06 Sep 1929
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1929
Page
1
William Priest, 55, trapped for 24 hours at the bottom of a 35 foot well in Ottumwa Iowa, dire but alive this morning. He shouted ideas to rescuers through the night as bricks fell and a fireman was injured by a brick during the efforts.
The City of San Francisco air transport search intensified as Lieut. D W Tomlinson sighted four men waving white shirts near Wapi Arizona. Planes were sent to reach them with food water and supplies. Hope rose that four survivors might be among the seven men and one woman aboard.
Arthur Brisbane argues saints of capitalism may be admired for industrial miracles as Morgan Rockefeller and Ford are praised. The piece touches on Britain’s navy plans, Arab unrest, Palestine, and the Muslim world, noting airplanes and subs as key to deterrence. Wall Street rises as summer dullness fades and various markets surge. Mrs. Fannie E. Pierson dies at 92 after a life tied to several See TODAY Page 1.
Fragmented OCR listing radio stations and performers for an air features segment. Mentions several network chains, orchestras, violinists, and a dance orchestra lineup with multiple call letters and stray fragments.
Fire destroys the home of William G. Sudduth in Dallas and his 8 year old son James Fields dies despite the father's rescue attempt.
A. A. Ray aged 44 was found dead in a Main Street soft drink parlor in Borger. F. C. Cleveland, owner, is detained while another unnamed person is sought for questioning. Dr. J. H. Walker found a head abrasion but not indicative of instant death. The couple reported a noise from the back room.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh borrowed Captain Frank Hawks’s transcontinental speed plane at Roosevelt Field to fly west in a likely bid to aid the search for the missing T. A. T. plane, with officials reportedly considering sending him toward New Mexico.
Ruth Greer 18 of Woodward Oklahoma and Ennis Douglass 17 of Memphis were killed when Frank Hays airliner crashed over Park Field and Millington Memphis. Hays was seriously injured with slim chances of recovery.
Seventy eight lives were lost and vast damage occurred as a typhoon struck Albay on Luzon last week. Seventeen deaths were reported in Albay while rocks and earth slid down Mayon volcano, killing many and destroying coconut plantations. Floods swept away hundreds of homes and a severe water famine follows.
A tentatively proposed prison plant costing 4.563 million dollars with 3000 inmate capacity was submitted as a basis of discussion to the penitentiary centralization commission in Austin. Dr. F E Giesecke of Texas A and M College prepared the plan, plus a Walker County centricity brief. Huntsville delegates attended along with Representative C N Shaver and J F Parrish. The proposal includes main walls water works sewer system ten admin buildings ten cell blocks and eight industrial buildings within a 2.6 acre site.
Arthur Henderson British foreign secretary renewed Britain’s campaign for world peace in the League of Nations assembly in Geneva on September 6. He urged collective security and disarmament as essential steps toward lasting peace.
District Judge M. C. Jeffrey swapped benches with Judge J. Wat son to preside at the New Braunfels trial of Mrs Rebecca Brad Lee Rogers accused of robbing Farmers National Bank of Buda of 1000 dollars in a 1920s case. The defendant pleads temporary insanity as the third trial proceeds.
Derby tickets for two day air derby parking in the grandstand and park areas are selling fast at Tri-State Fair headquarters. Wilbur Hawk says most tickets will be sold within 24 hours. Free parking for thousands is provided but reservations are advised by calling the fair offices at 5421. Tickets go on sale at the airport tomorrow at 8 am.
Fanny Ward known as the eternal flapper appears in Deauville at age 54, continuing her vow to resist aging and to outpace Father Time. The article links her to the younger generation and public attention during the race season.
Official opening of the Postal Telegraph Cable Company office in Amarillo will be held tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock. Local manager W H Pippitt says a 12 member force, mostly local, will handle the business.
Governor Moody may convene a special session if lawmakers agree to unpaid service to restore Confederate widow pensions. Senator Williamson urged every legislator to serve without pay so about 3,000 widows who lost benefits under a 2nd called-session amendment can again receive quarterly pensions.
The official program for the Amarillo air derby outlines arrivals today by two to four Phillips Petroleum planes from Oklahoma. Lieut. Robert H. Gray and family will arrive this afternoon in a Lockheed Vega Express. Most visitors come tomorrow morning with Fort Worth and Tulsa entries expected around midday.
To ease traffic, derby visitors are urged to buy parking tickets at the Amarillo Hotel Tri-State Pair offices and grand stand tickets at the fair office. A 2,500 car free airport lot is available, while choice spots require 25 or 50 cent tickets. Grandstand tickets cost $1 with 1,256 daily copies. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at the port and today at Tri-State Fair offices. Airport admission is free.
A mixed Curtiss formation of five Curtiss Hawks and Curtiss Falcons will be manned by 20 officers and five enlisted men. The squadron plans a morning departure and a noon arrival, with Duncan and Brooks Fields likely represented. Errett Williams of Alexander Aircraft asks that the Bullet racer be entered in all events, flown from Cleveland after recent air races. Travel Air in Wichita notes racing ships unavailable.
Regular passenger and freight service on the new Amarillo Liberal line of the Rock Island is scheduled for inauguration on September 16. The 152 mile line, labeled Amarillo Canadian River division, will run a through passenger train and fast through freight daily in both directions with connections to St. Louis Chicago and Kansas City. The eastbound passenger departs Amarillo 10 p m arrives Liberal 4 30 a m. westbound departs Liberal 9 40 p m arrives Amarillo 4 30 a m. A fast Red Ball freight operates daily. an oil train runs daily between Amarillo and Sanford.
Cash is the target in Want Ads promising quick cash for secondhand items. A list includes an extra chair unused table a floor lamp used clothing Junior s bicycle and a set of xylophones stored in the attic encouraging readers to call 6262 for help writing an ad.
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