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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1930
Page
2
The column discusses wage pressures in the Panhandle, noting many retailers and millers fear price cuts would force wage reductions. It praises Wilbur Hawk’s leadership of the Tri-State Fair, mentions Henry Ansley visiting, and highlights a new book about A. D. Payne. It also covers bakers’ costs, labor costs, and arguments against wage cuts, arguing such cuts would worsen purchasing power and trigger unrest.
In Amarillo a mix of opinions on wages and business plaques a mild winter sign and hunter notes. Walter Crossett offers rewards for missing dogs near town as Tack offers extra rewards. Lost Boston terrier Happy and a billfold belonging to E C Armstrong of Happy Texas trigger search efforts with rewards. Rain and Tri-State Fair attendance visibility loom over week.
The Merchants' Building hosts a free nursery and rest room with extended hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and a comfort station from 6 to 10 p.m. Miss Alice Mulkey oversees the Girl Scouts who run the nursery at no charge, with two leaders on duty. N. S. Griggs and Sons donate the ambulance and Girl Scouts tent. Radio WDAG will broadcast a police siren for emergencies, and the city funds sprinkling of driveways to enhance safety amid a south wind.
Dear Tack I have noticed you have helped others to find work and thought to ask for assistance. This brief note appears to be a personalized job inquiry submitted to Tack Letters on page 13.
Amarillo hosts a galaxy of exhibits with every division one third larger than prior fairs. A new $22 000 auto show building and improved grounds dazzle, while the midway drew crowds bigger than the Morris and Castle shows. The Anvil Park rodeo gathers 120 contestants as a world class feature this week. Radio WDAG and KGRS broadcast tours and programs from the fairgrounds as Panhandle communities visit by car or train.
Funeral services for Samuel M Jolly 41 a well known carpenter and builder who died Saturday night in a local hospital will be held at 2 oclock Tuesday afternoon in the Griggs funeral chapel with the Rev Robert Jones pastor of the Church of Christ officiating Interment will be in Liano cemetery
Loren Mendels and R B Reinhart failed to regain the world endur ance air record as a single engine problem in the refueling ship halted the second contact of the flight at dawn in Los Angeles.
Miss Itha E. Bird bedridden for nearly three years and her sister Mrs. Laura Lindsey of Abilene flew from Abilene with faith in healing to Houston seeking aid from Rev. Raymond Richey. They traveled aboard the Lin ton-Detroiter plane piloted by Fulcher Armstrong of Wichita Falls.
A violent spree unfolds as Calvin Ahitaker is arrested after a crowd witnesses a shooting on Carthage street. Lone farmer Will Lowe is gunned down in Limestone County in a bale dispute, later followed by Sam Knight’s suicide as a posse closes in. Police officer E D Fitzgerald dies in Houston after a bandit attack. Domestic quarrels in Houston claim Ona Mae Parker and others. multiple fatal car wrecks occur near Fort Worth and Dallas. Seventeen injured in auto accidents and a burning death near Rockwall.
Deaf Smith and adjoining counties enter strong Jersey herds in the county premium competition with entries from Lubbock Hale Henderson and Hartley to Panhandle towns. The beef show aims to top past exhibitions with 5000 in premiums, Herefords from Colorado and Kansas, and judging by Prof. B A Anderson.
The column riffs on Einstein's non Euclidean space paradoxes and a satirical will by T M Zink of Iowa that would fund a library barred to women. It notes Ruth Pratt's congressional bid and Gandhi's hand loom strategy, framing political wit and global issues with sharp editorial voice.
Burial services for J. F. Butcher a road contractor who died Sunday morning in a Amarillo hospital will be held in Ladoga Ind old home of Mr. Butcher It was announced by N Griggs Son who Tuesday morning will forward the body to Indiana Mr Butcher was single The only surviving relative is sister Mrs George Harris Ladoga Ind For several weeks Mr Butcher had been a patient in a hospital here Previous to his illness he was employed on road work near Pampa and Big Spring
Funeral services for Winifred Walker infant daughter of Mr and Mrs A L Walker of 800 Adams Street were held at Griggs funeral chapel at 1 30 PM Monday. Interment followed at Llano cemetery.
No burglaries were reported in Amarillo over the weekend, announced Monday at police headquarters. Arrests Saturday night and Sunday filled the docket of the corporation court for the usual blue Monday session. Exhibitors from Panhandle towns and regional clubs participate in calf and swine shows, with strong entries across the sw ord department and Tri-State Poultry Show judging to begin Tuesday.
Two women were arrested in Borger on Sunday by Deputy Sheriff Red Burton and held for investigation tied to crimes linked to Hub Stanley and his associates across Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas. One woman claimed to be Miss Collie Stanley and the other Mary Anderson, believed to be Hub Stanley’s wife and sister respectively. Pictures of Hub and his father and letters to Hub and Mrs H A Stanley were found. Amarillo Police Chief W R McDowell was en route to identify the women and probe their link to the Fort Worth torch murder of Roy Hawthorne.
The tax board will continue protest hearings for several days after a four week review of owner appeals. A historic effort aims to add every motor car to the tax roll, with over 260000 dollars in assessed value likely to be added. Notices were sent ten days prior to hearings for any increases or first time inclusions.
The Reform Jewish congregation of Amarillo will mark the new year with services at Temple B Nai Israel tonight at 8 in the basement. Sid Braunig will lead, assisted by B Abramson. A second service is set for 10 Tuesday morning at the temple. all members urged to attend.
Midland Life Insurance held an agency conference in the city to instruct local agents on October plans during policy holders month. Superintendent J. W. Cortner of Kansas City attended the weekend meeting.
Market notes from Kansas City show slow to fair hog and cattle bids with varying price levels for weights and classes, calf trading, and sheep figures. Fort Worth reports hog and cattle movement with mixed gains and declines across grades. New York cotton opens steady to lower amid liquidation and Southern selling. early potato data begins but is incomplete.
A speaker named Expee One speaks of faith, trust, and endurance after tragedy, but his kindly remarks offer no comfort to a troubled mind. The poem contrasts his sorrow-free life with the speaker’s ongoing doubt and struggle to find assurance.
New York stock letter notes resumption of selling driven by short interest as markets fall early. Many leading issues drop 2 points, including American Telephone, International Telephone, U S Steel, Bethlehem Steel and Westinghouse Electric with broad weakness in steels and utilities. Call money steadies near 2 percent.
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