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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1929
Page
6
A tranquil verse paints a moonlit night with quiet breezes and dreamlike imagery. The author Jessica M. Young from Amarillo Texas signs the piece, noting 508 Jackson Street.
Borger merchants and professionals haul 75 to 100 travelers on a 400 mile goodwill tour Friday and Saturday June 21 and 22 visiting ten towns in Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle country. Mayor Pace leads a 50 car motorcade with tire repair support from Cal Farley of Amarillo and local service cars.
Earl Manchester, a Canadian youth who came to Georgia to work, was convicted of murder after confessing he killed his roommate James Parks for a $1,000 share of $14,000 in life insurance. He awaited sentencing for the electric chair as the landlady Mrs Powers faced an accessory before the fact charge.
In Breckenridge on June 18 a gunfire incident injured Royce Perry a 17 year old and Laura Johnson 16 after they opened a pasture gate. Perry was punched and the girl suffered a cut on her arm as bullets struck nearby. Two others, J Kendrick and Melrose Wagiey, were unharmed and no charges have been filed.
Chicago June 18 report shows seventy steam railways now employ motor trucks for short hauls and terminal service per a Chicago Motor Club survey.
Paris designer Madame Tollmann creates three young women gowns for dances. A pale pink mousseline de soie gown features a semi-princess line with two circular tiers and a swaying scalloped hem. A yellow satin back crepe gown uses both fabric sides with hipline panels and a drifting train. The black option blends black poult de soie with a detachable net bertha and a long skirt with a dramatic longer panel and a diamond pearl buckle.
Deputy Sheriff George Johnson was held for safekeeping at the state penitentiary in Little Rock after he shot and killed Glen Quay a 22 year old Missouri man in a prohibition incident at Newport yesterday. Authorities feared Newport citizens would storm the jail at Batesville to reach him.
Sixty delegates from the Panhandle Red River and South Plains districts attended the Chiropractic convention in Lockney over the weekend. Dr James R Crain president of Texas Chiropractic College San Antonio spoke to a large crowd Saturday evening. The gathering included a banquet at a local hotel Sunday noon and an executive session at the Methodist church. The event was called the largest district meeting ever held in the state by committee chair Dr C MacCollum.
Clan C Perkins 24 died after becoming entangled with live wires while at the southeast Riverside sewage plant. His death was instantaneous. His parents and three others survive. A second item notes Dr B J Chipley joining Dr C A Cantrell in Plainview for medical work, with Chipley’s background and Cantrell’s July departure.
Warning about dangerous blood pressure symptoms includes dizzy spells hot flashes thumping head and shortness of breath. The ad promotes Norma a drugstore product claiming rapid relief with a money back guarantee and notes one bottle may show improvement.
A 52 year old man, John Sanders, and his wife were found after a gun attack in their tent home near Austin. Sanders died from a neck wound and his wife, about 45, was dying from a stomach wound. Coroner to rule death from gunshot wounds fired by Sanders.
R L Lowry a licensed pilot from Plainview arrived in Snyder and leased Yoderfield to start a flying school. He trained at Glendale airport in Los Angeles. Whisky Run residents object to the name and rename the highway to Springvale road.
Sunday menus list breakfast dinner and supper courses with beverages desserts and snacks. The article includes recipes for Banana Cake Peach and Cheese Salad conserve and a beverage suggestion with vanilla to flavor chocolate. It provides ingredient quantities and step by step preparation notes.
John Mayes Holt a 21 year old resident of Shamrock died in a Lubbock hospital from injuries after he fell from a moving car ten miles south of Slaton near Wilson. He had crushed chest injuries and both legs broken. Funeral services are set for Wednesday in Slaton. Holt and his father had arrived from Shamrock for a vacation. The Holt family had lived in Slaton 11 years and previously resided in Chico Texas.
West Texas Press plans the fourth annual Booster Membership convention in Sweetwater with over 250 registered delegates expected. Editors and their families receive free plane rides during the July 12 two day session courtesy of Texas Air Transport and Halliburton lines.
Claude Texas reports the $30 000 Methodist church is completed and held first services last Sunday. Two new elevators are finished and ready for harvest. A large brick garage was erected in Claude by Harrill and McFarland.
Advocate testimonial style highlights Tanlac as a 10 year remedy for stomach troubles. John Robertson of Little Rock credits three bottles with appetite and sleep restoration, claiming the product enables eating spicy foods and better rest. The ad touts herbal roots and a cost under two cents per dose with a money back guarantee.
Mrs. Howard Bowell elected president of the Young Matrons Missionary Society at First Christian church luncheon hosted by Mrs. Clarke Buckner. Other officers named include Mrs. J. C. Smythe as vice president and Mrs. Key Farr as secretary and treasurer.
Elmer Cales, 28, farmer, remains jailed in Independence Kansas awaiting murder trial for Marguerite White 20 year old student nurse. Sheriff R W Lewis backs him while White family supports, stating Cales innocent though he claims she shot herself after he declined marriage proposal.
Long motor and train journeys strain the nerves causing headaches and fatigue. Capichine quickly soothes excited nerves and stops the headache, with a pleasant taste. Liquid Capuchine provides fast relief without opiates or stomach upset. Sold by druggists in 80c and 60c sizes.
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