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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1935
Page
2
Readable scraps tell of Thanksgiving travel in Amarillo and El Paso, reflections on manners, humor, aging, politics, and reliability in cars. Notable bits include jokes about shucks on old friends, a funeral misprint, and quips about presidents, pioneers, and public figures from local and national circles.
Washington announces December security offerings shifting focus to banks as main buyers to fund the federal deficit. Authorities expect banks to absorb most of the issue for their portfolios, amid a six year rise in holdings of government securities. Roosevelt last week claimed spending peaked and would decline, seen as easing the bank purchase surge.
Washington reports a 1935 census of business launched as a 7.784 million work relief project. The Census Bureau and WPA clashed over staffing and rapid relief employment, with the bureau hiring 30 000 workers in January while maintaining strict applicant examinations to ensure accuracy.
W. Frelan Welford, a Stavely Alberta grain farmer, was crowned wheat king for 1935 at the International Live Stock Exposition grain and hay show. His sample, from the reward variety, weighed 666 pounds per bushel, securing one of the major honors. Reserve champion was William Rogers of Tappen British Columbia with Durum Mindun type grain weighing 65.4 pounds per bushel.
Washington Dee 3 A sharp decline in industrial loan applications to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation was cited by Chairman Jesse H. Jones today as evidence of business improvement.
Prince of Wales wins first prize in the breeding shorthorn division at the International Live stock Exposition with two year old bull Bapton Orator. He defeats Canadian entry Cruggleton Well ington shown by Imperial One Ltd Toronto.
Gene Storr requests return of eight bags containing catalogs, prices, and electrical refrigerators lost between his home and Aref Road and Sith and Georgia. He offers a reward and asks helpers to contact Mrs Storr at OCRPenness store, phone 32-2219.
In Amarillo Potter County Tuberculosis Association seeks support for its annual health seal sale running through Christmas. Seals cost one cent and are mailed to patrons. those who do not buy are asked to return the seals with a self addressed envelope.
A detailed listing of KGRE programming shows a full day of music dramas news and variety segments. Notable entries include Vincent York Troy Laundry The Three Budgeteers Phil Duey Guy Lombardo and Hal Kemp orchestras plus United Press News and market reports. The schedule also features dancing dinners educational programs and multiple sponsored hours across early morning to late night.
City hall buzzed with routine visitors while nine African American individuals faced gambling charges from a Saturday arrest on West Third Avenue. Several dozen gathered on traffic violations, with many pleading guilty or noting gulks. Treasury figures show December receipts and year totals, with gross debt decreasing slightly from the prior day, and observers noting delegates at a European congress in Prague.
KGNC reports Raymond Hollingsworth leads a Monday night program from 9 to 10 with snappy talent and a large reception room audience. The station rebroadcasts the 8 M A T C U game from WPAA Dallas and plans more features amidst strong listener praise.
William Ganscaw, 85, a man who planned to die with his wife Elizabeth after she murdered by gas, fell to his death from a prison gallery during a six month old death by own action pact. He died soon after in hospital. Ganscaw had been sentenced to 14 years for murdering his wife.
Washington notes continued improvement in farm machinery with smaller, simplified devices for farmers. H. McCrory of the Agriculture Department predicts greater progress in the next two decades and cites rubber tires improving traction and highway transport for tractors on lighter soils.
Freezing temperatures brought killing frost to parts of North Texas with many areas dipping into the 20s. Amarillo registered 28, Abilene 30, Dallas 31, and Sherman 28 while El Paso and Del Rio reported 40s and 50s elsewhere. Oklahoma City saw 26 degrees as continued cold was forecast for Texas tonight.
In Concord North Carolina police failed to force Albert Hager from a dwelling as he hid in an ice box and breathed through a floor drain. Officers found pennies, gold nuggets, distillery parts, a pistol and loaded shotguns in the room. Hager and two alleged accomplices Moore and Cole were later charged with automobile theft.
Eight year old Kincade daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Kincade of 2606 Hughes Street lay unconscious in a Texarkana hospital four weeks after a highway crash that also slightly injured her parents. Dr. Semmes of Memphis declared surgery useless and warned the blood clot on the brain might take weeks to disappear. The child showed slight improvement but suffered a minor relapse Sunday as her parents remained at her bedside.
Detroit December 2 Rev Charles Coughlin defended his critique of Roosevelt policies saying his aim is to perfect the New Deal not destroy it. He blasted what he called extravagant experiments and warned the red flag of revolution would rise without the promises of the New Deal.
Kansas City hogs receipts 4 500 head with prices mostly well below Friday's average. Cattle receipts about 14 000 head with open market slow to steady for fed steers and vealers steady to higher. Sheep receipts minimal with lamb prices steady to strong. New Orleans cotton futures mixed with gains across December to July contracts as weather expectations weigh.
President Roosevelt visits Warm Springs Georgia to inspect a government model resettlement project. He will tour 7 newly finished houses and observe finishing on additional homes as 250 farm families are housed. The project aims for self liquidating operation with agriculture as main industry and a food processing plant planned.
Fort Worth dispatch reports Z. Boaz a 63 year old philanthropist and donor of land sites to the city died in a hospital last night from pneumonia after a week of illness. He leaves a widow and two brothers. one brother is Bishop H. A. Boaz of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
A doctor endorses a guaranteed home treatment to curb alcohol cravings, claiming it can be added to coffee or tea without harmful drugs. The method, used for twenty years, aims to help husbands quit drinking, and a free booklet is offered by Health Remedy Products in Kansas City Missouri.
Philadelphia reports the death of Miss M Carey Thomas president emeritus of Burnham College a leading woman educator aged seventy nine. Her passing marks a major loss to academic circles nationwide.
Firon Lewis loaned his hunting license to Babe Armstrong and was fined $23 in Justice Cherie Carders court this morning. Gann Warden Bob Puckett filed complaints charging Armstrong with hunting near Bushland. Armstrong used Lewis's license but the warden added Lewis's name to the complaint. Both men pleaded not guilty.
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