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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1930
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane surveys a wide array of topics from a Japanese typhoon’s destruction to Florida’s growth and the arrest of respectable New York families for illegal radio setups. He notes aging longevity myths and the era’s real estate fever, while Detroit reels from a radio announcer’s killing and recall politics.
Gerald E. Buckley, radio commentator and recall advocate, was shot at 1:50 a m in a downtown Detroit hotel lobby by three gunmen. The killing followed weeks of gang violence tied to the recall campaign against Mayor Charles Bowles. Gov. Green ordered state police and the National Guard to Detroit to assist.
D. W. For rest Dutton of Amarillo Texas has been elected to the board of governors of the American Medical Editors and Authors Association.
Amarillo merchants stage another Dollar Days with bargain prices and timely merchandise. Read ads in The Globe today and the News tomorrow to list needed items selling for a dollar, then head downtown early to beat the rush.
Candidates at a North Amarillo mass meeting saw hats valued at 16 to 18 dollars disappear during the event. Sheriff Bill Thompson, L A Foster, Howard Elliott, and M I Huddleston were named among hat losses with McGrath later recovering his initials-branded hat. Police were investigating as candidates searched for their bare heads and old felts.
Amarillo updates report a citywide tree sitting protest with two girl sitters Vestal Huddleston and others continuing despite weather. The Chamber of Commerce launches a new membership drive aiming for 1,500 members with 837 current and calls renewals by check. George Wesley Tomberlin and others remain aloft as onlookers watch from 12 Harrison Street and nearby streets. In Quanah Texas Haerola Wey aged 11 enters his ninth day chimney sitting at his home chimney with ambulance services listed.
Health authorities in Johnson City report at least twenty deaths from drinking stagnant cistern water in Pike County Kentucky.
President Von Hindenburgs triumph to the liberated Rhineland was halted by the collapse of a pontoon bridge over the Moselle river in Coblenz. Between 35 and 50 people died including Raymond Lawler a 6 year old American from Akron and his grandfather Peter Conrad. Mourning bells tolled as the president delayed travel to attend mourning services and return to Berlin after services.
Box seats for the Midsummer Horse Show on August 2 and 8 go on sale for the first time. Boxes come in six and eight seats, with 14 of 40 sold by noon. Six seat boxes are $9, eight seat boxes $12, and individual seats inside boxes cost $1.50 per performance. Grand stand reservations are 75 cents. Mail or visit The News-Globe office to order.
A $250000 libel case ties the Herald and Examiner to allegations about Jake Lingle’s murder. Robert M. Lee files against Herald and Examiner for implying Lee knew of and countenanced alleged activities, while editors dispute any such insinuations.
Lee Gehtouch piloting the Little Rock entry won the first American air derby leg landing in Little Rock at 11 56 68 a m. The race began in Cincinnati where pilot R A Hosler of Detroit was injured in a separate incident at Lunken Airport.
Don Moe of Portland defeated Vincent Huntington of Chicago 4 and 2 to take the opening match in the western amateur golf championship. Cyril Tolley beat Benny Goodwin 2 and 1 after a hard-fought round. Keele Carter and Oklahoma City’s Art Sweet advanced to the second round with 2 and 1 results.
J Barney Davis, Texas Anti Road Bond Association head, says Senator Clint Small can beat Ferguson and Sterling in a race defined by a 350 million road bond plan. Davis claims Small would save Texas 183 million in interest and runs a clean campaign.
Amarillo Building and Loan stockholder Miss Sarah Conwell lost her bid for a temporary injunction to halt the merger with Texas Plains Building and Loan. The Court of Civil Appeals ruled merger effective July 17, with dissolution possible only if fraud or illegality is proven, officials said.
Glenn H Curtiss aviation pioneer dies in Geneva Hospital Buffalo July 24 after appendicitis operation. Curtiss born May 21 1878 in Hammondsport NY known for developing early aircraft engines and the V type motor transforming aviation during its formative years.
A powerful quake struck Naples and reaches province areas from the Mediterranean to the Adriatic causing extensive destruction. Officials report hundreds dead and over a thousand injured with towns like Villanova Montecalvo and Venosa nearly wiped out. Relief work faced blackout hampered efforts as engineers and officials moved to coordinate aid and evacuations.
The Rev. W. A. Erwin of McLean said he predicted a year ago that Clint Small would be the next Texas governor and remains convinced. He cited 26 years of acquaintance, a clean record, and strong moral character as basis for his forecast. He noted the Small family’s church involvement and local regard.
In Wheatland Wyoming a masked rider on a snow white horse terrorizes Fletcher Park ranchers. Death threats signed The Phantom Rider target five men and a woman, following an attack that wounded Charles Adams. Posses hunt the horseman linked to cattle rustling.
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