23 Apr 1936
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1936
Page
1
In three engagements with Federal troops in Jalisco State, fifteen rebels were killed, including four leaders, according to a dispatch from the Jalisco Army zone commandant.
The Republican Congressional Committee issued a pamphlet condemning the New Deal as a campaign of terrorism. It accuses the administration of suppressing free speech and press and cites the Hagood incident and 5,000 secret service snoops as evidence of overreach.
Governor James V. Allred announced in Waco at a Railroad Brotherhoods convention that unemployment insurance will be a topic for the next legislative session. He noted it may come in a special session and praised federal cooperation on old age assistance, urging Texas to prepare a state unemployment insurance system aligned with national security act provisions.
Washington April 23 The Chamber of Commerce of the United States said 1935 saw an upward swing in American exports across a wide range of products. The for eign commerce section noted the improvement was coincident with global recovery and stronger purchasing power, with cotton automobiles machinery and petroleum products leading the demand.
Joseph W. Garner aged 68, a cousin of Vice-President John N. Garner, died after a long illness in Santa Rosa California. He passed away yesterday.
Fair and warmer tonight with Friday partly cloudy in the afternoon. Across West Texas expect fair and warmer conditions with a partly cloudy Friday and warmer southeast. New Mexico sees fair tonight and Friday with unsettled northwest portions and warmer temps in the north and east. Amarillo temperature extremes reached 42 and 71 degrees by early afternoon. Paramount Theater Today.
Forty four youths aged 17 to 28 enrolled at the CCC camp near Palo Duro State Park bringing the two day total to 120. Captain James A. Woodworth oversees recruitment as the group heads to Silver City New Mexico for forest camp service. Enrollees will be paid 30 to 45 dollars monthly plus room and board and remit 25 dollars home each month.
In Greenville Judge Charles Berry delayed the case of Mrs Velma Patterson until 2 PM to allow defense attorneys to file a motion for continuance after 41 witnesses were absent The defense argued several missing witnesses are material to the poisoning allegations against Patterson in her two young daughters case
Nearly one million people have left for distant parts since 1929, says relief administrator Harry L. Hopkins. He notes most migrants did not improve their economic status, warning that the imagined better life abroad is a Mirage. FHA LOANS Long-Bell Lbr. Co.
Amarillo kicks off a clean-up and paint-up campaign the week of May 3 sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce under city manager H. R. Smith. Mayor Ross D. Rogers urges full civic cooperation for a comprehensive effort ahead of the West Texas Chamber convention and Centennial visitors.
The State Democratic Executive Committee chose San Antonio as the site for the State Democratic Convention on May 26. The decision was announced here on April 23 and confirms the convention location.
New York's Titterton murder mystery ends with the convict murderer trapped by cord fragments left under the victim while the killer had used binding twine from his trade. Police work exposed the clues revealing the "perfect crime" was not what it seemed. The piece notes public calls for mercy are misguided.
Mrs. Thomsie Bean Sellers 29 wife of J C Sellers of 2217 Polk Street died at 3 A M in a local hospital after a week of illness. The obituary notes her prominent status as a musician in Amarillo.
Marcia Tugwell, 12, started a neighborhood dog washing service charging 30 cents for small dogs and 35 cents for medium dogs. After notices reached the press, her father Rexford Tugwell, undersecretary of agriculture, advised closing the operation to avoid publicity. The girls decided to shut down without serving any customers.
Shirley Temple marked her seventh birthday in Santa Monica with gifts including a live pony from her mother and a turquoise ring from George Temple Jr. The star received four cakes from fans in New York Tennessee and Los Angeles. She planned a party for crippled children and a studio party for 160 youths.
A public welfare conference led by Mrs. J. M. Crain of Amarillo and an address on Australian Home Life by Mrs. Hugh Cypher opened the Eighth District Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers in Pampa. The session, at the First Methodist Church, included a grand jury style inquiry into welfare, with H. P. Clemons as district attorney and Elizabeth Kennedy as judge. The meeting highlighted community welfare conspiracy concerns.
Floyd A. Norman, bookkeeper for the Amarillo Furniture Company, was struck by a motor car while walking on Fourth Avenue at 7:40 AM. Alvin P. Hammett, driving east, said sun glare blinded him as he left Taylor Street, and Norman suffered a fractured hip and broken leg. Norman was taken to St Anthony’s Hospital.
Richard Taylor, 42, of Akron Ohio confessed to police that he kidnaped 10 year old Henry Koch son of a wealthy Allentown merchant after sending five ransom notes demanding 20000 dollars. He previously supplied the name John James of Chicago.
Hollywood April 23 Freddie Bartholomew 12 remained in the custody of his aunt Miss Mylli cent Bartholomew after Superior Judge Harry A Archbald denied his mother Mrs Lillian Mae Bartholomew’s plea to revoke the guardianship. Attorney Leonard J Meyberg said another suit to make the mother legal custodian would be filed.
Nova Scotia coal and gold miners celebrated a death-defying rescue in Reynolds shaft Moody area. One hundred men worked in shifts from Monday until early today to save Dr. D. F. Robertson and Alfred Scadding. A keg was rolled to the center of the 30 by 25 foot room as miners sang and toasted the survivors and each other.
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