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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1929
Page
5
The Canton Ohio paper reports Orin Herrick, 78, brother of Myron T. Herrick, is seriously ill following the death of the late ambassador. Physicians say his condition is doubtful for travel to Cleveland for the funeral. A London hospital test notes meals after exercise are not harmful.
Leading physicians say Cascarets provide real exercise for the bowels similar to an hour in the water. Made from Cascara Sagrada they stimulate peristaltic action and strengthen bowels with each use. Oils and laxatives merely act chemically and weaken bowels. About 20 million boxes are used yearly.
Henry Van Steenberger of Ham nony Grove near Stockton California died after trying to drink ten gallons of wine in one sitting. He began the attempt last Saturday and collapsed when less than a glass remained. A physician attributed death to alcoholism. He leaves a widow and five children.
George Schneider, 50, confessed to killing his wife Betty, 24, with a meat knife in Walla Walla Washington. He said he became enraged after she said she would go out in response to a phone call he believed summoned her to meet an old sweetheart.
Floyd R. Garwood who moved from Amarillo to Abilene was named district field manager for Syracuse Washing Machine in the Panhandle and has returned to Amarillo to establish headquarters. He will work through Finklea Electric and cover dealers across 30 Panhandle counties plus eastern New Mexico and western Oklahoma. Garwood is an Amarillo High School graduate and formerly with Southwestern Public Service.
Funeral services for Miss Rose Poster 26 a native of Germany who died yesterday at St Anthony's hospital will be held at St Anthony's chapel at 2 pm with Rt Rev B O'Brien in charge. Burial will be in Llano cemetery with N S Griggs & Sons directing.
Governor Moody issued a requisition on Arkansas for C. F. Johnson wanted for burglary in Tom Green county. He is under arrest in Hot Springs.
Austin police renew crackdown on anonymous Blunderbuss editors after the publication appeared with a Missouri sex questionnaire and risque material. Police confiscated several hundred copies. university officials aided. Chief Thorp said criminal charges would be filed against those responsible for the issue.
A proposed all colored bus line between Waco and Houston is funded by Brazos Valley Colored Coaches. A permit hearing before the Texas Railroad Commission motor bus division is set for April 11 in Waco. Additional hearings that day cover lines between Italy and Kaufman via Ennis and Meridian and Hillabero, and between Groveton and Alto via Crockett.
Stuyvesant Fish a New York family member said his yacht was boarded Saturday night by men believed to be coast guards. The vessel was ransacked for liquor. he his wife and two sons were threatened with pistols during the search. No liquor was found aboard. Fish had just returned from Wilmington Delaware with his new yacht Restless.
In two French port reports, the British steamer Cloud oald arrived at Bordeaux with its bow above the waterline after colliding with the steamship Ceyland amidships. The Ceylan, damaged in the Bay of Biscay collision, also reached La Rochelle and expected dry dock entry soon.
Fort Worth reports a man sought three years in the Peacock Bank burglary of Stonewall county was captured on Grapevine road. An attempted robbery failed when a gunman dropped his weapon and was wounded, later dying. A second suspect, Arthur Hill, received a ten year Texas penitentiary sentence. Authorities issued warrants for the remaining arrestee as Sheriff Charlie MecClowery led the case.
In New York, a society engagement is announced by film shown at a dinner dance. The movies depicted Kathryn Coverly Fischer and William Musgrave Calder Jr son of a former U S senator, giving attendees news about the couple.
Fort Worth elects a new city council for two years with a light turnout expected. The council will meet Friday to organize, and William Bryce was expected to be re elected mayor.
In New Orleans on April 2 Vito Longo 55 a canal Street undertaker shop buyer and ship line stevedore. He bought a costly casket checked cemetery dimensions and returned to the mortuary to kill himself. His wife and sons could not explain the death as suicide.
G. L. Coulter, president of North Dakota State Agricultural College, told the House agricultural committee that world surplus, not American, harms U.S. farmers. He cited cheap lands and labor abroad driving American products from markets and urged tariff revision to protect domestic producers and bring the issue to the Ways and Means Committee.
In Nacogdoches Texas witnesses testified at the opening of Will Tindall’s murder trial for the December 28 slaying of John Noel Ainsworth at Bobo’s Mill nine miles southwest. Bobo said Ainsworth whipped Tindall in a fight. Tindall returned with a gun and shot Ainsworth. Mrs Vick Ariola confirmed the fight and two shots. physicians said Ainsworth was shot twice in the head. Tindall pleaded not guilty as the state seeks the death penalty.
Three inmates, each with terms of 75 to 99 years for bank and auto thefts or robbery by firearms, were unaccounted for at 6 p.m. in Huntsville Texas. Extra guards with sawed off shotguns searched inside and along the gray walls as authorities reported a prior September 3 escape attempt. The prison held 977 prisoners, the second largest to date.
Johnny Darnell at 917 Lincoln Street is jailed on liquor possession charges after a raid by Constable Allen Johnson and deputies. Officers seized two gallons of whisky and 30 to 40 gallons of mash, plus several 10 gallon kegs found empty. A jar of whiskey in a car in front of the house was broken by Mrs. Darnell.
The Fair shows Love and the Devil with Milton Sills and Maria Corda amid Africa and Italy glamour. The Mission presents Chinatown Nights with Wallace Beery and Florence Vidor as Tong war unfolds. Also The Family Picnic with Marian Harris and a Movietone News segment. Dugan of Dugout stars Danny O Shea and Pauline Garon in a wartime comedy. Mickey's Athletics features Rafe Emerson and his Orchestra.
Al Mears aged 12 died an hour after being thrown from a horse in Denison Texas on April 1 authorities said.
A Broadway performer described as a New York girl in George White's Scandals touts Danderine for easy hair care. She says the product adds shine, softness, and manageability, helps stop dandruff, and keeps hair clean between shampoos. Over five million use it yearly.
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