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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1933
Page
2
A rambling column reports misidentified robin nests, drought weather chatter, and a poke salad seed of spring. Readers receive tips on poke salad, local generosity, and a homegrown weather faith, with notes on an upcoming puppet show and a new steak tenderizing machine from Amarillo.
Hundreds of high school students gather in Canyon for the district Inter scholastic Meet held at West Texas State Teachers College. Registration at noon shows growth as contests run Friday and Saturday in athletic and literary fields with track starting Friday afternoon and debate finals Saturday night.
The proposal details steps if no agreement on stabilizing prices is reached. The President could issue 3 billion dollars in new currency to cover maturing obligations and buy securities, retired by 4 percent annual appropriations. It also allows halving the gold dollar and coordinating fixed ratios with other nations, with a 50 percent cap. It permits up to 100 million in silver at 50 cents an ounce for war debt payments, with silver certificates redeemable in coins.
Moore argued the tax violates the equal and uniform tax provision and opposes oil proration by per well basis, citing Federal court rulings that such proration is unconstitutional.
The passage notes Mr Mayer's contraption that purportedly tenderizes hard meat while preserving flavor. Mr Ewing and others claim the device achieves this, presenting it as a notable invention for improving chewing outcomes and cooking results.
A reader asks for clothing and bedding after a devastating fire. The letter notes two daughters needing outfits, a 12 year old son needing school clothes, and a wife needing clothes and underwear. They request donations at Collins Music Store on Polk Street.
Helen Pope seeks employment as a cook and neat housekeeper. She offers to work on a ranch or in a motherless home, in or out of town, and lists 1615 Van Buren Street.
A.V. Henley and F. M. Newsom of Lipscomb Texas urge readers to boycott foreign goods and press Congress to impose an embargo on imports to boost American industry. They reference Garet Garrett’s The Economic Drive Against America and propose publishing a list of foreign articles to mobilize readers nationwide.
Excerpt shows M Donald declaring a shared peace mission with Roosevelt to combat poverty. He aims to foster peaceful cooperation, discuss wartime aims, and emphasize the well being of workers, buyers, sellers, and state service, framing poverty as a common concern.
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald arrives in Washington to meet President Roosevelt for urgent talks on war debts and global finance. He will stay at the White House until Wednesday as other leaders join to press deflation and economic recovery amid US monetary shift from the gold standard.
On April 21 in New York the Herriot delegation feared failure in Roosevelt talks due to America's departure from the gold standard. They resented the move, saying it isolates France still on gold, doubting possible trade agreements with the United States. Paris to send complete new instructions by phone.
France will resist any move to abandon the gold standard. Authorities expect the United States and Great Britain to return to a gold basis within a short time.
Reports note new state forces in the city and joint Japanese Manchukuoan actions. Chinese troops claim to have driven invaders back across the Lwan River near Lwanchow, while thousands flee towns between Lwanchow and Tangshan amid wind and rain. Kidnapping suspects were executed by Chinese leaders. Peiping reports heavy rains stabilizing the Swan River front as Japanese planes are grounded.
Jerome Factor recalled to his parents that his captors kept him in a room that resembled a coffin. He said the ordeal was largely tolerable aside from the confinement, noting he received magazines and newspapers and spent time reading reports about his kidnapping.
An official Reichsbank spokesman stated that Germany will not abandon the gold standard under any circumstances. The pledge comes amid broader debates on monetary policy in Berlin.
Paris April 21 France Belgium and Holland agreed to defend the gold standard in a common pact announced today by official sources. The accord aligns their monetary policies amid postwar economic pressures and signals a coordinated stance on currency stability.
The article lists eight city precincts with polling locations and the presiding officials. Precincts cover schools and fire stations from North Buchanan Street School to Wolflin School, with boundaries described near rail lines. Each precinct names a judge, assistant judge, and two clerks, followed by the four officials’ names for every precinct.
Trading remained active but cooled from yesterday's pace. Wheat dipped about a cent per bushel before recovering. cotton rose to 75 to 90 cents per bale then pared gains. hides rubber and sugar rose unevenly. Silver futures eased about a cent an ounce after a recent rally. pound sterling slipped from 3.90 to 3.85. The French franc and Dutch guilder showed small early gains that faded.
Kansas City livestock bids show hogs 8,000 head with direct 3.65 and cattle with steers 4.00 to 6.50 and vealers up to 26.00. Sheep trade steady with top lambs around 5.25 to 6.25. New Orleans cotton opens firm, July around 7.63 to 7.54, October near 7.84, fluctuating with hedge selling and profit-taking.
An ad claims rheumatic pain stems from poisons in laxative use and promotes Cream of Nujol to cleanse bowels. It asserts the product costs a few cents daily, is safe for regular work and play, easy to take, and available at drug counters.
A dense Chicago grain table shows May and July price points for Wheat Corn Rye and Lard contracts with multiple high and low figures. The mixed commodity notes include dates and ranges and a New York stock letter discussing market action and inflation talk.
In this old warning voice the ad notes that poor brakes lead to wrecks and promises alignment services. Fowler's Brake Service at 14th and Fillmore offers frame and axle straightening and brake repairs after collisions.
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