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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1929
Page
9
Crowds gather in New London for the Harvard Yale eight oared duel with Yale the favorite. Alumni and rowing fans flood the whaling town as early events start at 10 a.m. and the varsity race is set for 7:00 p.m. EDT.
Berlin reports the Women's International Suffrage alliance adopted a resolution calling for independent citizenship for married women. The group urged raising legal marriage ages to 16 for girls and 18 for boys. Chrystal MacMillan of England condemned changing nationality by marriage as an anti feminist practice.
Amarillo Police will air a traffic safety program on KGRS this Saturday from noon to 12 30. Chief W R McDowell and Traffic Captain M V Turner will speak as part of the department’s safety campaign after this month’s 45 accidents caused one death five serious injuries and ten other casualties.
Gov. Franklin D Roosevelt of New York said proper regulation of the power trust will be the major issue in the next national campaign. He spoke at a Boston dinner at the Jefferson society endorsing him as the logical Democratic presidential candidate for 1982.
SWEETWATER June 21 Differences of long standing threatening to cause Southwestern Hereford Breeders to withdraw from the American Hereford Breeders Association were believed settled today as result of the Texas Hereford Association meeting held here yesterday. The meeting was attended by breeders and members from every part of Texas.
President Hoover and wife invited to return to birthplace town for a August 15 homecoming and community picnic. Recognizes town's annual celebration and Hoover family ties.
Two girls die instantly when lightning strikes the farm home of John Cox ten miles southeast of Tulsa Beulah Cox 18 and Glen Bradley 8 a neighbor's child were killed in the storm yesterday evening authorities reported.
Dr. Edgar Crossman medical director of the U S Veterans Bureau died at his Bedford summer home after two weeks of illness. He was 65. The passing occurred June 21 and further details were not immediately available.
American tennis star Helen Jacobs denied reports she would miss Wimbledon matches due to a muscle strain. She told United Press she is feeling fine and will play at Wimbledon.
Chicago June 21 Willie Doody nicknamed Baby Face is sought for two murders and two additional shootings. The snub-nosed midget hoodlum, once a beer hustler, is wanted in the cases of Milton Valsoupolis a south side restaurateur and Sergt. Clarence Falk with both men seriously wounded but expected to recover.
A P Barrett president of Texas Air Transport and Southern Air Transport left for Corpus Christi to attend a noon luncheon honoring E C Bowe, the pilot who carried a bale of Texas cotton to New York. He was accompanied by Silliman Evans and others, with various local moves noted.
A busy batch of items from across the region notes a Winged Foot hopeful predicting a strong run at the Open, a Yonkers captain to be welcomed home by a parade, Virginia congressman Henry StGeorge Tucker planning marriage in Culpeper, Arthur Schrieber returning to France in his own plane, Plainview contractor L D Harrison in Cherbourg business, and Mr and Mrs G W Newsom announcing a newborn son.
This afternoon marks the final chance for women to qualify for River Drive as the tournament peaks Monday with match play. Prizes include the George Lindsey trophy for the championship flight and a $40 wrist watch for the runner-up. Other rewards feature golf clubs and apparel. Several women have already qualified, with the low score at 106 shared by two players.
In Dayton Cecil Payne of Louisville knocked out Billy O'Brien of Chicago. In Milwaukee King Tut outpointed Pinkey Kaufman of Hartford. Russie Leroy of Fargo and Joe Azarella of Milwaukee drew after ten rounds.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Powell announce the birth of a baby son. Several families prepare vacations with trips to Colorado, Kansas City, Denver, Houston, Galveston, Long Beach, and Mexico. Betty Cooper returns to work at Peacok Beauty Shoppe after travels through Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, Oklahoma and Illinois.
Reverent crowds gathered outside Congress Hall Clapton as high Salvation Army officers held a brief service for the late General William Bramwell Booth lying in state. General Edward J. Higgins, who succeeded Booth after his deposition, led the rite from the platform above the coffin. Booth died last Sunday and the public viewed the former commander’s face as women and men passed by the oak coffin with somber expressions.
West Point reports the traditional Grant Mall dining space used by Custer Pershing Goethals and all cadets since 1859 has been discontinued. The meal service now takes place in the newer Washington Hall building on campus.
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