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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1930
Page
2
Joy ride at Tri-State Fair grounds offers three rides for the price of two this week. Open daily from noon to late at night in May, with children riding half fare. Riders praise the experience to enjoy a flying thrill without an actual plane.
A youth flies from Hicksville Aviation Country Club to New London and back to Long Island then to Rumson to watch a baseball line. Earlier he travelled to Washington with a Philadelphia layover, echoing family ties to notable figures. The piece contrasts a modern monoplane leap with historic coachmen and notes generational views on marriage and careers among New Jersey College for Women students. It also highlights Adolph Zukor’s White House visit and a Cancer Society warning about fear delaying doctor visits.
A sanity hearing for Samuel Robbins, recently convicted on a charge of swindling, was held in district court this morning. Robbins received two years for writing a worthless check over $600. Relatives and jail inmates testified they believed him insane.
Rockefeller Restoration bets on a new courthouse and jail in Williamsburg. The current city jail is deemed unsafe after a recent escape by a Black inmate who left after three hours by pulling a window weight and breaking through a wall, following a prior escape from the same cell about a year earlier.
The ocean flier plans a westward crossing to New York from about 8:27 am. The aircraft carries 1,208 gallons of gasoline to allow 38 hours of flight time, two gallons under capacity to avoid the unlucky number 13. If successful he will retire long distance attempts and marry Mary Powell. Previous flights include the 1928 Hawaii to Australia leg with Ulm and two Americans.
War Vets report includes a push for a state law allowing retired Army personnel to hold office and vote in state elections. A proposal to remunerate the department adjutant and quartermaster was rejected by the assembly. A banquet is set for 7:30 pm at the Herring Hotel with a 9:30 pm dance, while auxiliary officers are to be elected in a secret morning session.
J W Tipton business manager of the State Sheriff and Peace Officer paper in Oklahoma City is in Amarillo on business. He reports theft of license plates from his car. Tipton, a former railroad man, noted Amarillo once seemed quieter.
The Senate approved a bill to broaden veterans benefits, adding up to 100 dollars a month for disabled ex soldiers. It also presumes service-related disability for those manifesting at ten percent before January 1, 1930, raising the prior 1925 cutoff. A House Republican caucus will discuss a veto override tonight and a Hoover-friendly compromise moves toward the White House.
A deadly heat wave battered the Central West and Midwest, causing over twenty deaths in 24 hours. Chicago registered 13 direct fatalities as temperatures peaked near 97 before cooling to 85 as winds shifted and relief efforts began. Thousands sought shade in parks while charities provided food and milk to the needy.
The Associated Press reports heavy rains soaked northern and central Oklahoma early today bringing relief to a state enduring extreme heat. One death was attributed to the heat as many localities set or tied seasonal warmth records.
Chicago observes Rotary International's Silver Anniversary with speeches by International president M Eugene Newsom and President Hoover. Newsom stresses human relations and friendship. Hoover notes international goodwill and broad attendance. Paul P Harris returns from illness to a roaring stadium welcome from Rotarians and Rotary Anns.
Judge R F E Wheeler presided over a crowded corpora tion court session with police arrests on vagrancy investigation and alleged drunkenness at a beer party. The docket included traffic violators and four defendants from Lubbock and Amarillo who faced $10 fines for participation in the incident.
The Central Jail in Rangoon India saw a prisoner mutiny this afternoon with fighting between inmates and guards. Several people were killed in the clashes as authorities moved to restore order.
Political candidates will speak July 4 at Jack Halls Ranch during a 7 to 8 p m slot as part of a full afternoon of entertainment. A disinterested chairman will introduce speakers followed by racing, athletic contests and aerial stunts at the Tri State Fair Grounds and ranch playground. The day features swimming, fishing, a fireworks display at 9 p m and dancing with Joe Normans Orchestra to close.
Mrs. Lizzie A. Booker of Dallas aged 66 died after a short illness at 11 o clock last night. Survived by daughters Mrs. Charles Jensen of Memphis and Miss Margarette Booker of Amarillo. Funeral services Wednesday at 10 from N. & Griggs & Sons with Rev. D. D. Sumrall officiating. Burial in Llano Cemetery.
Kansas City and Chicago livestock markets show mixed trade with hogs and cattle moving unevenly and steady to lower price trends. Kansas City reports 5,500 hogs, 4,500 cattle, 7,000 sheep. Chicago lists large hog and cattle lots with varied top bids and mixed futures. Fort Worth and East St Louis markets also provide daily figures on hogs, cattle, and sheep. Cotton market near steady with early losses and quiet session ahead of notices.
A light note on the universal humor seen by nature watchers. Observers point to small quirks in animals and weather as proof that nature carries a comic thread through daily life.
The New Orleans cotton market opened irregular as Liverpool cables suggested gains but early trades showed July down three points and new crop months mixed. Rain in Oklahoma spurred selling, with July sliding to 12.88 and October to 12.82 before rallies on covering and steadier stock markets. New crop months later touched highs but remained below yesterday, while Chicago grain also softened on rains and weak Liver pool response.
U S S D A notes potatoes mixed with southern and regional prices for various varieties. Butter and eggs steadied with grade distinctions. Poultry prices mostly firm with fowls, turkeys, ducks and geese priced accordingly. New York stock market recovers from early losses but stays dull with notable gains in U S Steel and several rails. Call money rises to 2 1 4 percent.
Pharmaceutical chemists announce Calotabs a nausea free calomel tablet for liver cleansing. One bedtime tablet with water purges old calomel dangers, no taste or griping, next morning feeling fine. Sold by druggists with 35 cent family size and 10 cent vest pocket size. Refunds offered if not delighted.
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