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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1930
Page
2
A Panhandle column states mild winter vibes while Vermont reports heavy snow. Old Tack explains prediction limits, urges stock feed, and notes his wife’s social airs as he jokes about local life and weather lore.
In a community note, Happy farmers pledge about 1,000 bushels of wheat to the Happy Milling Company for flour to be sent to Amarillo Salvation Army. The gesture aims to aid poverty across the winter, reflecting a broad, compassionate effort by local agrarians.
Authorities monitor the Calailen Dam area as cresting water threatens the old Calielien water supply while Mathis Dam repairs proceed. Water rose six feet at the pump station with warnings preventing loss of life and limiting damage. Lake Lovenskiold spans three miles by seven miles as the valley remains mainly farmland outside La Fruita and Bluntzer.
John G. Price, 9 past grand exalted ruler of the Elks and former Ohio attorney general, died at his Columbus home Sunday from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was a prominent legal figure in the state and led the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
A letter to Tack urges the Amarillo mayor to imitate Dallas by limiting hiring of married women with supporting husbands and urging lower utility rates to aid workers and small businesses. The writer laments high prices and stresses working people fund business and need relief.
A Friday dawn holdup near a dancehall led to multiple fatalities including Miss Mary Binning 22 once of Champaign Ill and Miss Alice Ward of Milwaukee. Beauty parlor owner Miss Mary Ganey died from wounds while John Gates Jack O Bierne and Lieut James Micus were wounded. Police later shot a robber in an oil station holdup and Officer Hubert J Dillon was killed by a drunken suspect.
New York November reports a proposed national labor legislative committee to amend the Volstead act and legalize 2.75 per cent beer. John Sullivan of the New York State Federation of Labor notes a December 2 3 Washington meeting led by Joseph Obergfell, with aims to secure AFL backing from William Green after initial union discussions.
A late wire reports a wind storm in Edmonton and northern Alberta dropping temperatures from 60 to freezing as the gale moved through. In Bethany Oklahoma a new warning urged unemployed workers away from the tornado site after 200 plus men sought work there and officials said Bethany can meet needs. The same day the U S Supreme Court declined to rule on whether petty offenders have a right to trial by jury in prohibition enforcement cases.
Reed, arrested at Pampa by Deputy Red Burton in connection with a Borger post office robbery, was released from Amarillo city jail after identification. No criminal record was found in the bureau. Reed said sixteen small gunshot wounds in his back occurred in an hunting accident.
C. Bailey Hankins, a Baptist minister and carpenter, remained missing as no disposition was recorded by noon. He walked away from the Potter county jail Thursday night while awaiting trial on a forgery charge involving a $200 check drawn on Dr. J. E. Nunn of Amarillo. He was a trusted jail inmate at the time of the escape.
The Panhandle Auto Club reports road conditions from Amarillo to Fort Worth via Wichita Falls U S 370 are good and continues to Oklahoma City via U S 66, Roswell via U S 66, Tucumcari via U S 66, Higgins via U S 60, Clayton New Mexico via U S 385, Borger Oilfield Highway paved, and Amarillo to Lubbock via U S 385.
At 1614 Pierce Street Monday morning an unidentified man entered the Daniel residence and took a purse before being challenged by Ava Faye Womack 17. The intruder, wearing a fray hat and blue coat, said he came to fix the house and left after realizing a mistake.
Matthew Hooks chairs the Chest Fund drive with Negro unit organizers urging negro employers to notify their workers and report to the Community Ghost. Mrs. Anna Taylor says all teams will file complete reports by Thanksgiving eve as funds rise from events like a charity football game that netted 117.70 at Butler Field. Fred DeCoster notes no workers meeting is planned but ongoing contact with team captains continues. The campaign seeks substantial donations to prevent local families from lacking food clothing and money.
John W. Ross 80 a retired farmer died Monday after a long illness in Amarillo He was a member of Polk Street Methodist Church and the Odd Fellows Lodge Survived by three children S E Ross Mrs N H Mohler and Mrs W C Thomas Funeral at 2 pm Tuesday at 2604 Hayden Street conducted by Rev C E Jameson Pallbearers L I Davis J E Caldwell M M Merriman B Kersey F B Pool N O Glenn Burial in Llano Cemetery under N S Griggs Sons direction
Gerald Nettleton left El Paso at 8:35 a m local time for Tucson Arizona to set a new cross country junior flight record. He had arrived from Midland Texas at 8:08 a m.
A visitor at Eighth Corps area headquarters witnessed a buck deer approach two women by a water pool on a cold day. Fearing harm to his companions he grabbed the deer by the antlers but Ike Pendleton who supervised birds and animals at the quadrangle rescued the animal.
Oklahoma City officials report the government will present the Universal Oil and Gas preorganization case details to a grand jury likely before Christmas. Fred A. Waggoner says the mail fraud probe involves S. E. J. Cox and seven other Universal officials, free on bond. Mrs. Cox and relatives visit as witnesses.
The piece contrasts public ownership of enterprises like utilities with private sale models, referencing Canadian public power versus American private firms. It notes historical figures, economic ideas, and a discussion at a London conference about India home rule, highlighting the paradox of oppressions and applause across cultures.
More than 5000 BYPU members are expected at the Texas state convention in Temple November 27 to 29. Dr. W. R. White of Dallas will deliver the main address. Baylor College Choral Club will perform after Dr. M. M. Wolf's talk. Seventeen district BYPU conventions meet beginning Friday, November 28.
Swiss cities compete to lure German financiers with five year tax arrangements and lump sums. Lucerne offers favorable terms while Geneva promises tax exemption for passively earned wealth, potentially shielding multi million dollar fortunes from taxation.
Charles H. Markham, chairman of the Illinois Central Railroad board, died near Los Angeles at 1:55 a.m. after over a year of ill health. Born in Clarksville Tennessee in 1881, he had been president of the Illinois Central before becoming chairman and began railroading as a hand car worker. He had resided near Los Angeles for about eight months, where his son Fred S. Markham lives.
Paris reports Aristide Briand pursuing peace beyond diplomacy. At his Cohérnel Normandy farm he boasts harmony among cats and dogs and notes prize oxen horses and poultry won at Evreux fair. He also breeds trout and pike for the table along the Eure river arm.
David Douglas and his wife Mary are in the county jail after a sheriff's raid on Saturday night uncovered four pints of whiskey at the Douglas home in North Amarillo. The incident marks the latest local enforcement action in a drive against illegal liquor. The report notes no serious injuries in Saco's historic multi-vehicle crash involving three autos a horse drawn vehicle three cows and a trolley car with several people shaken but unhurt.
Market report from Kansas City, Chicago, East St. Louis, Fort Worth shows hogs up to 20 cents higher with top at 8.15, cattle and calves steady to higher across regions, with steers 600-900 lb at 10.50 to 13.50 and fat lambs easing modestly in New Orleans and New York cotton moves.
A religious verse recalls Barabbas choice and Jesus message of soul value over pomp. The poem contrasts earthly power with humility and indicts crowds for mocking the crucified name, affirming a life richer than wealth or status.
Traders pushed December wheat to around 10.84 then 10.78 as December and May contracts fluctuated. Selling trimmed gains, with May off 11.41 by midday and January months posting losses. News from Chicago markets also noted bulk declines in corn, poultry prices steady, and mixed butter and egg quotes.
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