Swine Show Judging Highlights Tri State Fair Division
The Swine Show featured top Duroc Jersey hogs with awards announced by Fred Hale of Texas A and M. Tierra Blanca hogs dominated multiple classes led by W A Williams and C G Jackson with numerous first place wins and a series of grand and breeder herd selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hale
Texas A. & M. College
Tierra Blanca
W. A. Williams
C. G. Jackson
J. H. Miller
Cc. G. Jackson
C. J. Jackson
Auto Building Art Exhibit Showcases Three-State Talent
Spectators fill one corner of the Automobile Building where the Fine Arts department displays works from artists across three states. Judges announced results led by Mrs Darr ell Jackson and Miss Margaret Seeward with winners in numerous categories including children originals, landscape, animal studies, portraits, and still lifes across oils pastels and other media.
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Darrell Jackson
Margaret Seeward
Isabel Robinson
West Texas State Teachers College
Guy Saunders
Gertrude McLaughlin
Amarillo
Wiley Oliver
Margaret Roberts
Etta Mae Kelly
James Kennehan
Maude Vaughn
Lenora Giles
Betty Zelly
M. D. Golden
George Turmey
Ike Futch
Otis Simon
Iva Richey
Miss Darnell
Willard Witt
Perryton
Chella Wood
Millard Nobles
Opal Purvines
Bob Townsend
H. M. Tutt
J. V. Ford
Fasteeth Promises Stable Teeth All Day
An advertisement promotes Fasteeth powder to hold false teeth firmly without gooey taste. It claims all day comfort for eating and talking and lists City Drug, Fox Drug, and local druggists as outlets with sizes available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Drug Co
Fox Drug Co
Oldfield Seeks 60 MPH Pace on Texas Tract
Barney Oldfield, famed auto speed pioneer, returns to racing with a 4500 pound pneumatic tire tractor aiming for a one mile per minute speed on the Tristate Fair track. He will debut in Amarillo Wednesday and race Farmers' Day Saturday, highlighting air tires at 12 pounds and tractor speed news in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Oldfield
Barney
Oldfield
Texas
Amarillo
Cotton Pickers Strike Sparks Kid Parade in Yuma
In Yuma Arizona on September 26 two hundred children, children of striking Yuma Valley cotton pickers, marched down Main Street waving placards reading We are hungry We want clothes We want school. About 1500 pickers walked out last week seeking one dollar per hundred pounds and weighers hired. Growers say current cotton prices prevent meeting these demands.
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Yuma
Ariz
Yuma Valley
Main Street
Motorized Circus Rolls Into Amarillo For Tri-State Fair
Sam B. Dill's Circus arrives in Amarillo with 100 motor trucks under Mr. Dill. The show offers two performances daily during the Tri-State Fair, marking a milestone in mobile entertainment as circuses shift from trains and horse teams to highway travel.
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Newcastle
Z. T. Hoehn
Fair Grounds
Hoehn
Amarillo
John Robinson
Sam B. Dill
Dill
Mr. Dill
Canyon Milk Tests To Be Made Here
Canyon and Amarillo agree for Amarillo’s milk and dairy inspector to test Canyon milk and dairy products. The city will pay $50 monthly with an extra $12.50 for the health unit. Samples will be tested in Amarillo’s laboratory at City Hall. The note about Treasury Department destruction of old currency is also mentioned.
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Canyon
Commission
Amarillo
College City
Lewis Dodson
H. R. Smith
Amarillo Laboratory
Penetro Nose and Throat Drops Promote Quick Relief
Advertises Penetro Nose and Throat Drops as an effective treatment for nasal congestion and throat cold symptoms. Claims to open nasal passages reduce mucus and stop germ spread, with ephedrine as an active ingredient. Generous 25c and large 50c bottle sizes.
City approves refunding bond plan for Amarillo
Amarillo city commission in a special session refi nanced all principal maturities for three years. Bond principal totals $528000 with Brown-Drummer Company of Wichita handling the issue. City will pay only interest on the bonded debt for the coming three years. Albany clerk notes a brief marriage license story and a whisky note mentions five-year-old liquor access after repeat estimates.
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Amarillo
Brown-Drummer Company
Wichita
Kans
Man Faces Nuisance Charge Over Moonshine Inventory
John M. Theisen told federal court he did not intend to sell the 25 gallons of moonshine found at his home. He said his plan was to drink as much as possible and bury the remainder, and his case was referred to a probation officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
John M. Theisen
Bar gain day in Dallas federal court yields nickels fines
In Dallas on September 26, Judge William H. Atwell set remarkably light penalties for minor offenses. Fines as low as five cents and sentences as short as three hours illustrated a clerical, lenient approach in a series of small violations.
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Dallas
William H. Atwell
Guilty Pleas Result in Tiny Fines and Short Jail Terms
Pleading guilty, one defendant received no fine, four were fined ten cents, and two were sentenced to three hours in jail. All defendants had already served time in jail.
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Duroc
West Texas
Mertha Williams
Jessie Honeywell
Tucumcari
Tristate Fair
Old Master
News-Globe
Sam Dill
Treasury Department
Gillette
Probak and
Probak
Valet
Gillette Safety Razor CO
Boston
Massachusetts
Albany
Frank V. Hogan
C. L. McPhail
Bernarr MacFadden
Red Room
Amarillo Hotel
Gray
McIlroys
Lamb
Ike Ike
Philadelphia
Lee
Doz
Jones
Ife
Tri-State Fair
Clarendon
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