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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1935
Page
2
The piece urges strong Chamber of Commerce effort to secure Washington funds for a proposed 300 bed veterans hospital in the Panhandle, warns of intercity competition, and notes local business vitality hinges on national money and regional unity. It also includes local color about hunting, partridges, and regional anecdotes.
A column blends hometown color with local notes from Amarillo. Mentions: optimistic talk of Amel, Charley McAfee, and Rip Underwood. Hamlin Jury invitation to see The Ladies of the Jury at West Texas Teachers College Canyon Friday. updates on Blair Cherry and Ed Roberts in Chicago. Reports on Pioneer Day in Guymon, sand storms, and opening City Lake. market briefs for cattle and sheep. New Orleans cotton futures edge lower with May 11.86 and July 11.49.
Short notice typed for a job search asking for a good position. The writer seeks cooking and housekeeper roles and mentions cafe experience.
In Columbus Mississippi on April 24 a Black baseball game ended tragically after Gus Brooks struck out to infuriation over a dispute with spectator Linnie McDies. Brooks fatally wounded the woman and then fatally wounded himself after being confronted by Sheriff Harry West.
More than 100 abstract men from the Panhandle district and guests from Oklahoma and New Mexico will attend a 10 o clock Saturday session at the Herring Hotel. C D Sears announces Jack Rattikin of Fort Worth leads as president with speakers from Fort Worth Dallas and Houston. Topics include Uniformity of Abstracts and Developments in the Title Field with Amarillo delegates representing three local title companies.
A health unit report shows 165 deaths in Amarillo for the first three months of 1935 versus 149 in the same period of 1934. Leading causes include pneumonia and heart trouble with rises in tuberculosis and kidney disorders, while other causes are not listed.
Mrs J Gaylord Hankins who underwent a major operation last week at St Anthony's Hospital has improved and been moved to her home in the Melrose Apartments. The note also mentions Western Europe’s linguistic diversity with 40 languages.
TWA announces new schedule adding two more nightly services in each direction. The westbound Comet will stop in Amarillo with departures around 2:41 AM and arrives in Los Angeles by 5:40 PM. Amarillo gaines two east and two westbound daily passenger and express services.
Kerrville Texas April 24 Will 8. Orr on trial for murder heard state witnesses recount threats against Mon roe Wells and his ex wife Mrs Orr. Aubry Taylor testified Orr sought him and said Wells needed help then found Wells shot in a lane near Kerrville. Wells died before reaching Kerrville.
Gilmer Tex April 24 Two prisoners escaped from Upshur County jail last night by loosening bars on a window The fugitives were J B Red Windell alias McAlester of Pampa serving three years for automobile theft and Cleo Andrews serving two years for burglary Officers reported no clue to their whereabouts.
Captain Edwin Musick and Pan American’s No 1 crew plan a new trans oceanic flight toward Midway Islands as a stepping stone between California and China. They return from a 39 hour, 2400 mile test voyage and expect a quick follow up within a week or ten days. Navigator Fred Noonan notes the vast speed difference from a 17 day Hawaii trip by sail ship to under 18 hours by air.
The article recalls Mae West allegedly avoiding a rushed marriage with Eddie Bremer after a brief courtship in New York and San Antonio. It quotes Frank Wallace admitting to a possible 1911 Milwaukee marriage and describes Mae West’s changing appearance and an asserted German accented visitor with a child.
Wallace says his longtime love was Mae West of modern cinema. New York court records reveal evidence to embarrass West in her denials of marriage. In 1927 she was indicted for an allegedly immoral play and listed her social state as married.
Grain prices dipped as officials reported the first time a single member's affairs forced a Board of Trade closure. Trading halted under post holiday limits of five cents on wheat four on corn and three on oats with plans to resume tomorrow in Kansas City after Chicago's lead.
A clash outside the 207 Polk Street relief offices left a man seriously injured amid a dispute with Meredith and others. Meredith defended relief administration as fair and said agitation would be handled by civil authorities. a complaint against agitators would be filed.
The President hints at forthcoming developments and reads the Constitution as he discusses the relief program. He says the Alaska migration inspired resettlement aims and rural measures, with Tugwell in charge, as white collar workers undertake mapping, nursing, education, and census tasks.
The agriculture committee backs administration amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment Act. A Senate vote defeated cutting the Bankhead funded aid from 1 billion to 100 million. Secretary Roper plans to seek airport development funding from a 4.88 billion relief program.
Walter A. Barlow, J. Roy Cullum, G. W. Luke, Bill Gilstrap, G. G. Ordway, John Armstrong and other civic leaders expressed satisfaction with campaign progress. Ed W. Hardin, president of the Chamber of Commerce, warned of funds needed to finance personnel in Washington to secure federal work projects for the city and the Panhandle. He said aid is needed and that success is ours if we fight for what we desire.
Markets show slow opening for hogs with 2 000 head noted. Prices steady to higher for best butchers with bids around 8.75 to 8.85, some trade at 8.75 for top hogs. Cattle and calves total around 7 100 head with killing classes opening slow, bids weaker for short fed steers and grassers, prime yearling steers around 15.25 and 550 to 1500 pound steers valued 9.25 to 14.25 guidance.
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