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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1935
Page
2
Weather outlook notes possible rain but emphasizes a dry trend in the Panhandle after a notably long dry spell. Local chatter recalls travels, notable figures visiting Amarillo, and community musings on Will Rogers and Will Rogers era humor.
KGNC airpad lists a dense schedule from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m including Aileen Ballew Grand Studio segments and All Star Revue. Programs feature Waltz Time Confederacy Dinner Dance Music and multiple WRS broadcasts, with news, market reports, and music interludes. A late note references a chicken-raising anecdote and broad historical and cultural items.
A collage of letters seeking employment features applicants offering yard and farm work house care clerical tasks and child care experience. People describe need for work short on college funds and request print help while naming locations and partial contact details.
Ben Ames, young American traveler and war correspondent, spoke at Polk Street Methodist Church in Amarillo about his river voyage through Europe on the Marco Polo. The lecture, illustrated with photographs, drew nearly 200 listeners and supported the Philharmonic Orchestra. He plans stops in Pampa and Chicago before sailing to London and Ethiopia as a free lance reporter.
Fires last night gutted the Kenyon Grain and Seed Company at First Avenue and Polk Street. Damage estimated at 2500 to 3000 dollars. A dust explosion followed a hot box in the elevator. Four fire companies fought the blaze for 45 minutes and two additional alarms were set.
Humphreys arrived in the Panhandle in 1900 and settled near Amarillo. He worked as a contractor and building man, a real estate developer, and a farm agent. Notable bequests include Humphreys Highlands in Fast Amarillo, an addition opened in 1928, and the Amarillo stockyards later moved to their final site.
A clipped sports column discusses rumors that Louis is better than Jeffries and questions Louis’s knockout record. It mentions Louis’s string of knockouts, references a handcuffed scene, and notes a fighter who reached the 6th round in Louis’s early career.
Kansas City livestock markets show slow direct trades with cattle and calves steady to higher values and top cattle prices around 11.60. New Orleans cotton opens lower on weaker cables with nearby months slipping 7 to 14 points. New York stocks list key name swings across metals and consumer goods as trading resumes.
Judge W F Gee in the 108th District Court disposed of 17 civil cases in under 38 hours after the August term opened. Thirteen were dismissed, two sent to federal court, and two settled. A heavy docket is forecast as Federal Court with Judge James C Wilson opens September 9. Judge F C Nelson will convene the 47th district court next Monday.
Tax collector Jewell Davidson announced the county will collect the marble machine tax for July 1 to December 31. The levy charges $2.50 for machines with an intake of two to five cents and $5 for devices charging more than a nickel.
The article outlines fundraising plans for the 45th annual United Confederate Veterans reunion in Amarillo September 3 to 6. Mrs Boyce suggests associate memberships in the United Daughters of the Confederacy to entertain veterans, while Sons of Confederate Veterans memberships fund attendances. The Gilstrap committee governs district allocations with named division chairs and members, plus a speakers committee led by Ames and assistants Lumpkin and Sapp.
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