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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1930
Page
2
The poem reflects on the charm of infant feet and beauty fading with age. It muses that while baby toes are smooth and pink now, the loss of charm comes with time, yet the feet remain glorious if they never run astray.
Pan-Hellenic Council leaders defend high school fraternities amid removal actions. They claim most members are high school aged and stress social value, chaperoned dances, and non-democratic accusations. They urge authorities to allow openness and assistance.
Wilbur C. Hawk will head the Tri State Fair for another year after a 141 to 0 drafted vote by assistants, deputies, and ranks of Amarillo’s fair. A testimonial banquet at the Herring hotel, with mayor and Tri-State fair association hosts, honored his leadership and extended praise to officials and volunteers.
Western Air Express and Transcontinental Air Transport plan a October 15 launch allowing travelers from Los Angeles or San Francisco to spend the night in Amarillo before continuing to Oklahoma City Tulsa and St Louis. The English Field base will be expanded to handle more planes and a full all air route to New York City.
Laura Ingalls, aiming to set a new transcontinental flight record, departed Albuquerque at 6 08 a m MST for Los Angeles after a stop in Amarillo. She flies a Gypsy Moth two place biplane and is accompanied by Milford Sater Ross Mahachek and Melvin Finch aboard a Curtiss Robin.
Amarillo to Fort Worth via Wichita Falls and U S 370 reads good. Routes to Oklahoma City, Roswell, Tucumcari, Higgins, Clayton, Borger, Lubbock also described as good or paved. The Panhandle Auto Club, with Tom P. McKinney as field supervisor, hosts visitors this week at the chamber.
Five new directors will be elected to the Community Chest board at a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the Chamber of Commerce office at Fifth and Polk. All contributors to the Community Chest fund may attend and vote. agencies engaged in relief work are urged to participate.
An overheated stave caused a fire alarm at 702 Madison Street Wednesday forenoon. Firemen reported slight damage to the servant house after receiving the alarm at 11 01. The event marked the fourth alarm during Fire Prevention Week, following an early Tuesday night blaze at 605 Arthur Street.
At a Janesville court hearing the state board of medical examiners questioned Henry Dorn about sorcery claims. Witnesses described curses on crops and livestock, while officials pursued whether Rockford spiritualist Englehardt practiced medicine without a license. The investigators said the sorcery charges appeared unfounded.
Amarillo police arrested Cornelius Davis and flew him to Garden City Kansas on a felony forgery warrant. Davis admitted forging one $300 check but claimed he was not responsible for forgeries from his Garden City motor car shop. He was handcuffed before the trip.
Harlan M. Hurst named head of the master dry cleaning department at Amarillo Laundry. The 21 year old from Winchester Kentucky is married with a family and praised as a crack spotter and excellent finisher by the National Association of Dyers and Cleaners. Joy McClure announced the appointment Wednesday.
James E. Taylor, connected with the city building inspector's office, has returned from a week long motor trip. He reported for duty Wednesday morning after vacation travel through South Texas and a visit to Carlsbad Caverns.
The American Legion national convention in Boston shifts to business after a grand parade. Los Angeles and Detroit vie for the next venue as speeches by Admiral Benson and General Hines headline a day of awards, while downtown unrest prompts police and Legion co-ops to restore order. Four men are arrested for liquor peddling in Park Square amid late night skirmishes.
A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City returned 177 indictments including 29 against Tillman County figures linked to a liquor ring. Tillman County attorney P V Ruch sheriff C A Wages deputy Robert S Rogers former deputy Bud Walls named among the 29. Warrants to be issued. Ruch and Wages free on bond while Rogers and Walls remain jailed in Comanche County.
Testimony states that communist circulars were active among soldiers and student officers last summer though described as largely ineffective in military circles. Women and youths reportedly distributed and destroyed some leaflets while a Pittsburgh steel plant manager noted distribution but no unrest.
A. L. Moore, arrested near the Tri State Fairgrounds during the expo sition in September, faced district criminal court on a driving while intoxicated charge and pleaded not guilty. Officers said he crashed into a telephone pole. a jury trial was set for the afternoon. Charles Kincheloe, 11, died after a game of policeman and robber. Leroy Spires, 8, involved in the incident when a loaded gun discharged.
George O. Strand a Lac Cruces New Mexico painter and decorator writes to Col onel Ernest C Thompson Amarillo mayor seeking a life mate. He says he cannot earn a fair living with two trades and a hamburger stand and asks help in finding a wealthy suited partner. He notes age 42 claims to look 30 and mentions a Louisiana woman also seeking residency. He lists skills and an honorable discharge and provides address 126 East Organ Avenue Las Cruces NM.
Captain Lucey promotes Texas made goods and a oil products tariff while opposing the statewide road bond issue. After a radio speech he will speak to oil men at the Herring Hotel at 8 pm. Lucey helped secure Hoover's nomination and is known as one of the four original Hoover men.
Mr. Seward announced a million dollar plan directed from Potter County with surveying parties organized soon. Construction start date unknown but will be rushed after plans are drawn and approved. He will also oversee U S S highway 66 completion through Carson County from Conway to the county line and assist Moore County paving. He plans offices in the Western Building opposite the courthouse and recalls Amarillo ties from World War service and Boy Scout work.
Final plans for the Ceremonial to be held November 19 will be presented at the regular Khiva Shrine meeting Wednesday night at 8 o clock. Officers urge full attendance due to unusually important matters. Khiva Shrine has 1490 members spanning North Panhandle west to New Mexico line east to Hall and Cattle counties south to Garza county.
Murphy North Carolina scene of a gun battle in which Police Chief Mack Carringer was killed and five others wounded. Three assailants linked to a Coker Creek Tennessee post office robbery were shot. two suspects, Walter Bryson and Jeff McPherson, were mortally or severely injured, McPherson claiming Kentucky origins.
Marvin Mitchell was arrested by the sheriff's department for driving while intoxicated. He posted a $500 bond early today and was released.
Amarillo boosters will leave at 6 am with a dozen cars bound for Roswell New Mexico for the eighth annual Cotton Carnival organized by Mason King. The two day motorcade aims to extend goodwill to the New Mexico fair and will return Friday after a full program of exhibits rodeo and entertainment. Governor Dillon led a delegation to the local Tri-State Fair week on Friday, underscoring regional ties.
The piece discusses harsh penalties for speculators seen as injurious to Russia and contrasts with U S tolerance of profit driven actions. It notes Dr Zara Agha claimed to be 156, and mentions Dr Voronoff offering rejuvenation by gland transplantation as a cruel reminder of sensational remedies.
Col. W. E. Talbot of Dallas launched his campaign for governor on the Republican ticket in Denison urging Texans to favor state products and boost Texas commodities.
Washington October 8 an indicated rise of 146000 bales in this year’s cotton crop over a month ago was announced by the department of agriculture. Production on October 1 conditions set at 14486000 bales, 842000 below last year, with gains in Georgia North Carolina Alabama offset by declines in Texas Mississippi Tennessee. Picking and ginning unusually advanced in Texas and Oklahoma but backward in Alabama and Mississippi.
The market overview covers cattle prices for choice and good grades with beef, veal, and lamb figures. Cotton opens barely steady in New York and New Orleans on Oct 8 with declines on old long positions and favorable weather outlook. Poultry and stock market notes follow with fractional gains for several blue chips and mixed results across sectors.
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