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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1930
Page
2
Old Tack laments local quirks and social mores while sharing tales from Amarillo. The column touches on a missing brown cow owned by T W Sanford, political jests about Hoover, race notes, Panhandle harvest contrasts, and a baker's bread price quip, all delivered in a wry, dated voice.
Enrollment remains open for accounting and public speaking courses at Amarillo Junior College night school. About 15 students are enrolled with more due to begin Monday. Grace Orr teaches both classes. public speaking meets Tue and Thu for 1.5 hours, accounting meets Mon Wed Fri for two hours. CPA work to start soon. regular college credit applies. classes run all summer and will continue as long as demand exists. Contact the college at 6721.
The Jenkins One-Stop Service Station at Tenth and Lincoln Streets is now open after a full rebuilding of housing and equipment. The Texaco and other brand merchandise seller has operated at the same location for four years. W. Jenkins is owner and manager.
Prison guard D P Hughes was exonerated by prison system manager Lee Simmons in the fatal shooting of A J Love a Black convict. Hughes testified Love hurled no stone and, when Love advanced, Hughes fired.
On the eve of their wedding day Axel Hansen 25 Seattle and Mildred Gardner 17 Aberdeen were struck by a train and killed at the Pirwood crossing in Tacoma. In a second Puyallup Valley grade crossing tragedy James Manley Puyallup was killed when his automobile was crushed between passing trains.
In a letter to Tack, the writer praises Dr. Webb and argues for medical freedom in a free country, criticizing appendicitis surgery and urging preservation of the appendix, citing diet and natural function. The author urges readers to share health experiences and recognize effective doctors.
Rapid City South Dakota reports that George Washington’s colossal stone head, carved in Black Hills granite by Gutzon Borglum, will be unveiled at noon on July 4. The statue stands about 420 feet tall with a 72 by 40 foot flag veil and figures of Washington Jefferson Lincoln and Roosevelt to be carved on the wall as a memorial to American ideals.
Mrs Gladson says her husband drank heavily and no jealousy existed. Detectives report a loud quarrel at the hotel and a gun found in a locked closet. Witness Hazel Adams recalls the fatal moment and Mrs Gladson’s question Why did you do it. The couple had lived in Amarillo for years, with Gladson running an office and leasing brokerage partnership before the tragedy.
Kansas City paid about $1.20 a bushel for wheat while June 1930 averaged around 80 cents per bushel. Hyde cited expanded wheat acreage in the United States and other countries and the prospect of Russia rejoining world trade as major factors in large surpluses. Demand weakness from slower population growth, reduced purchasing power, and fewer foreign buyers growing their own wheat imply smaller orders ahead.
The piece argues whiskers foster germs and crumbs, urges doctors to ban them, and cites pioneer figures. It notes today’s beard trend among Oxford men and contemplates celebrity appearance standards. It also honors Dr. Harvey Wiley and compares Cornaro's light diet lifespan to remarkable longevity.
Lieutenant Yanus H. Taylor flew 2100 miles from Laredo Texas to Portland Maine in 16 hours 15 minutes with six stops. The Army plane averaged 140 miles an hour as part of evaluating mobility for emergencies.
Gangsters press authorities to question Zuta over crucial Lingle slaying clues. In Chicago and Los Angeles, ties between Frank Foster and gangster Ted Newberry surface as investigators link Newberry to the Randolph Street tunnel sighting. Police deny Foster’s gun claim, while in Illinois a Woodriver bootlegging case ends in a machine gun ambush killing George Williams and wounding Herbert Culp as bullets riddle his car.
Comprehensive expense ledger outlines manager and assistant salaries, travel costs, office and plant expenditures, and total outlays across departments. Key figures include Highway Department salaries 3000 and total expenses 69 976 with notes from General Manager C V Vernon. Also mentions Amarillo social updates and travel plans of local residents Mrs Jack Royalty and beauty staff from Amarillo Hotel Beauty Shop.
The call to convene a Senate special session for ratification of the London naval treaty was prepared and awaits adjournment of the current session. If adjournment occurs today the session would begin Monday. otherwise it could follow the next week. The move also raises potential action on the tariff commission and the power commission personnel.
Payne stated he would pay a reward as large as he could raise but had not made it public yet. He told officers at the outset about his plan and noted no offers had been received by noon today.
A man calling himself Brown arrives in town with no identification and recalls little beyond a week. He claims Jewish lineage though cannot speak Yiddish, can read German, and remembers few facts. He seeks work and relies on local Jewish helpers while authorities in Phoenix verify clues. Wires go to Chicago New York and the West Coast with no result.
Oil men report another gusher near the State House where Wirt Franklin plans to develop the Harn tract into an oil field just 500 yards away. State House carries no fire insurance though operators tout new washing in process and mufflers to curb hazards. The drilling campaign grows with conflict between school officials and city leaders over a half million dollar Capitol Hill High School expansion within a drilling zone. In courts, operators and town lot owners clash with city officials over varying outcomes.
The article notes tense chatter about a correction request amid a long endurance flight story. It covers the City of Chicago refueling a 194th contact and the Hunter brothers’ record chase with Walter and Albert joining for a 195th contact. O Brine Jackson bid to start July 13 in St Louis faces competing offers from Reston and Omaha, with St Louis offers blocking if local funds reach 20,000.
Miss Opal Presley of Farwell visits Amarillo relatives, joining Mrs. Trolinger and Mrs. Cline. R D Doty and party plan Amarillo stay with C H Jeffers. Picnic grounds offer free fishing swimming and games on a 600 acre ranch with bus service to downtown and fairgrounds. Joe Norman's orchestra to play a 9 PM dance with $1 admission. R S Quinn of Amarillo heads to San Angelo for three weeks while Mrs. Quinn and kids finish a Canada trip.
Harold Moss field secretary of the Assembly of God Churches with headquarters in Springfield Missouri will speak at the local Assembly Church at 900 North Pierce Street this evening at 8 o clock. Rev Guy Shields says the leaders are honored to have a general executive from headquarters and notes this is the first official visit to the church.
A fragment describes a dreary world worsened by toothache indigestion and bodily pains. It hints at not going to dinners, dances, or shows when neuritis, a locker room itch, and grip afflict the body, underscoring how illness dampens pleasure and activities.
Market quiet in morning trading as holidays approach with government acreage data awaited. Prices eased from open, October near 18.02 and December 15.17, while hogs, cattle, and lambs across Kansas City, Chicago, and Fort Worth markets showed varied gains and steadier demand, with bulls lifting select hogs to 9.25 and cattle values firm in top grades.
An advertisement touts Othine double strength as an easy, fast method to banish freckles. It claims skin will become whiter in days, with a money back guarantee if freckles fail to disappear, and urges buying at drug and department stores.
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