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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1929
Page
2
Erasmus Tack left Amarillo for Clovis to attend the big air show. The air-minded writer says he cannot write while distracted by trips and creditors have forced him to promise not to behave like a bird until liabilities are reduced.
A visitor recalls arriving yesterday and seeing many bare legs while noting it reminded them of a previous trip about a year ago when the sight bothered them and prompted departure. The letter ends with a prompt to Tack about the issue.
The piece several lines ponder figures like Leon Trotzky seeking entry to the United States after rejections by Germany and Britain, and a quixotic musing on the last man alive as the sun cools. It notes Uncle Sam’s strong income tax take on June 8 and a growing national surplus, contrasting with wartime debt and costly mobilization.
Air Mail pilot Hawks prepared for a rapid New York leg after repairs to the stabilizer and a carburetor leak. He planned a 14 hour twilight flight across cities including Flagstaff Albuquerque Wichita St. Louis Terre Haute Columbus and Pittsburgh aiming to beat his 18 hour 21 minute transcontinental record and reach the Atlantic coast by 9:37 p.m. EDT.
Radio listings show multiple stations WLW KWK WREN WTMJ KSTP and others broadcasting programs from 8:00 p m through 9:36 p m including Quaker Girl Half Hour Organ Recital Hour of Slumber Music Story Hour and Music of the 2 Russian Village with various network links and affiliate stamps. Notable performers or program titles include Lew White Alec and stories of Mary and Bob.
Chicago editor Robert Elliott Burns, once a prison escapee and real estate publisher, agrees to return to Georgia to serve a sentence after a divorce dispute with his wife and a 4 robbery share. He faced extradition challenges but will now fulfill his prior sentence.
Three raids by the sheriff last night yielded little evidence for charges. In Mexican town raid a few bottles of beer and a 12 gallon crock of mash were destroyed. Two northern raids were thwarted when a woman locked herself in the bathroom and poured out the evidence.
O'Farrell Daugherty, 20, of Eagle Lake, died while being rushed to Houston after an automobile accident near Eagle Lake. He and Morris Robinson were returning from a Wallis dance when an attempted pass caused their car to overturn into a ditch.
A terse Houston County missing farmer notice from Texas dated June 28 reports Sheriff W G Rogers of Anderson County involved in the case. It provides limited detail but confirms the search is active and the farmer is believed alive.
Texas Senate refused to adopt a resolution congratulating Ambassador Chas. Dawes for not allowing liquor in the American embassy. An amendment praised Governor Moody and Senator Archie Parr for teetotaler stance.
The Hartwood steamship, a lumber carrier, was in distress off Point Reyes California. The coast guard reached the vessel and removed sixteen crew members, leaving twelve aboard. The rescue was reported by wireless dispatch received in Hoquiam Washington.
Detectives and rangers announced they obtained information that 65 year old C. W. Butler, a prominent Houston County farmer who had been missing for two months after last being seen at Lovelady, is alive in Wheeler County. Authorities had feared foul play.
State Land Commissioner J. T. Robison welcomed the House vote exonerating him from charges. The chamber rejected impeachment measures as 83 to 30 to table and 77 to 34 to table a remove and impeachment proposal. Robison, 67, has led the land office for 34 years and faced charges after June 6.
Lawmakers debate a four cent gas tax with a plan to cut car registration fees. The House approved four cents, the Senate panel cut to three, and an Upper House move seeks a four cent rate plus lower auto fees. If state revenue and highway needs aren’t met, the governor may call a third special session.
United Press reports daily air passenger and train service will link Dallas and New York within 24 hours of inauguration. Southern Air Transport Vice President Tom Hardin announced the plan with six Folker cabin planes set for delivery. The route will run Dallas to Greensboro by air then Greensboro to New York by rail, with stops at Shreveport Jackson Birmingham Atlanta and Greensboro.
United Press reports a collision on Tulsa outskirts leaves two dead and two seriously injured. Victims include Charles F. Breedlove a 58 year old Des Moines clothing salesman and Mrs Emma Nowlin 74 of Standard La. Seriously injured are Mildred Ryan 37 and Opal 15 Nowlin’s granddaughter.
Two former Kentuckians, Clifford Williams aged 39 and Lee Waldon 25, were killed by shots from the same pistol in Rockwood Michigan. Eugene H Cheves 82 of South Rockwood is held for investigation after sheriff’s officers say he claimed Waldon and Williams had threatened him.
At Nebraska school for the blind in Nebraska City Nebraska students excel in horseshoes. Regulation courts were set up by Superintendent N C Abbott before summer vacation. Totally blind youths pitch with a sighted partner for guidance and sometimes score ringers.
Mrs Bell asks for help locating her brother and will see W A Parr at 1501 West Sixth Street. Parr says the last known address for the brother was 400 B Lincoln Street.
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that failing to drill or pay rentals can forfeit an oil lease, but if a well was drilled within the time limit and oil is produced in paying quantities the lessor cannot forfeit. The decisions involve W. T. Waggoner Estate vs Singler Oil Co and Mon-Tex Oil Corp vs Poteet.
In Uvalde Texas an Australian program raises insects at an experimental station to combat prickly pear infestations. Insects fed on prickly pear are shipped to semi arid Australian regions to reclaim waste land. A shipment of 35 cases valued at 3500 dollars supported the effort.
In Chicago on June 28 Frank Hardinge 62 a River Oil Burner man faced a crowded courtroom to deny Ann Livingstons $259 000 breach of promise suit. He described his early life as a struggling inventor and manufacturer and recounted their love affair beginning on a transcontinental train as his defense started.
Chautauqua Institute in New York opens its fifty sixth annual assembly drawing thousands. Notable speakers include Governor Franklin D Roosevelt Dr Lorado Taft Shailer Mathews Bishop Herbert Welch Mrs Ruth Bryan Owen Amelia Earhart Ivy Lee and Lowell Thomas. The July 1 5 program features leaders like Prof Walter Merck Carrie Chapman Catt and Mrs John F Sippel. Albert Stoessel directs music and conducts the orchestra with operas in English and children's concerts. Other soloists include Dr John Erskine Ernest Hutcheson Milo Miloradovitch Brownie Peebles Judson House Alfredo Valenti Catherine Aiken.
A tornado hit the mountains east of Uniontown Pennsylvania causing heavy damage across a wide area. Early reports indicate Somerset Confluence Ohio Pyle Farmington and surrounding points were hard hit.
George Schriner aged 61 a Chicago druggist died after a gun battle with three boy bandits. The attackers all wore slickers and hats or none and fled in a small roadster without getting any money.
The Associated Press bulletin lists Fort Worth hogs at $10.85 top, 179-225 lb rail hogs at $10.86, cattle and calves mostly steady, cows up to $9.25, bulls $6.50–$8.00, sheep receipts about 1,000 head with wethers around $10, and yearlings $7.76–$8.50. Other markets include Chicago hogs $11.40 top, cattle $15.65 top, and St Louis, Kansas City prices for hogs, cattle, and sheep with varied gains. Cotton in New York opened steady with July around 18.26 and mid-day activity subdued.
The New Orleans markets opened quietly with a 1 to 3 point rise as favorable rains and private Texas crop reports sparked buying. October and December advanced to the mid 18s before retreating, then recovered on Texas rain prospects and scarce contracts, while July rose to 15.50. Liverpool cot ton futures closed steady with varied gains and losses. other commodities and stock shares moved on early strength, with big moves in utilities and rail shares.
Mason King directs a summer trip with chambers of commerce trade leaders. The group includes Russell Fowler of Troy Laundry and executives from Imperial Barbershop Panhandle Music Am rillo National Bank and others such as Crowe Cement and Lime Co. and Adams Gunn firms.
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