14 Nov 1929
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1929
Page
1
In a Newark nightclub a quarrel at 4 a m led to a gunman firing four bullets, killing Grant Patterson, 25, as dancing couples heard no shots. The piece notes rising automobile deaths, whiskey danger, jaywalking, and Swiss air fleet plans, ending with Eskimo Alice aiding downed white flyers in the Arctic.
Borger Texas November 14 A P Borger a subdivider in the oil boom town leads citizens in a fresh bid to replace appointive city officials after a court denied their petition for an election. He plans secrecy four or five possible courses while attorneys consider mandamus action if denied.
Radio program schedule listing air times and station carries for New York and national networks. Includes orchestral features, singers, detective mysteries, and public affairs shows with multiple affiliated stations such as WNBC CBS Shain WABC NBC Chain and KDKA WJR KWK among others.
At Pampa on Nov 14 a jury of ministers found Rev. J. A. Scoggins not guilty of improper advances alleged by a young woman. The defense contends the charges were a frameup. The Northwest Texas Conference opened with delegates elected for the Dallas General Conference in April. Several clergy were ordained elders and deacons, including O. B. Herring and J. Strother. D. B. Doak received a bound Bible and praise for leadership. The conference reported good fiscal progress and solvency for the year.
Weather forecasts show a slight warmup tomorrow with cloudy today and sun tomorrow. Amarillo area reports an inch of snow likely melting by night. North Panhandle sees 1 to 2 inches of snow and continued cold weather. Cattlemen report no livestock damage. wheat farmers welcome the cold to deepen roots. White Deer reports a two inch snowfall and 20 degree rise. Middle West chills as snow coats many areas while a storm moves east from the Rockies and Missouri Valley.
A local notice lists Griggs ambulance contact at 4311 and a building inquiry via John Maynard at 800 W 5th. Phone numbers 4311 and 5285 are provided for correspondence. John Maynard letter refers to Company located at 800 West Fifth.
Kansas City Kansas November 14 Private Clifford Reynolds is questioned through the night as sheriff powers investigates new leads in the slaying of Private Charles F Schoonover on U S 40 three miles west of Kansas City Kansas A woman connected to Schoonover is sought and a third man in a Nash car is said to have been seen Reynolds maintains he threw a tire tool in the altercation and did not use a knife
Robert J. Sullivan, 52, assistant district attorney of Beaumont Texas, died today after a heart attack. He was stricken while at work.
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith announced his resignation as a director of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He had tendered the resignation a month earlier.
The Associated Press reports sixteen San Diego men including businessmen and American Legion committeemen were indicted on liquor conspiracy charges tied to a “wide open town” at the state convention in San Diego. They faced arraignment in San Diego after grand jury intake citing bootlegger Charles H. Muloch’s testimony about liquor sales at the Legion event.
Four people died when an automobile struck a moving freight train in Indianapolis. The victims are James Trimble of Columbus Ohio William Carmichael Maude Ellis and Kar A Kirchefer of Indianapolis. They were en route home in Kirchefer's car at the time of the collision.
The third annual conference of the Panhandle District of Home Economics Teachers will be held tomorrow and Saturday at Amarillo Senior High School. More than 35 teachers from Panhandle towns are expected to register. Miss Marguerite Weeks of Texas Technological College will lead discussions. Miss Bernice Mallory, a state supervisor, will attend.
Peoria Illinois November 14 The Toledo Peoria and Western railroad idled as 500 shop employees walked out halting service after a day in which two trains nearly failed to reach destinations Crews reportedly abandoned the trains officials denied the claim The strike, tracing to labor disputes since 1926, targeted shopcraft recognition while engineers yard clerks ticket office workers and common laborers were not involved.
Dr. Joel T. Boone the White House physician reported Secretary of War James W. Good was in serious condition after an appendicitis operation. Surgeons noted a slight temperature rise but no immediate alarm. White House kept in close contact with the hospital and President Hoover informed as Mrs. Good stayed nearby.
New York stocks rallied as leading securities gained up to 20 dollars a share, closing near the day’s highs. The first sustained rebound after a week of destructive liquidation wiped out billions, with many prices at a small fraction of their yearly peak.
United Press report from Mexico City on November 11 describes Bernice Rush, an American girl, testifying in court that she killed her lover Genaro Benavente after he abused her. Rush claimed she lent him 12,656 pesos which he refused to repay and she shot him following a facial strike.
A bill introduced by Representative Knutson of Minnesota urges Philippine independence. It calls for the president to issue a proclamation one year after passage authorizing the insular government to convene a constitutional convention if the islands are deemed capable of self government.
The senate agriculture committee ordered an investigation into speculative activities on the New York Chicago and New Orleans Cotton Exchanges. The move aims to examine trading practices and potential impacts on markets and farmers.
Alexander Pantages, 64, famed showman jailed 1 to 50 years for assault on dancer Eunice Pringle, faces a separate $506,000 defamation suit by Russian playwright Nicholas Duncav, claim cites slander. Prosecution notes in Los Angeles report.
Congressional leaders voiced swift approval of a 160 million tax cut proposed by the treasury. Secretary Mellon said the contemplated reduction was decided earlier and coincidental with stock market disturbances. Leaders planned to draft a resolution for December to carry out the cut without broad revenue-law revisions.
John W. Brady a silver haired jurist sits in jail awaiting the grand jury report into the stabbing death of Miss Lebia Highsmith outside her boarding house late Saturday. He has been held without bail since his arrest the night of the murder as his lawyers say he was at a drinking party.
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