Heat Wave Death Toll Rises Across Cities
Reports from WARC and New York outline rising fatalities amid a continuing heat wave. Officials warn of ongoing health risks as temperatures remain high and power demand strains grids.
10 Jul 1929
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1929
Page
1
Reports from WARC and New York outline rising fatalities amid a continuing heat wave. Officials warn of ongoing health risks as temperatures remain high and power demand strains grids.
About 40 to 60 people were injured when five cars of Atlantic Coast Line train No. 84 derailed two miles north of Enfield North Carolina. The incident occurred during a northbound trip. Some injuries were described as serious.
The 1928 lynching count fell to 11, while interference with free speech rose. Arthur Brisbane reflects on free speech versus mob violence. Aluminum use expands from Pittsburgh’s first aluminum street product to lightweight aircraft components, with McClintock Marshall Construction leading in aluminum sash and roofs. John Maynard Lumber Co. advertises at 800 W. 5th.
Today is classified day at The Globe and News office. Bring ads to the classified counter for 25 words at 50 cents, one insertion in The News and one in The Globe on Thursday only. Further days cost extra. 8 cents per additional word. No ads accepted over the phone.
Prairie Oil and Gas Company officials told the Amarillo city commission that gas rates cannot be reduced. Nelson K. Moody said the firm earns 9 percent in Amarillo, 5.81 percent the prior year, and any rate cut would wipe out profits. He noted heavy investment in acreage and the Amarillo field prevents dividends and a return on investment remains the goal. The discussion focused on city gas pricing at the city limits, with an average charge of 25 12 cents for gas sold in Amarillo.
Two croquet players known as the Crazy Croquet Cronies from Rule Texas were last heard leaving Galveston Saturday aiming for Old Broadway. Between League City and Houston they were reported as forced down and have not been heard from.
The first eastbound passengers of the Trans continental Air Transport line arrived at Pennsylvania Station in New York at 9 46 a m E T four minutes ahead of schedule. Captain Albin Ahrenberg sailed from Reykjavik toward Greenland continuing his Sweden to United States flight. James R Cummings 82 former Jesse James gang member died in Higginsville Missouri after 27 years at the Confederate home. Senator Wesley Jones underwent kidney surgery in Washington D C continuing treatment for months.
The senate finance committee released a flood of memoranda from governments and industries across Europe the Americas and elsewhere opposing the pending tariff bill. Notes from Austria France Spain Mexico and the Irish Free State quote trade balances and threaten to denounce the modus vivendi while urging revisions to the House tariff measure.
In Bucharest a government roundup of conspirators alleges exiled Prince Carol aided a planned coup. Proclamations signed in his name reportedly show his knowledge and consent. Arrests continue as investigators suspect other political figures. Premier Maniu requests Queen Marie shorten her stay at Bled.
The Senate debated a Woodward measure fixing scholastic per capita at 16 dollars while an 18 dollar proposal failed. The House detailed a 12 250 696 dollar two year plan for state departments and a six month term for rural aid while a free conference will reconcile differences. Senator Williamson reintroduced a 250 000 dollar Alamo property purchase bill with a governor appointed three member commission.
United Press reports Bayonne France sighting a high flying plane possibly the Pathfinder heading east over the Pyrenees. In Rome officials and crowds await the Pathfinder and fliers Roger Williams and Lewis Yancey at Littorio Airport with an expected arrival around 7 p.m. local time. The pilots had diverted near Santander after fuel shortages delaying a nonstop flight from Old Orchard Maine to Rome Italy.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow return from the first air rail passenger leg from New York to Winslow. In an interview at a Los Angeles hotel he quips that their address will be United States of America for a while as they travel and decide on a family home.
About 45 000 union members in New Orleans voted to strike in sympathy with the carmen's union. The building trades council, including 35 local unions, called a mass meeting and plans to present the resolution to Public Service Inc. If negotiations fail the general strike could begin. Public Service Inc. resumes streetcar service with strikebreakers as damaged tracks are repaired.
A report to the Board of Pardons on Harry J. Leahy's bid to commute his electric chair sentence to life imprisonment was delivered to Governor Moody. The report's details were not disclosed. Leahy was convicted of murdering Dr. J A Ramsey of Mathis.
Three men were arrested by the sheriff's department on charges of disturbing the peace at a hamburger stand east of Amarillo after a failed beer purchase led to noise. A fourth man is held on carrying concealed weapons. Griggs ambulance, Phone 4311.
Culver City Calif July 10 The Aid Sedan Angeleno piloted by Loren Mendell and Pete Reinhart extended the world endurance record for all aircraft to 192 hours in flight with a 9th day start at 7 90 a m. The crew aimed to refuel on landing to certify the new mark as they buzzed over the airfield completing another leg of their extraordinary voyage.
Cleveland flyers Byron K. Newcomb and Roy L. Mitchell, who set a prior endurance flight mark, vow to reclaim the record after California aviators Mendell and Reinhart surpassed them. Reinhart, 20, learned to fly under his brother A J Reinhart in Dallas. Mendell hailed from Fort Worth while Reinhart came from Salem Oregon to Los Angeles for the bid.
Four prominent actors and filmmakers were injured in a crash today when their automobile collided with a police traffic squad car. One of the injured is listed as seriously hurt. The incident occurred in Los Angeles. Weitere details were not immediately available.
British submarine L-69, sister to L-12, dived in mountainous seas trying to contact the sunken H-47 with Morse code but received no reply. Rear Admiral Trace said the 21 crew aboard the H-47 likely did not survive beyond a few minutes, and rough weather hampers rescue efforts.
U S marshal B F Harper escorted four federal prisoners this morning. Three were sent to Fort Worth and one to Springfield Missouri. The group includes John Arden Frank Brown Frank Schwab and Ralph Snyder.
Funeral rites ending 24 hour Otoe feast completed for Mrs. Anna J. Black wife of Sam Black oldest living chief Theo Otoe chiefs brought her to Ponca City from Nebraska in 1885.
David Hughes 23 died when friends after serenading him in Jenkins Kansas tossed him into a lake. William Wright 25 and James Farmer 27 were arrested as instigators. Hughes wed about a month ago. body recovered after attempts to revive him.
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