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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1929
Page
2
Prof. Douglas C. McIntosh Dwight of Yale Divinity School was denied U.S. citizenship by Federal Judge Edwin S. Thomas after he could not promise to defend the United States against all enemies. The decision was issued in New Haven Connecticut on June 24.
Report notes Britain faces one of its most serious strikes as cotton mill owners announce wage reductions affecting about 200000 spinners. Parallel dispatches describe Franco'satlan ocean voyage plans, Viola Gentry's refueling record bid, and Ford and Morgan shaping a large food and retail merger.
Henry Mason Day vice president of a Sinclair Oil unit is to be committed to the District of Columbia jail to serve four months for contempt of court tied to jury shadowing during the Sinclair Fall conspiracy trial. He plans to surrender before midnight, avoiding publicity.
William Frank Moore Jr. 17 son of Mr. and Mrs. W F Moore of 1002 Arthur Street died at a local hospital at 9 30 this morning. Survived by four sisters and one brother. A Polk Street Methodist Church member and orchestra player. Funeral at Polk Street Methodist Church Tuesday at 3 with Rev L N Stuckey. Body in state at N B Griggs & Sons chapel until 2 tomorrow.
Officials at Indiana University report women students have higher academic averages than men. The overall average for coeds is 1.6582 versus 1.504 for men, with sorority members behind unaffiliated women and fraternity members above the barbs in scholarship ratings.
Suggest freezing colored fruit juices into ice cubes for decorative effect in beverages. They add visual appeal and a pleasant surprise when eaten.
The column recalls Amarillo barber shops where prices vary and apprentices swarm in the trade. It notes Dalhart editor John McCarty, local gossip about a Dalhart woman, attitudes toward race and immigration, and a planned Clovis air celebration hosted by Mr. Mack Stanton. The writer also references a Philadelphia interview about Texas lawmakers and Mrs. Hoover.
The speech denounces Southern legislators from Texas and argues for education of whites and negroes to balance political power. DePriest, described as a multimillionaire and leading figure in Chicago's negro district, tours the East as large parades honor him.
A letter asks Mr Tack to identify a shared newspaper cut, questioning whether the image belongs to the News-Globe or the writer. The author offers to return or keep the cut accordingly.
Galveston Texas June 24 Miss Germany Ingebord Grahn last of this year's pageant entrants to depart Galveston for home aboard the German steamer Seydlitz. Grahn has improved after a week of illness and will be accompanied by her mother Mrs Louise Grahn.
A woman suffocated in a 5 story frame rooming house fire in San Francisco. The blaze endangered more than 100 residents as an explosion rocked the district and other occupants were taken to hospitals. investigators pursued causes as emergency crews battled the flames.
The Plainfield item notes Nali Steenbeam’s 100th transatlantic voyage inquiry by owner Ernest R. Ackerman, with potential gift to a public library if preserved. Danish Lieutenant Knud von Clausson-Kaas tests a non sink suit afloat 24 hours. Cleveland plans July Fourth swim 117 miles Detroit to Cleveland. Edward Browning funds a play on auctions of real estate profits. Burlington priest laments modern women’s styles conflicting with commandments. cathedral notice bans certain dresses.
A white silk pique suit features a shirt yoke from which a wrap around skirt hangs and matching fabric shorts. The front opening allows Milady freedom of movement as she runs toward the net.
Five persons were killed in weekend airplane and parachute exhibitions. In Cincinnati Joe Hite and pilot Homer Nasers and Harold Biddle burned when the plane burst into flames. EF Cain 23 fell 2000 feet at Albemarle NC as his rigging parted. William Lowry 24 of Parma Ohio was torn from his parachute at 1800 feet.
A long listing of Monday June 24 radio programs across multiple stations, with show titles like Choristers Orchestra Gypsies Orchestra Sousa's Band Empire Builders Grand Opera and more. Includes station call letters, affiliated stations, times in PM, and notes about additional markets.
The Portuguese gunboat Zaire arrived at Horta Azores after combing the Azores area from San Miguel Island for Commander Ramon Franto and the Dornier 16 crew. The vessel reported no trace found and planned renewed search beyond noon.
Ferrol Spain June 24 Spanish destroyers the Alcedo Velasco Lazaga and the Sanchez left the naval arsenal for the Azores to rescue four Spanish flyers believed forced down at sea. The government arranged refueling at Portuguese ports and ordered speedy thorough search.
A poem recounts a man misusing bi focals, misjudging heights and distances, causing him to stumble and collide with a passerby. The town seems distorted as he oscillates between far and near vision, realizing the trouble of bi focal wisdom until he learns.
Wireless stations along the New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Labrador coasts maintained a close watch for word of the Spanish flyers. Ships were asked for information as radio reports to Halifax showed nothing new. Weather off Nova Scotia coast remained unfavorable.
Walnut Ridge Ark June 24 Tornado activity prompts widespread cellar construction as Arkansans bolster shelters. Builders report this year sees more storm cellars than any prior year due to frequent twisters.
St Louis June 24 Blondes more likely to be rheumatic than brunets and red heads most susceptible, according to three years of research by Dr Edith Irvine Jones of Washington University School of Medicine who teaches pediatrics.
A V Wade theater owner was released on a $100 bond after a complaint by the City Pastor's Association and local church laymen alleging the theater stayed open on Sunday. He said he plans to continue showing movies on Sundays.
Five year old Helen Marie Gucker tired of routine at home stole her mother's pocketbook and embarked on a spending spree visiting candy shops hot dog stands a barber shop and the police station where authorities alerted her mother. She returned with only three dollars spent of the thirty five dollars total.
Kansas City hogs and cattle adjust with mixed gains across regions. Top hog price hit 11.00 for 200 to 280 pounds, while Chicago and East St. Louis show firm to higher bids for hogs and varied cattle values. Oklahoma City notes slow calf demand with limited cattle receipts.
Grain and livestock prices show mixed movement with grassy steers at 8 to 9 dollars and fed steers up to 17 dollars, cows around 10, dealers to 813. Cattle receipts and hogs top at 10.45 for July futures weak, while New York and New Orleans cotton trade steady to higher on weather and liquidation dynamics.
The rise in stocks continues at the open with Wright Aeronautical up eight points and Auburn Motors advancing to a new high around 309 1/4. Missouri Pacific Radio New York Central Union Pacific also gain, Anaconda Copper opens strong, Marmon Motors climbs, and Mexican Seaboard plus United Aircraft and others show early 2 point or more gains. Auburn Motors extends its advance to about 7 1/2 points.
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