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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1929
Page
9
Hereford reports a rush of building with a new hotel planned by Wyatt C. Hedrick Inc of Fort Worth and one or two apartment houses planned by J F Ward. Land sales in the region total about 4000 acres around the city. The week’s largest deal saw 58 acres sold by W L Matthews to J C Ritter for 26343 dollars.
Hereford dealers report more than 150 combines valued at over 300000 will be distributed for the 1929 wheat harvest in Deaf Smith county. Local distributors expect to sell at least 50 more before harvesting begins, backing an eight million bushel crop.
McLean voters approve a $50,000 city bond issue to extend and enlarge the water system. Large mains will replace small pipe in the residence area and extensions will reach residents not now in the water district.
May 27 report from Stinnett notes rapid progress on a $30,000 Rock Island station with concrete foundation and frame work completed. The station will be among the largest on the Amarillo to Liberal line.
The record lists multiple warranty deeds with detailed parcel descriptions and prices including Jno F Manning to Louise Elliott nine ten blocks in Prem Mary E Bivins to R Nation lot 12 FamHt AB&M 1750 and other transfers with sums like 400 278 3500 and 6715 plus car registrations for T H Jackson Plains Chev and Archie B Ruggles.
In Denver county jail, “Princess” Olga Pavlovna Olson and “Cook” Laurence Tareyton face charges of transporting a stolen car from Los Angeles to Colorado Springs. Reported arrivals from Hawaii include Olson, said to be of Russian nobility, and Tareyton, an English director and explorer. Guards intercepted intimate letters amid the case.
A series of names and addresses for car dealers and brands appears, including Son County Motor Co selling Ford, Panhandle Motor Co with Chrysler, Farwell Motor Co and Graham Paige imports, plus addresses in Amarillo Clovis and nearby towns. The fragmentary list names dealers J W McFork Toney Chisum D W Mays H E Hume Donald W Evans and others.
A prisoner known as Dook awaits a signal from his alleged princess during recreation hour. He pleads for a wave from the barred lobby as a sign of consent to marry, while police plan to return Olga to Hawaii and her husband.
In Asheville North Carolina archery grows in popularity as locals form clubs and summer visitors join. Hotels have begun adding archery courses to attract guests, signaling a rising interest in the sport.
A gas explosion at Abe Cucher’s apartment at 244 East 121st Street in New York ignites a fire. Firemen recover a 25 gallon still and other liquor and mash but Abe Cucher remains missing as investigators search the area.
The Amarillo News-Globe and Panhandle Lumber company offer a book of beautiful home plans at low cost. It includes floor plans for many homes from modest dwellings to larger expensive houses. The book sells for 50 cents in person or 60 cents by mail.
Dr. J. S. Plant, director of the Essex county juvenile clinic, cites crowded living conditions in cities as shaping cynicism in children and neurasthenia in adults. He notes children gaze toward parents and sex, losing romantic illusions, with urban life challenging their view of others.
A crisp unsweetened gelatine salad blends cucumber tomato and hard boiled eggs with pineapple flavoring for a palatable option. The text reads like a brief recipe note from a midcentury menu or household guide.
Jamestown high school band led by Arthur Goranson won the New York high school band and orchestra contest in Syracuse with Hornell high school in second place led by Leo Lynch. Nearby, Ella Lerhten, 86, appeared in New York earlier in May.
Thomas S. Perkins, longtime De catur resident, 70, has enrolled at Cleveland University in Ohio to study English composition. Perkins, an extensive traveler and published poet, writes that he has authored several poems.
Baton Rouge La May 27 Women smokers confined to the boudoir were partly blamed for more fires in the past year by T Alfred Fleming of the national board of fire underwriters as he spoke to the Louisiana Insurance Society. He urged care with lighted cigarettes and matches in private rooms.
A Brooklyn woman carrying a 17 week old baby was charged with petty larceny after allegedly taking checks from several storekeepers that were not funded. local authorities report the mother faced the charge as she appeared with her child in court.
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