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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1930
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane reviews political figures like Sir Frederick Pollock and James Hamilton Lewis while lampooning Illinois senatorial races. He references the Monroe Doctrine, Spinoza, and Provocative quotes from aviator Coste, then covers Santo Domingo disaster impact and Ramsay MacDonald's Scottish travels.
Charles L. Echard, 40, a Plains Drilling Company contractor, died after a freak explosion at a Hutchinson County oil field. The blast followed a gas leak near his car as he started it, engulfing the vehicle in flames. Services set for 9:30 AM Tuesday at his home with burial to follow in Lawton, Oklahoma.
The 1930 World Series will start October 1 at the park of the American League champions, likely Philadelphia. Games 1 and 2 will be there, with games 3 4 and 5 in the National League champions park. If needed, games 6 through 9 would be in the American League winner's park.
Louisiana politics tense as national guardsmen mobilize reportedly on Governor Huey P. Long order. Police guard newspapers while Long faces Senator Joseph E Randell in the Democratic primary. A missing witness in a highway probe briefly reappears after an early escape from a hotel.
Judge James C. Wilson of Fort Worth called the civil docket for the fall term and set October 14 as the first setting. He said crowded dockets in other courts delay his return to Amarillo until mid October, with some trials expected to be lengthy. The spring term crowded by criminal violations reduced civil matters, and Mood and other criminal officials were absent for the one day session as Judge Wilson departed this afternoon.
A Wednesday night meeting in North Amarillo will discuss routing Highway 66 through the city. Residents who met last Tuesday voted to circulate petitions urging the state highway department to route the highway officially along North Eighth Avenue and North Fillmore Street. E L Richardson will preside and committee reports on petitions will be heard.
Evanston police arrest and then release Eugene Monroe a gray haired tramp who played a harmonica for five straight hours inside and outside the jail. The music moved prisoners and officers who marched him to the station and back into the rain where he walked west still playing.
Senator W. C. Woodward of Coleman was recommended by the Texas Democratic executive committee as temporary chairman and principal speaker for the state convention. The move was ac impliedly supported by Gen. Jacob F. Wolters with little discord expected over the highway bond plank. Senator Love and Ross Sterling faced a possible split on the platform governing the bond issue.
Amarillo hosts the second Globe News Master Dairy Farmers’ Contest with 67 entries from 3% Panhandle counties. Judges D T Simons A L Darnell and C N Shepardeon will review record books and scores. top 10 win 1000 in prizes and medals at a banquet. Judges will tour farms this week in secret.
Members from across Texas attend the third annual Texas City Attorneys Association convention at Hotel Herring. Fort Worth city attorney Rhinehart E Rouer leads discussions on revenue bonds, tort liability, traffic laws, public utilities franchises, and pending legislative issues forming a forceful statewide group. Judge Joseph Ryan of San Antonio opens sessions with welcome by Amarillo mayor Ernest O. Thompson.
Charles Dooley, 21, was killed when his truck overturned on a winding hill near Pampa. He died instantly and funeral plans awaited the arrival of his parents and brother from Rocoe, Texas.
Amarillo shops ready for the Merchants Fall Style Show with elaborate window displays. A formal unveiling is planned for 7:00 PM featuring live models and social leaders modeling the latest fall fashions across the storefronts.
Newswire reports show cotton on New York and New Orleans exchanges dropping sharply after the Census Bureau and government crop estimates. Prices slid as buyers continued to purchase on weakness, while markets abroad also softened on the larger than expected crop forecast.
The Norwegian steamer Isjoerne reported the discovery of Knut Fraenkel the third member of the Andree Arctic balloon expedition of 1897. Bodies of Andree and Strindberg and remains of their camp were found near White Island along with pieces of the balloon and a letter.
In Angelo Texas on September 4 Associated Press reports growing sentiment that Dr George Butte of Austin attorney general in Washington would accept the Republican nomination for governor if offered at the state convention. Butte will not attend the convention yet party leaders expect he would accept the nomination possibly resigning his Washington post.
Charlie Adams, near sixty, a hard working poor man, was struck by a motorist on Thanksgiving. The driver dumped him in a dirty alley and drove off. He died yesterday after months of paralysis and mental decline. Police seek the driver responsible.
William Wiegand of the New Orleans Item says he was challenged by Hoey P. Long in New Orleans when the governor allegedly called him a vituperative name. Wiegand claims the governor’s bodyguard detained him for 15 minutes before release amid ongoing disputes over Long’s Democratic primary nomination.
Gen. Jane Uribaru leads a coup in Buenos Aires overthrowing President Hipolito Irigoyen. Nationwide support follows the swift change with martial law to curb looting and only minor clashes reported in the capital and provinces. Irigoyen, aged, feeble, under guard but not imprisoned, resigns and leaves with liberty pledged.
Amarillo schools opened today for all day sessions with enrollment surpassing prior records. McKinney and Central Junior High show sharp rises. Senior High near 1665 pupils. Military training enrollment projected to reach 200. cafeterias operating except McKinley. Schedule changes meet faculty at 3 PM today.
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