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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1930
Page
2
A reflective poem recalls missing lunch and the sudden hunger that follows. The speaker contrasts a brief personal discomfort with the lasting ache of neglecting meals, urging empathy for those who face food scarcity.
The singer Miss Rosalinda Morini will perform Wednesday at Emil Myers' festival. The piece discusses her politics, a past bouquet gesture, and a $250,000 defamation suit she filed against Otto Cohen, centering on Cohen’s claimed praise of her voice.
Amarillo girls will perform vaudeville song and dance acts at the Panhandle Hardware and Implement Association banquet in the Herring Hotel. The program features the Whoopee Hat Brigade chorus, solo dancers, a hula routine, novelty tap dance, comedy bits, and a Tolazien Orchestra.
A two day Amarillo engagement by Birch the Magician is sponsored by Hanson Post of the American Legion. Matinee at 4 for school children and teachers, followed by an 8 15 evening performance.
The notice seeks a neat dressed, experienced dry goods clerk for an out-of-town store in a Panhandle city of about 2,000 and a middle aged hotel worker with light duties and board provided. Also a Boston toy bull missing from Mrs D V Wible. reward offered. Walter W Holmes plans Alaska hunting trip this summer.
Spring house cleaning fills the courthouse as George M. Waddill's office staff reorganizes the workspace. Dorothy Ford and Alma Roach polish desks and replace pens with dust rags, hoping the place looks spick and span upon Mr. Waddill’s return from Austin.
Potter County commissioners approve bids for a permanent 140 by 160 foot auto mobile building at the Tri State Fair grounds east of the Merchants building. Additions of 40 feet to cattle and hog barns. Architect firm Rittenberry and Carder. Building to showcase 80 autos for the 1930 fair September 22 to 27.
Showers moved through Harrold Electra Fort Worth and Decatur Monday night with Strawn Electra Olney and Newcastle reporting rain and hail. In Grayson County nearly 1.5 inches fell over two days aiding crops while Dallas recorded a slow steady rain helpful to vegetation. Mrs F M Lefforge returns home after weeks in North West Texas Hospital.
Nelson and Douglas cite surveys showing unexpected business gains while noting most dealers have not run surveys in their areas. Williams explains 1.9 cents of every hardware dollar with women accounting for 90 percent. Sessions cover merchandising, local industry ties, customer loyalty, and new lines as 50 plus delegates arrive for the convention.
Funeral services for Mrs Sally Maud Adams 30 wife of G W Adams will be held at 4 this afternoon from N S Griggs & Sons Chapel Rev A W Fechner of West Amarillo Baptist Church officiating She is survived by her husband five daughters Esther Joyce Helen Jane Betty Jo and G W Jr and a son She was a member of the Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star.
Nancy Carroll stars in Honey opening next Sunday Easter for four days at the Fair theater. Boys and girls up to seventh grade can redraw a kitchen cap into an Easter bonnet and mail or bring the drawing to The Globe Contest Editor by Thursday 6 pm. Prizes include Fair tickets and showings of Honey.
Hogs and cattle markets in Kansas City Chicago and Fort Worth show varied declines and steadier trends. Hogs mostly lower with top near 9.90 at Kansas City while cattle and calves soften. Chicago and East St Louis reports mixed yet generally weak demand. Cotton markets in New Orleans and New York open lower on easy cables and profit taking.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Phillips formerly of Amarillo have returned to this city to make their home after several months in Dallas. They reside at 3313 West Seventh Avenue and Mr Phillips is associated with the Western Union.
Poultry prices held steady in Chicago with fowls 21 to 26 cents, broilers 40 to 44 cents, turkeys 25 cents, ducks 20 to 23, and geese 15. Butter firmer in New York with creamery extras near 97 and rising standards, firsts around 36 to 37 cents. Stock market opened lower with utilities and oils leading the decline. American Tobacco rose on talk of a split while American Locomotive hit a yearly low.
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