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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1930

Page

2

Drouth Relief Questions Multiply Across States

Drought relief takes center stage as Oklahoma reports rains easing heat and drought damage but crops and pasture still harmed. Meanwhile Alabama Texas Wyoming governors seek aid on par with other drouth areas as a federal committee coordinates aid.

Oklahoma Ity United Press Oklahoma City Associated Press Washington Hyde Alabama Texas Wyoming West Texas Moody Federal

Sterling Attacks Ferguson Pardon Record in Texas Campaign

Sterling denounces Jim Ferguson as he campaigns across Texas arguing for honesty in office and law enforcement. The tour includes San Angelo, Terrell, and Cameron with Senator Clint Small joining the race, plus speeches by C C MacDonald in Wichita Falls for Mrs. Ferguson and Lt. Gov. Barry Miller backing Ferguson.

Ferguson Jim Ferguson Texas San Angelo Terrell Sterling Cameron Clint Small West Texas Waco C. C. MacDonald Wichita Falls Austin Barry Miller

Kansas City and Chicago livestock and cotton news mix

The report covers livestock prices and market activity from Kansas City Chicago and Fort Worth with hogs cattle calves and sheep trading mixed gains and losses. Cotton futures in Liverpool New Orleans and New York show volatility as weather reports influence trade. The piece closes with a poem verse about enduring pain.

Kansas City Associated Press U. 8 D. A Imilkted Chicago Fort Worth New Orleans Liverpool New York Texas

Mrs Wrather Rites Thursday At First Baptist Church

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Wrather wife of Dr. J R Wrather longtime Amarillo resident will be held at 4 o clock Thursday afternoon at the First Baptist Church conducted by W L Day assistant pastor She died at her daughter Mrs A J Roberts home in Los Angeles Monday after months of ill health Pallbearers are W E Sloan C J Leveritt J J Goodger Guy Saunders Ray Wheatley and J C Gulerie Burial will be Llano Cemetery with N S Griggs and Sons in charge She leaves her husband two sons Dr Frank Dewitt a West Point captain Lonnie Dewitt of El Paso and one daughter Mrs Roberts</n>

Anna Wrather J. R. Wrather Amarillo First Baptist Church W. L. Day Wrather A. J. Roberts Los Angeles W. E. Sloan C. J. Leveritt J. J. Goodger Guy, Saunders Ray Wheatley J. C. Gulerie Llano N.S. Griggs and Sons Frank Dewitt West Point Lonnie Dewitt el Paso Mrs. Roberts

Lindsay to Give Gliders to Amarillo Children

George Lindsay of the Panhandle Steam Laundry has 1 500 gliders to give to Amarillo children who will come to the laundry at 9 tomorrow morning to receive them. Lindsay calls the gliders fine play machines and expects the children will enjoy them. He urges them to take part in the invitation.

George Lindsay Panhandle Steam Laundry Amarillo Mr. Lindsay

Political Meeting Thursday Night at Sanborn School

Candidates for county and precinct offices invited to attend a campaign meeting at Sanborn School Thursday night. M. L. Huddleston will lead the event with no charges and no refreshments.

Sanborn School M. L. Huddleston

River Road Club Women Plan Tri-State Fair Exhibits

Potter County home demonstration clubs prepare for the Tri-State Fair with exhibits. River Road women meet to discuss displays while Brady and Soney clubs hold scheduled gatherings. 4 H Club girls from Soney join an afternoon women's club meeting as preparations continue.

River Road Tomorow Brady Women's Club Soney Potter County

Stirring letter attacks Sterling Moody in governor race

The writer mocks the Sterling Moody crowd and calls out the Sterling–Moody–Wolters–Humble Di-Cement Trust as the wrong choice for governor. He praises Ferguson’s rally on the courthouse lawn and urges voters to scrutinize candidates amid heated campaign rhetoric.

Sterling News-Globe Ferguson Court House Owsley

Polo matches planned in Amarillo with call for players

Tri-State Fair plans a test polo match August 30 and September 1 at the Fair Grounds sponsor Wilbur C. Hawk said. A. C. Adkins of Plains Wholesale Grocery ships ponies from Knox county to form two Amarillo teams. He and his son Cecil will play and he seeks interested players at 9853 to field four players per side plus substitutes.

Amarillo Fair Grounds Wilbur C. Hawk Tri-State Fair A. C. Adkins the Plains Wholesale Grocery Company Knox County Adkins Cecil Hawk Tri-State Dallas

Mrs. McPherson Suffering, Prayer Intensifies

Miss Harriet Jordan assistant to Mrs. McPherson reports Sister is blind with no marked improvement and suffering greatly. Prayers continued last night and resumed today as Miss Emma Schaeffer and Miss Mae Waldron affirm the evangelist’s condition is critical and near death.

Gesus Temple Harriet Jordan Miss Schaeffer Mrs. McPherson Miss Waldron Miss Jordan

Lions Club Hears Many Good Talks at Luncheon

Prominent speakers from near and far addressed the Amarillo Lions Club weekly luncheon at the local hotel. Dr. E. D. McBride of Oklahoma City praised Amarillo Civic Clubs aiding crippled children. Leland Abbott of Jefferson Stanley Life Insurance Co noted U S life policy dominance and rising totals. Lieut. Ralph Smith of the U S Navy discussed the helium plant here and its role in naval lighter-than-air craft.

Lions Club Amarillo Gene Jimmy E. D. McBride Oklahoma City Leland Abbott Jefferson Stan Life Insurance Company United States Ralph Smith

Stolen Brushes Darken Campbell Paint Store Break‑in

More than 100 paint brushes and two spray units valued at 260 wholesale were stolen Tuesday night from Campbell Paint & Varnish Company at 001 West Fifth. Warehouse manager Bob Beeman said thieves broke the brush case lock and selected only the best brushes. W. R. Davis of 404 Adams saw two young men carrying two suitcases leave the scene and report the incident to police.

Campbell Paint & Varnish Company West Fifth Bob Beeman Paint and Varnish Company Beeman W. R. Davis Adams Davis

McGrath to Speak on North Plains for Allred Bid

Dan McGrath assistant county attorney will address voters in Spearman at 6 pm Thursday and Perryton at 8 30 pm for Jimmy Allred Wichita Falls for attorney general. Friday at 8 pm Hereford voters hear Allred message. He has toured Panhandle towns during the run off campaign. Rev Hamilton Holds Revival in Hartley

McGrath North Plains Dan McGrath Spearman Perryton Jimmy Allred Wichita Falls Hereford Allread Panhandle Allred

Minister to Preach at First Congregational Church

Rev. Paul W. Heed of Chickasha Oklahoma will occupy the pulpit at First Congregational Church on Eighteenth Avenue and Harrison Street Sunday morning. Rev. Reed arrives Saturday. Dr. Harry Grady Kenney resigns as pastor effective today and will leave for a week vacation in Denver before assuming the Fitet Congregational Church of Beaumont on August 31.

Chickasha Paul W. Heed Chicka Okla First Congregational Church Eighteenth Avenue Harrison Street Reed Harry Grady Kenney

Pharaoh Meneptah drowned in Red Sea asTl facts reveal

Lord Monyihan presents sensational claims to fundamentalist clergy about the oppression of the Israelites by Meneptah. The pharaoh’s body allegedly shows signs of drowning in the Red Sea, with a hardened aorta and calcified patches, then mummified in extraordinary fashion to confound later skeptics. William J. Bryan is urged to hear of these findings.

Phah Monyihan Meneptah Red Sea Royal College of Surgeons William J. Bryan

Lightning Strikes Amarillo Home Three Times In Storm

Lightning hit Amarillo three times during a Tuesday evening storm prompting two alarms within a minute. No injuries were reported though Wade Anderson’s home at 9802 Tyler suffered major damage including a severed radio antenna, blown tubes, damaged curtains, a faulty lighting system and a displaced front porch. Additional strikes near 830 Western Avenue lightly shocked Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Watson in the DeLozier residence, with only minor damage noted there. Fire alarms at 3100 Tyler and 3802 Tyler reported no damage beyond slight disturbance and a rapid response by firefighters.

Amarillo Wade Anderson Tyler Anderson Western Avenue K. D. Watson Plainview H. H. DeLozier

Milk laws explained at Canyon council meeting

H. B. Hargis district sanitary engineer explained advantages of the standard milk ordinance to Canyon city council. He noted several Panhandle towns have adopted the standard within 18 months and described dairy grading under the ordinance.

Canyon H. EB. Har State Department of Health Amarillo Hargis Panhandle

Transfer of $100000 Suits to Dallas Court

Nineteen suits seeking about $100000 on promissory notes against EF D Davenport were moved to the 95th district in Dallas from Amarillo, filed months ago before the statute ran out. The transfers, urged by Amarillo attorneys, ease Judge W E Gee's crowded docket along with two other cases sent to Gray County court.

Amarillo EF D. Davenport 95Th Judicial District Dallas W. E. Gee Ama_ Tillo Gray County

L. T. D. Club To Picnic At Jack Hall Ranch

The L. T. D. Club plans its annual picnic at Jack Hall's Ranch on Thursday. Members meet at Mrs. A. Petersen's home at 2912-A West Sixth Avenue at 9 o'clock.

L. T. D. Club Jack Hall A. Petersen West Sixth Avenue

No Sermon at First Christian Church Sunday

There will be no sermon at the First Christian Church this Sunday. A communion service will be observed after the Sunday School hour.

Western Air Pilot Recovering After Appendectomy

Ray Merritt, veteran pilot with Western Air Express, underwent appendectomy at St. Anthony's hospital Tuesday night and rested well the next morning. He arrived here yesterday, stayed in a dormitory room at English Field, then summoned a doctor and was moved to hospital for surgery. Col. Ernest O. Thompson, ally of Ross Sterling, will speak at Sanborn school Wednesday night at 8.

Ray Merritt Western Air Express St. Anthony's Hospital Merritt English Field Ernest O. Thompson Ross Sterling Sanborn School

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