New York Stock Market Recovers After Panic Day
New York stocks opened with renewed balance after yesterday’s panic selling. A broad advance appeared early, but large offerings reduced gains mid day. The NYSE traded with many blocks of 5 000 to 15 000 shares and bankers from J P Morgan issued reassuring statements.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Stock Exchange
The
New
York
J. P. Morgan and Company
Amarillo Gas Fight Heads to Ballot in Key Vote
Amarillo voters face a pivotal ballot on whether the City Commission should take over the Amarillo Gas Company amid a clash with the gas firm over finances and proposed water bonds. The Globe urges caution, citing transferred funds from water to general city use and warning of debt growth tied to bonds.
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Globe
City Commission
Amarillo
Thompson
Water Department
St. Louis
The
Santa Fe
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Amarillo Gas Company
Prairie
Independence
Kansas
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Air Features Tonight and Radio Personalities Spotlight
Radio listings show Air Features Tonight across multiple stations including WEAF New York and CBS network entries. Notable acts include Sascha Fidelman violinist and Jesse Crawford poet of the organ with orchestral performances and soloists in a 30 minute program format.
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WEAF
New York
NBC
Aleo
WKRO
WADC
Wisn
WHOD
Wkmm
WCCO
WAIL
KMBC
KMOX
KPH
WLAC
the Penman
Alhe
WMAQ
WHK
KM Koiul
Ware
WOWO
WRND
Weco
Story Hour of
Adventures of
Mary and Hobb
WKRCO
WADE
KMON
KOIL
WSPD
WIZ
Alvin Bach
Alao Wren
Aviation boom and public figures stir debate in 1929 dispatch
A Globe summary notes innovations and ambitions in air travel from Germany and Britain, including a 12 engine hydroplane carrying 169 aboard and a tri plane project. It cites W F Diteman Jr planning a London crossing, oil and gas concerns urged by Kingsbury, and remarks on bankers and global politics amid a lively press reaction.
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Jurope
Germanus
Great Britain
Henry Ford
Switch Engine Kills Woman in Santa Fe Yards
Mrs. R. A. Ford 31 of 1615 Lincoln Street was killed when a switch engine passed over her body in the Santa Fe yards shortly before 5 am. An inquest by Justice J. W. Minter ruled accidental death with no fault by the railway or attendants. Mrs. Ford had been ill with pallegra and recently returned home with her husband, Amarillo Oil Co. local manager, and young daughter Virginia Rhea. She leaves a sister Mrs. J. B. Swafford and brothers DeLea Vicars Edwin Vicars Kermit Vicars.
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R. A. Ford
Lincoln Street
Santa Fe
Fords
Ford
Amarillo Oil Company
Virginia Rhea
J. B. Swafford
Amarillo
DeLea Vicars
Edwin Vicars
Debating City Gas Plant and Water Bond Ownership
City officials and judges hold talks on municipal ownership of the gas plant and a water bond. The Prairie Oil & Gas Company attorney argues the opposite, with further discussions by other speakers on both issues.
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Ernest Thompson
Lester Stone
Jim Vernon
City Commission
KGRS
H. L. Adkins
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Thompson
Major Simpson
James Gulerie
J. W. Crudgington
Perry Pearson
Hill and Newby Endorse Water Bonds Oppose Gas Ownership
J. E. Hill and L. B. Newby, Amarillo lumbermen, support the water bonds but oppose municipal ownership of the gas system. They commend the City Commission for lower gas rates and improved water plans, noting the ongoing national advertising campaign. See Hill, Newby Page 14.
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Amarillo
J. E. Hill
L. B. Newby
Globe
HILL
Newby
Full House to Hear U S Band in Amarillo
The United States Army band will open the 1929 80 artist course season in Amarillo Saturday night arriving from Oklahoma City at 8 30 tomorrow morning. Emil F Myers of the Amarillo College of Music says seats are selling well and a filled auditorium awaits Uncle Sam's musicians. Children may see the performance tomorrow afternoon at a special price arranged with Supt. W A McIntosh.
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United States Army Band
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Emil F. Myers
Amarillo College of Music
Uncle Sam
Supt. W. A. McIntosh
Spon
Who May Vote in Tomorrow’s Election
The article outlines two ballots in tomorrow’s election. Property owners subject to taxation can vote on water bonds, while all qualified voters may participate in the gas referendum. A poll tax receipt or exemption is needed to qualify.
Amarillo Commission Seeks Vote For Gas Franchise Action
The Amarillo city commission urges residents to support a public vote to reclaim the gas franchise from the Amarillo Gas Company alleging failure to lower rates. They tout past price cuts on water and claim a fair rate is possible through public necessity powers. Blackburn's ambulance listed.
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Cnty Commission
Amarillo
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Taivaui
Precincts for City Vote Polls Open Tomorrow Morning
Polls open at 8 am for eight city precincts with two boxes per issue gas and water. Water vote limited to taxpaying property owners, gas vote open to all qualified voters. Official lists detail eight precincts with presiding and assistant judges and clerks. Location No 1 at Court House starting at Polk and Fort Worth and Denver railway, south along Tenth Avenue.
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J. W. Goff
G. A. Runyon
J. A. Pfeiffer
Allease Skillman
J. D. Cazzell
J. W. Britt
W. D. DeGrasse
J. B. Trolinger
E. L. Richardson
May Placey
Mamie Moore
H. A. Ground
W. H. Sides
C. O. Defenbaug
J. ¥. Corbin
Joe Brooker
R. J. Broyle
EB. Turner
H. G. Hamrick
E. RK. Bruce
W. Crossett
Mildred C. Nation
Court House
Polk
Fort Worth and
Denver
Tenth Avenue
New Gas Rates Propose Immediate Increase or Decrease
Prairie Oil and Gas Company President Nelson K. Moody announced that new gas rates would take effect immediately if Amarillo voters reject municipal ownership tomorrow. Moody said customers would see the new rate on their next bill from the last meter reading date.
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Amarillo
Nelson K. Moody
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Moody
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King Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Harbor Grace
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