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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1929
Page
2
A homeless man, facing eviction and hungry children, studies his finances on a Saturday while a passerby offers help. The scene captures his wary smile as he counts money and contemplates the night ahead. Edgar A. Guest records the moment with a compassionate, restrained tone.
Major H. C. Segrave plans another speed duel with Gar Wood aboard Miss America VIII as he aims to reclaim both speedboat and race car records after Daytona. The Biscayne Bay regatta caps the event with Segrave and Wood clashing for the world speed boat record of 92.836 mph.
Mrs. Jessie N. Ross was unanimously elected president of the Rebekah Assembly 1. C. F. of Texas at Beaumont yesterday. A Potter County juvenile officer, active in Red Cross and welfare work, she had served as vice president last year and has long been a state official. The appointment is a high honor for Amarillo.
The City Commission will review bids and routine business in its regular weekly session tonight. City manager Jeff D. Bartlett says paving projects in the eastern part of the city aim to connect Glenwood with the main residential district through new paved streets.
Two fires were reported yesterday by the Amarillo fire department. A trash fire burned at Second and Monroe streets and the C. Martin home at 1009 Carolina street sustained about $200 in damage.
Officials report floods largely hit nezro farms with about 10 000 homeless in the Geneva Elba area and 5 000 in Brewton Flomaton plus 10 020 elsewhere. Losses around 30 billion dollars with about 100 dead. Disease fears easing as chlorination and debris removal proceed under martial law.
Southern states mobilize against flood epidemics with Red Cross led funds and anti toxins arriving for relief. Alabama lawmakers consider emergency rehab funds while Mobile Montgomery and Atlanta raise substantial sums. Salvation Army issues clothing appeals as floodwaters recede in most areas.
The author rejects flying with Aviators while praising the Chicago Grand Opera Company's Amarillo run. He critiques Thais as heavy but credits Emil Myers for promoting music locally. He notes guarantors cover near 1800 dollars, plans for next year, and appeals for a wood stove for a needy Baptist family.
A likeable old chief from the plains visits the courthouse in Potter County. He finds the marble tile structure now a public building and laments the change from his era. He shuffles inside through low windows, gasps at the crowding dust and stales of his fathers, and ends with a quip about television next time.
A jumble of notices from Amarillo recounts donations of wood for those in need, a cross word puzzle tale, a boy seeking a country home, a stolen bicycle reward, a box supper invitation for mayoral candidates, a tongue twister challenge, job ads for young women, and reflections on Mary Garden.
A personal note thanks someone for beautiful flowers sent unexpectedly. The writer expresses gratitude and mentions reading the gesture many times.
Boston police court fined Harry Gear ten dollars after witnesses testified to his loud shouting despite his assertion of a junk license held for 21 years. The judge imposed the fine for the disturbance as Gear argued against the penalty.
Widow with two children sells washing machine seen at 1107 South Johnson Street. Reason: working and no longer needs appliance. Please contact for purchase.
Rebels push toward peace terms with President Portes Gil who rejects negotiations. Escalon serves as insurgent HQ in an arid region, seen as stronger than Torreon. Border line remains unchanged with Federal forces at Naco entrenched and Chihuahua awaiting developments.
In Mexico City on March 19 Plutarco Elias Calles, minister of war leading federal troops, announced that forces would abandon the captured Torreon to strike rebel forces in Chiapas. He said Torreon would be left immediately to pursue rebels, reaching by air or car from Guadalupe Victoria, about 60 miles away.
O. B. Boss Jackson of Vega again goes to trial on possession and transportation charges after a recent conviction and a granted new hearing. Jurors discussed his past record and his failure to testify, leading Judge Henry Bishop to order the retrial. Hefner, who drove Jackson’s car, was found guilty on the initial indictment and got a two year suspended sentence.
Dixie Gregg a negro confectionery operator was found not guilty by a district court jury after a brief deliberation. Evidence included bottles and testimony that whisky was served at the confectionery. Gregg had been previously convicted for aggravated assault.
Mr and Mrs E E Tilley of near Fort Worth are jailed in Potter county on liquor law violations after 18 gallons of whisky were seized by Constable Allen S Johnson and deputies. The whiskey was found in 36 half gallon jars under a bed at a local tourist camp where the couple had stayed briefly.
William Harris Coggins aged 49 died at 204 Cleveland street at 3 this morning. He is survived by two children, his mother, three brothers and three sisters. The body is at Boxwell Funeral Home awaiting out of town relatives. Service and burial will be in Amarillo.
Joel Goodlet 53 Amarillo representative of Bradstreet's died at a local hospital at 3 55 this morning. He is survived by his widow and a daughter Mrs Ed Dean of Dulles. Residence was 121 Polk Street. Body held at N S Griggs & Sons. Remains may be sent to South Carolina for burial.
The piece links Tammany resistance to Roosevelt’s governorship nomination by Al Smith, notes side remarks about Judge Olvany, and asserts Smith’s political strength remains intact. It surveys stock-market optimism, Rockefeller philanthropy, a prohibition incident aboard the Olympic, Mexico’s rebellion, and flood threats in Alabama and the Mississippi under Hoover’s flood plans.
Sarg Productions spends about ten thousand dollars to outfit and stage Adventures of Christopher Columbus. Sarg designs the puppets and the show and employs puppeteers to operate the strings and provide musical accompaniment. An elaborate stage with lights and scenery is provided by the company, supported by a platform above where wires are managed. Eight puppeteers are needed to operate the Columbus performance, along with musicians and speaking actors.
Robert Martin Fuller a four year old child died at 11 45 last night at the home of his grandparents five miles south of Amarillo Burial will be in Llano cemetery A private funeral service will be held from Griggs chapel at 3 pm Wednesday with Rev L N Stuckey officiating
East St. Louis, Fort Worth and Kansas City reports show hogs and cattle trading, with hogs down and sheep steady. Chicago grain and cotton markets fluctuate as grain futures ease after early strength. Oil and rail stocks led a modest market advance amid mixed sector moves.
The agricultural department reports rapid orders for pointed wheat prepared last Saturday by order of the county commissioners court. This longtime county policy aids farmers damaged by prairie dogs. Lots of 50 to 100 pounds may be shipped by local freight.
Reports of strong current business and talk of railroad electrification push shares higher. Baldwin Locomotive climbs to 258 with gains from Lima Locomotive Westinghouse Air Brake New York Air Brake Otis Elevator rises 7 to 342 and Radio breaks 5 to 402 while foreign exchanges hold steady with the dollar at 24.85 percent.
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