Liberals Lose Divorce Fight at Protestant Episcopal Convention
At a Denver meeting on September 24 conservatives held the floor as a report on marriage and divorce was debated. A proposed medical certificate requirement was adopted then withdrawn. An ecclesiastical court in each diocese was approved, eight of nine impediments passed, and the impotence clause received a tense vote led by Rev Z B Phillips.
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Denver
House of Deputies
Joint Commission In
Z. B. Phillips
Washington, D. C
Amarillo Police Launch Campaign Against Traffic Violators
Amarillo police start an intensive campaign to curb traffic violations. Officers will tag violators and issue fines of five dollars for the first offense and ten dollars for the second. Mayor Ernest Thompson stresses the back to school enforcement push.
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City Commission
Amarillo
Overpass Material Contract Held Up For City Viaduct
Contracts to furnish material for the West Eighth Avenue viaduct will likely not be awarded until Tuesday night. Bids on viaduct material and paving projects were opened Tuesday night, and paving awards hinge on a $60 000 voucher from the State Highway Commission.
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West Eighth Avenue
State Highway Commission
Amarillo Officers Seek Missing Boys
Amarillo police search for 15 year olds Carlos Price and Leslie Ike Owen who disappeared Thursday. They reportedly left for school but did not attend. Price lives at 618 Russell Street and Owen at Thirteenth Avenue and Fillmore Street.
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Carlos Price
Leslie
Ike” Owen
Amarillo
Russell Street
Leslie Owen
Thirteenth Avenue
Fillmore Street
Bowen Planning Three Day Fishing Trip to New Mexico
City assessor and tax collector James Bowen will take a three day fishing trip starting Friday. He plans to fish near Taos and relax while hoping to catch up on late fishing.
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Bowen
James Bowen
New Mexico
Taos
2000 Hear Stahl At Friona Barbecue
More than 2000 people gathered in Friona for a large barbecue launching the Oklahoma Texas wheat pool cooperative marketing campaign. W L Stahl of Chicago as vice president of the Farmers' National Grain Corporation spoke on causes of low wheat prices due to continued overproduction and weak demand.
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Friona
Oklahoma-Texas Wheat Pool
W. L. Stahl
Chicago
Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
Stahl
Tighten net in gang war Houston faces murder and burglary links
Houston police identified Jack Jones and Barney McGonegal as suspects in the ride murder of John Cherris after a West Columbia truck driver picked them from a bridge over the Brazos River. Jones accused McGonegal of killing Cherris while he and his brother Keggy watched. Burglary charges tied to Jones and Johnson accompany his confession of past robberies, as the gang feud claims further revenge.
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Houston
Jack Jones
Barney McGonegal
John Cherris
West Columbia
Brazos River
Cherris
Jones
McGonegal
Keggy Jones
McGenegal
J. H. Johnson
Keggy
Dallas
Pavement Prime Coat Placed on Carolina Street
Work began Thursday to place the prime coat on Carolina Street from Line Street to the Rock Island right of way. Engineers estimate completion by Monday. Contractor is John H. McKnight.
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Carolina Street
Line Street
Rock Island
John 8. McKnight
Bank clerk acquitted in federal banking case
William Reiger, a bank employee at the First National Bank of Midland, was acquitted by a federal court jury after six hours of deliberation on charges of violating the national banking act tied to a roughly $14,000 shortage in Midland bank accounts.
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Pecos, Tex
William Reiger
Liberty
Reiger
First National Bank of Midland
IOD ISE iodine corn remover offers free test
An ad proclaims free iodine based corn remover test at City Drug Stores. It claims relief within three seconds, with no cutting or plasters, and a money back guarantee if not satisfied. It also promotes use for callouses and warts and highlights antiseptic, skin friendly properties.
Three Men Held on Federal Car Charge
Three men John Cook Jack Delaney and Cliff Dupont were charged in federal court with transporting stolen automobiles across state lines. Dupont was arrested in the car parked in the eastern city section. The other two were seized later in the business district. The Maryland licensed car allegedly came from St Louis to Amarillo. Officers Lee Miller and W T Conwell made the arrests. L E Kingman the government agent filed the complaint. All three are jailed here. Nearly $20 000 was paid within 20 minutes for Kipling editions at a London auction with prices ranging from 5500 to 9000 for various works.
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John Cook
Jack Delaney
Cliff Dupont
Lee Miller
W. T. Conwell
L. E. Kingman
Dupont
Kipling
London
Lahore
India
Beatrice
Giannini Battles for Control of Transamerica Power
Giannini and stockholders clash with directors over relinquishing control of Transamerica Corp, the nation’s largest bank holding company. The founder opposes the plan, facing executives he once trusted as the firm nears a stock slump and restructuring as the battle unfolds.
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San Francisco
A. P. Giannini
Transamerica Corporation
Director Reorganization Delays Stockholder Selling Push
The directorate urges stockholders not to sell amid a board reorganization plan. He cites substantial opposition from shareholders who have expressed disagreement with the plan.
Watermelon Carload Sent From Coleman County to Ravenna
Coleman County Texas sent a carload of watermelons as a gift to Ravenna Nebraska. Ravenna had supplied Coleman County with a carload of flour and canned goods during the 1930 drouth.
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Coleman County
Texas
Ravenna
Nebraska
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