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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1932
Page
2
City engineers started sidewalk work on the east side of the north Fillmore Street subway approach. The job could not occur earlier due to Frazier's Market at 116 North Fillmore Street being beyond the property line, though the market has since been moved back several feet.
A 1932 verse by Edgar A. Guest mocks dramatic radio announcements promising earth shaking news. The speaker doubts the promised offers and product pitches, noting bread wrappers and toothpaste labels as unlikely highlights, while radio hosts urge patience and bravado.
Two Amarillo incidents involve knives and an axe. At Second Avenue and North Van Buren a man and woman fought with a butcher knife and an axe. both were jailed. Earlier on Harrison Street a man stabbed a woman with a nine inch knife blade. the woman's condition was not stated.
Tonight Amarillo school board members will be sworn in under a Texas law extending terms to three years. Among four appointed last election only one is truly new, A. L. Morgan. Re-elected are Dr. R. P. Parcells and Dr. W. M. Curl, while Dr. D. Roach, a former member, joins again. Retiring are George Ordway, president, and W. A. Askew. The new board faces the upcoming budget as its first challenge.
Dallas report says King Watson a 40 year old resort employee was shot and killed by two men nicknamed Red and Sam who arrived by car. Red fired the shotgun at Watson near the cash register while Sam carried a pistol then both fled. Mrs Goodman, operator’s wife, and Goodman heard the shots but offered no motive or explanation for the killing.
Five new entries join 47 teams for the Junior Welfare League bridge tournament. Drawings by Mrs H K Stanfield set opponents by number today at 3. Brackets printed in The Daily News and The Globe tomorrow and posted at News-Globe. Rounds proceed tomorrow and Wednesday with results to The News-Globe, Elks Club hosts later rounds.
Congress sparred with the Senate banking committee as Whitney’s list of short sellers remained unrevealed under subpoena. The exchange head defended market practices before a capacity crowd, denying short selling as a depressant and noting no cabinet officers named after a cursory check. Whitney testified he had sold short before but not in the last nine to twelve months.
The Good Will trip to Plainview Friday night, sponsored by Khiva Temple, is open to all. Special $1 round trip bus rates, caravan forms at 2, leaves at 3, Windshield stickers and banners provided, Plainview band and Khiva Drum Corps lead a parade, dinner at Hilton, Black Mask Players perform Broken Dishes, Khiva orchestra led by Irving Tolzien, caravan back to Amarillo about midnight.
A Hugo Oklahoma man named C R Messer says he was kidnapped and held for ransom in Agua Prieta Sonora Mexico. He walked into Douglas Arizona police claiming escape Thursday and travel to Phoenix. Police say he identified papers and signed letters to convince staff.
Funeral services were held for Lucy Renard 25 pianist who leaped to death from the 16th floor of the Petroleum Building Saturday night. A verdict of death by own action was returned yesterday. Renard was among the citys most prominent musicians.
King Watson, 40, died almost instantly when a man with an accomplice entered a Dallas cafe yesterday and shot him in the upper abdomen with a shotgun. The assailant fled the scene.
The champion orator of West Texas will be chosen Thursday as 24 boys and girls from the district compete in The News-Globe sponsored event. Amarillo's William Ordway, selected last week, will face rivals from Stratford Dalhart Bushland Perryton Stinnett Pampa Shamrock Panhandle White Deer McLean Amarillo Vega Happy Memphis Tulsa Childress Matador Quanah Electra Wichita Falls Bowie and El Paso. Six cash prizes plus a trip to the Kansas City zone finals and a scholarship to Amarillo College await top winners. Three afternoon eliminations precede the night finals in the high school auditorium with the public invited.
As the new fiscal year begins, the city removes 13 staff from payroll including nine in parks and forestry, leaving forester Temple Robinson and six park workers while four police officers are dismissed. Police payroll drops from 4535 to 4000 monthly. parks and forestry from 1320.50 for March to 8781 for the year, reflecting a total reduction of over 27.5 percent since March 1929.
Potter County will receive 129000 pounds of Farm Board flour for destitute families with 1655 already on the roll and 25 more expected in three months. Deliveries include Welfare Association sacks Salvation Army sacks Red Cross and American Legion sacks stored at the new courthouse. Milling location yet to be decided by Mrs. Jessie N. Ross.
East Texas Chamber of Commerce opens its sixth annual convention in Lufkin with Dr. N D Buie urging work and confidence as the cure. Gov Ross Sterling speaks, praising his service and urging local faith in themselves and in the nation.
In Fort Worth a 60 year old man identifying himself as D. M. Mathews of Abilene died in a city hospital last night, about thirty minutes after police found him ill on a park bench. He told officers he felt strong but could not get work and that no one would believe him.
Elva McGuinness aged 19 was reported to have inherited 75000 from the estate of her grandfather James J. McGuinness who died recently in Dublin Ireland. Her attorney Milton Golden stated the fortune while she continued dancing as a chorus girl in a Los Angeles cafe.
Shawnee Oklahoma April 18 Police Chief Grover Butler of Tecumseh was wounded fatally early today when a man opened fire on him from an ambush as he patrolled Tecumseh streets at 1 30 A M A search was begun for Joe Smith Tecumseh identified as the alleged gunman in the attack on the officer patrolling Tecumseh streets
A reader thanks Tack for opposing teacher cuts and warns that reducing staff will raise class sizes. The letter urges the school to maintain staffing levels and notes concern over enrollment impacts. See Tack letters page for more.
A witness recalls a mob hanging Richard Read after Dorothy Hunters death, noting a five mile detour to a tree and cars forming a circle by headlights. Roland Boynton, the state’s attorney general, announced a formal investigation into the lynching.
Reported yesterday that a man in a Bronx cemetery claimed contact with kidnappers and promised the baby’s return. A second source said no communication had occurred since the ransom. Colonel Lindbergh continued to pin hopes on Dr. Condon amid the confusing reports.
Nine Amarillo Taxpayers League executives led by President J Ray will meet in the Fisk building at 9 Tuesday morning to select 25 members for the advisory board. Others named include Will Herring L A Wells Pred Bone A N Olver Wilbur C Hawk James Bush B C D Bynum and Bob Ames.
Reports from southeast Hupeh Province via Chinese sources say the April 6 earthquake killed tens of thousands in several towns and villages. The quake slightly jolted the Yangtze Valley and left appalling conditions with poor communications in the interior.
Canvas Club of Texas sponsors a public exhibit on the ground floor of the Santa Fe building. The Texas division is an associate member of the Consolidated Canvas Club of America, displaying a select line of art studies announced by J L Story, general manager.
In Hennessey Oklahoma a Rock Island freight derailed killing Robert Stacey 35 of Wichita and badly injuring a youth riding the cars. In Tulsa Barger Miller longtime oil man died after a four year illness.
The piece clusters executions and notable deaths including Walter Dubuc at Walla Walla who pleaded not to be hanged and muttered religious pleas as the cap fell. It notes William J. Burns as a businesslike detective who guided police for pay, and Tommy Hayes of the Cuckoo gang killed in St. Louis, illustrating crime’s toll and vanity of wealth.
Paramount Publix district and city managers will inspect Amarillo’s Paramount Theater opening next Thursday. Dallas district manager T. R. Erwin reports delegations from all branches. El Paso’s John Paxton and Temple’s Robert Sparks have arrived. Paxton says El Paso radio program promotes the opening. Guests of honor at the Paramount Ball in the Crystal Ballroom of the Herring Hotel Thursday night. ball open to the public.
Speaker Garner announced in the House he would recognize Chairman Howard to suspend the rules and pass the Chavez bill providing 761,954 dollars for payments of land claims of New Mexico Indian Pueblos. It requires a two thirds vote. the measure had been previously blocked as its report did not conform to rules.
Jurors were selected before noon in 108th district civil court as testimony began in a damage suit filed by relatives of Husa Sampras, a Mexican man who died last July after being struck by a Rock Island engine while switching in the yards. The suit asks about $25,000. The accident occurred around 10 p.m. when he was on the tracks and was hit by a car being switched, causing the loss of an arm and a leg.
Joe Gonzales a Mexican was filed on Sunday for stealing a watch and seven dollars from Ortiz Maximino in Justice J W Minter's court by County Attorney Rhea C Myers. He remains in the county jail.
Former Orient discussion highlights progress mood as Mr Hardin notes world tour and China Japan insights. Dr Thomsen urges higher service and enterprise as America enters a new day. Tonight PHIT Club hosts entertainment with Jessie's Melody Maids and McCormick Deering Melody Boys from Dallas.
A city wide check started to learn if vacant houses in Amarillo are over insured. Questionnaires sent to every insurance agency report on coverage amounts. About 35 questionnaires returned to central fire station at city hall. The state fire insurance commissioner ordered the survey after incendiary fires across the state.
Oklahoma City April 18 Governor W H Murray Democratic presidential candidate plans a last week April campaign swing to Ohio unless unforeseen changes occur His campaign manager George A Henshaw said the Ohio tour arrangements were cancelled but the campaign was not abandoned Observers suggest Murray may stay in Oklahoma after ending his Oregon tour to avoid conflicts with lieutenant governor Robert Burns
Special to The Globe reports an early morning assault on the first State Bank in Mobeetie caused lock damage after burglars cut wires and pried doors but failed to reach the vault or safe. Cashier Henry Flanagan discovered the disturbance as Sheriff John Porter seeks clues.
Market wire from Amarillo Kansas City and Chicago notes No. 1 hard wheat price and cattle hog leanings. Hogs at Kansas City bid lower on 240 pound range, top 3.80, cattle and calves generally steady to lower. sheep bids soft. New Orleans cotton opens weaker then stabilizes with weather impact. rail and steel headlines follow stock market drift.
An advertisement touts B. C. as a fast acting remedy for violent headaches and nervous distress. It claims quick relief from muscular aches colds and neuralgia without opiates or habit forming drugs. Sold in 10¢ and 25¢ packages through druggists and retailers.
In Dallas on April 18, an application for a writ of habeas corpus was filed in Judge C A Pippen's court for Charlie Jenkins held in connection with the $38,000 bank messenger robbery last week. Hearing was set for 9 A M Tuesday.
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