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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1929
Page
2
Amarillo real estate leaders urge property owners to back the state Realtors convention. The plan matches in town delegates with local registrants, aiming for record attendance. Over 100 advance hotel reservations signal strong city turnout and early registrations are encouraged.
Arrangements were made for the state convention of realtors to motorcade to Panhandle Borger and the oil fields next Tuesday. A committee visited Panhandle towns to stir up interest for the convention and a big delegation was promised. The cavalcade will enter Borger with welcome addresses and a banquet planned at the Herring in Amarillo that night.
County superintendent Laura V. Hamner completed a three week lecture course on education at Indian Hills near Denver Colorado. She was accompanied by Mrs. S E Fish who remained behind. Mr Fish and two children Donald and Jean left Amarillo to spend a week in Colorado.
Dale Lyons aged 12 son of Mr and Mrs W L Lyons 3700 Tyler street died this morning at 10 30 at the residence. He is survived by his parents a brother Arthur and a sister Leota. The body is at N S Griggs and Sons funeral home pending arrangements.
The fire department answered two calls yesterday. One was a burning car at Sixth Avenue and Fillmore Street and the second a trash fire at 1710 Jefferson.
Freddie Oliver, 5, of 1612 Lipscom offers a whimsical take on lunar lore claiming the moon is God’s cookie and is replenished by the bake of another. He describes his dog Ted and his ambition to become a policeman while his mother, Mrs. M. D. Oliver, plans a Scout camp trip to bring his brother home.
In Amarillo a local editorial argues for utility rate scrutiny as the electric light franchise nears expiration and urges public audit of books while praising the city park board and inviting community input on naming two new parks. The column references gas and oil interests, civic pride, and calls for public participation.
RS. F. L. 2503 Pierce Street requests help finding work after experiences as a doctor's assistant cashier and in clerical tasks. She offers strong references and prefers healthcare or clerical roles, but is willing to take most positions.
A former inmate insists he has reformed and seeks employment with an employer who will judge him by present conduct. He highlights skills in books, office work, sales, and furniture repair and asks for a chance to prove himself. He offers a position and notes a potential housing/grocery arrangement with W. L. Brock at 500 Houston Street and Mrs. Brock nearby.
Borger readers send thanks from See TACK LETTERS page 7 of the Globe, praising local coverage and daily newspaper consistency. The note highlights appreciation for consistent reporting and community connection through the Globe.
An opinion furnished to Adjutant General R. L. Robertson links boxing to a Dallas match. General Robertson sits at the national guard camp in Palacios while Ranger Captain Tom Hickman oversees law enforcement in the territory including Dallas. Blalock’s opinion followed a conference with Attorney General Pollard, who endorsed it and called the Dallas bout a “game of battledore and shuttlecock” in press coverage.
A radio schedule lists multiple stations and times for programs such as Eskimos Dance Orchestra Harbor Lights Neapolitan Nights Hello Mars and Bill Scotti and His Dance Orchestra. It notes simultaneous broadcasts on KSD WHO WDAF WWJ and others, highlighting a diverse 7 to 10 pm lineup across stations like WGY WKY WSM WMC and KOA.
Mrs Olive M Childers will become Amarillos first regular air passenger traveling with Western Air Express to Los Angeles for a three or four day business trip. She will be joined by Mrs J W Howell of Ponca City Oklahoma, formerly of Amarillo, visiting Miss Hanna Paule. Childers says long distance air travel is ideal for business trips and jokes about riding the Graf Zeppelin someday. British papers blame new plumbing and car washing for water shortage.
The article recounts a prohibition agent’s claim of an accidental discharge linked to a shooting in China involving Prince Halen-Kai, plus a Seattle scene with the US battle fleet off Puget Sound hosting Japanese cruisers Asama and Iwate and 250 midshipmen. It stresses American needs a policy, praises Boeing’s aerospace work, and urges American youths to learn trades to gain independence.
The body of Cleve Coffee aged 60 a Miami attorney and stockman who died Saturday at Reserve New Mexico was shipped to Miami for burial. He was a pioneer of Robert County and active in county affairs. He is survived by his wife six brothers one sister and his children.
The Amarillo Girl Scout Council postpones its regular meeting from tomorrow to Friday afternoon at 4 o clock. The session will be held at the Scout headquarters in the Municipal Auditorium, led by director Mrs. M. E. Fuller.
The aviation committee of the Chamber of Commerce will finalize plans for the Municipal Airport dedication and the Great Aerial Derby at a Wednesday noon meeting at the Amarillo hotel. All interested members are urged to attend.
After Sunday services burglars entered Rev. E. C. Schurman’s study at the West Amarillo Christian Church and rifled church files and the minister’s desk drawers. A $25 reward was offered by the church board for the intruders. Police were not notified until the next night. nothing was taken.
A man was arrested by the sheriff department on a misdemeanor charge after 47 bottles of home brew were found in his residence last night.
Motorists were warned to keep mufflers in repair and remove cutouts by Police Traffic Captain M V Turner. A week is allowed for car owners to repair exhausts before a drive against violators begins.
The Associated Press notes Aug 6 auction figures from Kansas City Fort Worth and East St Louis. Hogs 9 000 slow uneven with top 11.55 for 180 210 lb. cattle 7 600 with calves 1 500 steady to weak. steers near 15.00, fed yearlings 12.75 16.00, cows 7.76 11.25. Sheep 8 000 lambs weak 25c lower. Fort Worth hogs 700 steady to strong top 11.36. cattle steady to higher for slaughter calves. beef cows weak. East St Louis hogs 500 slow lower. cattle 6 000 with steers near 16.25 and cows around 7.75 8.75. sheep 4 000 bid lower on fat lambs.
Hogs 19 000 head with light and medium weights steady to 10 cents lower top 12 15 bulk 11 80 to 12 10 sows 9 50 41 9 75 cattle 6 500 calves 2 000 steadier lighter steers 17 00 offered by eastern shippers slaughter steers 950 1500 lbs 19 50 17 00 common 9 00 13 50 fed yearlings 750 950 lbs 19 00 16 25 heifers 13 00 14 75 cows 9 00 12 25 bulls 13 50 sheep 18 000 active 10 to 25 lower range lambs 18 50 15 65 natives 13 25 18 50 fat ewes 5 00 6 50
In New Orleans and New York the cotton market opened steady with 5 to 10 point gains on Liverpool cables and crop figures. Early advances faded as traders booked profits, with October near 18.75 and December 19.00, while New York mixed with 5 to 12 point climbs before retreating to near yesterday’s close. Chicago saw wheat rise after reports of strong flour buying, with corn and oats following upward, and provisions also advancing.
Liverpool reports cotton spot market ease with 2000 bales sold including 1700 American. Prices listed across grades from good middling to seed ordinary. Futures quiet with October through July contracts shown. Chicago produce notes potato receipts and modest rally in Irish cobblers despite track and shipment totals.
Funeral services for Rebecca Ann Smith the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs T N Smith were held Sunday afternoon at Griggs Chapel Rev G J Irvin of the Children's Home officiated Burial was in Llano cemetery at Llano Texas
A 1929 copyright line recalls a verse lamenting social climbing and the desire for stylish attire. The brief excerpt questions who crafts fine clothes and neat lawns, and who can provide skilled work, urging the reader to reveal their address and name.
The report notes butter and creamery prices easing with various classes quoted near 41% to 42% and eggs unchanged. Poultry prices in Chicago show live fowls, springs, and broilers mostly firm, while turkeys and ducks vary. New York stock letters describe a broad market drop with utilities and rails hit, mixed gains in select issues, and notable activity in National Power & Light and New York Central.
A Dallas man reports ten years of stomach trouble with pain bilious spells and constipation. After using Sargon Soft Mass Pills his appetite digestion sleep and strength improved dramatically and he gained weight. He credits Sargon for his health and recovery.
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