10 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1937
Page
1
Reports from Shanghai say Japanese troops breach walls and gates of Nanking and wage house to house fighting before midnight. Tokyo cabinet indicates war will continue after Nanking fall as air and artillery bombardment intensifies.
County Judge Alvin R. Allison opened Amarillo's two day regional session drawing 300 social workers from across the Plains district. He warned that a coming low mood of citizenship must be addressed with more than food clothing and medicine, urging concerted county and community action.
RCA in Manila reported an early radio contact indicating the Dollar liner President Hoover ran aground at Hoishoto Island south of Formosa. The Hoover was heard seeking to disembark passengers in a conversation with a Dutch steamer.
Weather bureau officials warned of a new drouth in the Great Plains winter wheat belt. They reported the crop starts winter with less moisture than last year, especially in the Dust Bowl areas of western Nebraska Kansas eastern Colorado western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle.
M. F. Quinn, manager of the American Mining Company, was killed yesterday in a mine near Guanajuato Mexico according to a dispatch received today.
Five questions cover topics from copra and locating the North Star to mourning attire and global cuisines. The fifth asks which state first ratified the Constitution, with answers listed on the editorial page.
The article reviews Edward Duke of Windsor's ongoing exile since his December 1936 abdication, noting his uncertainty about the future and the effect on his life. It recounts travels from Boulogne to Austrian and French locations, his relationship with Wallis Simpson, and his reaction to his brother’s coronation.
Evelyn Lucille Taylor, 21, disappeared after leaving 205 Carolina Street at 6:30 PM October 29 for a dance. Father Sam Taylor appeals to newspapers. police have broadcast her description and notified surrounding cities. She is 5'3", 110 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes, scar above right eye, last seen in gray shirt and cream blouse with matching tie. Evie Taylor may be working or doing housework.
A letter to The Globe from Amarillo criticizes Ruth Millett and her column We The Women for claiming women glory in war. The writer questions Millett’s insight, calling her a “yes woman” and disputing a professor’s claim that mother love is vanity.
A letter to the editor of Interstate Stockman asks how to tie a cowboy knot in a rope. Clarence F Miles, a Worcester folklorist, seeks a sample from a cowhand and offers to pay postage.
A bitter cold wave from the Canadian Plains grips the nation with suffering and accidents. At least 100 are dead including fourteen burned in fires in Knoxville Tennessee and Oregon Illinois caused by overheated stoves. Five deaths occurred around Niagara Falls amid severe storms. Other fatalities stem from exposure and icy traffic crashes.
Police seized a coded letter detailing a plan to kill French Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos. The letter was addressed to a Hungarian detainee jailed in the city.
President Roosevelt urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to preserve railroads solvency and retain private management. He spoke at a press conference on the carriers’ financial state and said a quick determination is desired.
Houston December 10. Clarence Brown a black burglar tried to rob a tailor shop twice in one night. He stole two pairs of pants and a coat but fled when seen. He returned later wearing the stolen clothes and was shot by Henry C. Sullivan who killed him. Sullivan was exonerated.
In Oklahoma City on December 10 a Common Pleas judge opened court and called the first defendant Jack Frost. It was 17 degrees outside as the humorous docket entry framed the cold spell.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived in Washington to attend the Carnegie Institution of Washington board of trustees annual meeting.
Mary Rowland 94 longtime Amarillo resident and Mother-in-Law Club member died at her home 810 North Buchanan Street. She insisted on sitting up before death and left a life of active Bible study and wide friendships. Funeral plans tentatively set for Monday at Griggs Funeral Home. She was born April 9 1843 on an island in Mobile Bay and lived in Kosse Thornton Groesbeck Mexia before settling in Amarillo in 1931. Survivors include son John E. Rowland sisters G W Jones and C K Sweets and many grandchildren and great grandchildren living nationwide.
Cloudy and slightly warmer tonight with a low near 24. Saturday partly cloudy and warmer. West Texas winds become moderate southerly. New Mexico sees partly cloudy skies with possible snow flurries north portion tonight and Saturday. Temperature extremes last 24 hours range from 19 to 28.
Sixteen pickets were arrested as United Automobile Workers called a strike at the Ford Assembly plant in Kansas City Missouri. A threatened labor holiday could involve 35000 to 40000 CIO locals to force plant closure with mass picketing and possible reopenings not rehiring CIO members.
A Senate committee discussed two methods to cut labor costs in home building. One is guaranteeing year round employment for workers and the other is profit sharing with workers. The idea is to reduce daily wage rates while maintaining production.
American industry called for a coalition government with government and labor to bolster prosperity, challenging to improve the program proposed by the National Association of Manufacturers. The appeal came from New York on December 10, urging unity to advance economic growth and stability.
Police identify the man as Hugh Vernon Cross, 22, of Houston, found dead holding the unidentified young woman whose name has not been released. Investigators did not disclose a motive or other details at this time.
In Kent a 200 foot cave in near Sittingbourne swallowed workman Robert Burgess. He vanished into the shaft outside his back door after a collapse believed to expose an ancient Roman grain storage pit.
Ben Hibbs in the Saturday Evening Post argues the Dust Bowl can be saved by government action and landowner effort. He recounts erosion, irrigation limits, and a seven day series to follow in The News titled The Plainsmen Fight Again.
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