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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1929
Page
2
A letter column mixes oil industry chatter with local life. Reports claim Standard Oil may cut crude prices impacting Amarillo producers, while gas rate fears persist. The writer rails at perceived unfairness, notes rainfall jokes, and shares community anecdotes about snakes rainfall and travel.
A reader from 1807 Buchanan Street protests placing laundry in Amarillo’s business district for air drying and questions jail trusties handling county laundry. He notes a rainstorm drowned sparrows and reports 187 dead birds found by C W Herbert after the downpour.
In Winnipeg on August 7 all available planes and crews fought new forest fires near the northeast region of the city. Col H S Stevenson head of the Dominion Forestry Department said fires threatened pulpwood areas but were held. He added the situation was trying yet manageable as 5,000 fighters and seven leaders directed the effort.
Funeral services for Dale Lyons twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs W L Lyons will be held at Griggs Chapel tomorrow afternoon at 8 o clock Rev D D Sumrall of San Jacinto Baptist Church will officiate Burial will be at Llano cemetery Pallbearers are L C Stevenson W N Worford C H Turner W A Lee Ray Sheriff and W R Speer He is survived by his parents a brother Arthur and a sister Leota Also announced are the birth of a daughter Virginia Lee to Mr and Mrs George Moorehead and the recovery of Miss Betty Gist after a serious operation at St Anthony Hospital
A man from Fort Worth, out of work since March, asks Tack for help finding any job. He seeks a clerical or store clerk position and offers past experience. Reachable via Box S-31 care of The Globe News.
A woman in Amarillo seeks a refined gentleman as a true friend not a lover. She describes herself as good looking and jolly, preferring a clean lifestyle, and desires a man with a home in Amarillo and a nice car. She emphasizes companionship over romantic intent.
M E Dilday replaces W W McDonald as mails superintendent at the Amarillo main office after McDonald resigns and moves to Denver. McDonald served since 1908 and became mails superintendent in 1920. J M Bullock to succeed Dilday at San Jacinto. Ralph Roush moves to North Amarillo station.
Charles T. Allen of Canyon is taking the civil service examination for junior mathematician in the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey. C M Tyler, secretary of the local civil service board, oversees a seven hour test. The survey aims to map the United States detailing land features.
A Today column notes land wealth expectations in the area and describes British Columbia rules on beer parlors. It mentions Yankee influx affecting local lanes, government licensing of beer only, American hotdog stands outside parlors, and customers drinking with sealed bottles taken home after paying a yearly right to drink.
Qualified property taxpaying voters within the Amarillo junior college district sign a petition asking the board of trustees to call an election to authorize a levy not to exceed twenty cents per hundred dollars valuation for the college’s support and maintenance in Potter County Texas.
Hogs about 17 000 at Chicago with early steady to strong bids top 12.10 and good choic e 10.00 12.10. Cattle 19 000, range fed steady to uneven bids 13.50 17.00, cows 9.00 12.25, vealers 13.75 14.25. St Louis hogs 18 000 uneven, top 11.95. cattle 6 000, western steers down 15 2be, bulls steady. lambs 15 14.75 18.66. Cotton futures mixed New York and New Orleans with rains and drought affecting tones. Foreign exchange quotes steady to varied. Butter eggs poultry stable. Grain markets show wheat gains tied to Liverpool prices.
Weather may delay the Graf Zeppelin departure as Lieut. Reichelderfer predicts clouds rain and shifting west and northwest winds. The airship will haul freight on the initial leg and switch to passengers and mail for the remainder, with longer hops needing more fuel.
Hanson Post of the American Legion will send three delegates to the state convention at Port Arthur August 26 27 and 28 at the expense of the post. The post may invite all members to attend and will provide credentials. Railways grant one half fare for the round trip. Delegates at post expense include Will M. Benton Lewis P Fields and Floyd L Sloan.
Kansas City hogs and cattle show steady to lower trends with top hog price around 11.55 for a load of 190 200 lb pigs. Cattle and calves mix of slow trade, with bids softer for slaughter steers and varied prices for feeders, veal, and cows. Fort Worth hogs steady to lower on trucks, rail top near 11.85, cattle mixed as slaughter steer activity stalls and prices edge down on grades and calves.
Stock market opened irregularly as public utility shares slipped with General Public Service down two points and Southern California Edison and International Telephone down one each. Newport Company rose to a new high, while several major issues including American Telephone and American Water Works fell.
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