09 Dec 1932
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1932
Page
1
Amarillo records a season low of 8 degrees as light snow falls across the Panhandle. By 1 PM the thermometer hovered at 10, with Boise City reporting the coldest point at one degree above zero as the frigid snap continues.
Ross Lambdin in County Judge Sam B Motlow's office recalls a past as forest ranger on the Gunnison River Colorado where temperatures fell to 43 degrees below zero multiple times. He mentions an idea from Washington to have Lambdin survey territory along a railroad near Gunnison with the mercury at 30 below.
Snow covered from Waynoka to Clovis and from Plainview to Canyon as cold fronts lingered. Dalhart and Hartley measured an inch with continued snowfall toward Childress, Texline, and Amarillo. forecasts cite potential benefits to wheat despite prior drought. Local grain men note variable damage from dry spells and late planting, with experts split on overall impact.
Witnesses told the House Ways and Means committee that beer legalization would boost employment and rail freight. A Wisconsin representative proposed letting states set alcohol content rather than fixed federal limits. No action was taken. Mills testimony expected next week. Edward Verdi said Vic impact includes 27 075 jobs and 69 800 carloads of freight. motor truck interests also cited benefits.
Amarillo's business district will be festooned with Christmas lights on Polk Street from Third to Tenth Avenue and on Taylor Street from Sixth to Seventh Avenue. City electrician Glenn Bowen said crews will begin early Sunday and the lights should be turned on late Sunday or Monday night.
Conrad H. Mann president of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce was sentenced to five months imprisonment and a $12,000 fine for lottery law violations linked to Fraternal Order of Eagles events. Frank E. Hering editor of Eagles Magazine received four months and a $4,000 fine. Bernard C. McGuire promoter was sentenced to a year and a day plus a $12,000 fine. Mann faces two concurrent five month terms.
L O Thompson aged 65 a retired Panhandle druggist is seriously ill at his Amarillo Hotel home Col Ernest O Thompson a Texas Railroad Commission member and son cancelled a Fort Worth speaking engagement to rush to his bedside
Long Beach Calif Dec 9 The Captain Walter Vanderwell murder mystery deepens as crew members barred from discussing events before the slaying and a British nobleman arrested. The suspect WilIy James Guy clings to an alibi that he was thirty feet away from the scene. Police threaten grand jury action amid requests to arrest Lord Edward Eugene Fernando Montagu second son of the Duke of Manchester and a Carma crew member.
Reflections on economic strains and societal shifts in 1932. Observations contrast high incomes with widespread hardship amid Prohibition era excess and family dynamics.
Arthur Brisbane writes on Europe debt, American incomes dropping under the tax regime, and a looming U S deficit. He notes shifts in military and naval spending, war costs, and cites European debt payment and Austrian oil discoveries beneath famed wine country.
Weather clouds linger as snow coats Amarillo. Sweetwater Mustangs and Amarillo Sandies prepare for a quarter final clash with a cleared field possible Saturday. Officials plan road grader scraping if snow ends. ticket sales at Maxor Drug Store brisk.
Wet rain and possible snow threaten high school football title games as forecasts from Dallas predict precipitation across the state for the next 24 hours. Dr. J. L. Cline notes southern Texas may see rain while northern areas face snow. Page 2 grid game.
Large crowds attend the 1932 Southwest championship event at Municipal Auditorium in Amarillo arranged by Wilbur C. Hawk to benefit the Fat Stock Show. Mason King will manage with professional numbers, square dance, and harmonica contests amid the heavy advance sale and 7 30 Friday night program. Back in Fort Worth a Waxahachie robbery case ends with H W McBride in jail again after surrendering to release bondsmen on an appeal bond.
The United States looks to receive its December payments next Thursday as Britain and France ready settlements. Paris signals final terms pending parliament approval while London plans cabinet review after Geneva disarmament talks. A Bremen shipment of 15 gold cases valued at three million dollars sails from Cherbourg to New York.
Fort Worth reports the Independent Petroleum Association of Texas calls for vigorous action against the state proposed market demand and acreage proration schemes. President J. R. Parten warns the policies threaten independents, foresee Gulf Coast expansion, and risk a federal controlled monopoly.
Cooperating with the city commission Amarillo Board of City Development directors voted to discontinue requests for city funds after December 31 through April 15 the end of the current fiscal year. The chamber of commerce will handle activities after December 31 and Mayor Ross Rogers supported curtailment to balance the city budget. Directors present included Dr. R. P. Parcells Wilbur C. Hawk Roy Cullum N B Grigas R R Pinkney R B Wertz Dwight Newby Earl Fuqua Oscar Randal John K Boyce Ed Tull.
B. P. Addington was fined 25 dollars and costs in Justice J. W. Minter's court for selling a pistol to Mrs. Edna Myers who is charged with murdering Mrs. May Stewart after domestic trouble. The case cites failure to obtain a character permit required by law. Dexas Radiator Works 221 E 74460.
Oklahoma City journalist Bill Stephens, reporting on an alleged fraternity revolt, was flogged by masked men from a secret society on the Norman campus. He describes being bound, whipped ten times, and sent home three miles away, with threats against further reporting.
Austin Dec 94% Ex Governor James B Ferguson and allies failed in court to block the Texas State Highway Commission from awarding about 4 million dollars in road contracts. The Texas Supreme Court and the Third Court of Civil Appeals denied stay relief, and the commission proceeded to sign the awards by chairman W. R. Ely and commissioner D. K. Martin.
Unsettled with light snow and cold night then clearing and rising temperatures by Saturday. Cloudy with possible rain south and snow in north Panhandle tonight and Saturday. New Mexico expects rain or snow tonight and Saturday with warmer east portion. Temperatures reach 8 to 10 degrees by 1 PM.
President Hoover issued 11 executive orders to reorganize 68 federal agencies effective in 60 days. A new division of public works moves from the War Department to Interior, creating four assistant secretaries for public works education health land utilization and merchant marine. The Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corp transfers to Commerce as other boards are abolished or downgraded.
Senate leaders discard administration call for a new study on banking. They push forward with the Glass bill to strengthen the Federal Reserve and bar use of reserve funds for speculation. Mills recommends a joint committee to reform banking, but faces a cool reception from Republicans and Democrats alike.
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