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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1935
Page
2
A long, rambling column blends weather forecasts and frill with the Panhandle’s drought anxiety. The writer skewers national forecasts, touts local truth about storms, and hints at planned dramatic ruses while urging practical action and pride in Amarillo’s resilience.
Hamlin defense hinges on insanity plea as Judge FE Nelson, visiting Claude, awaits next trial city. Mrs Hamlin slain at 901 Virginia Street January 5. husband arrested January 8 after funeral trip from California. Prosecution alleges husband killed wife January 4 then flew to Oakland, California.
Vega Texas residents report windstorm damage with odd sights such as a 30 gallon molasses keg blown away and found through a bung hole flies entering the keg and fish skinning from dry sand bars. A rooster ends up head outside a two gallon jug as a sand drift buries the coop. More strange wind effects are expected.
A Texan writer apologizes for breaking into a column to praise dust storms in Clarendon Texas. Annie L Bourland laments the drought and dust while noting the need for credit to the storms and the stubborn optimism it inspires.
A dated fragment from a long business correspondence blends farm life with biblical allusions. The writer, a wheat farmer and ranchman, contemplates Judea as a semi arid land and links ancient scenes to modern Panhandle Texas cemeteries. He argues for preserving graves and urges Christian duty to overcome hardship with faith and neighborly love.
Dr. 8. J. Mathieson, pastor of Central Christian Church in Denver, arrives for a two weeks revival at First Christian Church. He will speak on Brother or Beast starting at 7 45 p.m. tonight. Mathieson, a World War chaplain and former president of United Christian Missionary Society, has links to Dr C S Medbury and Colorado Springs.
Rain and snow refreshed the West and Midwest, easing drought as heavy snows hit Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska. One boy drowned in Nebraska floods, while broad regions faced delays in travel and isolated towns. Low pressure and continued moisture brought hope of rain today across the plains and into the Mississippi Valley.
The Missouri Democrat denounces Babcock for remarks about women in federal service. He calls for removal and says the statement insults all government employees. Cochran cites propriety and fairness as he questions accountability and the impact on service morale.
Fort Worth officials and U S Marshal J R Wright rejoin grand jury for first session since last fall. Members arriving include Eastus and Assistant District Attorney Joe H Jones. Jury list spans Memphis Lefors Amarillo Spearman Canadian Hereford Perryton Farwell Vega Lipscomb Canyon.
Mrs Alvey was struck in the right leg and abdomen when a gun fired at the Gibbons home 803 Lincoln Street. The incident witnessed by 9 year old Nell Rita Alvey left the husband with a punctured lung and bullet near the heart while Jim a Gibbons recovered from a self inflicted wound at St Anthony's Hospital. Mrs Gibbons was charged with attempted murder and released on $750 bond.
Captain Dorsey Smith led a team that won a grand prize for reporting its quota, though it exceeded by 100 dollars. His crew included Paschall, Galloway, O'Brien, Early, McDavid, Pickering, Askew, McCormick, and Brien, with two other teams led by Fowler and Nye also meeting or beating targets. Makeig explains why Amarilloans should help.
New Orleans reports May cotton contracts opening 11.42 with gains to 11.97 as futures rise on higher silver and demand. Kansas City hogs and cattle show varied early losses and mixed prices with heavy volume and slow opening trading. lambs and ewes also move unevenly. A separate Amarillo chamber speech urges broad support for a $30,000 budget and a unified regional development program.
C A Belmont general vice president of the Association of Master Barbers of America will address the Amarillo Masters Barbers Association and Journeymen at a special meeting tonight in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel. R R Carrie Nation president urges all members to attend. Belmont is wrapping up a Southwest tour with this Texas stop a near final event.
Wheat farmers and wheat control association leaders with county agents meet at Lubbock to discuss a forthcoming referendum. The tentative agenda includes policy implications and potential futures for wheat production and market regulation in the region.
Amarillo youth Fred Greathouse was lodged in Potter County jail this morning on a charge of theft of an automobile. Police report he confessed after investigation showed the car abandoned at 2109 Cleveland Street, matching the vehicle reported stolen from Joe Murphy of 4611 North East Eighth Avenue.
Ten South Plains counties met to discuss the four year wheat control plan beginning next year. John R. Edmonds, state wheat agent, led the briefing as fifty persons attended the session at Acension.
Sufferers desiring relief from sleepless nights fatigue headaches and indigestion are urged to use Magnesia Oxoids little white tablets. Claiming to cleanse the digestive tract neutralize gastric acid and speed digestion these pills are recommended to be taken after meals and before bed with plenty of water to promote vigor and a sunny outlook.
Doctors and hospitals favor liquid laxatives for controllable dosing and gradual relief. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, containing senna and cascara, is promoted as a gentle, non habit forming option for biliousness and sluggishness, suitable for family use with regulated doses until regularity returns.
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