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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1936
Page
2
Local notes warn of potential heavy showers early next week after weeks of dry weather. Readers hope for a substantial wet spell to protect crops and pastures with some residents proposing a campaign for more rain.
National relief leaders led by Rexford Tugwell Harry Hopkins arrive in Amarillo on August 18 for a Texas swing. The visit aims to review drouth relief plans with the Panhandle Committee including Morris L. Cooke Frederick Fowler Col Richard Moore and H H Bennett. Agricultural agents and judges from 26 Panhandle counties will present data at a noon Chamber luncheon.
Hollywood August 7 1926 marks ten years since the first talkie revolutionized cinema. After decades of attempts to sync sound with film Thomas Edison and Will Hays watched a New York audience hear spoken lips from the screen signaling cinema's vocal era.
Li Chou-Hsin’s forces attacked garrisons near Taoling in West Suiyuan. Three separate assaults left 100 dead and 200 wounded as Provincial Suiyuan troops rushed to the frontier to counter the threat.
A letter to Tack endorses Amarillo girl Dorothy Neubardt as Miss Amarillo candidate to travel to Port Worth on Amarillo Day. Claim cites her beauty at Texas Tech and selection by John La Gatta and Monard Chandler Christy.
Dr. Charles Lipman of the University of California reports finding bacteria and spores in meteorites, capable of sleeping through space and reviving on Earth. He argues heat during atmospheric entry only scorches the surface, not destroying dormant microbes, which can survive near absolute zero and colonize once released.
George Sainis of Pekka Kas reports his dog Prince learns by observation. Prince retrieves shoes, slippers, cigarets, matches, blows out matches, turns on radio and music, and even tunes stations. He helps with groceries and can fetch a forgotten pocketbook. Sainis says no formal training was given.
The Brooks No 1 gusher near Silsbee Texas ignited today and set a ten acre tract ablaze as firefighters from Kinley Brothers struggled to control the blaze. The well, blown Wednesday seven miles from Silsbee, spouted oil spray over a wide area.
Charles A Lindbergh spent five hours in a Copenhagen brewery today but did not drink any beer. The report contrasts European boundary lines with U S straight borders, noting the general trend west of the Mississippi.
Ernest Biegazski, a 40 year old World War veteran from Buffalo, plans to sail an oaken barrel across the Atlantic to Europe. The craft, nine by six feet eight inches, uses a lead keel and hollow masts, with radio navigation and a lay flat back to operate while resting. A Lake Erie tune up toward Cleveland precedes a New York harbor voyage aiming for Bordeaux in about 40 days.
Emerson Stone announced he would withdraw from the seventh district congressional contest against Nat Patton. Stone, runner up in the first Democratic primary, told Athens Daily Review editor R T Craig he was wiring county chairmen to not certify his name for the second primary and congratulated Patton. Official returns showed Patton just short of a majority.
Wounds from a shotgun trap killed Herman Simmons, 66, of Decherd Tennessee, in Texarkana. A cord connected to the trigger set to fire when a farmhouse window was raised caused the fatal discharge.
Sixty eight Japanese sailors are believed drowned after a typhoon wrecked nine vessels off Pratas Island Formosa on August 7. A Japanese destroyer was ordered to assist in the rescue effort.
Matador Land & Cattle Company announced it extended until October 1 a lease on 15,204 acres of Matador lands near Amarillo Texas. The lease is held by Thomas W. Doswell and operators L C Heydrick Ray E Johnston and Ivan A Allen. The land lies 45 miles northwest of Amarillo.
Alice Cheney visits Amarillo via TWA with traveling repertory company manager Alice Keating Cheney. She expresses hope the group can perform in Amarillo next season and notes prior successful engagements here. She continues to her next destination.
Amarillo today finished preliminary campaign plans to attract new industries. The industrial survey by Carl Makeig and team highlights market size, labor force, and transportation. The chamber of commerce will pursue a multi year, targeted effort with a core survey guiding specialized outreach.
Flood waters washed out five bridges on Highway 85 between Pueblo and Wallsenburg marooning a Greyhound bus and several private cars. Rescue crews assessed the stretch and traffic was halted until repairs could be made.
A traveler plans a short vacation at the Grand Canyon spending a few days enjoying the scenic views and outdoor trails. The trip highlights potential sunrise overlooks and quiet time in nature.
Texas railroad inspectors warned nearly one third of truck operators for failing to file monthly driver hours reports. The rule, effective April 14, carries fines from 25 to 200 dollars per offense. Inspectors said larger operators are mostly compliant.
Liberal Greek circles accuse King George II of breaking a promise to preserve constitutional government by appointing Premier Metaxas as military dictator. They say the Liberal party, formed by Eleutherios Venizelos, will never forgive him.
An advertisement touts Blue Star Ointment that melts on the skin to push medicines into pores and quickly kill itch conditions like tetter ringworm eczema and foot itch with no burning and soothing comfort.
Hollywood reports the Dionne quintuplets will begin filming their second picture soon. Director Norman Taurog heads to their Ontario nursery with Jean Hersholt and Dorothy Peterson joining the technical crew. Rochelle Hudson replaces June Lang as ingenue in the cast.
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