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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1929
Page
5
Geneva agreement set new standards for treatment of captured troops. Major Allen W. Gullion says the code bans reprisals and corporal punishment, limits penalties, and confines disciplinary measures to arrest up to 80 days plus escort surveillance. Evacuation from danger zones is prioritized.
Hutchinson County officials report the $150 000 bond election for Highway 117 fell short of the two thirds needed with only four votes over the threshold. A new election may be held if at least 50 qualified voters demand it. A contest over illegal votes at one box is possible but unlikely as officials seek to save taxpayers time and money. The paving would run from Stinnett to the Hansford County line toward Spearman and Perryton.
Dr. G. L. Yates pastor of the First Baptist church has returned from a month’s vacation in California and will occupy his pulpit at both morning and evening services Sunday. He says he feels much better after the rest and enjoyed the trip but is glad to be back in Amarillo.
In Austin on August 16 the AP reports two new charters. H. P. Stephens Motor Co of Texarkana with $15,000 capital, incorporators H. P. Stephens F. T. Rainey and J. O. Sinclair. The Wood Products Co of Marshall with $28,550 capital, incorporators W. L. Pitts N. P. Turner and Hal Winnsborough.
Mrs. 8 C Carr shares that her daughter Nettie Virginia recovered from flu like illness after taking Nature's Remedy Juniors. The ad claims NR Juniors restore appetite and energy, prevent stomach souring and anemia in children, and are available from any druggist for 25 cents.
The Pan American Highway Congress begins in Rio de Janeiro with officials from the United States and multiple American nations, plus France, to discuss highway construction, financing, operation, and maintenance. A Brazil monument on the Rio Sao Paulo corridor will be dedicated. an international expo on road construction and machinery valued at over $1,000,000 will run alongside the sessions.
Winston Brown of 712 North Mirror Street describes selling papers to save for a dog named Tex. He dreams of becoming an aviator and serving in a war, recalling a flight where he felt heavy during ascent and light upon landing. He mentions a poodle named Rags and his desire to improve road construction through future uniform standards.
District Attorney Edward W Thomerson and Mrs Thomerson left yesterday for Waco to attend the state convention of county and district attorneys. Sessions run today and tomorrow. Afterward he will return via Weatherford to prep for the H Hamilton murder trial of Tom Walton Jr in October, the case having moved from Amarillo on a venue change.
The Rev H K Beden field representative of Dallas will speak at 4 o clock this evening at the First Baptist church during the monthly B Y P U meeting Plans will be made for a city campaign to raise subscriptions for the Standard.
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