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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1930
Page
2
A rambling Amarillo column blends winter forecasts with personal notes. Old Tack jokes about Christmas gifts, book sales benefiting The Children’s Home, and roses for Miss Mary Garden while mixing town lore, local mishaps, lost purses, hunting tales, and small-town humor from Texas.
The executive committee of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union decided to hold the 1932 national convention in Seattle, Washington, sometime before the presidential election. The exact date was not set.
Higgins Nov 20 A Higgins youth Sherwood Northup was killed instantly Tuesday night when his car struck the rear of a Borger Transit Company truck after reportedly swerving. Two other youths escaped injury. The truck, about 45 feet long, carried an oil truck recently wrecked at Claude. Funeral services for Northup were set for Thursday.
A reader writes from a cold period of life expressing a serious desire for marriage and companionship. The writer emphasizes sobriety and abstinence from tobacco, citing lifelong training in matrimonial philosophy and a sincere wish to find the better side of life.
The Amarillo College of Music dedicates its $60 000 home at Fourteenth and Tyler Friday at 4 pm. Violinist Fritz Kreisler will place the cornerstone with Mayor Ernest Thompson as the principal speaker. Emil F. Myers leads the college with faculty and students attending. Kreisler concert follows in the city auditorium that night.
Col. Ernest O. Thompson mayor and Bill Durham city manager returned to Amarillo after a hunt near Fredericksburg in which each killed deer. Jay Taylor also killed one and brought it back by airplane. Durham, ill with a cold, said the hunt helped.
Fresno Morning Republican reports California grape growers paid about 4.5 million dollars in tribute to racketeers this year. In Chicago, truckers extracted 30 dollars per car to access juice grapes. New York truckmen charged about 100 dollars per car for loading and hauling.
The DO X giant plane left La Rochelle de Thau near Bordeaux at 10 15 a m heading to Corunna Spain but bad weather and shorter days have shifted plans from a transatlantic run to a European tour with a difficult takeoff from the water and only a hundred meter altitude after ten miles of flight.
A series of statements urges society to protect children from delinquency and overregimentation. It calls for preserving heritage, ensuring education and play, and guiding urban growth toward beauty while expanding opportunities for every child to reach their full potential.
Bradley Gelino is released on $4000 bond after grand jury indictments charging four men with assaulting a 12 year old girl. Bonds for Hastings Cullum and Roberts set at $4000 each. Hast ings and Cullum had not posted. Judge Henry Bishop presides as Motley County issues move to ouster proceedings with nearby judges unavailable. Billie Burke is mentioned as a girl companion in the case.
A devastating cyclone struck Bethany and Camel Creek School four miles south, killing four and injuring many. The storm damaged over 100 homes and businesses, destroyed the school, and left a four mile by quarter mile swath. National Guardsmen patrolled the area as appeals for aid surpassed thirteen thousand dollars with goals of thirty thousand.
Nearly a hundred chest officials, directors, team captains and solicitors met at the Herring Hotel for a second luncheon as drive officials outline plans. Mr. DeCoster urged personal solicitation and explained charity funds are needed to aid families. no deadline is set, and more volunteers are asked to report to 114 B East Seventh Avenue.
A threatening phone call to grocer Scorfina and his family was reported as police fought to remove the line. State's Attorney Lindauer said prosecutors will pursue perjury charges with a penalty of one to 14 years as five gangsters were released or dismissed in the mounting case.
A tornado tore into a small frame school near Hays Kansas injuring none of the 16 students and their young teacher who crawled free from the wreckage. The storm also hit Ola Arkansas killing city official D D Powell and wrecking half the business district.
Arthur Johnson, a negro, was arrested last night on a grand jury indictment charging murder in the slaying of Joe Ford during a dispute over a card game on October 20. The arrest followed an investigation by local authorities.
A foot of snow and high winds blanket from Montana to New Mexico locking major passes and marooning motorists. Temperatures drop sharply with Denver at 24 and Havre and Yellowstone at eight above. Hunters near Kalispell remain safe but stranded others in Utah. Mail planes halted since Sunday expected to resume today as snow blocks rural routes.
United Press reports a midwest blizzard expected to arrive from the Rocky Mountains. Forecasters note near record November heat in Chicago Evansville and St Paul as warm spells end. Citizens see butterflies and blooming gardens replaced by winter preparations.
A York note recalls the Medici family's rise and patronage. It likens the founder to John D. Rockefeller Sr. and describes the old Medici as organizers of commerce while the later generation spent funds to employ artists like Michael Angelo and Raphael.
Dr. Robert Cowger from Danville Arkansas arrives in Amarillo to visit his daughter Miss Vida Cowger niece of Mr and Mrs H L Mauldin at 1712 East Eighth Avenue. Vida Cowger underwent an operation at St Anthony's hospital Tuesday. Her sister from Oklahoma City arrived Thursday.
Police in Amarillo have been asked by Shawnee Oklahoma police chief T. A. Budd to arrest 32 year old Charles Tuttle on a Shawnee embezzlement charge, per telegram received at headquarters.
M. B. Boyer, a local hotel man, will serve a one year term after the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his liquor conviction. He returned to Amarillo from New Mexico Wednesday night to surrender at the county jail. He has faced prior indictments in recent months.
Customs guards report a disorderly encounter near the border with more than 300 shots fired. A large liquor seizure and an automobile were seized. Fatalities include Frank Barncastle of Las Cruces New Mexico and Jesus Paz of El Paso. Jesus Jasso was wounded. Jasso claims not to be smuggling liquor. Authorities cite renewed rum smuggling activity ahead of Christmas and pledge stronger enforcement.
Hogs and cattle numbers move in Kansas City and Fort Worth with varied gains. Hogs rise 15 to 26 cents to top around 3.05 in Kansas City while cattle show mixed strength across weight classes and stockers. Cotton futures in New York trade steady to slightly down as December and May contracts shift modes.
Local residents Whiffen and Spiffen lament hard times and fear to spend money. They note unemployment and gloom, discuss not buying even needed clothing, and predict hunger until consumer spending improves.
An advertisement touts Mentodene as a quick, safe remedy for coughing bronchitis chest colds asthma and children's coughs. It highlights a single swallow action a special secret ingredient and five other components that ease irritation loosen phlegm and clear passages with instant soothing warmth. It promises money back if relief is not achieved.
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