05 Jun 1930
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1930
Page
2
Old Tack predicts a strong June wind in the Panhandle despite prior lean spells and urges ranchers to delay buying water wagons. He and companions plan a long trip to visit his father and El Paso, while locals report wheat damage from joint worms and a resident offers a matchmaking note for a suitable farmer.
Residents report nightly dynamiting of a local creek destroying bass and perch habitats. The city commission offers a $100 reward for information leading to arrests and prosecutions. Also notes social events at Amarillo Country Club and local pets for sale with phone contacts.
A 13 year old reader and a boy scout asks Tack to help him find four or more smelter men to board for eight dollars weekly plus papers and a phone. He says quiet living, no children, contact 6602 at 2200 North West Third Street and 20682 from 1300 Tyler Street. He seeks caddying or paper delivering work and promises good conduct.
A Fort Worth reader suite comments on the May 27 news item about the Matador case. The indictment is described as a big surprise with no clear reason for its return and praises Mr McGee as a man of splendid character.
Senators Sheppard Waterman and Ashurst discuss constitutional limits on prohibiting liquor purchases. Waterman argues Congress should legislate, while Ashurst questions the wets' prospects before the Supreme Court. Sheppard links liquor gangs to buyers and notes crimes tied to illicit liquor stem from the purchaser.
Bankers convened as Frank Butler took a president role and James Shaw praised Panhandle banks. Speakers warned about government impact on agriculture and farm products, urged not to rely on chain banking, and advised loans tied to storage and marketing to smooth markets.
James Y. Graves aged 74 longtime Fort Worth and Denver railroad car foreman died at 7 AM at his home 608 North Fillmore He is survived by his wife one son J Graves Jr Wichita Kansas and two daughters Mrs Wallace Eaton and Mrs J W Garber Crookston Nebraska Graves came to Amarillo 28 years ago worked for Santa Fe eight years then with Fort Worth and Denver He was a First Baptist Church member and a Mason for 52 years Funeral services will be Friday at 430 PM from the Polk Street Methodist junior chapel with Rev G L Yates and Rev E B Fincher officiating Knight Templar Escort will guard the grave Burial in Memorial Park Blackburn Funeral Home in charge Pallbearers E D Feierabend M Tyler Wash George E M Pittman H M Allen and R D Harwell.
Port Arthur Ontario dispatch reports forestry crews sent into forests northwest of town to subdue week old fires. Three scouting planes led the way and crews plan to extinguish remote blazes before they worsen. Fire near Stoum Lookout reportedly extinguished.
A private soldier, Howard L. Brewster, was jailed in Arlington County, charged with the brutal slaying of navy department clerk Miss Mary Baker two months earlier. Brewster confessed in May, later recanted, and Army alienists later deemed him sane after examination. He was arrested late yesterday.
A fragment cites guilt as the creator behind a broad conspiracy, labeling the subject as the driving force in an eight year plot against the constitutional law.
The article recounts Pruitt awaiting execution after a 30 day stay was refused by the governor. Warden Harrell says Pruitt remains calm and cheerful, accepting religious counsel, and preparing for his last meal and head shaving before the death sentence is carried out. His mother plans to visit during the final hours.
A historical vignette depicts King George on his birthday granting titles and honors to various individuals, including Sir Esmie Howard becoming a baron and Amy Johnson being named Empire Commander. The piece notes the ease of bestowing nobility and contrasts public campaign finance in American politics with royal generosity.
Nine days ahead of schedule on the East Third Avenue underpass crews pace ahead. Temporary piling supports Santa Fe tracks while excavation proceeds. West retaining walls near finish as ditching advances. east side concrete pours to begin next week for a 22 foot deep by 40 foot wide trench.
Fort Worth dated June 6 Ranger Captain Tom Hickman married Miss Tina Knight of Fort Worth yesterday at the bride's home. Rev P B Hill San Antonio chaplain of the Rangers officiated with Ranger Sergeant Manuel Gonzaullas present. The couple left for Mineral Wells and will tour Europe for three months starting June 8.
Cannon released an outline accounting of 832300 spent on election day work across Virginia's 10 congressional districts. He did not reveal recipients or specify district expenditures, defending the anti Smith effort as unrelated to the lobby committee. He claimed four decades of prohibition service without pay and denied personal profit from the fund.
A Shanghai dispatch to the London Daily Mail says China’s women and children were evacuated from Changsha in Hunan province to a nearby river island aboard the British Gunboat Bee. Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Walstell, the British commander in chief in China, traveled from Hankow to Changsha to assess the situation.
Arthur Old, 52, farmer near Mereta and scoutmaster of a Tom Green County troop, drowned while swimming toward a boat on the Concho River. He was struck by cramps as two boys fished nearby.
Denver hosts the twentieth biennial convention with breakfasts luncheons and teas to welcome delegates. Mrs John Sippel president will respond to Governor Adams at the municipal auditorium during the official opening ceremony.
EAST ST LOUIS Ill June 5 Hogs 13 500 steady to higher 160 240 lbs 10 45 top 10 70 cattle 2 000 calves 1 500 steers mixed yearlings heifers bulls few steers 9 25 10 50 vealers 11 75 Sheep 4 000 lambs steady to 26 lower CHICAGO June 5 Hog 27 000 steady top 10 50 160 200 lbs 10 15 10 45 Cattle 7 590 calves 3 000 weak to 2 60 under yesterday slaughter steers 11 26 14 00 fed yearlings 11 25 18 00 heifers 10 00 11 15 cows 7 50 9 75 bulls 7 65 9 00 vealers 11 00 12 50 stocker and feeder steers 9 75 10 75 Sheep 13 000 lambs 25 to 50 lower yearlings weak 25 off California and native lambs 12 60 yearlings 9 75 10 25 ewes 3 50 4 75
Oklahoma City reports cattle and calves at up to 10.26 and 29.25 for heavy cattle with mixed cow and calf values. Fort Worth prices show hogs steady to higher with rails at 10.05 top and cattle and sheep varying in price. Kansas City lists hogs at 10.20 top and cattle with steers and yearlings trading around 10.00 to 13.60. Cotton markets in New Orleans and Liverpool reflect early weakness, later rallies, and mixed futures as weather and cables influence prices. New York Cotton Letter notes slight gains, steady trading, and intraday volatility driven by weather reports and market liquidity.
The report lists cotton and grain futures with steady to firm tones in May and June, noting July and October contracts and New York prices. It covers wheat, oats, corn, and foreign exchange rates, plus Chicago poultry dairy and New York call money, with stock market sentiment showing a downward bias despite Coca Cola gains.
An unnamed neighbor leaves her child with the speaker to guard during her errand. The narrator cherishes the chance to watch the child at play and keep harm at bay, expressing joy in serving a neighbor’s need.
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