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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1932
Page
2
In Amarillo the weather bureau reports record telephone inquiries fueled by public weather forecasts and rival predictions. The piece notes a quarreling fiancé and a costly engagement ring dispute, plus local gossip about taxes, mail delivery plans, and a rare plant known as an elephant ear.
President Hoover defends Reconstruction and proclaims a general fight on economic ills while praising prohibition. The speech at Constitution Hall draws about 4,000, with strong applause and ovations for Hoover and mentions of Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Ethel Derby in the box.
President Hoover disclosed in his acceptance address that a further active step for economic recovery is under way. An administration leader said the move will bring together business leaders from across the nation to push his nine point program and other plans. Formation of business and industrial committees in each federal reserve district is projected.
Albany dispatch reports Governor Roosevelt paid little heed to Hoover’s acceptance remarks on prohibition and mood of the campaign. He will review the President’s statements and respond in a series of road speeches, starting August 20 in Columbus, Ohio.
Speaker John N. Garner, en route to New York to confer with Gov. Roosevelt, dismissed Hoover's prohibition stance as inconsequential. Garner had not yet seen Hoover's acceptance speech but reacted with a broad grin to quoted passages and called Hoover's amendment change idea as “Just like their platform” and irrelevant.
The writers' delegation of the National Committee for Defense of Political Prisoners calls Hoover's rem ance speech one hundred percent unsatisfactory. Delegates including Sherwood Anderson and Waldo Frank protest treatment of the bonus army after visiting the White House without meeting the President. The statement adds that millions of workers stand at the brink of destitution and questions whether relief will be adequate.
A committee moves to investigate illegal voting in the run off and prosecute violations. It directs state officials to warn county chairs to assemble precinct judges to enforce statutes strictly and to remove any judge not intent on following the law. Sterling leaders announce plans for supervised voting citing alleged surplus ballots.
A search continued to locate relatives of Hiram Clark Brawley who died suddenly yesterday in Augusta Georgia. Authorities believed he was the son in law of a man named Pierce near Amarillo. Griggs Funeral Home asks anyone with a relative's address to notify them.
Poem urging readers to avoid pity for the down on their luck and instead offer practical help through sales and support. It emphasizes encouragement, dignity, and helping others regain independence. The piece counsels backing their efforts and avoiding sympathetic remarks.
Will Rogers has turned his ranch to the U S Army for horses and polo. A party near his door features Billie Burke and Mrs Ned McLean among guests as they toast Hoover’s re election. Joe Bannon recounts Pat O Callaghan hammer throws with lively Irish flair.
Burglars entered Fowlkes Brothers Grocery No 1 at 1222 Pierce by removing a rear window. They tapped the till and took 60 to 75 cents in good money plus bogus notes and some cigarettes. They also burglarized Sinclair Service Station No 1 at West Tenth Avenue and Travis Street, making off with a chest of tools worth $200 belonging to Allen W. Smith.
Adolf Hitler, Nazi leader, is en route from Munich to Berlin for an interview with the President, Nazi headquarters announced at 6 PM today.
Editorials from Dallas News Kansas City Journal Post and Washington Post react to Herbert Hoover speech on prohibition. Columns praise Hoover for candor and confidence while predicting shifts among wets and drys and a doomed noble experiment.
Editors from Galveston Omaha San Francisco and Louisville weigh Hoover's address on prohibition and the economy. Critics find it muddled on prohibition yet effective in popular appeal and plainspoken on core stands.
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a two-room frame dwelling at 1400 North Manhattan Street two miles east of Panhandle highway. Loss estimated at 500 dollars. hydrant service unavailable. The dwelling and contents belonged to A. B. Byrd. A false alarm came from Twenty second Avenue and Buchanan Street at 10 58.
Employees of the Blackburn Brothers Store and their families gathered at the Tri-State Fair grounds for a barbecue with games before the meal. Attendees included Perry and Gertrude Blackburn, Henry and Elizabeth Blackburn, and many other Blackburn relatives plus friends from Roswell and nearby communities.
Greenville faces a dog rabies scare as 13 people from two families seek treatment. Mrs H O Routh and six children left for Austin for serum. six Hill family members are already under care. The Austin Pasteur Institute reports bites. authorities order killing all unmuzzled dogs.
The Federal Reserve weekly report shows a $21 million drop in total money outstanding as hoarders release funds. It also notes $18 million in gold returning to the United States during the past week.
Ellis B. Hall director of Amarillo College of Music will lead a special program for the T. Newton Hill Bible class at 9 45 Sunday morning in the Mission Theater. Rev H A Shaw music director of First Christian Church with his daughter Doris Shaw will conduct the song service. Judge W E Gee and Rev Roy C Snodgrass of First Christian Church will lead the lesson.
Burglars who Thursday night took a quantity of firearms from a Quitaque store operated a motor car believed stolen earlier from near the Herring Hotel in Amarillo. The car belonged to D. E. Ryan of New York City and carried $1,000 in electrical equipment. Fragments of the car were found on a highway leaving Amarillo. the vehicle matches a new sport model sedan with Texas plate 761-281.
Members of the American Business Club of Amarillo and their families and guests will picnic at the Tri State Fair grounds this evening. The event starts at 6 30 with games bridge and dancing leading to roasted hog dogs. If rain occurs the gathering moves to the automobile building.
City engineer E. N. Stanley announced drainage project at Seventh Avenue and Taylor Street near the post office corner. City crews will install six catch basins and 450 feet of storm sewer pipe after a long petition by property owners and firms protesting repeated flood damage from heavy rains and snowmelt.
The mayor refutes party framing of the Equitable bus franchise and states he met Hastings in 1923 during legislative days. He says the referenced celebration was a costume party, attended by theatrical people unaware of bus transportation, and denies attendance at any related bus event.
Revival services run through Sunday night at First Fundamental Church located at Sixth Avenue and Virginia Street. Director Rev. Cc. C. Elrod delivered last night’s sermon on The Modern Work of the Devil, warning that Satan seeks to make pharisees but not trust Christ. Tonight’s sermon is titled Gods Purpose at the Present Time.
At East Amarillo Park a political rally drew injuries as eggs and a rock were hurled into the crowd. Several boys were blamed, and women were reported as victims in two cases including an egg splash and a stone striking the back.
John Hall the city painter is repainting street names at intersections in residential districts. The curb markings were begun over a year ago and many signs are nearly invisible to traffic. In the business district, most streets are marked with metal plates embedded in concrete at corners.
O B Lawrence posted a 500 bond in Justice J W Minter's court on a beer possession charge at his North Pierce Street residence. He was arrested by the sheriff's department.
Amarillo health unit chief food inspector Jack Wyatt commends fruit and vegetable stands for 100 percent improvement in protecting products from flies dust and contamination. Five stands benefited from a recent hearing in corporation court at city hall. Those failing to comply face $10 to $200 penalties.
Market notes from Kansas City and New Orleans cover hogs cattle sheep and calves with price moves 5 to 10 cents higher on some hogs. Cotton opens down due to Lancashire strike fears, recovers slightly later. New York stocks fall sharply in late trading as Hoover speech discussed and some sectors rebound marginally.
Sale offers discounted round trips with Denver at 12 dollars Boulder at 14 dollars and Colorado Springs at 15 dollars. Dates of sale are Saturdays August 13 20 and September 3 with a final return limit of fifteen days after the sale dates. Fort Worth and Denver City Br adv notice.
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