12 Dec 1930
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1930
Page
1
AmariLLO CITY witnesses a large Christmas pageant with 70 000 spectators as a Public Service Company lineman dies from an electric shock during Santa parade duties. The event includes Shamrock's band leading a giant pageant and a foreign war vets float placing first while weather remains near ideal.
Thousands lined Amarillo streets as the Amarillo Erie Keingle parade and pageant unfolded with Santa Claus riding in a sleigh pulled by ten reindeer. Marshals cleared space for marching units while Wilbur C. Hawk praised community cooperation and a cash sponsorship of 82800.
While repairing a live electrical line, a spark leaped causing fatal injuries to WM. Claude Cody who was perched on a utility pole. The incident details indicate a dangerous work environment and an official probe may follow.
Near 66 000 volts flash knocks William Cody from a pole he was working on. He falls about 25 feet and dies at a local hospital. Cody leaves a widow Josie and three children. Funeral arrangements planned after viewing at Grize's Funeral Chapel.
Charges that the Rock Island altered its proposed Vega to Forrest line after the Texas and Pacific filed to build into northern New Mexico were raised at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Lubbock. Citizens along the Texas and Pacific project testified as the hearing weighs whether the T P can gain the right to construct.
LUBBOCK December 11 A West Texas farming region debate centers on rail routes Rock Island and Texas Pacific with witnesses including Tom Goode of Big Spring and D I McDonald Amarillo detailing route shifts and projected agricultural impact Hereford and Deer Smith County testimony questions route alignments and anticipated farming development along the lines south of Vegate and toward New Mexico.
Amarillo builders submit bids for Potter County courthouse with totals near 391 366 for general work and 5200 for plumbing and heating The low general bid was 5142 by Lambie and Company and the receiving commission says the costs are unusually low compared with past building projects The project includes 220 working days for completion and work to begin within 30 days The bids were opened with 37 total bids received and several bidders from Dallas and San Antonio among them Page 18 Column 2 continues the report
The trial of Bert Smith continued as both sides presented lengthy arguments before a jury. Prosecutors alleged Smith aided an $8000 embezzlement from the firm in Stinnett on November 2, 1929, with Smith defended as an accomplice and trial held in Panhandle.
A damaged weather note appears with misspelled words and unclear location. Readable items are insufficient to determine region timing conditions or temperature outlook.
A man identified as brother of A D Payne went missing for days, then was found wandering on the plains 61 miles south of Pecos. Cowboys on a ranch brought him to Pecos for care after officers could not recognize him. He carried clothes and funds but offered no clues about his identity or fate.
A valley of confusion surrounds a planned rabbit drive on 9000 acres with a 14 tile Sandon hunt slated for next Saturday. Amarillo sportsmen discuss an extermination drive under Sandon Porter Barg and Rana with invitations sent from Eagar Sherman, secretary of the San Jon Chamber of Commerce, to Clovis Clayton Tueut Cari and Anailio. The Globe dispatches a truck to haul a load of rabbits for Salvation Army relief as Capt. R. McNelland coordinates today’s two men helping.
At a Texas Panhandle advisory session in Fort Worth the proposal to reduce daily oil from 40 000 to 20 000 barrels and end marginal well allowances was approved with firms like Humble Oil and Skelly Oil seeking to reallocate connections. Debate centered on equitable sharing of pipelines and production targets amid demand. Meanwhile a baby from 300 A Street was treated after choking on an apple at St Anthony’s hospital.
Tickets for the German Grand Opera to be staged February 8 are highlighted with a seating diagram and prices. The production features 156 cast and 56 in the orchestra, traveling by special train with eight Pullman cars. Tickets for single performances can be reserved now, with seat assignment per receipt order.
Amarillo police hunt Cotgh Davis and D J Davis in connection with the McCarrick murder in Amarillo and the Wirt murder of deputy Vernon Case. Officials report a bold hour long spree with two Mikes stores robbed and a getaway car used, a reward offered.
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