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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1934
Page
2
The column covers high school Sandies football chatter with forecasts and a semifinal clash against Masonic Home, plus reflections on Chicago anti-gang legislation, Dillinger era arrests, and local civic figures. It blends sports hype with crime-era headlines and community notices.
Bar tempering on the exterior lower floor of the Potter County jail aims to deter saw cutting. The county cannot fund saw proof bars for all floors, so tempering is limited to outside windows. Past escapes from state and federal tanks prompted the measure, though day-room bars remain concrete.
A Tack Letters column warns readers not to share football information and signals sharpened consequences for leaking dope. The notice appears on Page 6 with admonitions to avoid disclosing game details.
Dispatches from La Paz report Bolivia accepts the League of Nations plan to end the Chaco War and mobilizes all available manpower. Observers in Buenos Aires say the long conflict may near its end as Paraguay claims to surround Bolivian forces with an iron ring. The plan calls for an armistice while a neutral international commission fixes settlement details.
A six year old boy died from a home fire during the cold wave as hospitals treated exposure victims. The cold snap stretched to Florida with frost in Miami while ships from British ports faced delays. Mount Washington New Hampshire logged 15 below and Northfield Vermont 8 below as Boston marked a record cold December 10.
Testimony shows K K V Casey acknowledged a four percent graft in munitions sales to Poland and Balkans. He claimed no knowledge of to whom the funds went, accepting responsibility for violating company policy. Evidence details a $126000 commission to a Warsaw agent named Klene with $30000 advanced at signing.
Washington reports show executive pay rising sharply with some jumps up to 200 percent this year while others hold steady. The SEC filings indicate large firms disclose top executives pay and bonuses, prompting discussion of extending reporting rules to more corporations. The IRS notes net incomes of a million dollars or more rising from 20 percent to 46 percent.
American Legionnaires of the 18th District endorsed payment of the soldiers bonus and conscription of wealth in war. Judge H M Hood of Borger was named committee chair to seek a Panhandle veterans hospital. The convention closed with goals for a memorial building in Austin and a 1935 session planned for Wellington.
The treasury narcotics bureau reports weekend seizures including peddlers, addicts, narcotics, equipment and cars, with 587 men and 178 women arrested. A national criminological institute is proposed and officials seek broader police powers against bootlegging while a state defense system and harsher prosecutions are debated.
A delightful concert at the Playhouse of the Musical Arts Conservatory featured pianist Beckie Reeder Arnold and soprano Margaret K. Woodruff. A capacity crowd applauded, with both artists recalled. Arnold performed a Cuban dance and the program included works by Bach, Schumann, Brahms, Debussy, Albeniz, Rachmaninoff, and others, while the vocal numbers featured arias and lieder by Puccini, Brahms, and more.
Senorita Conchita formerly with Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus arrives to perform a wire slide in the Girls in Cellophane program at the Fair Theater. She will join the company this evening and slide down a taut wire from balcony to stage.
Witnesses fear reprisal as Tulsa investigations focus on Kennamer gang involvement in the Gorrell and Born cases. Sheriff’s men suspect a youthful thrill seeking network while Born’s death is linked to a gun owned by his father. Several state witnesses flee town amid threats as Kennamer faces murder charges.
Thirteen London club members held their annual luncheon at the thirteenth hour on a Friday the thirteenth day of the month and year. Guests gathered under a ladder while omens were challenged by symbols such as a bat, inverted horseshoe, broken mirrors, crossed knives, robins on a tray and peacock feathers. Two decorated donkeys paraded in the dining room as Sardinian folklore deems them unlucky. The feast featured out of season dishes.
A French design by M. P. Delcourt merges airplane and automobile. A monoplane wings the ambulance with a twin-body fuselage joined beneath the wing forming a flight floor. The doctored craft carries a car cockpit atop the wing and stabilizers at the tail. Meanwhile English scientists report a prolific hen line with blond cockeral offspring and brunet hens.
Cotton opens steady with Liverpool cables due and December up 3 points at 12.49, later months mixed around unchanged to up one point. Prices ease with light buying and soft outside markets as March 12.63, May 12.56, July 12.60, Oct near 12. Ibs. Kansas City livestock show 9,000 hogs and 19,000 cattle with mixed quotes and steady to softer tones across weights and grades.
The poultry division begins at 2 PM with a silver trophy prize donated by the Tri State Fair Association. Prof T M Moore of West Texas State Teachers College Canyon oversees the division. Reported teams include McLean Claude Guyman Pampa Plainview Perryton Bovina Panhandle Tulia and Arlington officials will place awards at 9 AM tomorrow.
提示文本包含牲畜报价及多家企业与品牌名的混合片段，涉及 lambs sheep 价格区间 4.75 至 5.25 美元，每英石 90 斤单位，及多家公司如 Firestone Gillette Razor Goodyear 等的品牌列举，文本混乱且缺乏明确新闻情节。
Expert Karl Lueder of New York praises the 1935 Dodge for value and quality. He notes it looks like a $1,000 car but will be offered at a much lower, popular price with many surprises in store.
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