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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1929
Page
7
Federal agents conducted raids in East Chicago Ind arresting about 200 people. A total of 101 detainees face deportation for specific offenses while others released after questioning. U S Attorney Loomis condemned organized vice and liquor rings influencing town politics.
Merger of Galveston Wharf and Cotton Concentration companies into the Export Finance Company of Texas will be completed today in Houston banking offices. The combined assets total 10 million dollars and will provide extra credit to finance movement of commodities through Galveston port. George Sealy serves as president of both merging firms.
Charles Edgar of Gering Nebraska possesses a grandfather clock claimed to be over 300 years old. The timepiece traveled from Scotland to England to West Garafaxa before its 1830 arrival in the United States. Edgar has declined offers ranging from 150 to 500 dollars.
Chicago August 16 George Arliss moving picture star says talkies in their present form are not art and must improve to survive. He compares current films to horse and buggy and forecasts talkies becoming art while remaining the era’s most popular entertainment.
The completion of a large hangar at Alliance Neb is announced. The facility sits on level land three miles south of town and invites inquiry about a Home Demonstration of the Radiola Super-Heterodyne.
A Chicago syndicate of swindlers fleeced Catholic priests and parishioners in at least thirteen states. Better Business Bureau investigators say multiple bands operate from Chicago using varied techniques and that priests in thirteen states have inquired about a single Chicago concern.
The fatal shooting of T Perez a farmer living near Pharr was investigated by police after he was attacked by an unknown man while bringing a load of cotton to town and died before he could describe his assailant.
The first Woman's Exposition of Art and Industries will run October 1 to November 2 in Boston. It will showcase New England women's achievements including health and education work in China. Betty Bruce, manager, says many women are employed outside factories and this event lets them unite and publicize their efforts.
Local shop at 105 East 5th Avenue advertises Wiley selection of Jno C Roberts shoes and men’s apparel available to customers. The brief notice highlights the retailer and concrete address for shoppers.
Nell notes some investors demanded more information while others had already invested. The scheme involved selling a tract of land in the Chicago area to members of the faith.
Grinnell explains that church members, hearing of improvements around one tract, assume the attractions apply to the adjacent land and invest their money. The misconception leads to financial involvement based on misperceived value.
Extra extra says a big community picnic is planned Sunday afternoon at Harding's ranch. The notice mentions a 126 carrier and street details for attendees and organizers.
John A. Cameron, a turpentine and lumber businessman once a fugitive, will not receive clemency. Governor D. Max Gardner rejected his plea after reviewing Cameron's petition, though he pleaded guilty in 1912 to second degree murder of Raeford Police Chief F P Oakes. Cameron had fled prison and was recaptured last year.
Newsies plan an annual outing funded by Edwards Bottling Company with 40 cases of soda. Archie Tyler of North Plains coaches and K F Barkley of Pickwick Stage Lines provide buses for the trip to Harding's ranch for a day of exploration and food.
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