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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1930
Page
2
All city and rural schools, many city offices, and a few stores will close Monday for the Tri State Exposition opening day named Amarillo Day. The move shifts Amarillo Day to Monday to boost attendance and ease workweek start, with boosters and chamber of commerce planning to set a record first day attendance.
Delegates discussed water meter management including payment plans for down payments and installments, meter repairs paid by consumers, and the importance of keeping meters accessible. The program covered water works management, equipment, and regulatory practices with social events and round-table sessions attracting attendees from several states.
An appeal from Mrs Hoover of Amarillo seeks help locating her son Robert Hoover, 15, last seen in Roswell. The notice, from Old Tack fersonally, offers a $50 reward for information leading to his safe return. Robert is described as tall, blonde, with a swollen right hand finger marked by powder and a gray hat.
A Bedouin was found shot dead in a banana grove on a Jewish colony’s land near Jerusalem. Jewish and Bedouin representatives signed a peace pact and elders embraced the dead man’s relatives. Payments totaling 675 dollars were agreed for the family. The feuding potential remains uncertain, while ethnological notes touch on Judea’s Bedouin roots.
Firemen report tickets for the first annual Firemen's Ball at the automobile building on fair grounds are selling fast. Joe Norman's Orchestra will headline with other attractions, aiming for record attendance to raise money for the firemen's fund. Admission is $1 for gentlemen. ladies free. A $125 diamond ring will be drawn as a prize. The event starts at 9 PM with ample free parking provided.
Three states will send 120 Hereford cattle to the beef cattle show at the Tri-State Exposition opening next Monday. Thirteen exhibitors from Colorado Kansas and Texas will compete with the herd, with D L McDonald supervising. A spring Hereford sale is planned by the Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association at a meeting next Wednesday.
The Amarillo American Legion Auxiliary held its election Tuesday night at the Legion home. Mrs. M. L. Fuller was chosen president with Mrs. T. M. Montgomery as first vice president and Mrs. Ira Barend as second vice president. Georgie Ferret became secretary treasurer and R D Chase chaplain with W. M. Benton as parliamentarian and Grady Thomas as sergeant at arms.
Potter County commissioners expect to advertise for bids on a $420 000 courthouse after plans are completed within about 19 days. Architects rush plans and bids for contracts must run at least 11 days before award.
A black driver crashed into a fire plug at Eighteenth and Washington during the night, overturning the car and heavily damaging the fireplug. Water flooded nearby streets. the driver was uninjured and fled from police.
The readable fragments show repeated phrases and nonsensical wording with no clear person, place, or event. No concrete details about a public notice, sports score, or obituary are present.
A seller writing from Dreamland Camp asks Tack for help selling a group of German Roller birds before returning to Kansas. He offers a pure yellow hen marked singer a breeding cage two young singers with or without cages and seeks a reply by Thursday.
A Payne Insurance talk addresses a life policy dispute where the company has filed suit to cancel coverage. The speaker urges fairness to both sides and cautions against condemning individuals or firms before trial. The date August 6, 1020 appears in reference to the policy.
Five taxi companies ask to operate without meters citing passenger assurance. Joe V Moore appears for the group as the commission considers an ordinance amendment. mayor notes meters are a key safeguard and a brief will be filed next Tuesday. Park bonds for 150000 were awarded to Brown Crummer. 25000 fee cited. traffic lights recommended near schools. Weymouth flood damage claim denied. city ordinances set assessments for several street portions.
The Shamrock parted her main halyard and the Enterprise led the fleet toward the 15 mile mark as the Erin and Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock escorted the disabled yacht back. Officials could not confirm if racing would resume tomorrow.
Oklahoma City on September 17 reports a long endurance flight piloted by Bennett Griffin and Reg Hant, local aviators. The aircraft completed three hours aloft at 10 40 a m with refueling contact and a well functioning motor.
Southwestern Public Service Co submits a revised rate schedule to Amarillo officials aiming for a new franchise and city contracts. Mayor asks for concrete savings figures. company says a detailed impact report can be prepared but will take time.
The city commission accepted a comprehensive audit by H. V. Robertson & Company of Amarillo showing the company’s five year business growth, a 421,043.42 net profit for last year, and total investment of 5,792,745. The report notes no rate schedule recommendations and highlights a 400 percent rise in business since 1924 with detailed asset breakdowns and a December 1929 property value of 1,590,063.37.
Mrs Joe J Mickle Jr daughter of Mr and Mrs F P Works 1918 Tyler Street and her two daughters Maida and Margaret of Kobe Japan arrived for an extended visit with her parents She will also visit her husband's parents in Eastland Texas Mr Mickle worked nine years in the Kwansei Gakuin University commercial department in Kobe He formerly lived in Amarillo Mrs Mickle is the twin sister of Lieut Maurice M Works who recently died in Honolulu with the United States Aviation Service.
Amarillo opens Pinkney Packing Company plant with renovation and new machinery. It will begin receiving cattle and veal Thursday and purchase swine by October 15. The eight acre pens, new smoke houses and a sausage kitchen aim to create a year round cash market, boosting Panhandle dry lot feeders. President R R Pinkney expects the plant to stimulate local cattle and hog trade and Panhandle dry lot feeding.
The Wisconsin primary saw Philip F. La Follette sweep the state in a fight for the Republican nomination, defeating Governor Walter Kohler. The result signals a restored La Follette machine and a potential long-term dynasty. Delaware Democrats back Bayard as their senatorial candidate despite anti prohibition tensions. Connecticut Republicans nominate Ernest Rogers for governor with a platform seeking modification and possible repeal measures.
District criminal court week clears docket as juries are dismissed. Judge A. J. Fires returns to Childress after swapping benches with Judge Henry Bishop for the week. The grand jury continues deliberations with no report expected until Judge Bishop’s return.
Markets from Kansas City Chicago and Fort Worth show hog and cattle prices mostly lower or weak, with various weight classes and stockers affected. Reading lists include hogs at top around 10.45 in Kansas City and 11.00 in Chicago, cattle declines and mixed calf values, and regional quotes from Fort Worth.
The page blends Edgar A. Guest verse reflecting on past customs with livestock sales data from St. Louis and East St. Louis markets. It also reports Chicago grain and New York cotton trends, along with New Orleans cotton, Liverpool spot pricing, potato and butter markets, poultry, and a New York stock letter, all dated Sept. 17.
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