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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1929
Page
1
The Texas state board of education approved Amarillo Junior College on Monday, ranking it as a junior college and enabling local ballots for a July election. Amarillo officials anticipate strong voter support with minimal opposition to establishing the college within the public school system.
In Temple Texas on June 24 John Vickers 45 fired on family members and a fleeing driver before being killed by his son-in-law Charlie Hall 65. Hall posted bond set at 1000 after the fatal shooting near Hall’s gate.
A legislative committee in Austin on June 24 approved a bill to authorize claims totaling 312,000 dollars filed by West Texas farmers harmed by the pink boll worm quarantine. The measure was steered by Representatives Henry Webb Odessa Penrose Metcalf San Angelo and Carl Rountree Center.
Tuesday forecasts show partly cloudy skies for Amarillo and vicinity and West Texas with fair conditions in New Mexico. A high pressure area centered over western South Dakota brings cooler trends to the central and northern Rocky Mountain region and northern Plains states, while low pressure persists over Arizona and continues unsettled weather through central and southern Texas and along the southwestern border. Temperatures reach about 68 degrees in Amarillo today with light precipitation totaling 0.14 inches in the 24 hours ending yesterday at 4 p.m.
A new Rock Island Railroad line between Liberal and Amarillo opens July 15 boosting wheat and other crops. It traverses North Panhandle, spurring ranch asset disposal and farming on 100 000 to 150 000 acres this year. The 153 mile, 80 mile wide tract is largely tillable with level deep soil. New towns along the route include Adams Hardesty Hitchland Bernstein Gruver Morse Pringle Stinnett Oil City Antelope Sanford Fritch Deal Wilhelm Grinough Wilston Masterton and Moyer. The line cost nine million dollars to build.
Dallas June 24 The twenty third annual convention of agricultural engineers heard that the American farm is again becoming a self sufficient independent unit Professor FE R Jones of the University of Wisconsin said the farmer once grew his own corn built his own house and wore his own cloth before the industrial revolution and the pendulum is swinging back He added it will not swing fully but farmers will buy only when they gain economies of scale in production The relation of farm mechanics to profitable farming was discussed by M F Thurmond assistant professor at Texas A and M college.
Eddie Middagh veteran pilot dies when Northwest Airways tri motor from Chicago crashes after takeoff near Indian Mounds park St Paul seven others injured Including Kendall Clough Henry Frost Harcourt Ames Paul Ames J B McOsker and H G Foote. Incident reported by Associated Press.
Rain fell across the Panhandle Sunday enhancing grass and crops while causing light damage to wheat. North Plains saw half to two inches, delaying full harvest planned for Monday. Borger area reported about an inch to a half of rain, stopping wheat harvest in northern Hutchinson County.
Naval and air units scoured waters near the Azores for four Spanish aviators missing for almost three days. A British freighter sighting rumor offered the only hope while four destroyers from Ferrol and the Portuguese gunboat Zaire pressed the search. Public anxiety rose as Major Franco, a national hero since 1926, faced unclear outcomes amid calls for private aid.
New York reports that if Major Ramon Franco and his three companions perish in their Spain to United States flight, 25 lives will have been sacrificed in trans Atlantic attempts over the past three years. The record lists eight failed Atlantic attempts since 1926, with several crews lost at sea and others saved after forced landings. Notable losses include Nun gearsser and Coli in 1927, Princess Lowenstein Wertheim group, and Old Glory, Dawn, and Hinchcliffe expeditions, reflecting the peril of early long distance air travel.
The Santa Fe Rock Island and Orient railways will oppose the Fort Worth Denver Northern and Burlington application to build a Childress to Pampa line. The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed these three to intervene in all hearings. The intervenors include the Chicago Rock Island and Gulf Railway, Panhandle Santa Fe Railway, and Clinton Oklahoma Western of Texas.
Austin reports the state tax rate will rise from 64 to 77 cents in July, boosting property tax collections by about 7 million dollars over the next two years. Treasurer W. Gregory Hatcher confirms the automatic tax board will implement the increase, while current appropriations assume a maximum 85 cent rate for government support.
June 24 Th urman Evans Corsiciana was Texas' most envied youth after a educators’ committee selected him to represent the state in a nationwide Edison scholarship contest. Gifford White Fredericksburg was named a taken alternate after more than 50 high school graduates competed in tests for the four year technical scholarship offered by Edison at a leading university.
A man describes returning home to his rooms above a Piggly Wiggly at Sixteenth Avenue and Madison Street when a masked burglar with a gun surprised him. The thief slashed and injured him, forced entry, demanded diamonds from a tie pin and finger ring, and escaped with two gems after a brutal struggle.
Associated Press report from Trenton notes Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague, vice chairman of the National Democratic committee, was arrested on contempt charges for not answering questions about his wealth. He received 24 hours to seek a habeas writ and will remain in custody of Senate sergeant at arms.
Four persons died when their car plunged from highway 66 fifteen miles east of Tulsa. The group, believed en route to the American Legion meeting in Miami, Oklahoma, included two uniformed men thought to be from Fort Sill. Dead are tentatively identified as Delvin Hodge Walters Oklahoma Leo Letgo Oklahoma City Melvin Preston Tulsa.
Amarillo salesmen, including J. M. Davis of Colorado Fuel and Tron, are halted entering Fort Sumner as New Mexico requires a state property tax license before selling or operating a car for gain. Officers demand payment of state, county, and school taxes on the car value, with potential confiscation if unpaid. Amarillo Chamber will seek guidance to avoid cross border enforcement clashes between New Mexico and Texas rules.
In Cumby Texas on Main Street near the post office Mrs. Oscar Cross shot and killed Mrs. W. E. Reid, 40, in what authorities call a mistaken identity case. Cross surrendered and later told County Attorney Emmet Thornton that the killing was not intentional. Cross, freed on a $10,000 bond, claimed she targeted a Dallas woman believed to be at the pine. Both women are married with children. Reid leaves a daughter, Cross has three.
The Denver and Rock Island railroads contend for extensions into the Eastern Panhandle. Amarillo Chamber of Commerce directors drafted approval regulations for Rock Island last Thursday. Today members discuss resolutions and location committee report.
Austin June 24 Senator Walter Woodward Coleman filed a resolution to form a 12‑member committee to survey the Panhandle land near the 100th meridian and meet Oklahoma officials to fix a price for the territory. The measure passed both houses and follows past discussions. a boundary ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court could transfer the land to Texas. Oklahoma seeks to purchase, though no further steps have been taken.
AWant Ad page promotes buying a small plot of land in greater Amarillo as a foundation for future homes. It urges buyers to begin on the right foot by reviewing available lots and considering “good-boys in residence” as neighborhood prospects.
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