15 Mar 1929
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1929
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane surveys Prohibition era critiques touching on Hoover, bootlegging, and a stolen hospital hearse used for smuggling liquor. He notes Barber criticism, satire by King, and a Chicago case where a hearse hid liquor and a baby was found inside. The piece spins current events with sharp, period-voice commentary.
In the Globe News Rental Want Ads readers find a comprehensive list of rental properties of any size. The ads promise the most complete inventory of trains and train-related rentals available.
A New York committee of lawyers including four former assistant United States attorneys vows to educate juries to refuse conviction under the Jones prohibition law. The group likens its aim to the bar’s response to the Fugitive Slave Law and aims to nullify the Jones statute as conspiracy charges once failed against night club owners.
In Omaha Nebraska on March 15 searchers quit seeking six year old Melvin Reeves who vanished during a snowstorm while chasing a lost mitten. Rescue teams stranded by deep drifts returned home as a Caterpillar tractor cleared a path from Gordon to the Reeves ranch. Two hundred Indians from Pine Ridge and Kydle, South Dakota, ended their search and returned to their reservations.
Dwight B. Heard longtime publisher of the Arizona Republican died at his Phoenix home last night at age 59. He shaped state agriculture banking irrigation and livestock interests for three decades becoming a renowned figure in Arizona journalism and business circles.
Durango fell to Calles forces as Col. Tapia announced advance guard units occupied the city. Calles was en route to establish headquarters for a march on Torreon as federal columns converge. Escobar’s rebel army moved south from Torreon to hinder the government advance. Americans in Torreon faced bank closures and limited communication as they awaited escape options.
Four Waco sport model planes priced for racing, built by Garland Aircraft Corp of Tulsa, left Fort Worth for Brownsville to be delivered to Mexican pilots serving the Federal forces in the Mexican revolution. The planes, part of an order of 40, carry machine guns on their wings but are owned by private individuals rather than the Mexican government.
Funeral services were held for Robert C. Pool founder of the Pool Creamery killed when his plane crashed near English-Bivins field. Harold Dunwood, motorcycle squad captain, also died in the crash and was sent to Iowa. Pool’s body was sent to Fort Worth for burial. survivors include wife and three Amarillo children.
Captain Ira Eaker departed Kelly Field at 10 35 a m for Brownsville where he will begin a dawn to dusk flight to France Field Canal Zone with the plan to leave Saturday for the final leg to the zone. The move marks the start of the long journey detailing the air mission across regions and dates.
With less than a week remaining to file petitions for city offices none had been filed by the city secretarys report. The deadline is 6 oclock on March 21. Petitions must carry signatures of 244 qualified voters to qualify for the list of candidates.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh departed Brownsville in a Curtiss Falcon at 10:06 A.M. bound for an unannounced destination, likely San Antonio, flying solo in the aircraft brought here by Pilot I L. Dobie. He yesterday arrived from Mexico City after five hours, visiting Anne Morrow and the Morrows. host Colonel W C Johnston hosted him in Brownsville.
The Chicago Civic Opera Company tours to Amarillo after a two day Oakland stop with 275 staff. Monday night the opera Thais is staged at Amarillo College of Music, as Emil F. Myers urges patrons with unclaimed tickets to pick them up by Saturday night. Expect a big rush Saturday and Monday. many $7 and $8 seats remain but may sell out, prompting sale of reserved seats.
Federal indictments against 13 men unveil a large liquor smuggling syndicate. The group allegedly used ocean going ships to import liquor from Europe and Canada, small smuggling boats, and trucks to move the cargo to warehouses. Rudolph Tulk is named as the principal figure.
Eldon aged 9 and Carl Doyle aged 13 left Dalhart seeking involvement in the Mexican revolution. Amarillo police stopped their march toward Mexico this morning and sent them home to Dalhart after a few hours on the road. The boys were advised the Mexican affair was political and not worth the risk.
A party of four including Wallace Beery and Victor Fleming arrived at the English-divine airport last night en route to Wichita to take delivery of a Travelair aircraft built for HH. B. Lippiatt. The group registered at the Herring Hotel and will fly the new plane back to California via Amarillo in a few days.
Mrs. A W Livingston and her 15 year old daughter of 1909 East Tenth avenue were hospitalized with injuries after a car crash near Um barger around 9 last night. Husband Mr Livingston lightly hurt. They rode with Deputy Bert Elliston of Armstrong County. his car was struck by a lighter vehicle. Ambulances from N and Griggs and Sons transported the injured.
The Mobile Register reports seaplanes dropped bread to marooned residents in Brewton and Flomaton as floods push through five southern Alabama towns. Elba's 4000 residents face rising waters. guards rescue 35 at Big Creek and 37 near Elba. Radio links fail due to fog while divers work in rowboats. Other states report spring floods.
The Associated Press reports that a Senate vote on 11 impeachment charges against Henry S. Johnston the suspended governor may occur early next week as defense counsel near the end of their case. The sixty day legislative session ends Monday with salaries cut, and a possible special session looms for appropriations. Clark Mandigo highway engineer testified for Johnston defending asphalt surfacing as a state road option amid prosecution focus on Johnston’s competency.
A juror testified that fear of returning to New Mexico to finish a long murder sentence influenced two jurors to vote not guilty in Vega man C B Jackson's liquor conviction case in Potter county. The motion for a new trial cites jury discussions outside evidence as grounds. After 18 hours deliberation, the jury returned a one year sentence for Jackson. The hearing continues as Judge Bishop weighs the motion. Separately, James Wardlow of North Dallas was identified as the man found dead under the Cotton Belt trestle over Turtle Creek.
Mrs Hattie Morrow 33, her two children a 5 year old girl and an 11 month old baby, disappeared from Clayton New Mexico on March 5. A motorist picked her up near Dalhart and dropped her in Amarillo at Fort Worth & Denver station. She was last seen in Amarillo Tuesday. Anyone with information should contact Sheriff Tanner in Clayton New Mexico.
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