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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1932
Page
2
A practical discussion on whether the hostess or guest of honor is served first at luncheons, with regional variations and tactful examples. The item also shares local anecdotes, weather forecast humor, political opinions, marriage rumors, letters about lost purses, job wants, and community charity notices from Amarillo and The News-Globe staff.
Amarillo welcomes the West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association for its two day annual convention. Tom K. Ep lin of Abilene president and A O Newman of Coleman secretary arrive with registration at the Herring Hotel. The program Includes speeches by Ross D Rogers mayor Amarillo John P Marrs Walter Beck Otis Miller and Sam B Motlow and a Friday closing song. A banquet and president's ball are scheduled at the Herring and Amarillo hotels.
A poor woman asks Tack to publish a plea for boarders to support her living. She explains dependence on boarders and requests assistance to secure housing arrangements. The brief appears on page 3 as a letter to Tack.
Amarillo's Civic Philharmonic plans a large new ensemble with about 65 pieces, opening concerts after October first. Tryouts are urged through conductor Ellis B. Hall at the Amarillo College of Music, with committee members including Mrs. George S. Williams and W. S. Izzard.
The piece denounces state control as a path to control everything, arguing that governors and city machines back repeal while liquor interests push for saloons. It accuses gangs and politicians of using state’s rights rhetoric to evade federal law, and claims Governor Roosevelt misreads the liquor question.
A. M. forecast notes a brisk north wind and temperatures around 60. The Rock Island recorded 1.5 inches of rain at Wildorado with an inch near Shamrock and Sayre Oklahoma, light showers elsewhere. US 66 west to Tucumcari slow. Fort Worth Dallas highway fair with light showers to Childress. good rain to Dalhart and on to Canadian and Lubbock region. worsening beyond Lubbock on the South Plains.
The United Repeal Council announced its objective to elect congressional candidates from both parties who favor repeal. Pierre S. Du Pont, chairman, disclosed the decision after a New York council meeting. The group includes the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, The Crusaders, the Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform, the Voluntary Committee of Lawyers, and the American Hotel Association. Presidential candidates were not mentioned.
Four flood victims were found after a search at Bovina. Richard Caldwell, 19, died while attempting to rescue a mother and two daughters Vivian Waddell, 6, and Virginia Waddell, 4, earlier. The mother, wife of C. B. Waddell, was recovered Monday. Funeral arrangements are with Gilliland Funeral Home Hereford.
In the August term of the 108th District Civil Court nine cases were dismissed by Judge W. E. Gee while 19 divorce petitions were granted. The recipients include Novie Eldridge, Loretta Parr, Joe Jameson, C. N. Reasoner, Mina Upson, Vina Shull, Bill Jones, Mollie Jenkins, Rebecca Turner, Viola Davis, Evalene Harris, Alma Baker, Lucile Westerfield, Roxie Green e, Bertha Fletcher, Mabel Skipper, Annie Mae Williams, Minnie Hamilton, and H H Phariss among others.
Heat waves hit Chicago Detroit Cleveland and Cincinnati while Oklahoma City saw a sand storm. The Rockies reported early snow in Utah Wyoming Colorado Montana and parts of Washington and Idaho. Baltimore ended a 20 day drought with 13 inches of rain.
Heavy rains across the ranch country raise moisture for fall feed crops, forcing sheepmen to decide on offered lamb prices. Regions reporting significant rainfall include San Angelo 4. inches, Robert Lee 7.32, Eldorado, Ozona, Rankin, Alpine, Forsan, Sweetwater 4.35, and Big Lake through Mertzon with multiple locations receiving over an inch.
Funeral services for Donald M. Travis 48 chief chemist for American Smelting Refining Co Amarillo will be at 3 PM Thursday at Blackburn Chapel Rev R Thomson of Central Presbyterian Church to officiate Interment in Llano Cemetery Palo Duro Lodge 1239 A F A M directs Mr Travis died Monday at his brother Frank Travis home in Kansas City Surviving are his widow Lara Travis a son Kenneth a daughter Rachel all of Amarillo his brother in Kansas City and two sisters one in Manhattan Kansas the other in Denver The Travis home is 205 Georgia
J C Paschall, eminent commander, says 300 to 400 visiting Knights Templar will attend a school of instruction in Amarillo on Thursday. Tom Bartley of Waco, Texas grand commander, joins local leaders and drill teams from nine Northwest Texas cities. The Order of Malta will be exemplified in full form for the first time in Panhandle Masonic history. The Wichita Falls drill team will present the work with participants from Dalhart Vernon Memphis Plainview Lubbock Canadian Childress and Quanah.
The eleventh annual old-time cowpunchers return to the T Anchor brand headquarters near Canyon on Thursday. John Arnot of Amarillo, president, invites every person who punched cattle or worked on a ranch before December 31, 1895, plus spouses or widows. Grounds open Wednesday night for camps. hundreds of Panhandle pioneers expected. barbecue replaced by a low mood basket picnic with each family bringing a basket of grub.
Governor Ross Sterling left his office for lunch without issuing a statement on the election and has not yet conceded victory to Miriam A. Ferguson, amid reduced public expectations. The Ferguson camp shows nonchalance as the outcome looms, with Sterling making no formal remarks.
George W. Armstrong, Good Government Party candidate for governor, accused Gov. Sterling and Mrs. Miriam Ferguson of failing to offer relief while launching a Texas campaign tour starting Labor Day. He blasted the race as expensive and allegedly bought, saying the nomination was sold and the people betrayed. He had withdrawn from the Democratic primary after the national convention.
Dudley G Reid 49 a resident of Amarillo for 25 years and member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen died at 6 am in a local hospital. He worked for Santa Fe. Survived by daughter Mrs Mary Martin of El Paso father T F Reid Canyon three brothers and three sisters. Funeral at Canyon Presbyterian Church at 4 pm with interment in Dreamland Cemetery.
Potter County commissioners spent the day Tuesday refining the new budget and planned to continue discussions on Wednesday afternoon. County Auditor H G Hamrick prepared figures and reports for the board while a public hearing on the budget was expected to occur after the budget reached a more complete form.
Jailer John Graves surprised two prisoners at 3 30 pm Tuesday as they sawed bars in the county jail. One prisoner worked on the cell block exit while the other attempted to cut through a guard passage to reach a window. The pair consisted of a federal inmate and a state prisoner and faced immediate discovery.
The piece notes lactic acid experiments on six cows yielding six female calves and contemplates gender control's social impact. It recalls vandalic verses linked to Grant's tomb and Parisian jests about Napoleon III, then reports USC findings that newspaper subscribers spend 12 to 21 percent more locally and that advertising boosts business by about 25 percent. It ends with a Wall Street betting note on Roosevelt.
Eclipse watchers from Chicago and New England gather as Yerkes Observatory Drake University and Indiana University join eminent astronomers. Telescopes test sunlight for fine measurements while ships adjust schedules to view the total eclipse along the Atlantic coast.
Market wire reports show Amarillo grain and poultry prices followed by Kansas City and Chicago livestock data. Hogs cattle and sheep values rise and fall with weights and regions, including top price notes and ranges for each commodity.
The cotton market opened steady in New Orleans with initial gains as tropical storm news and favorable cables boosted prices. October and December rose to near 9.00 before heavy liquidation pulled them down. late session saw a partial rally but prices remained below theday’s highs amid favorable weekly weather data.
A series of warrants labeled A and D for Amarillo Independent School District and Amarillo College teachers become cashable. An arrangement with the Amarillo Clearing House enables the warrants to be cashed via the Amarillo National Bank and other banks.
Discussion of the city wide canned food campaign will be held Wednesday night by part of the mayor's special relief committee and the full board of the Community Chest. Fred DeCoster announced the meeting will start at 8 o clock in the chamber of commerce offices at city hall.
A reflective poem where a narrator wakes at dawn and observes the peaceful morning despite human worry. The sunrise and singing birds inspire thoughts on human evensong and the idea that people should mirror the birds’ simple joy and virtue.
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