22 Apr 1937
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1937
Page
1
Miss Louise Evans leads a search for 13 year old Davidan missing for a week. A traveling man reports a girl resembling her, and locals urge police radio upgrades to aid cases, plus updates on Panhandle oil, Guymon society, and boxing notes.
The Texas Senate approved extending Texas participation in the oil states compact to Sept 1, 1939. The current pact expires Sept 1, 1937. An amendment by Sen. Weaver Moore to allow withdrawal by the governor was tabled 12 to 11. The House did not override Gov. Allred's veto on the Harris County tax remission bill. vote 68 to 66.
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce directors named committee chairs last night. Tom Cotten will chair the finance committee before leaving for the national rivers and harbors congress in Washington. Other chairs include John L. McCarty agriculture R. E. Wertz industrial Wade Brymer highways Ed Hardin trade extension and Jay Taylor as Amarillo director going to the West Texas Chamber convention in Brownwood May 10 12. Walter Barlow presided at the session in the Amarillo Hotel with a large business turnout.
A Friday anniversary dinner commemorates the 100th anniversary of Methodist missionaries to the Orient. It will be at 7 p.m. in Polk Street Methodist Church Fellowship Hall as part of the Bishops' Crusade. Speakers include Mrs. BE Adams, George M. Waddill, E H H Quattiebaum, and Dr. C C Crimes. Music by David Macpherson and the church quartet.
The Midland College A Cappella Choir of Fremont Neb 70 singers will appear in concert tonight at the First Baptist Church of Canyon at 8 o clock No admission will be charged The group performed in Amarillo last night before a large crowd at Polk Street Methodist Church.
Judge R Walker Hall, chief justice of the Court of Civil Appeals, was described as slightly better today by St. Anthony's Hospital after a serious illness. He is noted as the first U.S. chief executive to ride to his inauguration by automobile in 1900 and as Harding's first air greeting to the Cuban president in 1921.
A reader signs a plea in Tack Letters seeking a non smoker about 23 to 30 years old to care for a baby. The letter asks for a trustworthy caretaker and notes the request appears in page seven of the column.
A detailed broadcast rundown for Thursday and Friday with program times, show names, and featured NBC lineups. Notable items include Dance Matinee, Every Woman's Hour, Show Boat NBC, and upcoming sports and news segments.
Mrs Avery Turner of Amarillo Texas spoke at the D A R Congress in Washington describing efforts to preserve the Carl Inn Grove of sugar pine trees beside Yosemite National Park California. She chairs the DAR Conservation Committee and called for a Congress appropriation to buy the grave site.
Homer Norton head coach at Texas A and M will be guest of honor at a Texas Panhandle A and M Club meeting in the Capitol Hotel tomorrow night at seven o clock J C Richardson club president announced E B McQuillen ex student association executive secretary will also be a guest of honor All Aggies and exes invited
In Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville West Virginia Mrs Laster Shindler of Hannibal Ohio watched her two year old daughter die from scalding burns then gave birth to a son moments later the child born yesterday after the tragedy.
Samuel T. Bledsoe president of the Santa Fe Railroad announced an 18 percent increase in business for the first 17 days of April compared with the same period last year, as Topeka dispatches note the improvement.
Dairy show in Plainview opens with Jersey and Guernsey judging for the 10th Panhandle- Plains event. Grand champion Guernsey bulls include Strongheart's Heartbreaker. junior honors go to Verda's Ulysses. production titles awarded to Tierra Blanca Farms and others. Oxford Bindle Queen tops cows under two. Betty Lee Lindsay crowned dairy show queen. judges include C N Shepardson and F G Harbaugh. fifteen counties represented among 268 entries.
Funeral services for Allen Thompson 78 a Panhandle pioneer were set for 4 30 pm today at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home with Rev E B Fincher officiating Pallbearers Woods Coffee W H Ingerton T B Jones O E McDowell John McKnight and John Arnot. He died at his home 512 Fast Sixth Avenue after a long illness Interment followed at Llano Cemetery.
The Dallas born girl Cora Davidan, daughter of J H Johnson, disappeared after leaving a Buchanan High School bus stop. Investigators track possible routes to Lubbock and Levelland while her mother searches Oklahoma relatives and follows clues.
Vienna dispatch reports Aimona of Mitrovitza a 27 year old widow saw five suitors cast lots to decide her fate. The eldest won and was then killed by the four younger rivals who then fought. two suitors were seriously wounded and the other two were arrested.
A trash fire late this morning set two frame garages on North Georgia Street ablaze. Firemen responded at 11:30 to Chester Blackwell's home at 207 North Georgia Street as flames spread to 205 North Georgia Street. Assistant fire chief Dewey Morris said the loss is not yet estimated.
Wilburn Jenkins, 20, was found fatally wounded on the back porch of his Handley home late yesterday. He will be buried in Fort Worth today.
Building continued from page one shows healthy construction in a district with nearly twenty homes built in the first three months of last year’s season. The largest April permit is a $15,000 structure next to the G G Laing Store at 2119 21 Washington Street, leased by Fox Drug Company.
Jewelers showcase refurbished styles and designers offer tiaras matching new hairdressing trends. Hairdressers like Foster describe a cockcomb brushed high, claw curls at temples, and a back nest of curls. The Duchess of Kent styles her brown hair in middle part with soft waves and rolling ends.
Jim Langston a real estate and loan man headed a party that included 64 cars and a band led by Fred Kreiger. Spokesman was Ross Risler a Beaver County native Republican ex state senator. The group featured elaborate facial adornments and were joined by Barbara Evans and other pretty girls in a lively celebration.
Orders for coronation robes and coronets vary in price from $350 for common ranks to $675 for a duchess. Thrifty shoppers replace ermine with Chinese rabbit trim to cut costs. Notable attendees include Mrs Winston Churchill and Lady Haig with gowns from Schiaparelli and white crepe designs.
The Gipper pleads to leave his package and return for payment after promising to fetch money. He leaves ragged clothes and a mangled shirt as the barber waits two days, then discovers the unlikely debtor never plans to return.
Purchasers reported a May market demand of 1,631,837 daily and an order was issued requiring monthly well status reports to be submitted to the commission.
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