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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1935
Page
2
Forecaster urges caution with wind and a small chance of rain while predicting a likely sandstorm in two days. The item also shares community notes from Amarillo about sandhill crane requests, stock changes at Southwestern Public Service, extended Hamlin and Hauptmann trials, mayoral comments, fishing plans for May 1 at City Lake, and local anecdotes on crops and contracts.
Washington April 5 The war department has ordered LSU football coach Lawrence Biff Jones transferred to Oklahoma University. Rep Josh Lee Democrat Oklahoma said Adj. Gen. James McKinley informed him the transfer was formally approved and would be made soon.
Mrs. Liev FE McCaskill, 68, died at 6 this morning at home on West Eleventh Avenue. Funeral services set for 10 tomorrow at Blackburn-Shaw Chapel with Rev. Guy Newman and Rev. B. Fincher officiating. burial in Llano Cemetery. Survived by two sons in Amarillo, three brothers, two sisters, a granddaughter in Houston and several in Arkansas and Indiana.
Two women died from food poisoning in separate cases. Miss Kealy Frederick, a Jacksonville teacher, died after visiting Houston. Mrs. A G Parker, 24, died in Tyler with physicians noting no connection between the cases.
In San Augustine Texas Roscoe Harvey 13 was critically wounded when a shotgun discharged as he ran with the weapon to his father to shoot doves eating peas and corn. He stumbled dropped the gun and it fired into his head.
Fragmentary letters discuss honesty and duty amid rough words. The text references Tack Letter on page 10 and mentions the Bay of Punts and rain, with a sense of weather or maritime peril. The prose is incomplete but preserves insistence on truth and action.
Chicago report says three reservations on a New York bound TWA flight were canceled after a porter explained the line was Lindberghs. The three allegedly involved were Mrs Bruno Richard Hauptmann and her attorneys, sparking surprise at the cancelations.
State official told county administrators the Panhandle will be the first area to receive rural rehabilitation measures. The plan aims to assist thousands of rural families, with data gathering today and a report to Washington by mid next week. About 150 local families are expected to join rural rolls as land purchases are limited to bargain prices and emphasis remains on improving conditions.
Thomas F. Murphy 29 sought to plead guilty to mailing a three page threat to President Roosevelt. With no counsel he entered a not guilty plea and was remanded to a hospital for observation. Murphy, a former CCC worker, was seized by federal agents after delivering the letter.
A Panhandle erosion control plan adopted in Amarillo on March 26 seeks immediate relief funds from the Farm Credit Administration and loans for farmers. The program calls for emergency measures and grants for neglected or aban doned lands, with officials optimistic about federal support.
Train reached Kankakee when four men robbed passengers and a brakeman then fled in a car. A wounded victim received care at a hospital while two gunmen moved toward Wheaton before dropping Goetzler and escaping. The report notes a larger crime pattern and mentions Alaska’s population in an unrelated line.
An 18 year old prisoner tried to liberate six inmates from Dallas County jail but was overpowered by Jailer Dick Warren after being struck on the head with piping. The inmates in death cells were not under death sentences.
Weatherman H. T. Collman notes the forecast for Amarillo is partly cloudy tonight and fair and warmer tomorrow. He cautions that dust may arise with sunny conditions while noting some days are unclear for dust.
The National Dairy Show, the premier event of the dairy calendar, will be held in St Louis next fall. Simultaneously the International Association of Milk Dealers and related dairy groups will convene here, with October 14 as a probable date for the event.
Burglars visiting the Dallas home of City Manager John N. Edy decided not to enter after inspection. They or others then stole $16 from church funds hidden in a closet at R. D. Mangum’s residence.
The condition of Edwin Arlington Robinson, the American poet, remained unchanged at a New York hospital. Attaches say he spent a quiet night, but there is no hope for recovery. Jack Moffett, son of James A. Moffett, is employed in the Laboratory of the Republic Oil Company in Texas City.
Judge Nelson notes lack of evidence showing Hamlin knew of matters before Mrs. Hamlin's death, ruling such testimony inadmissible. Prosecution set to begin rebuttal at 1 30, calling Neal and Horaci Griggs and others to weaken defense. Defense rests after six days with insanity plea tied to 1926 head injuries. jury and trial calendar extend with expected rebuttal and charges.
Commerce notes show livestock and grain shifts with cattle vealers and cows priced across 650 to 1500 pounds while hogs and sows move slowly. Cotton in New Orleans opens steady with May near 10.89 and July at 10.95 as wheat and stock markets in Chicago and New York mirror mixed activity.
Miss Nita Risch national chair man of child welfare of the American Legion Auxiliary will be the principal speaker at 8 o clock tomorrow night at the American Legion home. A radio reception from 6 to 7 o clock will precede the program. Mrs. Van W Stewart will accompany Miss Risch on her Texas tour.
The piece notes a shift to pink in fashion and beauty. Paris led the trend with pink apparel and corsages, extending to upholstery and cosmetics. It contrasts with earlier fads favoring olive or brown tones, predicting a rise in the healthy pink look.
San Rafael April 5 A superior court jury sentenced San Quentin inmates Alex McKay and Joe Kristy to death for kidnapping members of the state prison board on January 16 in an attempted escape.
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