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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1935
Page
9
Washington reports say recovery lag persists and funds from the 4.88 billion works relief program are ready to spend. The piece notes three New Deal slumps since 1933, with intermittent gains and declines, and suggests relief spending may quicken in spring though some expect a longer downturn into autumn.
Paris reports France and Russia drafting a security pact without Germany while Laval and Potemkine meet. Berlin notes rising Britain Russia ties as Eden and Litvinov discuss peace. Rome declares Italy’s 1914 class mobilized, total army exceeds 600000 with 1913 and 1911 cohorts. Berlin denies 550000 youths enlistment claim as false.
Relief leaders push Congress to pass a 4.88 billion federal work relief package while 880 million earmarked stays ready. April request sits at 167 million, with daily relief costs above five million. Officials insist no one will go hungry, noting remaining March funds and state reserves. Snow buries transport in Algiers.
Storms yesterday killed four in Mississippi and two in Texas with eight injured in this state. Mississippi victims include Walter Benson and Dewey Hall, Agnes Baggett, and a Newton area infant. Texas victims include Petra Espinosa of Deepwater and Isaac Jones in Houston. Widespread property damage reported in Houston, Richmond, Sugarland, Huntsville, Conroe and nearby towns.
A list of active American prelates includes Archbishop Robert E. Lucey of Amarillo and auxiliary Bishops William O'Brien and Raymond A. Kearney. Other named bishops are Moses Kiley of Trenton, Francis P. Keough of Providence, Stephen J. Donahue of New York, Elmer J. Ritter of Indianapolis, Gerald T. Bergan of Des Moines, Maurice F. McAuliffe of Hartford, James E. Cassidy of Fall River, Joseph F. Rummel of New Orleans, and William M. Griffin of La Crosse.
President Roosevelt began work on an incoming pile of mail and Washington business as he anticipated receiving the $490,000,000 record peace time army appropriation bill. The April 1 dispatch from Miami notes the administration’s focus on securing funds for defense.
H. E. B. McDowell, about 37, a Santa Fe fireman from Waynoka Oklahoma, was found dead at 6:30 this morning in his Amarillo hotel room after come here for eye treatment. An inquest by Justice C. W. Carder ruled death from acute alcoholism. Mrs. McDowell to arrive from Waynoka this afternoon. body at Griges & Sons Chapel.
In two weeks Mr. Watkins will give about 40 talks to civic groups churches schools and labor bodies. He opened with St Marys Academy and will broadcast on KGRS at 6 45 pm then speak at Hanson Post American Legion at 8 pm He urged building a civic spirit for growth and invited groups to schedule his appearances by calling Norris Ewing or the chamber of commerce.
Vera Fedoroffa wife of a Red Army officer claimed a new women's parachute record after leaping 6 350 meters 20 853 feet from an airplane near Leningrad without oxygen. She reportedly remained in the air 22 minutes after leaving the plane.
The Nourmahal yacht with the President aboard anchored off Crooked Island as the Farragut escorted nearby. All hands went ashore to Sandy Beach for sun bath and swim, following a pending action on the $4.88 billion work relief measure in Congress.
A packed audience laughed through a parody laden program as Rigoletto and Salome were reimagined. Lily Pons and Lauritz Melchior performed a gravity defying skit while Wagner, Aida and Pagliacci received surreal, satirical twists. Emanuel List closed with a standing ovation for Gatti and List in a final Old Lang Syne tribute.
An old health ad touts Blue Star Ointment as a treatment for itch rash tetter ringworm and eczema. It claims the medicine melts in fast and kills the itch with a money back guarantee if the first tar fails.
Mayor Rogers lauded Commissioner H Ernest Smith for helping Amarillo cut city debt, reduce valuations by 20 to 26 percent, and stabilize finances after a 175000 overdraft. He noted tax relief lowered revenue but allowed bond markets to improve. he vows to run for mayor again if Smith agrees to serve as commissioner.
A Shreveport area reader endorses Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a tonic for monthly pains and heat flashes. Susie Hamilton of 1636 Walnut St reports cramps headaches and feminine weakness improved, with use for her daughters during development. New tablets cost 50 cents and liquid form $1.00.
A speaker assures Amarillo citizens that he has honestly served as a city official and will continue to do so for the next two years, adding that Mr. Smith has acted with the same dedication and integrity in his own public duties.
The Luxembourg cabinet announced a 10 percent devaluation of the Luxembourg franc effective tomorrow after a secret session. The government ordered the Bourse and all banks closed today and tomorrow and kept the Belgo Luxembourg economic union in place for the present.
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