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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1930
Page
2
Senior High School starts first semester exams at 8:30 tomorrow and runs through Thursday January 23 at noon. The schedule lists periods and study halls with lunch breaks and a 1:30 senior meeting. New courses and re classification details follow for seniors and others.
Dr Lucas, a scientist with the telephone company, claims a violet ray instrument can aid medical treatment. The piece notes wartime economic context under Mr Coolidge and highlights the broad financial impact discussed.
The writer Reflects on a severe winter with eleven snow storms and subzero temps in Amarillo. He recounts a blizzard of 1930 and a harrowing journey from the J A ranch to Clarendon, aided by locals Donley and Armstrong counties, noting the aid of Charles Trent and Sam Dyer in saving him. He recalls sharing tales with descendants and the resilience of Old Tack.
A narrator details diving into a snow filled ditch to free the vehicle of Old Tack after a long wait for help. Neighbors like R A Williams, Jack McDowell, and Clyde Phillips arrive with teams and trucks to haul the car out. The tale shifts to Panhandle history with reflections by Mr Hobart on weather, settlement, and the J A ranch tale.
The article recalls the JA Ranch legacy from Colonel Goodnight to executors Hobart and Coke, noting Dick Walsh’s rise as a top cattleman and the ranch’s storied past including horses killed by General McKenzie’s march. It praises visiting the ranch from Clarendon or Claude, urging a Sunday trip.
The Amarillo school bond proposal includes 165000 for a new junior high in West Amarillo with capacity for 400 450 students and 200 younger pupils. The plan adds to McKinley North Amarillo and Pleasant Valley schools and features cafeteria auditorium and temporary grade transfers. Fred Young will speak by radio at 6 30 tonight from Station KGR to advocate the measure.
A commission criticizes fragmented enforcement of liquor laws and proposes revising 25 pre eighteenth amendment statutes into a unified code. It recommends easier injunctions under the Volstead Act, faster handling of casual violations, and trial procedures via U S commissioners with quick jury access. It also calls tightening permits and regulatory administration.
The junior high unit promotes a poll using four voting boxes to address the West Amarillo issue. Polls run from 8 a m to 7 p m. Eligible voters include those with last year’s poll tax receipts who pay taxes to the school district.
The production will cost less than many towns can afford and will be performed in English to ensure accessibility. The cast includes seasoned performers who have worked with major opera houses in America and Europe, with Mr. Scott noting the translation preserves the original humor.
Wheeler, a salesman for the English organization for about two months, died in an air crash. Surviving family includes four children Edna Lois 8 Louise 6 Emmett Jr 3 and infant Don 6 months. Brothers W J Harry George own Myers Bros Auto Wreckage shop. Mother Mrs M P Myers and four sisters Mrs H M Riddle Mrs Frank Cannon Mrs Ruth Joiner Mrs Alice Bussey of Amarillo. Wheeler’s body sent to Shawnee Oklahoma for burial.
A devotional verse thanks God for shelter health and daily pleasures. It honors fruit of the earth and vine and tree and asks for strength for care. The piece emphasizes gratitude for simple joys that ease doubts and urge effort each day.
Cattle, hogs, and sheep trading shown across Chicago, St Louis, Fort Worth, and New Orleans with mixed prices and steady to lower trends. Cotton futures in New York and New Orleans swing amid market nerves, Liverpool futures quiet, grain slips in Chicago. Sidelight on buyers awaiting farm board news and Delaware cooperative developments.
The Harris family thanks friends for their help and comfort in the recent bereavement following the death of Mrs. J. H. Harris. Sincerely J. H. Harris Odell Harris and family Willard Harris and family Norman Harris Mary McCormick and family.
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