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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1929
Page
2
A poetical dialogue questions who considers us too strict and mocks hygienic rules. The grandpa is blamed for indulging a child with sweets, candy, and treats, undermining safety and care while walking the street and showing the child off to others.
Georges Clemenceau's body was buried in Saint Vincent sur Jard in the Vendee with minimal ceremony as he had requested. An oaken casket was lowered into the grave beside his father while his loyal servants attended, and no church service was held at the site.
France grants Georges Clemenceau a private burial in the Vendée honoring his plea for a simple funeral. Thirty five thousand observers watched as the former wartime leader’s casket left Paris for the open grave prepared long ago, with only a few mourners remaining outside in the rain.
Residents of the Forest Area flee for life as a mountain fire menaces towns between Gold Hill and Palmer Butte Oregon. Firefighters, aided by rangers under James H Billingslea, race to contain the blaze with pursuit of suspected arsonists while communication lines fail and a nearby town is swept by the Rouge River valley fire.
The obituary recalls the actor who toured the country after a long New York run. A major success came with Hitchy Koo at the Cohan and Harris theatre in 1917, which went on a wide American tour and later returned to New York for another engagement.
The North Texas Building and Loan Association will broadcast a special ram tonight over Station WDAG. The feature includes awarding a turkey to a radio fan. The program will begin at :30.
The new Amarillo Daily Examiner launches with publisher E E Manney editor J Sam Lewis and GM Paul Odor asserting healthy newspaper competition with The Globe and The Daily News. The writer hints at future vacation and critiques readers while welcoming public discourse and local pride.
The columnist laments the burden of publishing every reader letter and facing criticism. He notes long hours and sleepless nights answering inquiries. He says only the Amarillo dogs and Old Tack keep him writing another five years.
A Miss Bessie Sims, owner of a brand new Pontiac bought at The Nat, offers it for sale at a reduced price, claiming she cannot afford to run it. The notice includes personal details and a plea about honesty, mentioning lost pocketbooks and a specific reward for a brown pocketbook found by a Mrs. Schoenfeld, sister of Ethel Hildebrand.
The Associated Press reports widespread unease in the Far East as the Chinese Nationalist government confronts strong northern western and southern opposition. Russia mounts a punitive move in western Manchuria while disarray in Geneva delays dates for major conferences.
Frederick Graves Dennis developer of East Amarillo and Ridgemere additions died at St Anthony's hospital early Saturday. Funeral rites were at Boxwell Bros. Funeral Home at 10 this morning with Rev F A Foster of St Andrews Episcopal Church officiating. Burial in Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers were Ben Manning Walter Irvin E C Haughton George Veeder W E Herring and Geo H Williams. Dennis, formerly a prominent Oklahoma City businessman, had lived in Amarillo three years.
Mary Helen Jenson of 3711 Polk Street reports a male brown and white puppy missing since Saturday evening. The dog has long fur, white feet and breast, and a tail that curls over its back. Old Tack offers a $2 reward for the dog's return.
A reader thanks Tack for comments on the Eastland lynching and faults lawyers for crime defense. He urges reform in the profession while noting social disorder, citing children roaming streets and absent parental accountability in a small town.
Sheriff Bill Thompson filed charges of possessing liquor against Herbert Parker, a black man, after deputies found three and a half cases of beer in his residence during a raid following a reported fight in the servant’s quarters.
Paris fashion war over skirt length sees Britain and America resist ankle length. Paris designers trim collections to medium length as women favor freedom and practicality. Industry big names argue daytime impressions vs nighttime allure while men influence trends.
Key officials and 150 to 200 leading businessmen will gather December 5 under the United States Chamber of Commerce to form a permanent committee to keep the nation’s wheels moving. Julius Barnes and William Butterworth summarize Hoover's aims in a message inviting participants.
A malnourished infant in a nursery weighed 12 pounds and, with weeks of doctor supervised dieting and violet ray treatment, gradually gained to 20 pounds over three months. The child left with his family when they moved, after pneumonia cases and hospital stays.
Wyoming statesman Francis E Warren died at 85 from pneumonia and bronchitis. Survived by wife, son Fred, and son in law General John J Pershing, he will receive a Senate funeral and body escorted to Wyoming by delegations. Warren chaired the appropriations committee since 1921 and was famed for long sessions and steadfast national service.
President Hoover and his wife Lou Henry Hoover translated Georgius Agricola's De Re Metallica in London twenty years ago. The first edition, richly illustrated, now fetches about 250 dollars. Wesleyan University recently acquired a signed copy valued at 500 dollars but not for sale.
The letter from a recent conference asserts no fundamental weakness in the business sector and credits American business men for high standards. It frames the current moment as one of rising employment earnings and buying power and asks invited businessmen to analyze strong and weak spots in their fields for the next six months.
The case filed by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dodds of Carson County against Southwestern Public Service Company over injuries to their 10 year old son Jacee at a San Jacinto transformer was dismissed. They sought 4800 dollars for injuries medical bills and nursing costs. The incident occurred April 25 when the boy climbed a wall to reach the transformer and was shocked and burned.
A reader notes stock holdings and bank leadership while a Buffalo man recalls a doctor diagnosed cancer at 40. A judge in Illinois rules on liquor in homes a felony. the government avoids using it in prohibition. Weather chills and demand for sunnier places follows. Mellon tax cuts praised. Wall Street losses seen as temporary. G B Shaw blames elite education for war.
A fourth man is in custody following the Friday holdup of the First State Bank of Stinnett. Reuben A. Frank assistant cashier of the bank and Bill Adams were also arrested in connection with the robbery and were promised preliminary hearings later today.
Sam Jones and Jim Hodges, indicted for the slaying of District Attorney John A. Holmes, struggle to post $9,000 bonds as bondsmen are hard to secure. Sheriff Moore refuses to help with the bonds. Jones complains of confinement and press notoriety from custody movements.
Kansas City market notes show hogs at 11 000 head with losses of 15 to 25 cents, top 9.00 for 210-240 lb packing hogs, stated sow prices. Cattle and calves activity includes fed steers and strong to steady trends across weight classes, with listed prices for slaughter steers, yearlings, heifers, cows and vealers. Fort Worth reports 1 400 hogs, rail hogs trading 10 to 20 cents lower.
Market report shows truck hogs steady with top $9.25 and rail hogs at $9.00. Bulk weights 160-240 lb and 176-240 lb. Cattle and calves total 9,800 with calves 3,400, steady values from $7.25 in range and cows to $7.00, bulls $6.00, stock steer yearlings $9.25, slaughter calves heavies about $8.25 and lights $8.75. Sheep 1,100 with lambs at $12.26, otherwise steady.
U S D A reports rapid hog sale with 14 000 head and prices around 9 15 for 230 lb pigs. Cattle and calves total show 6500 and 2000 respectively with heifers around 12 50 to 13 50 and vealers about 14 50. Sheep near 12 25 to 12 60 per head as buyers steady.
U S D Ad Hogs 70 000 19 to 20c lower packing sows 8.00 78.60 pigs 8.00 8.76. Cattle 20 000 calves 3 000 choice light yearlings steady to strong slaughter steers 960 1500 lb 12.25 15.50 fed yearlings 13.00 15.76 heifers 12.50 15.00 cows 7.50 10.00 bulls 8.75 10.00 weaners 12.00 15.00 stocker and feeder steers 10.00 11.00. Sheep 20 000 steady to weak lambs 12.35 13.15 ewes 4.25 6.85 feeder lambs 11.75 12.76.
Cotton opened steady with 11 to 13 point advances on steady cables and shorts covering. December notices reached about 45,000 bales but weak demand kept prices broadly steady as selling eased and active months slipped modestly by midmorning. December near 17.36 and January around 17.54 at midday.
The New Orleans market opened irregular as notices circulated. December totals near 18 000 bales with New York bids added 5 000 in notices. Prices moved from down to up on stoppage hopes, then eased back as notices lingered and tenders absorbed.
Liverpool spot cotton activity described as moderate with higher values. Ranges listed for strict and ordinary grades, with sales at 5,000 and 8,000 American bales and receipts of 18,100 all American. Futures closed steady with listed December to October prices.
Butter steady with creamery extras 42c and standards 40c. Extra firsts 40 4c, firsts 37 8t4c, seconds 35 4q 36c. Eggs steady with extra firsts 51 As3c, graded firsts 48 49c, current firsts 42 45c, ordinary firsts 38 40c, refrigerator extras 37 37 4c, refrigerator firsts 36 4 36c.
Poultry prices weakened in Chicago trading with fowls at 18 to 24 cents, springs 22 cents, roosters 18 cents, turkeys 27 cents, heavy ducks 16 cents, small ducks 14 cents, and geese at 18 cents.
Markets opened irregularly with several heavyweights slipping while a few issues edged higher. American Can tumbled 2.44 points, General Electric dropped about 8, U S Steel and Reading moved modestly, and J J Case rose 7.14 points amid otherwise broad losses. Foreign exchange cables steadied near 4.87 13 16 dollars.
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