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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1929
Page
2
A reflective poem excerpt urges action over despair and calls for removing obstacles and making progress. It frames effort as necessary, noting time's passage and the need to pursue improvement despite reluctance or weariness. The voice challenges idleness with a push toward practical reform.
The Texas state lawsuit to halt toll collection on the Red River bridge between Denison Texas and Durant Oklahoma will resume in Sherman district court. The hearing was interrupted when attorney Joseph W Bailey died after addressing the court. A Texarkana hearing was considered a precaution if transfer to federal court occurs. A copy of state proceedings was filed with the federal clerk.
Police report the aviator died from wounds after a pistol shootout. Officers found city walls covered with hundreds of posters and began removing them as the incident unfolded. Ambassador Morrow’s comments at a press conference were not mentioned until late last night disclosure by police.
Funeral services for William Thomas Pfleiderer a 57 year old San Jacinto barber proprietor will be held at 10 30 Saturday from Boxwell Bros with Rev J M Fuller officiating Pallbearers are L V McCade J H Totts M E Dilday W P Fincher M O Decker and C L Willis Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery He is survived by his widow a son and three daughters BRUSSELS East Flanders Antwerp province and nearby communes plan a tunnel under the River Scheldt at an estimated 50000000 cost to be completed in 1934.
L D Priest of 2109 Roberts St a Santa Fe railroad worker says Orgatone reversed years of illness He describes improved appetite better sleep steadier nerves and renewed energy after four bottles He urges others to try it and City Drug Store in Amarillo claims exclusive local distribution via a special representative.
Emil Myers of Amarillo College of Music urges Mary Garden to perform in Amarillo within two weeks, promising a packed crowd and favorable terms. The letter to Chicago Daily News editor hints at a weekly Amarillo column, while residents report tulip thefts and Mayor Thompson vows action.
A columnist recounts nightly pranks near Washburn involving decoys, fake gunshots, and frightened youths. Adults and families report hoaxes, with warnings that someone could be hurt as game chickens arrive from Havana and a missing wallet prompts a reward.
In Tuesday morning’s News an article by M. D. claims the malady is a nervous complaint affecting females. The writer notes the condition manifests during suffering and directs readers to TACK LETTERS Page 12 for more details.
More than 75 delegates registered today for the annual meeting of the 4% Christian Endeavor Societies of the Waco District in Go Alicana Texas. About 100 representatives were expected to attend the convention opening tonight.
Developments in prohibition enforcement include the acquittal of the first Jones act defendant in New York City and the acquittal of Helen Morgan on a nuisance charge. A Cole Blease resolution asks Hoover to urge foreign diplomats to abstain from liquor while in the United States and for prosecutions where liquor is sold on American ships. Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt says federal DAs will prosecute in strong Jones act cases. Michigan moves to raise penalties for liquor law violators with mandatory terms for bootleggers and harsher penalties for casual offenders.
Radio listings from the New York WABC WEAF and JZ chains outline nightly programs with 5:45 Melodies 7:00 Orchestra and Cavaliers 9:30 Half Hour With the Senate 10:00 Vincent Lopez Dance Orchestra plus additional broadcasts from stations across the country including WADC WBBM KMOX KOIL WHK WISN WDSU KMBC and more.
Berlin dispatch reports both Left and Right wing papers siding with Dr. Hjalmar Schacht. They blame the Paris reparations stalemate on political arguments rather than the issue of annuities. The reflections come as Allied negotiators seek a 15 year banker’s term, with broad support for Schacht’s stance amid ongoing conference discussions.
In Geneva on April 19 Lord Cushendun urged the disarmament commission to prioritize land and air armaments and defer naval issues. The British bid aims to avoid naval talks until after Britain’s general election on May 30, while dismissing Soviet calls for broader partial disarmament. The Russian proposal was rejected, and diplomats debated publicity for armaments amid rumors of Soviet withdrawal.
Khiva Shrine patrol met at 617 North Fillmore Street for a Dutch lunch and social, with thirty members present. Rolla V Cartwright led the program, while C B Davis W W Davis and J W Dickerson organized the meal.
Sheriff Coley White investigates a $4,000 jewel theft in Austin with a man and a woman questioned after being brought from San Antonio. The jewels were said to be taken from Mrs. Jackie Reynolds on Red River Street and have not been recovered.
The Associated Press reports famine worsening in remote Kansu province China. Missionary William Simpson says bad harvests and moslem raiders have devastated the south and west and troops destroy food stocks, with starvation driving people to desperate acts including children being eaten in several districts.
Funeral services for Mrs. J. C. Le Sueur 81 will be held at 2 30 PM Saturday from her home 1111 Van Buren with Rev F A Foster of St Andrews Episcopal Church officiating Burial is at Llano Cemetery Pallbearers are John P Mathis C C Lane Willis Goodloe John Gilvin Pete Kincaid and Frank Hays She resided in Amarillo over two years and is survived by two sons Lucien and William a daughter Miss Susan LeSueur and a niece Mrs George O Hara all of Amarillo The body is in state at N S Griggs and Sons
Fort Worth’s Mrs. J. D. Montrief won the Texas Federation of Music Clubs presidency by a single vote over Amarillo’s Mrs. I. D. Cole. Elected officers include Mrs. N. P. Turner Marshall vice president Mrs. M. G. Cheney Coleman vice president Mrs. Knowles Melton Longview vice president Recording secretary Mrs. Eugene Bullock Dallas treasurer Mrs. E. G. Godard Houston auditor Mrs. N. M. Wilcox Austin and parliamentarian Mrs. Julian Wells Houston.
Edna Robinson charged with murder and held for the grand jury was surrendered after her bondsmen sought release from a $3,000 obligation. The killing of Charles Bob Goff occurred February 16 in a Borger rooming house. Goff was shot with a revolver.
Representative Garner of Texas accused Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee of leaking information from executive sessions about tariff changes. The charge was made in the House as the date is noted as Washington April 19.
In Bennet Nebraska Otto Slade and Horace Reed were sentenced to ten months in jail for statutory charges after pleading guilty. Judge Broady reduced the maximum term by two months due to their guilty pleas. The men stated their families are destitute and reconciled with their wives. Mrs Slade had sought county charity but was refused. the women remain wards of juvenile officers at home.
A jailed man faces manslaughter charges after a drunken brawl ends with a skull fracture. The piece muses on prohibition laws, birth control enforcement, wealth disparities in access to information, and notes British excise revenue drops as Dr Eddington cites cosmic space. It references Mrs Owen and a vision of United States Steels 93 percent output.
The orchestra presented a lively program with requests like Golondorina La Paloma Cielito Lindo and Ramona sung by prima donnas from the Land of Manana as a compliment to Governor Dill. Amanda Reyes led with a range of instruments and a flawless tempo, while performers wore charro hats white blouses and zarapes creating a vivid racial musical character.
The industrial South moves toward normal work conditions with strikes at Elizabethton Tennessee involving 5500 workers at American Bemberg and American Glanzstoff plants. In Gastonia North Carolina workers prepare a petition to Chadwick Hoskins plant officials at Pineville urging resumption of operations.
Hogs receipts in Kansas City 6,000 with top 11.10 for 190-230 pounds. cattle and calves in Oklahoma City 800 cattle and 400 calves with mixed yearlings at 13.85. Chicago hogs 15,000 with top 11.70 for 210 pounds and cattle receipts 2,000 with various price ranges. sheep and lambs show lower quotes across markets including fat lambs at 16.25 to 17.85 and ewes around 8.25 to 11.00.
Fort Worth market shows hogs 25 cents lower with 1 800 head. Cattle and calves steady with steers around 1 076 pounds at 11.40 and fat cows 9.00 to 9.50. Sheep receipts 5,500 with fat lambs at 14.90 and wethers 11.00 to 11.50. East St. Louis hogs 12,500 and cattle 700 with calves steady. Cotton markets in Liverpool New Orleans and New York show slight gains then pulls back. futures quiet. Produce steady with butter unchanged eggs higher. Stock market opens mixed with declines in several issues and strength in Woolworth and some rail/industrial names.
Vienna reports the Austrian National Association of Pharmacists now limits apothecaries and drug clerks to family members of members. The move follows closures of hundreds of drug stores after government funded free clinics and medicines expanded to aid the poor.
In a city event, a cooking class showcased sandwiches with bread as the sole base and hard sauce decorations in colors, with stuffed olives and eggs forming designs. Mrs Chitwood demonstrated a Chili and Vegetable Loaf, Syrup Paradise Pie repetition, a Banana Parfait, and a Child's Birthday Cake by Mrs Gorton and helpers, then rug and carpet renovation followed.
The 23 year old Bob Blake faces execution at the penitentiary after confessing desire to end capital punishment. Newspapers report Blake’s goodbye to guards and inmates before the electric chair follows his sentence for the Tulsa murder of Fred Connor.
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