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21 Oct 1929
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1929
Page
1
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Dallas and Houston scenes report six fatalities from weekend crashes in Texas. A Dallas couple Julia Shanks and C E Hill died after a car driven by C H Weaver plunged from a bridge railing into a ditch. Weaver and two others were injured and Weaver faced DWI charges. In Houston W R Uterbeck died when a truck overturned. Earnest Price and another youth were killed in a motorcycle collision with a truck. A New York case described a father and six children asphyxiated by illuminating gas in a West 46th Street apartment. The report lists numerous radio station call letters and related programming details.
President Hoover faces a roster of likely delegates for the January London naval conference. Henry L. Stimson is the most mentioned candidate for chief delegate with Dawes and Hugh S. Gibson aiding. Joseph P. Cotton and Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones are also prominent names linked to the talks.
Ralph and Ernest Ellis, aged 15 and 18, are charged with negligent homicide over the rifle death of 11 year old Joe Carl Stierlin during a play near the city outskirts. County Attorney Leo Sparks says no malice was found. the boys were held overnight and released to their parents with a juvenile-court appearance scheduled.
Paris reports Georges Clemenceau, famed Tiger of France, rallied from a severe heart attack after a night of gasping and injections of camphor and oxygen. He whispered to Dr. Charles Laubry that he would not yield until he could recover.
T. M. Cook and Johnny Broussard died when the plane they were piloting at the Shreveport airport plummeted 200 feet during takeoff. The craft caught fire and both men were badly burned. Cook, formerly of Pittsburg, Texas, and Broussard from Mansfield, Louisiana.
The Interstate Commerce Commission scheduled November 9 for final oral arguments on Texas New Mexico South Plains and Santa Fe railroad extensions into Lea County New Mexico. Arguments will start at 10 a.m. in Washington with bitter opposition over Santa Fe entering Lovington and local cities aligned with or against the proposed lines.
In Lamar Colorado two gunmen groupings known as riders terrorize the town amid appeals for new trials in a 1928 First National Bank robbery case. A cross was burned before county attorney Alfred Todd home and Charles Oswald reported being stopped by three carloads of armed men who robbed him of 50 dollars while questioning jail strength where Ralph Fleagle is held.
Former French premier Raymond Poincare underwent a second operation for removal of the prostate gland in Paris. Surgeons reported the procedure a complete success and said his condition was favorable at 10 a.m. today.
Officials for the Rock Island Railway from Chicago are due in a few days to confer with the city about building an underpass under their tracks on West Third Avenue. The project would complete paving from Van Buren to Washington Streets and provide a quicker route for tourists through the city.
Mrs. C H Mason president of the Amarillo Senior High School PTA condemns the Potter County grand jury report for diverting from its duties. She notes PTA dues fund loans aiding students, defends transparency and calls for investigations by patrons to improve the school system.
Garland Biffle testifies as first defense witness for Alexander Pantages in Los Angeles. The vaudeville magnate faces trial on charges linked to the Eunice Pringle case as prosecutors allege perjury or conspiracy to frame him. Biffle’s testimony suggests Pringle helped frame Pantages, with District Attorney Fitts involved.
T G Johnson a former deputy sheriff of Wheeler County was convicted by a jury on a statutory charge of attacking two girls after locking up their escorts for reckless driving and was sentenced to ten years in prison. The defense claimed an alibi and said he was framed.
John Harvey Brown aged 35 from Denison Texas died in an Oswego hospital after amputation of both feet due to injuries from attempting to climb a moving M. E. T. freight train on Saturday. The body will be sent to Denison.
veteran dry campaigner Pussyfoot Johnson warned that making buyers criminally responsible would hinder enforcement and risk turning dry agents into criminals. He urged consolidating prohibition under a single head and granting immunity to buyers who testify, arguing more agent testimony would create professional criminals and potential prosecutions.
Blackburns ambulance contact 2323 4. Berry's rug cleaning 905 West 10th. Inquiries to John about building 5285. John Maynard Lumber Co 800 West 5th.
Spare room available for rent inviting junior college or business college students or a teacher. Promote advantages over other rooms and encourage quick placement. Advertise in the rental columns today.
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