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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1933
Page
2
In Amarillo gossip and letters support a fall banquet for the Sandies after their 1934 state title. The piece notes Sandie mothers raise funds with bake sales and bazaars, praises the team, cites Pampa chatter, and includes local weather and a dairy worker anecdote.
Three engineers from Rock Island railroad State Highway Department and public to study bridge specs and cost for a new Sanford Canadian River span. Local opposition denounces a 2 million dollar rail and road bridge from Fritch to Stinnett, favoring east west rural roads and noting lack of state funding support. Marvin Jones urged federal relief funds. local officials criticized Westbrook and Ely for fund allocation.
A Wheat Administration telegram to associate chief George Farrell urges the committee to uphold its report on Potter County allotments. The protest by Mr Bone and partners claims arbitrariness in acreage reductions and seeks explanation. Officials expect checks totaling 843000 for local wheat farmers by week’s end.
The column lists acts like High Hat by Montgomery and Gene Galle, Edyth Leonard Wells performing Kreisler pieces, and The Fatal Cup by Black Mask Players. It mentions Judge Morgan joking with Mr. Collman and notes a leather fleece-lined cap found by staff at the Carbonic Hydrotherapy baths on East Fifth Street. It also cites Amarillo doctors bathing in very hot water records.
Dear Tack I have lost my full blooded screw tail bulldog with one white and brown ear Please help us find him We see Tack letters page for assistance and inquiries
Captain Clark Cain and Sergeant Elmer Green report a record quiet night for the city police department. City Manager H R Smith notes the calm comes just before a likely busy period, while officers express satisfaction with the silence over Christmas.
Women in relief programs protest low wages and food dole, citing proof of others earning from rents and relatives. They say men are organized and getting work while women remain assigned to sewing rooms and food distribution, seeking paid employment and self respect.
Train versus bus incident near a rural district school route leaves many children missing or harmed. Engineer R A Howell notes the bus left to cross in front of an approaching train in heavy fog. An inquest is scheduled for 10 o’clock tomorrow.
Charlie M. McNabb 56 longtime Vega rancher died yesterday at his Vega home. Funeral services are planned for 10 a m Friday in Vega with N S Griggs & Sons directing. Surviving are his widow three sons and a daughter Mrs Wesley Collins Higgins.
Last services for Mrs. Margaret May Fenwick were held at Griggs Chapel with Rev. Robert C. Jones presiding. Interment followed at Llano Cemetery. Died at her home 83 North Florida Street after a Tuesday night illness. Pallbearers included Charles Cooper Tom Mott LeRoy Betty and Corliss Jones.
In Dallas on December 14 a joint committee of 50 postponed indefinitely a proposal to merge the Baptist Missionary Association of Texas and the Baptist General Convention of Texas. The panel cited constitutional problems and recommended further meetings while endorsing eventual unity for greater evangelistic reach.
Japanese officials dismiss seized pamphlets as sensational youth fiction by Kyosuke Fukunaga. They deny official stance, noting similar works appeared before without propaganda concerns.
Enders cites case 105 of a furloughed man not recalled by a railroad for alleged undesirable employee status. The railroad refuses to disclose evidence to his representatives, raising a fight over due process. Frank Williams endorses the new plan, with Brotherhood members following.
The Central Presbyterian Christian Endeavor carnival adds The Gay Deceiver with Professor LeRoy and his troupe Friday night at the church. Other shows include a minstrel and Mrs C W Seibel's Girl Scout troop with homemade instruments and films. Most items cost five cents or less. Proceeds aid the Presbyterian Children's Home.
Mrs Harriet Dorothy Weston 46 of Rochester New York died here Wednesday morning at 2 o clock Christian Science services were held for her at Boxwell Brothers Chapel. The body was placed in Llano Mausoleum. She came with her husband E H Weston and they lived at the Herring Hotel.
Maury Hughes, Texas Democratic Executive Committee chair, said he is likely to seek the 1934 governor seat after a Wichita Falls visit. He would decide after the new year and expects changes in the candidate lineup with at least one entrant withdrawn by supporters.
Storms pushed the death toll beyond fifty as California faced floods in Los Angeles and heavy seas along the San Francisco coast. A temporary 1100 foot trestle on the Golden Gate Bridge project washed away, estimated loss $100,000. An 80 foot snowslide on the Southern Pacific line at Floriston diverted traffic to a parallel track in the Sierra Nevada.
Cotton prices opened down with a weak domestic mill report for November. March and July futures slipped, then recovered slightly as stocks and sterling firmed. Kansas City hogs and cattle varied with improved quality, while New York stocks held steady amid gold price rumors and modest gains across several sectors.
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