Poppies Planted During City Beautification Week Campaign
Daughters of the American Revolution and the Legion Auxiliary will plant Flanders poppies around the Municipal Auditorium as part of city beautification week. Mrs. John Boyce leads the DAR committee, with beds at the Doughboy Memorial and near the flagpole supervised by Mrs. William M. Benton. Citizens donated cuttings and bulbs for other beds including chrysanthemum, golden glow, hollyhock, and daisy varieties from residents on Fillmore, Louisiana, Carolina, North Pierce, Ong, and West Ninth streets.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Women of the Auxiliary of the American Legion
John Boyce
Buchanan Street
Fifth Avenue
William M. Benton
the Legion Auxiliary
T. G. Adkins
Carolina Street
M. B. Langford
North Pierce Street
Jake Hammond
North Fillmore Street
J. Nutting
Ong Street
E. M. Davis
West Ninth Street
Grand jury report on jail conditions and county bonds
The grand jury endorses sanitary improvements and better facilities in the county jail and old court house, criticizes deplorable toilets, and pushes for modern conveniences and a proper docket for bonds. It condemns lax bond practices and urges sureties be tied to real estate. It notes raffles violate law and commends jurors to Judge Henry S. Bishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Faulkner
Grand Jury
Henry S. Bishop
Marriage, disappearance, and poisoning scare in Chicago
Ida White testifies she and Fish married in Oklahoma City and returned to Chicago. Fish allegedly left Ida at Sherman hotel and later was found near death from poison. Mrs Mildred Fish confirms the poisoning claim as police rush to hospital with witnesses. In Newark, Ambassador Morrow broadcasts a charm of Mexico's ancient civilization.
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Ida White
Fish
Oklahoma City
Chicago
Ida Fish
Sherman Hotel
Mildred Fish
Newark
N. J
Morrow
Simpatico
Mexico City
New Jersey
Shaw Frames Medicine as an Art Not a Science in Dilemma
Bernard Shaw argues medicine is an art shaped by physician character rather than a strict science in The Doctor's Dilemma. The comedy drama follows English doctors of rival schools and an ill artist as a love triangle unfolds, staged by the New York Theater Guild in Amarillo. Tickets are selling at Amarillo College of Music.
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Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Municipal Auditorium
New York Theater Guild
Emil F. Myers
Theater Guild
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
Amarillo College of Music
Canada and U S to Discuss Ship Tragedy
In Ottawa April 5 Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced formal representations between Canada and the United States over the sinking of the I'm Alone by a U S Coast Guard vessel. The statement was made in the House of Commons in reply to opposition leader R B Bennett.
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United Press
Ottawa
United States Coast Guard
Canada
United States
W. L. MacKenzie King
House of Commons
R. B. Bennett
Two Fort Worth Men Injured in Explosion
A dynamite blast west of Fort Worth injures Frank Harrison 27 and another man as they worked on a blast site on Thursday afternoon. Authorities reported the incident and began an investigation into the cause and safety lapses.
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FT. Worth
Fort Worth
Tex
Frank Harrison
Lindbergh and Morrow Family Visit Cuernavaca
Col Charles A Lindbergh and the Dwight W Morrow family visited Cuernavaca during a brief stopover as Constance Morrow prepares for study in the United States The Morrow home was seen for the first time since the Mexican revolution began Lindbergh likely will remain abroad until early next week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Mexico City
Charles A. Lindbergh
Dwight W. Morrow
Cuernavaca
Constance Morrow
Lindbergh
United States
Morrow
Capitol
Local Blast Injures Workers Laying Cable
Two men including Chester Steen were injured when an underground telephone cable blast occurred. Both are expected to recover. The report mentions radium emanations or niton as the rare gas involved.
Radio Listings From Newark and Other Cities
Program schedule notes 9 00 challenger orchestra 7 00 april showers orchestra and chorus 8 00 story hour 9 00 the album dramatic reading 9 30 night club romances with multiple station names across WOR network and affiliates in Newark and surrounding markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WKY
KOA
KSI
KPO
KGO
KFI
KGW
KHQ
Challengers Orchestra
KDKA
WLW
WJR
KYW
KWK
Wren Kwoo
WFAA
KPRC
WOAL
WHAS
WSB
WTMJ
KSL
KOMO
KSTP
WEBC
WMC
WIOD
WOR
Newark
WADC
WMAQ
KMOX
KOIL
WHK
WLAG
WDOD
WBRC
WREC
KRLA
KFJF
KFH
WCCO
WDSU
KRLD
WGHP
WOWO
KMBC
WHEC
WLAC
KLRA
KTLA
KRID
WIBW
KTSA
WISN
Night Club Romances
WKRC
WSPD
KLZ Kdyl
KMTR
KYA
KEX
KJR
KGA
War costs and debts shaping US foreign lending stance
The column argues Europe owes the United States about 25 billion dollars, including 15 billion in private debt and 10 billion borrowed from the U.S. After the war, fighting again would cost Europe more than 26 billion, so no war is expected. It urges investing spare funds at home instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Woman Candidate Seeks School Board Seat
Mrs. Cooper announced her candidacy to lower the age for school attendance to six years and to add a mother on the board. She urged full-time dedication, beautification of school grounds, more walkways, and improving the school system, noting she filed late and her name must be written on ballots tomorrow. The current board has no female member.
Undertaker in Plea For Reinstatement
Houston undertaker Leo Weadock says he will appeal to the state health officer for reinstatement of his embalming license after its revocation by the State Board of Embalmers. The board cited unprofessional exhumation and improper burial handling, following an eight year perjury conviction related to James Collins' estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Houston
Leo Weadock
Houston Undertaker
Weadock
State Board of Embalmers
James Collins
Solar power from 250 acre desert could power a city
On a hot summer day 250 acres of tropical desert soak up solar energy totaling about a million horsepower. This yield could supply all heat and power needs of a large city. The statement highlights the potential for solar farms to meet urban energy demands.
Heartfelt appeal poem broadcast for missing wife
Lawrence W. Cornell of Amarillo requests his wife, who left six weeks ago after a note said she sought work, to contact him. The note says she took only letters, and police report no further belongings. Cornell read a radio poem and submitted a copy to The Globe. no reply has come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence W. Cornell
Johnson Street
Globe
Cornell
Amarillo
Ponca City
Oklahoma
Wichita Legion Band to Lead Goodwill Tour Stops in Amarillo
The official band of the Wichita American Legion post, chosen at the San Antonio convention, will lead a goodwill tour stopping in Amarillo on April 22 and 23. The group, made up of young Wichita businessmen, will parade downtown on April 22 and perform short concerts in various city locations with assistance from the Legion quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
American Legion Post
National Department of the American Legion
San Antonio
van Auken
Legion Quartet
Flashes of Life and Oddities Across Cities
A collage of quirky notes from New York to Budapest and Toledo. Mary Garden backs talkies and plans an opera project. Budapest offers a ten cent meal at a celebrated restaurant anniversary. A 84 year old Quaker votes in a wheel chair, receives a presidential note. A feline kidnapping hoax involving aristocrats and a doctor’s tank apartment adds a bizarre twist.
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Budapest
Mathias Woldout
Pleasantville
WN. Y
Isaac Kit
Hoover
Toledo
Rana Catesbiana
24 Soldiers Killed in Roumania Train Crash
Relief crews raced to a Kishineff Bucharest express wreck near Buzenwan where 24 soldiers died and about 60 were injured. Snow hindered efforts as most dead were Bessarabian troops returning from Easter furloughs.
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United Press
Bucharest
Roumania
Buzenwan
Herrick Returns Home After Paris Stand
The vessel Herrick was moved to the cruiser after resting beneath flowers in the station. Paris mourned as Parisian officials and Breton peasants paid tribute while ships in the harbor lowered flags and crepe hung from masts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrick
Paris
France
Kirby Declines 1930 Democratic Governor Run
Houston April 56 John Henry Kirby will not seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 1930. He says he is honored by supporters but at his age should not pursue the high office. Pledges and inquiries followed prior intimations.
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Kirby
Associated Press
Houston
John Henry Kirby
Livestock markets across major U.S. towns report modest gains
Chicago hogs up to 11.76 a hundredweight with 18 000 head traded and sheep at 15 000 head steady. Kansas and Fort Worth markets show mixed cattle and hog prices with top hogs around 11.60 to 11.76 and vealers 13.76 to 17.00, sheep and lambs firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Noe Kansas Org
Chicago
Associated Press
ST. Taree
Fort Worth
New Orleans and New York Cotton Markets Open Steady
Cotton markets in both cities opened steady despite easier Liverpool cables. May May trade up to 19.80 with gains early, then softened, while July and October showed fluctuations before noon. New York prices opened lower on liquidation but recovered, with May around 20.40s and October near 19.80 as traders priced in unsettled weather and favorable south conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Associated Press
Liverpool
New York
Associate Press
Rts
Liverpool Cotton Market Report from April 5
Spot dull and higher with American cotton prices quoted across grades. Sales totaled 4,000 bales with 2,200 American. receipts 91,800. Futures closed quiet and steady with May 10.42 and July 10.61 among listed contracts. Transit Grain & Commission Co, Ft Worth, brokerage advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Associated Press
Chicago Produce Prices Reported for April 5 and 6
Butter and eggs show varied movement with creamery extras around 44 to 44 1 4 cents, standards 44 14 cents, and firsts near 43 to 44 cents. Eggs rise for some grades with extra firsts 26 to 28 cents, storage packed firsts about 28 to 28 cents. Poultry in Chicago market remains steady with springs 84 cents, broilers 44 to 23 cents, turkeys 80 cents, ducks 24 cents, geese 11 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Associated Press
Market slips on Fed warning walling brokers loans
New York stocks fell as the federal reserve board warned against excessive brokers loans. The decline was orderly withIndustrial leaders like International Telephone down 4, Union Pacific and National Cash Register 8 each, and Chesapeake & Ohio Anaconda Radio and Chrysler about 1. Steel common opened with 10,600 shares at 186 while Johns Manville American & Foreign Power and Houston Oil opened higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Federal Reserve Board
International ‘Telephone
Union Pacific
National Cash Register
Chesapeake & Ohio
Anaconda
Radio
Chrysler
Steel
Johns Manville
American & Foreign Power
Houston Oil
Election Notice for Amarillo Independent School District Trustees
Voters east of the Santa Fe and south of the Fort Worth and Denver lines may cast ballots Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the county election if they reside within the Amarillo Independent School District. No city poll tax. Ballot slate includes H. S. Milholland RB GC D. Bynum A Petersen Wm. A. Askew Fred E. Young George Parr. Mrs. Floyd Cooper’s name will not appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Fort Worth & Denver
Amarillo Independent School District
Milholland
D. Bynum
A. Petersen
A. Askew
Fred E. Young
George Parr
Floyd Cooper
Rebels Retake Ground As Federal Forces Press Northern Mexico
General Escobar vows to continue the rebellion from Chihuahua City amid heavy fighting. Government figures cap rebel losses at 1000 dead and 2000 captured, while rebels report no extermination. Federal forces trap Almazan near Jimenez as Juarez braces for assault by 800 sympathizers. Arizona protests troop movements through the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Gonzalo Escobar
Associated Press
Chihuahua
Mexico
General Escobar
Jimenez
la Reforma
Juarez
Diaz
Almazan
Escalon
Culiacan
Naco
Jalisco
Guanajuato
Phillips
Arizona
Washington
Federal troops press north as Reforma battle yields heavy rebel losses
Mexican federal forces push toward Camargo as Escobar loyalists retreat from Reforma. Government reports claim about 5,900 rebels suffered 1,000 killed, 2,000 captured, and 500 wounded in the Reforma engagement. General Almazan forecasts reaching Camargo as resistance wanes until Chihuahua City. A southern 5,000 strong force under General Cedillo, reinforced by 1,000 from Vera Cruz, readies against the cristero revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Mexico City
Victoriaun
Escobar
Reforma
Af Reforma
Juan A. Almazan
Plutarco Elias Calles
Camargo
Jimenez
Chihuahua City
Torreon
Cedillo
Vera Cruz
Corner store foresees stores selling more smokes
New York watchers note a remark by David A. Schulte that women smoking and men enjoying ice cream sodas will drive growth of a corner store chain selling only cigarettes, a trend he calls as common as wooden Indians and corner saloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
David A. Schulte
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Charles Curtis
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Capitol Building
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Undertaker
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Fort Worth Livestock
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