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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1929
Page
9
Tournament managers across the Panhandle report rising interest as towns prepare to back their teams. Only ten entries likely, first come first served. Season tickets priced at 4 dollars go on sale at Clements and Young Sporting Goods, City Drug, and Gibson Drug.
Clarence T. English of Dallas and Myra Planck of McKinney wed high above Dallas in a Southwest Air Fast Express trimotored cab. Six witnesses observed the ceremony before the couple returned to McKinney.
Pope Pius held his first secret consistory of the year in the Vatican Palace. Father Adefonso Schuster was raised to the purple and will receive episcopal consecration next Sunday. The pope signaled more cardinals would be created at December's consistory and would later address the Roman question.
The Fair presents Sunrise starring George OBrien and Janet Gaynor a tale of rekindled love. The Mission shows The Rainbow Man with Eddie Dowling and Frankie Darro delivering standout scenes. Also on view Sunset Pass at Rialto and Man Woman and Wife at DeAngelis with Norman Kerry. Nordy Nordin and his Orchestra provide the Nat-Nordy Nordin concert.
The Giants center fielder Edd Roush, age 36 plus, is having his best season yet. Once slumping, he now excels in batting and fielding, rivaling Hack Wilson in outfield prowess, and driving the team toward a possible National League pennant with his veteran skill.
In Los Angeles on July 15 six two man teams began the second day chasing a 723 mile, 144 hour mark. Johnny Salo of Passaic New Jersey and Sam Richman of New York held a five mile lead as they reached 88 miles after 14.5 hours. The field saw three teams drop out due to intense heat while Roy McMurtry and Harry Abramowitz previously placed second in the transcontinental race.
A field of 88 top tennis players gathered at Skokie Country Club in Chicago for the western singles and doubles championships. Emmett Pare of Chicago, defending champion and holder of the National Clay Court title, led the entrants as the No. 1 seed, with Louis Thalheimer among other notable players. The piece also notes many government and municipal projects under way in Columbia.
E. H. Foster won Hillcrest Golf and Country Club's flag tournament with 95 strokes on 20 holes. C. N. Dillon and P. F. Sapp tied for runner up with 83 and 95 strokes respectively, both finishing on the 19th green. It was the first Hillcrest flag event this year amid perfect weather and a large entry list.
Denver hosts the third Women's TransMississippi golf tourney at the Denver Country Club with stars Mrs. O. S. Hill of Kansas City and Miss Marian Turpie of New Orleans dueling for the title. Turpie arrives with reinforcements and hopes to win medalist honors and the championship, while suitors gather, led by Robert C. Lake of Jackson Heights.
Hamburg seeks top status among European airports while Spain unveils a plan to build 2400 miles of highways. The statements reflect continental infrastructure expansion efforts and national transport priorities.
When damp days or drafts trigger joint pain Bayer Aspirin offers quick relief from headaches neuralgia neuritis rheumatism or lumbago. It is claimed to relieve even deep seated pain without affecting the heart and is available from all druggists with directions for various uses.
MLB leaders listed by player and team with counts for Ott Klein Gehrig Bottomley Hafey Wilson Simms Ruth O Doul Bluege Walker Herman and team totals National League 480 American League 339 Total 819.
Eddie Dowling stars in The Rainbow Man at the Mission Theater with Frankie Darro delivering standout scenes that steal the show. The film follows a familiar singing talkie plot with a mis misunderstanding, a dash of sentiment from a child, and solid direction though some feel it remains ordinary.
On June 10 1929 Potter County Texas County Judge Sam B Motlow ordered an election for July 27 1929 in two subdivisions to decide if horses cattle mules jennets and jacks may run at large. Polls open at the Courthouse Pleasant Valley School Allison School House and other sites with ballots For the stock law or Against the stock law. Returns due within ten days and public notice to run in Amarillo Globe for at least thirty days.
James J. Braddock meets Tommy Loughran in a 15 round light heavyweight title bout at Yankee Stadium this Thursday night. The New York fight draws interest as Braddock seeks the crown with odds about 2 to 1 favoring Loughran, though Braddock’s right could change the result.
The final moment spoils the picture as a man stops the entire show to kiss his partner on stage. The audience is let in on the moment, but the music remains strong. A singing act and a Fox Movietone News segment round out the bill.
Chicago July 16 Elmer Kruger was arrested for disorderly conduct when a policeman caught him towing his three year old son in a baby cart behind the family car down a street at a fast clip. The driver said they were visiting grandpa and had just painted the car to avoid spoiling the finish.
A new pearl fishing industry has emerged along Spain's Mediterranean coast near Zacatin. Oysters from the Zacatin village were served in Calahonda where an individual found two large pearls, prompting further interest in the venture.
Farmington, July 15. Howard Sides keeps a 7 foot black snake as a watchdog for his automobile, claiming the reptile guards the car against thieves and a big underworld. Sides captured the snake months ago and it is kept in his shop to deter intruders.
A Calahonda hotel-keeper went to Zacatin and hired several men as divers. They earned a substantial first-day haul of fifteen peaks, and locals anticipate a new, significant industry forming along the coast.
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