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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1929
Page
2
Amarillo policy holders will save hundreds of dollars next year as Texas fire insurance rates drop effective today. reductions include 25 percent for brick dwellings in fire protected towns and 15 percent for frame homes in similar towns, with 18 classes affected and no change to existing policies.
A question box explains the Chest campaign in Amarillo outlining its purpose to fund Welfare Association, Day Nursery, Salvation Army, Junior Red Cross, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. It covers who allocates funds, why the unified drive, how to pledge, designating agencies, tax deductibility, and who should contribute.
A court ordered suspended prison terms for two girls after a hearing. Details on the offenses and ages were not fully disclosed in the fragment. The sentence allows probation and potential reappearance for further review.
The column railing at Eastland lynching judges and a weakened Texas justice system contrasts with humorous local anecdotes. It decries delay in murder cases, calls for tighter federal sentencing, and notes bank loan troubles and small-town romances in Amarillo.
The excerpt presents a letter from Madame Janette Serree, promoter of The Globe-News beauty school, claiming culture and influence while joking about fame, marriage, and fashion. It mentions Mary Garden perfume, Kernel Tack, and self-importance contrasted with Amarillo life.
A speaker retracts earlier praise and offers sincere apology to Madame Serrac for a sharp line. The remark mocks a rare word, prompting a measured acknowledgment from the other party about knowledge limits and diction.
The text recalls an encounter where Madame Serrec reacts to being introduced as Amarillo's noted columnist. It suggests she had not heard of him previously and was overwhelmed by his August presence, leaving her speechless. Confident tone and playful aside mark the piece.
A reader endorses Rosicrucians citing health power and finances for members. C O Hess invites inquiries at 307-308 Oliver Eakle building or Amore Rosicrucian Park San Jose California, offering the book Light of Egypt free.
On this day 177 years ago in Albemarle County Virginia John Rogers Clark was born. A victor at Vincennes organizer of Kentucky and founder of Louisville his birth is tied to the expansion of American frontiers. A national memorial is planned to honor his service.
Madame Jannette Serrec, renowned beauty expert, spoke at The Marison Store on color psychology and dress overtones. She urged avoiding black for timid personalities and white for quiet ones, detailing blues reds yellows browns purples and greens and comparing overtones to musical color harmonies. A follow up lecture titled Awaken will be held at Municipal Auditorium Thursday at 8 PM inviting public attendance.
A 1927 Bank of Cisco robbery led to a 1929 Court of Criminal Appeals delay over the death verdict. While the high court delayed, the bandit acted again with gunfire, ending in a rope execution. The piece rails that swift justice is the government’s duty.
After six weeks of digging the expedition uncovered an inner coffin nearly as lavish as the outer one. A tenon hole on the head held a queen's crown gold vulture. nail holes along the body show the coffin was encased in gold sheets with feather pattern still visible. The tomb emerged from a pile of stone chips suggesting a tomb.
The inmate's sentence was shortened to six months and fourteen days after allowances for five days off each month for good behavior. Earlier drug store work shaped his later role as jail pharmacist and assistant to the jail physician.
A reader reports Billy Sunday expressed strong interest in coming to Amarillo for a series of meetings. The note mentions Sunday speaking in Dodge City, Kansas, and references the Dodge City Daily Globe account of a November 4 Roundup event.
The last of four men linked to the Cisco Christmas Eve 1927 bank robbery was hanged by a lynch mob outside Eastland County jail. Ratliff died at 9:18 p.m. after being dragged from the jail and strung up, despite attempts to delay execution. No arrests were reported. the mob used a manhood tested by vigilante action.
Three Texas high school students from Amarillo placed in Quill and Scroll contests. Stanley Marec h of Amarillo finished tenth in editorial writing while Hollis Schriber placed second in south central district news writing. The Sandstorm staff at Amarillo High includes Stanley Marsh as business manager and Schriber as editor in chief.
Former Borger mayor Glenn A. Pace, who resigned amid a cleanup, posted bond of 1500 dollars on liquor possession and transport charges. The indictment cites September 1 as the crime date, and Pace was arrested soon after returning from Louisiana.
Amarillo hosts a meeting urging cooperation among rail labor and employer groups. Speakers stress regular union attendance, poll tax payment, and voter oversight of candidates. Delegates from multiple railroad unions attend, with a follow up event planned in Dalhart on November 20 and a luncheon served after adjournment.
The Panhandle Poultry Association hosts a show starting at 9 o'clock Friday morning December 13 to promote pure bred poultry and amateur study. Entries close December 12 with 50 cent singles and 1 to 2.50 dollar rates for pens, trips and pairs. Uniform cooping provided. sales assistance offered by the secretary with no extra charge. County premiums exclude Potter County. catalogues available at the Chamber of Commerce agricultural department. Robert Ricks leads the Tri-State Poultry Association.
At Polk Street Methodist Church memorial plates were installed for Jeff Blackburn who died October 5 last year and Judge Thomas F Turner who died about two months ago. The plates mark their seats, placed near windows, as Wy Beck, a longtime member, installed them and the Rev. Lewis N Stuckey spoke briefly about their lives. Only families and a few friends attended.
The U S D A reports Chicago market results with hogs at 8.00 to 63.50 for 20 000 sows and pigs at 8.00 to 8.50. Cattle show 11 000 head and calves 2 500 with steers 1800 to 1500 pounds at 11.50 to 14.60 and 1160 to 1900 pounds at 11.75 to 15.25. Cows bring 7.75 to 10.26, dealers 11.50 to 15.00. sheep steady to 26 cents lower.
The poem praises a rare kitchen genius who excels at beans. It contrasts common cooks with a few true artists whose bean dishes are praised above all. The speaker vows to sing of the bean queen regardless of name or age.
Hogs 8,500 head up 10 to 20 cents top 9.05 for 180 to 260 pound pigs. Cattle 5,500 with calves 1,500 ready for slaughter steers good and choice 10.59 to 10.75 per hundredweight. Feeder and stocker prices range 9.00 to 12.00. Sheep 7,000 with lambs steady to 25 cents lower and ewes 4.75 to 6.00, lambs 11.50 to 12.50.
At East St Louis on November 20 the U S D A market shows hogs 13 600 with weights 170 270 priced 9.15 9.20 per pound. 140 160 pounds at 3.50 29.10. 100 130 pounds at 8.00 8.50. Cattle 2 800 calves 1 500 with steers near 10 000 711.50, heifers 12 504 13.50, cows 6 754 77.75, dealers 15 25, lambs 8.00.
Cotton opened steady with gains of 38 to 7 points as active months climbed, led by steady cables and a bullish weather report. January rose to 17.75 and May to 18.34, with mid day activity turning quiet yet firm as near months held gains.
New Orleans cotton opened steady amid favorable cables and firm stock markets. December reached 17.61, January 17.75, March 18.02, then eased 4 to 6 points as selling emerged. Trade buying remained, with bullish ginning hopes and late morning gains followed by modest declines.
Liverpool on November 20 notes spot demand fair and higher with grades quoted for American cotton from strict good middling to good ordinary. Sales reach 6,000 bales with 3,400 American receipts and futures closed steady across December to October contracts.
Heavy selling in Chicago and weakness in Liverpool and Buenos Aires send wheat down early. Corn, oats and provisions ease as corn opens down about 4 to 5 cents and slides further.
Chicago market report shows fowls 28 cents, springs 21 cents, No 2 16 cents, roosters 10 cents, turkeys 28 to 25 cents, heavy ducks 20 cents, geese 20 cents.
Chicago reports butter and eggs steady. New York stock letter notes opening rally with gains of 1 to 2 points for many issues including Western Union, Westinghouse, U S Steel, Kennecott, and more. Some profit taking in steel. sterling at 4.879 16.
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