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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1933
Page
2
The piece extols Chicago's World Exhibition as the era’s top carnival of night life and spectacle. It lauds Chicago organizers for reshaping plans after the depression, notes high crowds, generous spending, and hints at annual future showmanship and profits.
Survivors recount the night disaster near Tucumcari New Mexico as a flooded arroyo tore apart the Golden State Limited. Bodies lie in the local morgue while officials plan to cut wreckage with tractors. Passengers aiding others describe acts of courage amid darkness and mud.
Readers express deep sadness over a fatal accident involving Paul Gore’s family, then switch to weather and Chicago exposition reports. The writer mocks self promotion, notes early frost predictions, and recounts Chicago rest room and entertainment concessions amid a vivid travel diary tone.
Otto Landis said Malin and others at the game charged 10 cents for soda and hot dogs. Lois Black noted advance ticket sales. Billy Rutherford testified he never worked for the Globe News. Collier Parris reported many fans drove from Lubbock to Amarillo and covered the event. Sled Allen recalled the park being repaired the morning of the game and in excellent shape.
The city commission accepted a surety company check for 959.10 on a claim against former city auditor-manager C. H. Winterhaier. A resolution disclosed the city’s claim per annual audit records. Winterhaier was previously indicted on related charges. Every hour, 14 marriages take place in New York.
A letter seeks a caring home for a two year old, well bred German police dog. The writer Mr Peters from NRA notes the dog must be disposed of and urges interested parties to call 7275. The page references Tack Letters on page 10.
Ama rillo fans will enjoy a two part Labor Day program at the Nat featuring Ligon Smith and His Band from San Antonio. The event begins at 1 o clock Monday morning with a breakfast dance and floor show. Reservations are urged through Ben ton King. A second dance by the same band is set for Labor Day night at 10 30.
The motor magnate declined to reveal his plans to return to Detroit. He stated he would have to "live down to the code" if he adopted the provisions, contrasting them with his own hours and wages.
President Roosevelt directs Gen. Hugh S. Johnson to report on Henry Ford failing to enroll under the new automobile industry agreement. Roosevelt seeks the latest news before leaving for a vacation cruise and signals possible action without threats.
Cotton opened quiet and weaker with October at 9.46 and December 9.09 before partial recovery to 9.45 and 9.68 as hedging and buying surged while weather reports remained favorable. Kansas City hogs and cattle prices showed uneven declines and steady to weak demand, with varied weights and classifications, while New York stocks and metals markets drifted lower on gold embargo uncertainty and renewed selling.
The pilot once at 15000 feet nears Tucumcari field during a heavy rain. Witness T M Davis heard motors and saw dim landing lights through the downpour. Officials believe one motor failed and the crash occurred near a mesa while attempting to find a landing place, mirroring a prior Mount Taylor tragedy as the plane skimmed the rim at low altitude.
The Panhandle Auto Club reports all major routes open after a sudden river rise. A washed out bridge between Friona and Bovina detours traffic toward Tulsa and State Highway 86. Highways 66 east 370 and 385 south rough but passable. light rain expected with a mostly cloudy outlook.
A survivor describes being in a car that dropped 45 feet and, amid smoke, noticing a tourist car beside it that was partly submerged. He kicked out a window, climbed into the other car, and heard cries for help as he assisted others.
Major Frank W. Cavanaugh, 57, long eastern football coach and Fordham College leader, dies at his chicken farm where he sought to rebuild his war-torn health after retirement last fall.
Eight criminal cases were dismissed on motion by the district attorney as the 47th District Court docket opens. Judge Henry S. Bishop will hear a civil case Wednesday. eight cases include Eddie White liquor violation and J T Northam liquor law violations. Duke Cullum of San Antonio has a damage suit against State Life Insurance Co. transferred to federal court.
The South Penn Oil Co. boosted Pennsylvania crude oil prices by 15 cents a barrel today, signaling a regional price adjustment in the oil market.
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