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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1929
Page
2
A humorous verse notes a tree blocking a golf ball near the green. The speaker mocks a guard who cannot avoid the tree, implying folly in aiming for the obstacle rather than the hole. A 1929 Edgar A. Guest copyright reflects a light golfing whim.
In Los Angeles authorities expect the Lois Pantages trial to go to a jury today after final addresses by defense attorney W S Gilbert and Max Stever. The state accuses Mrs Pantages of intoxication and second degree murder in the death of Japanese gardener Juro Rokumoto in a vehicle collision.
The Panhandle fair opens Old Settlers Day with a morning program in the pavilion featuring band music and talks by local leaders. Highlights include a talk by W H Patrick of Clarendon, remarks by J D Paul, and a session on Panhandle history and navigation. Membership info and a medallion badge are offered.
Otis Rogers expressed pleasure at Georgetown district court’s dismissal of the arson charge against his wife Rebecca Bradley Rogers. The 1926 case involved a Round Rock building fire alleged to distract locals so Becky could rob a bank, with Otis hoping for a brighter future.
Mrs. James M Wise of Amarillo Texas asks for help finding her thoroughbred pit bull named Jerry. The reddish tan dog with white markings broke his chain last Friday and is missing. A $2 reward is offered for Jerry's return.
A local voice denounces a proposed 200000 bond for Amarillo water expansion citing ample current capacity and drought fears. The speaker accuses the city commission of rushing the vote, warns against overbuilding, and calls for an intelligent plan to reassess the water system amid ongoing public dispute.
A speaker defends Borger as full of good citizens while noting possible crime but urges cooperation with lawful residents. He cites Amarillo and warns about airplanes flying low, claiming a federal rule bans city overflights under 1,000 feet, fearing a fatal accident in a resident’s yard.
Citizens call for a broad panel of leading water engineers to assess the new plan without bias. They urge securing all available information and figures from independent sources to inform the selection.
Citizens debate the Word ranch water plant. Critics argue the plant may be a loss and warn a new bond would worsen divides, while supporters pin hopes on progress and a united city. The letter stresses the need for careful study before rushing any bond election.
An Amarillo ad notes a $20 weekly job for a nimble fingered man to work as a chicken picker at Central Produce, 313 Van Buren street. It also mentions dog offers from Mrs. T. A. Hassler, two pups at 1800 or 1300 Pierce Street, plus a hatbox lost between Amarillo and Pueblo with babies' clothes and a $5 extra reward from Old Tack.
Hanson Post of the American Legion runs the official information booth at the Tri State Fair and sponsors a registration for ex service men. A name drawn Saturday night from the week’s registrants will win a regulation army rifle, Adjutant Floyd L. Sloan says. Registration is free and all ex-service men are urged to register.
An unidentified man described as an alleged rum runner was killed in a running gun battle with Deputy Sheriffs James Moore and Walter A. Reinder in Seattle. His companion C Cast, 31, said he did not know the dead man’s name. Officers found sixteen sacks of liquor in the men's motor car.
A reader from a Texas region where bluebonnets are native suggests inoculated soil may be needed for growth and seed germination in this area. The note asks Tack for guidance and cites Prof. T. KE. Lee of Georgetown High School as a leading authority on propagation.
Driller Mr. Muncy discusses wells near Amarillo North of the Country Club producing 500 gallons per minute. He cites two government wells at the helium plant. one could yield 800 gallons per minute or about a million daily. He notes five tests at the Word site and less water sand there than near Amarillo.
The management of the machines testified that drug store owners were told not to redeem tokens for money or merchandise and that tokens had no value except to reinsert. District Attorney Thomerson and Judge Bishop argued the machines stimulated gambling and violated the law. Likely seizures of other machines follow. Three drug store employees were arrested for redeeming tokens as cash and for operating a gaming device.
United Press reports that Frank Alexander, a farmer, was shot dead at the home of Clyde Jenkins in Mt. Pleasant Texas after Alexander threatened to kill his wife. Jenkins said he rose from a sick bed to intervene but Alexander grappled with his wife and Jenkins fired, killing him instantly.
The body of Bert Charles Washam a 35 year old World War veteran who died at a local hospital was sent to Hedley this morning by the Blackburn Mortuary Burial will be in Hedley He is survived by his wife a daughter Billie Gene four brothers and three sisters Mrs Jessie Jones Mrs Kate Johnson Mrs J C Bell Miss Winifred Washam Thomas Chandos and John Washam
Mrs I R Greathouse, pioneer New Mexico woman and mother of Mrs T M Caldwell, died in Salem North Carolina last Thursday. Her body will reach Clovis Missouri tonight for burial tomorrow. Her daughter Dorothy Greathouse, opera singer, appeared in Amarillo last year and operates a studio in Wichita Falls.
Kalamazoo Michigan firm news reports Eu gene Burgess 53 hanged himself in his county jail cell at 4 30 am. He and his wife Pearl faced murder charges in the death of 83 year old Mrs Etta L Fairchild and were to stand trial within two weeks.
Unconfirmed reports from Bucharest say Captain Serditch a special courier from the Queen of Jugoslavia to Queen Marie of Roumania was assassinated at Banat amid war era tensions.
District Attorney John A. Holmes and eight others left for Amarillo to testify in Federal district court in liquor cases. The Rangers spent the night in conference with authorities.
No Texas Rangers testified by noon in federal court and no Borger liquor cases appeared in the morning. The four rangers who left Borger for Amarillo had not arrived by noon. Special prosecutor Clem Calhoun was in Amarillo briefly yesterday, with no report of conferences here.
Special investigator Clem Calhoun with Ranger Captain Tom Hickman and Sergeant J. B. Wheatley returned from Amarillo and Pampa. They found their questioning of potential witnesses fruitless. Rangers prepared liquor case testimony from July raids that led to 12 men and two women being arrested. critical data Holmes had collected was still missing.
Four Texas Rangers join nine others to probe the assassination of Prosecuting Attorney John A. Holmes in Borger. Sheriff Owenby challenges Capt. Hamer amid a bitter local rift as rangers sweep pool halls and honky tonks for leads among oil-field workers.
Bryce Collins a 69 year old longtime newspaper man died after a long illness. Born in Mount Vernon on September 27 1860 he began as an apprentice printer and writer in Sulphur Springs. He edited the Sulphur Springs Vindicator for nine years and with his wife published the Enterprise at Petty for fourteen years. He later wrote a column for the McKinney Courier Gazette and the Paris News.
Johnny Brown pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and testified he was so drunk he did not know if he was driving. Judge Henry Bishop withdrew the plea and entered a not guilty verdict as witnesses could not positively identify him.
Mrs Parker of 211 Prospect Street reports her black police dog missing since September 10. She offers a generous reward, provides two contact numbers, and asks for assistance to locate the animal with its distinctive tan feet and grey breast.
A Lubbock Texas note asks readers to help a hardworking man with a job. He is experienced, has good references, and a small family. Contact via General Delivery or letters.
Beatrice Rodriguez alias Beatrice Miller of Borger was acquitted on narcotics purchase charges as the district court found no jurisdictional proof. New morphine transportation charges were expected to be filed later. Pampa druggist Carl G Harris pleaded guilty to Jamaica ginger sales and was fined 500 dollars. The morning also covered Dyer Act testimony involving Allen Braidfoot and Robert Harrison of Birmingham with Braidfoot pleading not guilty and Harrison pleading guilty.
Hogs 8,500 head, 240 lb down 10 to 15 cents. top 10.60 on 200-215 lb hogs. Cattle 18,500 with calves 2,500. slaughter steers 1400-1500 lbs 11.75 to 14.716.80. 1100-1300 lbs 11.75 to 15.50. fed yearlings 12.00 to 15.50. heifers 11.25 to 14.75. cows 7.75 to 10.75. vealers 9.00. Stocker and feeder steers 5.50. Sheep 13,000 lambs strong to 19 cents higher. lambs 12.25 to 13.85. ewes 4.00 to 5.25.
Fort Worth market totals show hogs at 1,100 head down 15 to 25 cents for rail, trucks steady to 30 cents lower with rail top at 10.45 and truck top at 10.00. Bulk 180 to 225 pound rail hogs at 10.00 to 10.25, better 180 to 230 pound struck hogs at 9.40 to 9.60, and packing sows at 7.50 to 7.75. Cattle and calves: 2,600 and 1,200 respectively, with slaughter steers up to 11.50, cows 6.25 to 7.00, yearlings up to 14.00, steer yearlings at 9.15, heavy slaughter calves 10.26 and under. Sheep: 400 head steady, yearlings at 9.50.
Hogs totaling 18,000 head eased 16 to 25 cents with 170 to 250 pounders around 200 pounds at 11.15. Sows bulk packing around 8.75. Cattle 7,200 head calves 2,000 with steers from 18.50 to 214.00. Westerns 9.25 to 10.25, cows 7.25 to 8.25, wealers 17.25. Sheep 8,000 head lambs steady to strong while indications show sheep and throwouts steady.
Hogs 22 000 head with 10 to lbc lower and top at 11.20. Cattle 7 000 with calves 2 000. steers up 60 to 100 cents, slaughter steers 16.25 to 18.25, fed yearlings 13.50 to 16.25, cows 9.00 to 11.75, vealers 15.75 to 18.00, stocker steers 10.75 to 12.25. Sheep 17 000, lambs 12.75 to 18.90, ewes 4.00 to 5.50.
Cotton opened steady with gains of 12 to 18 points as active months rose 17 to 21 points on covering and trade buying. Dec offered up to 18.78 and Mar to 19.05 before hedging pressure and southern realizing trimmed 5 to 6 points by midmorning.
The New Orleans cotton market opened firm with Liverpool gains of 20 to 27 points after the census bureau revised base totals by 300,000. October and December futures traded lower on hedge selling and profit taking, with near months pressured ahead of October deliveries. A late rally occurred on storm warnings as prices hovered above session lows.
Chicago wheat prices fall after reports of improving Argentina prospects and large U.S. arrivals. Corn and oats slip. butter and eggs hold steady. Poultry markets update with fowls unchanged.
Irregularities in price movement appeared at the open with an overall upward trend. Early leaders included Standard Oil of New Jersey Radio International Telephone American Can and Radio-Keith-Orpheum while Packard Motors jumped and Chrysler slipped. General Electric slid and other names saw modest advances and declines. Endman Kodak bought heavily and several large issues rose to new highs while a few weakened at the start.
Edwin Morley a Amarillo grocer at 1408 East Third Street endorses Orgatone after his wife’s twelve year battle with indigestion gas headaches and nerve pain. He claims her condition improved after weeks of use with better appetite sleep and energy. The product is marketed as a genuine scientific treatment sold by Fox Drug Co. in Amarillo.
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