22 Jul 1929
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1929
Page
1
Hope for peaceful settlement of the disputes between China and Russia increased in world capitals today as hours passed without definite reports of serious aggression. The border area remained dangerous with both nations massing troops. no hostilities had opened.
Arthur Brisbane surveys public issues from rat control in Greensburg North Carolina using Squill bait with fish meal. He notes a Baltimore widow boxer seeking ring entry and the debate over female prize fighting. California peach crops face price uncertainty as canneries set no price, leaving growers unsure of $80 per ton expectations.
Governor Moody faces selecting six associate justices after Texas voters approved an amendment expanding the supreme court from three to nine. Bar groups rush to propose candidates, while the nine member court carries prestige and an $8,000 annual salary amid high expectations.
A bus fails to run ten miles from nowhere as the narrator moves on to buy a good car from the numerous listings in the ObE News classified section. The old car still holds a fair trade in value for a better used one.
Oklahoma City July 22 Mrs Bassett state commissioner of charities and corrections promised a thorough investigation of all Oklahoma penal institutions as the inquiry into the fatal beating at Pauls Valley reformatory neared completion guard R E Davis charged with murder in the death of Stanley Kelley 16 year old inmate was held in Pauls Valley jail without bond arraignment set today
Capt. Web Monstad recited his near drowning when a giant octopus dragged him into a kelp bed off the coast between Redondo and Point Firmin. Roy Pettibone battled through kelp to rescue him, severing tentacles as the creature clung to both men. The encounter marks a rare sixe sighting in years.
More than 1,000 inmates riot at Clinton prison with 1,568 total prisoners. Two convicts are killed by guards as fires burn carpenter and weave shops and power house. hundreds remain in yard amid overcrowding and long sentences.
Wichita Kansas July 22 Senator Henry J Allen blamed present day temperance education for the failure of prohibition enforcement in two addresses yesterday.
The Bremen, latest fast liner, neared the transatlantic speed record with a Sunday run of 705 miles and an average of 28.2 knots. Capt. Ziegenbein expected to pass Ambrose Lightship at 3:20 p.m. four days eight hours after Cherbourg, pursuing Mauretania’s five day two hour 34 minute mark. A sea plane from Bremen delivered express mail to New York Harbor at 1:55 p.m. today.
A truck loaded with produce for Frazier's market in Amarillo was stolen last night and later found near Clarendon. Harry Buck is held in the Clarendon jail for Amarillo officers. The value of the produce is listed at 350 dollars. A deputy sheriff from Goodnight helped arrange the arrest based on Amarillo police information. Three tires were shot off the truck before it stopped one mile south of Clarendon.
Martha Jane and Bogie start from Canal Street with pilots George M. Cox and Dr. Louis Leroy. About 10,000 spectators line the river as the 1,250 mile race to beat Robert E. Lee’s 90 hours 51 minutes record unfolds amid rain and uncertain weather.
Chicago traders buy back into wheat as forecasts for rain ease drought fears in Canada. Continued dry weather in Canada and strong overseas markets in Australia and Argentina support gains with July at 1.3714, September at 1.4214, and December at 1.4914 on the board of trade.
In Buffalo New York a Sikorsky amphibian plane operated by Colonial Western Airways nosed over and sank in Buffalo Harbor. A police boat rescued the pilot and two passengers about a quarter mile from shore. The craft had been christened last week during the company’s new line opening.
C Hill 33 a Donley county farmer died at St Anthony s hospital from critical knife wounds suffered in an affray outside the Texan park during the July 4 rodeo. Local officers renewed efforts to arrest the alleged assailant amid new leads and reports Sheriff Bill Thompson is investigating. Witnesses said Hill and the other man fought with knives after a quarrel at the night performance. Hill s body was moved to Clarendon by Brant Funeral Home.
Bridgeport Connecticut July 22 formal complaint in a 500000 alienation of affections suit filed by John J Fogarty of Fort Worth Texas now residing in Connecticut against James J Gene Tunney retired heavyweight champion. Fogarty alleges Tunney stole the love of Mrs Catherine Fogarty while legally his wife and that Tunney appeared with her in several cities after February 1926. Papers of attachment were served on Tunney to his Stamford estate caretaker as the suit seeks five hundred thousand dollars.
David Parra Lopez is charged with stabbing Jose Pontre Castro the best man hours after a wedding. During the reception the best man, a hypnotist, hypnotized the bride causing a sleep. the groom returned and stabbed him in anger.
Lula Hazlewood 65 wife of W T Hazlewood of Canyon and mother of Amarillo district attorney Grady Hazlewood died at home in Canyon after a two week illness. Survived by husband five sons and other relatives. Services planned at Canyon Presbyterian Church with burial in Dreamland Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Canyon offices to close for funeral.
Robert Bow, father of film star Clara Bow, was divorced today from Tui Lor raine, a screen and stage actress, in Los Angeles. The case ends a long marital dispute between the two entertainers.
Gen Plutarco Calles former Mexican president crossed into the United States at Laredo Texas at 9 a m and after inspecting Fort McIntosh troops and receiving a 21 gun salute sailed for New York. His party includes Dr Raseca Madre his physician. He plans a breakfast at Fort McIntosh on return and then travels to France to seek health.
In Cincinnati a 24 foot boa constrictor at the city zoo writhes in pain after swallowing an army blanket caught in its fangs. Eleven workers and manager A S Stephan fail to remove the blanket using a tank hood and tool-assisted extraction. oil is poured to aid relief. Carnival operator J H Poe had paid $1,000 for the boa weeks earlier.
Lon Hawkins age 50 died in a local hospital from self inflicted cuts to his left arm while held on grand larceny charges. He was found in his cell at 6 30 this morning bleeding heavily. A note mentioning a contact in Pecos Texas was found in his pocket. A coroner s inquest was deemed unnecessary and a court of inquiry examined inmates and officers on duty.
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