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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1930
Page
2
A long, mixed column notes mild winter talk and hitchhiking antics, plus jokes about insurance disputes and a caller’s gasoline safety tip. It salutes Baby Carmel Barnwell the evangelist, describes the needle tailed wasp, and offers local notices on jobs and found items while thanking area services.
The article surveys diverse topics from Sta lin and Mussolini to Italy's executions of four Jugoslavs. It highlights Ruth McCormick in Illinois politics with a dry versus wet vote dynamic and hints at banking pessimism and stock market chatter, advising cautious investment.
An ordinance to vacate alley 18 in block 58 was introduced Tuesday night by the city commission. The alley closure is at the request of the petitioner who will cover all costs. The action relates to the Bivins No 2 subdivision and ties to the new Bivins home in the block.
A reader asks Tack to locate a missing dog owner with a collar tag referencing Mr H E Knapp of Amarillo Texas. Another writes about selling a seafaring bird and needing money, while a third requests guidance on a new market for crossword puzzles.
Police instructed to arrest violators of the city section cited as anger rises over unsafe lighting and ditches. The ordinance makes violators misdemeanants with fines up to 200 dollars. officials say this is needed to prevent injuries or deaths and protect the city from liability.
In a clash between rival groups the opening attack was a black powder bomb set off late last night at the Maison Lorraine beauty parlor as opposing gangs gathered nearby.
The Soncy school was robbed Monday night with school supplies taken. Principal Mrs W D Ward said the library was entered and torn up but no books were stolen. The theft occurred between 6 PM Monday and 9 AM Tuesday.
Funeral services were held for Willis Hanson Deaton a young boy who drowned after entering a bath tub with clothes being washed his mother found the body about 20 minutes later in Borger Texas The Associated Press reports the tragedy and notes the Rotary Club will meet Thursday at the Amarillo hotel as usual despite a prior announcement.
W W Woolsey was elected president of Hillcrest Country Club at a stockholders meeting. W J Satterwhite succeeds. B T Baker becomes secretary treasurer. Nine directors chosen. amendment shifts to direct stockholder vote for officers. Other directors include Hatch, King, Mager, Pearson, Hagan, Leatherberry.
W F Green and Mrs Green faced penalties after a whiskey seizure. Green received one year in the penitentiary while Mrs Green’s husband was indicted. Robert Franks pleaded guilty on burglary and theft charges, each carrying two year terms to run concurrently. He testified about thefts from a local implement house and a residence, with additional items cited. A third charge against him will be dismissed.
At the third annual convention the Texas City Attorneys Association pledged to aid state and city efforts for adequate control of public utilities and their rates. Bryan F. Williams of Galveston was elected president and Houston will host the next gathering. A plank for utility regulation was urged in the Democratic platform. The Chamber of Commerce and Col. Ernest O. Thompson were thanked for hospitality.
Potter County commissioners will receive bids on October 6 for 120 000 of courthouse bonds voted August 30. They expect a good premium and say the bonds will be in demand like county paper from earlier years. Over 800 worth of bridge material was purchased Tuesday after bids were cut by more than 300 following a prior rejection.
Despite a 60000 bale drop in the South Plains forecast, production is expected to exceed last year with an estimated 300000 to 360000 bales. Drought in recent weeks affects row crops. Littlefield Olton Seagraves Brownfield Levelland show good to fair conditions while Lamesa Slaton Crosbyton Ralls and the Post to Snyder area report poor yields.
William Gibson, charged with stealing an automobile from his employer in Johnstown, Pa., is jailed in Potter County after arrest by Patrolman Albright. Gibson signed a confession and likely faces trial in Amarillo after being nabbed while fleeing into Amarillo on River Road. it is Albright’s fifth recovered stolen car in six weeks with two arrests. Georgia grows over 9,000,000 bushels of sweet potatoes annually.
The Associated Press reports Governor Huey P. Long holds a strong lead over Senator Joseph E. Ransdell for the Democratic nomination as belated returns push Long ahead by 44,688 after nearly all precincts report. In Arizona, George W. P. Hunt secures the Democratic nomination for governor with about two thirds of votes counted, leading Frank H. Lyman by 4,652.
Amarillo resident Mr. Attebury dies leaving four daughters Mrs. C Willard Smith Mrs. Jesse A Rogers Mrs Le Roy Pinkerton and Mrs Eli Curtis two sons Arnold G Attebury of Amarillo and L S Attebury of Dallas and two sisters Mrs W R Brinley of Oakland and Mrs Harry Clifton of El Paso Funeral services likely Thursday hours to be announced by N S Griggs Son active pallbearers are W D DeGrassi Milton Reese F C Ponce Ben H Tolley J R Gant and G W Baker Dr G L Yates pastor of First Baptist Church will officiate
North Amarillo citizens meet to urge the state highway department to retain the current Highway 66 route into the city via Northeast Eighth Avenue and North Fillmore Street. E. L. Richardson to preside. The first meeting formed petition committees to report Wednesday night.
Kansas City receipts show cattle and sheep trading weak to steady with top aloft around 20.70 for cattle and a 4,000.25 high for hogs amid mixed stock movements. Chicago and Fort Worth similarly report weaker cattle demand while hogs and sheep move unevenly. Cotton futures rise on firmer cash, futures buoyed by Liverpool cables and weather reports.
A poem on the heavy hidden grief carried by the bereaved. It contrasts the urged brave smiles with the inner longing for the lost one. Friends and neighbors pressure cheerfulness while sorrow lingers, a secret burden carried wherever they go.
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