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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1929
Page
2
A reader Letter to the editor argues over state land grabs and navigable water definitions. Plans for a possible North Texas state with Plainview as capital are floated, while opposition from South and East Texas is noted.
A clipping from a California paper discusses West Worth Hollywood football and urges visibility for Texas and the Sundies. The writer signs as a Sandie Pep Squad Girl and complains of alleged injustice in coverage.
A 17-year-old high school student shot Joe Skablankas, 38, at his home near Grand Rapids. After the fatal shot, the youth, Orrin H. Hoover, died by his own hand, leaving no apparent motive. A glass window was broken as he forced entry, then entered the room.
Ex students of the university announce the Kansas Day banquet and radio program to be held January 2. Jack Hefling, secretary of the local alumni association, says over 150 graduates in Amarillo and the Panhandle are expected to attend. M. C. Blanchard is president and George Nutting is vice president. new officers and directors will be elected at the meeting.
In Austin on June 4 the legislature convenes for the biennial regular session. Governor Moody is pulling time to finish his message as lawmakers and lobbyists arrive and chatter about bills fills the State house.
An official report states seven people died and 26 were injured as a blizzard hit Niigata Toyama Ishikawa prefectures in Japan. Five people are missing in Ishikawa. Earlier reports claimed 72 killed, 40 in Niigata villages. Twenty four aboard the steamer Toyotomi Maru remain missing after it ran aground off Nagashi.
A 1928 newspaper piece argues for blood transfusion to extend life and boost morale in war, cites Coraro’s diet and aging, and recalls a Mississippi lynching of a murderer after Laura Mae Keeler faced danger unarmed. It notes lynching totals were down that year.
The article discusses Hoover’s administrative challenge with the farm bill and prohibition. It notes a proposed expert commission, the hurdle of enforcement costs pegged at 300 million dollars, and the likelihood that Hoover must act despite resistance to sweeping federal policing.
Harold Dunwoody a motorcycle patrolman said he is not related to Joe Dunwoody jailed in Potter County over the murder of Hedley night watchman J. H. Richey. He noted the Dunwoody name is common and the similarity may lead to confusion.
Billie Lee Carpenter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Carpenter of Panhandle, has been confined to Northwest Texas Hospital with flu and kidney trouble for a week but is reported to be improving today.
The steamship Malakoff sank off Ambon Minorca Island during a storm. Twenty seven crew members were lost and six were saved. The vessel was driven onto rocks near Mahon as the lighthouse failed in rain and fog. The crew slept in their bunks and had little chance to escape as the ship sank within seven minutes.
Two cars a Chevrolet and a Ford were stolen yesterday a house entry and clothing theft reported an airplane motor stolen no information to public on stolen property Frank Fields jailed for theft under 50 Loonie Roberts charged theft under 59 Mrs J L Wright alias A C Browning and L L Burkett held on check raising Elsie Litz charged with vagrancy and investigation
The Knights Templar conclave will be held tonight at 7:30 with a feature oyster supper at 1.45 after the business meeting. Members and officers are urged to attend in the banquet hall.
The six New England states paid an estimated one twelfth of the nation's total income tax for the year. The U S treasury reports total individual income tax receipts at 61,885,186 dollars, with personal income levies totaling 1,943,336,386 dollars, about nine percent of resident returns.
Notes suggest children should write their notes inside rubber items before use. Emphasis on full name for clear identification. This guidance highlights better personal labeling and tracker practices for young wearers.
A dramatic vignette set in a hospital waiting room as nurses move about anxious families. The poem portrays the tense suspense as loved ones await the surgeon's word about knife and ether, emphasizing shared fear regardless of status.
Kansas City markets report hogs up to 15 cents higher with 4 000 head traded and cattle and sheep showing steady to higher tendencies. Chicago and St Louis listings follow with hogs up and cattle mixed as grain and cotton markets shift.
A 100000 acre tract in the Green Mountains near Windsor Windham Bennington and Rutland will be set aside as a federal national forest preserve under the Weeks Act. The move follows 23000 acres of the Waterville tract and aligns with New England efforts to expand forest and park systems including Connecticut’s Sleeping Giant expansion.
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