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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1929
Page
1
A Detroit sales manager announced offices will open on July 1 under a new rule building plan. The operation will staff forty employees to handle inspections and related duties in the city.
A Chevrolet division announces a new Amarillo district to handle seven new zones in the United States. The Amarillo office will oversee 17 dealers in the Panhandle and West Texas as far south as Abilene and Sweetwater, east to Vernon. About 40 staff will operate from a leased floor in the Rule building, with July 1 as the opening date.
Oris Miller 15 died at St Anthony s hospital from injuries after a Wednesday night bicycle collision on Panhandle highway. He suffered internal injuries, a broken leg, head cuts and bruises. Funeral home holds the body. services expected Sunday pending relatives word. Survived by parents two brothers and a sister. Vehicle driver G A Craig East Amarillo Filling Station implicated in turn into road path incident.
The forecast calls for Saturday generally fair in West Texas and Amarillo with little change in temperature for New Mexico. Pressure patterns show a high over the central eastern Rockies and rising over the region east of the Mississippi while no distinct low is present. temperatures trend warmer in the central and northern Rockies with readings around the noon hour near 68 to 70 degrees in Amarillo.
Oklahoma City dispatch reports two men attempted a raid at the State Bank of Moore eleven miles south of Oklahoma City. Otto Hayes the book keeper said two strangers entered the bank and the guard opened fire after Hayes fired. One robber was killed and the other wounded. Yon of Altoona Pennsylvania was identified as the dead man and Heatley of St. Albans Long Island the wounded man.
A crude blackjack made from blanket, soap, and cord was found by jailers in lower Rank No. 8 after suspicious inmate behavior. Sheriff Bill Thompson, John Milligan, and C. T. Vanderpool led the search. two youths nabbed for cart theft were moved to separate cells.
Two young holdup men robbed Gulf Service in Pampa Texas of 22.75 and escaped after a gun battle with Borger officers. They struck employee Wildy Duval and forced colleague KB Lawrence to lock the safe before fleeing in a stolen Cortex Carbon Black car later abandoned in Borger. No injuries reported.
The Texas Panhandle wheat yield is reported to be reduced by at least 20 percent in the past ten days as hot winds hurt production. Grain dealers told J. E. Biggs, head of the Northwest Texas division of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, that losses may reach six to eight million bushels, with the North Plains suffering the worst. Biggs sent his car needs report to the chamber's general offices.
John D. Rockefeller II, just graduated from an American university, is expected to visit the Soviet Union in mid July, likely accompanied by James MacDonald, chairman of the American Foreign Policy Association.
Evangeline Skibinski, 14, daughter of T S Skibinski, living south of Kingsville, broke her left leg in a collision when a bus from Amarillo struck the car she rode in this afternoon at Pampa. Her mother and sisters suffered minor injuries. The car was badly damaged. the bus escaped damage.
Mrs Ruth Griffith of Amarillo reports a five diamond necklace in a small change purse lost Friday around noon in the downtown district. A check signed by M Sherman and several dollars were also in the purse. A generous reward is offered for its return. the necklace is a family heirloom.
The Texas House approved a four cent gasoline tax with exemptions for farm machinery and municipal emergency vehicles, final passage 84 to 16. The bill replaces a two cent levy and would take effect 90 days after adjournment, contingent on Senate action and governor signature.
In Washington a DePriest musicale and reception drew over 3 000 Black attendees and about a dozen whites. Rep Yates and other Republicans joined. DePriest urged a repeat event next February while Congress adjourned for summer recess. His wife received a warm reception on stage after a press controversy.
Dr James H Snook was indicted for the murder of Theora E Hix a 24 year old OSU co ed after he confessed to authorities that he killed her during a quarrel in his car near Columbus. He was held without bond awaiting arraignment as crowds gathered outside the courthouse and police prepared Bertillon records.
Madison Wisconsin June 21 ex plan explanation to a senate deputy by Senator James A Harker Milwau kee legislator describes a mock Gettelman State Medical Liquor Commission plan. He jokes I’d invite you then write a prescription for a case of beer and offer it claiming it would help.
In Swhiny Texas on June 21 twenty eight of 43 convicts who escaped Clemens state prison farm were accounted for. Two trusties blamed for engineering the break were held in confinement. Two other convicts, Tom Nichols and Lee Hailey, died from gunshot wounds. Frank Jones died in Houston police custody. Authorities tracked fugitives into dense woodland as guards closed in.
Special to The News Pampa June 21 Harry O. Noll 21 released on $500 bond charged with assault for wounding 80 year old H. M. Kime near the municipal airport early today. Kime was shot in the left shoulder and left hand. The shooting followed a quarrel.
Major Ramon Franco leads four Spanish aviators on a flight from Alcazares near Cartagena to the Azores en route to America. The group, including Commandant Eduardo Gonzales Gallarza Captain Ruiz de Alda and mechanic Pedro Madariaga, left at 4 50 p m local and expected to reach the Azores by early Saturday.
Amarillo faced a scorching day as temperatures reached 97.7 degrees, near the season high. A light late shower failed to cool the air while Weather Bureau observer H T Collman warned hot spells last ten days to two weeks. The long day featured a late sunset at 8:04 p.m. and Dallas reports noted 102 degrees in Wichita Falls and widespread highs near 98 across Waco Abilene Amarillo and Fort Worth.
President Portes Gil announces a settlement between the Roman Catholic Church and Mexico. The pact allows church authorities to designate priests who register with Mexican law, permits religious instruction within churches, and confirms constitutional rights for church members while preserving church identity. The government clarifies limits and protections for clergy and parishioners.
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