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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1929

Page

2

Panhandle-Plains Exhibit Trucks Reach Sedalia Missouri

The Panhandle Plains traveling exhibit truck arrives in Sedalia Missouri for the Missouri State Fair as the first of three trucks on a tour spanning 12 state fairs and ending with southern fairs. A second truck heads to the Iowa State Fair opening August 31, with a third planned for Oklahoma Kansas and Texas fairs.

Panhandle-Plains Inc Amarillo Sedalia Missouri G. L. Boykin Des Moines Oklahoma Kansas Shreveport Beaumont Dallas Houston The Panhandle C. V. Vernon Chamber of Commerce the Goodyear Graham-Paige Great West Sugar General Mills Hudson Motors Hupp Moore Sesee Allinois Central Seneneee International Harvester Oe International Nickel , Cesses BL International Tel & Tels Asasitt Aeeee John Mansville Wee Jordan Motore 'S Kelly Springfield Kenney Co Kolster Kennecott Loose Nash Motors National Power & Light New York Central Rosgseeeees North American Ac Norfolk & Western Nevada Con Copper Otis Steel Pub Service Newait Purity Bakery Packard Pullman Pennsylvania BBC Studio Corp Republic Iron Remington-Rand Red-K-Orpheum Stewart Warner Ote St. Joseph Lead Shulte Standard Com ‘Tobacco Studebaker Senses Superior Steel Sears-Roebuck Cenecsa Coppers Aeeeve Southern Pacific RR Texas Pacific Texas Gulf Sulphur Union Pacific United States Rubber United United States Panhandle Plains

Amarillo gas rate clash sparks open letter exchange

Nelson K. Moody of The Prairie Oil and Gas faces a challenge from Old Tack over gas pricing. Moody defends an 8 cent well price and 20 cent city delivery, while locals pressure for public input and potential municipal ownership. The News-Globe invites all sides to publish responses with no caustic comments.

Nelson K. Moody Prairie Oil & Gas Company Moody Prarie Oil & Gas Company News-Globe Amarillo

Lost Lake Trail Talk on Trout and a Dinosaur Claw Legend

An unnamed narrator recalls a mountain drive past lost lakes and twisted pines toward a high timberline. A guide explains Lost Lake’s depth and a risky trout method using a live mouse on a raft to lure multiple large fish. The piece blends travel prose with a cautionary, almost mythical tone.

Smithsonian Institution

Pavillard Recovering After Rattlesnake Bite at Hospital

Pavillard, a Potter County man, is reported doing nicely at the hospital after a rattlesnake bite early Saturday morning. He rested easily yesterday and last night and is expected to be moved to his home within a few days. Attending physicians credit his presence of mind in treating the wound and applying a bound handkerchief.

Pavillard Potter County Farrer

Moody replies to Tack over Amarillo gas rates and ethics

Nelson K. Moody defends Amarillo Gas Company against Tack column misstatements. He cites independent audits, depreciation, and gas pricing details to argue rates must reflect long term value and public interest. Moody warns against harming Amarillo’s industrial base and invites constructive dialogue with city authorities.

Plea for Clarification on Eight Cent Gas Charge in Amarillo

A letter urges Mr Moody to explain the initial eight cent per thousand gas charge at the well and why lower rates are charged to a smelter and higher to city consumers. The writer questions ownership, cites a five year effort for constructive dialogue, and cites public sentiment and possible arbitration as not pursued.

Mr. Moody Amarillo Prairie Oil & Gas Company Moody Tack Amarillo News-Globe Amarillo Gas Company City Commission Lund United States Amarillo Oil Company New York Associated Press Atchison Westinghouse Electric General Electric Standard Oil New Jersey Gillette Safety Razor International Telephone North American Co Union Pacific Wall Street Far East Paramount Famous Lasky and Packard Steel Common American Can Simmons Co National Dairy Products

Amarillo Women Fly Round Trip to Los Angeles

Mrs Olive Childers and Mrs J W Howell become the first Amarillo women to make the Amarillo Los Angeles air trip. They returned yesterday after two weeks in Los Angeles aboard Western Air Express. Ten passengers rode westbound and eight eastbound, with both flights on schedule.

Olive Childers J. W Howell Amarillo Los Angeles Western Air Express

Paving on Van Buren Street Completed

City Engineer E N Stanley announced the Van Buren Street paving from south to Twenty fourth Avenue is finished. He expects Lincoln Street pavement between Sixth and Tenth Avenues to be open to traffic within a week. Miss Billie Herrington of Plainview returned home after visiting Miss Florence Keys at the Herring hotel.

van Buren Street Twenty-fourth Avenue E. N. Stanley Sixth Tenth Avenues Lincoln Street Billie Herrington Plainview Florence Keys Herring Hotel

Unclear protest remark about oil company and Moody

A reader expresses regret over opposing the policies of a major oil company and hopes for future agreement with Mr Moody, saying they dislike disagreeing with someone they admire. The remark echoes tension between business interests and personal respect.

The Border and the Buffalo scarce edition sought

An old time cow-puncher seeks a copy of John R. Cook's rare book The Border and the Buffalo. Printed in a limited run and out of print, the search aims to locate a surviving copy for a long-time reader.

Tack John R. Cook

Air Derby to Dedicate New Municipal Airport

The administration building hosts the planning for an air derby with a grandstand for car viewers. Ross Rogers and Otis Williams coordinate exhibitions and competitions with O. V. Vernon of the chamber of commerce. A souvenir program is in the works as the event marks the airport dedication under lease to Texas Air Transport.

Ross Rogers Otis Williams O. V. Vernon Chamber of Commerce Aviation Rogers Texas Air Transport

Fastest Spin Says Fuqua With Western Air Express Pilot

Fuqua called the flight the fastest he had ever experienced after a test ride in a Western Air Express craft piloted by MW Ado Carthy. The plane reportedly reached 170 miles per hour during the run.

Carthy Western Air Express Fuqua

Selecman Sermon Urges Full Religious Life

Rev Charles C Selecman said half asleep faith brings misery and spiritual ruin at Polk Street Methodist revival. He cited neglect in religious life as core cause as large crowds attend nightly services and today’s session focused on Christ the Risen Lord. The New Life is the sermon topic for tonight.

Chas. C. Selecman Polk Street Dr. Selecman Selecman Christ the Risen Lord

Funeral for Harley A Frederick at Two Today

Funeral services for Harley A. Frederick 87 who died at his home 411 Northwest Seventh Street will be held at Griggs chapel at 2 PM with Rev G L Yates of First Baptist Church officiating Burial will be Llano cemetery Pallbearers are Lloyd Boyer Dugan Taylor S Ansley Charles Sur gen and Floyd Lynch He is survived by his widow a small son Buster Earl his parents Mr and Mrs Joe Frederick Amarillo three sisters Mrs J A Long of Amarillo Mrs George Kearns of Here ford and Miss Leona Frederick of Dallas and a brother Archie Frederick of Dallas

Harley A. Frederick Northwest Seventh Street Griggs Chapel G. L. Yates First Baptist Church Llano Cemetery Lloyd Boyer Dugan Taylor S. Ansley Charles Surgen Floyd Lynch Buster Earl Joe Frederick Amarillo J. A. Long George Kearns Hereford Leona Frederick Dallas Archie Frederick Dalas

Mrs Barnett to be buried this evening

Funeral services for Mrs. Marilla FE Barnett 66 pioneer woman of the Panhandle who died Sunday afternoon at a local hospital will be held from Griggs chapel this afternoon at 8 o'clock Rev H A Nichols pastor of the Buchanan Street Methodist church will officiate Pallbearers are C Christoph Charlie Hall P B Goodwin Sid Woodward J N Vernon and R G Chumley Barnett was ill for years but active in Amarillo charity work and aiding others

Marilla FE. Barnett Panhandle Griggs Chapel H. A. Nichols Buchanan Street Methodist Church Llano Cemetery C. Christoph Charlie Hall P. B. Goodwin Sid Woodward J.N. Vernon R. G. Chumley

Funeral for Baby Girl Postponed for Twin Brother Illness

Funeral services for Jane Richardson infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Richardson, 2618 Northwest Tenth Street, were postponed due to the critical illness of her twin brother. Services tentatively set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Griggs chapel. Relatives from Stillwater Oklahoma Clayton and Plainview attended the week at Canyon club near Canyon.

Jane Richardson C. R. Richardson Northwest Tenth Street Griggs Chapel G. E. Johnson Stillwater Oklahoma Raymond Huff Clayton R. B. Johnson Plainview P. H. Butcker Canyon Club Canyon

The Cocoanuts and Wheel of Life At Twin Theaters

Movie tone news lists The Cocoanuts with the Marx Brothers at The Fair and The Wheel of Life starring Richard Dix at The Mission. Also featured are Deandi Fancy Baggage with George Fawcett at the same program and Come and Get It with Bob Steele at The Rialto. The Liberty presents Outcast Seals with an all star cast and Nordy Nordin and his Buccaneers.

Radio Schedule Highlights Big City Orchestras and Comedies

Radio listeners across multiple stations hear Rudy Vallee and His Dance Orchestra at 9:00, Dorothy Githens soprano, and several concerts and programs including Amos and Andy from WMAQ. The schedule lists numerous stations and time slots with featured ensembles and comedy segments across the network.

WGN WHAS WFAA KPRC KSTP WMC WKY Rudy Vallee KSD WGW WSM WWJ WOC WFJC WEBC WSB WAPI WJAX Wjz New York Chain Site and His Gang Dorothy Githens KDKA WJR KWK WIOD WCFL WSMB Wren WIR WwLw KYW WTMJ Moment Musicale Ted Florito Chicago Amos & Andy WMAQ Frmo Newark Chain WADC WGHP KMOX KMBC KOIL WHEC WGL WISN WHK WKRC Couriers Henry Burbig Koil Werk WCCO Wsec Uncle Joe Pat Wat WSPD

Crowing Cock Disturbs Peace in Quiet Country

Poem notes the speaker’s numbness to city sounds yet fear of a crowing cock in the country. It contrasts noisy urban signals like whistles, guns, and fire bells with rural silence, ending with the notion that a crowing rooster remains oddly alarming.

Sam

Markets Report From Kansas City and Other Cities

Hogs, cattle, and sheep prices move lower in Kansas City and Chicago trading centers with mixed results across regions. Cotton markets in New York New Orleans and Liverpool show steady gains, slight pullbacks, and moderate volatility as traders weigh cover, selling, and tropical disturbance influences.

Kansas City Associated Press New York New Orleans Caribbean

Wheat and grains slide with Upturns and mixed Ferment

Chicago grain markets showed early declines for oats corn and other provisions with wheat briefly improving before retreating. Foreign exchange and stock listings followed an irregular path as rails oils and utilities led gains while several major shares eased later.

Chicago

What Amarillo Needs

O V Vernon lists Amarillo needs in a Globe feature. Key items include more industries and branch offices, nationwide advertising, wider jobbing and wholesale trade reach, a junior college, improved highways, and stronger civic ties among clubs business and professionals alongside the Chamber and City Development Board. Contracts seed national promotion as Amarillo positions itself for growth.

O. V. Vernon Chamber of Commerce Board of City Development Chamber of Com Amarillo

Also Mentioned on This Page

Fil Panhandle-Plains, Inc Boykin Missour 0. V. Vernon Mgr Texas O. V P. C. Bennett H. M. Luna J. F. Ford Mr. Vernon Ernest Thompson Thompson Hospital N. K. Moody Man Mrs. Childers Mrs. Howell van Buren Rgret Sermon H. A. Frederick Mrs. Barnett Coles Edgar A. Guest East ST. Louis Livestock Y the Associated Press East ST. Louis Ill Liverpool Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Tokyo Montreal Igi Cis Veeter Atlantic Pete Cal Standard Texas Corp Tidewater Association White Eagle Phillips Pan Prairie Oil & Gas Prairie Pipeline Continental Oil Dela. Se Jno F. Clarke Co Arkansas Gas Marconi Ween Clark Co Yardy's Gortine Man Jnc Seeheee Rrp Atchison, Topeka Fokker Ford England Lee Allegheny Corporation Gulf Oil Baldwin Locomotive Bedix Aviation Sss Bethlehem Steel Briggs Dee & Madise Burroughs Calumet & Arisgon Colorado Fuel & Gas Chesapeake & Ohio Columbia Gas Chicago Mill St Paul Congoleum Uy Continental Motors Canadian Pacific Chicago & Alton Ssssseenes Chicago & Northwestern Chrysler Columbia Graph Co Cesereere Curtiss Aero Davidson Dupont Power & Light Eee Sereee Ae Famous Players Seeneeenee Aay Fisk Rubber Fleischmann Wee Iee Freeport Tex’ Electric BOBM General Greene Canane Weeeer Rene General Motors General Ry Signal Globe F. L. Southington Victor Radio Panhandle Music Co Dial Polk Joy Road
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