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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1930
Page
7
President Hoover cancels plans for a summer rail to the national parks in the Rocky Mountains to direct drought relief work. He leaves a Western visit possibility open before Congress reconvenes in December and seeks a vacation before the new session.
Dalhart launches a summer building campaign with a modern terra cotta theater designed by Amarillo architect J. Roy Smith. W W. Hamilton will develop the fire proof structure for cinema use as acoustical upgrades set the stage for motion pictures. A two story 24 room grade school with auditorium for theater and community use aims for completion by October.
I E R Melvin of Jackman's Sho is spending her vacation at her home, 613 Pierce Street.
Chicago, Aug 13. James R. Beverly, Amarillo Texas native and UT graduate, serving as Porto Rico attorney general, studies the national conference on uniform state laws. He notes Porto Rico’s interest in divorce, child labor, firearms, extradition, and narcotics, while reporting Capone is unknown locally and one unsolved murder in five years.
Funeral services for Ben F. Brooks 69 who died in Floydada Monday night were held at Griggs Funeral Chapel at 2 this afternoon conducted by Rev. Ferrell Fox. Brooks a pioneer carpenter and land builder of Amarillo lived 28 years there and belonged to the Security Benefit Association Carpenters' union and First Christian Church. He is survived by his wife and daughter Misa Edith Brooks a niece and a nephew Mrs G W Owens and R B Gary of Floydada. Burial was in Llano Cemetery. Active pallbearers were C A Chesshir George Runyon Ed Tull Joe Hartman W A Huff and J M Hobson.
The Hanson Post of the American Legion reports 620 members, tying Wichita Falls for first in state memberships as a drive continues. Mike Pegues leads with 16 new applications since last Tuesday. A Tuesday meeting at the Tri-State Fair grounds featured a social picnic and a women’s 11 to 9 baseball win over the men in three innings before darkness.
The roster lists Buck Holman as pitcher and Roy Chase at fist base with Otho Farrell at second base C. C. Gibson at third base Ernest Archenbeau at shortstop H. V. Elkington in left field, Mike Pe gues in center field and Floyd Sloan as the umpire.
G. Rudelson, formerly of Los Angeles, enters Amarillo as a new investor and opens the Paramount Style Shop at 703 Pork. Mrs. H. O. Shields leads the ready-to-wear department with Mrs. Nona Carpenter and Mrs. J. C. Finley assisting. Mrs. W. H. Freeman oversees hats and novelties.
The canvassing board reported no material change in unofficial returns of the August 1 city run-off. H Ernest Smith was declared elected city commissioner to fill the vacancy from Lester Stone's resignation and will take the oath at the next weekly session. Dr R A Moore vacationing in Nebraska, returning Thursday.
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