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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1933
Page
2
A tale warns readers about counterfeit five dollar bills and urges caution with bank cash. It notes a teller refused to return the fake to the sender, citing federal liability, and calls Amarillo “rotten” for bogus currency. The column mixes anecdotes on liquor, politics, Miss Jewell Davidson’s election win, weather hints, and local humor, ending with a plea to pay taxes promptly.
A Roosevelt era price and production control committee begins work with James A. Moffett as chief federal member. The group splits over price regulation with advocates seeking strict control to curb price wars and raise production, while major companies resist. Draft tables propose national output of 2.1 to 2.3 million barrels daily, routing about 900,000 to Texas.
Funeral arrangements list pallbearers and honorary pallbearers for Mrs Gore and Mr Gore. The Gore family from Albuquerque arrives for burial at Llano Cemetery with interment planned and survivors including Evelyn Fae and siblings.
Seven climbers were killed in the Italian Dolomites after accidents this week. Four were Germans including Ludwig Kurt Bernecke and Wilhelm Elsapper from Munich, with Miss Orsola Winkle of Leipzig, a Czech, and an Italian priest among the victims. The deaths occurred near Campanile Basso above Brenta.
A reader expresses interest in obtaining and keeping a cow for better focus and feeding, asking Tack for guidance and promising to provide care. The note references further discussion on Page 6.
About 350,000 Nazis jammed Nuremberg for a four day party convention. Hitler is to speak twice and issue a proclamation while Alfred Rosenberg delivers a foreign policy report. Foreign guests and press from around the world attend the event by train and other transport.
The article explains General Johnson urging national unity under the NRA code and Ford Motor Company pressure to sign by September 5. It outlines possible NRA actions if Ford refuses, including a separate code, denying the Blue Eagle, or licensing the industry with penalties for noncompliance. Roosevelt’s demand for full facts signals growing hope for harmony.
Ford Motor Company employees in Detroit were barred from today’s NRA victory parade as Henry Ford’s firms have not adopted the automobile code. Ford, vacationing in Big Bay, declined to comment. Parade officials cited the lack of a Blue Eagle as the reason for exclusion, while workers voiced mixed views on the protest against rules.
Wilma Capps aged 15 and Florine Patterson aged 17 are being held by Amarilo police for transfer to the Tecumseh industrial school in Ohio. The girls admitted escaping last Saturday and were found wandering downtown Wednesday night.
New Orleans cotton opened easy with declines of 7 to 9 points before a drift to firmer levels on short covering. December at 9.65, October 9.34, as traders waited for the wheat market and a three day holiday. New York stocks showed holiday apathy with narrow ranges and a cautious stance ahead of Labor Day, with modest gains in some issues but no broad trend.
Paris reports European statesmen discuss Austrian rearmament and Belgiums eastern fortifications after Hitler speech. Belgiums premier Count De Broqueville and defense minister Albert Devere urged immediate material strengthening. Austria could add up to 8000 troops to reach 30000 under the St Germain treaty. John Alden noted as Mayflower Compact signer and last survivor.
Canyon hosts the 12th annual T-Anchor Range Roundup at Wragge's Park as former cowhands reunite. J. D. Hamlin and W. H. Patrick are billed speakers with John Arnot of Amarillo serving as foreman. Campers spent Wednesday night telling open range tales as preparations for a noon basket dinner unfold.
Malin and two clubs eye weather as a factor in a dispute over contracts. Malin contends exhibitions with the White Sox and Pirates occurred under cold conditions that mirror April 5 when a game was scheduled. Evidence cites two Chicago games against major league teams in cooler weather. The teams trained in California and traveled by special train to Chicago and Pittsburgh, playing April 4 in El Paso and April 5 in Tulsa.
The Heads Up musical revue cast led by Ligon Smith and His Band will headline Amarillo events on Labor Day. A breakfast dance at the Nat starts at 1 AM with breakfast served, followed by a matinee at the Municipal Auditorium in the afternoon. The evening show adds a style display, then the group returns to the Nat for a late dance around 10:30 PM.
Speaker Henry T. Rainey declared 100 percent adoption of the Blue Eagle recovery program at an Oklahoma City rally. He said charges against the Roosevelt administration approach treason, denied partisan motives, and praised the Southwest for backing the campaign as a solution to economic woes.
Post Office inspector M. B. Johnson reports all airmail on the Transcontinental and Western Airplane destroyed after a crash near Tucumcari New Mexico in a storm. Mail on multiple trains and deposits after 2 PM Monday were burned in the wreckage including Amarillo to Tu cumcari and connections to Fort Worth Vaughn and Sweetwater.
The weather bureau reported a tropical disturbance likely with gales centered at Long Island Bahamas and moving west northwestward.
New York Attorney General John J. Bennett Jr. announced he is prepared to investigate charges of a political gangster alliance in New York City. The statement came as part of ongoing inquiries into organized crime and political corruption.
Secretary of War Dern said the $30,000,000 public works allocation for military aircraft and army modifications was postponed by President Roosevelt pending the Geneva world disarmament conference. Norman H. Davis will confer with Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald on September 5 or 6 to reveal a new Roosevelt disarmament plan.
In Chicago Mrs. Eleanor Jarman dubbed the blond Tigress by police was sentenced to 199 years for murder in the Gustave Hoeh haberdashery slaying. Her alleged sweetheart George Dale received a death sentence and Leo Minneci also got 199 years after a criminal court verdict. The 29 year old mother of two denied involvement on the stand.
City building inspector issues a 15000 grant permit for a brick veneer church at 518 North Pierce Street. Project by R W Cornelius with contractor John Brodie features a two story 60 by 100 foot building with basement and 30 rooms including kitchen study and auditorium for 40 singers. Excavation completed. construction to begin as funds allow. Reverend J D Horton has led the church for over a year. The congregation plans debt free construction.
Wilson W. Mills former chairman of the nation s largest closed bank testified before a one man grand jury in Detroit denying charges by Senator James Couzens that he blocked an RFC loan to Henry Ford to open two new banks. Mills read messages telegraphed and phoned to Charles A. Miller head of the RFC requesting the loan. The piece notes the jury trial right dating back to 1215.
A North Carolina pharmacist developed a multi ingredient formula to relieve most headaches in minutes. Sold as B. C. in 10c and 25c packages, it promises relief from neuralgia muscular aches fevers and nervous distress without opiates or habit forming drugs.
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