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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1932
Page
2
A gushing notice extols Henry Ans y’s new book as a sharp witty American humor work with strong dedication to his mother and wife. The piece lauds Ans y’s style, reports advance copies sold, and notes stock market chatter and local enthusiasm for Hoover, plus a mix of weather lore and small town anecdotes.
The state board schedules hearings on consolidating curricula and eliminating course duplication across Texas higher education. Institutions named include the University of Texas and several colleges, with hearings listed by institution and day and a January report to the governor and legislature. Adjacent columns note local visits, reflections on spending and prosperity, and regional anecdotes.
A reader seeks help locating a granddaughter’s lost white gold wrist watch and offers a reward. note directs readers to Tack Letters on Page 10 for details.
Tuffy the dog is laid to rest leaving Janet and the speaker grieving. The tribute recalls Tuffy as friendly, faithful, and tender who greeted Janet each day and knew time, reflecting on how dogs share deep bonds and sorrow when they die.
States crowned their teams with flashes of relay speed as four world records fell at the Olympic Stadium. Zabala set a new marathon time of 2 hours 31 minutes 36 seconds for 26 miles 385 yards. Nurmi’s absence did not prevent records from tumbling and the U S A dominated with 11 men’s titles and 5 of 6 women’s, totaling 218 points to Finland’s 72 and 78.5 to 16.5 for Germany in the women’s standings.
Trial of Horace “Dude” Miles in county court-at-law was continued until the next term as state witness Mrs. A N Seymour could not attend. She survived a winter accident that left others dead after Miles allegedly struck three people on Northeast Eighth Street. Olin Rutledge received 30 days for aggravated assault. Dutch Aggers to be tried next term on defense motion.
J J Newberry Company will open a new store at 607 Polk Street tomorrow at 8 am. P Doerner from Superior Wisconsin is manager. Miss L McBride directs ready to wear and millinery under Newberry supervision.
Burglars removed a plate glass from the Panhandle Confectionery at 223 East Fourth Avenue and took 134 dollars from a cash cache. The burglary was reported to police early today. Mr and Mrs Jesse Kemp and Mrs Abbie Lanham of McLean were weekend visitors in Amarillo.
Dallas August 8 governor Ross Sterling says he did not see a pardon request from Ernest Alexander for Ben Richards and no clemency petition singled Richards out. He recalls a long petition carried by friends and that Richards wife was ill prompting limited clemency and later death of his wife.
PALACIOS TEX Aug 8 Seven thousand officers and men of the Thirty Sixth Division Texas National Guard began a two weeks training program at Camp Hulen Major General John A Hulen commands four infantry regiments two artillery units one engineers unit and an air service squadron participate in the drill with the large mobilization underway across the state.
Witnesses differed whether lightning or wind pulled apart the wing of a small plane that plunged 500 feet, killing Doyle Kennedy aged 30 and Harry L. Reed aged 27, civilian aviators, near Houston yesterday afternoon.
Directors of the new Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestral Association will meet at 8 o'clock tonight in the women's club room at the Herring Hotel. They will hear committee reports and consider for approval recent executive committee work. W. S. Izzard, president, will preside.
Plans for the run-off campaign of Gov. Ross Sterling in Potter County were completed at a meeting of the Woman's Executive Committee this morning at the home of Mrs. Floyd Cooper. Almost 400 women have registered in the Sterling-for-Governor Club.
A reflective travel column explores the mountains and plains from the railroad to Brigham Young’s caravan era. It critiques polygamy, suggests polyandry as a provocative contrast, and recommends Montesquieu’s Letters Persanes for perspective on liberty and brevity.
The narrative traces pioneer roads through Utah and Nevada to the Pacific, the Harriman railroad cut across Great Salt Lake, and a forecast of a future salt lake and Reno’s libertine image. It notes Salt Lake city editors and officials, the Pacific rail line, and a tour toward San Francisco. The piece blends geography, industry, and philosophical reflections.
Prices across the local cotton market jumped with futures for October up to 7.19 and December 7.33 after the government forecast this year's crop at 11,306,000 bales, 5.79 million below last year. Weevils and weak crop conditions fueled confidence in price strength while Farm Board holdings influence potential syndicate activity.
December wheat rose 15 8 cents on the Chicago Board of Trade aided by commission house buying and a bull market in securities. Prices stood at 59 1/2 cents a bushel, 2 1/2 cents above the morning low, with fractional gains in other grains as cotton rose after a government report.
Regional quotes show hogs and cattle at varied prices across Kansas City and Chicago markets with hogs steady to lower and cattle mostly steady to higher. New Orleans cotton futures surged on Farm Board refinements while New York stocks rose on railroad and auto shares amid a broad market rally.
The Postal Life and Casualty Insurance Co offers an accident policy paying up to 100 dollars monthly for 24 months for disability and 1,000 dollars for death costs less than a day at 3.50 dollars yearly. Over 148,000 have bought it. all ages eligible. Send name address age beneficiary and relationship for a 10 day free inspection with no payment or exam required.
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