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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1929
Page
9
The United States urges Canada to deny customs clearance to vessels carrying liquor to the United States. Ottawa reports the move may be discussed in Parliament, with petitions for denial and a counter offer to allow information transmission under the antiSmuggling treaty.
A Louisville woman Mrs. M. J. Arens requests help finding her husband J. P. Arens who came to Amarillo eight months ago to work in oil fields and has not written since. last letter from Stag hotel Tayor Street. she needs financial help and asks him to contact her.
Six drunks and two men charged with fighting paid fines in corporation court this morning. Judge Stephen D. Ridings noted that rainy nights seem to boost drinkers, as the docket often shows more drunks after rain.
Clair Vance, veteran Boeing pilot, completed his eighteenth hundred hop over the Sierra summit known as the hump, setting a national record for hurdling mountains. On daily air mail and passenger flights he climbs from sea level to 12 000 feet with only one forced landing in 1 800 trips. Mrs Alexander and daughter of Tucumcari visited the city.
Abilene was chosen as the 1930 convention city and J. W. Parks of Dallas was named president of the Texas Federation of Labor at the closing session of the 1929 convention in Beaumont Texas last night.
Denton reports fear of impending blindness prompted John William Sullivan to shoot himself in a life ending act. Police found him after the incident and transported him to a local hospital for emergency treatment.
A prominent North Texas lawyer and Democratic figure shot himself here late yesterday. An inquest ruled the death a result of his own action.
Valente E Morin a Mexican was fined 50 dollars and costs by a county court jury for operating a pool hall in the Glenwood addition. The charges say he allowed small boys to play. A similar charge is pending against J L Hardin who faces trial next Monday.
The Texas and Pacific Railway will pay half the losses for railroad workers moving division points from Longview to Mineola, with workers covering the other half. The emergency mediation board led by James R. Garfield delivered recommendations to President Hoover, who conveyed them to the parties ending a looming strike. Mrs. Ira Hudgins departed for Tennessee to visit relatives.
Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing fourth class holds graduation at Central Presbyterian Church at 8 p m. Dr R Thomeen delivers address to Exie Maude Smith Gladys Olean Bell Pearl M Wells Anna Belle Tipton Faire Ellene Marburger Enith Ines Pollards and Ethel Ruth Owen. Public invited. Program includes processional invocations solos diplomas pins and "America" by congregation.
F. E. Chamberlain of the Donley County Bank in Clarendon spent Thursday in the city, meeting local officials and discussing banking matters.
Denver Road announces new schedules with about one hour five minutes saved on Amarillo to Fort Worth and Dallas travel. Key trains include No 8 from Denver and No 6 to Fort Worth and Dallas, with revised arrivals and departures through Amarillo and Wichita Falls.
Forty five baby beeves fed and shown by 4 H Club Boys of the Ian handle at the cattlemen's convention are bought by Polk Street Market and Grocery and placed on sale. Calves were purchased from W H Fuqua and Shelton and Williams who bought them at the auction during the baby beef show. The calves have been on full feed since the show many making large gains. John Vetesk owner of the market notes forty years in meat business and praises the meat as finest he has seen.
Local effort to promote Panhandle beef quality urges citizens to support farming and feeding programs. Calves will be killed in batches of ten and sold at no price increase for the next several weeks.
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