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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1930
Page
3
City residents soon learn their 1930 taxes as Bowen, tax collector, notes a $1 per $100 valuation rate, down from $1.35. Assessments top $61 million with about 15,000 motor vehicles added to the tax rolls. December 1 is target for statements, but many may call for quick figures.
Rev. J. C. Sisemore to lead revival at West Amarillo Baptist Church Monday evening. Family night invites all families to attend and bring their family for song. Special music directed by L. Quinn and a Scho field Bible presented to the largest family present.
Official notice to extend two white way systems in Amarillo follows petitions heard by the city commission on Wednesday night. The North Fillmore Street line would reach the north side of the Eighth Avenue intersection, and the East Third Avenue line would extend west to Harrison and toward the Rock Island railroad, connecting to the Santa Fe underpass lighting.
Mexia Texas October 13 Carl Burg age 88 died at a local hospital from injuries he suffered in a weekend airplane crash. Burg was field superintendent for the Shell Oil Company based at Corsicana.
United Press reports in Washington that the 1930 national congressional campaign relies on high power salesmanship by invisible solicitors. The radio, follow-up letters, and canned publicity by professional writers have supplanted the forum and personal appeal. Candidates must manage time limits amid jazzy concerts and bedtime stories, rather than facing hecklers at factories.
A discussion on how campaigns use stenographers, statisticians, mailings, radio and nationwide pamphlets to sway public opinion while traditional methods like baby-kissing and home appeals still matter in many districts. Hanover notes a city renting billboard space for messages.
Flagstaff reports William F. Wallace Jr, one of 15 moving picture workers hurt by a premature explosion on location, in critical condition as of today. The accident occurred during filming and prompted medical attention at the site in Flagstaff, Arizona.
An explosive accident during a late Saturday take on Pathe’s The Painted Desert set off a landslide blast. Walter Hoffman, a powderman, set it off too quickly, nearly wiping out the movie crew. William Boyd escaped the mine mouth, while Howard Higgins, the director, sustained a broken ankle and bruises.
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