11 Mar 1929
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1929
Page
1
Programs list an 8:00 feature by Recorders Orchestra at Booth Tarkington with Songs show. Stations WJZ KDKA WIR KYW KWK WREN WEBC KSL KPO KGO KOMO KFI KGW KHQ KOA air the event tonight.
A survey of contemporary figures and events from 1929. notes include Hoover cabinet hobbies, Rockefeller stock holdings, Wisconsin whiskey probes at schools, Boeing and Lehman aircraft plans, Britton Hadden’s Time legacy, Ford’s vast wealth potential, and European Ford ventures. Also real estate ad end remark.
An early conflict looms as Mexican rebel forces near Torreon prepare to unite with Juarez troops. About 800 revolutionaries ride two trains from Juarez via Jiminez, aiming to join General Gonzalo Escobar’s rebel forces in Torreon. General Marcelino Murriega cautions no extra northbound reinforcements are confirmed.
An Erie Pa reporter sent a telegram to the El Paso Post noting a strange twist in the Mexican revolution. The message asks if five thousand old Knights Pythias uniforms can be sold to rebel generals, adding an opera bouffe touch to the conflict.
A Mexican National Railway train from Chihuahua reached Jaurez at 7 30 p m yesterday on time, signaling rebels held command at least as far south as Chihuahua. The car carried few soldiers and even fewer passengers.
Health officials Dr H H Larson and Jack Wyatt urged consumers to ensure milk is cooled and refrigerated promptly to prevent poisoning. An Amarillo epidemic among infants prompted stricter plant inspections and the condemnation of several hundred gallons last week.
The Associated Press reports Frankie Yale's 1920 murder added to seven linked killings. Chicago authorities identify Jack McGurn by photographs as a Yale killer. New York officers meet Chicago officials after the Valentine's mass murder on North Clark Street. The Herald and Examiner claim McGurn, Jack Perry, Louise Campagna and Mike Barnes are tied to the Assassination.
A blaze at the Southwestern Exposition and Stock Show in Fort Worth destroyed the Poultry Show Building and the Agricultural Exhibit Building, killing over 2,000 high bred fowls. Firefighter G. F. Wilson was injured. firemen battled dense smoke as flames reached the Coliseum and automobile building. Officials said the show would continue as scheduled.
M. M. Rose, a trusty serving a 30 day sentence in Potter County Jail, knocked out a fellow trustee this morning and now faces new assault charges. Rose, due for release today, remains in custody as punishment extends for weeks. The assaulted trustee, holding boxes of washing powder, was briefly unconscious after the punch and remained in bed at 1 PM.
In Austin the House of Representatives failed to achieve a quorum to vote on the $175 million state road bond issue. Report notes two lawmakers, Hubbare and Beck, with other details indicating ongoing debate over the measure.
Bids must be in by March 25 for ten 51 foot skeleton steel beacons spanning 110 miles from Waynoka Oklahoma to Wichita Kansas with an intermediate landing field. Proposals numbered 20690 will be used. a $5 bid deposit is required and will be returned.
A fleet of planes destined for the Mexican government forces against rebels is being produced at the Chance Vought Aircraft Factory in Long Island City. The first group will depart for Mexico this week fully armed with machine guns and bomb racks. Navy officials say three Mexican fliers are receiving training in Navy type planes at Anacostia Air Station, a routine courtesy requested by the Mexican government after it bought nine such aircraft.
Washington March 11 General Frank T Hines of Utah was reappointed by President Hoover as director of the veterans bureau He had submitted resignation at the close of the Coolidge administration Hoover returned the resignation and asked him to remain in his post
United Press reports railroads won in a Supreme Court test case over $49,000,000 shares awarded by the I C for care of the mails. Verdict sets precedent for post office route compensation.
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