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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1929
Page
2
At the White House Hoover hosted Henry Ford Owen D Young and other top industrial leaders to discuss the administration plan for business stimulation. After luncheon labor leaders will add their views on how workers can share in rising prosperity.
United Press reports President Hoover will meet at 10 a.m. with Henry Ford Owen D Young and other business leaders to align on the prosperity program. Labor leaders led by William Green will confer in the afternoon.
The piece blends business notes with a royal nickname and science analogies. It cites Secretary Mellon proposing public building funding, compares U S steel stock moves to feastlike capitalization, and explains the Milky Way and distant galaxies to illustrate national structure and unity.
China and Russia trade moves in a modern war of air and rail. Russia targets China's rail network to halt trains while China replies with air power. A six year industrial push, initially seen as a 15 year task, will finish in three and a half years with American expertise and capital aiding Russia.
Reports from Mukden say Chang Hsueh-Liang governor of Manchuria will negotiate with the Soviet Union for a settlement of the Chinese Eastern Railway dispute independently of the Nanking Nationalist Government.
A regional columnist notes a drastic sleep pattern change in Old Tack amid a harsh winter. He reflects on gloom, jokes about asparagus tips, and laments restlessness and early waking. Reports also claim bob-white quail and blue quail numbers rise across the Panhandle and New Mexico plains.
An old saying notes a paradox of romance: a woman’s charm would improve if one could fall into her arms without landing in her head. The quip reflects witty gendered social commentary of past eras.
Column reflects on salad humor and civic life in Amarillo, noting optimism, growth, and rivalries among leading citizens. It mentions Lou Stogner promoting an Optimist Club, the Sante Fe extension, and a booming wheat outlook as the Panhandle region, including Amarillo, continues to grow amid local dissension.
A report describes helping a struggling family by arranging gas service and food after the father lost work and fell behind on bills. It includes a landlord case of neglect, supporting a mother with three young children, and a sick girl in a shack helped with basic roofing and employment aid.
Dr Lee R Scarborough of Fort Worth was elected president of the Southwest Baptist convention at its annual meeting. He succeeds former Governor Patt Neff after a three year term. New vice presidents named include Dr J H Pace of Beaumont Dr Mathew T Andrews of Texarkana and A D Foreman of Houston.
Madame Janette Serree, beauty and health expert, conducts a five day school at the Municipal Auditorium sponsored by The News-Globe. She will speak at 7:45 p.m. on foods and weight reduction and also discuss psychology and overcoming timidity. Earlier she lectured at Palo Duro Furniture Co. at 3 p.m. and yesterday spoke on gowning and foot care.
Light snow and freezing temperatures spread across multiple Texas towns on November 21. Precise reports include 30 to 40 degrees in Texarkana Corsicana Gainesville and Borger with some sleet and continued cloudy cold conditions forecast for tomorrow.
A letter describes two alligators moved to a lake west of Houston by Sam Vaughn after being shipped by Japhet from a ranch near the city. The author jokes the reptiles may head back to Houston in mild winter.
A reader asks if Augustus Vincent Tack of New York relates to them and reports Mrs. R. L. Vineyard lost a swayed amber topped pocket book downtown containing a dollar bill a vanity case and an approval ticket. Rewards total three dollars for return with contact via tele phone 2 1101.
A dignified letter from Rev M E Atherton to his son Roy Atherton is shared through Harry Gardner. The missive offers counsel and reflections, framed as a personal correspondence likely intended for page 23.4 readers seeking moral guidance.
A powerful early season blizzard hit Montana with biting frost and temperatures plunging below zero. Lewistown area faced strong winds and drifting snow while central Montana saw the coldest night of the season. Wyoming and Colorado stayed generally at zero, though blizzard conditions were mostly limited to Montana.
Frigid temperatures grip the Midwest and Northwest with snow in many areas. Forecast calls for continued cold and fair weather with readings down to zero. Chicago may see temperatures near 10 above by nightfall, while past lows included Pas 6 below and Minneapolis 14 below.
A man found near Wellington with a crushed head was identified as Luna Luck formerly from Arkansas and McAlester Oklahoma. He died after being beaten and left by the roadside. Sheriff Claude McKinney suspects fence picket blows. Friends who identified him offered no motive. Noblitt hinted at possible link between the cases.
A reader pleads for housing for a mother and her three year old daughter. She offers to do house work in exchange for a small house or apartment. She asks Tack for help and provides 513 West Tenth Street as contact.
Johnson displays a list of 15 potential customers and arrests three men tied to a wholesale bootlegging operation. Clifford Miller faces charges of transportation and possession after delivering two gallons at six fifty per half gallon. Moore Stanley and Miller jailed as grand jury investigates.
Harman in Amarillo reports a long term contract with Henry Harman of Harman Motor Co and a material increase in Oaklands and Pontiacs for the Panhandle. McCay says business is satisfactory and Amarillo and the Panhandle show flourishing prospects, with optimism for a large 1930.
District Attorney Clem Calhoun, back to aid the grand jury, said he did not expect to block bond attempts by prisoners Hodges and Jones but later signaled he was undecided. Bonds, if granted, would be up to the court. Sheriff C O Moore and Calhoun denied knowledge of the prisoners current jail status or return date.
A listing of radio program blocks with times and credited stations including 8:00 Detectives Mysteries 9:00 Music of the Air 9:30 National Forum 10:00 Dream Boat 10:30 Hotel Orchestra and 994.5 WJZ New York 6:00 Amos n Andy 7:00 Serenade 7:30 The Sparkers 8:28 Mendoza Orch 9:09 AK Midweek Hour. notes multiple station affiliations across KDKA WJR KYW KWK and others.
New York trading saw heavy buying lift stock prices after an early sell-off that pushed many lenders down 1 to 4 dollars a share and specials down 5 to 21 dollars. By midday losses were pared and many stocks traded 1 to 7 dollars above yesterday's final quotations.
The Palo Duro Park Association will hold a meeting tomorrow at 2 PM at the Amarillo Hotel. The local group will discuss park affairs and community needs.
Americans will enjoy a more bountiful Thanksgiving without paying more. Across the country turkey prices ease from last year as fowl and staples show lower costs, with Chicago figures showing turkeys around 45 cents a pound and apples 25 cents for three pounds. Texas prices in Dallas reflect turkeys at 33 to 35 cents, cranberries 24 cents, potatoes 6 to 6-1/2 cents per pound.
A motorist struck a car at a highway crossing in Fort Worth injuring and killing several people including Mrs. Clark. A. T. McClasang, a motorman, aided at the scene and noted heavy snow. Guess woke briefly to identify himself and his employer before dying en route to hospital. The driver was not identified and may recover.
Fort Worth, Nov 21. E G King an oil man was sick in bed with a nervous breakdown when told his wife was among five women killed in an automobile crash near Dallas today. Mrs King was en route to Fort Worth to meet him after visiting relatives in Leonard. King stayed at the Westbrook Hotel as his daughter Mrs Tom Watson of Mineral Wells headed to his bedside.
Hollywood reports the engagement of Bessie Love, the screen star, to William Hawks, a broker, drawing denouncement from the film community.
A reflective verse notes how aging and urban progress bring fear for children at play. It laments dangers on city streets and grim machines born from human skill, while parents seek safer thresholds for youth.
Hog volume around 8 000 in Kansas City with top hogs at 9.10 for 210 300 lb. cattle and calves totals indicate steady demand with steers 10.75 14.75 per cwt and cows 7.25 10.00. Chicago ledger shows 42 000 hogs steady to strong, cattle 6 000 with slaughter steers 12.00 15.50, cows 7.50 10.00, lambs 12.50 18.55. vealers 11.50 15.00 and stocker steers 10.00 11.00.
Fort Worth market shows hogs strong to higher with light averages around .25 gain. cattle and calves 6,700 head steady with steer and calf prices near 7 to 10 dollars. sheep 500 head steady with lambs around 6.25 to 6.50. St Louis cattle hog and sheep figures follow trends with hogs 12,500 head steady to strong and cattle 2,000 head with calves 1,200. lambs and sheep steady.
New York cotton opened steady with a decline of 1 to 11 points. The census figure showing 11,898,308 bales by Nov 14 was in line with expectations. By midmorning active months slipped 11 to 14 points as selling picked up and ginning data prompted local brokers to report stronger southern selling.
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady despite easier cables after a bullish census report showing 11,898,308 running bales through November 14. Early gains of 2 to 3 points faded as profit taking increased. December at 17.48, January 17.57, March 17.84, about 14 to 18 points below opening. The market steadied by hour’s end.
Spot market shows higher values with American cotton dominating demand. Transactions reach 8,000 bales with 6,000 bales from American origins while receipts total 6,000 bales, American 4,400. Futures closed barely steady with December through October ranging 9.42 to 9.61.
Butter firm and creamery extras quoted with standards and firsts prices. Eggs listed with extra firsts graded firsts current firsts and refrigerator prices. Poultry prices show fowls springs No 2 roosters turkeys ducks and geese with corresponding cents per pound.
New York stocks move unevenly higher at the open as leaders ease on profit taking. U S Steel and American Foreign Power fall about a point while Warren Bros, Westinghouse, Union Carbide, Pennsylvania and General Electric rise roughly a point. Norfolk & Western up 6% and Union Pacific 8. Foreign exchange opens steady with sterling at 4.879 in the dollar.
A sweep of railway and steel shares led gains with Baldwin Locomotive, Cerro De, and Republic Iron among movers. Oil majors Texas Pacific, Gulf Oil, and Pure Oil show strength in midday trading as Standard of N Y and United States Rubber anchor a broad market climb.
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