09 Aug 1929
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1929
Page
1
An overnight blast demolished the Victor's uptown theater entrance on Fredericksburg Road. A couple in a passing car narrowly escaped, and police suspect a black powder bomb with a fuse. Glass shattered nearby. no injuries reported.
Air features highlight New York ensembles and the Chain Orchestra with performances listed across stations like KDKA WLW KYW KWK WREN and WTMJ. The page notes multiple musical programs including choral and instrumental acts with a focus on string and orchestral selections.
Arthur Brisbane extols Oregon and Washington highlighting the Columbia River as a vast untapped power source capable of 22,000,000 electric horsepower. He notes its potential for industry and transport, wastewood conversion, and regional growth, urging energy and ambition to move west.
Serial expert furniture repairmen advertise in the Business Service section offering to mend torn upholstery and protruding springs. Call 6262 to restore furniture to in shape condition and relieve sagging springs with professional upholstering.
Dr. James H. Snook repeated his denial of guilt as Prosecutor John J. Chester pressed cross examination in the first degree murder trial. The case centers on Snook’s alleged premeditation and the killing of Theora Hix after a June 13 tryst, with the prosecutor stepping into the role of the coed to illustrate events for the jury.
A crowd watched in Dallas as Judge Fountain Kirby issued an injunction to stop a planned boxing bout between Kid Kober and Duke Tramel. District Attorney Bill McGraw then secured a writ dissolving the injunction, with Governor Dan Moody directed to stop the fight if needed. Preparations including a Go bar Burns wrestling match proceeded before page 2 details.
Los Angeles reported that actor and former boxer Frank Goddard and his companion actor Harry Deck were attacked and badly beaten near a motion picture studio entrance after refusing to join the Actors Equity union. Goddard underwent emergency surgery to save his life as police described the assault.
Amarillo to Plainview via U S 8 385 shows light rain to Plainview with no further rain to Oklahoma City via U S 8 66. Rain extends to McLean while Dalhart sees lighter rain to Grenville New Mexico. Rain, then to Tucumcari and Santa Fe, with heavy road condition between Panhandle and Pampa. Mention of Des Moines New Mexico bridge outage and other routes from Amarillo to Roswell and Higgins.
Chicago August 9 Chief Theodore Schutte of Elmwood Park was shot and killed by Cook County highway police after terrorizing ten couples at Sans Souci roadhouse. Officers entered the resort and, after Schutte brandished a pistol, he opened fire and was struck in the heart by Patrolman Fred Bryant's shots.
Amarillo prepares to host Texas real estate meetings with about 200 delegates expected as local registrations near the mark. T M Bruner, finance chair, notes strong committee cooperation to ensure the convention becomes the best in state history. A Houston letter announces R E Jordan of Houston as candidate for president of the Association of Real Estate Boards of Texas, with Houston signaling support for two other prior contenders no longer in the race.
In Somerset Kentucky a 12 year old boy Samuel Stevens died after eating discarded meat he had hauled away for ten cents. His grandmother and two brothers aged 10 and 4 were seriously ill while his grandfather recovered. Investigators traced the meal to meat discarded by a chain store and served by the grandmother.
The Graf Zeppelin neared halfway across the Atlantic on the first leg of its world girdling flight. Friedrichshafen prepared for arrival as Dr. Eckener hoped to reach the city by Saturday. Messages indicated a northwesterly course with 30 to 40 miles westward travel in the early hours.
Deputy sheriffs were posted at Oklahoma City airport to arrest two aviators reported flying from Kansas with a kidnapped girl, Janette Rogers of Cleo Springs. Police in Kiowa Kansas ordered officers to watch for aircraft No. C-1651 carrying two men and one woman, Bob Browning and Jimmie Owens.
Commissioners of Caldwell county order an election in the Luling precinct to vote on issuing 500000 dollars in road bonds. Griggs ambulance. Phone 4311.
Washington Aug 9 The Senate battle over tariff revision moves to September 3 after a leaders’ bargain. The chamber will reconvene August 19 but then recess three days through September 3 to avoid new disputes. Democratic committee members gain time to study Republican rate decisions before debate.
Advices to Ren go News Agency report heavy bombardment sounds from Mateeivekaya area since 7 a m. today. Inhabitants show alarm but observers believe it may be a Soviet demonstration rather than a direct attack.
On Cordova Island near El Paso a ten minute clash between U.S. border patrolmen and five rum runners wounded two smugglers. The felons fled into Mexican territory after dropping cargo and firing on officers. Authorities counted 1½ gallons of alcohol and 105 pints of whiskey as the contraband.
Amarillo remains the wettest spot in the Southwest with 1.80 inches of rain Thursday night and a weekly total of 8.20 inches. The triangle of Amarillo Dalhart and Tucumcari received most of the moisture as reports detail scattered showers across the region. Fort Worth and Denver, Santa Fe, and Rock Island rail lines reported rains in various areas.
City Building Inspector A W Smalling orders merchants in the business district to remove or rehang signs to meet a new ordinance. Signs over 12 feet from buildings or low overhangs, awning suspensions, sidewalk occupancies, and barber poles are banned without a permit to keep sidewalks clear and pedestrian safe. The Polk street start marks a citywide enforcement.
Investigations into twenty fires of incendiary origin in the San Joaquin valley counties continued as new blazes erupted in the north. The Klamath National forest in Trinity county reported fires in a dozen places while authorities noted additional outbreaks in Butte and Tuolumne counties. Fire pots and burning glasses were used to ignite matches as the sun’s rays were relied upon to spread flames. A statewide arson campaign, aimed at opposing forest and grazing interests, was suspected. Humidity remained low, elevating danger in the San Joaquin and Sacramento regions.
Nearly a thousand smoke blinded men battle the great Pacific Northwest fire outbreak across three states as Washington bears the heaviest damage. Fires halt highway traffic and power lines while threatening Mt Rainier timber, Wenatchee apples, and Lake Chelan irrigation systems amid urgent water needs.
The University of Texas land leasing board is in special session in Austin to discuss university lands. Regents R.K. Holliday of El Paso and Edward Crane of Dallas join Land Commissioner J.T. Robison for undisclosed action regarding land matters.
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