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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1930
Page
2
A rural town gossip and reader notes cover curious questions from a butcher in Scotland on the missing link and a stranger asking about a criminal lawyer. Jokes about hay fever cures, theater reviews, and anecdotes about John D. Rockefeller mix with a honey and lemon juice diet trend sweeping the country.
About 250 property owners in Amarillo signaled intent to protest assessments set by the board after a weeks long review. A smaller number have appeared in person at the city hall tax collector’s office during the fourth day of hearings, with many leaving without an audience while others accept their turn notices or explanations from assistant tax collector Maude McClong. Board members Sam Seay Chester Adams and M. T. ON oversee the protests.
A district court minutes entry records a judgment for Bill and Tom Durham and the National Bank of Commerce in a 15000 dollar suit brought by E R Biggs over a stamp vending machine venture. Jury verdict delivered after Biggs claimed fraud and misrepresentation, while the Durhams testified the deal was in good faith and Biggs knew the project plans.
In Reno reports, Clara Bow and her companion Rex Bell were seen at a Cuameya gambling resort where Bow allegedly played for 50 cent pieces, misvalued as $100, prompting the manager to quip she is crazy. The casino seeks four bounced checks and a Hollywood bank has recovered them, while staff joke about postcard copies.
The sheriff’s department seized a substantial liquor haul last night in a raid in the north part of the city. A. W. Arvil alias A. W. Bunch was held on $1,500 bond for violating liquor laws. The list includes thirteen pints of American, two pints of Waterfill and Frazier, gin, and multiple jars of corn whiskey and alcohol.
Raymond Willis was arrested by the sheriff on a charge of driving while intoxicated and held in the county jail awaiting a $1,000 bond.
A Amarillo reader vents against Mexican and foreign labor in a column letter. He claims immigration laws could halt influx, decries low wages and railroad labor, and cites 8 million foreigners and 6 million unemployed citizens as proof of a crisis. He asserts most workers are noncitizens and urges action.
Gov. R. C. Dillon of New Mexico arrives Friday noon with staff for the Tri-State Fair visit. He will be escorted along Polk Street by the Amarillo High School band to a luncheon at the Herring Hotel, then tour the fairgrounds and Strand rodeo. Friday night he joins the Chamber of Commerce and Tri-State Fair Association at Ernie Young's revue. The Chamber staff includes Mayor Ernest C. Thompson and W. E. Herring among others.
Willow Hill, Thomasville, Ga. A 20 year old black convict Willie Kirkland was lynched by a mob of 50 to 75 men after a girl identified him as the attacker. He was seized from jail and hanged in Magnolia Gardens then left on the courthouse lawn. Officials doubted the identification as he had not left the convict camp.
A fire death in Alma Ark is linked to an alleged killing near Van Buren. Stanley claims he only punched Hawthorne and aided him before others attacked with a hammer. Hawthorne died and was burned in a pasture near Lake Worth after the men wrapped him in a blanket.
Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte in the plane Question Mark departed Salt Lake City at 8 49 a m for Boise Idaho for a luncheon stop en route to Seattle, signaling the continuation of their transatlantic journey.
The 18 planes in the national air tour departed Kansas City headed for Springfield to make a scheduled lunch stop during today's leg of the event.
The will of James Henry Hobson, 61, mining engineer and adventurer, leaves a $200 endowment to the Fresh Air Fund for Life Magazine to promote urban health among children. The rest of his estate goes to three children in Tacoma, Washington.
A state health officer urges funding a full time health unit for Amarillo and Potter County. The proposal lists a one year budget of 45000 with 5000 from the state and Rockefeller Foundation plus 12000 from the county, 7500 from the school district and at least 20000 from the city if needed.
A crudely written note and belongings found in a car suggest Hankins died violently after a hijacking in Hobbs New Mexico. Missing man’s wife says he may have been deranged by a head blow and financial strain as he sought work to support five children. His wife and children have stayed with Hawkins’ mother in Levelland since his disappearance.
The Panhandle Auto Club notes good roads from Amarillo to Fort Worth via Wichita Falls and U S routes 66 370 and 85 to Oklahoma City Roswell Tucumcari Higginson Clayton Borger Lubbock and other points. The club headquarters are in the Chamber of Commerce.
Jerry C. South, Washington attorney and former chief clerk of the House from 1911 to 1915, died at his home of heart disease. He was born in Arkansas 63 years ago and practiced law there before moving to Washington.
Ernie Young and his troupe headline a fresh vaudeville bill with new chorus and dance acts, featuring Amarillo musicians and a Wally Brown directed orchestra. A spectacular fireworks finale closes each show, and Friday hosts a lavish public wedding with elaborate costumes. Tickets run 50, 75 cents, and 1 dollar.
The piece notes how a blacksmith teamed with Carnegie and Phipps to prosper in steel, praising Phipps for business genius and a willingness to work long hours. It contrasts Russian wheat claims with U S markets and laments price manipulation in Europe while highlighting American oil competition and Dutch gas pricing.
Market summaries from Kansas City Chicago and Fort Worth show hog receipts around 6000 in Kansas City steady to higher with top hogs near 9.90 while cattle and veals vary by weight class. Chicago lists steady to strong hog prices with steers 600 900 pounds about 11 00 to 18 00 and lambs weaker. Fort Worth reports hogs steady to 20 cents lower and cattle and calves broadly steady with grass slaughter steers around 1 75 and fat cows up to 5 60.
A fragmented poem about Little Miss Janet showing iodine painted skin and battle scars from a summer of mishaps and bravado, juxtaposed with disjointed market blurbs and agricultural notes from 1930. The piece blends whimsy with clipped, era-specific financial and farm reports.
A dredging at Knollwood Country Club unearthed references to historic golf balls Verdon Flyer Henry Tucker's Defiance and Musselburgh. The discoverers noted these familiar names among the pond’s relics, linking them to the old Gutty affair from the last century.
Tulsa's flying fraternity adds two new caterpillar club candidates after parachuting from a blazing plane east of the city. H. B. Christensen,Garland airport chief pilot, and M. G. McCullough, Safe Way Lines mate, escaped with parachutes. Christensen cites a broken gasoline line as cause amid a report on his Arkansas legislature service and University of Arkansas trusteeship.
Detective Sergeant Kane of Washington testifies against dial telephones while escorting ex prisoner Dave Perry. Kane attempted a call in a booth but could not operate the dial, freeing Perry and canceling a wagon request. Kane remained unalterably opposed to dial phones.
An advertisement urges older adults to monitor bowel health to prevent constipation and touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative for all ages. It claims the product clears coated tongues, headaches, and fatigue without dietary changes and never causes griping.
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