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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1935
Page
2
A mixed, fragmented column blends a playful weather outlook with scattered notes on finance and politics. It mentions sun bathing forecasts, a questionable rain chance, a dubious bank title, and estimates of wealth tied to New York real estate, alongside opinion on Texas old age pensions.
A mixed page lists KGNC broadcast timing for Wednesday night into Thursday morning including news commentary, sports previews, music programs, and a baseball broadcast. Local notes report wages for city departments, a reward ad for a missing pit bull puppy, and various anecdotes, weather fragments, and public-interest items.
A reader asks Tack to print notices about lost items and job offers. Entries include a missing garden hose on Washington Street near Twenty Second Avenue and requests for household work, job leads, and references.
Prank Boland, 71, set a pulley and spring shotgun door trap after repeated thefts. He forgot to uncock the gun while returning home, and was shot in the heart by his own device. Neighbors found him at the door.
Active futures on cotton fall slightly while Kansas City cattle complex opens steady to higher. October cotton slips to 10.82 with other months easing marginally. cattle and veal demand remains firm as feedlot prices hold near prior highs and lambs see limited supply.
A reader asks for assistance in finding reliable help with horse race wagering and odds analysis. The letter mentions past collaboration and requests guidance for future bets and payouts.
Vice President Garner urged spending the 3 million federal contribution to the Texas Centennial to maximize employment and lasting benefit. Secretaries Hill Wallace and Roper joined Texas officials to map aims and selling Texas history to the nation. Roper urged Texas communities to submit written proposals to win a share of the funds.
Amarillo police declare war on junk dealers and other merchants who block sidewalks. Sergeant Filmer Green served a citation in the drive and fined a local junk dealer $25 in corporation court after prior warnings. Green warned others and promised similar action for sidewalk obstructions upon his return from two weeks away.
Shaky OCR records indicate Chicago produced sheets on sale amid racing news service cuts. Mentions bookies, state racing links, airplanes and telephone calls affected, with references to Wahianal services and Texas dispatches.
Mrs Lawrence Tibbett born Jennie Marston daughter of Edgar L Marston a San Francisco banker This is her third marriage and his second They have two children from his first marriage and three of her own plus Michael Edward Tibbett born August 1933 The Tibbetts prefer Wilton Connecticut but are in California for work She likes to cook golf and swim A pool will come soon She is not a practicing musician but is a superb listener and critic per her husband.
The Senate opened debate on a $250,900,000 tax bill as lawmakers consider postponing all tax legislation until next session. Chairman Harrison, who rewrote the House measure to align with presidential recommendations, explained the bill while Senator Vanderberg of Michigan waited to move that it be sent to committee with instructions for a report next session.
In Philadelphia a police chase ends with Captain Robert Strange arresting a frightened boy who, when asked what he had, shows a box of nuts. The boy is charged with stealing nuts from a truck. Also reports a canary and a mouse sharing a cage and Potter County Jailer Gib Landis taking a brief vacation with Deputy Sheriff Milt Cunningham covering duties.
Two young men were bruised and taken to the hospital after a confrontation with releq at Whinseys. Oliver, 71, and his mother, 10, were held for a police court hearing in Quanah. Spinach seeds prove valuable as Mrs. R. D. Butts reports a penny’s worth fed her family and canned 22 quarts. In Spokane Mike Yerkal faced a beard incident prompting police protection after a camp worker was threatened by a barber rival.
A neighbor testifies at Lincoln Nevada court that W Bryan, the mayor and a farmer, was seen operating a disc behind five mules, while Ida Belle Bunz notes repeated sightings of the Nebraska governor.
President Roosevelt signed into law a sweeping social security bill described as the era's most ambitious social experiment and largest tax program. The plan imposes a 3 percent payroll tax on wages up to 3000 dollars, funds old age pensions from 10 to 85 dollars monthly, with operation starting 1937 and pensions beginning 1942, plus a 3 percent payroll tax for employers eight or more workers to fund unemployment insurance with credits for state contributions.
Aug 14. H A Briggs named safety consultant for Texas WPA by state director H P Drought. Briggs, formerly San Antonio district assistant director, will conduct monthly inspections and organize first aid and health checks for hazardous WPA jobs. He is on leave from San Antonio Public Service Co safety head.
City Manager H. R. Smith and Judge J. N. Rigas will confer with Potter County commissioners on the health unit's operating costs. Mayor Ross D. Rogers proposed the conference after a public hearing on the county budget. A zoning discussion also covered re zoning of 1000 Adams Street and a property near North Buchanan Street School.
Three people died and five were injured when an Oklahoma car sideswiped a truck on the highway five miles east of Wellton Arizona and plunged into a following truck. The dead include James Aubrey Rogers eight, son of Mrs. J M Walton of Oklahoma City Bob Walton twelve and Hobart Meyers Edmond Oklahoma driver of the car.
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