Montgomery-Ward
Zana Belle Roberts
Farwell
City Commission
Rush Cavery
Sherman Best
URGES
Co. BE. Gray
Wilma
White Deer
East Ah Avenue
Tyler Street
Monroe Street
T. KB. Low
North Hayes
Stone School
W. Lacour
Claude
Spruce Street
Fillmore Street
R. G. Terrell
Taylor Street
Joe McLaughlin
North Kentucky Street
Sadie Barns
Scotty
Pepper
Schilling
City and Fox Drug Stores
Solons
Washington
Helms
C.L. Helms
Green River
Oldetyme Distillers, Inc
Garden of Eden
Eve
Adam
Eden
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