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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1932
Page
2
A long rambling column blends weather misgivings with social notes in Umbrella Texas. It recalls Henry Ansley sales ambitions, a duck incident at a neighbor’s yard, and local woes including heat and wind shifts. The piece also touches on Edith Rockefeller McCormick, a Santa Fe ride request, and a cheeky burglary inquiry.
Cooling soothing ointment soothes skin with germ killing medicine. Penetrates deep into skin to tackle stubborn rashes eczema ringworm and itching. Offers relief two to three times faster than ordinary remedies with a clean pleasant odor. Money back if not satisfied at all drug stores.
Chicago wheat fell two cents as liquidation selling hit the Board of Trade. Private experts forecast a U.S. crop around 713 million bushels, about 24 million below July government figures. At the close old September wheat was 49 cents down, December 52 1 4 cents down, and May 56 3 4 cents per bushel.
A poem by Edgar A. Guest celebrates a couple beginning life together with a modest income. They face money worries but find joy in striving and saving, sharing simple chores and the delight of each purchased item.
Washington August 2. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation begins its first full work day after board completion. The last two directors Atlee Pomerene and Charlies A Miller were sworn in, Pomerene named chairman Miller elected president.
Funeral services were set for J. H. Teague 20 in Hollis Oklahoma after a farm house fire near Witharral in Hockley County Sunday. He died trying to rescue 2 year old Donald Armstrong who burned to death in the blaze. The child’s mother Mrs Allie Monte was released from a sanitarium after suffering facial and body burns.
Potter County reports a sharp drop in lunacy trials with only 14 cases tried since April, compared to 15 to 20 monthly in 1926-27. Weather and economic depression cited as factors in the decline.
A advert and plea describes a Waltham watch with white gold strap and a one half carat diamond ring in filigreed settings. The owner authorizes a $25 cash reward for returns to a specified person, with a note about fish and heat affecting appetite and health.
Judge E C Nelson Jr open August term civil docket called and set this morning. First criminal jury week begins August 8 with a light docket this term, according to Assistant County Attorney George McCarthy.
County officials assembled in the district clerk office this morning to write names of qualified voters and jurors for the jury wheel. Over the next year, names will be drawn as needed by the two district and the county court. The list excludes women, but includes poll tax payers and those with exemptions. Regular juries are drawn from the wheel ten days before each new term in the court.
The event at Jack Hall's Ranch boosted The Thrift Room fund with 172.29 from tickets and concessions. Donors included Coca Cola Bottling Company representatives R B Wingate and Dewey I Reed, Joe Norman's Baby Ireland's and the Melody Maids provided free music, and Olive Childers added 5. Organizers credited the American Legion and others for support.
Doak Carter announced the initial caravan of the khaki shirts, a semi military political group, would begin late today on a tour from Pennsylvania to California. The piece notes the burial of William J. Hushka in Arlington and the large public turnout at the funeral, with Arlington's crosses and the unknown soldier nearby.
Funeral services for R. E. Thompson are pending at N. S. Griggs & Sons after a death by suicide Sunday night at the Thompson Hotel. Leon Thompson arrived from Isabel Kansas to assist, with the son expected to take charge of affairs. Thompson co owned the hotel at 602 Van Buren Street.
Field men and county committees will convene at 2 P M Wednesday at the Hilton Hotel in Lubbock to discuss government aid for wheat production. Walter H. Fendley, local district field man, said aid is likely for farmers needing funds to plant this year. The meeting, called by Owen W. Sherrill of Dallas, regional director of the crop production loan office, aims to gauge required funds for West Texas.
Edward Mitchell Kimble aged 62 died at 315 Prospect Street at 5 this morning. He worked for Peerless Furniture Co and belonged to the Methodist Church. Survivors include his widow Alice two daughters Mrs Arthur Hardin Ardmore Okla and Mrs Christine Warfield Amarillo and two sons E T and W H of Panhandle. Boxwell Bros funeral home holds the body pending arrangements likely announced tomorrow.
Ticket sales were brisk for Grand Hotel to be shown at the Mission Theater with two daily showings on Thursday Friday and Saturday. All seats are reserved for the six performances and tickets continue at the Fair Theater window through Wednesday. The film features seven major stars and is hailed as the sensational talkie of the year.
A dental product named Fasteeth claims to prevent false teeth slipping when sprinkled on plates each morning. It is said to give all day comfort, remove odor, and avoid gummy or pasty taste, with availability at City Drug Stores and Fox Drug Stores.
The piece notes a Paris Esperanto convention drawing delegates from 34 countries speaking 24 languages who will converse in Esperanto. It argues against the feasibility of a universal language and asserts English survival is likeliest, citing Shakespeare as a reference point while dismissing Esperanto literature.
President Guggiari urged Congress to ratify a mobilization decree citing Bolivian hostile acts and intensified military preparations. He said the measure is necessary for general defense and to repel illicit attacks under the League of Nations framework.
The American government seeks a truce in the Bolivia Paraguay clash where U S interests are large. Paraguay’s Congress ordered a general mobilization of its armed forces, intensifying the challenge to broker peace.
The article compares July temperature maxima across different eras 1921 to 1925 1926 to 1930 and 1916 to 1920 and notes a steady climb in temperatures through the years despite wet and dry fluctuations. It cites specific values 44 39 and 58 degrees indicating slight variations but overall warming.
Today is the final deadline to file first primary campaign expense reports with the county clerk or secretary of state depending on whether the office spans one or multiple counties. Yesterday closed the first expense filing for the second primary.
Hogs 4,000 steady top 4.50 for 176-225 lb hogs. packing sows 276-500 lb 2.75-3.60. stock pigs 70-180 lb 3.00-3.50. Cattle 6,000, calves 600. killing classes opening steady to weak. grass steers down, stockers steady. steers 600-1500 lb 7.00-9.25. heifers 550-850 lb 5.75-7.75. cows 3.00-4.75. vealers milk fed 2.50-5.60. stockers 4.25-7.00. Sheep 5,000. lambs steady to strong. natives higher. top native/Colorado lambs 6.25. lambs no load. ewes 150 lb down 2.00.
Traders report a weak undertone across grains and stocks with October around 5.87 and December near 6.03 while New York shares retreat after three weeks of gains. Copper and other non ferrous metals rally briefly in midday trade but fail to lift overall sentiment amid hedge selling and cooperative liquidations.
In hard water dishes form a scum ring and are hard to clean. Soft water prevents the dirty ring and scum. Mel o water softener makes soap more effective, saves hands, and leaves dishes sparkling. Get it at your grocer's.
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