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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1930
Page
2
Under the city engineering department the gravel street topping project proceeds after leasing Panhandle Asphalt Company's plant. Mayor Ernest C. Thompson reports universal approval as about 140 blocks are slated to be surfaced this season. The city will maintain all paved streets at no cost to property owners, addressing prior dust and hole problems.
A mixed bag of arts valuation conjecture and crime rumors fills a page. Rubens paintings are debated for value while a Tribune reporter condemns a jailbreak, drug trafficking, and gang ties. Russian officials are implicated in counter revolution suspicions as fires flare.
The steam schooner South Coast vanished off Cape Blanco and rescue crews combed 30 miles south in search for clues. Seamen theorize grounding on Rogue River reefs in fog. wreckage reportedly washing ashore from Cape Sebastian to Crescent City. Two life boats remain missing, raising slim hopes for the crew.
Captain A Roberts of the Christian Army Rescue Mission at 203 South Buchanan Street appeals for 300 bushels of string beans in good condition and old clothes to aid needy families. Call 8767 or 767 to arrange pickup or drop-off.
In Pittsburgh on September 2 Joseph Cue and Charles Matthews formed a glad hand committee. They began shaking hands and continued for 383 hours until a physician advised them to stop. The stunt was staged as a social or business club event.
E. N. Stanley city engineer who pushed the structure to completion on schedule will offer an engineer's appreciation to W. W. Kelley chief engineer for the Santa Fe. Wilbur C. Hawk Tri-State Fair Association president and News-Globe GM will give the public appreciation. Vernon will unveil the bronze tablet and H. Ernest Smith will sever a silken cord as the first car passes through.
One bandit is killed after robbing a Winterset bank as public opinion in Iowa shifts toward shoot-to-kill enforcement. The Des Moines Register and Tribune offer a $500 reward to the first person who shoots a bandit in the act. Vigilante groups, once effective in stamping out bank robberies, are being revived to confront the renewed menace.
Pickett notes a $425,870 wets advantage versus $0,622 for drys and says the drys anticipated shifts since the Hoover landslide could not be fully sustained. He argues a 20 vote House decrease does not reflect a real change in sentiment.
A search for a second knife continued after Volmer Tinney and Elmer Butler, both convicts, killed each other in a bunk house affray at the Ferguson state prison farm. Prison Manager Lee Simmons said the men used large home made dirks fashioned from scrap metal. Only one knife was found after the fight.
United Press reports the Texas highway department approved road maintenance for 250 miles across 20 counties after the highway commissioners met. Allocations include 7500 dollars for Potter County on Highway 146, 4000 for Sabine River bridge painting on Highway 5, plus 47000 on Highway 87 from Neches river to Highway 124 and other sums for Galveston, Harrison, Fannin, Hastland, Winkler counties and Highway 1 surveys.
A jury found J. B. Wise suffered an unavoidable injury during capi tol Hotel construction while employed by W. G. Street. Damages of 14000 were denied. The jury later corrected a note concerning contributory negligence. Wise eye damage was estimated at 1000, but Street was not held liable.
Midland county cattlemen state they will not seek reduced freight rates or government aid. They report sufficient rainfall has improved crops and grass, and that the Beetion area is not suffering from the recent drought.
Two railroad groups filed petitions with the Interstate Commerce Commission opposing the new grain and grain product rates set to take effect after October. Western lines had voiced opposition and southeastern routes and the Mississippi Valley carriers joined, arguing the cuts would reduce net earnings by about 14 million dollars annually, especially on traffic to New Orleans Mobile and Memphis.
Fire at the Jim Dysart dairy on Canyon Road started by an overheated gas sterilizer and spread to three small buildings, one with household goods. Employees forgot to switch off the heater. blaze discovered at 6:05 am Friday, firemen saved the Dysart home, no loss estimate yet.
Herbert Diggs was arrested at midnight and jailed on an assault with firearms charge for an alleged attack on J. E. Barnes owner of a Taylor Street sandwich shop. Barnes said Diggs flashed a gun and threatened to kill him after Diggs refused to use the back door. Diggs claimed to be a motor car salesman from Amarillo. police believe he may have come from Dumas. No gun was found.
The Tom Turner Bible Class dinner of Polk Street Methodist Church was moved from Monday evening to September 29 at 7 oclock in the church fellowship hall. S. R. Steele will preside as class president and W. Palmer will deliver the principal address. The program includes a quartet and readings.
The Panhandle Auto Club notes good roads on routes from Amarillo to Fort Worth via US 66 and 780, to Oklahoma City on US 66, to Roswell on US 266, to Tucumcari via US 66 and 5, to Higgins on US 60, to Clayton NM on US 8, to Borger’s oilfield highway, and to Lubbock on US 385.
Wesley Kornder was driving home to Yonkers when he encountered a locomotive on what he thought was a straight narrow road over Tarrytown heights. The train passed over his car and he was found in the bushes unhurt, astonished at his mistaken path.
Temple Robinson, Amarillo city forester and parks superintendent, reports record water use to combat widespread wilting of trees and shrubs due to rapid leaf evaporation. He urges deep cultivation and slow, abundant watering now to prevent future regret by property owners.
Mr. Mitchell describes a dangerous cross country trip with two men who forced him to travel from the mountains toward Albuquerque. They warned of cliff danger, showed a drop and coerced guidance, then released him in Durango with promises kept and a manhunt underway for his abductors.
The 24 year old aviator Ruth Alexander was killed in a crash near San Diego while en route from Vancouver to Newark. Her early career included a world's altitude record for women and a Vancouver to Agua Caliente nonstop flight. Her former husband Mac Alexander had filed for divorce in 1930, never acted on, amid questions about her later marriage to Elliott.
Court records show Ruth Alexander the aviatrix married June 21 to Robert A. Elliot in Yuma. Justice E A Freeman performed the ceremony with witness Sarah E. Badgely. the license lists Ruth L Blaney as her maiden name.
Ed Biggs sues Tom Durham Will N Durham and the National Bank of Commerce for 15000 alleging fraud in a stamp vending machine venture. The defendants counter that Biggs seeks the return of his investment after it failed to pay.
Abilene September 19 T W Middleton manager of a self-service store was held up by an unmasked gunman as he closed for the night. The bandit took about 20 dollars from Middleton while the cash register containing several hundred dollars remained untouched. Middleton later said he would start home Wednesday morning amid lingering tension from a past life in rough western times.
Former Amarillo attorney A. D. Payne who killed his wife by planting a bomb and then died by suicide while charged will have a book on sale in Amarillo Monday. The volume includes Payne’s jail diary, his explanation to his children, an interview with West Texas State Teachers College official J. L. Duffot, case history by crime journalist Harry Montgomery, and photographs. Proceeds go to Payne’s three orphaned children. Available at Tri-State Fair or Russell Stationery Company for $1. Advance orders are being taken.
A series of secret marriages among city hall workers is disclosed. Jessie Mae Andrews, secretary in the office of city building inspector A. W. Smalley, is set to wed Earl G. Atkinson on Friday night, following prior nuptials of Lela Krebs, Aleta Abbott, and Ida Mae Perkins.
C B Bowyer admitted to being the wanted man in San Antonio on impersonating a federal narcotic agent. He faced arraignment with a $5,000 bond set and remains in custody. Federal officer L E Kingman filed the fugitive warrant from San Antonio. Bowyer, arrested by Canyon police chief Frank Hicks, allegedly forged checks across Georgia to California.
Gov Dan Moody criticized the Shamrock American Legion Post during dedication ceremonies for a new Legion building in Shamrock. He warned that any attempt to violate the law while he governs would not be permitted in his term.
Market summary from Kansas City Fort Worth and Chicago shows hogs steady to firm with top sow prices around 7.75 to 9.10, cattle mixed with steers near 9.60 to 12.50 for 900-1500 lb goods, vealers around 6.50 to 10.60, and stockers and feeders varied. Fort Worth reports hogs up to 10.00 at times, cattle quotable steady to higher in spots, while Chicago notes a broad market with hogs 11.00 at peak and cattle generally steady to lower across weight classes.
A light verse musing on marriage dynamics between Jack and Mrs Spratt. The poet jokes about preferences for fat and lean, hospitality, and whether shared meals predict harmony or tension in married life. The piece notes that food choices mask deeper strains in domestic life.
Cotton markets opened steady to lower as selling orders from the south appeared. New October around 10.90, March near 11.83, while New Orleans and Liverpool quotes showed small declines amid hedging and light demand. Corn and wheat fell on weak quotas, potatoes and poultry posted varied gains, and U S Steel led a broad stock market decline before midday.
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