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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1930
Page
2
The city sought bids to install curb and gutter on streets in the Country Club district after residents petitioned. No proposals were received as bidders cited long term terms and subcontracting issues. Officials discussed shortening payment periods and cash options but details remain uncertain.
The California Supreme Court upholds Rev. Bob Shuler's contempt conviction for criticizing judge Marshall McComb during the Julian Petroleum trial. Shuler, pastor of Trinity Methodist in Los Angeles, was sentenced to 20 days in jail and a $100 fine, and he can be released after serving time and paying the fine.
Washington reports a new ambassador to Mexico will be named shortly. J. Reuben Clark, former undersecretary of state and expert in international law, is favored for the post after spending 15 months assisting Morrow in Mexico City.
An old family doctor promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative for women and children. The tonic cleanses sour bile and waste, requires no diet changes, and is widely trusted by over a million women.
In Amarillo the housing shortage worsens amid city growth now around 65 000 residents with several thousand uncounted by census and more than 5 000 added since last year. The speaker urges investment in Amarillo property predicting 40 to 200 percent price rises as growth continues. He contrasts with workers paid two dollars for twelve hours and calls for higher wages amid unemployment pressures.
A note asks the owner of lost flour sacks to call Morris Men’s Wear at 121 East Fourth Avenue to reclaim them. The message blends into a column of varied items including reflections on society and local notices about roses and commerce. The tone resembles a small town newspaper column with mixed anecdotes and community remarks.
An explosion at the Oak Park home of Frank A. Porlick killed him by self-inflicted wounds. Police found three notes to his estranged wife and children. They believe he slashed his throat and then turned on the kitchen gas, but the blast trigger remains undetermined.
The association against the prohibition amendment says American drinkers spend about 2.843 billion dollars yearly on intoxicants under prohibition. The figure comes from an 18 month study of production materials for spirits, wines and beer, deducting legitimate industry use.
Archaeologists and researchers discuss toads surviving underground. Kellogg notes experiments sealing toads in limestone and sandstone blocks show survival varies with temperature and confinement. Limestone buried toads lived up to two years, sandstone toads died sooner, one account claims a 36 year old toad.
Clarence Darrow, famed attorney, agrees to defend Nicholas Pace 25 bank clerk who admitted taking 1024 dollars from his employer to support his widowed mother. Judge John H. Lyle questions Darrow asking how he would handle such a case. Trial set for Oct. 8 as other clients win venue changes.
Colonel Guy G. Palmer aged 65, a retired army officer, died in Los Angeles after a year of illness. He served in the Sioux campaign, earned a commission in the Spanish American War, and led the 341st Infantry in France during World War I.
A reader signs as Producer and Constant Reader argues that 120 pounds of wheat sold at 1.26 yields 96 pounds of flour and 24 pounds of bran for 3.68, then asserts profits follow economics rules while omitting clear calculation and distribution details.
Wealthy rackets figure Al Capone remains elusive amid a list of notorious gangsters. Authorities pursue Danny Stanton and Three-Fingered Jack White for murder after the Zuta gang plot. Frank J. Loesch denounces the gang network while Capone travels the Loop with guards to avoid arrest and yet faces tax and vagrancy troubles.
Hutson reported a kidnaping in which a black assailant rifled 35 cents from Hutson, tied his hands and feet with wire, gagged him, and left him in a ravine. The kidnapper then drove away with a woman. Hutson freed himself and reached town with one shoe. neither the car nor assailant found.
R C Webb cashier of a state bank in Conway Kansas was abducted and forced to walk 15 miles with a bandit who pistol shot Webb’s wife and stole 800 dollars. The bandits left when neighbors fired on them. Webb later returned home safe and said one robber apologized for the wounding and march.
R. C. Blount, 27, of Hillsboro was killed when his car sideswiped another vehicle and overturned seven miles north of Waco. The gasoline tank exploded and the wreckage caught fire before he could be extricated. The steering wheel piercing his heart suggests death occurred before the flames.
The Panhandle Auto Club reports road conditions from Amarillo to major nearby cities. U S 66 U S 60 U S 385 routes are described as good with paving on the Borger oilfield highway.
Under Amarillo’s new power rates, the public schools will save about $6 752 annually on electricity from Sept 1929 to Aug 1930. using 98 583 kilowatt hours in 23 buildings, costs drop from 8082.92 to 1330 86, as city officials explain the meter consolidation and lowest city rate of one cent and three and a half mills per kilowatt hour.
The air mail program will run a two daylight flight transcontinental service from Kansas City to New York with overnight hotels. Routes include Philadelphia Harrisburg Pittsburgh Columbus Indianapolis St Louis Kansas City Wichita Amarillo and Albuquerque with an alternate cut from St Louis to Amarillo via Tulsa and Oklahoma City. A jointly owned operating unit will pool equipment facilities and airports. Western Air Express and T A T hold equal stakes while Pittsburgh Aviation Industries gains a substantial minority. Merger of all assets is not planned.
Hogs 6 000 head active 20 to 80 cents higher top 9 50 packing sows 6 75 to 8 00 stock pigs 7 50 to 8 25. Cattle 1 500 calves 800 medium weights and heavy steers slow weak other classes steady steers good and choice 600 to 900 pounds 9 50 to 13 00 900 to 1500 pounds 8 50 to 12 75 common and medium 600 pounds up 5 00 to 9 00 heifers good and choice.
Miss Eliis Morgan Brandon once posed for the newspaper serial Rash Romance and for famous artists Harrison Fisher and McClelland Barclay. She will marry William J. Lohman on October 19 at Poplar Bluff Missouri, where her parents reside.
The report covers livestock and grain quotes from Chicago and East St Louis on Oct 2. Hogs, cattle, vealers, and sheep prices are listed by weight and class, with top hogs at about 10.09 and various steer, heifer, and lamb values across 550 to 1500 pound ranges. Also cites cotton and grain movements, with futures, spot quotes, and regional produce prices.
A diarist laments a district ballot sheet with many candidates to choose from. He questions selecting the best and worries no one can be sure to pick the good and strong for the legislature, wishing wisdom could be drawn from a hat.
An advertisement extols Bayer Aspirin as effective for sore throats. It instructs dissolving two tablets in water to gargle for immediate relief of soreness and inflammation and claims reduced infection. It warns to use genuine Bayer Aspirin and mentions its chemical name.
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