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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1935
Page
2
The Panhandle region showcases weather jokes from Secretary Wallace and a demand for fair tariffs. Arch Hurley outlines Conchas Dam plans with 80 800 acre feet water storage and a new town at Tucumcari while Army engineers prepare.
A correspondent sends a four generation photo featuring John W. Vaughn aged 2, his daughter Mrs A Julich aged 45, granddaughter Mrs T W Collins of Channing Texas, and great grandson Don Ware Collins aged 24. The letter mentions a political dispute with Ferguson adherents and a bet about publishing the image in the News.
Rexford Guy Tugwell launches a 500 million dollar program to rehabilitate rural America. He seeks 10.38 million of 4 billion work relief funds to establish eight projects in seven states converting 750000 acres of poor farmland into public forests and recreation areas. The plan will employ 6731 relief roll workers for 15 to 23 months to transform farms into timber preserves erosion control camping hunting and fishing grounds.
Rome reports Italy's military buildup in East Africa accelerates as Geneva awaits conciliation news. Sources warn the Italo-Ethiopian talks may face early snags over sending a fifth arbiter. Meanwhile Missouri Ozarks report a strong wild cherry crop with dewberries and huckleberries thriving.
Rhode Island faces a pivotal special congressional election in the first district to replace Francis B. Condon. Democrat Antonio Prince runs against Republican Charles F. Risk as the New Deal and Democratic strength are tested in the race noted for campaign momentum and calls for repudiation of administration acts.
A cartoon by William Gropper in a Communist newspaper drawing the Emperor in Japan provokes strong feeling. Saito notes no ill will toward Japan but irritation at the sacred portrayal. Huey Long comments that cartoonists must be controlled, joking he would move to Tokyo if the Emperor could handle them.
The article describes fluted jabots and heavier jewelry with gilded cork braces, de Medici belts, and semi-precious stones. Pearl accessories remain popular for formal wear. Ivory lions silver monkeys gold griffons and other animal motifs appear in accessories. Gloves range from small wrist to elbow length with rich fabrics and silver trim.
A scrambled listing shows KGNC broadcast timetables with programs and hosts. It mentions baseball coverage, weather, morning news, orchestras, and a long sequence of music segments, talks, and advertisements as part of a daily station schedule.
Aug 5 market activity offered little price movement in New Orleans cotton with August futures near Friday’s quotes as traders await the government crop estimate. In Kansas City, livestock and grain prices showed slight gains with top cattle near 11.15 and steers around 11.90, while New York stocks displayed broad activity across many blue chips and industrials.
Friends of the late J Campbell Cantrill Democratic nominee for governor found a small memorandum book with lines pledging a life of faith and integrity. The verses express a vow to live kindly, be consistent, work hard, and avoid pretense in all situations.
Wallace visits the Municipal Auditorium drawing several thousand listeners for his Amarillo address as U S farm chief. He shows energy and enthusiasm, bringing confidence and hope to an audience salute during the Rooseveltage era.
Paris officials report American buyers protested the shipment of gowns on the Bremen due to Nazi anti Semitic policy. The dressmakers association considered moving the gowns to the Tre De France for August 21 amid the controversy. A murder charge was filed against a man in a separate incident.
In Nancy France the federation of large families passed a resolution expressing hope that Jose Laval daughter of Premier Pierre Laval will bear many children after her forthcoming marriage to Count De Chambrun this autumn.
Philadelphia police stopped a man, found six chickens with heads chopped off and one head on still squawking. Patrolman McCloskey questioned him after noticing the faint squawk from the bag.
In Glenns Ferry Idaho on August 5 James Pasborg describes a pet eagle that hatched in a nest and now spans six feet with a wide wing spread. The eagle remains unfettered yet relies on fish and raw meat from its owner and shows no wish to fly away.
Henry Nuremberger county courthouse engineer paid 21 dollars to view Dolores Johnson crowned bathing beauty queen at North today. He watched as the pageant unfolded amid local excitement.
In the contest a pickpocket stole the wallet from a participant, removing the $21 inside.
In Pasadena California a three year old boy named Leroy escaped nurses on a movie location and tumbled into a mud puddle then wandered down the main street stark naked. Cameramen pursued him to shield him with a coat as officials looked on.
In Ocean Beach New York on August 4 the town leaders and residents gathered for the jail dedication but speeches were torn up and the band dismissed after Marshal Clarence Morris misplaced the key. The ceremony was postponed until the key is found.
In Keansburg New Jersey a client attacked fortune teller Madame Evelyn after she predicted only bad luck for him. He knocked her from her chair and fled before officers arrived following her screams.
In Grand Canyon Arizona on August 3 the Hopi tribe performed the Eagle Dance imploring rain. A thunder shower followed over the area shortly after the ceremony.
Three year old Carleton Jackson tasted a thermometer on a back porch and drank the red fluid. Doctors said he would feel better when the weather turned cooler. The incident was reported as a lighthearted note amid heat waves in Washington.
ST PAUL Minnesota August Louis Kanthack 18 returned from a vacation after a fort night of swimming and diving his favorite summer pastime. He dreamed he was still swimming and awoke to find he had dived into a lake from his bed. He was cut and bruised.
A wooden legged beggar visited the Fred Hodge home in WaySaw Wisconsin and asked for spare underwear. When refused he unbuckled his leg and smashed the glass in Hodge’s automobile, police report says.
In ALGOOD Tennessee on August 5 a farmer named Bilbrey found his wife’s heated to clean straw and new straw stuffed mattresses burned the cash and valuables hidden in a mattress. The fire destroyed currency notes stocks and other wealth worth about seventeen thousand dollars.
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