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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1929
Page
8
A compact clipping presents an Associated Press copyright notice and a column of telephone numbers for news business and circulation departments. The style mirrors a newspaper masthead with contact lines and rate figures for subscription options.
Urgent push to raise 1600 dollars to send the Amarillo high school band to the national contest in Denver after winning the Panhandle title. About 800 already raised. concert tonight aims to gather 200 to 300 more, with public contributions crucial tomorrow. The band has a history of civic service and cooperation with local chambers.
The piece details early forecasts for transatlantic flight between North America and Europe. It notes Graf Zeppelin planning another voyage, British airships nearing completion with Montreal as a test, and plans by Colonel James C. Fitzmaurice. It weighs heavier than air planes, dirigibles, and speed advances as keys to eventual regular service.
Mrs Agnes Lyne argues children must learn both to lead and to be led for success in a competitive world. Meekness alone breeds passivity, while balanced aggression helps assert rights and cooperate with others. Early social balance predicts smoother adult life.
An English nobleman heir talks with a club friend about moving to Australia to farm vast sheep lands. He jokes about the joys of wool versus the thrill of watching babas, then reveals his real interest in the kid neys. The exchange showcases colonial era humor and travel fantasy.
Pamela is rescued when Huck Connor is halted at a train station after snatching Pamela from a hotel. Pamela’s father Mr Judson and Inspector Markeson coordinate swift action while Mildred finally accepts Stephen’s love. Stephen and Mildred plan a future together as Pamela recovers. The Judsons wrap up affairs with Connie and Bryn Mawr, while gifts are settled.
Pedro Garcia a 30 year old power plant engineer told a court at a preliminary hearing that his estranged wife said he was not a man. Garcia stabbed her sixteen times after surrendering and was held in county jail without bond.
An angry wife struck her husband with a bed slat after he stayed out late. He suffered a probable skull fracture and was treated for a serious head injury at Parkland Hospital.
Diary style column by C O McIntyre recounts daily urban scenes in Harlem and New York society. Observations contrast social pretensions among light and dark skinned Black residents, with portraits of cabaret figures, white social climbers, and a harsh critique of metropolitan courtesy.
San Antonio May 20 Captain Manuel Escalante and his bride were married by proxy with Fred C. Gross as proxy groom. The couple, now separated by miles, plan a June or July honeymoon in Lima where the husband serves as an army officer. The ceremony was performed by Justice of the Peace John F Onion.
Peter Rabbit on Smiling Pool tries to tell apart two Grebes who claim to be Mrs Grebe and Dipper. The birds vanish and reappear causing comic confusion as Peter watches for danger from Reddy Fox nearby. Copyright 1929 T W Burgess. The next story: A Fishing Party.
Court house records list multiple warranty deeds transferring property in Bivins Glenwood S J Heights and surrounding areas with several parcels including lots 11 block 27 Bivins lot 4 block 71 Glenwood and numerous other lots and land descriptions. Several conveyances include prices or nominal sums and note assignees and grantors such as Miles Realty Co to Mrs F B Crabtree and J E Mulherin to Newman Parker. Car registrations and dealership ads appear afterward listing vehicles and owners from Plains Chevrolet and Amarillo Olds among others.
Lumkin Texas May 20 Tal Madge Red 15 and A Daniel 19 were in serious condition after two accidents involving Joe Ballinger a negro truck driver The Red boy was struck by Ballinger s truck while crossing the street Friday night He suffered concussion of the brain Daniels was nearby when Ballinger s truck hit a small automobile turning it over He sustained a broken leg and other injuries
In Angora area at 8 40 p m Sunday a violent earthquake struck Soucherni near Sivas Asia Minor killing 39 persons and injuring 89. About a thousand houses were destroyed or badly damaged.
Edward W. Lewis reports from Elizabethton Tennessee that 12 strikers, with families, visit chancery court over contempt charges linked to picketing banned under an injunction. Week-end unrest includes explosions near Johnson City and a fire, plus troop warnings and guards on rayon plant roofs.
A bloodied hammer found at a Waseca farm is the sole clue in the murder of Julius Schuck 54 and his children Ernest 9 Ida 11. Police believe two men killed the trio to obtain a worthless sum. footprints across a field suggest two men carried the safe from the house. The farmer’s daughters Elizabeth 17 and Wilhelmina 14 found the bodies on returning home.
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