17 Sep 1924
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1924
Page
1
A 1924 column reviews La Follette and Coolidge politics, praises U S sports opinions, and discusses international affairs from APAN to Mussolini. It mentions tariffs, the sugar issue, and a Presbyterian oak fund, with comments on democratic virtue and societal trends.
Amarillo residents rush to buy seats for Mary McCormie the renowned soprano. Tickets available at Lindsay Doubleday drug store for the Friday Municipal auditorium performance drawing strong out of town interest and near sellout crowds.
Eugene Mothershead of Magnolia Petroleum died in Dalhart when rain slicked streets caused his truck to skid and overturn. He was alone and the fatal accident occurred about 8 p m. The item also includes unrelated notes on Lenin Bolshevik finances, pale animals from the Sahara, and cave fish in Mammoth Cave.
Clarence Darrow, famed attorney who helped rescue Leopold and Loeb, joins the effort to save Bernard Grant from hanging. He plans to return to Chicago early next week after receiving a telegram from Grant’s counsel in Charlevoix, Michigan, and will act to help.
Mrs Florence T Griswold Republican National committeewoman for Texas will speak at a reception tonight hosted by the Potter County Republican Women's club. The event at 716 Taylor Street features an address and entertainment and is open to men and women.
Kiwanis club hears short talks by Safety First committee at noon. Dr. R. M. Bennett cites accidents prevented by safety habits and calls speeding a menace. C. M. Rogers notes school benefits while Rev. Hayne urges safe community influence. Roy Cullum says garages will fit Safety First seats free. Public sale of seals planned.
The trial of John Snider, former Fort Worth police chief, ended with a not guilty verdict on liquor law charges. Jurors returned the decision after one ballot, while state evidence highlighted a 45 gallon alcohol raid in Moore County. Snider denies wrongdoing and faces potential federal liver law proceedings next month.
City commission approves new rate schedule lowering charges for shows and organizations using the Municipal auditorium. Matinees now priced at half off. The change, effective yesterday, reduces most rates compared with prior levels.
Sam M. Yunt of Yunt Art Galleries Oklahoma City presents an unusual exhibit of original paintings at the Amarillo hotel for one week. Included is Sir Joshua Reynolds' Mary Countess of Rothes. Public invited. no charge.
Today Amarillo residents faced slick conditions and urged caution on skidding and speed. Tomorrow's forecast mirrors today with a high near 57 and a low around 5 below, comparing to 82 and 10 below a year ago. The Amarillo Hotel Coffee Shop promotes itself as Famous For Food.
J. J. Rye former Amarillo police officer and key witness in the John Snider liquor case confessed to Tulsa sheriffs that he is implicated in a forgery involving a $10 check and a partner. He said the partner in jail in Tulsa and will be taken to Swisher County after the Snider federal case ends. He is described as famous for food at Amarillo hotel The Panhandle's Meeting Place.
Floods after a heavy typhoon inundate large areas of Japan. Death toll may reach 100 with widespread damage. Tokyo reports about forty thousand houses partially flooded. In Satstama prefecture a village lists three hundred missing. Landslides in Chiba prefecture caused additional fatalities.
The Panhandle within a 125 mile radius of Amarillo received widespread rain last night and today, with two inch falls reported in places and .97 inches in Amarillo by 1 PM. Farmers say the heavy wet will aid wheat but hinder harvesting of food crops, recalling last season’s losses. Localities including Lockney, Childress, Dalhart, Maemonis, Floydada reported slow rains.
O V Vernon says with most buildings finished decorations under way and dairy cattle arriving the Amarillo Tri-State exposition grounds show great activity Hemphill is preparing its exhibit Potter county exhibit is being prepared by Mrs O V Vernon and others while machinery displays are installed Offices are in the administration building and the general program committee meets this afternoon with the exposition phone 1221.
The Amarillo police department unveils a regular patrol car with prisoner transport capabilities. A Ford one ton truck chassis with a woven wire body was purchased from Harry Gardner of Cooper Irwin Motors, replacing the old Ford lost in the trade.
John Starnes, former police officer, linked with ex-chief John Snider in a Moore county liquor raid, will not be prosecuted on a liquor charge. The case against Starnes was dismissed this morning after Snider’s verdict and weak evidence led to dismissal of the case.
The air mail field at Fort Crook near Omaha records that the army world fliers landed about ten miles south of the city at 12:55 p.m. Central Standard Time. They left Chicago at 8:11 a.m. and completed a four hours and forty four minutes journey.
Rescue teams recovered thirty five bodies from the Keminerer Coal Company mine at Sublet near Nemimnerer Wyoming after yesterday's explosion. Over 200 workers toiled amid debris as nearly twenty minutes shifts kept breathing air flowing from an intact fan. twelve men escaped.
Prairie Oil and Gas and Transcontinental Oil announce a 25 cent per barrel price reduction for all oil bought at wells in Kansas Oklahoma and North Texas. Prices now stand at 85 cents for 30 to 32.90 degree gravity, 1.00 for 30 to 32.90 degrees, and 1.25 for 38 degrees and above. The cuts follow a prior decrease in July.
Budapest reports Prince Frederick Hohenlohe Waldenberg was fatally injured when his car crashed into a heap of bones, overturned, and caught fire. He was rescued from the wreckage by workers in nearby fields but died en route to the hospital.
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