Return of Insull brothers sought by investors
Attorneys for investors in the bankrupt Insull Utility Investments seek subpoenas for Samuel Insull and his brother Martin J. Insull to force replies from abroad. They also aim to stop Samuel Insull’s $18,000 annual pension from Chicago utilities as part of the federal bankruptcy inquiry. A roster of 250 names tied to a $700,000 underwritten stock issue was entered as evidence.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
Paris
Martin J. Insull
Ontario
Insull Utility Investments, Inc
Lewis Jacobson
Insull Utility
Jacobson
Flood reports from Tampico Monterrey and Chihuahua
Floods sweep three distant cities with fatalities in Hidalgo and Monterrey and heavy livestock losses. The account lists six dead in Heujutla Hidalgo and one in Monterrey with thousands of cattle perishing. Bethany College halts admission charges for athletic events to keep games accessible to bona fide students.
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Tampico
Monterrey
Chihuahua
Heujutla
State of Hidalgo
Marriages In September Outpace Divorces in Potter County
In Potter County during September eleven marriage licenses were issued by Deputy Clerk Pauline Bell while only two divorces were granted in the 108th District Civil Court. One decree dated September 1 had actually been a August hearing. the August total was 17.
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Potter County
Pauline Bell
Herman
Boles
Thelma Henderson
Dave Duncan
Pearl Lucille Brown
Roy Ashton Allison
Sylvia Leverne Warner
W. M. Gill
May Allison
Floyd F. Hillin
Trena Mann
H. L. Long
Wanda Coan
William H. Jones
Willie Bragg
George R. Ross
Rena Wallace
Hans Lusis
Mabel Ward
Stephen Teel Curtis
Vera Zallee Williams
John Campbell Rogers, Jr
Lillian Marie Patton
Cora E. Mitchell
M. D. Mitchell
May Eugene Evans
J. H. Evans
Gentry Shows with Freckles Ray to Perform in Amarillo
Cheering crowds welcome Mr. Gen and announce the Gentry Shows return after a 25 year absence. Freckles Ray from Our Gang will greet fans at each performance. Amarillo merchants offer free tickets with purchases and 15 percent of box office receipts benefit the Presbyterian Children's Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoo
Ray
Our Gang
Amarillo
The
Globe
Presbyterian Children’s Home
Lady seeks room and board job with wages
A middle aged, unencumbered woman writes seeking a work for lodging and small wages, offering to furnish references.
How Hurricanes Form In The Doldrums A Weather Bureau Study
Washington reports that scientists study hurricane origins as the Puerto Rico storm weakens. Rising warm moist air creates an upward column while opposing air currents and Earth's rotation spin the system into a hurricane. The ring shaped storm features 100 to 150 mph winds and a calm center.
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F. B. Colton
Associated Press
Washington
Puerto Rico
Weather Bureau
William J. Humphreys
The
West Indies
Charles Ford Services Due on Saturday
Funeral services for Charles W. Katy Ford 63 of Amarillo will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Blackburns Funeral Home with Rev R Thomson officiating. Burial services at Llano Cemetery will be conducted by Amarillo lodge No 731 A F and A M. Ford died Thursday after a five month illness. he was a Burlington road foreman of engines for 10 years and had worked for the company over 30 years. He is survived by his widow Maude E Ford a son Richard and three daughters Mrs F R Barnes Miss Lorena Ford and Mrs E A Newton. He lived at 508 Buchanan Street and had resided in Amarillo more than 20 years. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. Also noted is a new fish canning method developed in Norway.
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Charles W
Katy” Ford
Burlington
Blackburn
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
Amarillo Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Ford
Llano
Buchanan Street
Fort Worth
Lorena Ford
Amarillo
E. A. Newton
Santa Barbara
Calif
Governing row muddies edge of Texas governor race
The dispute centers on Mrs Ferguson and Governor Sterling with Orville Bullington eyed as a possible Republican governor nominee. Legal maneuvers delay certification, court injunctions limit ballot placement, and a call for special commissioners to audit alleged irregular votes looms amid broad claims of thousands of illegal ballots across hundreds of counties.
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Ferguson
Sterling
Orville Bullington
Wichita Falls
Supreme Court
McCallum
Robertson
Democratic Party
Nickels
Rail job gains as railroads hire thousands for crop season
The era of expanding railroad work shows 3500 new lines in the Midwest and 1500 in the Far West with many southern lines adding clerical and unskilled loading labor for the cotton harvest. Major increases occur in grain coal and cotton shipments with thousands of hires across major roads including New York Central Baltimore and Ohio Reading Big Four Illinois Central and others.
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Era
Middlewestern
Far West
Mountain States
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Chicago
Reading
St. Clair
Middle West
Big Four
Ilinois Central
Indiana
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Rock Island
Great Northern
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Salt Lake City
Denver
Rio Grande & Western
Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Pocatello
The
Colorado and Southern
Santa Fe
Denver, Rio Grande & Western
Northern Pacific
West and East duel shapes October campaign
By Byron Price Washington Sept. 30 The presidential race enters October with campaigns split between the West and East. Democrats led by Governor Roosevelt shift focus west for insurgent Republican support while Hoover plans a counter thrust eastward. Roosevelt tours New York before the state Democratic convention as Democrats seek New York votes to derail Hoover. Republicans target Illinois Indiana and Ohio to keep Roosevelt from winning without the Midwest.
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Byron Price Washington
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Hoover
Midwest
Johnson
California
Cutting
New Mexico
Norris
Nebraska
Farley
Democrats
New York
Des Moines
Curtis
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
East
Refinery Fire in Gladewater Destroys Tanks and Clocks Loss
A fire at the Gladewater Refinery Company destroyed 26 oil storage tanks and caused more than 118000 dollars in property damage. The blaze began after a mysterious explosion in a 3000 barrel tank around 7 PM and burned for hours, threatening nearby refinery facilities, wells, and a high school with no injuries reported.
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Gladewater
Tex
U.P
Gladewater Refinery Company
Cherokee Chief Oil Company
Pomerene Protests R F C Loan Reports Publication
Chairman Atlee Pomerene of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation protested publicizing of loan reports. South Trimble, House clerk, announced the protest, saying publicity embarrassed and frightened borrowers. Washington report dated September 30.
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Washington
O.R
Atlee Pomerene
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
South Trimble
House of Representatives
Freight and road traffic trends noted in regional report
The report notes no definite new job figures but mentions easier farm credit boosting farm equipment shipments. Roads include the Missouri Pacific Gulf Coast Line Texas Pacific and Louisville and Nashville. Football crowds aid general passenger traffic. Southern Railway records a slight freight increase in the past 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Gulf Coast Line
Texas Pacific
Louisville
Nashville
Southern Railway
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest
The poem praises a small country hospital where the local doctor knows patients personally and comforts them, contrasting with city hospitals that treat patients as numbers. It honors rural physicians and the humble care they provide amid scarce funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
Kansas City Livestock and New York Stock Market Summary
Kansas City hogs and cattle trades show steady to lower tones with top hogs at 385 for 170 to 250 pounds and cattle values around 6 to 7 dollars for midsize steers and similar ranges for other classes. In New York, the stock market opened heavy with gradual drift lower as utilities, railroads and chemicals fell on selling pressure amid mixed rallies and inertia.
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Kansas City
Sept
New York
Railroad and Chemical Company
American Waterworks
American Telephone
North American
Consolidated Gas
Public
How To Relieve Headaches In Three Minutes
An advertisement touts B C a pharmacist prepared remedy for quick relief of headaches. It claims multiple ingredients work together to ease head pain in minutes and also aids muscular aches colds and neuralgia without habit forming drugs. Available in 10c and 25c packages at drugstores.
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B. C
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Clow Gas Team Heating Co
Earth
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Grahkam
Tyler Street
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Poc Gas & Deeeee
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Kennecott Copper
Weber
Chicago Grain Table & Co
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Dee
ATS
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Fowler
Fillmore
Florsheim
Ych & Davies
Bagg’ Clothing
Mayfield Motor CO
Russell Middleton
Telephone
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