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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1928
Page
2
An Amarillo diary entry blends holiday reflections with humorous quail eating routines and everyday woes. The writer jokes about Christmas bills, aging, dogs for sale, and preferences for beef and game while noting local Christmas weather and social quirks.
Frankie Brooks an eighteen month old in Cincinnati is near death after a toy motorcycle became lodged in his throat. Physicians say pneumonia, though light, worsens his condition and endangers recovery. An operation was attempted but postponed as the child grew too weak for surgery.
A Park hotel blaze in Akron Ohio caused six deaths and seven injuries. Fire officials say spontaneous combustion in rubbish sparked the fire which trapped five victims on the third floor and one on the second. Seventy five guests escaped to the street.
W. W. Pickenz, 58 year old fertilizer manufacturer, died in New Orleans after a brief illness. He headed Davison-Pick Fertilizer Inc. in New Orleans and in Orange Texas, and served as a director of Davison Gulfport Fertilizer Inc. in Gulfport.
The passage weighs economic tension between Britain and the United States over shipping and Cuba trade as American policy hinders private shipping while Britain undercuts. It notes Afghan events with King Amanullah, reforms, and British airlift of women and children from Kabul amid Afghan resistance. A553A discussion on theft and pocket safety concludes with a societal musing.
The official records show the epidemic rising in the Mid West and East while dying in the West. For the week ending December 15 the service estimated 700,000 carts with state figures including Kansas 17 617 Maine 46 Montana 4 031 New Mexico 1 161 Illinois 2 408 New Jersey 219 Nebraska 1 704 Wisconsin 14 724 Delaware 10 Connecticut 144 Oregon 1 605 Arizona 933 North Dakota 21 346 Utah 63 Florida 228 Texas 992 Louisiana 122 Iowa 85 000 estimated.
In Oklahoma City Mrs Vida Tyson 40 died of a throat wound while being rushed to hospital after a heated argument with E E West of Ada who was wounded in the throat and wrist. West told police the woman stabbed herself and he cut his wrist. Witness Dale Stokes described the assault on the sidewalk. Mrs Tyson had married about three months ago.
Mrs Hazel Margaret Moore 57, wife of Frank G. Moore, died at 702 North Fillmore at 11 last night. They had moved to Amarillo for her health about a month ago. Survived by husband, daughter Velma Brooks of Wakema Ohio, parents Mr and Mrs Clayton Jones of Willard Ohio, two sisters Mrs Florence Day of Wakema and Mrs Marie Torie of Amherst Ohio, and two brothers Chas Jones of Oberlin Ohio and Harry M Serler of Plymouth Ohio. Body to be sent to Williard Ohio tonight by Blackburn Boxwell Funeral home.
Mrs Ella L Ellis 54 wife of J A Ellis Randall county farmer died at a local hospital at 8 last night. Survived by husband three sons Lawrence Henry John A and daughter Mary F lis all of Canyon. Body in Griggs Funeral chapel overland to Happy for Presbyterian church service at 1 pm Thursday. Rev T D Sumrall will officiate burial in Happy cemetery.
A late 19th or early 20th century court house record lists numerous warranty deeds and transfers. It details transactions for blocks and lots in S.J. Heights, Morningside, Holland, Plemons, Roberts, and Eakle tracts with prices from $1 to $8500, including names such as R. L. Thompson, Jnc E Hill, Nora McMurtry, Lamont Hare, Mrs. Anna Tucker, W. Forest Dutton, and George Parr, plus car registrations and building permits.
Two young preachers from Missouri and Oklahoma have begun their life work in nearby states. Jack Yancey, 14, assists at Central Methodist Church in Picher Oklahoma and Delbert Chestner, 13, is ordained at Missionary Baptist Church in Dielstadt Missouri. Both have preached to large crowds and hold plans for future theological study or distant ministry opportunities.
Thomas Donald Hall 21 a University of Redlands sophomore was killed by a police officer while fleeing after a safe robbery. His two fellow Redlands juniors William Cornewell Cooney 21 and George J Keller 23 confessed participation and faced arraignment on burglary charges.
Seismologist Rafael Bendani forecast a series of telluric crises beginning December 27 with increasing strength, affecting Eastern Europe, the Balkan regions, and the central Andes, and warned of strong seismic disturbances in Europe and South America over the next days.
D. B. White and C. R. Weaver were arrested on Christmas day and transferred to Potter County jail charged with possession and transportation of whisky. Each man reportedly had half a gallon of liquor.
The body of J. Raymond Bedford death in a Albuquerque hotel will reach Amarillo early tomorrow with Mr. Ansley. N. S. Griggs and Sons will handle arrangements and the remains lie in state at Griggs chapel after Thursday morning until the funeral. Rites are likely Thursday afternoon. Bedford, a Certain-Teed representative once with the Amarillo News, died from heart failure after influenza while en route to Amarillo to visit Mrs Ansley.
New Orleans begins Mardi Gras season on January 7 with the Twefth Night Revelers and a string of balls from the Krewe of Aglia to Rex. festivities run through February 11 with parades and grand balls including Momus and Proteus leading to Rex’s climactic ball at the Athenaeum.
Houston based Associated Press reports E Ball suffered a fractured skull today aboard a dredge off La Porte. Details of the accident were not learned at this time.
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce launches a drive to raise $2000 to fund temporary offices in Austin during the legislative session as it pushes for new oil land titles. J E Biggs travels from Amarillo to Pampa to organize Panhandle oilmen and calls for a protest meeting at Midland on Monday afternoon December 31. Earlier Amarillo gathering drew several hundred landowners owning several million acres.
A turkey dinner with all the trimmings was served to 33 prisoners in the Potter County jail. Cells were opened to allow inmates to help themselves. after dinner, Old Men's Christmas Cheer fund representatives gave cigarettes, candy and fruits. Attendants described the event as dignified and friendly.
Exchange National Bank in Denton Texas failed to open with a sign on the door stating it was closed by order of the board of directors and affairs in the hands of the bank examiner. The institution had capital of 100000 dollars.
The apartment of Mrs George A Thorne widow of former Montgomery Ward VP was burglarized by two men who forced a rear door. Few items of value taken though tapestries and a wall safe with silverware remained. Mrs Thorne was in Florida. a housekeeper maintained the flat. Son George A Thorne Jr travels with the Byrd expedition.
The injured man was pulled from the bay by fellow crew members who aided in the rescue. He received first aid at the scene and was taken for further medical evaluation.
Amarillo postmaster W C Kenyon praised public cooperation and postal staff for efficient service during the holiday rush. He credited The News Globe and WDAG for informing residents and noted peak mail on Monday with thousands of packages handled daily thereafter. Patrolman Jack West and police associates were commended for crowd and traffic control with no accidents or arrests reported.
Madame Maryse Bastie, a noted French aviatrix, seeks government okay to operate short route air taxi using her own avionette. She envisions flying passengers within city limits and to nearby towns, highlighting expected urban mobility ahead of traditional buses.
In New York Mrs Frank A Van derlip laments the lack of society leaders since Mrs Astor. Greensburg Sister Cecilia Mary Schwab, sister of Charles M Schwab, will join the Carmelite order after teaching music at Seton Hill. Newark Amelia Earhart gives her mother a $5 airplane ride with 17 others, paying the same fare. New York Charles A Levine and Mabel Bell return from Europe aboard the same ship with plans to publicize a trans Atlantic flight. Moscow Anti Alcoholic league plans to provide 800000 peasants homes with radio sets as part of a drive against vodka.
A small, content dog enjoys a simple meal and affectionate attention, despite having access to plenty. The scene highlights a calm moment of companionship and warmth.
A dog obsessed with collecting stamps and objects lies asleep as the speaker contrasts the animal’s simple pleasures with human striving for rare items. The poem notes the collector’s limited interests and contentment beside mankind’s endless pursuit of beauty and wealth.
The Kansas City market showed hogs about 10 higher with top 8.86 on 90 to 250 lb pigs and cattle steady to lower on 1300-1500 lb slaughter steers at 12.00 to 16.00, while Chicago and Associated Press figures recorded hogs up 15 to 25 cents, tops around 9.50 for 170-300 lb and cattle mostly lower with slaughter steers 13.25 to 16.25 and stockers around 10.60 to 12.00.
East St. Louis reports cattle and calves. hogs and lambs with prices across 170 to 240 pounds at $9,000 and top $9.15, packing sows at $7.75 to $7.85. Fort Worth shows hogs up 30 cents to $8.95, cattle and calves steady to higher, yearlings and calves trading up to $15.50. New York cotton opens 3 to 5 points higher on cover and demand with January near 20.28 to 20.18 by midday.
The Associated Press reports a steady cotton market in New Orleans as January and March futures moved within narrow ranges amid larger January tenders in New York. Prices rose briefly before easing, with January around 1969 and March near 1970, then fell to 19.50 and 19.67 before midday buying lifted them again to 19.57 and 19.64 as demand improved.
Supporters of a farm relief plan push for creating a Federal farm board with Coolidge as signatory. They argue he would back a measure aligned with the Kansas City Republican platform and could consult Hoover on board selections. Opponents seek delay via an extra session while tariffs wait.
Market movers list shows Allied Chemical American Can American Locomotive American Smelting & Refining American Sugar Refining and many others trading with varied results. Several major names including General Electric General Motors U.S. Steel and Coca Cola appear in the updated price roster as of 14 45 o clock.
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