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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1929
Page
1
A United Press report says a Senate probe into an air crash is proposed. The article notes lawmakers consider investigating the incident to determine causes and assess aviation safety implications.
Radio listings detail Paul Whiteman's Bend in Dance Music broadcast across CBS chain stations. Program includes orchestral selections aired by WADC WGHP WREM WOWO KMOX KMBC KOIL WSPD WHK WCCO KLRA WLAC WOOD WERC WREC KFJF KTSA WISN and others with Salon Orchestra and Alsee WADC WKRC WGHP WREM WOWO KMOX KMAC KOIL WSPD WHK WFEM KLRA KFJF KRLD KTSA WCCO.
Arthur Brisbane argues power trusts will dominate water power from Niagara to New York state and suggests government must regulate sites while saving mineral rights. He envisions canal-linked power reducing costs, aiding grain shipments, and prompting political deals. Shaw weighs in on sex reform, criticizing middle class morality and nudism debates, noting Victorian attire hides more than it should.
Dalhart high school welcomed Amarillo Boosters and the Amarillo Good Will train but 1075 students were disappointed when Tack did not appear. Ray Allison was briefly mistaken for Tack amid a crowd, while the city celebrated rapid growth with new communities, 400 new residents, and extensive paving and building.
The Senate presses tariff talks as Idaho's Borah and Pennsylvania's Reed clash over agriculture treatment. Oregon's McNary calls a meeting of the Agriculture committee to review Federal farm board members, while Wisconsin's La Follette and a Pennsylvania judge's inquiry restrain the Amalgamated Clothing Workers from organizing.
E L Schueren of Universal Aviation Corp says U S aircraft development leads by one to two years and night flying plans remain futuristic. He notes five 16 berth Fokker night transports ordered for winter use and expects sleeper service to stay limited to trans continental routes.
Col Charles A Lindbergh will depart for Miami to inaugurate a new Latin American air mail route for Pan American Airways. He will pilot the first flight with mail from Porto Rico to the Virgin Islands Antigua St Lucia Trinidad British Guiana and Dutch Guiana accompanied by Mrs Lindbergh and crew. If mail allows, up to eight passengers may join.
Columbus Ohio September 17 Dr James Howard Snook once Ohio State University professor and national rapid fire pistol champion awaits fate on death row at the state penitentiary. Condemned for the murder of his college sweetheart Theora Hix he faces the electric chair after a sensational trial and appears remarkably composed chatting with fellow prisoners.
Claude Roper a young officer from Pampa Texas was dangerously wounded at Erick Oklahoma when his pistol dropped on the sidewalk fired by accident the bullet piercing his chin and lodging behind his ear near Sayre.
Justice B A Witherspoon's court in Can yon fined four men for game law violations. R E Lantz paid 27.80 for hunting without a license while B E Freudiger W H Vetters and T H Glaze paid 24.65 each. W L Hickerson's charges were dismissed. Deputy Turner noted he will monitor violations closely during the fall hunting season.
For radiator work call 4469. 515 W. 6. See John about building. Ph. 5285. John Maynard Lbr. Co. 800 W. 5th.
President Hoover named Brigadier General Lyttle Brown to replace retired Lieutenant General Edgar Jadwin as chief of army engineers. Brown's appointment follows Jadwin's retirement and signals leadership change in the engineering corps.
Officials of the Tri-State Fair Association announced the office move to the fair grounds is postponed until Thursday. The delay aims to ease reserved parking during exposition week, with downtown offices retained as a public accommodation and visitors urged to reserve parking space.
Memphis news reports jury completed in Bert Hall murder trial over the December Hedley night watchman J H Richey killing during a grocery store robbery. State seeks death penalty with Jimmie Brown as key witness. Other accused include Hall Brown Dunwoody and an unapprehended fourth man.
Britain lauds Ramsay MacDonald for outlining an Anglo American naval accord. Editors say a three-cruiser margin makes full agreement plausible. Details show Britain seeks 50 cruisers in two categories while the United States wants 86. remaining categories already agreed. Destroyers and submarines pose broader issues, but both nations favor eliminating submarines from their navies.
H. C. Holman, notable Amarillo businessman, will be buried at Llano cemetery after an 8 p.m. service at San Jacinto Methodist Church. Rev. J. M. Fuller and Rev. Virgil H. Fisher will officiate. Holman died from an accidental gun discharge while hunting last Saturday when his car hit a ditch. Burial is by N. B. Griggs & Sons with active pallbearers named and a long list of honorary pallbearers.
The Globe sends 500 copies of its edition to Liberal Kansas and Amarillo traders as a welcome for the new Rock Island railroad. Pilot Joe Cannon flies the Monocoupe loaded with papers and roses to English Field for delivery in Liberal by 6 pm. Morning News distribution planned similarly.
After five rebuttal witnesses the state rests its case against Rebecca Bradley Rogers in the Farmers National Bank of Buda Texas robbery of 1926. The former University of Texas student is charged with stealing $1000.
The Indianapolis Flamingo, attempting a world endurance record, was forced to land at 6 20 am after fog caused navigation loss and fuel depletion. It had flown 78 hours 25 minutes when it touched down near Knightstown, 36 miles east of Indianapolis.
A major forest fire in Santa Paula Canyon, California, has caused damage estimated at 2 million dollars. About 500 firefighters are on the line battling the blaze as winds push the flames through the canyon.
Ya cob town in Clark County Washington survived a Monday forest fire after a change in wind direction. The sheriff's office reported the town, about 25 miles northeast of Vancouver, was saved from the blaze.
Estacada Oregon occupants faced two days of danger as wildfires roared down the Clackamas River Valley but officials said the town was believed safe on September 17.
From Portland to a 250 mile radius heavy smoke from forest fires spreads over towns and forests. The foglike haze reduces visibility and threatens commerce, river traffic on the Willamette, and daily life as fires ravage the region.
The Tri-State Fair Grounds will sell five hundred parking spaces at 3 dollars each. Spaces allow all-day parking during the fair with night access. Special officers guard restricted zones and spaces may be reserved at the fair office on Polk Street.
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