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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1932
Page
2
A long local column covers farm finance, weather, and social events. It notes a chicken snake incident, lectures by Hickman Price Jr., wheat prices in Amarillo, cattle auction talk, and plans for the Amarillo Country Club rebuild. It mentions soils, the Canyon museum project, and Roosevelt name pronunciations.
Public hearings on the Amarillo Independent School District and Amarillo College budgets will be held Thursday night August 18. The meetings start 7 30 for the school and 9 30 for the college at the high school auditorium. Trustees and officials will attend. The budgets will be lower next year with 25 public teachers and 4 college teachers cut and salaries reduced by one third after a $100 deduction.
Owners of unconnected wells claim gas seepage reduces their supply as pipelines control land. The commission weighs permits to use gas for gasoline under public welfare. An Attorney General ruling allows such use if aligned with public welfare. Foran chairs the planning committee discussions.
Federal Judge James C. Wilson of the district court is away with his family for August. He has left his court duties to catch up on briefs built up over three years and plans recreation through fishing and hunting in the Colorado mountains.
Warren Diamond a noted sportsman and philanthropist was found dead from a self inflicted gunshot in his Dallas bathroom. He was 55 and had been in ill health for years with a pistol located near the body.
Selah Mayo faced a criminal docket today for practicing dentistry without a license. The trial began in county court at law and was expected to continue into the afternoon.
A writer seeks employment after exhausting all efforts and lists abilities as a clerk, salesman, and stationary engineer. The letter expresses a strong urge to reach Tack for guidance in finding work.
A poet urges men to treat their wives with genuine kindness not through money or calm fawning but through steady manhood. He warns against harsh thoughts, notes youth fades and love deepens with time, and emphasizes consideration in dangerous moments to honor her.
Santa Fe announces Aug 20 and 21 sale of round trip tickets from Amarillo to Los Angeles and San Diego for 35 dollars and to San Francisco for 45 dollars. Final return limit 21 days after sale. Tickets usable in chair cars and sleepers with regular Pullman charges. Likely final low fares of the year.
Amarillo housewives are invited to a product campaign by White King soap makers. Beginning September 1 in Amarillo, a regular size cake of White King toilet soap will be given free with the purchase of two 20 ounce packages of White King granulated soap, with only the regular price charged for the granulated soap.
Reverend 8 A Berrie, a former Cumberland Presbyterian Church pastor and hymn writer, faces arraignment on a charge of poisoning his first wife. He sold Bethel Tabernacle, built with his $103 contribution, for only $75 and sought life insurance loans as supporters said they would not object.
Roy Dement a 26 year old Plainview newspaper man and amateur photographer fell into a Palo Duro Canyon in the park while taking pictures. He will recover from his injuries as physicians report no bones broken. The canyon at the fall point is about 100 feet deep with other sections along its 65 mile course reaching 900 feet.
Mr and Mrs J S Evans of 821 Florida Street with two children Phyllis and John depart for a two week trip visiting Mrs Evans father J P Evans of Plainview. They plan a week touring northern Arkansas and will return to Amarillo for the school opening where Mr Evans serves as McKinley School principal. Mrs Evans mother Mrs Ella Smith will join them to visit her daughter Miss Augusta Smith in Oklahoma City.
A. W. Smith will conduct the 8 o'clock service at First Baptist Church tonight acting for Rev. G. L. Yates who, with his wife, is vacationing in the Southern states.
A fragment lists word pairs with paragraph style definitions and a scoring prompt. It includes quirky mappings such as Muzzle as part of a sword and Promontory as a gulf. The text ends with a practice prompt and three simple questions about animals, birds, and arithmetic.
In Natchez Mississippi August 10 a murder case hinges on fingerprints from the Goat Castle mansion. Oc tavia Dockery 60 and R H Dana 61 were identified from prints found at the Merrill plantation house where Miss Jane Sarget Merrill, a recluse, was slain. Maurice O Neil of New Orleans and J E Chancellor of Jackson led the identification efforts.
Berlin August 10 Adolf Hitler head of the Nazi party loomed as Von Hindenburg s choice for chancellor Franz Von Papen reported the political situation to the President as he returned from Neudeck. Evidence suggested the President wavering on a non partisan cabinet amid negotiations for a new government.
Democratic National Chairman James A. Farley announced three major appointments to the Roosevelt Garner campaign. Former Governor Harry F. Byrd of Virginia was named chairman of the executive finance committee. Evans Woollen of Indianapolis heads the finance organization, and Daniel J. Tobin of Indianapolis chairs the labor committee.
Two masked men bound and gagged six bank employees during an Aug 10 heist at the First National Bank of Prescott. The robbers escaped with gold silver and currency totaling about $10,000. The incident occurred in Prescott Arizona. Police investigate and search for suspects.
C. C. Elrod, pastor of First Fundamental Church, Sixth Avenue and Virginia Street, announces the topic If I Am Saved, Will I Know It? Services continue nightly at 8 15 p m.
Twenty four boys and girls received certificates of graduation from elementary school at the close of summer school last week. Names listed include Donald Albright Frances Asbury Jane Callahan Verney Coberly Dorothy Jane Cook Theodore Givens Speros Gioldosis Dorothy Head Rachel Jones Bedford Johnson Jr Dorothy Johnson Mary Helen Jenson Marcie Lee Knox N A Lane Jr Richard McSpadden Nat Perrine Jr Margaret Pennock Ruth Robertson Minnie Schaefer Noel Swift Tom Tutt Walter Thompson Billy Wheeler and Brown Wilson. Ninety two children were enrolled in the summer programs. J B Evans was principal.
Sterling headquarters claim voter fraud widespread in several counties with poll tax totals. Dallas Republican convention names Ben Sass for Lieutenant Governor and Bullington leads the state ticket, with potential cross-party support to defeat Mrs. Ferguson in the runoff. Senator Clint Small plans a 20-city stump campaign for Gov. Sterling before the August 27 runoff.
Mrs Ross Sterling wife of the incumbent candidate is touring and giving multiple speeches daily. She recently spoke at Waco and last night in Longview praising her husband’s administration and noting domestic economies in the executive mansion.
The account details a fatal shooting at Mrs Keith-Miller's home as Clarke lies dead with a pistol beside him. The remaining narrative centers on a tangled love triangle involving Haden, Clarke, and Mrs Keith-Miller, with emotional testimony about their relationships and a confession-like exchange before Clarke's death.
Dallas plans a full day homecoming for Milred Babe Didrikson upon her arrival from California. She will land with an Air Ways escort of 15 army planes and speak at once, with WFAA radio broadcasting her remarks. A city welcome and parade through the business district follow.
Former heavyweight champion Gene Tunney helped evacuate trapped subway riders in New York after a tunnel fire. He forced a door, used a subway seat as a bridge between cars, and carried passengers to safety while others followed.
Mayor James J. Walker collects detailed reports on New York City departments since taking office to bolster his defense before Governor Roosevelt. He is slated to appear in Albany tomorrow to answer charges from the Hofstadter Legislative Committee hearings.
The piece details a ship and airship driven tour by Loew and Hal Roach visiting theaters in Australia Singapore China Japan India and South Africa with South American stops on a 20 day trip. It also notes Carnegie Institute hormone research on milk production and Russia's growing air fleet with Vladivostok defense plans and Russia claiming aviation superiority.
Funeral services for Herschel L. Byers a 46 year old carpenter and contractor who lived at 704 Forest Avenue were to be held at 4 oclock this afternoon at Griggs Chapel with Rev. Ferrell Fox officiating. Pallbearers named include M. C. Hancock H. P. Wasson Rain McCarroll Rupert Andrews Frank Lytle and Ed Tull. The service followed his sudden death on Monday afternoon at Llano Cemetery.
Eighteen head of 975 pound Hereford steers sold at 9.25 per hundredweight to establish a new top price for the year on the market here in South St. Paul Minnesota.
Grain and produce prices in Amarillo text list wheat oats barley and poultry rates. Kansas City and Chicago hog cattle and sheep markets show gains and declines with specified weight classes and top values. New Orleans cotton trades drop on opening then recovers with demand and hedge selling influencing prices.
Prices firmed after a dip to seven to nine points, rallying over $1.50 per bale from early lows. October up to 7.20 and December to 7.87, with rail stocks leading gains and dividend cuts not stopping broad advance.
An advertisement promotes B. C. a mixed-ingredient remedy by a registered pharmacist. It claims fast relief from violent headaches and several conditions including muscular aches colds and neuralgia without narcotics. Available in 10c and 25c packages at drug sellers.
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