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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1930

Page

2

Oklahoma prosecutor testifies in Bud Walls slaying plot case

P V Ruch Tillman county prosecutor admits being asked by several people to help kill Bud Walls, key government witness. Walls had drawn county ire. Ruch says he counseled against violence. He denies collusion with Walls, Charles Rogers, who pleaded guilty.

Associated Press Oklahoma City P. V. Ruch Tillman County Bud Walls Bud Tillman Walls Ruch Charles Ropers

Panhandle Auto Club Reports Good Road Conditions

Amarillo to Fort Worth via Wichita Falls and U S 66 shows good roads. Amarillo to Oklahoma City on U S 66 also good. Routes to Roswell and Tucumcari on U S 366 and 66 respectively are clear. The Panhandle Auto Club, Inc. discusses highway status and notes a market for 128 common wild plants used in patent medicines.

Amarillo Fort Worth Wichita Falls U.S Oklahoma City U. S Roswell Tucumcari U. S&s Higgins Clayton N. M Borger Lubbock the Panhandle Auto Club, Inc Chamber of Commerce

Sanford and Its Rail Line Bridge Work and Local Economy

Sanford in Hutchinson county lies on the Rock Island main line from Amarillo to Liberal. The Hutchinson county court agreed to pay 280 dollars monthly for the use of a bridge over the Canadian river. The county highlights planned bridges, highway routing via Sanford, expanding plants, and a sizable payroll, with roads in poor condition and traffic flowing toward Amarillo.

Sanford Rock Island Railroad Amarillo Liberal Kansas Hutchinson County Commissioner's Court Rock Island Railroad Company Canadian River Electric City Stinnett Borger Four Corners Borger Ard Antelope Creek Rock Creek Fritch Panhandle Potter County Association

Harmony Club presents The Little Tycoon at Municipal Auditorium

The Harmony Club staged the musical comedy The Little Tycoon at the Municipal Auditorium Tuesday night under Mrs. N. D. Bartlett. Imi Fuermann and Frank Petersen led the cast with strong supporting work from Mrs. C. F. Smith and Lester Aldrich. The show featured a polished orchestra and praised stage setting and accompaniment. Tri State Fair sponsored the event despite a small audience.

Harmony Club Municipal Auditorium N. D. Bartlett Imi Fuermann Frank Petersen C. F. Smith Lester Aldrich Bartlett Oma Link Rowley R. C. Martini H. N. Wheeler

Amarillo Urges Crime War and Citizen Help

City officials push a crime crackdown with a public warning and citizen assistance. Col. Thompson asks residents to report crimes and suspicious activity, while police establish a new target range and daily radio crime reports at WDAG to deter thieves and killers.

Col. Thompson Bureau of Investigation United States Department of Justice Amarillo Texas Thompson Fourth Avenue van Buren Street WDAG

Return Man on Oklahoma Theft Charge

An Amarillo man working under the alias J. F. Roberts known as Rogers was arrested on a theft charge and sent to Mc Alester Oklahoma. He is charged with stealing 1900 pounds of copper cable and released on $2000 bond but jumped the bond before. He was arrested at the post office while collecting mail.

Amarillo J. F. Roberts Rogers McAlester Okla Roberts

Service Stations Burglarized Here in City

Two burglaries and an attempted break in were reported Wednesday. At Gibson Service Station No 1 the thieves took a substantial amount of cash. Rifles were stolen from Hershel Boone Station at Seventh Avenue and Madison Street. An attempted entry occurred at Amarillo Dress Company at 608 Polk Street.

Gibson Seventh Avenue Bowie Street Hershel Boone Madison Street Amarillo Dress Company Polk Street

Youth Held After Attempt to Wreck Train Near Kennedale

An 18-year-old boy was arrested after two cross-ties were wedged across the track to wreck a northbound Southern Pacific Passenger train near Kennedale. Engineer Jim Riggs stopped the train at 7:20 am. Conductor W T Clark found the ties and the youth in the weeds and held him until Fort Worth police took custody.

United Press Fort Worth Dee Jim Riggs Southern Pacific Kennedate Riggs W. T. Clark Police

Beers Vat Dwellers Start Colony Along St Louis River Front

Unemployed men have moved into abandoned Anheuser Busch beer vats near the Mississippi riverfront. Six large cylinders, nine feet by eighteen, house residents led by Henry Hubb. They use driftwood to heat the interior, calling the makeshift homes warm as toast while facing rent and housing scarcity.

ST. Louis River United Press ST. Louis Anheuser-Busch Henry Hubb Hubb

Nation Faces Food, Immigration, and Prosperity Dilemmas in Editorial

A column argues for public awareness of U S policy through wide newspaper advertising, warns of German food riots and hunger, questions immigration limits, and notes American prosperity tied to immigrant labor. It cites wheat stocks, surplus food, and Portugal profits from public gambling, with a brief mention of Mexico feeding troops garlic.

Congress United States Europe Portugal

Aggressive farm progress highlighted by Deaf Smith county agents

County Agent R C Dunkle and Miss Emma Gunter praised diversified farming and hog production in Deaf Smith County. They noted cannily that wheat fed hogs yields greasy pork but market demand remains, and described an Agricultural Council, hog shipments to the Pacific Coast, and terracing efforts across neighboring counties. The report lists registering area agents and bankers, plus a big Santa Claus parade planned in Amarillo with international features and school dismissals.

R. C. Dunkle Emma Gunter Parker Mr. Parker Dunkle Deaf Smith County Pacific Coast Miss Gunter A. W. Kincade Follett W. K. Cottongame Lipscomb H. S. Wilburn Parker D. Hanna Hemphill County A. W. Kinsade W. H. Upchurch Canyon Hereford W. C. Dickey Memphis Minnie Mae Grubbs College Station Myrtle Miller Pampa Gee R. Renean Shamrock Viola Jones Wheeler Elsie Phillips Claude Gladys Weaver Mary Sitton Amarillo Chas. T Watson Stratford

Kris Kringle Day Proclaimed For December 11 Parade

Santa Claus issues proclamation designating December 11 as Kris Kringle Day. Amarillo and Panhandle notables will review the parade from Polk Street reviewing stand. Participation includes towns within a 150 mile radius. Wire.

Kris Kringle the Panhandle Polk Street Amarillo

Santa’s Amarillo Welcome Parade Promised Tomorrow

A colorful pep promise says Santa will arrive Thursday to a grand Amarillo welcome. Local happiness runs high as residents expect a festive parade featuring Miss America, foreign guests, a peacock, and a rainbow. The event is billed as a city of love with a joyous march through downtown.

Amarillo Spearman Santa Queen City of Love

Shop Early Bill Visits Five More Places

The Shop Early dollar bill, promoted by Will Winch of Paramount Publix Theater, toured Amarillo shops reaching 17 locations. Citizens who spent with the bill are urged to report progress to The Globe-News as part of a theater campaign to urge early shopping. The latest stops include City Drug No 1, Woolworths, F W Grand, Silver, J C Penney, Major Drug No 2, each buying a dollar’s worth of goods.

Will Winch Paramount Publix Globe- News

Trial opens as Shepard case moves forward

United States district attorney leads the prosecution as Judge Hopkins notes the government may shape its case. Miss Brandon sits with over twenty witnesses awaiting testimony. Theodore and Curtis McCoskey testify that Major Shepard was deeply distressed after his wife’s death and left Los Angeles the day after her burial.

United States Hopkins Miss Brandon Theodore Curtis McCoskey Shepard Major Shepard Los Angeles

Rail fight highlights Texas grain shipments and rail delays

W N Temple, a Fort Worth grain dealer, testified as the last of three shippers in a case against the Santa Fe. He charged slow movement of plains territory grain to be served by a new line and alleged 23 misrouting routes. The Santa Fe noted a hung jury in the first trial and a $150 damages judgment on appeal, while Temple also claimed the carrier failed to supply cars on three occasions.

Plains East Texas W. N. Temple Fort Worth Payne Temple Santa Fe

Found Dead in Texas Hotel A. J. Oliphant

A. J. Oliphant, 60, former West Printing Company salesman, was found dead in his Bonner Hotel room in Lukin Texas. An empty poison bottle lay nearby and a note read I have no people in America to call on. The item mentions California forests totaling over 19 million acres.

United Press Lukin Texas A. J. Oliphant West Printing Company Bonner Hotel America

Market Reports from Kansas City to New York Livestock

Market notes from Kansas City Chicago East St. Louis Fort Worth and New York on Dec 10 cover hogs cattle calves and sheep volumes and price ranges. Highlights include Kansas City hogs at 12,000 head mostly 26¢ lower top $8.00. Chicago hogs 82,000 with top $8.25. East St Louis hogs 16,500. Fort Worth cattle 3,700 with varied movements. and New York cotton opening steady with quiet demand.

Kansas City The Associated Press Chicago U. SS D. A East ST. Louis Fort Worth New York Liverpool Alexandria Fisk Rubber Foster-Wheeler Incorporated Freeport Texas General Electric General Food General Motors General Railway Gillette Safety Razor Glidden Company Hudson Motors Hupp Motors Mlinois Central RR Inspiration Copper International Nokel International Cement International Harvester International Eee & Tele John Manville Kolater Radio Kennecott Coppee Kresge Ludium Steel Wee Wee Oo Mack Trucks Mk&t Miami Copper Missouri Pacific Montgomery Ward V.sosseeere Murray Corporation Aeee Nash Motors National Air Transport National Dairy Products National Biscuit Company Writ Ae National Power & Light National Cash Register New York Central RR New Yorkn H& Hrr Nevada Northern Pacific RR Tee North America Oliver Farm Implement Ats Paramount Publix Eevee Pathe Exchange Packard Motor Car Aes Jenney (Jc) Company Pennsylvania Rhnee Pillsbury Flour Mill Waebaee Public Service of New Jersey Pullman Car & Manufacturing Bsh Radio Corporation of America Radio-Keith S Simmons Company Southern California Edison Te Standard Brands Incorporated Standard Commercial Tobacco Standard Gas & Electricity Stone & Webster Stewart Warner Studebaker Corporation Southern Pacific Rally Ox Texas Gulfulphur Seer Union Carbide Oe Union Pacific Renone Abo United Aircraft & Sport United Carbon United Cigar Stores United Corporation United Fruit United States United States Pipe & Foundry United States Rubber United States Steel Teres Vanadium Corporation Warner Brothers Pictures Warren Brothers Company Western Maryland RR Western Pacific RR Western Union Westinghouse Electric Westinghouse Air Brake Bay White Motor Company Willys-Overland Woolworth

When Love Fled By Fearful Parental Advice Poem

A poem by Edgar A. Guest reflects on courting under parental pressure and practical caution. The speaker recalls being urged to marry for safety and status, resisting heartful love, and later viewing spinsterhood as the result of cold reason. Love arrived and departed due to mistrust of the heart.

Edgar A. Guest

Cotton market slides on southern selling and liquidation

Prices sag after initial demand. new December contracts fall to 10.10 while March hits 10.43 as southern selling and liquidations weigh on the market. Liverpool influence remains mixed with late weakness and a broad lack of demand leaving prices near the day’s lows.

Liverpool Southern New Orleans Associated Press

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