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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1936
Page
2
A weather note from the plains indicates only light showers so far and the Rain Week is extended another week. Residents hope for a sustained rainy spell before the Tri-State Fair.
Hinton promotes proposed Amarillo airport upgrade as Col. Cone of the Bureau of Aviation will visit September 16 to represent the Department of Commerce. President Frye of TWA and Braniff’s Braniff will attend. The Will Rogers Memorial Services on the proposed Route will be held next June. Hinton reports unusually hot Arkansas trip and drought conditions in crops.
Detroit news reports precautionary steps to exclude Black Legion members from the jury for 11 men charged with kidnapping and killing Charles A. Poole. Circuit Judge Moynihan postponed opening until Tuesday and will ask prospective jurors if they have ever belonged to violent or ritual organizations.
Funeral services for 41 year old J. K. Thomas truck line operator will be at 2 p m tomorrow from the family home in Claude. Burial will be in Claude Cemetery after services conducted by Rev Clark of the First Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife two sons three daughters and several siblings with ties to Claude Hollis Fort Worth Plainview and Colorado.
Ruth Bryan Owen Rhode daughter of William Jennings Bryan resigns as U S minister to Denmark. She telegraphs President Roosevelt on his train in South Dakota asking to be freed from office to campaign for him without restrictions. Roosevelt accepts with regret and appreciation for her ardor.
A Fort Wayne cinema manager says locals won’t crowd to see star Carole Lombard. He plans to stop promoting the hometown actress, noting weak turnout from her native city.
Classified notice seeking an unencumbered woman or man to cook for a small Alpine Texas boarding house. White or colored applicants considered. Reasonable salary offered to the right person. See Tack Letters Page 12.
A detailed list of KGNC programs for Monday and Tuesday across morning to late night, naming hosts, musical acts, news segments, and times. Included are The Sky Pilot Farm and Home Hour Panhandle Cowboy U P News and various orchestras and dance music blocks.
Washington dispatch notes Maine and Michigan draw early attention as Maine sets September 14 for senator governor and three representatives while presidential electors vote November 3 and Michigan votes September 15 amid national trends.
O B Higgins Amarillo youth pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and received a two year suspended sentence. Judge E C Nelson Jr also revoked his driver license for six months as the fall term of 47th District Court opened. Two other defendants, Arthur Williams and Ernest Williams, were sentenced to two years each for burglary and forgery respectively.
Glenn Brink of Detroit piloted the Ruth Chatterton cross-country derby fliers into Dallas arriving at Love Field at 11 17 A M local time. The test flight marked a milestone for the air derby event.
Assignment of officers from Amarillo on duty with the 90th Division maneuvers now in progress lists 1st Lt. B. E. H. Gohmert of the 389th Infantry Company A and 2nd Lt. J. L. Taylor of the 344th Field Artillery 1st Battalion executive.
Jack Warner was detained in Potter County jail today facing driving while intoxicated charges after arrest by city police on Sunday afternoon. Justice of the Peace Bob Clark set bond at 750 dollars.
Dr. F C Brodie of Denton visited his sister Mrs L W Hough at 1919 Van Buren Street over the weekend.
The Texas Legionnaires open the second day of their annual state convention in Beaumont with business sessions and committee reports. A spectacular street parade is planned along with a drug and bugle corps contest as part of the program.
Raynoldsville reports nine inches of rain in 24 hours flooding merchants’ buildings with water three to four feet deep. Harlingen saw five inches, McAllen and Brownsville two inches. Rio Grande area wide rains bring beneficial moisture to citrus and truck crops. Local observers note rising Rio Grande. six week drought ends in Laredo with 1.25 inches. Additional downpours reported in Uvalde Aus tin Temple Waco and San Antonio areas.
International sportsman and New York financier L. EF. Stoddard is reported recovering at St. Anthony's Hospital after an emergency operation. He fell ill at his Bell ranch in New Mexico, near the Conchas Dam, on Saturday. Doctors Hendrick and Estrin flew him to Amarillo by plane for surgery. Stoddard led the American Polo Association for 22 years and played on the USA polo teams that beat Britain in 1913 and 1921. Mrs. Stoddard remains at the Capitol Hotel during his illness.
Miss Ruth Smith a stenographer in the District Clerk office is on vacation in Hot Springs New Mexico She traveled with her mother Mrs Nannie Lou Smith to the summer resort town for a rest period during the season.
The Amarillo College of Music hosts an open house on Wednesday at 8 15 PM in the college auditorium at Fourteenth Avenue and Tyler Streets to introduce Ina Morris and Josephine Mack. Morris from Hollywood will perform tap numbers and dance pieces. Mack will present readings, impersonations and dialect bits as director Emil F Myers invites all interested.
A father and son family lose their six room frame duplex north of Amarillo after an oil stove explodes. Fire crews from Amarillo prevent spread to nearby structures. extensive furniture loss but most items saved. The blaze caused several thousand dollars in damage with partial insurance coverage.
In the Chalkis strait near Euboea, King Edward aboard the Nahlin collided with a bridge while a motorboat on the yacht was crushed. The bridge sustained slight damage but the king was not harmed and waved to a cheering crowd as the yacht continued its voyage.
The Amarillo Catholic women meet at the Parish House on Washington Street to organize a Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. The National Council will meet in Galveston October 17 to 21, Texas in centennial year. Mrs J J Lane leads the local effort with Bishop Lucey delivering the principal address.
Dr Edward H Cary of Dallas a former AMA president is among 20 renowned clinicians at the 56th annual Texas State Dental Society convention in Dallas this week. Locals Dr R L Rogers and Dr J B Landers also attend while Dr H T Dean from the U S Public Health Service speaks on fluorine and enamel mottling. Dr W B McCall of Temple presides as top officers attend with Arthur D Black Chicago William L Shearer Omaha Frank W Rounds Boston and Dayton D Campbell Kansas City. Campbell will lead class courses.
Police and sheriff's deputies raided hotels and private homes in Amarillo early Sunday. Thirty four people were charged with vagrancy and faced fines. six women pled guilty and were jailed. Fines ranged from five dollars upward with ten paying $14 each, while eighteen individuals posted $200 bonds for tomorrow's trials.
James Anderson Balfour, 12, son of Mrs. William Balfour of Tascosa, died late Sunday night in a local hospital after a 10 day stay. He was the son of the late William Balfour, a Tascosa pioneer and former Oldham County clerk and tax assessor. N. 8. Griggs and Sons handled arrangements. Survived by mother, two sisters, and three brothers.
Mrs. J. E. Wood hosts Jacquelyn Ruth Wood’s ninth birthday at 111 A Fast Eighteenth Avenue. Guests wear pink and white, enjoy games and a pink birthday cake centerpiece, with pink lemonade and ice cream served. Attendees include Clara Lee Humphrey Betty Paul Catherine Reed Phyllis Foreman Ona Darlene Northcutt and others along with several Wilbanks and Hess relatives.
The Cradle Roll Department of First Baptist Church met at Mrs. R. D. Hauck's home on Ong Street. Mrs. R. E. Posey taught lessons for the next two Sundays. Guests included Mesdames C. E. Osgood, R. E. Posey, Howard Crider, C. C. Atwood, Frank Jesse, Jack Melton. Children Richard Crider and Joan Hauck attended.
Coast guard and police vessels combed Long Island and New Jersey shores in a search for the fishing vessel Almira missing for more than 11 hours with 38 men aboard.
In Yreka California on August 31 two posses hunted brothers John H. Bright and Coke T. Bright who allegedly killed Deputy Sheriff Martin Lange Constable Joseph Clark and Captain Fred Seaborn at a mining claim near Horse Creek. The fugitives reportedly fled into the Siskiyou Mountains after the assault arrest attempt.
LeRoy Brown and Jane Moore pled guilty to misdemeanor theft before Justice of Peace Bob Clark. They were fined 50 dollars and 13 dollars costs, with 21 days in jail to serve the fine. The charge involved stealing gasoline from a service station pump.
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