This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1936
Page
2
A collage of Walter Winchell style anecdotes fusing celebrity buzz, theater reviews, and quirky notices. Items mention Mae West, Chaplin, Roosevelt era politics, and a mix of social quirks, editorials, and cultural chaff reflecting early 20th century gossip culture.
Dear Tack seeks work offers from a woman asking for maid or cleaning jobs with nights at home. Local references available from Mrs H Boss 1826 Roberts Street Dear Tack. Lost small black Mexican Rat Terrier seven pounds all black except tail area. Serious illness Mrs C M Rogers wife of Amarillo school superintendent hospitalized at Northwest Texas Hospital. Condition reported satisfactory.
Waco April 24 Mrs Hattley Brown aged 79 died from burns after her dress caught fire at her home in Ocee ten miles northwest of Waco. Funeral arrangements not listed. Authorities reported the tragedy as the early afternoon incident.
In Chelsea Massachusetts police recovered Herbert Ross's car abandoned near Shurtleff Street, close to where it disappeared three years ago in 1933. The discovery confirms the vehicle's long hideout and marks a return to the original crime scene.
A room honoring Helen Bishop former head of the Home Management department at Iowa State College has been opened in Allen H Richards home management house on the college campus.
Chemical salts protect four of Scotland's oldest national portraits including King James IV and Margaret of Denmark from disintegration. The article notes the preservation effort for these historic items.
The Guyman visitors arrived at the Herring Hotel and staged an entertainment with band music, dancing and singing. Fred Kreiger directed the Guyman Pioneer Cowboy band as Panhandle A M College men from Goodwell joined the spectacle. County officials and Amarillo officers escorted the crowd into town for a luncheon organized by Cal Farley.
The gold communion cup stolen from the Polish Catholic Church in Wheeling during flood rescue operations was returned the day after a special prayer service for its recovery. The church had opened for flood relief when the theft occurred and mourners gathered for the return.
In Beaumont Texas residents debate camel presence on the coastal plains after Margie Ruff aged 12 found a petrified bone on High Island beach identified as a camel foot fragment by researchers.
Plans take shape for the West Texas Young Democrats convention in Pampa on May 2 with speakers including Ernest O. Thompson of the Texas Railroad Commission and state Senator Clint Small. Attendees from New Mexico and Texas expected. events feature a Friday banquet and Saturday dance with sessions starting at 10 o clock.
Telegraph messages from Poona report troops deployed after communal Hindu Muslim rioting. Ninety five injured is cited in dispatches.
Waco report says Night Watchman Oscar Pyles fatally wounded a Black man after the man ignored a halt command in a city garage early today. The incident is under investigation by local authorities.
Amarillo hosts a May 11 oral hearing on Panhandle gas conditions as the state gas conservation act survives initial challenges to waste provisions. Appeals on both sides to the U S Supreme Court are planned. The commission increases sour gas allowance in May from 403 to 446 million cu ft daily to meet carbon black demand while trimming casing head gas allotments.
The Horace Mann Chorus of Pampa presented a Thursday night program on Character Education. Speakers included Supt. R. B. Fisher of Pampa introducing Dalhart Supt. L. H. Rhodes on Mental Health Hazards. Am arillo Supt. C. M. Rogers spoke on The Liberalized High School Curriculum.
Physical Education talk opened the session with brief remarks. R A Selby led the invocation. The Perryton Band performed and the Pampa Girls Trio-Junior Treble Clef Club sang. A noon luncheon honored new and retiring officers with Mrs Hugh Cypher as toastmaster.
Dr. Eddy returned from Europe and Asia and Prof. Myres traveled from Lubbock for the Amarillo event. Dr. J. O. Haymes arranged the meeting with Dr. R. Thomson of Central Presbyterian Church chairing. Several out-of-town ministers and laymen attended, including Charles L. Dickey and J. O. Quattlebaum of Canyon, L Bernie Shell of Pampa, T. S. Barker of Clarendon, Marion Boyd of Vega, and Gordon Mackey of White Deer.
Louis L Lehan of Wilmington claims the title of the most dog bitten postman in America with over a score of attacks totaling 14 bites. He jokes about earning stripes for each bite as he recounts his rough years on the route.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.