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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1929
Page
2
The article records ongoing snowfall in Amarillo with forecasts for a light fall tonight and partly cloudy conditions tomorrow. Temperatures dropped to 18 degrees in the morning and later rose to 2 degrees by 1 PM, per the official weather report.
Snow slides blocked the Denver & Rio Grande Western line isolating Silverton and Craig in Colorado as crews began a two week track clearance. Highways were impassable and blizzard conditions spread from Montana to the Northwest with record snows and subzero readings.
Mrs. A. E. Taylor of 1904 Jackson St says Orgatone transformed her 30 year digestive illness. She reports relief from bloating, bilious attacks, and constipation, improved appetite, and urges thanks to the maker. Sold in Amarillo by City Drug Store at $1.25 a bottle or six for $6.25.
Dear Tack readers are urged to help locate Trix, a grown light tawny Collie with white breast and collar, missing since Tuesday morning. The family, Joe, Flo, and his mother and father, request assistance and hint at the dog’s strong bond with children.
A Texas columnist writes about an unusually harsh winter and the disparity between hard living and rent issues. He shares reader mail about horses and rent laws, arguing against punishing tenants who cannot pay. He condemns landlord penalties while urging understanding of struggling families and calls for sensible laws.
A reader in Amarillo signs as J. W. Spencer apologizes for the harsh look in a photo and states he would give the subject plenty of room if met on the road. The message appears in The Globe letters page.
The excerpt attacks a Hoover Democrat as a cross between a Republican and the Ku Klux Klan. It accuses him of inheriting vices from both parties and lacking pride in ancestry or hope for posterity. It asserts he is “a real Democrat.”
Mrs Lela Callaway of Plainview Texas asks The Saturday Evening Post to publish the article she wrote and sent back after its rejection. She says the return left her “busted up” and she is starting a new article.
A second habeas corpus bid by Mrs. Marie Adams, held in Potter County jail since September, challenges her extradition from Texas to Oregon. Attorneys Fred Woodward and Harry Bell argue she did not violate Oregon law and remains at large, while extradition papers by Oregon and Texas governors stand. Sheriff Reeves of Oregon tests the case as it proceeds before Judge Henry Bishop and the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin.
Amarillo business leaders may soon be asked to pledge daily air mail volume to win a municipal air port. The West Texas Chamber of Commerce calls for aviation legislation, public airports, and licensed operators to promote air transport and attract traffic to Amarillo.
Mr. Hoover plans a Florida trip to review the Lake Okachobee disaster area where many drowned last year. He notes the national government controls lake waters and limits lowering them to safety channels, blaming this for overflow damage during high winds. A skilled engineer will propose remedies and seek to aid a state voting Republican in his honor.
Washington Feb 7 Members of the shipping board agreed to confer with the senate commerce committee before closing a contract for the sale of the Atlantic fleet of the government shipping lines.
Perry Morris Lundegreen, 22, a worker at the U. S. Zinc smelter, died at a local hospital at 10:15 last night. He is survived by his widow and his parents residing at Lundegreen apartments. Body held at N. B. Griggs & Sons pending relatives arrival.
Washington report notes Connecticut governor may walk in the inaugural parade as New Jersey governor proposes. Major John Coolidge, to wed the governor’s daughter, will attend Mr. Trumbull at the event. Russian tea described as pretty when served with lemon slices and fruit preserves.
A 1929 verse by Edgar A. Guest explores courage and perseverance in facedown fear. It urges fighters to press on until victory is secured and warns against yielding when success is near.
Hogs and cattle trades posted uneven results in Chicago Fort Worth St Louis and New Orleans. Cotton futures moved lower in Liverpool and New Orleans while stock indexes opened with losses and in New York. A Virginia town reported a sparrow’s nest shorting a fire alarm at a tower.
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