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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1928
Page
2
The city proclaims Cleanup and Paint Up Week led by Mayor Lee Bivins. Officials, merchants, and The Globe News urge residents to clean yards, clear trash, and brighten homes from Monday through Saturday.
A mother Mary A Thurman 59 and her daughter in law Dorothy Thurman died within two hours in Amarillo. Mary A Thurman died at 8 30 pm at 107 Virginia street survived by five sons and two daughters. Dorothy Thurman died at 10 30 pm at Northwest Texas hospital survived by husband and three brothers. Bodies held pending relatives arrival in Canyon and Amarillo respectively.
Amarillo Boy Scout committee met at the American State bank to plan the annual two week encampment at the William Warner camp site near Claude on the Dripping Springs canyon. The camp runs June 6 through June 9 with a daily fee of 11.50 or 6.25 for one week.
High school students at Amarillo observe Hobo Day on April 6 with about half of the student body in classes. Pupils dressed in various hobo styles from wandering Jew to Irishman with sideburns featured in the day’s unusual costumes.
Amarillo police records show only five arrests last night all for traffic violations. City crowds were down due to a storm keeping people home, despite expectations of a busy evening.
Dr. J. Walton Moore, a returned missionary from China, will speak at San Jacinto Baptist Church Sunday at 11 o'clock. He will exchange pulpits with Rev. D. D. Sumrall, who will preach at the First Baptist Church at the same hour. Moore plans to return to China soon to continue his wartorn field work. He is presently filling the pulpit at First Baptist in Dr. G. L. Yates’s absence due to ill health. A large crowd is expected.
Winners of ward school eliminations advance to final eliminations at the Junior High School tomorrow morning at 9 oclock. William Arnold Ralph Neely and Ed Davis persons earned seventh grade representation through perfect grades yesterday. They study in Mrs. W. W. Cox home room.
The city commissioners awarded Clowe and Cowan Amarillo plumbers a contract for 12 500 feet of two inch galvanized pipe for irrigation at Elwood Park.
Five hundred bundles of rose bushes arrived with more expected early next week. The Globe office will distribute the first 500 bundles today, with 600 more due Saturday night or Monday and undelivered plants to be mailed to customers. Amarillo Landscape aids distribution. Old Tack urges sun and water for best growth.
The April snow across the Panhandle and eastern New Mexico was scattered with some areas reporting several inches while others had little to no precipitation. By midmorning most snow had melted and warmer, sunny conditions were forecast through Easter. The Santa Fe report noted light to heavy moisture variability, with western Panhandle and eastern New Mexico seeing more snow than Hereford Clovis, Canyon, or Texaco, where little moisture occurred.
Mrs Ada Crumpton aged 30 wife of Bert Crumpton died at the family home 2304 Northwest Fifth street at 11 this morning. She leaves her husband and four daughters Mary Evelyn Sadie and Tre se. The body is held at N S Griggs and Sons pending funeral arrangements with burial expected in Oklahoma, former family home.
The inter scholastic declamation contest at Senior High school was postponed because judges could not arrive. A new session is planned for Monday at 7 45 in the High school auditorium. Schools citywide enter. admission is ten cents for students and twenty five cents for adults.
Myrtle F. Kammerer 32 wife of S H Kammerer prominent rancher near Panhandle died in a local hospital at 2 50 am after an operation. Survived by husband three children Ella Mae Hazel June Jewel Jr and her California parents. Funeral plans awaiting arrival of the parents. Body at Blackburn parlors then to Panhandle for services and burial.
Members of the Canyon Dramatic Club head to West Texas State Teachers College this noon to stage the one act play Suppressed Desires in the state contest. Directed by Miss Orvilla Headrick the cast includes Adaline Lumpkin Rebecca Ainsworth and Elizabeth Webster.
One year old Betty Jean Cole daughter of Mr and Mrs S B Cale died at 811 A North Buchanan Street at 845 this morning. The body is held at N S Griggs and Sons pending relatives arrival. Funeral services are planned for Sunday.
Santa Fe and southern Fort Worth area assign sixteenth street voting place judges R K Puckett and Jack Burgess and clerks Flieer Lowder Wesley Mitchell. San Jacinto school judges George Turnley and Douglas Witt with Mrs H G Hamrick and Mrs R Bruce as clerks. North Buchanan judges E L Richardson and H A Daniel with Mrs W P Ray and Mrs May Placey as clerks. Courthouse judges J W Goff and J W Britt with clerks J D Cazzell and M F Taylor.
Snow and cold weather swept the plains states and nearby regions as winter delivered an unseasonable farewell. Wet snow blanketed Minnesota Iowa and Nebraska while rain and mist spread across the middle west. The forecast called for heavy precipitation and further cooling today and tomorrow.
N Miles 26 a tailor shop employee in Graham Texas was shot fatally at work Friday morning. B N Gatlin 52 Breckenridge father in law of Miles surrendered at the sheriff's office saying Ive just had a little trouble. A preliminary hearing was ordered to convene immediately to investigate the shooting.
Senate leaders moved the McNary Haugen farm relief bill toward final passage with a 55 to 33 majority in favor. Final action was expected late today or tomorrow before sending the measure to the House within about two weeks.
Rear Admiral James Harrison Oliver retired Navy officer and first Virgin Islands governor dies at his Shirley estate on the James River. Death attributed to heart disease. Oliver served on the naval board of strategy during World War I and held a historic government post in the Virgin Islands.
Henry Ford and Mrs Ford landed in Southampton aboard the Majestic and traveled by automobile to London. Jujitsu gains popularity among English women with many female students in London schools. M Koizumi notes women excel in the art. Seven male competition teams for a Baron Matsui cup included Oxford, the city police, and Jewish Lads' Brigade. Florida could feed 15 million if soil reached full capacity. The fisher, related to the marten, is now rare due to settlement and trapping.
Hollywood star Jack Hoxie in full cowboy regalia greets admirers in Guthrie Oklahoma. He tours by Cadillac with manager M A Ellsworth, plans Memphis Fort Worth and Oklahoma appearances before returning to Hollywood. He shares stories of his horse Scout and a locally loved pistol heirloom amid fan excitement.
Seven dead in a storm that swept from the Southwest into Oklahoma and Texas. Four drowned in Shawnee after a flood caused by a cloud burst. two killed by wind and a final victim, Dave Corfman, crushed by a tree limb near Chelsea Kansas. Red Cross appeal seeks 50000 for relief as property losses mount.
Miss Emalyn Weidabusch, manager and partner of Powder Puff Beauty Shop, will leave Saturday night for Chicago to attend the All-American Associated Beauty Shops convention and the Midwest Beauty Trade Show. She expects to be away about ten days or two weeks.
A mixed word puzzle with clues and letter counts, including terms like Exclamation, Abbreviation for railroad, and Sun God. Several entries mix archaic spellings and misspellings, while others point to simple definitions such as To finish and To exist.
A compact word puzzle list covering clues for terms like masculine pronoun road abbreviation and more. It includes entries such as a unit, love god, and other cross referencing hints with several geography and verb prompts.
The Panhandle Plains Dairy Show closes in Plainview today with dairy contests and mistletoe trophy judging. D. F. Eaton of Lubbock is re elected president Oscar Stansell of Floydada vice president and Maury Hopkins of Plainview secretary treasurer. An Amarillo high school band helped drive the event as a caravan of over twenty cars traveled through Canyon Happy Tulsa and Plainview despite bad weather and stalled vehicles.
The American Railway Association reported that cold snap damage to young cotton in the southwest may require some replanting. Planting has moved to northern sections and old crop movement for export and spinning has nearly matched current needs.
Charley Birger, a southern Illinois gang leader sentenced to die for plotting Mayor Joe Adams's murder, was denied further legal consideration as the Supreme Court refused his petition for rehearing. His only remaining hope is executive clemency.
Le Bourget, France, April 6 Lieutenant de Troyat, famed French aviator, began a test flight early today toward an east to west transatlantic attempt in 1928. Nine hours passed with no return, sparking concern about the mission.
Revival services led by pastor I. E. Walker will be held Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 o'clock at the Tenth Street Methodist church. Special music congregational singing gospel preaching and Christian fellowship will fill the services and the public is invited.
The Junior High Baseball team leaves for Claude at noon to play the local squad. Coach J. W. Middleton has drilled the team as this marks their first real test for the locals.
The Senate Teapot Dome hearings will likely resume next Tuesday with two witnesses Claudius Huston and Harry M. Blair of New York, both linked to raising funds for the 1920 Republican campaign. The session will adjourn until the Sinclair criminal conspiracy trial ends.
Fort Collins Colorado April 6 A jury acquitted Moses Justice a private in the U S military detachment at Colorado Agricultural College of the murder of Bernard Lent Justice claimed self defense saying Lent challenged his plea that he stay away from his step daughter Ellen O Toole Jury deliberated 16 hours The 16 inch guns on H M 5S Nelson are 67 feet long and fire shells weighing 2461 pounds.
A reflective verse describing daily renewal and unknown futures. The speaker notes joy and sorrow in each day, acknowledging long years passing yet seeking what the present day may bring. It contrasts bright, joyful scenes with hours of tragedy within life’s ongoing play.
In Shawnee Oklahoma on April 6 the show pony King ridden by I D Chase saved at least 16 people from rising flood waters. Chase recalls grabbing riders by the neck and swimming to higher ground while King sustained a knee wound breaking through a sewer line. A woman and four children clung to the horse during the rescue.
West Virginia Republican Senator Guy D Hoff entered the presidential nomination race in the state primary on May 29 1936 and secured 19 delegates for the Kansas City convention. His filing papers were mailed to Charleston with backing from the West Virginia delegation and other prominent supporters.
Washington April 6 A close fight over repeal of the 3 per cent automobile tax, part of a 289 million dollar house tax reduction measure, was expected today in the Senate finance committee. Secretary Mellon opposes repeal citing benefits to manufacturers not owners, a stance supported by the Republican majority on the panel.
Five million dollars worth of Soviet gold bars sent to New York in February were en route back to Europe on the liner Dresden to Bremen. Legal skirmishes delayed idle vault custody for six weeks as Moscow faced U S credit arrangements. The gold arrived February 21 and was consigned to Chase National Bank and Equitable Trust for the Bank of the United States of Soviet Russia.
A pre Easter norther dropped temperatures to 43 degrees in Wichita Falls on Thursday night. Northern Oklahoma and the panhandle experienced real winter weather with snow reported at several points.
Canyon artists will broadcast on KGRS from 6 30 to 7 30 this evening. The program features Miss Jeffie Lee Curry Miss Edward Adams Clyde Key and Joe Self. They will perform a range of classics to jazz in this third out of town artist broadcast at KGRS this week.
Kansas City market steady with cattle receipts 500 and calves 100. hogs up to 8.45 for 190-220 lb. ranges. Oklahoma and Texas price ranges noted. Chicago market mostly higher with hogs top around 8.85 and cattle gains across weights. East St. Louis reports slight increases in hogs and mixed cattle movement. Poultry and dairy prices also listed.
Chicago April 6 reports show potatoes trading slowly with Texas sacking triumphs at 5.50, Wisconsin round whites at 1.75, Idaho russet Burbanks at 1.80. Market figures include round numbers and regional variations.
The Amarillo Landscape company announced to improve the Southwestern Bell Telephone grounds. They will plant blue grass and place trees and shrubbery around the building. The firm formerly supplied rose bushes for Tack's sale. The text also notes Jupiter has four moons the size of Earth's and five smaller ones.
A sweeping city plan lists aims for Amarillo including a north-south viaduct and new courthouse, lower utility rates, more hotels and housing, expanded sewers, a municipal pool and airport, grocery and milk growth, reduced wind and rattlesnakes, and stronger public safety with shorter police hours. It calls for eliminating railroad crossings, public access to Bivins Lake, a scenic Palo Duro route, and stricter penalties for kidnapping and insanity as a murder defense.
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