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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1929
Page
15
Mary Crue received 220 seized beer bottles after police found she brewed at home to deter her husband from speakeasies. Judge Tuck ruled she did not intend to sell nor did she sell. Ambar ambassador Dawes faces mounting banquets and diplomatic strain ahead of Thanksgiving in London.
Donie Bush pledges a rebuild of the Chicago White Sox for Charles A. Comiskey, aiming for outfield and infield upgrades and a dependable catcher. He plans trades to add Irving Jeffries or similar talent, with Bill Cissell, Bill Kamm, and C Arthur Shires slated for key positions, while eyeing players from Detroit, New York, and St Paul in planned moves.
In Paris W L Young Stribling of Macon Georgia outpointed Maurice Crisselle of France in ten rounds. In Cincinnati Freddy Miller of Ohio outpointed Steve Smith of Bridgeport Connecticut in ten rounds.
Mrs Lillie Abigale Williams 87 wife of M D Williams wheat farmer Randall County died at a local hospital at 1 40 this morning She leaves her husband two sisters Mrs H W Speer Lakeview Texas and Mrs Roscoe Davis Canyon and her father J H Watts of Chattanooga Tenn She was a Baptist church member Services will be held at Griggs art 2 o clock Friday Rev J C Sisemore officiating Burial will be Llano cemetery Pallbearers Herman Vaughn Dave Hamlin Dick Kelly P B Kelly Henry Bassett J C Holland
Mrs. Gertrude Gibbons aged 54 died last night at 10 in a local hospital after a short stay in Amarillo. She is survived by sister Mrs. Medic King of Atlanta and four brothers, Chas H. Perry of Jacksonville. Body at N. 8 Griggs & Sons, likely to be forwarded to Atlanta for burial.
Funeral services for Leo Roy Barnes infant son of Mr and Mrs Guy M Barnes will be held at Griggs chapel at 2 o clock this afternoon Burial will be in Llano cemetery at nearby home 72% North Houston Street where death occurred last night
Jimmie Murphy about 45 was brought to Northwest Texas hospital after being found unconscious in a box car at Pullman Station seven miles southwest of Amarillo on the Fort Worth and Denver line. He is conscious and expected to be discharged within a few days. He reportedly fell from the box car.
An examination for junior auditor of the income tax unit will be held in Amarillo if local applications arrive. Applications must reach the U S Civil Service Commission in Washington by November 16. Salary starts at $2300. Blanks available from Postmaster W. C. Kenyon.
A. G. Johnston of Peoria Illinois arrives in Amarillo to conduct Harman Motor Company’s used car auction. The sale opens this afternoon at 1 30 and continues tonight at 7 with sixty reconditioned cars. Johnston is known nationwide for his selling wit and ability. the Newton orchestra provides music.
The Russian Cossack Chorus under Sergei Socoloff will perform encores including Smiling Through My Wild Irish Rose Swanee River and Dixie on Friday night as part of the artist course. Critics praise the chorus for expressive range and unison while noting the conductor’s control and the group’s strong vocal blend.
An ex West Point cadet Paul Capron Jr who wed Miss Marguerite Gilespie daughter of Col Alexander Gilespie after seeking a newspaper job he failed to obtain. The couple eloped from New Haven to Brewster and were later married by a justice of the peace. Capron resigned from the academy after a board called his actions a grave mistake.
A Roswell gun battle wounded three Roswell officials as Womble wounded himself after menacing his wife. In Havre France 66 American soldiers who died in Russia were laid in state with full honors before departure to the United States aboard ships.
From Potter county Women and Girls Home Demonstration Clubs ten entries were sent to the Texas State Fair. Five earned prizes: Mrs. L. C. Scott Soncy won first on a dresser scarf, Mrs. J. E. Ware River Road took second in the same category, Ed Mann River Road won first on a boy's cotton suit, Valentine Clayton Allison earned third on a garment and first on a home improvement article.
The Interstate Commerce Commission wired the Galveston Chamber of Commerce that it could not suspend the expiration date for grain exported under emergency rates to Galveston. The tariffs specify an exportation limit under emergency rates of November 15.
Amarillo officials report no word from Rock Island Railroad on plans for an underpass beneath the Rock Island tracks at Third Avenue between Washington and Hayden Streets. City officials pressed for the project as paving reaches its limit without grades and the through-traffic expansion of East and West Third Avenues hinges on railroad cooperation.
Concrete foundation of the dam’s middle section north of town has been poured. Forms are up and the top steel is in place. If weather allows, pouring of the remainder will begin tomorrow morning per assistant city engineer H F Matthews. A caliche core sealed seepage in the 1400 foot west section, a practice used in nearby dams. Excavating machine ready for the east section.
Veterans' Bureau reports rising disabled veterans as time passes and hardship increases. The John B. Golding Post uses Buddy Poppies sales to fund relief for disabled veterans, widows, and orphans, support the Eaton Rapids National Home, and cover hospital and burial costs. The sale is conducted Monday Armistice Day by the Veterans Auxiliary ladies.
A pipeline blaze at Wimberley destroyed 10,000 barrels of oil after a break while a Houston oil stove exploded in a San Marcos home. A church fire at First Presbyterian caused by burning trash and a $75,000 blaze in Lockhart also reported. no injuries.
Former advertising manager for Baker, Hanna & Company at Quanah moves to lead Adams Dry Goods in this city. A Quanah High School graduate, he specializes in advertising and window decorating.
PAMPA Texas November 7 M Fletcher aged 74 died here unexpectedly at 3 pm yesterday. Death believed due to heart disease. Funeral services set for 2:30 pm tomorrow. Survived by widow five sons and four daughters Ernest Jesse Wallace Fletcher of Pampa Lloyd Fletcher of Amarillo Hicks Fletcher of Los Angeles Mrs W Somer Tulsa Mrs M G Mathis Amarillo and Mrs Neeley Ellis and Will Benton of Pampa.
Chicago audience hears Texas Guinan tell 600 women at Ili nois Athletic Club that husbands are too important to discuss with seriousness. She counsels to pet them tease them love them but avoid talking about bills or taking oneself or husbands too seriously.
In Chicago a federal effort to collect 300000 in owed income taxes and penalties from Terry Druggan was blocked at his county estate by three workers guarding his Guernsey herd. Officials Myrtle Blackridge and Robert Neely retreated after being turned away with threats.
United Press reports from Winnipeg that Col. D. Te-Col. McAlpine and seven geologist explorers are being brought back to civilization in four rescue planes. Capt. G. Blanchet leads the squadron and says the party is in good shape and hopes to reach Bakers Lake about 400 miles south by night.
Navy airship Los Angeles passed over York at 6 45 this morning on its way from Lakehurst New Jersey to Akron Ohio in a cross country flight reported by The Associated Press.
Two slight earthquake shocks of less than 40 seconds duration were felt here last night at 10:30 oclock. The tremors were observed in Hanford and reported by residents, with no damage noted.
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