Legion Delegates Clash Over Beer at Detroit Convention
About 25,000 of the 100,000 American Legion delegates gathered in Detroit for the national convention but many of them moved negotiations to Windsor Ontario across the river to enjoy Canadian beer. The scene included Brooklyn Legionnaires and a New York group marking their stance on beer on a Pullman car.
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American Legion National Convention
Detroit
Windsor
Ont
Brooklyn Legionnaires
New York
Strange Beggar: The Man Who Drifted to Fortune
A narrator recalls meeting a strangely honest beggar who drifted through poverty and ruin. The man admits he blames himself for his fall, recounting a youth spent avoiding study and many wasted chances, ending in begging.
Amarillo Echoes on Tri-State Fair and Scout Support
The writer muses on the Tri-State Fair's strong crowds and spending, predicts an economic upturn for Amarillo and the plains, urges real estate investment, and defends funding Boy and Girl Scouts through the Community Chest, praising their role in Americanism. A missing Llewelyn setter is also noted with contact.
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Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Community Chest Fund
Amarillo
United States
Flor ence M land Houser seeks divorce over husband bite incident
Florence M Land Houser files for divorce from Robert H Houser alleging he bit her fingers during an angry dispute in Memphis. The filing cites the domestic breach as the grounds for the divorce.
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Memphis
Florence M Land Houser
Robert H
Revolt Looms in Manchuria as Mukden Leaders Seek Independent Rule
A U.R.I.A. report from Tokyo dated Sept 28 states Mukden officials and officers telegraphed Chiang Kai Shek and Chang Hsueh Liang announcing plans for an independent government. Chang leads Manchuria after Marshall Chang Tso Lin's death and promotes non resistance to Japan. In Shanghai, Foreign Minister Wang was attacked by students demanding war with Japan.
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Ept
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Mukden
Chiang Kei-Shek
China Nationalist
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Manchuria
Marshall Chang Tso-Lin
Pekine
Shanghai
U.P
C. T. Wang
Japan
542 New Industries Started in Midwest
Chicago reports 542 new industries or expansions in Middle West Utilities System communities during the first half of 1931. Southwestern states lead with factory power demand exceeding 1 million dollars annually, driven largely by growth in East Texas oil fields.
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Chicago
Middle West
Southwestern
East Texas
Tack Letters Page Note Says Help Wanted
A reader signs a plea for help in Tack Letters on page five. The letter expresses loneliness and seeks guidance from the Tack contributors.
Local Businessmen Active in Amarillo Briefs
George Tillinghast of Dalhart is in Amarillo on business. Oscar D. Randall of the Herring Hotel recently returned from a Dallas trip. Clarence Goode has come back from Electra after several days on business. John Phillips Barbee of Whitewright spent last week in Amarillo on business.
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Oscar D. Randall
Herring Hotel
Dallas
Clarence Goode
Electra
John Phillips Barbee
White Wright
Tex
Pipeline Rates Hearing Ends Abruptly in Texas
The Texas Railroad Commission abruptly ended a hearing on new pipeline rate schedules for oil transportation after sustaining an objection. The ruling said any temporary rate fix would deny shippers the right to reparations if tariffs are later found excessive.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Dry Leader Answers Racketeer Accusation
Dr Clarence True Wilson of the Methodist church rejects charges of being a professional racketeer like Al Capone as he fights the Legion prohibition referendum. Neal Williams says Wilson mirrors Capone with reform rhetoric. Williams defends the Legion stance and pro prohibition propagandist role.
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al Capone
Clarence True Wilson
Methodist Episcopal Church
American Legion
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Detroit
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Neal Williams
Excelsior Springs
Legion Resolutions Committee
Capone
Williams
Colorado Eyes Silver Re monetization To Revive Ghost Towns
Colorado seeks remonetization of silver as a path to revive its ghost mining towns. Merchants push silver dollars amid a weakening paper currency, while England’s temporary gold standard suspension spurs hope for a world conference on silver and renewed mining profits.
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Denver
Colorado
United States
William H. King
Utah
China
India
Radio Program Listings Across NBC CBS and More
A dense schedule of radio programs with multiple stations and time slots. Listings include acts such as Amos n Andy, Phil Cook, Death Valley Days, and various orchestras, with stations like WEAF WJZ WABC WGN and others, noting simulcasts and repeats across networks.
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WECM
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WDSU
WISN
WOWO
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Kssell
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KLRA
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Barg Orchestra
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WDAY
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Gitlin’s
WSM
WSB
WKY
KHQ
KFSD
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WJDX
WHAS
Amos 'N
Andy
WDAF
WENR
WJIDX
WEBC
WOAI
WBAP
Russ Columbo
WRC
Lew White
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Market summary from Amarillo and Chicago livestock reports
Cattle and hog markets show mixed results with steady to lower pricers in Kansas City and Chicago. Cotton and New Orleans trading focus on hedging and steady openings as rail shares rise and fall with notable shifts in Coca Cola and Goodyear.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Choice Rangers
New Orleans
Liverpool
Sterling Exchange
Charity Fruit Shower Urged On Amarillo City Clubs
Amarillo launches city wide drive to supply food for needy families with each club member donating two jars of preserved fruit. Mrs. W. E. Gee leads the plan with hundreds of assistants as canning resumes at five locations to prepare tomatoes and other foods for distribution.
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Amarillo
W. E. Gee
American Legion Auxiliary
Prohibition Reform Signals in 1932 Talks
The piece notes rising talk on repealing prohibition as 1932 approaches. It highlights limited anti prohibition votes in Congress, the need for House and Senate support, and the American Legion’s referendum suggestion and stance on new bonus proposals. It mentions Hoover's appeal and the Legion's patriotic restraint.
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House of Representatives
House
Senate
American Legion
Auto crashes claim near twenty thousand lives in eight months
In the first eight months of 1931 automobile accidents killed 19,950 people, up from 19,250 in the same period of 1930. The National Safety Council warned a year end toll near 35,000 and noted Hartford, Connecticut reported no fatalities in August among its 164,000 residents.
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Chicago
U.P
National Safety Council
Hartford
Conn
Program of Baptist Meeting Announced at White Deer
The Palo Duro Baptist Association Workers meet at White Deer tomorrow with Douglas Carver in charge. The program lists song leader U S Sapp at 10 A M and a sequence of talks and music including C E Lancaster, Dr G L Yates, and E T Miller with lunch and W M A activities led by Mrs A G Gross.
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White Deer
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White Deer Baptist Church
U. S. Sapp
J. C. Lisemore
C. E. Lancaster
Mellon Cuts Wages Across Aluminum Company of America
A Mellon interest reduction of 10 percent in salaries and wages of all employees at Aluminum Company of America and its subsidiaries was announced today, effective October.
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Pittsburgh
Aluminum Company of America
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