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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1936
Page
2
Weather outlets flag propitious showers possible with limited areas. Amarillo reports 0.83 inch rain Monday night as plains residents eye a coming boom. Letters discuss duck decoy use, wildlife protection, licenses, and public lakes while local editor invites reader input.
An unsigned letter to Tack from E R T praises the Ochiltree state park project and urges Tack to support a CCC camp location near Hemphill County. The writer defends Tack from accusations, laments political attacks, and affirms commitment to lakes and recreation across the Panhandle.
HY Robertson and Company advertise accounting and auditing services with tax counsel and office contact at 2708 Oliver Fakle Ricg.
A short plea asks Tack for help finding work at home. The writer requests assistance locating suitable positions and describes a need for employment support, hoping for guidance or referrals.
Raymond Woods, 17 year old, held in Potter County jail on a charge of assault and attempt to murder, had bond set at 1500 dollars by Justice of Peace C. W. Carder. Woods is accused of shooting at his mother in law Lizzie Strickland Sunday night amid family troubles and separation from his 15 year old wife.
Hack Brown faces a felony charge of possession of marihuana under a new state statute filed in justice court. Potter County Jailer Dick Vaughn reportedly apprehended Brown near the courthouse Sunday night. Justice of Peace Bob Clark set bond at $1,000 and Brown was returned to jail.
Washington reports that two former Republican cabinet members are tasked with dissecting Gov. Alf Landon’s agricultural policies and challenging his leadership in the presidential campaign. Secretary Henry A. Wallace and Secretary Harold L. Ickes will direct new deal forces on these fronts under the Roosevelt administration.
San Antonio report identifies H. R. Stewart, 30, of Wheeler Texas, killed when struck by a freight train near San Antonio. Investigators believe he fell from the train.
Members of the Manson Post American Legion executive committee met at noon at the Silver Grill. Adjutant Fiord Sloan urged full attendance as Hanson Post tonight elections officers to be installed in October.
Governor James V. Allred said he would speak at the Oklahoma state convention of young Democrats in Medicine Park on September 5. The note also mentions the Siberian conifer forest as the world’s largest single mass of coni fork.
Fort Worth Texas August 4 Public works officials moved to place Texas on the list of states approved for expenditure of public works administration funds An earlier allotment omitting Texas cited labor shortages Julian Montgomery Fort Worth Texas PWA director was advised to confer with H Drought San Antonio head of the works progress administration in Texas A meeting would be arranged to solve labor problems after authorization Four members of the state planning board planned to leave for Washington to seek reconsideration of the Texas omission from the latest apportionment of funds
In Wis. on Aug 4 observers at Yerkes Observatory reported Pelfier's comet to be losing its tail and vanishing from telescopes. Dr Otto Struve said the tail should foreshorten rather than disappear, leaving investigators puzzled about the comet's sudden change. A separate note mentions cotton and artificial silk fabric produced to resist wrinkling.
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