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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1929
Page
2
An editorial persona laments being mistaken for Cupid as letters pour in seeking marriages. He jokes about managing love notes, denying romantic meddling, and notes 17 ready matches on file while stressing marriages must be for keeps.
The City Commission of Amarillo Texas will accept sealed bids at 7 30 p m on Tuesday July 2 1929 for about 4190 ft 6 inch class B cast iron pipe about 2 tons standard class D fittings and alternates for class 150 and class 200 centrifugally cast universal cast iron pipe. Ten standard 5 inch fire hydrants with specified features and hydrant hub and frost proof standpipe requirements. Bids must be delivered price in Amarillo and the city may accept or reject all bids.
A reader vents about paving costs and city administration while commenting on bridge games, a railroad worker, and local parks. He presses for city debate, cites health board concerns on the lake park, and addresses readers about etiquette and sensitivity in letters.
Preparations are underway for Venda McCarty of New York to visit, arriving tomorrow about 12 30 pm on the Western Air Express liner. The event marks the first coast to coast round trip on the new air rail hookup linking Western Air Express, New York Central, and Chicago and Alton.
A correspondent expresses belief in evolution and challenges the idea that humanity progressed from savagery to civilization, prompting the editor to address the discussion in the newspaper. The letter reflects ongoing public interest in scientific and philosophical questions.
J T Robison 68 year old commissioner of the general land office prepared to testify in his own defense on impeachment charges in the Texas House after taking the oath before noon. Attorneys said they would rest after his testimony. The witness stood jauntily at the stand just before recess and was sworn in.
Oscar DePriest, a negro congressman from Chicago, told 1 500 gathered negroes in Knoxville that whites are not to blame for negro status. He urged organizing politically to achieve equality before the law and said he seeks no special racial legislation, only equality before the law.
Panhandle lodge Carson No. 1167 A F and A M elected new officers for the year with L H Skaggs as Worshipful Master J H Cannedy Senior Warden O P F Cannedy Junior Warden H H Smith secretary C L Upham treasurer and W H McKee tiler announced after the annual selection.
Deputies seized 43 bottles of home brew in a raid at the rear of 604 Van Buren Street last night. Federal charges filed against Fred A. Hunter. he was released on bond this morning. Also noting photographs printed on metal by a new process said to be practically everlasting with the image burnt in on an alloy.
A reflective column mocks marriage as a slow experiment in virtue and recounts diverse anecdotes. It compares crutch swaps to love, notes memory inheritance in cows, and reports on Mexico church-state understandings, Illinois bankers, and French birth deaths amid winter illness.
A glassful of beer was seized as evidence in a raid on a West Seventh Avenue cafe. Deputies say spiked beer flowed to patrons. Pee Wee Cantrell and Bunnie Lighthouser detained by federal officers as beer is tested for alcohol content. A loaded cane and a blackjack were also seized in the raid.
A new bus line will open in North City with service from the business district to North Polk Street and North Heights. McSwain operates the line with hourly trips from 6:30 a.m. to 6:50 p.m. Buses go to Wardstown on the half hour and return at ten minutes to the hour. Fares are 10 cents for adults and 5 cents for school children.
A post dedication banquet hosted at the First Congregational church new home on Eighteenth and Harrison featured speakers from Chicago Denver Amarillo and Dallas. E H Foster acted as toastmaster with Dr Geon McCollum Dr Frank Moore Erasmus Tack Tom Maynard W E Hubbard and Dr Robt Allingham among those addressing attendees. The first unit of the new church was dedicated Sunday morning and the present unit will serve as a community center once the building is finished.
The petition for the college was filed in spring and state approval allows voters to decide the junior college in the upcoming election. A school board meeting was delayed by late action from the state education board. Tonight officials may discuss the plan of operation location and operating expense.
County officials requested state designation for a route from Cooledge to Weatherford via Hillsboro Cleburne and Cresson in Parker county and for a Valley Mills to Belton link in McLennan county. Cass county sought extending state highway 47 to Douglassville and Williamson county urged connecting highways between existing routes.
Funeral services for 17 year old William Frank Moore Jr died at a local hospital were held at Polk Street Methodist church. Rev L N Stuckey conducted the service with pallbearers Ray Jacobs Maynard Johnson Othello Henville Billy Dick inson Alvin Morgan and Frederick Vaughn. Burial followed in Memorial Park Cemetery under N S Girrig & Sons. He was survived by his parents four sisters and one brother and was a member of the Polk Street Methodist church and its orchestra.
Mrs. John Milligan wife of the county jailer and matron of women in the jail is recovering from a slight concussion after a Sunday car trip to Borger. She was thrown against the top by a rough road causing a serious blow but was reported resting fairly well today.
Kansas City markets show cattle and calves at about 6 000 cattle and 900 calves with prices from 8.60 to 18.26 per 100 pounds for various categories. St Louis reports hogs steady at 17.01 and cattle to 18.00. Fort Worth lists hogs steady with top near 10.85 and cattle up to 18.00. Chicago notes hogs strong to 11.35, cattle 13.50 to 15.50, and sheep around 14.00 to 14.50 for lambs and 11.50 for yearlings.
Madrid reports government mobilizes ships and submarines to chase leads after Commander Ramon Franco and three aboard a seaplane reportedly forced down in the mid Atlantic while attempting a flight to the United States via the Azores. Cotton markets in New Orleans and New York show gains amid July activity.
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