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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1936
Page
7
Gov. E. W. Marland pushes background oil drilling near the state capitol, hoping to fund a dome atop the building. He estimates potential revenue around 2 million dollars yearly if wells nearby perform well, while maintaining control of the capitol oil zone amid a court skirmish.
The governor told Sheriff Stanley Rogers there were plenty of men to arrest anyone trying to serve papers in a suit to restrain the state from drilling oil wells on its property. The sheriff and deputies retreated, fearing jail. Rogers said city authorities later filed suit for a state court to halt five wells on state property.
San Francisco’s oldest applicant for citizenship has filed his papers. Andrea Minciotti, an 81 year old Italian salesman, says he is on the job every day and ready to become a citizen.
Thousands praised a new beautifier that treats oily skin and clogged pores with oxygen. The claim states the cream sinks into pores to break up deposits causing blackheads and leaves skin smooth. It is sold in jars at 10 cents to 1 dollar with Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.
Ohio State students who violate campus traffic rules may be called before the student court. A second summons almost guarantees a fine. Two weekly sessions issue warnings or hold trials with fines from one to ten dollars for a student loan fund. Defendants may present their own cases and appeal to a campus tribunal led by Dr. George W. Rightmire.
Washington April 9 former Senate Munitions Committee staff chief Stephen Raushenbush accuses Harry Hopkins of ignoring charges that the Pennsylvania Works Progress Administration used relief funds for political purposes. Raushenbush says Edward N. Jones distributed political material in WPA pay envelopes and WPA foremen, with Hopkins silent as a Senate campaign expenditures committee considers inquiries. Hopkins gives no comment while testifying in a House sub committee on Roosevelt relief requests.
Emperor Haile Selassie sends two lions from royal kennels to Manuel King in Brownsville to train for his act. Howard Winner, a newsreel cameraman in Ethiopia, instructs the boy to train the lions and send a picture to the Emperor. Winner previously photographed King with his lions and obtained the gift.
A humpback whale drifted ashore near Waik beach prompting varied fortune readings. Hawaiians saw sea origins as auspicious while Japanese fishermen predicted misfortune due to the lack of a shrine to appease sea gods.
Stockholm engineer Paul Danielsson unveils a speed indicator to mount on car tops. An electric lamp above the windshield glows white at 30 kmh, shifts to green as speed rises, and flares red at 60 kmh or more to flag violators from a distance.
Rev. Patrick A. Foster of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church will lead a celebration of Holy Communion in the church tonight at o o'clock. Maundy Thursday is the only day of the year when Holy Eucharist is celebrated in the evening. The day is also known as Holy Thursday, the Day of Institution.
A jailed man’s friend phoned the mayor saying he must free him because he has no pajamas. In Salinas police report, a 32 passenger school bus theft mystery ends with Roy confessing he used the bus to visit his girl, impressed by the vehicle.
Joe Ewing wears a medal for thirteen years of perfect attendance at Seneca Presbyterian Sunday school. Miss Betty Conwell of Tucumcari is the guest of Miss Hope Adams at 2214 Hayden Street.
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