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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1933
Page
2
A reader lauds Franklin D Roosevelt for challenging big money interests and the Morgan House, praising efforts to stabilize currency and curb debt. The note gleefully cites barber price rises in Amarillo and a robin sighting as signs of better days ahead, urging action and optimism.
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A rambling message from Amarillo discusses plans for a Roosevelt era barbecue and publicity stunt with Wes and John Snider coordinating food and a Washington opening. The text blends personal notes, omens of recovery, and calls to mobilize spending to stimulate circulation amid Depression pressures. It also mentions wheat gains, bootleg beer rumors, border enforcement, and a Friday Farmers' Holiday Association meeting to address mortgage relief for farmers and homeowners.
Ten thousand idle East Texas oil wells that were shut on April 6 to allow production tests will reopen to resume output Friday unless the Texas railroad commission secures court permission to extend the shutdown. The order expires at 7 am tomorrow unless renewed.
Dear Tack reports two small items left on counters Saturday afternoon in Kreas's store. One package held ladies egg shell colored kid gloves size 7% and the other a ladies white lace collar. Both items bore Schulte-
Doty Brothers began operation Thursday of an approved abattoir at the old Pool Creamery plant after city inspection and permit issuance Wednesday. City Manager H R Smith and city chemist Jack Wyatt recommended the permit. Doty Brothers, a Harrison Street wholesale meat firm, will also offer custom killing and continue as a distributing point under Amarillo ordinances.
Friday April 21 marks San Jacinto Day commemorating General Sam Houston and the Texas fight for independence. The anniversary recalls the Texas Revolution ending Mexican rule and the birth of the Republic of Texas near Houston along Buffalo River, now the Houston Ship Channel.
Williams Spiritualistic Singers from Edmundson Institute and Orphanage in Athens Texas will present plantation ballads folk songs and spirituals Friday night at Municipal Auditorium. The program starts at 8 o clock and admission is free. The 12 voice chorus will perform with segregated seating on different floors.
Commissions of election were received Thursday morning by all those elected to county offices in the last fall vote. Judge E. C. Nelson initially feared the document signaled the abolition of his court. instead it notified the governor and secretary of state of the officials’ election, resolving a delay in state pay for officers like the sheriff who depend on state warrants.
In Eden Texas two men, R F Rogers aged 34 and Richard Lehman aged 30, were killed by a dynamite charge seven miles north of Eden. The toll rises to four fatalities in fourteen hours in the region. Earlier Fritz Westphalen died by lightning, and the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Berry Fowler died in Brady after being run over by an automobile Tuesday.
The forecast calls for fair skies and cooler temperatures Thursday night and Friday with possible light frost and a low around 30 degrees. Winds from the west and southwest ease after a severe spring sandstorm that disrupted air travel and darkened the skies, with scattered showers and light snow in spots including Texline and Canadian, plus rain in Liberal.
Courthouse lawn work is due soon as watering of the trees on the square continues. R F C crews will begin on the courthouse lawn after finishing at Northwest Texas Hospital grounds. County Commissioner Frank Buckingham said the project will remove dead trees, plow soil, and clear gravel and lime to allow grass, with hopes for ongoing landscaping once funds and water sources are found.
City taxpayers in Amarillo will be reminded of a third payment on the deferred plan by April 30. Mayor Ross D. Rogers urges those who have not used the plan to do so now. Delinquent penalties on unpaid taxes are six percent this month as letters prepare to notify taxpayers of the approaching deadline.
Amarillo high school girls will stage a May Day style show in the high school auditorium Thursday night. Senior Central Sam Houston and Buchanan Street High Schools participate with Home Economics sponsors. A queen of spring fashions will be crowned and a small admission fee funds entrants to state sewing and cooking contests.
Nearly 100 guests attended a Wednesday barbecue at a Girl Scout camp west of Amarillo. John Snider prepared the feast as Panhandle barbecue baron. Proceeds from an auction and a later sale at Vetesk Market go to the camp fund, with Mrs. John K. Boyce chairing the camp committee. Visitors toured improvements.
Amarillo crews erect a large electric sign on the Capitol Hotel and another on the Lamar Cafe on Taylor Street. City permits for both signs, each about 250 dollars, were issued Wednesday.
Kansas City market notes show hogs steady to firm with top hogs at 8.45 for 100-210 lb and 140-350 lb ranges, cattle and calves mixed with light weight fed steers at 5.75 and steers 550-1500 lb at 4.00 to 6.50, and vealers milk-fed at 2.00 to 26.00. Sheep steady with native lambs up to 6.10, other lambs 5.75 to 6.35, ewes 1.60 to 1.50. New Orleans cotton opens buoyant after gold standard shift, May at 7.56, July 7.78, October about 7.45–7.47, later retreat and rebound as profit-taking and market dynamics move through the morning. New York stock letter reports a strong post–gold standard surge, with notable gains in Corn Products, International Nickel, National Steel, and U S Steel, offset by profit-taking and dollar movement. commodities like copper, silver, lead, and zinc rise, while some leaders ease.
In McCurtain County an 11-year-old boy, Jesse Harrell, was held today for the death of his father, 58-year-old Jim Tom Harrell, a wealthy planter and stockman. Authorities say the shooting occurred at the family home near Smithville after a quarrel over feeding livestock yesterday.
POPLAR BLUFF Mo April 20 Engin Charles Leadbetter of Little Rock Ark kept the Texan Missouri Pacific train in throttle as a gasoline spill ignited after striking a parked oil truck near Moark. Leadbetter was badly burned and unconscious after the crash. Fireman E F Hurt of Little Rock was killed leaping from the flame filled cab. The passengers were unharmed. A relief train hauled Leadbetter dead fireman and stalled engine to Moark while the Texan bound for St Louis was late reaching its schedule.
Ballots printed and supplies sorted for Amarillo run-off to choose two city commissioners. Eight precincts open from 8 a m to 7 p m. Incumbent Mayor Ross D. Rogers reelected by nearly three to one in April. Candidates for commissioner No 1 are Joe Jenkins and M N Twaddel. For commissioner No 2 are H Ernest Smith and John Winters. About 50 absentee ballots cast.
Minnie Mouse advises Mickey to ensure good brakes before a trip and suggests Fowler's Brake Service on Fillmore in collaboration with std and Fillmore as the brake specialist. The lighthearted dialogue emphasizes brake safety and promotes the Fowler's service as the place to get brakes refined.
Cary C. Thompson of Amarillo College will deliver a lecture in Judge E C Nelson's courtroom at the courthouse. The discussion on the suspension of the gold standard by the United States will begin at 7 45 oclock Thursday evening.
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