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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1930
Page
2
The writer recalls a trip to El Paso with Henry, jokes about aging and a saying on babies losing teeth, and rails against prohibition coverage. He questions insane defense in criminal law, recounts a local visit from Edwin Ramey and a cannery tour, and notes a reward offer for a peculiar Willys Knight truck.
Sears Roebuck & Co of Amarillo hosts a grand celebration Saturday to mark the store’s first anniversary at the new location. The entirely remodeled three floor store features a mall mezzanine shift for ladies wear and a furniture emphasis on the second floor. Clyde Damph and his eight piece orchestra perform 6 30 to 9 00 p m as hundreds of items go on special sale.
Glen F. Baker 24 son of Mr and Mrs Frank M Baker 1209 Pierce Street died today in an Amarillo hospital after a brief illness He was a native Amarilloan graduate of the high school and a member of Central Presbyterian Church He worked as a fireman on the Santa Fe Surviving are his parents two brothers Hugh J and Earl T Baker of Wichita Falls and a sister Helen Louise Baker of Amarillo The body is at Griggs Funeral Home awaiting relatives funeral services likely Saturday afternoon.
Alene McCartney Hess age 25 wife of Paul Hess a farmer near Claude died Friday morning after a lingering illness in St Anthony’s hospital She and her husband raised in Amarillo both graduates of Amarillo High School She was a member of First Baptist Church She leaves a daughter Bettie Dawn two years old her parents a brother and five sisters Funeral arrangements pending.
Dr. Zachary Taylor Reynolds a 40 year physician died at his daughter Mrs R C Robbins 2202 Front Street last night He was Mason and First Christian Church member Graduate of University of Missouri Survived by wife two sons Vinita G F Reynolds Eureka Ark and A F Reynolds Amarillo and daughter Mrs Robbins Body at Boxwell Brothers may be sent to Eureka for burial
A Sunday afternoon sacred music concert and feast of old-time negro spirituals will be held at the city auditorium between 2 and 4 pm, sponsored by Mrs. Robert Walter, featuring Jessie Akin described as a superb xylophone player. An offering will be collected.
The Ama tillo Jobbers and Manufacturers Association holds its monthly meeting at 7 30 in the Chamber and Commerce committee rooms. Mason King secretary notes attendance is urged at 100 percent and the session was moved from Tuesday due to King's absence.
Revival at the Christian Army Rescue Mission on East Fourth Avenue conducted by Carmel Barnwell the child evangelist draws growing interest. Captain A Roberts reports evening services at 7 30 o clock with claims of miracles of healing and good music.
Police search for a Negro man who wounded Maxine Williams in a knife attack near a servant house at 10 West Sixteenth Avenue. Williams fled across the street as her clothing was slashed. the assailant escaped after responding to a hurry-up call.
Dan McGrath assistant county attorney spoke in Dalhart for Jimmy Allred's attorney general campaign. More than 200 heard the address as McGrath campaigns through Canyon Hereford and nearby towns.
Insanity said to lectured on saving money. Wood arraigned before a U S commissioner yesterday charged with counterfeiting. Bond set at 5 000. Officials plan to keep him confined until treatment can be arranged. Four other men arrested in the Panhandle on similar charges are held, not known to be connected. G A Ryan arrested August 8, Arval and Leo Eidison and Ralph M James brought from Childress August 11. Childress trio accused of turning 1 bills into 10 bills.
Justice Preston recalls Bill Ings speaking on U S neutrality under Wilson. Ings says he agreed with neutrality but felt no strong conviction and states he was jailed by that time. The exchange suggests tension over policy and personal circumstance during the period.
In a rural parable the farm board markets and tariff talk reflect tensions as Miss South and others seek handouts while Sons North and West blame outsiders. The piece notes Dad’s indulgence leads to rockbottom work finally, with a headline warning that low crude threatens oil prices.
Col Alvin Owsley a long time Texas politico will speak in Amarillo Saturday night on behalf of Miriam A Ferguson for governor. The speech on the courthouse lawn will be broadcast by WDAG with Owsley introduced by Amarillo attorney Julius Dorenfield.
Ross Sterling urged refunding county highway expenditures and creating a state system funded by gasoline tax bonds. He proposed taxing traffic to unbond eighty to one hundred million dollars, while West Texas allies attacked opposition to highway routing and race track gambling. Governor Moody spoke in Mexia and Cleburne, defending Ferguson records amid heckling.
Willmar bankers identified two bodies from the July 15 bank heist in Kansas City as gang members, including Harry Silverman alias Sammy Stein and Mike Rusick of Kansas City. The blast also involved Frank Coleman, with a third gangster’s body taken to Kansas City. A second item notes a powerful explosion demolishing Raymond Porello’s home linked to Cleveland sugar trade feuds.
The Dallas News reports that widespread drought and scant rainfall have pushed Texas cotton into a critical stage. Light upland soils show rapid shedding and bolls cracking open, while black lands fare better though worm and weevil threats rise. Leafworms spread across eastern counties with little rainfall to aid recovery.
A rich American in Paris advertised for a Russian couple without children to try a new theory of living. The couple would earn $200 monthly and follow extreme dietary and lifestyle rules. In India, Afridis near Peshawar retreat from British air raids, threatening the Khyber Pass and exposing fears of Hindu population growth.
Livestock and grain results from Fort Worth and Chicago show hogs and cattle variety with steady to uneven price moves. Cattle, hogs, and sheep across Fort Worth Kansas City and Chicago reflect demand, weights, and regional price ranges amid July consumption data and cotton futures trading.
A man saves a drowning child by catching the coat and lifting the boy to safety from a boat. In New York, stocks traded dull with minor gains for U S Steel Standard Oil of New Jersey and American Can while rail shares fell on weak July earnings and several firms slid five points.
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