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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1936
Page
2
Amarillo weather turns cooler after a heat spell while next week brings rain to the Plains. Ernest rumor and local politics spark talk as residents weigh votes, community events, and humorous anecdotes from Masonic picnics to county roads.
Comptroller J F P T O Connor announced that deposits in 5374 National banks reached 26.2 billion dollars on June 30, a record high. Loans and discounts totaled 7.759 billion, with total assets rising to 29.703 billion. Government obligations held were 8.447 billion.
Mrs Georgette Howard of Washington DC and her daughter Jean 19 were arrested at Passau on the Austrian Bavarian frontier charged with smuggling marks into Germany. They were detained at a hotel after questioning and held under technical detention pending currency restriction clarification. They allegedly obtained marks during the Olympics and brought back 480 marks about $192.
In Palestine Texas the East Texas Tired Business Men’s Club selects tomatoes and peaches as symbols in a dispute over Mille Corrine’s dancing costume for the Texas Centennial. Grapefruit growers push for Rio Grande Valley product representation while Temple Chamber of Commerce advocates a cotton boll. Mille Corrine now wears an oversized apple.
Mayo Clinic bulletin reports Governor Floyd B. Olson weaker with recurring pain and feeding difficulty. Temperature rose one degree while he remains fairly comfortable overall after arrival by chartered plane from Gull Lake. serious pains persist though condition shows little overall change.
The excerpt surveys ancient destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, notes Moscow newspaper redundancy, recalls Ebenezer Butterick of Fitchburg Mass selling tissue paper dress patterns, and gives mid century demographic and economic shares for six Northeastern states.
Nebraska State Treasurer George Hall reports a cash balance of 9 677 000, up 1 379 000 since August 1. Banks refuse state deposits due to idle funds and lack of interest payment, leaving the treasury with excess money.
Eight teachers were elected to fill vacancies in the Amarillo public schools and Amarillo College. Six teachers and two clerks joined the public school staff, with two faculty members added to Amarillo College. Dr. Elsie Bodeman was named in natural science at the college and Paul Robert Carter to head physical education. Carter will teach education courses and oversee intramural sports. he is a Columbia University graduate. New public school staff include Betty Zelley in art and health, Grace Kibler in art and music, Lorene Wherry English, Helen Clark home economics, and Gladys Flood primary teaching. Roman Williams becomes instructor in geography and history. clerks are Katherine Medcalf and Elizabeth Crawford. Trustees also authorized $2,000 for library books.
A WPA official praises local people for readiness to support a nationwide drought relief effort. Officials stress united federal state and local work to halt wastage within one to two years through erosion control and water conservation.
The POST OFFICE DRUG CO INC filed a Retail Liquor permit application with the Texas Liquor Control Board. The permit would authorize business at 612 Taylor St Amarillo Texas as per Section 10 of House Bill 77. R L Winkler is president.
In Austin on August 21 police sought an unknown intruder who lifted 14 year old Joyce Batte from her bed while she slept with her mother in Mrs. H W Batte s home visiting daughter Mrs. A N Wood. The girl escaped after screaming. she suffered only a bruised hip and a dark odor and stain on the floor and window sill are noted as clues.
The West Texas Pharmaceutical Association closed its session in Abilene electing Joe Bowen of Sweetwater as president Gerald Allen of Robert Lee as vice president J W Bryant of Lamesa as secretary treasurer Roy Poole of Amarillo Frank Myers of Abilene L L Clark of San Angelo Pete McCluskey of Mineral Wells Lee Stinson of Snyder and John A Weeks of Ballinger as executive committee members The association was founded in Abilene.
Willie Williams a 46 year old African American woman collapsed and died during prayer at the Church of the Living Christ in Rotan after singing Nearer My God to Thee. A physician attributed the death to heart disease observed while she knelt requesting help.
Riverside Calif Aug 21 Five Army attack planes from March Field will fly to Texas to aid drought relief efforts. Officials say a long term agricultural program is now clearly needed after the drought's impact.
Radio guide lists KGNC programming with John Josey hosting Organ Reveries and a full slate of music shows. Prime time includes Dance Music, Political Talk, and various orchestras, with baseball scores and news segments interspersed through the day.
Planes took off at 7 A M PST on a nonstop flight to San Antonio to test fuel and oil consumption on a 1100 mile hop by Northrup fighters.
Federal Writers' Project researchers find John D. Savage was appointed California's first US Indian agent in 1840 partly because he married five Indian chiefs' daughters. The unions helped him forge peace under Col. John C. Fremont. A Connecticut town fined a motorist $15 for kissing his wife while driving.
Government statistics show the normal income of the average Texas farmer for January to June 1936 up 14 percent from the previous year. When including government benefit payments, the total drops 3 percent. Farm receipts from principal products reached 127.7 million dollars, vs 112.0 million in 1935, with payments totaling 143.3 million and 148.3 million respectively. Normal income by component: crops 55.4 million, livestock 72.2 million. 1935 comps were 51.9 and 60.1 million. Midyear benefit payments were 15.6 million in 1936, vs 36.4 million in 1935 and 26.1 million in 1934.
The German press accuses Soviet Russia of directing the Spanish conflict to ignite world war for Communism. France demands apology from Madrid over a German steamer search as Nazi Hitler seeks neutrality. Britain vows stern measures against interference with shipping in Spanish waters.
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