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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1932
Page
2
The managers board of the Amarillo Parent-Teacher Council will meet at 3:30 Thursday afternoon in Room 104 of the Senior High School building. The board comprises all council officers and new P T A presidents.
A local Amarillo column recounts crime in the residential district with masked robbers at poker games and unreported incidents. It notes weather hopes for rain, community pets, and updates from the News-Globe office, including staff deaths and a rainbow sighting.
Dallas Times Herald reports James E. Ferguson predicts Mrs. Miriam Ferguson will defeat Sterling by 150000 to 200000 votes in Saturday's run off. Ferguson criticizes alleged irregular voting and defends East Texas population growth as response to corruption charges.
A Plainview column cites family strain with a 12 member household and day labor worries. It notes abundant game feed hinting at a hard winter, quotes Buck the game warden on doves and quail, mentions a missing bag and a reward, and ends with a local reader seeking a pet.
Rural community offers a home and small pay for a person to perform housework in a teacherage. The notice directs applicants to see Tack Letters on Page 10 for details.
A summer encounter with a beggar who proclaims freedom from toil and care yet the speaker values his son’s smiles above beggar contentment. The poem contrasts natural wealth with familial riches and ends with a donor’s appreciation of his own blessings.
A one stop flight from Oslo aims to cement U S Norway ties backed by patriotic Norwegian Americans who conceived the plan in Brooklyn. Solberg a native Norwegian pilot leads his bride Ingrid awaiting in Norway. A second rebuilt Green Mountain Bay monoplane leaves Vermont heading toward Harbor Grace Md both seeking Oslo as final goal. The Hutchinson family depart on a 4500 mile stint to London in The Flying Family bimotor to St John New Brunswick. James Mollison plans westward Atlantic crossing with final preflight checks at Roosevelt Field.
New York stocks surged early by up to five points on heavy turnover above 4 million shares. Profit-taking trimmed gains midday but rallies recouped losses with many issues finishing above the prior close. Bonds hit year highs, grains and cotton steady, and American Telephone rose above 118 on a broad market rebound.
New standings show Tucson pilot atop the El Paso meet with 497.7 points while Gladys Cdonnell of Long Beach holds 325 and Roy Hunt of Norman is third. Art Carnahan stands fourth at 270 as the 46th challenger reaches the field.
Picket lines tighten as Iowa farmers blockade roads into Council Bluffs. Nebraska authorities, led by Sheriff Lainson, prepare to act while rail shipments halt. Milk dumped and livestock freed as several trains are stopped and railroad traffic declines.
An all-day rally in Greenville for Governor Ross Sterling pushed his re election bid with Mrs Sterling addressing voters. She urged opposition to Miriam Ferguson citing her pardon record as mis management of state government. A afternoon reception drew about 200 women.
A historical index lists many schools and locations including Potter Buchanan Sanborn Alli son Soney Masterson Wilson San Jacinto and McKinley Schools San Jacinto Fire Station Country Club Margaret Wills School Cotten's Garage J R Gant residence 1918 Fillmore Street and Bivins Hedgecokea Camp with site notes for year 1918.
The ouster hearing for Mayor James J. Walker may extend into a third week as the ninth session proceeds in Albany. At 1 PM today the defense faces Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt after yesterday's session heard only three witnesses from the taxicab board of control, while Walker had summoned 22 witnesses, including eight Republican state leaders.
Police report that Tiredhome was arrested at 4 o clock Tuesday morning in an M System store at 2222 Polk Street in ToHoka. Officers Leo Yselding and Curtis Grays made the arrest. Rochell was detained nearby on August 19 but released after investigation. Both Howard and Rochell were later handed to county authorities.
Fort Worth August 23 representatives of milling interests and growers prepared pleas for reduced grain rates from Texas Panhandle to Texas markets and outside areas. They will press the Interstate Commerce Commission at a October hearing in Dallas on western grain rates with officials from Amarillo Dallas Galveston Houston and El Paso present.
J. H. Davis aged 18 running for congressman at large in place No. 2 addressed crowds from the rear of a truck in Houston. He blamed Mellon and Wall Street for the nation economic woes and attacked his Dallas opponent Joseph W. Bailey Jr. He quipped about needing a pedigree to win.
A brown female fox squirrel named Ann owned by Mary Loke Foster of 820 South Lamar Street is missing after crossing railroad tracks to the south on Saturday. A one dollar reward is offered for its return.
Fort Worth report says the Tarrant County grand jury returned 29 indictments and five no bills in a probe of alleged election irregularities. The indictments were not politically significant and the investigation will likely continue for about two weeks.
Fort Worth increases minimum speeding fines from five to ten dollars and raises penalties for running red lights and stopping failures. City officials aim to lower the high automobile mortality rate, cited as the worst in the region and eleventh nationally for the year ending August 6 per a commerce department report.
Mrs Ross S Sterling, Texas first lady and governor Sterling aide, is honored today with a reception at Texas Woman's College. She arrived from Greenville where she spoke last night in support of her husband re election bid.
Wheeler Smith a two year deputy US marshal was indicted for obstructing justice by informing bootleggers of raids. A wire into the Fort Worth marshal’s office was tapped. Smith was suspended, pleaded not guilty, and released on $1000 bond. He denied the allegations.
Hogs 8,500 head with prices mixed. top 4.45 for 180-200 lb. sows and feeders varied. Cattle 7,000 with calves 1,600. western steers lower, stockers slow. vealers 3.00-6.00. Sheep 4,000 with lambs steady to firm, natives and Colorado lambs noted. New Orleans cotton firm on firmer cables. ginnings to Aug 16 total 251,183 running bales led by Texas. New York stocks rose then paused with mixed advances and profit-taking. bonds and metals firm.
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