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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1932
Page
2
A radio host recounts a sweeping Panhandle sandstorm of April 23, 1932 and predicts more rain this week. He riffs on Capone's legal risk, clergy views on prohibition, and odd local anecdotes, including a lost Canadian dog in Amarillo and a $5 reward.
The Junior Hi-Y club of Central Junior School hosts a father and son banquet at 8 o'clock tonight in the Central Junior auditorium. Prof. William Grover C. Good state YMCA official attends and speaks. Others at the program include Vincent White president and members Raymond Glass Gabe Coleman Jack Pate Billy Hayes Fred Potter and Leroy Byrd. Mr Good plans Amarillo visit to work with Y M C A Hi Y clubs during his stay.
A speaker laments loss of national unity and rising unrest. He cites foreigners and government aid as proof America is weakening. He urges a five day work week to curb unemployment, criticizes Congress and Hoover, and warns the U S may face civil upheaval and ruin if patriotism does not return. The caller also offers a reward for a lost dog and mentions local contact details.
Col Ernest O Thompson donated the Crystal ballroom at the Herring for Friday night to host the dance for John Snider on to Washington barbecue. Jesse's Melody Maids provide music as proceeds fund a $2,500 effort to stage the Panhandle publicity stunt on May 21.
The Amarillo health unit reports one scarlet fever quarantine in the city with one home placarded. Dr. Benjamin M. Primer says no other cases are known and there is no measles case in Amarillo, though measles are prevalent elsewhere.
Rev J H Quattlebaum of Borger will open the two day Canyon Methodist Conference at Canyon Methodist Church with an 8 o'clock sermon. Southern Methodism leaders Dr C C Selecman and Dr J W Hunt will attend. Sessions begin Tuesday at 9 in Canyon with 150 to 200 delegates expected. Rev L M Lipscomb of Amarillo leads the meeting.
Letter to Tack asks for his World War II service details and outfit, criticizing postwar policy makers including Mellon and Hoover. It urges payment of the soldiers bonus and discusses age, citizenship, and political views. A second piece invites marriage offers and ends with playful asides.
Over the weekend justice courts processed thirteen drunk cases before Justice Judge J. W. Minter and two before Justice C. G. Landis. Also note a social detail as Mr and Mrs Tel White of Detroit visit Amarillo.
A historical newspaper column critiques deportation and immigration policy, notes public figures like Secretary of State Stimson and President Hoover, and comments on French politics and New York unrest. It mentions Ivar Kreuger, American financial issues, and a riot plus recent Sing Sing sentences involving young offenders.
L. C. Smith and N. D. Heaton, federal prohibition agents, released on bonds of 17500 each after eight days in custody. They were indicted in state court for murder over a botched attempt to trap a bootlegger at a country store near Irving. The cases were moved to federal court for trial. bonds posted after a habeas corpus hearing.
Registration of 400 delegates from 19 counties in District 10 of the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union begins Wednesday morning at the First Baptist Church. Mrs. 8. F. Pelton leads registration with the convention to be chaired by Mrs. George L. Stanley. Mrs. J. W. Sanders directs music and Mrs. W. J. Atterbury oversees menu arrangements.
Maj. Gen. Herbert Crosby, now a DC official, spoke at a parents and teachers congress. A mother mistook him for Bing Crosby and asked if he would sing. Crosby replied that he had already disappointed half the audience by not being Bing Crosby.
No burglaries were reported early Monday to Amarillo police. The city jail this morning held a half dozen or more inmates. Drunkenness was the principal charge. Some were held for vagrancy and investigation.
Potter County commissioners will hold their weekly session at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Only routine business is scheduled.
Rev Henry Ostrom of Moody Bible Institute will speak at Tabernacle Baptist Church on What is the Christian Faith tonight. He condemned the trend of presenting a present Christ as a fabrication and urged adherence to the biblical Christ.
Workmen began filling the basement cavity of the old Potter County courthouse and started removing the roof from the old jail. Debris will be cleared within a month, mule teams helped level grounds west of the new courthouse, and a sunken garden plan was dropped due to funds.
The Fair Theater in Amarillo opens a women only matinee today at 2:30 p.m. for The Law of Nature a stage production led by mystic Prince Mahra with six girls in the cast. The five day run features women in matinee and men only at 8 p.m. shows with the first 200 women admitted free. Miss Missouri heads the models.
A hung jury was reported in the trial of John Hash for the Nelson Grain Company robbery at Claude in Armstrong County. Hash’s trial closed the 47th district criminal court term. L C Thomas received a three year sentence in a separate trial and the five-prisoner jailbreak at Claude last Thursday left one escapee.
Public demonstration on destroying gophers and other rodents will be held Friday morning at the E. T. Smith farm north of Amarillo starting at 9 o'clock. The event is hosted by the agricultural department of the Chamber of Commerce and the U S Biological Survey.
Potter County farm club women announce a market contest with a large produce basket for the best five reasons to buy at their 4 H Club Market. Miss Mary Sitton shortened the original ten reasons to five. Send entries to Mrs. W H Vaughn or Miss Sitton at the Chamber of Commerce. The winner will be announced Saturday morning in the north foyer of Municipal Auditorium.
Elizabeth Brown of 715 North Houston Street was injured with a severe lip cut when a car parked with no gas at 511 West Sixth Avenue was rammed by another eastbound vehicle at 12:50 PM. Charles Richardson of Adrian sustained a minor injury.
The San Jacinto Methodist Church council meeting is postponed to Wednesday due to the district conference opening in Canyon tonight. Rev. E Gaston Foote announced the change yesterday.
Arrangements will be made soon for the annual Clean up and Paint-up Week in Amarillo. An official proclamation by Mayor Ernest O Thompson is expected within days. Fire Chief George B Cooper said every cent spent on cleanup is a dollar investment for Amarillo.
Wheat and barley prices listed with values per bushel, while livestock quotes show hogs, cattle, and sheep trading mixed in Chicago and Kansas City markets. New Orleans cotton opened irregularly with later gains on stock-market movement and market recovery.
In Edgar A. Guest's lines, the Yucatan jungle hides a past of sisal fields and stony altars. Students and travelers seek the tombs and vaults of ancient time, but the silent stones resist the probing gaze amid temple ruins.
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