02 Dec 1929
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1929
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane offers comments on Kellogg pact and Russia in China while a Virginia fox hunting scene unfolds. The piece ties international tension to domestic reflections as readers are directed to page 2 for continuation.
NBC chain listings show concerts with the Gypsies Orchestra and soloists at 7:00 and a family party on related stations. Henry and George appear on a 7:00 segment with the Courier program followed by Popular Program. The night includes diverse acts across multiple stations with extensive call letters.
A Santa Fe special train will carry oe.backers to the bi district football game between Amarillo and the Buckaroos in Breckenridge Saturday. Round trip fare six dollars fifty cents. Train leaves at 4 15 Saturday morning and returns late Saturday night. Tickets at Santa Fe office or from Mrs. Hugh Butler. Buckaroos feature Boyce Magness and Pruitt with Graham blocking. Breckenridge line strong with Carey Cox and Thompson.
Snow covered the Newfoundland coast as three freighters and a dozen schooners vanished from sight. A pilot boat failed to return with the Norwegian freighter Hertha after fuel exhaustion near Cape Spear. Tugs found no trace of the Hertha while another tug headed to tow Grey County after a broken rudder near Cape Race. Labelle County suffered a damaged smokestack and bridge deck, 400 miles southeast of St Johns. The schooner George Kay and Catherine B. were rescued by the Steamer Jofklein 45 miles from port.
Walking the ties of a trestle near Dallas yesterday two Negro women were forced to leap 40 feet when a street car approached. They will recover physicians said today.
A new cold snap in Texas brings freezing temperatures across cities from Amarillo to Dallas with readings as low as 18 to 25 degrees. Two deaths linked to the weather include a Dallas automobile crash and a near-fatal aviation incident.
Police and private investigators continued the hunt for Walter V Cunningham a 25 year old Carnegie Tech student from Dalhart Texas who vanished after leaving an Oakland rooming house last Tuesday He was reported to be engaged to marry Miss Florence E Fife of New York and no trace of him has been found since his disappearance
Congress opens with plans for a broad tax cut for individuals and corporations. President Hoover’s budget message signals a good fiscal outlook and outlines a 1 percent levy reduction bringing rates down to 4 2 and 12 percent while corporate tax drops to 11 percent.
Chica go reports more cold air moving from the northwest expected before night with a lengthy stay. Weekend relief was slight as temperatures rose only from near zero Saturday to the upper twenties yesterday.
Two young men entered a paint shop at 304 West Sixth Avenue late last night and robbed proprietor A. G. Jones at gunpoint. They tied him to a chair, escaped with $20 in cash, and later fled before Jones freed himself and reported the crime. A $500 check remained, replaced by the robbers with currency. Police are pursuing a description of the suspects.
Police seek motive in the apparent murder of R. W. Hail of Lometa Texas. His body was found Sunday night in an alley behind a rooming house with a skull fractured in four places. A card in his clothing asked to notify his mother Mrs. G A Hail of Lometa in case of any accident. He had come to San Antonio two weeks earlier and worked as a sign painter.
A heavy gale raged over Southern England forcing channel ships to shelter in Dover and flooding many rivers including the Thames. Orkney Island service was interrupted. Plymouth saw a record rain fall for the period, the heaviest in sixty years amid widespread road flooding in Tamworth Staffordshire.
Dealers in Amarillo announce a revolutionary new Gleaner combine capable of harvesting all small grains including corn. Powered by a Model A Ford engine with optional electric lights, it shells husks and shells corn into the grain bin. The machine aims to outperform existing harvesters by recovering nearly all the corn.
Sixteen men linked to a Borger area liquor cleanup faced federal charges for conspiracy to violate the national prohibition act. Bonds ranged from five to ten thousand dollars with several fugitives and arrestees named including former officials and local officers. See ARRAIGNED Page 2.
Archibald Dearse arrived home yesterday in time to thwart two burglars. A search of Dearse's quarters found nothing of value. The crooks were prepared to leave when Dearse walked in and asked for money. He handed over his $38, a small odd moment in a Chicago night.
AUSTIN Tex December 2 The collection of 1930 automobile registration fees started in several Texas counties despite a ruling by the Attorney General that payments cannot legally be made until January 1 Tax collectors cite the short time before licenses are required on February 1 and issue personal receipts now with full papers to follow after January 1 The department ruling also limits counties to keep only their share of general registration fees not chauffeur or other special permits fees.
Four inmates were placed in solitary confinement as wardens hunted the killer of Rubin Kaminetsky a 17 year old Brooklyn robbery convict who died from four stab wounds in line with 1 729 prisoners at Sing Sing The suspect Jacob Burakoff 17 and three others were isolated for questioning based on information Kaminetsky provided before his death
An overnight incident startled deputies at Potter County jail when a confiscated beer bottle exploded near the floor as 11 federal prisoners arrived and a gunshot discussion continued. The blast caused a smoky scene and prompted deputies to scatter with drawn pistols.
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