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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1932
Page
2
A reader reports seeing a flock of penguins heading south though unable to fly, then shifts to a discussion of an unusually cold Panhandle winter. The note praises Amarillo and Panhandle bankers for guiding the town through tough times and muses about a potential ski tournament after New Year.
A crowd of young people met after midnight in Amarillo to skate at the city park north of town. They built a bonfire, skated until daylight, and included several News-Globe staffers and local workers. The piece also notes skating skepticism, local talk of hockey, and community Christmas drives with trees for sale.
A reader explains a recent move during his mother’s illness and notes he is in school. He mentions reading Tack’s column and the funny page Brisbane, and asks for advice in a letter to Tack.
Funeral services were set for 3 p.m. Tuesday at the family home for 80 year old Mrs Huda Duke who died Monday at the M B Duke residence 11 miles south of Washburn Rev E B Fincher of Ellwood Presbyterian Church would officiate Interment by N S Griggs & Sons will be in Claude cemetery She is survived by three sons and two daughters a Panhandle resident for seven years
Funeral services for 74 year old Mrs. Alice Eldridge House will be held at 10 Wednesday morning in the Boxwell Brothers Chapel. Rev. Roy C. Snodgrass will officiate. Burial follows in Llano Cemetery. She died after a three week illness. Surviving are three sons and two daughters.
J H Cureton of 412 East Fifteenth Avenue says two armed men robbed him in an alley between Lincoln and Johnson Streets early Monday night, taking $1 and his purse according to police.
Llano reports ranchman Jack Titlow aged 30 died from injuries after a fall from his horse several days earlier. Smile Week is announced to aid poor kids and The Thrift Room seeks donor items.
The Texas state senate fee investigating committee found that in one county 9 152 in fees was collected for 263 dismissed felony cases. Fees covered examining trials bonds and final disposition with 179 60 paid for a chicken theft case. The report notes officers are part of a broader system and cites long travels for subpoenas and severe sentences for multiple crimes.
At a public gas hearing the commission cited October data showing about one third of daily gas 116 538 000 cubic feet was escaping into the air from casing head plants. Engineers testified that conservation improved under spring regulations with a reduction of 274 000 000 cubic feet daily since March and a 24 000 000 cubic feet cut announced at the current session.
Police hunted Vincente Granades after a husband found her stabbed to death. Detectives Svec and Chatterton were shot at Arthur Lavac's Berwyn home during a warrant knock, Lavac 40 confessed saying he mistook officers for robbers. Magood killed in a reputed beer flat by two bullets amid an argument.
Lester Smith was found guilty by a jury in 47th District Criminal Court of burglary of a Goodyear fire warehouse on November 25 and given a three year penitentiary sentence. The jury deliberated after noon Tuesday following a late Monday start. Two robbery charges against Ed Madison were dismissed as he had already been sentenced to five years and agreed to drop an appeal.
Amarillo patrolman N. J. Allen announced Tuesday he had found a woman's purse left at police headquarters for identification. The bag contained no money but did include a deposit slip from the First National Bank at Clarendon among other items.
The poem reflects on a weary view of the world but contrasts it with scenes of ordinary life. A linnet sings as the speaker roams, leaves fall, a maple, clover, a daisy, and a garter snake observe human sorrow. The piece ends noting the world’s small wonders amid gloom.
Gill B Besing 64 of 208 North Buchanan Street died at 4 15 am Tuesday in an Amarillo hospital He had lived in Amarillo two years Survived by father H B Besing two sons H B Besing Tehachapi Calif and Charles Besing Carlsbad NM a daughter Lena McEntire Tehachapi Calif a brother Henry Besing San Francisco six sisters all of Amarillo Carlsbad NM and Fr Stockton The body is at Griggs Chapel Funeral arrangements will be announced upon relatives arrival
The measure requires within 30 days of enactment the secretary of agriculture to estimate domestic consumption for 1933 wheat cotton tobacco and hog production. Producers receive adjustment certificates based on the domestic consumption percentage of their marketed lots. Certificates face values are 42 cents per bushel for wheat 5 cents per pound for cotton 4 cents per pound for tobacco and 2 cents per pound for hogs, minus admin costs.
Attorneys for former Governor James E Ferguson urged District Judge Carl Runge to bar the Texas highway commission from spending beyond cash on hand claiming the legislature intended the department operate on a cash basis. Ike D White asserted the commission cannot contract using funds not in the treasury or rely on expected gasoline tax or federal aid revenue.
The oil and gas division of the State Railroad Commission ordered an investigation to see if leaks from Woodbine sand wells allow oil to migrate into other sands in the East Texas Field. The inquiry will be held at Longview on December 23.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reported that a six hour workday would have no material effect on railroad service or operation. The findings were released as the commission published the results of its investigation on the subject.
United Aircraft mail plane from Chicago to Omaha made a forced landing 10 miles east of Omaha. It overturned and burned, destroying the craft and cargo. Pilot W Jepperson escaped injury.
The News-Globe urges coordinated holiday support for needy families. Donors can call 4122 to report names, avoiding duplication while agencies may redistribute unneeded gifts. Organizations planning large takedowns should communicate with the clearing house. Executive committee includes Mrs. Miles Bivins, Mrs. Earl Wyatt, Dr. R. Thomson, Lewis Fields, Gene Howe, and Dr. Roach.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court vacated the State Corporation Commission order closing 10 Wilcox wells in the Oklahoma City field for alleged over production. The court ruled that closing one well due to another well's over production is invalid. Former Governor Moody was noted as absent in Austin during related discussions. Governor Sterling declined comment pending the court opinion.
Mexico City December 13 The Department of Immigration announced telegraph orders to the frontier forbidding Edna Ferber American writer from re entering Mexico due to statements in a Cosmopolitan article She had visited Mexico in February with Marc Connelly and his wife and was hosted by former President Ortiz Rubio at Chapultepec Castle.
Dr. W. A. Warner of Claude is reported somewhat improved at the Veterans Hospital in Muskogee Oklahoma. A major operation is postponed until after January 1. Two daughters Kerrick and Victoria travel from New England to be with their father and will stay until year’s end. Mrs Warner will return to Claude briefly to attend to business.
W. B. Goode 32, of Borger, died from a gunshot wound in his McCamey hotel room Monday. An inquest verdict by Justice T. J. Lamb ruled the death a personal crisis. Goode worked in the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co construction department and had recently been in town two months. funeral plans await his brother F. J. Goode of Borger.
Kansas City livestock markets show hogs mostly lower with top 2.90 for 160 230 pounders and cattle mostly steady to weak as calves vealers and stockers vary. New Orleans cotton opens easy with March at 6.87 to 5.94 later, hedging limited. New York stock letter notes listless trading with mixed gains and wage-pressures on railroads.
Amy Johnson, en route from Cape Town to London, arrived at Duala Camer oons in West Africa today and cabled her husband Captain James A. Molison that she cannot arrive by Wednesday. The message says unlucky again and hints at possible trouble on the leg across Africa.
A government note from December 11 explains its December 15 payment plan and the circumstances behind it. It stresses no intention to alter the U S constitutional position.
Washington reports that acceptance of the British debt payment of 95.55 million dollars on the terms in London's note was forecast by administration leaders. President Hoover and his cabinet met to study the note and an official American response was expected after treasury and legal analysis.
In Fort Worth on December 13 a federal jury heard testimony on whether whisky mash odor can be detected from 50 yards. Prohibition agents testified the odor reached them while driving along Highway 50 yards from a barn as they arrested Grover Granville Alexander for possession and manufacture of whisky. Alexander pleaded not guilty.
An old advertisement outlines three stages of a cold and promotes Grove’s Laxative Bromo Quinine as a first aid. It claims the remedy opens the bowels, kills germs and fever, relieves headache and gripy feelings, and Fortifies the system against further attack. It’s marketed as safe with no narcotics and world standard status.
Orange Texas December 13 Miss Lilly Gholson 29 was killed by her sweetheart Henry Pachar Jr 34 who then commi t death by own action Justice L H Paul Miller viewed the bodies near the highway 12 miles north of town.
The South River country faces renewed flood threats as persistent rains swell river basins across Mississippi Alabama and West Georgia. So far damage remains light but continued wet weather keeps communities on alert and the risk remains high.
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