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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1928
Page
3
Paris on the eve of a potential shift from the traditional two hour midday meal as traffic grows and more cars flood streets. By next spring up to 20 000 new vehicles could push the two hour lunch into history with workers seeking shorter noon meals and longer evenings.
Citizens finish voting then head home to avoid jams. The piece notes lotteries in news media offering rewards for tickets and notes. It mentions a daily paying for theater tickets, a newspaper giving francs for subway tickets, and reproducing five franc notes with rewards for duplicates.
James Hill traveling salesman was taken to his home at the Blackstone hotel after his car overturned on the Panhandle highway late last night.
Hospital officials say he is in a serious condition and resting. Mr Hill was en route to Amarillo from Panhandle when his aeroplane turned turtle several miles out. His chest was badly crushed and authorities fear internal injuries. He was taken to Amarillo by a bus about an hour after the accident. He had telephoned his wife he was starting home around 8.
Cattle held up when wet but calves lost flesh and ranges deteriorated over the past 30 days. H. H. Schutz, federal livestock and crop statistician, reported that range prices declined slightly while local demand for stocker calves remained strong. The fall movement continues.
The article notes cattle moving to markets and northern feeders as activity peaks, with sheep shearing progressing rapidly and the fall clip described as good quality. It references the November 1 condition of the livestock.
Denver's famed east west marriage between Ong Do King, a Chinese cook, and Elizabeth Dunbar ends in dismal failure after a year and a half. A baby girl was born, but Mrs. King says she will leave the child with her father to avoid social stigma, noting East is East and West is West.
Range stands at 86 percent, three points below last month and one point under the average. November 1 condition is 88 percent, slightly below October and one point under average.
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