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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1930
Page
2
In a candid editorial voice, the News-Globe editor denounces anonymous accusations and private-life invasions. He defends printing public matters while protecting families, notes a Payne murder case as justified public interest, and jokes about golf and community notices.
This morning's session included church roll calls and a business meeting. Dr. Arthur Long of Fort Worth spoke at the close of the morning program. Scheduled speakers for today include J. B. Holmes of Fort Worth and Dr. T. T. Roberts of Cisco, with Ferrell Fox of Amarillo to speak after the afternoon session. Christian Endeavor groups hold a camp fire and forum at 6 with a youth conference demonstration led by Misa Hattie Mae Woods of Amarillo.
Bankers pledged to go personally to Washington on Friday to obtain emergency loans for farmers if funds become available. Counties identified as severely hit include Hall, Childress, Hardeman, Wilbarger, Floyd, Mitchell, Young, Kent, Taylor, Nolan, Callahan, Eastland, Scurry, Shackelford, and Coleman among others.
The report covers a health conference with talks on meat handling and chemical additives in foods, state health certification rules, and concerns over drinking water chemicals. Speakers include H B Anderson of Vogt Brothers, P J A Zeller of Texas A and M, and city health officials outlining disposal, lab controls, and sanitation practices.
The column warns that parrots and other animals may spread disease by nose and mouth contact. It notes rings around the earth causing storms and tornadoes, and advises car evacuation strategies. It recalls Cora Baker’s cyclone chase near The Coates House in Kansas City, illustrating dramatic storm effects.
The ailing former Peruvian president Augusto B. Leguia, 67, aboard the cruiser Almirante Grau in Callao Harbor, seeks a way out of the political trap as Lima reports mounting danger from a military junta that has toppled his eleven year rule. An American doctor says Leguia’s uremic attack lowers his fever, while exiles and freed prisoners threaten renewed confrontations as Manuel Ponce heads the junta and Arequipa revolutionaries push for talks.
Satisfactory results are reported from Panhandle Plains exhibits touring the Middle West. Howard A. Ferguson notes daily citizen prospects sent from the home office to 83 counties. Exhibits, combining agriculture industry and education, attract interest as fairs in Iowa Nebraska Missouri advance. H. M. Luna displays at Des Moines while Carl Kennemeyer leads another at Lincoln fair week after Sedalia show. Directors report normal crops with adequate rainfall and projected average yields.
Bill McClelland faced a liquor law violation trial in district criminal court on the first case of the fall term. Deputies raided a Johnson street residence finding a half gallon of whiskey 18 bottles of beer and 10 gallons of brew mash. McClelland was present denying ownership of the liquor.
The Panhandle Auto Club reports road conditions from Amarillo to Fort Worth via Wichita Falls and U.S. 8 and 470 as good. Travel to Oklahoma City via U.S. 66 has mud between Elk City and Sayre. Other routes to Roswell Tucumcari Higgins Clayton Borger and Lubbock on various highways show mixed conditions and generally fair to good roads.
Mexico City August 27 The revolutionary bloc which will control congress when it convenes on Monday has elected Jose Perez Gil president of the chamber of deputies. An independent group excluded from the regular chamber plans to install their own chamber Monday and has sent a message to President Ortiz Rubio.
The Herald and Examiner report Terry Drugenn, once allied with Frankie Lake, was guarded by bodyguards in a downtown Chicago hotel after a gunman failed an assault near his suite. A hotel detective intervened as the gunman drew, and police were not alerted. Terry's younger brother George had been wounded in a gangland shooting at a Fox Lake road house weeks earlier, with three companions killed.
In Baton Rouge Louisiana Curtis Blackwell a 19 year old Black prisoner was killed during a riot at the Lowia jana penitentiary when more than 26 convicts refused to work on a private rice farm and barricaded a section of the facility quiet prevailed in the aftermath as authorities investigated the incident.
Preliminary survey finished for Rock Island 0 mile extension from Vega to Forest New Mexico. Twenty miles of location survey completed and construction to start after final location work within two to three weeks. Expected grain movement 1931 with minimal earthwork and few stream beds in Plains county terrain.
Potter county voters face a $420,000 courthouse bond to fund a new building in Amarillo. Officials say the project would employ 500 workers for a year, inject about $450,000 into local firms, and use local contractors for all materials and equipment. The plan avoids tax increases and provides no deficiency warrants. Voting is next Saturday.
Derby led a set of Lockheed monoplanes across 1760 miles finishing within minutes of each other. Post, Schoenhair, Williamsbrook, and Turner landed within a quarter minute of one another. Goebel remains in flight as winner undecided with $7000 prize and trophy awaiting the victor while the second prize totals 4500 dollars.
Wheat markets slipped one and a half cents Tuesday yet Great West Mill and Elevator along with The Kearns Grain Co kept their price at 70 cents per bushel. Federal inspector John F Ross reported prices ranging from 54 to 1 ail and grades from No 1 to No 4 across 13 cars totaling about 19,500 bushels.
Mexico City reports government orders to expel undesirable foreigners, with many Americans among those affected. The drive targets Chinese, Poles, and Armenians for deportation while only residents with valid papers and a justified stay remain. note also a local item about Martha Kinkead and H E Jr returning to Amarillo for the school term.
Ernest W. Steel of Texas A and M reports in a Sanitary School session that sewage and sludge have been used to irrigate fields in Texas. Examples include Imhoff tank effluent in Monmouth Texas and sludge applications at San Marcos and Laredo plants, with spraying trials noted. Henry Siegel, once a New York and Chicago merchant prince, dies in Lakewood at 70 plus. survived by two titled daughters and a third wife.
Kansas City market notes show hogs and cattle varied with higher bids for some weights and steady to higher prices on others. Chicago and Fort Worth regions also reported modest gains, with lambs and sows moving slowly and beef cattle demand improving into the week. Top figures include hogs around 10.05 to 11.65 and cattle generally steady to firmer across regions.
A nostalgic verse honors a generous fisherman who brings bass and perch to friends, cleans the catch with care, and shares it despite not liking gifts. The piece juxtaposes a modern market report and poultry pricing, reflecting a brisk 1920s newspaper mix of poetry and market briefs.
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