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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1936
Page
2
Amarillo readers report an approaching major weather change with rough sand storms possible Saturday and Sunday while noting a milder April than last year. The column blends weather gauges, soil discussion, lawn health, and social remarks about local relief communities and a contentious letter exchange.
United Press reports flood dangers from Tennessee to Alabama and Arkansas as rivers rise and drive thousands from homes. Mississippi and nearby rivers inundate farmland. Montgomery and Rome report flooding while Chattahoochee and Ocmulgee rivers threaten communities. The piece also includes a series of abrupt, disconnected anecdotes and reflections on relief work and daily life.
Hollywood April 10 Actress Madge Evans reviewed police files to identify a bandit who robbed her of $30 during a home gathering. He entered quietly, aimed a gun, and claimed no harm would come to the guests before escaping with the money. The event interrupted by the intruder is reported amid a busy broadcast schedule listing Tonight and Saturday programs.
Prosecuting Attorney Merritt filed charges of attempted murder and conspiracy against 40-year-old Mrs L W Vann in Pensacola Florida. The accused wielded a plan to kill her husband and collect a $3000 life insurance by wrecking a Louisville and Nashville train. She told her 70-year-old husband she was innocent and denied hiring two men for $500 to pull spikes from the tracks.
Gilbert PF O'Brien, who trained in law at Joliet penitentiary, is to study music in Leavenworth after a five year maximum sentence and $5,000 fine for a Dyer Act violation. He previously secured an acquittal as his own attorney in a robbery case.
In Wilkes Barre, Thomas Maloney former president of United Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania and two family members were injured when a bomb sent by mail exploded as he opened the package in his Georgetown home. The victims are Margaret Maloney age 17 and Thomas Maloney Jr age 4.
Funeral rites for George Ernest Bever aged 49 were set for 4 PM. Rev. FE. B. Fincher of Ellwood Park Presbyterian Church was named to conduct the services in Griggs Chapel. Interment was arranged in Liano Cemetery.
Wilbur Garton stayed in jail at Fort Stockton awaiting completion of a $10,000 bond on two murder charges. The alleged killings of his wife and daughter occurred six years ago with bodies dumped in the Pecos River. Garton's lawyer, Thomas B. Ridgell, said partner Bob Shoop was en route from Corpus Christi to Borger for another bondsman, and was expected back with the bond later.
Police Commissioner Phil Wright of San Antonio was docketed in Austin police court for negligent collision after his car and a truck collided while he returned to Austin to fetch his daughter from the University of Texas for Easter. Recorder Jesse Maxwell will hear the case.
Austin April 10 local note reports R J Baty of Diley Texas weighs sending his milk cow to a University of Texas summer program while city manager Guston Morgan rules on whether livestock may remain within city limits. The piece mentions a longhorn steer emblem of the university.
Fragmentary text notes asbestos like material used by ancient Romans for fire resistant purposes. The brief hints at long historical use and modern misperceptions about asbestos as a material. The readable lines are sparse but imply early knowledge of fire resisting fabrics.
A sixth grade boy asks for return of his lost English book found near Polk Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues. He appeals to the finder to return it to Pred Douglas Echoo, expressing gratitude. A widow seeks urgent work to support her crippled son who is chronically ill.
R L Bob Coker, 26, died in a local hospital from a bullet wound inflicted by Police Officer Luke Rowell after Coker tried to flee during arrest for intoxication and investigation. Rowell, a 30 year veteran, was not jailed after a preliminary questioning. County Attorney Mike Anglin opened the inquiry as the case drew attention in Wichita Falls.
Police halted 16 year old Edward Kearney after he claimed a bush caused a package to jump into his arms. Police Captain William Wiley questioned him and he was held on petty larceny charges. The bundle contained two dozen eyes.
Property owners petitioned the city commission to pave an alley between Pierce and Buchanan Streets, south 180 feet from Tenth Avenue. The alley paving would likely be included in the WPA program with material costs borne by the property owners.
A rezoning filing for a lot at Thirty sixth Avenue and Taylor Street prompts a city commission review. A public hearing will address one proposed change as part of the master zoning map before approval after the hearing.
Fred Verner 58 foreman of the Rock Island Railway bridge and building depart ment crew died Thursday evening after pneumonia. He lived in Pleasant Valley for 20 years with his wife and son Dean a Rock Island employee. Funeral 10:20 Saturday at Blackburn Shaw, Rev Fincher officiating. Burial Llano Cemetery. Legion post will lower colors to half mast.
The Resettlement Administration Region Twelve reports 16,742 farm families have received rehabilitation loans or subsistence grants. Loans total $1,755,944 across 3,201 cases and subsistence grants amount to $719,083 for 13,541 instances. Figures released from the regional headquarters this morning.
A. A. Meredith, district WPA supervisor, toured Conchas Dam headquarters in Tucumcari on Thursday. Capt. Hans Kramer heads the U S Army Engineer Corps office there. Several hundred Panhandle district WFA men are assigned to the dam project about 30 miles north and west of Tucumcari.
The Amarillo post office saw a mild seasonal rush due to Easter mail and packages. Parcel post for Thursday through tomorrow is about double normal levels as Easter gifts surge. Easter cards and letters add roughly one third to regular mail volume.
Ernest Smoot, operator of a sandwich shop, fined 50 dollars plus costs by Justice Charley Carder after pleading guilty to violating state labor laws. The complaint, filed by the labor commissioner, cites working girls employed over 54 hours per week.
A Tass dispatch reports four Japanese invaded the Tokyo office, ordering the correspondent to leave in the name of the Japanese people. Police persuaded the intruders to depart after warning they would return with an answer. The Tavestia statement condemns attacks on its embassy and workers in Japan as unprecedented and provocative.
An advertisement touts a bladder strengthening formula claiming to reduce nighttime urination and frequent urges. It warns of excess acids and promotes juniper oil with other ingredients, offering refunds if unsatisfied. City Drug Store and Fea Drug Company are named in the notice.
Collier Hefley forty one, a Conchas Dam project employee, died in a local hospital early today. A Amarillo resident for two years he lived at 109 Kentucky Street. Survived by wife Lora and daughter Colleen sixteen, he also left mother Winnie, two brothers H L and J M Hefley, and two sisters Myrtle Brown and Mrs John Mitchell. A Christian Church member. N U Griggs and Sons funeral directors in charge pending arrangements.
In Austin on April 10 officials said an epidemic of mumps at the Huntsville state prison will keep convicts in the Travis County jail for longer. Prison official W. M. Thompson notified authorities of the situation.
Washington April 10 The Bankhead farm tenant bill once dormant stirred a bit as Senate controversy receded. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Jones of Amarillo said he will convene a meeting soon to discuss drastic modifications to the Senate measure. The billion dollar program aimed at helping tenants own homes and farms faces new life after Senate approval last June.
The sheriff will hold prisoners for a period due to an outbreak restricting transfers. Officials say public health concerns require the delay, affecting inmate processing and jail operations.
Market notes from Kansas City on April 10 show cattle and calf sales steady to mixed, with top steer prices around 10 dollars and long-cut weights near 170 to 260 pounds. Sheep and lamb offerings include spring lambs steady to higher, with Arizona lambs and clipped lots quoted around 9.25 to 10.90.
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