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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1933
Page
6
Winnie Ruth Judd was ordered committed to the State Hospital in Phoenix after a nine to three insanity verdict by a Pinal County jury. She faces life confinement and could face execution again if she is ever deemed legally sane.
New Orleans April 24 Cotton opened the week with a further rise of 70 cents a base in early trading as a buoyant Liverpool market and dry weather in Texas boosted expectations of reduced acreage. July reached 7.73 and October 7.95, erasing recent declines and matching high levels from last week. Hedge selling and profit taking followed, but futures stayed near peak levels.
Eighth District PTA convention opens in Amarillo Tuesday with 350 leaders expected. The board meets at 10 AM and general conferences at 1 30 PM at Polk Street Methodist Church. Amarillo Council hosts with entertainments while Panhandle educators discuss local school problems.
Four British engineers tried for espionage in Soviet Russia were received by Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon at the Foreign Office where they answered questions about the trial and expressed gratitude to the government. In Moscow, William L. MacDonald and L. Thornton were visited in prison by Charge DAffaires William Strang and were reported in good health and spirits.
Mil lard Threet, Archer City lawyer, nearly drowned while fishing in the city lake when he suffered a heart attack and fell into 25 feet of water. Dillard Ray, his companion, pulled him from the lake and revived him after an hour.
Fugitive archer city escaped prisoner Ed Parrish, jailed for store robbery near Megagel, was brought back from Granite Oklahoma today by Sheriff Fred McDaniel. Parrish and another inmate freed themselves by sawing bars last December.
A short reflective poem contrasts material riches with lasting value. It argues that gold fame land and power lose shine next to friendship kindness and steadfast integrity that guides a person through life and endures beyond death.
Roy Baldwin 17 son of Mr and Mrs Preston Baldwin of Haskell found dead on Baldwin ranch near Haskell his head mangled by a shotgun blast. He had gone hunting Sunday and failed to return last night prompting his mother and others to search. The popular high school senior will be buried Wednesday.
Representative F. H. Shoemaker of Minnesota waived immunity and appeared in police court to answer an information accusing him of striking Theodore Cohen in the eye. He pleaded not guilty and demanded a jury trial. Judge Ralph Given set May 17 for the trial.
Governor Miriam A Ferguson appoints Joe T. Sneed Jr of Amarillo as a member of the Texas Technological College board of regents at Lubbock. Ferguson also nominates several veterin ary medical examiners and names administrative judicial district presiding judges across multiple cities.
Thomas Eugene Cason, four, son of Mr and Mrs L E Cason of 1708 Pierce Street, died Sunday. Funeral services were set for 4 PM Monday at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Chapel with interment in Liano Cemetery. The father, L E Cason, is a sales representative for Brown Williamson Cracker Company.
Milton H. West of Brownsville, former Texas Ranger and Texas Legislature member from Cameron County, wins the special election to succeed John Nance Garner in the 15th Texas District seat, held for 30 years and now vacant as Garner becomes vice president.
National guardsmen maintain patrols along the St. Francis River after floods recede countywide. Army engineer J C Green cautions that danger of levee breaks may ease but stressed ongoing vigilance. Most flooded acreage lies in Arkansas.
Okla March 24 Eleven year old Buck Brannam found dead by hanging near his home in a rural area. County Attorney Fred Green said death appears selfinflicted but ruled out a fiendish attack. earlier a rope was borrowed from a neighbor and used in the hanging. A second boy, Ray Dixon 11, was found drowned in the Little Lee River after going missing Tuesday.
Four Mexican suspects Rosario Romero Ro ando Rangel Victor Avalos and Ignacio Palacio were arrested by sheriff and Santa Fe officers on theft from a Santa Fe railroad box car. They face burglary charges in justice court and may go before a grand jury. Two other men James Nail and D H Fraudiger were jailed on felony chicken theft charges after breaking a lock and stealing four chickens from R R Sloan.
Potter County tax assessor Houston Taylor urged homeowners and church and fraternal property officials to render their property this week to obtain exemptions. He aims to complete county assessments by the first and notes the $3,900 homestead exemption and church and fraternal exemptions will be denied after Saturday if not filed. Taylor emphasized saving money for citizens by ensuring property is rendered.
OUTCAN Okla April 24 Two Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company employees were killed when the borrowed aircraft nose dived from under 100 feet into a pasture near Halliburton airport. Pilot Harry Burgard 40 and student pilot Glenn Reed 27 died at the scene.
Mrs Frances Wyatt was moved from St Anthony's Hospital to her home at 2604 Ong Street after a traffic crash on Easter Sunday. She is the mother of Jack Wyatt, city chemist.
U S Deputy Marshal J D Gamble opened a long untouched deposit box and found a dated 1878 trade dollar and a Columbian Exposition half dollar. The story notes the era off the gold standard and references Chicago World’s Fairs, plus a Tennessee sheriff of age 22 and a historic tax payment on a ferry. Gamble remains active in the force.
The cabinet urged a swift world economic conference and a return to the gold standard. France holds 81 billion francs of gold, about 3.25 billion dollars, while the United States has about 4.25 billion dollars. Together they control about 38 and 38 percent respectively, totaling two-thirds of the world’s gold.
District 1 of the Texas Business and Professional Women's Clubs chose Lubbock for the next gathering. Miss Clara Lee Showmaker of Pampa and Borger was elected district director.
Amarillo police warn of short change artists active in the city after two Sunday night calls reporting customers being shorted. The incidents prompted police to remind residents to stay vigilant and report suspicious activity.
Police, Boy Scouts and volunteers pressed a brisk search for Nadine Vogel Love who vanished on Thursday in Kansas City. Two men questioned were released as investigators pursued a lead from Norman Stites who saw the girl enter a car near her home. No motive is known.
Funeral services are planned in Woodward Oklahoma for Mrs Rebecca Guthrie 76 a pioneer resident who died Sunday night at the Sebits Hotel She was guest of her daughter Mrs M L Sebits The body was sent to Woodward by Boxwell Brothers Survivors include two sons Frank of Henryetta and Ross of Oklahoma City She was a Methodist and active in the Order of Eastern Star.
Elected Saturday to the city commission M N Twaddell and H Ernest Smith will take the oath of office Monday morning. Returns of the Saturday raffle will be canvassed Tuesday night by the city commission. Twaddell replaces J N Vernon as commissioner No 1. no other changes. Mayor Ross D Rogers was elected April 4 by nearly a three to one margin. Commissioner Smith completed a first full term and was reelected for two years.
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