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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1932
Page
2
A sprawling letter from Amarillo rails at dandelions overtaking yards and argues citizens should work, while warning against idleness. It shifts to national politics criticizing the bonus bill and urging patriotic action, cautioning against inflationary finance and calls for fiscal restraint and self reliance.
The piece voices strong opposition to tariffs on oil and to a potential government seizure of railroads. It argues imports from Venezuela depress wages, rails should not be nationalized, and that a shift toward government control would be a historic misstep while criticizing perceived selfishness and political manipulation. It also notes a lost dog reward and shifting winds signaling unsettled weather.
The Lindbergh search expands as Major Schoeffel arrives in London from New Jersey with Scotland Yard helping. Officials probe Betty Gow’s nurse Mrs Taylor and other Lindbergh staff tied to English records while pilots on Cuttyhunk and a Lindbergh registry plane fuel theories of Jimmy O’Neill style visits.
Ten thousand people in Tulsa have lived on a charity ration since November at six cents per person per day. The Tulsa Medical Society reports their average health exceeds that of Tulsa’s 150,000 residents. Food includes skimmed milk powder costing under one cent a quart and considered nutritious.
Police Chief W R McDowell returns this afternoon from Vernon where he testified in motor car theft cases tied to an interstate ring. After Amarillo he will travel to C jan to face more theft charges in court.
A reader reports ducks laying soft shells resembling rubber. Other ducks eat the shells. Seeks advice on dietary deficiencies and remedies to prevent weak eggs within a week.
A subscriber asks Tack how to invest several hundred thousand dollars and seeks guidance on prudent management and safety for a large inheritance. The letter focuses on financial caution and sensible allocation.
Nelson Jr runs against W 8 Curlee in a real estate scene as San Angelo voters face tax and salary cuts. Mayor Brown F Lee unopposed. commissioners and incumbents compete in Place Nos 1 and 2. Plainview and Vernon report heavy tickets with multiple candidates. Friona and Hereford also vote with three tickets in each.
County officials discussed 10 percent salary cuts and a donation plan to fund the general county fund to curb deficits and avoid raising valuations. No employee salaries would fall below 100 dollars monthly, with many stakeholders present and others absent due to travel.
Fort Worth physician Dr Charles H Harris of the Harris clinic will speak Thursday at 745 pm in McKinley auditorium on controlling cancer. The free public lecture will feature motion picture reels of clinical processes and is sponsored by the American Association for the Control of Cancer via the American Medical Association. Similar programs are being held across Texas.
An old ad touts Gray's Ointment as a fast healer for sores and swelling. It promises to stop pain draw out poison prevent infection spread and to be safe and sure with a history dating to 1620 and a 20c price note.
About 200 Shriners and supporters led by Guy A. Carlander prepared to board the Santa Fe special at 3 30 pm for a Canadian trip. They planned a parade with the Canadian band and Shrine, with Dr Rue P Parcells and his Black Mask Players staging a comedy drama as the finale to the evening. Leslie Nurnie led a vaudeville program, and the group returns home around 1 am the next morning.
Funeral services for P C Saunders aged 69 will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at the Church of Christ with Rev S E Templeton and the pastor Rev Robert C Jones officiating. Interment follows at Llano Cemetery under N S Griggs & Sons. Survivors include his widow Ida and eight children.
A Montgomery Ward & Company party led by C L Ettelson J R Denney M J Robinson and P E Roberts left Amarillo after a brief stay at the 1017 Polk Street store. They noted a definite upward business trend in the Southwest especially its northwest Texas region and predicted continued growth for Amarillo and surrounding trade area.
Local contest invites boys and girls 15 and under to assemble a six strip Tarzan scrapbook from Globe comic pages. Judges value neatness and originality. Prizes include $2.50 gold and theater tickets. entries due by Friday night to the Movie Editor at The Globe.
Grain prices for wheat, Milo, oats, and barley listed with bid ranges. Kansas City livestock prices show cattle, calves, hogs and sheep trading mixed, with top steers and lambs noted. New York stock letter reports a fifth straight session of new low territory with weak leadership, Santa Fe dividend news weighing on markets.
The Globe-News invites housewives to attend a cooking school with no charge or sales pressure. Prizes will be donated by merchants including Great West Mill and Elevator, Amarillo Gas, Sears Roebuck, Pinkney Packing, Coca Cola Bottling, Folger Coffee, Morton’s Salt, Kellogg’s and many others.
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