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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1928
Page
2
A veteran reader writes about Lone Tree Poultry Farm near Amarillo, noting 1,800 pullets and output over 720 eggs per day. Manager H N Grannis explains lineage and body measurements predicting yearly egg yield, with hens hitting about 100 eggs annually kept for breeding and others sold for meat.
A column of local chatter recalls a proposed air circus to boost Amarillo as an airport with national advertising. It cites concerns over sponsor feasibility, mentions Al Smith stock rumors related to the St Louis club, notes election heat around the World Series, and reports on hurricane relief work in Palm Beach and Porto Rico. Also notes Alogious seeking a rich wife and a contractor seeking winter work. A nurse or housekeeper job contact is provided.
United Press reports Senator William E Borah finished his midwestern tour backing the Republican ticket and headed to Chicago to confer with leaders He defended Hoover as a farmer friend and attacked Gov Alfred E Smith on farm relief waterways prohibition and oil scandals The speech echoed prior remarks and quoted dispatches and records while criticizing Smiths indecision and praising tariff and market efforts for farmers
Santa Fe officials earned thanks for low rail rates as about 100 people from Amarillo planned a trip by train to the cotton carnival and then to Carlsbad Cavern this Saturday. Several members of the party intend to travel tomorrow, with the group expected to number around one hundred.
Miss Tina Burgess Miss Elizabeth Boyce and Mrs Walter C Irvin will join representatives from Panhandle cities tonight and tomorrow. Delegations from many towns will travel to Amarillo for Senator Robinsons speech with Dalhart reporting 25 attendees.
President hopeful Herbert Hoover plans targeted appeals in the East and South as he crafts a concise final program for the campaign. He tours Elizabethton and Johnson City Tennessee with Mrs Hoover and son Herbert Jr, aided by George Akerson, with stops including Bristol Virginia before returning to Washington after a 33 hour trip.
Mae West’s Plessure Man run on Broadway ends after two and two thirds performances. Cast arrested twice in three days. Biltmore theatre doors locked. Mayor Walker and city officials push to bar the production. injunctions overturned. matinee halted during second act. refunds offered to ticket holders.
Rome reports Mr and Mrs James Joseph Tunney have eluded reporters after their wedding and were believed to be near Florence. The couple left Hotel Aussie in a mobile as Polly Lauder wore a red broadcloth suit with fur trim and a red hat. They may visit Puergia and Assisi, sites tied to romance and history.
President Hoover will address about 100000 people in Elizabethton Tennessee on Saturday for the first southern campaign speech by a Republican nominee in modern history. Special trains from nearby states will cover the event and 2000 acres were allocated for motorists beyond city limits. Five hundred police will manage traffic.
King George VI and the Prince of Wales are shown in a private screening at Balmoral Castle as a sound film records commands and bands during the horse guards review. The public has not heard the king speak in the film.
J M Neely of Amarillo recalls Joe Robinson, born in Lonoke Arkansas, as an energetic, gifted orator who taught school at 17, studied law in Virginia, returned to Lonoke, rose to governor, and became Democratic nominee for vice president. Neely notes Robinson’s steady progress and predicts future greatness.
An automobile displaying the sign Al Smith parked at Taylor and Sixth street was towed yesterday by Officer A P Miller who tagged the car for idling too long at the intersection. The officer cited duty in making the arrest.
Federal Trade Commission hearings reveal that the Southern Appalachian Power Conference, a private group formed in 1922 by southern states, has received funds from utilities to oppose government operation of Muscle Shoals. Letters show Switzer arranged speakers and targeted lawmakers to sway the Muscle Shoals debate. The FTC added documents as it widens its inquiry into power industry propaganda.
The murder charge against T. J. Tack Reese, first of seven men slated to face trial in the Powell lynching near Houston, was dropped on the assistant district attorney's motion as evidence was found weakest. Reese did not issue a statement, according to officers.
Juan De La Ciervas, a Spanish inventor, landed in Brussels today after a successful Autogiro flight from Paris. He arrived to a greeting by officials and onlookers, signaling a milestone in early autogiro aviation.
Detroit October 3 details of Packard Motor Car Co s new Diesel type oil burning airplane motor are guarded. Capt L M Woolson aeronautical engineer designed the radial air cooled engine developing 200 horsepower with fewer parts. Public close ups are withheld during ongoing tests to protect construction secrets.
Washington Oct 4 The U S Bureau of Education reports a South Bend Indiana high school home economics class developed a plan to buy a home and furnish it on a salary of 2400 dollars a year. They assume 1600 savings with 4400 dollar home cost and a land contract requiring 10 percent down and 1 percent of balance monthly. They estimate ownership in about eight years and six months with 800 down for the house and 1000 for furnishings.
Providence R I report says the Intercollegiate Newspaper Association voted to bar all scandalous news from member publications. Details of student scrapes with the police were removed from college papers and the public press urged to avoid dwelling on student misbehavior.
In a tense game, Koenig and Ruth combined on-base threats as Gehrig drove in a run with a right field single while Koenig scored earlier on Gehrig. Cardinals Durst handled center for New York with Durst subbing in briefly. final line shows one run, three hits, no errors.
Governor Moody revoked the conditional pardon granted by former Governor Ferguson to Wayne Todd of Weatherford. Todd, convicted in Parker county in 1923 for the murder of Jimmie McNeal, had his death sentence commuted to life, then to a conditional pardon requiring lawful conduct. He is jailed in Tarrant county on theft charges and sought in Parker county for theft and by federal authorities for transport of cars between states.
A young couple journeying from the provinces to Belgrade began their honeymoon barefoot after a thief stole their shoes and stockings while they slept on the train. They had to buy replacements upon arrival to continue their trip.
Kansas City cotd hogs, cattle, and sheep prices at Oct 4 with prices for 225-250 lb hogs top $11.10 and cattle ranges up to $12.75. Chicago and East St Louis markets show steady to strong hogs and mixed cattle. cotton futures in New York and New Orleans open steady then rise. butter eggs and stock prices mixed with several records set early.
Philip Nichols of the Massachusetts National Bank Association told the American Bankers Association convention in Philadelphia that current state taxation of national banks is fair and warned bankers to study any proposed upward revisions. He cautioned that Congress may loosen restrictions allowing cities to tax banks more, risking reduced expansion of surplus and income diverted from public use in wartime.
The New York Times reports tighter money markets with call money at 2 3-4 percent and outside discounts around 8 1-4 to 3 3-8 percent. The market remains generally satisfactory despite the tightening. Also noted is Tony De Valera warning Britain arms Irish ports to threaten American commerce, a claim tied to reduced American trade activity.
Blackburn children Norene and Henry and four brothers Howard Perry Walter and E M Blackburn all of Amarillo. The active pallbearers were E C Lamb S D Vaughn George M Waddill Fred Bone D A Parks R Dean Kirk Howard Paul and W A Askew.
A letter to The Globe asks for publicity of Mrs. Hugh Turner’s current address. Mrs. Turner, formerly of Lake Worth Florida, is believed living in Amarillo but mail there is returned. The letter is signed Mary K Davey P O Box 4313 New York. Lord Allenby visits the Bronx Zoo in town en route to the San Antonio American Legion convention.
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