Amarillo Paper Notes Local Happenings and Rumors
A long column recalls sports wagers on baseball teams the Reds and Yankees, local oil prospecting led by Les Whitaker, and contests planned by Bill Wilson and Mr Tucker on trends of dress and limbs. It also includes jokes, notes on dogs, and assorted community chatter from Amarillo with references to Polk Street cow fakery and public interest in theater contests.
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Weill
Wichita Falls
Les Whitaker
Amarillo
Mr. Tucker
Paramount
Vermont
New Mexico
Arizona
Delaware
Wyoming
Neveca
U. S
Ben Mot
Myles Standish
Germany
Hitler
Pancrea Canal
Boston
Canada
America
Richard Harding Davis
Philadelphia Record
Spain
Maine
United States
la Belle France
Bank of France
J. P. Morgan
Long Island
New York Stock Exchange
Minneapolis Journal
Gulf Stream
Atlantic Seaboard
Mongolia
Ten Men Look At an Elephant Dr Dorizas’ Tale
A whimsical tale recounts ten men from different nations taking elephant hunts in Africa. Each author writes a book with a satirical title reflecting national stereotypes, from the Englishman’s manual to the Nazi’s race study and the American’s brag about bigger elephants.
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Michail Dorizas
Africa
Trishman
Is A Woman A Fool? Benefit Play To Aid Crippled Children
A three act comedy romance with Bermuda settings titled Is A Woman A Fool? will be staged Monday and Tuesday at the Municipal Auditorium for the Crippled Children's Council. Oma Link Rowley directs with George Campbell publicizing. Proceeds fund rehabilitation work in Amarillo and the Panhandle, supporting crippled children. tickets available at Maxor Drug Store with several civic clubs promoting the sale.
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Bermuda
Municipal Auditorium
Crippled Children’s Council
Oma Link Rowley
Crippled Children
Amarillo
the Panhandle
George Campbell
Crippled Children's Council
Maxor Drug Store
Fisk Building
Dresser Brothers and Other Notables in a Snapshot
The passage notes Theodore Dresser and Paul Dresser as brothers, mentions the Irebergs as older, hints at an international diamond trust advertising in America, notes Mount Vernon library holdings at the Boston Athenaeum, forecasts Coca Cola bottle redesigns, reports Deanna Durbin's film earnings, and captures a Washington correspondent’s view on a potential Roosevelt third term and political reaction.
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Theodore Dresser
Paul Dresser
Wabash
Irebergs
North Atlantic
International Diamond Trust
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Boston
Roosevelt
Local Help Wanted and Missing Dog Notices
Classifieds show multiple help wanted requests from a Stratford Texas butcher seeking a permanent oil field or North Plains job, a colored girl for house and child care, a married man for farm dairy or mechanic work, a young man with farm experience, a 16 year old girl seeking after school work, a request for a nanny for 7:30 to 6:30, and two dog missing notices for a cocker spaniel and a white fox terrier. Also a widow seeking work and a Garrard County cattle prize total.
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Tack
North Plains
Frank Hutcherson
North East Fifth Avenue
Bozo
Oklahoma
North Taylor Street
F. L. Montgomery
LSU Man's Goods Seized by Court
In Baton Rouge on September 29 a writ of attachment was granted against all assets of Edgar N. Jackson former LSU business manager, following the university’s action in district court.
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Baton Rouge, la
Edgar N. Jackson
Louisiana State University
University
Traffic deaths drop in August to 1932 low
The National Safety Council reported 2,890 people killed in Chicago area traffic accidents last month, a 6 percent drop from the previous month and the lowest August total since 1932.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
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Reds
Archie Goldfine
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Les
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Old Tack
Plains
Tucker
Bul Wilson
Amarilla
W. H. Flamm
Clarence Wilmering
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Lynch
DiMaggio
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Borger Rotary Club
Palais Royal
Polk ST
Weather Data
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Montgomery
Nashville
Tenn
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Cal
Santa Fe
Sheridan
Wyo
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Shreveport
Washington, D. C
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Williston
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Serene
Wilmington
N. C
Winnemucca
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Colo
Boise City
Okla
Booker
Wien
LAGE
Stratford, Tex
Harrison Street
Arigauver
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North Terylor Street
Twaddell Camp
Cabin 1
Anne Dodson
van Buren Street
Second Street
Canyon, Tex
Garrard County
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Zale's
Webster
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Charming Ring
Polk
LSU
Zale
Eighth & Polk
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