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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1932
Page
2
Local columns report Santa Fe plans to add 35 families to Amarillo by May 1, boosting payroll by about 50000 dollars annually. Auditing department headed by A. E. Meyer. Additional items include Coolidge lawsuit settlement, Van Buren Pharmacy ferret reward, irrigation rates, and community remarks from Mrs. Fish.
City officials report an average of 2180 dollars in taxes paid daily at city hall and project full collection of delinquent taxes within eight months if the rate holds. Delinquency penalties reach up to 10 percent with monthly increases, alongside added charges.
Amarillo high school will select the local entrant for the National Oratorical Contest next Tuesday per Miss Oretha Cornelius head of public speaking. The winner enters the annual News-Globe San Jacinto Day elimination with twenty five West Texas high schools entered. Only boys have signed, though Lola Pasco won last year and the district contest. Entrants include Hugh Fincher, Robert McNeill, Leigh Fischer, Sammie Green and Bill Ordway.
The Texas Highway Commission awarded the Pecos County project for Highway 27 from seven miles west of Fort Stockton to the Reeves County line to FE. R. Leach of Dallas for 111,853 dollars. The 24.6 mile project includes caliche base and triple asphalt surface. Another bid listed Wilbarger for 2,609 dollars for roadway maintenance on Highway 23 from Vernon to the Red River.
A local note from Amarillo describes neighbors swapping larkspur, golden glow, daisies, and chrysanthemums as spring gardening thrives. It urges readers to give away surplus plants to beautify homes and invites calls to Miss Howell at 6262 to publish plant offers.
Bridge Q and A asks if players must bid with a bidding hand and whether passing the first bid is acceptable. The letter appears on Tack Letters page 6, discussing bridge bidding rules and strategies.
Local mystery at 116 East Fifth Avenue where a 4.4 inch ruler suspended by a nail swings for a day and night without propulsion. E Lee Smith created the device and Amarillo detective Clark Cain viewed it, unable to find a cause or law of gravity being violated.
Miss Chitwood taught practical measures and techniques for home baking in Amarillo. She urged against altering recipe proportions, advised proper flour handling, and demonstrated a coffee recipe for four. Thirty Central Junior high students attended as guest participants in a city wide cake contest benefiting the Thrift Room.
Horwitz, returning from the Mexican border, said he will dispose of his stake in radio station XED at Raynosa and devote himself to motion pictures. He and his wife and six XED staffers were jailed in Brownsville on charges of mailing Tamaulipas lottery tickets to a man in Aransas Pass.
An Amarillo man and woman with multiple aliases were arrested on grand jury indictments for felony thefts over $50. They are identified as Lorena King alias Mrs Ray C King alias Mrs Jessie Winan and alias Jessie Winan and Jesse Winan alias Ray Co King and alias P E Somes. They are in jail awaiting bond decisions by District Judge Henry Bishop.
Fritz W. Schleuning railway employer was wounded critically in a cafe shooting near San Antonio. His wife was detained by detectives for questioning. Schleuning was shot in the groin.
Friends of David Lloyd George say his retirement from Parliament is planned with focus on writing and farming. Only events of outstanding importance would bring him back in. Miss Mary Sitton of Potter County is ill at home. Tertiary holds 4,781 acres of state park valued at $881,000.
The Texico District Council of Assembly of God Churches opens a four day convention at the Assembly of God Church in Amarillo with 225 delegates from West Texas and New Mexico. Rev. Guy Shields led devotional services, and Rev. E. B. Williams spoke on The Millenium. Out of town speakers include Almira Aston and Dr. P. C. Nelson.
Bill Mac Williams, 17, was found guilty of aggravated assault and fined 25 dollars plus costs by Judge E C Nelson Jr in Potter County Court at Law. The case stemmed from a March 12 affray in which Charles Bates, 16, suffered a broken jaw. The judge addressed attending high school students, urging respect for the law and recommending minimum penalties for young offenders.
Two men, Robert O. Crump and Virgil F. Blake, were held on Federal liquor law violations after agents seized six gallons of whisky. Crump pleaded guilty while Blake pleaded not guilty. bonds set at $500 each. The car was confiscated.
Ted Daniel former used car lot employee was arrested in Austin on two forgery indictments. A Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his six year robbery sentence, raising questions about whether he will be returned for trial on the forgery charges. The DA and district judge will decide in Claude whether to require bondsmen to return him.
Robert G. Kennedy former Tulsa police lieutenant died at a Bartlesville hospital from pneumonia after being accused in a federal liquor case.
More than 400 tickets sold for Amarillo High School Band concert Saturday night. Proceeds fund new uniforms. Oscar Wise says the program will entertain with marches including Delucca University of Arizona March, solos, Amarillo Glee Club songs, and magic stunts. Starts 8:15 PM in the high school auditorium. Tickets 25 cents adults and 15 cents children.
Oil men and property and lease holders of the Panhandle will meet Friday at 3 p m at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss the proposed government excise tax on oil. A previous chamber gathering drew a small group but showed broad support for an active campaign. this session seeks wider input.
The official canvass of last Saturday's independent school district trustee election will be held tomorrow night by the school board. Two of the retiring four members were re elected Dr. R. P. Parcells and Dr. W. M. Curl.
Market notes from Kansas City and Chicago on April 7 show hogs strong to higher with top around 8.80 for 170-220 lb pigs and cattle led by fed steers and yearlings. packing sows and stock pigs vary. The New York Stock Letter reports continued stock market weakness with utilities hit hardest and signs of a sluggish spring rally.
Edgar A. Guest laments a man who never faced common burdens as inheritance and care from his father cover needs. The verse contrasts comfort with the lost joys of youth and responsibility.
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