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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1928
Page
2
Texas range conditions improved after December 1 due to recent rainfall. Cattle condition stands at 86 percent, stock water plentiful, hay supplies normal, and feed prices high but cake and cotton products available. sheep and goats maintain strong breeding demand as wool and mohair receipts rise.
The body of David J. Baker, 57, Amarillo pioneer, died at his home on East Fourth Avenue. He is in state at N. S. Griggs & Sons chapel awaiting funeral arrangements. Survived by widow, two sons H. G. and Terry Baker, five daughters, three brothers, two sisters.
The Associated Press reports in New York that a prohibition tipster, Thomas Harris also known as James Marshall, 35, was arrested on December 12 on charges he obtained 25000 dollars in bribes from at least 150 speakeasies. He attempted to discard an imitation pistol and a list of speakeasies as police moved in.
May Elizabeth Parker aged 77 mother of Mrs Harry McGee of 1011 West Tenth avenue died at her daughter's home at 2 o clock this morning. Mrs McGee is the only surviving relative. The body is held at N S Griggs and Sons and likely will be sent to Chicago for burial. She belonged to the Presbyterian church. Mr McGee is a pioneer oil man in the Panhandle field and the family is widely known in this area.
A yearslong Amarillo note records a rise in colds with more handkerchiefs sold and many households affected. It mixes joke lines about cattlemen, travel mates, and a high school football protest in Baca county with quips on weather and home life, ending with a bath ritual check.
Denver and Fort Worth railroad officials met with J J Mullaney of the Safety First division of the ICC to determine the cause of the head on collision near Dalhart that killed engineers and a fireman. Investigators questioned injured persons and those connected with the trains as reports of orders misunderstanding are explored. A finding is expected late this afternoon.
Margaret Hoepper's youngest son Jack, 28, makes all the dresses and coats for his mother and five sisters plus two nieces. He also crafts curtains lamp shades pillows and bags. By day he works as a cost accountant. by night he sews nine hours for ordinary dresses and fifteen for evening gowns. He counts society women among his outside customers and says sewing is his hobby.
The influenza outbreak moving east from the west coast has reached the Middle West with several thousand new cases in 24 hours. Missouri and Kansas report many school closures. Kansas University at Lawrence and Missouri University at Columbia shut down. Chicago records five deaths and Beloit two as St Paul notes 600 cases. Wichita reports three deaths and mass absences from schools.
Coach Smith notes no incentive for a Sandies postgame and doubts players will show full effort. Uniform checks due. San diego? No, Sandies trained since Aug 20. Smith contacted Waco Oklahoma Central El Paso and Roswell NM to arrange opponents. most schools unavailable due to season over or holidays.
Troops and police picket the Pampas during Gen. Juan Zcarezza's recall while Mr. Hoover's aide returns from the frontier. Arrests occur after a Belgrano suburb raid as authorities limit Hoover party movements near Buenos Aires.
Canton officials move to end imported Western clothing among college students. Boys will wear a semi military cotton uniform while girls adopt black cotton skirts, white blouses and cotton stockings. With the new year, imported woolens and gay haberdashery for men and silks for girls will be prohibited in South China universities.
The jury trying 18 year old Mrs. Reba Thompson for the murder of her husband Sherman Thompson could not reach a verdict and was dismissed. The state charged Thompson with conspiring with Charles Edwards, serving a life term, to kill her husband to collect $4,000 in insurance and to wed Edwards.
Bill M Connell formerly Amarillo Country Club pro now Cedar Crest Dallas pro spends a week in Amarillo to hunt mallards and teals. He says Panhandle lakes host big ducks and he wants to bag a few before returning.
An opinion piece reflects on Mussolini and Europe seeking cautious peace terms, criticizes U S foreign policy and wartime debt stance, notes Canada’s social programs and wheat pool, highlights post office finances and aviation growth, discusses labor insurance in Colombia, and warns of deadly gas traps in bootlegging.
Light rains and fog spread over the Panhandle and surrounding area, with .05 inches of precipitation in the city and similar amounts reported elsewhere. The Weather Bureau forecasts more rain and fog tonight, then clearing tomorrow. Rail lines report widespread dampness from the Panhandle to the coast, Texarkana, and as far west as Baird, with higher temperatures in the western edge.
The state rested at noon in the Nichol trial charged with possession of liquor. He allegedly had 20 pints of whisky and five quarts of gin in a Herring hotel room used by a registered guest. The defense may show the liquor belonged to the room occupant. Jury selection was challenged by prejudicial familiarity with Nichol.
Hayward Wisconsin December 12 Miss Valerie Cox a Minneapolis musician went on trial today for the slaying last July of Elmer Olson a Minneapolis composer The state contends Olson died of knife wounds inflicted by Miss Cox at a summer resort near here
Mrs. Randal of the Randal Drug stores reports her trained toy Fox terrier Jack is missing for the fifteenth time. The friendly dog often returns when untied and allowed to roam, though sometimes someone holds him in a room. She says he has been gone longer than usual and will come home if released.
Lord Inverclyde, a rich young peer, travels to New York aboard the Berengaria under the Burns name. Actress June Howard Tripp denies plans to marry. he had divorced on November 30 and is 31. Also reported: banker Edward A. Duerr resigns at 50 after long service. Justice Katzenbach laments wealth as crime driver. Kaw Indian oil lease auction yields no bids. Katherine Holland Brown wins 25,000 for a novel and funds turnip contests for malnutrition relief. Mount Holyoke senior Mary Elizabeth Reynolds, 28, promotes walking and bird study for fitness.
William Edwards known as Harmonica King was no billed by a Dallas grand jury on charges of criminal assault against a 13 year old girl. He had been jailed weeks earlier and faced a false swearing charge tied to obtaining a marriage license. The district attorney’s office suggested he likely would not be tried on the false swearing count.
The Bolivian minister advised Kellogg that Bolivia would continue in the Pan American conference on arbitration and conciliation now in session. Reports from Lima claimed Bolivian instructions to return were given, but Medina said he had not received such orders. The dispute over Chaco Boreal and access to the Paraguay River fuels tensions with Paraguay, which claims ownership and exclusive riverine use.
A committee to study quarterly city tax payments was appointed at the Amarillo Real Estate board luncheon. The board supported the plan and will try to push it forward. An annual election of officers followed a brief discussion.
Five mill strikers and three policemen died in riots at Parel as strikers overpowered police and looted shops. Reinforcements opened fire, many injured, shops closed, business halted across the district.
Euclid I La Chappelle of Brockton files suit for 3 5 million dollars against United Shoe Machinery Corporation in federal court Boston December 12. He is an inventor of shoe bottoming machinery.
Former Mexican President Calles has been ordered to take a complete rest for several days after suffering a sudden liver illness two days ago. Doctors say his demanding four years in office contributed to the illness.
Arturo M. Elias former Mexican Consul General in New York is named director general of the postal department succeeding Cosme Hinojosa. The move is reported as Elias takes the top post in Mexico City. In Dallas, R. D. Burke was beaten unconscious and robbed of his watch and 65 dollars, crawling a half mile to a railroad tower for help after regaining consciousness.
A poet contrasts wealth and poverty through a speaker who never toiled yet yearns to earn. He reflects on how a rich upbringing shields one from real striving while poverty forges strength, skill, and resolve. The piece, attributed to Edgar A. Guest, emphasizes earned success over inherited wealth.
Hogs and cattle prices move unevenly across several markets including Kansas City and Chicago with top hogs at 8.80 for 210-300 pounds and cattle with steady to weak trends. Also reports from Fort Worth East St. Louis and New Orleans note activity in hogs cattle calves and sheep, plus cotton and grain price movements in New Orleans and Chicago.
The market opened with gains led by steels and coppers and rails. National Biscuit and American Express rose while Bethlehem and Ludlum steel lagged after early profits. foreign exchange opened firm with sterling at $4.853 16. Allied Chemical and Dye showed a listed figure at 4 229.
Mrs. Maud Wilson, confined to a sick bed, says the raid she led with a hatchet on a neighborhood Kansas City saloon has achieved goals. She claims liquor harmed her husband and 18 year old daughter Iris, notes the saloon is closed and for rent, and expects federal and city action. She and her husband and daughter are ordered to testify before the county grand jury next week.
A dense roll of major American companies spans sectors from steel to oil to automobiles, including General Electric General Motors Bethlehem Steel United States Steel Studebaker Packard Nash Motors Chrysler Ford Ford Motor Company and others. The list names well known firms and their brief mentions across diverse industries reflecting the era's corporate landscape.
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