30 Oct 1929
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1929
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR lists radio call letters and names in a chaotic jumble. The text mentions a fatal shooting scene with a man named Dees, his son present, and a reference to a divorced wife formerly Brown's wife. Specifics are unclear due to garbled content.
Arthur Brisbane notes Wall Street opens quietly as President Hoover emphasizes a sound national economy. He argues rising wages and higher output per worker prove prosperity, countering the belief that cheap production fuels growth.
The article notes the U S annual revenue near one hundred thousand million dollars with wage earners taking over 60 billions and 40 billions needed for living costs leaving 20 billions for investment and pleasures. It references Frederick H Ecker of Metropolitan Life Insurance and mentions Italy's celebration as a reminder that one man can alter a nation.
A note urges Madam Amarillo to design a standout party with cups and place cards. It touts a daily ad in the ewongan's Column reaching over 31,000 papers for a cost of $1.59. Call 6262.
Austin and San Antonio officials prepare a state wide push against an alleged bootleg ring reported by the Bexar County grand jury. Attorney General Bobbitt and Governor Moody outline three coordinated approaches with district attorneys, state rangers, and local officers to gather evidence and prosecute illegal liquor sales.
Three Washington Times reporters were sentenced to 45 days in jail by Judge Peyton Gordon in DC Supreme Court after they refused to reveal to the grand jury the names and addresses of individuals from whom they said they bought liquor during Prohibition.
Cain Anderson of Harrison County was retried three times for violating the Ferguson era anti mask law. After two hung juries, a Canton jury found him guilty and sentenced him to eight years. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and remanded the conviction.
Federal agents seized grape juice product and other alcoholic extracts from the Colony Vintage Company in a raid The deputy prohibition administrator noted test samples up to 9.7 percent alcohol Included were two 30 gallon kegs labeled Moselle Grape Juice bearing Walter Damrosch’s name New York address and a price tag of 112.50 per keg Dillon believed the shipment targeted the noted musical director.
Local ad lists Boxwell Bros. ambulance service and radiator repair offerings. It provides phone numbers 6211 and 4469 and a shop address at 515 West 6th Avenue. The brief notice suggests quick, list-style service details.
First snow and rain sweep the Panhandle with one quarter to one and a half inches of precipitation. Amarillo reports .91 inch as cold snap and unsettled weather extend across the South and West.
The Wisconsin steamer foundered in Lake Michigan with six teen men dead as Harvey Lyon the purser testified at a federal inquiry in Kenosha. Coast Guardsmen recovered bodies after rescuing 60 and seek three more missing. Captain Dougal Morrison went down with the ship as others praised crew and officers.
Weatherford Texas October report on Walton case shows two doctors differing on if Tom Walter Jr was shot in the back in May in R H Hamilton office. Judge Carter delayed admissibility of Evelyn Whatley testimony citing relevance and timing amid defense claims about intent.
Dr John Vaughn of Amarillo offered a $1000 stake if he was wrong about bullets entering Walton from the rear, conflicting with Dr J R Wrather’s front-entry conclusion. The courtroom crowded with spectators as testimony resumed, with defense counsel added and officers describing Walton’s final moments in Judge Hamilton’s Amarillo office.
Weatherford Texas October 30 The state continued its case against R H Hamilton Amarillo lawyer accused of killing his son in law Tom Walton Jr on May 4 Dr J R Wrather of Amarillo testified his office shares a building with Hamilton Hendricks law firm where Walton lay slain He recounted entering Hamiltons office on instruction of an elevator girl and Hamilton saying he was nervous after killing a man and Wrather noted Walton had three wounds including one below the right collar bone.
Joseph R. Grundy, 76, president of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association, defends his activities before the Senate lobby committee for a third time. He shows no concern over how his work is classified and backs Blaine’s idea to seek free steel entry for farm implements. He previously admitted raising campaign funds to influence tariff pledges.
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