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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1929
Page
2
The poem voices a strict scorer’s stance in golf, dismissing excuses from players who complain about illness or handicap while praising those who break eighty. It reflects a competitive creed where effort and results define merit over sympathy or excuses in the game.
A Globe News column details a harsh Panhandle winter with nine storms this October in Amarillo. It reports on a cat missing from Ford Brandenburg, plans for visiting hunters from Field and Stream, and a comical chase for a stolen Christmas package, ending with a note about a lost U S S battery on West Sixth over Seventh Street.
An elderly speaker appeals for the return of a lost battery offering $2 reward. The finder can brighten someone’s day by returning the item and sending it to the narrator who will arrange its safe return.
J. R. Newland of Panhandle reports a new 32x6 Firestone tire lost between the Cliffside quarry and the Amarillo smelter. A reward of 5 dollars is offered for its return. Reachable by letter or telephone in Panhandle.
Local barbers shown with big hearts by serving at the Children’s Home without charge. They gave 68 heads a haircut and nicked at the Home the other evening, with names including Charles Hicks Bill All ard E T Saunders Nolan Gatewood L K Garrett Buford Hunter Ed West C C Baith and shops Tenth Street Leader Service Leverett’s.
National commander C L Bodenhamer visited Fort Worth with events including a banquet, sightseeing tour, and public meeting for legionnaires from North Texas. A native Texan born in Goldthwaite he became a WWI major and later led Arkansas on the national executive committee.
Sadao Saburi minister to China and former counselor at the Japanese legation in Washington was found dead by a revolver at the Fujiya hotel Hakone. He had suffered from grief since his wife’s death in 1927 and had prepared his tombstone.
A hunter found a child near White Rock Lake with no wounds or marks. The body was turned over to the sheriff's office for investigation as detectives begin questioning witnesses and reviewing the scene.
Austin Texas November 29 The attorney general department approved improvement bonds of Jackson County Drainage District No 1 totaling 50000 dollars The bonds carry six percent serial interest and will fund district drainage work.
Governor Dan Moody resumed work in his Austin office and began drafting a reply to President Hoover's inquiry on 1930 construction projects. He expected to complete the answer by night.
Clyde Littlefield UT football coach found his Austin home burglarized upon returning from the College Station game. A small amount of cash was taken. The incident occurred after the UT squad’s football activities in College Station. Local police were investigating.
Father Francis A. Tondorf director of Georgetown University seismological observatory died in Washington today after appearing at a dinner the previous night. He likely suffered a heart attack. A renowned seismologist, he helped announce the 1923 Japan earthquake hours before it was widely known.
James Milsap aged 21 and his brother Jack 28 were arrested in Beaumont Texas and charged with assault to murder and robbery in the slugging and dumping of Howard Booth 28 in Orange County. Booth identified them at the hospital where he is in critical condition after the attack.
A cold front roars into Texas following a warm Thanksgiving. Northerly winds drop temperatures quickly with a forecast of snow or rain late Friday or Saturday. Northeast Texas may see a 25 degree low, while Amarillo reports 30 degrees and rain.
Thief River Falls set an unofficial cold record at 26 below zero while Missouri and southern Illinois saw near freezing conditions after over six inches of snow. In Hannibal and St. Louis the coldest November in years followed by several fatalities from blizzard and fires. Ohio reported a deadly November blizzard with two deaths, while a Toledo man froze while seeking shelter near his sister’s home. A 75 year old woman died in a farm fire started by an overheated stove. many injuries and house fires spread across cities as snow and freezing conditions persisted across Kansas, the Rockies, and Texas.
In an execution chamber a condemned man remained silent after requests for a final message. Sheriff Hal Hood oversaw the scene as the chair delivered the sentence. Ben Aldridge, scheduled for December 19, showed contrasting behavior, chatting with officials and admitting guilt in abducting three Dallas girls.
A list of evening radio programs across stations including Famous Lovers Jones and Hare Memories Quakers Vocal Orchestra and Chores with time slots and participating stations such as KDKA KYW KWK WREN WEBC KOA KSL WDAF WTMJ WJAX WHAS WSM and more. The entry notes times 7:45 8:30 9:00 and 9:30 with program names and station cross references.
Captain Richard E. Byrd and Bernt Balchen led a three crew flight toward Little America with a big tri motor craft, aiming to reach the South Pole in favorable weather. The journey covers about 1600 miles with an expected nine to ten hours under good conditions.
Miss Dorothy Stocker piloting an Eagle Rock plane powered with a Hisso motor completed 28 consecutive loops in Houston. She ascended to 5,000 feet and descended to 1,000 feet during the display, exceeding the previous unofficial mark of 22 loops.
An explosion at Pwll Colliery in Penclawdd near Swansea, Wales, killed seven miners and injured two others as about 120 workers were in the pit. The disaster occurred today and authorities reported the casualties and locations.
Mexico City November 29 The Mexican congress in an extraordinary session formally declared Pascual Ortiz Rubio president elect by a vote of 18 to 1 against Jose Vasconcelos. The electoral commission tallied 1,825,761 votes for Ortiz and 110,279 for Vasconcelos. The announcement drew applause from the gallery.
Abilene edged Parramore Field with a 26 to 21 win in a thrilling schoolboy clash. The Sandies then dominated the rest of their schedule, finishing with a state title after beating Port Arthur 46 to 0 in the finals.
About 8 000 people viewed the body of a man fatally injured on the Mangum highway near Wellington Texas. He died in a local hospital after a slugging incident and authorities had no light on his identity.
A man identified as E. L. Brown was killed in Dallas on Thursday night when a small bore shotgun discharged as he finished cleaning it and placed the weapon in a closet.
Dr J A Bays new pastor of Polk Street Methodist Church arrives from Beaumont to preach both Sunday services. A native of Abingdon Virginia he was educated at Emory and Henry College and earned a Doctor of Divinity from the University of Chatanooga.
The liner Mauretania sailed for Europe at midnight just 24 hours after a collision with a rail car ferry tore a large bow hole. A steel patch measuring 5 by 72 feet sealed the damage in New York harbor near the Statue of Liberty.
Felipe Zuniga a Mexican customs agent was sentenced to 35 years in the state penitentiary for the death of Benito Ramon who was shot Sept 24 after Zuniga rode his horse across the Rio Grande into Laredo. He was convicted yesterday.
Federal authorities reported the fatal shooting of Fred Atkison a day earlier on the Brown Ferry road south of Chireno. Police arrested one man today with no charges filed yet, and an examining trial is scheduled for Monday.
Longview hosts the 39th annual state B Y P U convention with over 4 000 delegates. W L Howee presides as John L Wharton Robert Jally Dortest Smith and Wallace Bassett gave talks. Thanksgiving dinner served. Houston Dallas and Mineral Wells bid for the 1930 convention.
Mrs. Carrie Milholland, 86, mother of Amarillo school board member H. S. Milholland, died at home after heart disease. He was en route from Kansas City when word arrived. funeral plans pending. Grandchildren B. B. Milholland, Carrie Wilcox, and A. C. Wilcox reside locally.
A shirt and pocket knife found may connect an Amarillo youth in custody to a burglary and a second break in. Witness J N Giles of the Western Stockyards identified the items. The other burglary occurred Tuesday night at J B Dykes rooms over Lindyland Dance Hall. a second man is held for investigation and both suspects may be moved to court officials this afternoon.
Seven men entered the Case and Martin Pie Company office on Thanksgiving Day, forced eight workers to the floor, tied them, and escaped with about $18,000. A masked gang member warned a worker not to identify him at the bureau, claiming a police record.
Domingo Gonzales, the projectionist in a crowded theater, fought a film fire sparked by a projector and kept patrons calm. He extinguished the flames after two reels burned, preventing a dangerous panic as the audience waited for the show to continue.
Roy Hill waved a pistol at cab driver Jacob Eisner in Chicago vowing to shoot if he did not hurry. Eisner sought help from a police officer and Hill was arrested. At the jail, Hill fell asleep, noting his gun in the cell.
Oklahoma City buys and sells cattle with 1,100 head reported. Calves and yearling heifers reach up to $11.40 while steers top at $11.00. grass cows and grass heifers bring around $6.00 to $6.50. Hogs numbering 700 rise two tenths to a top of $9.00 for truck and rail hogs.
Markets report from Kansas City shows cattle 6,000 head with hogs up 15 to 20 cents to 9.20 top on 230 to 250 pound hogs. Calves 500 fed steers up 25 cents, slaughter steers 950 to 1500 pounds 11.50 to 15.25, cows 7.25 to 10.00, stocker and feeder steers 9.25 to 12.00. Sheep 1,500 lambs and yearlings up 1 cent to 12.75, ewes 4.75 to 6.00.
Chicago market news shows hogs 16 to 25 cents higher with top 9.50 for 250 to 300 pounders. Cattle slaughter steers 1300 to 1500 pounds bring 12.25 to 14.50, cows 7.25 to 10.00, vealers 13.00 to 15.50. Sheep strengthen with lambs 12.75 to 18.50 and ewes 4.50 to 6.00.
Hogs 14,000 head ranged 170-210 lbs at about 9.45 to 9.50 per cwt for heavy weights and 130-160 lbs around 7.95 to 9.45 while 100-130 lbs paid about 8.25 to 8.75. Cattle 1,200 with calves 600 active top steers 8.10 to 11.50 heifers 9.50 to 12.00 cows 6.75 to 7.75. Sheep 1,000 head steady with top lambs around 12.50 and yearlings 4.50 to 5.60.
Fort Worth market notes on hogs and cattle with rail top 9.00 and 8.85 truck price for 170 to 240 lb hogs, 1,600 head. Slaughter steers around 8.25 to 2.50, yearlings up to 11.00, heifers 7.00 to 9.00, cows 7.50 to 8.50, yearling top 14.00, calves and other figures for heavy slaughter cattle and sheep.
Cotton opened steady to up 5 points in New York with Liverpool buying, but liquidation limited demand. December and March sold around 17.10 and 17.55 respectively after the first half hour, later firming as covering lifted prices to about 17.25 for December and 17.68 for March, near midday highs within 23 points of the best.
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady on better cables with initial gains of 1 to 4 points before easing 3 to 5. Prices then rallied as month end crop estimates circulated. January reached 17.82, March 17.60, May 17.85, with traders awaiting weekly statistics and continuing steady demand.
Chicago market report lists butter prices and creamery standards with varied grade levels. Values shown include extra firsts around 39 to 41 cents, firsts near 37 to 38 cents, seconds about 85 to 84 cents, and refrigerator grades in the mid 30s cents per pound.
Poultry easier with quotes: fowls 174 23 cents, springs 210, No. 2 license roosters 17 cents, turkeys 28 28 cents, No. 2 1503 heavy ducks 16 cents, geese license.
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