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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1929

Page

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Four Die in Liquor Feud in Kentucky Woods

In Paintsville Kentucky a midnight shooting left Lee Gibson 52 his wife 35 their son Bernie 14 and Wallace Hannam 30 dead. Wayne Hannah a wounded survivor said a crowd encountered him on a hill near a moonshine area and bullets flew after jokes were told. County officers cite moonshining as likely cause and rely on the reluctant survivor for details.

Associated Press Paintsville Lee Gibson Bernie Wallace Hannam Wayne Hannah Hannah

Air Features Tonight on WABC Network Schedule

Radio guide lists Air Features Tonight from WABC New York and chain stations with 7 00 Paul Whiteman Band dance music 8 00 Voice of Columbia wide range music and 6 30 Popular Half Hour many stations named including WGOY WWI KSD WOW O WHO WLS 7 00 Diversified Hour Aleo WOY WTAM WW WON KSD WHO WDAP KSTP WERO WHAS WSM WMO etc.

Preas WABC New York Chain Paul Whiteman WADC WKRO WGHP WREM WOWO KMOX Kmbc Koil WSPD Wwoco KLRA WER Wood Wehro WREC KFIF KTSA Voice of Columbia Wade Wkec KOTL WDAP KSTP WERO Kyoo Kekimos Orchestra Alao WTAM WWJ KYW KsDd

New Company Big Names To Shoot Or Not To Shoot

Arthur Brisbane discusses new ventures by Charles E Mitchell Edsel Ford and Walter F Teagle joining Farbenindustrie AG, warning that Germans may leverage wartime patents while observing American restraint. He notes a Washington bootlegging chase ends in a fatal shooting of Ottmer Fleming by a policeman and reflects on national attitudes toward gunfire and Prohibition.

Charles E. Mitchell Edsel Ford Walter F. Teagle The Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft Great German Dye Trust Washington Ottmer Fleming

Garage Rentals Boosted by Car Ownership

Advertisers emphasize garages as essential in rental listings as car ownership grows. The notice highlights plentiful houses and rooms with garages and urges landlords to add garages to reduce vacancies.

Tirth Ho

Mexican Revolt Crumbles as Topete Flees to U S

Rebel forces in Sonora fall apart after Gen Fausto Topete and staff flee across the border to the United States. Only Gen Francisco Borquez remains in Nogales to deter looting as federal seizure looms.

Associated Press Nogales Ariz Fausto Topete Sonora Miguel Guerrero Ortiz Topete R. H. Polk United States Francisco Borquez Borquez

Husband Admits Slaying Wife and Burning Body

White Plains N Y April 30 Associated Press Earl Francis Peacox confessed to killing his 20 year old estranged wife Dorothy after a quarrel and burning her body with kerosene. The charred body was found in a thicket last Saturday and identified by a piece of her house dress. He said they argued over her lifestyle during a visit to their Mount Vernon home.

Associated Press White Plains N. Y Earl Francis Peacox Dorothy New York Lillian Maney Mount Vernon Peacox Ardsley Greenburg

Senate defers Colquitt nomination to railroad board

Washington April 30 The Senate Interstate Commerce committee deferred action on the nomination of O B Colquitt former Texas governor to be a member of the railroad board of mediation after a second hearing.

Associated Press Washington Senate Interstate Commerce Committee O. B. Colquitt Texas Railroad Board of Mediation

Quiet at Gastonia Textile Mills After Riot

In Gastonia North Carolina on April 30 quiet prevailed as deputies and sheriff’s men watched for court injunction actions and governor petitions amid rioting between union and non union workers. One woman striker was seriously injured with others suffering bruises. The chaos began when deputies tried to stop a picket parade by idle National Textile Workers Union members. Governor Gardner was asked to act on a petition from 1 365 non union employees seeking protection.

O. Max Gardner

Two Women Win Race With Death

In Newton Indiana on April 80 a dramatic race with death concluded as Mrs. Fred Jasper and Miss Stella McCord arrived by steamship aircraft train and car to reach their father A McCord who was still alive though weak His condition prompted the use of Blackburns ambulance Pho 232 4.

United Press Newton Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Fred Jasper Stella McCord A. McCord

Mystery Deaths Of Young Couple In Midtown Apartment

Police investigate the deaths of Homer L. Carruthers a 28 year old broker and Olga 20 who eloped a month ago found in their kitchenette by an iceman after Thursday alarm sounds and a gas odor neighbors recall a Thursday quarrel. They speculate Olga activated gas and Homer died trying to help.

Associated Press New York Homer L. Carruthers Olga

Alvin Owsley to Head Drive for Hospital

Col. Alvin M. Owsley former national commander of the American Legion was named state chairman to lead a $1,600,000 drive to build and endow the proposed Texas Children's Hospital. He accepted the post at a civic leaders meeting in Dallas.

United Press Dallas Alvin M. Owsley American Legion Texas Children’s Hospital Owsley

Came the Cops, Party Goes on, Came the Dawn

Mrs. Frank Darling called police in Evanston at 12:40 a.m. saying a party upstairs kept her awake. Officers were sent, then recalled at 1:30 a.m. after the revelers offended the tenant by knocking plaster from the ceiling. Dawn arrived and the party ended.

Associated Preas Evanston Frank Darling

Chicago Gang Trial Reopens Over Massacre Guns

The Chicago coroner reopens an inquest into a North Clark street massacre after Louis Scaramuzza the gunsmith admits guiding a man to a gunshop and aiding the purchase of four submachine guns. He cannot recall the buyer’s name. the coroner orders him jailed to refresh memory.

Chicago Clark Street Louis Scaramuzza

Oklahoma and Kansas Civil Border Clash Over Cars

Oklahoma and Kansas face a civil border war over license plates as deputies guard the boundary from the Rio Grande northward. The fight centers on whether business cars from neighboring states must bear the visiting state license, with Kansas offering a reciprocal clause for unlicensed passage to states granting similar courtesy.

United Press Topeka Eas Rio Grande Oklahoma-Kansas Oklahoma Kansas Commonwealths

Earthquakes Hit Several Italian Cities

A sequence of tremors struck Bologna and nearby areas including Modena Parma Spezia and Leghorn last night causing panic and knocking shelters for the homeless. The quake began around 7 87 and lasted about 20 seconds.

Associated Press Bologna Italy Modena Parma Spezia Leghorn

Senate turns focus to farm relief as Mellons case looms

Washington April 30 Congress pivots to farm relief in the Senate and on calendar as the House takes a pause. Senate judiciary weighs Mellons eligibility under an old treasury statute while Attorney General Mitchell disputes the ruling. Madden seeks a bill to let states withdraw from the federal reserve bank without a six month delay.

Associated Washington Senate House Capitol Senate Judiciary Committee Mellon Interstate Commerce Committee House Ways and Means Judiciary Committee Senator McKellar Tennessee Norris Treasury Department Yeteran Mitchell Haw Hoover Madden House Banking and Currency Committee Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Bank Federal Reserve Act

Fishermen Ready for Big Time Tomorrow in Panhandle

Panhandle fishermen anticipate dawn test of favorite lures for bass and crappie in local lakes and creeks. Public fishing grounds abound, with MeXpad dens club Canyon offering seasonal prize for largest bass next Sunday. Turner reports heavy license sales and plentiful fish despite cool weather slowing spawning.

Panhandle D. Turner Turner MeXpaddens Club Canyon D. Turner, Jr Thin Big Fishing Club

Methodists Discuss Schools and Denominational Summer Programs

At the Methodist Episcopal Church South annual educational board meeting in Nashville on April 30, proposals include college mergers and a denomination wide system of summer schools for pastors to address ministerial under training and restore church prestige. Board members listed include R. G. Maud from McKinney Texas C. H. Booth of Port Worth Texas B E White of Abilene Texas and Sterling Fisher of San Angelo Texas.

Associated Press Nashville Tenn Educational Board of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South H. WH. Sherman R. G. Maud McKinney Texas C. H. Booth Port Worth BE. §. White Abilene Sterling Fisher San Angelo

Amarillo Garden Club Holds Inaugural Meeting Thursday

The newly organized Amarillo Garden Club meets in the Women's club rooms of the Municipal Auditorium from 9 40 to 1 tomorrow. President Mia L A Wells says Temple Robinson city forester will give the main address on club topics. Members and prospects urged to attend.

Amarillo

Officer Exonerated in Booze Killing in Geneva

Roy Smith deputy sheriff who killed Mrs. Lillian De King during a prohibition raid at her home was exonerated today by the Kane county grand jury.

Associated Press Geneva Roy Smith Lillian de King Kane County Grand Jury

Moody’s Friends Block Sunday Movie Plan In Texas House

In Austin on April 30 the Texas House rejected calls to force enforcement of Sunday laws or to compel Governor Moody to submit a plan legalizing Sunday movies. The vote was 26 to 5 against demanding submission and 46 to 70 against enforcement. Clergy voices warned of humiliation to the governor and questioned the veto of the prior session bill legalizing Sunday movies.

United Stoney Austin Moody Texas House of Representatives House B. J. Forbes Weatherford Vorkes Representative McCombs Dallas Forbes

Day in Congress Deliberations Press On in Senate and House

Senate continues farm relief debate and judiciary committee weighs Secretary Mellon’s right to office. The Senate moves through nominations and calendar bills. In the House, Ways and Means debates tariff revision as Republicans push ahead.

Associated Presse Senate House Senate Judiciary Committee Mellon Senate Interstate Commerce Committee House Ways and Means Committee

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